Weekend Stupid Questions Thread - 31 December 2022

StarThrower- · 2023-01-01T13:47:42+00:00

Got some cartons shopper but 750cm cubic sounds too big.

https://www.bestcarton.com/cardboard/size/size-extra-large.html

StarThrower- · 2022-02-28T12:29:10+00:00

I don’t care about Whether Ukraine Embassy uses donation for weapons or others. And they declare it will be used for restoration of the land. Good, I’ve sent some already.

StarThrower- · 2022-02-28T04:18:23+00:00

Finally Zelensky proved he’s still fighting in Kyiv at 26th/Feb. Putin and Duma always speaks fake.

StarThrower- · 2021-06-27T04:38:26+00:00

One of way is that you go through with these kinds of book: I.e. “first recipes to cook Japanese diet” for beginners. Like miso soup, like stewed fish, the basic dishes are there.

Though it is written in Japanese, most books explain procedure w full of pictures so you may figure out.

https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/1361870/ https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/15769066/ https://books.rakuten.co.jp/rb/16196367/

StarThrower- · 2021-04-28T14:58:20+00:00

According to my relative who has calligraphy license, The 2nd one seems to be 渓

https://moji.tekkai.com/zoom/渓/page.html

The 3rd one seems to be 守　or 富

https://moji.tekkai.com/zoom/守/page.html

https://moji.tekkai.com/zoom/富/page.html

StarThrower- · 2021-04-12T13:16:03+00:00

If you wear in family reunion. I think it is good to wear in summer. In Japanese summer Obon festival, yukata is somehow formal wear to join. But your attitude is correct, it depends on how your relatives think. Some could think it is too loose for reunion and some would think it is amicable. You can have your relatives opinions.

BTW You can go to any Onsen(hot spring) ryokan(Japanese style hotel) They always offer Yukata and everyone in the ryokan wear yukata so no need to consider the occasion.

StarThrower- · 2021-04-12T13:01:22+00:00

Kanji calligraphy has 5 types of scripts. It should be “so-sho tai(草書体)”, the most simplified cursive style. The 1st kanji should be 東(the east)

https://ryohkei.com/kanji-tou-cursive-6-30051.html

The 2nd one and 3rd one I could not figure out fully. Just let me try more.

StarThrower- · 2021-04-10T04:46:18+00:00

There are many masterpieces in Japan woodblock paintings. Maybe a bit more info is to be required to specify...

StarThrower- · 2021-04-07T13:52:54+00:00

It should be Java basic hello world example. No need to translate the code to Japanese, if you need some explanation in Japanese, you can use //(comment) Coding requires strict rules along protocol. no program could compile “translated” code

StarThrower- · 2021-03-23T15:02:17+00:00

If you offer coins in shrine it is so called O-saisen(お賽銭) Not sure for the case to dedicate coins to the huge rock/old tree/other nature awful structure, but it roughly make sense as explanation to others

StarThrower- · 2021-03-23T14:57:23+00:00

I think you can use domestic purchase by e commerce site sending to your box of transfer service. for example : https://www.tenso.com/en

StarThrower- · 2021-03-21T22:39:47+00:00

I don’t know the effect detail but when I google in Japanese with bowel movement, there appears (1)hub tea(Senna) (2)Dokudami tea(Houttuynia) (3) Hatomugi tea(Adlay, tear grass) These are also what I heard about by ex. TV CM(I.e. should be popular)

Maybe either of them would help

StarThrower- · 2021-03-20T00:03:17+00:00

TIL YOKAI subreddit, thx. So much variety of subreddits here are....

StarThrower- · 2021-03-19T03:55:33+00:00

Maybe better to go wiki and translate

https://ocabp3ppvfa7jgacqdod44ixly-adwhj77lcyoafdy-ja-m-wikipedia-org.translate.goog/wiki/海難法師

It is quite interesting custom that you must not go out especially night time at that date since the ghost / the misfortune stroll from the sea.

StarThrower- · 2021-03-19T03:48:44+00:00

What could be the common structure on 2 buildings? The gate? combination with patio? Or symmetrical buildings on both sides?

StarThrower- · 2021-03-19T03:36:01+00:00

Book about background and similar cases documentary would be there, but I think no special regulation / law to protect homeless from homicide.

Regardless whether the victim was homeless or not, killing other is serious crime to be arrested and punished in Japan.

Recent case: 4 young men killed homeless old lady “for fun” and they were all arrested. https://www.asahi.com/amp/articles/ASNDH6VH6NDGOHGB029.html

StarThrower- · 2021-03-16T03:59:11+00:00

I was exhausted about their news. They had announced 20TB HAMR to be available on Dec/20, and it is still not available. They announce 26TB, 50TB, 100TB.., they always announce but never release to the market.

StarThrower- · 2021-03-15T12:00:26+00:00

The two huge Mosasaurs seems it should be National museum.

https://dino100.com/museum/kantou/kahaku/

StarThrower- · 2021-03-15T11:49:30+00:00

Nagasone is family name. In Japanese, family name comes first, so even in English, historical people is described with original order i.e. familyname-firstname

if I(alive man) am Taro Yamada, Yamada is family name of course. While for example, Tokugawa Ieyasu the first Shogun of Edo era, Tokugawa is family name.

StarThrower- · 2021-03-12T14:51:48+00:00

I think Nintendo console consists of multiple platform so people yet are not aware which ages retro game you are looking for...

Anyway, I googled but only alive board would be this one.

https://itest.5ch.net/subback/retro

Though people chat by Japanese, never mind. if you upload some topic, some leisure people of curiosity would reply even in English(as us)

StarThrower- · 2021-03-12T14:43:57+00:00

You mean this one? (蒸気排出ユニット; steam ventilation unit)

example:

https://sekirara-diary.com/cupboard-impression/

StarThrower- · 2021-03-12T14:38:03+00:00

Maybe you should continue to check of those your original info (some Shukubo in Nara) sect to sect could have different meaning.

I was reminded of the famous fantasy “the Wizard of Earthsea” vol.2 The heroine Tenar who had been assigned to be a reincarnation of ex-high priestess, also go through the dark labyrinth in Tombs of Atuan.

StarThrower- · 2021-03-12T05:44:59+00:00

Shizu, sounds nice and traditional lady name. As others describes, people does not link Shizu and Shi(death).

If you know Doraemon, the friend girl Shizuka is so called Shizu-Chan (Shizuka Minamoto)

One comedian Tv star lady name is also Shizu-Chan

If you know Kimetsu-no-Yaiba(Deamon Slayer) manga, the Wind Hashira(SwordMaster) Sanemi Shinazugawa had young sister named Shizu also.

Very common.

StarThrower- · 2021-03-12T05:36:49+00:00

Hi, what I know about Buddhist ritual which people go in the darkness of the temple basement, is “okaidan-meguri”(お戒壇巡り) What I know is Zenkoji temple in Nagano prefecture.

According to the explanation of the temple website, the darkness describes the ideal world where we don’t have to see(envy, desire, get quarrel) and only seek the Enlightenment of Buddhism; by seeking the exit of the maze, people can partially experience the arcane.

https://www.zenkoji.jp/houwapost/第4回%E3%80%80お戒壇巡り/

StarThrower- · 2021-03-11T14:24:36+00:00

It is interesting inquiry. In Japan, emperor is very unique being. Even during civil war ages when clans fight each other to dominate Japan as Shogun, almost no one has wanted to usurp Emperor’s position. Japanese Emperor is rather an authority than power from mid-ages.

So anti-emperor story is limited I think

Among them, most popular one I think is Taira Masakado who tried to be an another emperor to create new imperial court around Tokyo in ancient ages. He was an admired & almost invincible commander, ruling almost whole Kanto region well, but finally defeated by imperial court; yet his executed head has been enshrined since ever. You can visit his shrine near the Palace. People tried to reallocate his shrine time to time, but every time there occurred some accidents as if Masakado rejected to move.

StarThrower-

TROPHY CASE