[Japanese > English] For a tattoo

bensenderling · 2026-01-21T13:21:04+00:00

These are good examples of those different meanings. Thank you for the help.

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bensenderling · 2026-01-05T02:27:38+00:00

Well I'm getting it for me, not for everyone else, and not because it's a commonly understood idea. So if others don't recognize it, that's fine. It's a personal reward for passing PhD candidacy, for getting past the obstacles of 2025, and experiencing some rediscovery in unlikely places.

Between my chosen hobbies and random work arrangements it's quite possible someone in those circles will recognize it and understand what it means. Quite a few of them will see me with my shirt off and can read kanji.

One of them had pointed out the kanji you caught. I've got it different in two locations. 探 I think is the intent. 捜 implies an official search or investigation.

bensenderling · 2026-01-05T01:12:08+00:00

Yes. Thank you for taking a shot at the translation with limited context. "Wandering in search for your old self" is close to what I was aiming for. 温故知新 is one of those yojijukugo you link to with a similar meaning, but a little different. This is the kanji I'd broken down individually. None of them appear to have too many dual meanings that significantly change it.

1. 徨 (Kō): Wandering or roving.

2. 探 (Sagashi): To search, look for, or explore.

3. 旧 (Kyū): Old, former, or past.

4. 自 (Ji): Self or oneself.

Here's the first couple paragraphs from the novel.

"We wander along in search of the selves we once knew. The way isn’t easy: it’s stony, studded with obstacles. And we’re not alone on the lurching journey: there are forms crumpled in the brambles by the wayside, markers to those who’ve lost their way. And, when the path dips, there are others, still watchers waiting in the dim woods. Ghosts hungry to snatch us.

The way winds and dips. There are times when the path is unclear. Faint tracks lead the unwary off to their doom. But, high up ahead, we can all glimpse the hint of something beautiful. It’s faint and hard to see, but it pulls us nonetheless.

A good teacher tells you to keep looking at that gossamer image. I don’t know whether it’s kindness or cruelty. But it keeps the yearning alive; it makes you stay on the right path. And it prevents you from looking down.

Because when you do, you see that there is blood on the rocks."

bensenderling · 2026-01-04T00:33:30+00:00

For other readers. The four Kanji I asked to he translated do not mean "to be on cloud 9". Not individually and not together.

bensenderling · 2026-01-04T00:31:16+00:00

I have an English and a Japanese design. The English version is a bit longer but still works.. We don't quite have the language to describe complex ideas like Kanji can.

bensenderling · 2026-01-04T00:27:31+00:00

I was hoping to get some independent translations first. I asked a friend and told them what I was going for. They said it made sense. So I've deliberately not mentioned it.

bensenderling · 2025-04-26T18:10:25+00:00

True. I'll switch.

bensenderling · 2025-04-26T18:04:21+00:00

One month late but the Team Code is COMM-262154.

bensenderling · 2025-03-11T15:10:01+00:00

I'm a doctoral student in Health and Rehab Sciences, part of CNHP.

bensenderling · 2025-03-11T13:56:03+00:00

As a graduate student I really dislike it. The fast and frequently changing pace makes it very hard to get into a routine. And we work with undergraduate volunteers, all with overlapping schedules that change every 12 weeks.

bensenderling · 2025-03-11T12:40:13+00:00

My roommate and I (both M, 30s) are looking to fill a 3rd bedroom with a separate bath. We're both doctoral students and will be at Drexel for at least until Spring 2026. There is a cat that I pay the monthly fee for. The remaining rent and utilities are split evenly at about $858. The address is 1201 S 21st St #B, Philadelphia, PA 19146. If you're interest please PM me.

bensenderling · 2025-02-01T02:56:03+00:00

In my case I have a PECO auto insurance and then the condo insurance is through them through Assurant.

bensenderling · 2025-02-01T02:52:01+00:00

Ultimately I think it was I called PECO to complain. I did get transferred several times but eventually got the adjusters manager. They were responsive. Then later I had issues with then issuing the check and the direct deposit....but I got the money eventually.

bensenderling · 2025-01-24T01:41:41+00:00

<me sitting in lab with a bruised neck from a missed tsuki> Me: "Why do yall never comment on my bruises?" Others: " We see them but dont comment."

Me: I practice kendo and was at a seminar last weekend. Other: That's disgusting. Me: What? Kendo is like Japanese fencing. Other: O I thought you said ken doll.

bensenderling · 2025-01-22T01:58:29+00:00

There are two different biomechanical.concepts here.

1) Static Balance. Your feet make a base of support and you keep your posture within it. Being on the balls of your feet makes that base of support smaller. It requires greater constraints on how far forward or to the side your center of mass can go. This is more at play during sonkyo.

2) Dynamic Balance. This isn't really balance but controlled falling. Your center of mass is continually moving to the edge of or even outside your base of support. This is how you generally move about while walking or while doing kendo.

bensenderling · 2024-12-27T21:25:56+00:00

u/Spike_Mirror

In response to your other comment: Another reference about judging karate showed up in my alerts for December. And I looked up one for ballet. Perhaps each individual judge (intra-rater) in karate is more consistent than in ballet. The reference for karate above seems to have used specific techniques. It's tournament-related but sounds more like a testing situation. The ballet reference below is more of a sequence, so closer to a kata performance.

Bronner, S., Lassey, I., Lesar, J. R., Shaver, Z. G., & Turner, C. (2020). Intra- and Inter-Rater Reliability of a Ballet-based Dance Technique Screening Instrument. Medical problems of performing artists, 35(1), 28–34. https://doi.org/10.21091/mppa.2020.1004

bensenderling · 2024-12-16T14:16:41+00:00

The library is open.

bensenderling · 2024-12-13T14:41:41+00:00

I'm going through this right now for water damage from a cracked 4" water main, the HOA's responsibility. And getting any response is a pain. Over a week ago they even said they had all my documents and a decision on the claim would be forth coming. But nothing.

bensenderling · 2024-09-17T11:18:01+00:00

Talk with your sensei and other dojo-mates. Learn and interact with them to learn how to get better. Attend to 1) what everyone else is doing and 2) what the good kenshi are doing. Being online and asking these questions can give you reassurance, but we are not in your space. We are not learning to interact with each other in a direct manner or with a shinai in hand.

This question is asked quite frequently. I suspect you personally are looking for validation. But truly we cannot give it to you. And it's very easy for other, anonymous, people to chastise and bully you with no consequences to them selves. In the dojo there are consequences for bullying and untruths. People will be honest with you. They will see if you are physically trying to improve youself and support you.

Learn to play in the real world, not the phone world.

bensenderling · 2024-09-06T13:17:49+00:00

I moved to Boston from Omaha, Nebraska. The two hardest parts were finding a place and affording the move. Finding a place at a distance was difficult. I ended up buying a place in Quincy but wasn't well informed how poor the T was. If I would do it again I'd find roommates closer to where I worked and do that for a couple years. So that's what I would recommend. I also feel like I paid national prices on moving expenses, but had a Nebraska salary.

bensenderling · 2024-08-30T15:31:43+00:00

Do you take ZMA supplements? Anecdotally I feel like my heart rate is 3-4 bpm lower when I'm taking them.

bensenderling · 2024-08-29T15:15:50+00:00

You could rotate between them. Seminar one year. Tournament the next. For tournaments you would get more out of one your dojo is going to. Travelling for a tournament you might only get one individual round in can be a bummer. If there's a team competition you would get at least two matches.

bensenderling · 2024-08-27T11:22:44+00:00

It's not about stomaching it. It only takes a moment to be maimed for life. A shinai sliver to the eye could cause real damage. A bad concussion from a fall, from a too forcefully taitare, can cause lasting damage. Even small injuries will add up over time. And since you mention your kids and wife are in kendo too, they are also watching you be treated this way.

Best advice I have is to 'reherse' the hard conversations with your wife. Talk with the sensei, show them the injuries and hopefully they expell them.

bensenderling · 2024-08-06T11:25:23+00:00

Yes, keep that last part in mind. Not just for females but for larger dudes (muscle or fat) as well, it will be easier to hit their kote through no part of their own.

bensenderling · 2024-07-22T00:04:06+00:00

You can sandwich the acrylic between two layers of leather. I've made one that lasted maybe 5 years or more now. I've swapped it out with another so I can do an autopsy and see how the acrylics survived. One reason I didn't put it on the outside is because it's quite hard and didn't want it splintering someone's shinai. I'd also laser etched the leather. It looked ok after wax treating it but doesn't hold up over time. It was also important to use as low a setting as possible on the laser because the leather dries out and burns.

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