Coming Next: Essay 1025 on 宴 (party; banquet)
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July 11: Essay 1025 on 宴 (party; banquet)
READ MORENow Out: Essay 1828 on 盆 (tray; basin; Bon)
The 578th essay has posted! Essay 1828 on 盆 (tray; basin; Bon) is now available for purchase. Here's a preview:
Learn about everything related to 盆, ranging from bonsai to the Bon Festival, mixing in a study...Now Out: June 2025 Newsletter, "Hopelessly Devoted"
The June newsletter "Hopelessly Devoted" is now out! It presents 3 essays, 2 Thematic Bundles, a not-to-be-missed interview with the well-known translator Juliet Carpenter, contest results, and more! The newsletter includes these images, among others:
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READ MOREInterview with Juliet Carpenter: Translating "The Great Passage"
Part 1: Coming Out of the Dark
Let's do a Quick Quiz of sorts! If you read the following description in a book translated from Japanese, which kanji would you think the author meant:
The definition used the word waza, which could mean "occupation or job" but also went far deeper; it was closer to "a calling." ... The...
READ MORENow Out: Five Revisions
Essay 1828 on 盆 (tray; basin; Bon) will not be available for another few days, but these revisions have just posted:
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- essay 1388 on 匠 (master; craftsperson, artisan; skill; idea)
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