
This mean lover as Kanji — A significant other to whom you are not related by marriage. Japanese says Ai-jin-bo-shu-chu.

sticking at living in and defending one place. very hard, with utmost effort, with all one’s might, desperately, frantically, for dear life, all-out effort. Japanese says I-sho-ken-mei.

Christmas Eve is December 24. the day before Christmas. Christmas Eve is the day that, according to modern calendars, contains the evening, or first evening, of Christmas, a widely celebrated festival commemorating the birth of Jesus of Nazareth. It is a culturally significant celebration for most of the Western world and is widely observed … Read More

predacious long-bodied large-eyed insect of warm regions. Any of various large insects of the order Mantodea that catch insects or other small animals with their powerful forelegs. Japanese says Kama-kiri.

Japanese alcoholic beverage made from fermented rice. Sake in Japan is about all alcoholic beverages, only Japanese sake made with brewed rice is called Nihon-shu(Nihonshu).


Japanese says Ten-pu-ra. Battered with water-soluble wheat flour and fried in vegetable oil. It begins in the Edo period. this is most difficult kanji. The etymology of tempura is “tempero” which means “cooking” in Portuguese and “templo” which means “heavenly day (day when birds and beasts are forbidden and eat fried fish)” in Spanish. … Read More