Mar. 10th, 2009
While listening to JapanesePod101 today they went over the pitch difference between 履く (haKU, to wear) and 吐く (HAku, to throw up), and I discovered a simple trick for myself to remember this. Basically involving the direction of gravity.
Actually, since the "to wear" version is specifically for items such as pants, skirts, shoes, etc. (items on the lower half of your body), I can also think of it as the clothes starting down and coming up.
Having trouble concentrating thoroughly on homework, as usual, but making some progress. I hope to be done with at least the reporting questions tonight.
Oh, I spilled melted cheese on the sweatsuit I wear at home, and need to wash it soon. But I got most of it off and am not willing to not wear it until I have enough of that "category" of clothing to wash, so... I guess I'll just have a slightly cheesed spot on my clothes while I'm doing homework and such. *shrugs*
The Conjugal Rights Guide (possibly NSFW, but very funny):
[EDIT: I forgot, I made another washoku discovery today when making onigiri. Now, when I was at United Noodles I decided to get some cheaper furikake than usual, which meant I had to try out a new flavor than my usual seto fuumi (seasoned dried bonito and sesame seed), and so I grabbed some takana (leaf mustard) to try. Now, takana furikake isn't bad, per se, but... *shrugs* It's not exactly my cup of tea. (The umesoba, however, hung on my breath for forever, and was generally unpleasant. I ended up eating a couple of umeboshi I had in the fridge to try to get rid of it, which worked, thankfully. Funny story I forgot to mention, though. When I originally bought the umesoba, I was thinking it was sakura soba, since it was pink and spring-like, and apparently I didn't bother to actually pay attention to the kanji on the package. For those who don't know Japanese, the kanji for ume and sakura (梅 and 桜, respectively) are quite similar, but not so much so that I shouldn't have noticed.) Aaaaaanyways, I ate one of my onigiri already, and have 5 more wrapped up in the fridge. Yay. :)]
Actually, since the "to wear" version is specifically for items such as pants, skirts, shoes, etc. (items on the lower half of your body), I can also think of it as the clothes starting down and coming up.
Having trouble concentrating thoroughly on homework, as usual, but making some progress. I hope to be done with at least the reporting questions tonight.
Oh, I spilled melted cheese on the sweatsuit I wear at home, and need to wash it soon. But I got most of it off and am not willing to not wear it until I have enough of that "category" of clothing to wash, so... I guess I'll just have a slightly cheesed spot on my clothes while I'm doing homework and such. *shrugs*
The Conjugal Rights Guide (possibly NSFW, but very funny):
[EDIT: I forgot, I made another washoku discovery today when making onigiri. Now, when I was at United Noodles I decided to get some cheaper furikake than usual, which meant I had to try out a new flavor than my usual seto fuumi (seasoned dried bonito and sesame seed), and so I grabbed some takana (leaf mustard) to try. Now, takana furikake isn't bad, per se, but... *shrugs* It's not exactly my cup of tea. (The umesoba, however, hung on my breath for forever, and was generally unpleasant. I ended up eating a couple of umeboshi I had in the fridge to try to get rid of it, which worked, thankfully. Funny story I forgot to mention, though. When I originally bought the umesoba, I was thinking it was sakura soba, since it was pink and spring-like, and apparently I didn't bother to actually pay attention to the kanji on the package. For those who don't know Japanese, the kanji for ume and sakura (梅 and 桜, respectively) are quite similar, but not so much so that I shouldn't have noticed.) Aaaaaanyways, I ate one of my onigiri already, and have 5 more wrapped up in the fridge. Yay. :)]