J-Word Play: October ’11
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(ã¿ã‚“ãªã™ããªã«ãりょã†ã‚Šã£ã¦ãªã‚“ã§ã—ょã†ã‹ï¼Ÿ)
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The riddle asks, “What’s the meat dish that everyone likes?” 鋤焼ã (Sukiyaki) is a traditional Japanese dish combining the words for “spade” (as in for gardening) and “cook.” It seems that this name originated from the Edo period practice of cooking fish or tofu (or meat if it was available, I suppose) on the metal part of a spade instead of in a pot.
Though 「ã™ãã€means “spade” in this case, it can also mean “to like.” Hence it’s the meat dish that everyone likes.
コーラã®ä¸ã«éš ã‚Œã¦ã„る生ã物ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã™ã‹?
(ã“ã†ã‚‰ã®ãªã‹ã«ã‹ãã‚Œã¦ã„ã‚‹ã„ãã‚‚ã®ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã™ã‹?)
Of all of the Momiji trips I have gone on, the place that impressed me the most has to be Koya-san, Wakayama. In mid-November, 2010, I joined the Wakayama JET contingent on a weekend tour of Mt Koya (aka Koya-san), the home of Shingon Buddhism which was introduced to Japan by Kobo Daishi in the early 800’s….
ã‚‚ã®ã™ã”ã„スピードã§èµ°ã‚‹ãƒã‚¹ã¯ä½•ã§ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿ (もã®ã™ã”ã„スピードã§ã¯ã—ã‚‹ãƒã‚¹ã¯ãªã‚“ã§ã™ã‹ï¼Ÿï¼‰
When is Meat Day in Japan?
犯人ã«é–“é•ã‚ã‚ŒãŸäººã¯ãƒžãƒ³ã‚·ãƒ§ãƒ³ã®ä½•éšŽã«ä½ã‚“ã§ã„る?
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