A Hundred Things JapaneseThrough defining "things", this work provides an overview of 100 significant aspects of Japanese culture from mannerisms (Sumimasen) and games (Go), to food (Yakitori). |
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... I enjoy swimming as late as October or even November . In a way , I suppose , I'm fortunate in being able to enjoy the best of both worlds , East and West . Meredith Weatherby Engawa ,えんがわ-Veranda - like porch . One of. 75.
... I enjoy swimming as late as October or even November . In a way , I suppose , I'm fortunate in being able to enjoy the best of both worlds , East and West . Meredith Weatherby Engawa ,えんがわ-Veranda - like porch . One of. 75.
Page 76
... engawa , or Japanese - style porch , to which I am invariably ushered from the gate via the garden . Volumes have been written about the beautiful simplicity of Japanese residential architecture and much about its adapta- bility , by ...
... engawa , or Japanese - style porch , to which I am invariably ushered from the gate via the garden . Volumes have been written about the beautiful simplicity of Japanese residential architecture and much about its adapta- bility , by ...
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... engawa provides the perfect middle ground between these extremes . Sadly , all my other neighbors have abandoned their Japanese life - style for cramped apartments with elevators , steam heat and air conditioning . They live sealed off ...
... engawa provides the perfect middle ground between these extremes . Sadly , all my other neighbors have abandoned their Japanese life - style for cramped apartments with elevators , steam heat and air conditioning . They live sealed off ...
Common terms and phrases
bamboo baseball beauty blossoms bônasu bonito bonsai born in America Buddhist Bunraku called cards century ceremony chopsticks color culture custom dantai decorated dishes dolls Donald Richie drink eating emotional engawa enjoy feel festival fish floor flower arranging foreign friends fugu fundoshi futon garden geta girls hand hanko hara Hinamatsuri ikebana important Japan Jean-René Cholley Kabuki kaigi kaimyô karakasa kimono kind kissaten koinobori koto ladies language living look matsutake means Meiji Meiji period meinichi meishi meoto-jawan modern needles nigirimeshi noodles o-miyage omake one's origami oyabun pachinko paper perhaps play popular present râmen rice saijiki season seems sense sentô shamisen Shinjû shoji shrine soroban sport student sumimasen sumo sushi swellfish symbol Tachishôben tachiyomi Tanabata tatami tattoo television things Japanese tion tokobashira tokonoma Tokyo traditional umbrella University usually West Western word yakitori-ya young