7/365 魚上氷 Fish Emerge from the Ice

魚上氷“uo kōri o izuru”Fish emerge from the ice This microseason typically lasts 14~18 February and is part 3 of 3 … More

5/365 黄鶯睍睆 Bush Warblers Start Singing in the Mountains

黄鶯睍睆“kōō kenkan su”Bush warblers start singing in the mountains This microseason typically lasts 9~13 February and is part 2 of … More

東風解凍(はるかぜこうりおとく)“harukaze kōri o toku”east wind melts the ice This microseason typically lasts 4~8 February and is part 1 of 3 … More

This morning I was doing my online spaced-repetition kanji practice and it demonstrated to me that there are four kanji … More

The thirteenth 節気 “sekki” division of the traditional Japanese calendar is: 白露 (はくろ) “hakuro” ‘glistening dew’ // ‘white dew’ (solar term) … More

One of the videogames I still play regularly is Hearthstone, and one of the things that keeps me playing is … More

The thirteenth 節気 “sekki” division of the traditional Japanese calendar is: 白露 (はくろ) “hakuro” ‘glistening dew’ // ‘white dew’ (solar term) … More

The thirteenth 節気 “sekki” division of the traditional Japanese calendar is: 白露 (はくろ) “hakuro” ‘glistening dew’ // ‘white dew’ (solar term) … More

The fourteenth 節気 “sekki” division of the traditional Japanese calendar is: 処暑 (しょしょ) “shosho” ‘manageable heat’ // ‘limit of heat’ (solar … More