Friday, September 26, 2008

逐語

tikugo

literal, word-for-word

Wednesday, September 24, 2008

孕む

haramu

to become pregnant

I don't know why, but I've never encountered this verb before...

Tuesday, September 23, 2008

落丁

rakutyou

missing pages

末梢神経

massyou sinkei

peripheral nerves

hanasi

words, conversation

BTW, this character is unique to Japanese.

Tuesday, September 16, 2008

石膏

sekkou

plaster-of-paris, alabaster, gypsum

石榴石

zakuro'ishi or sekiryuuseki

garnet

literally, a pomegranate stone. very cool.