On Oct 18, 2017, at 12:08 AM, Cecilia Tanaka <cecilia.tanaka@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, Oct 17, 2017 at 10:11 PM, juan <juan.g71@gmail.com> wrote:
On Tue, 17 Oct 2017 21:08:31 -0200, Cecilia Tanaka <cecilia.tanaka@gmail.com> wrote:
- Mommy, "fuck you" in Japanese is "kutabare" or is another word? :P
Ah, I didn't know that one. Dictionary says :
くたばる : to kick the bucket, to drop dead, to die ...
So...kutabare literally means "die!"
Dictionary also has くたばり損ない : somebody who wouldn't be missed if they died.
Juan, I love you and want you very, very alive, healthy and happy. If you die, who will I annoy, eh? ;)
You know part of my personal history and how much I love books and comics. I have a few hundreds of both and usually donate books to that small public library where I've spent a great part of my childhood. More or less 95% of physical books and comics are in my parents' house, not here, in a small apartment. I have only 3 dictionaries of Japanese and only one is with me now. Unfortunately, it's the Japanese-Japanese, with the first 939 basic "kanjis", uff... Some of the ideograms use until 23 movements (I paint them, not exactly write them. Not shodo, but has its beauty too.). It's pretty cute, but it isn't being useful now. So, I will annoy you showing another kanji and a lovely Nasa link to send your name to Mars, eeee!! I choose "yume" because it means "dream" and shows a boy thinking about rockets. Aww... :)
# https://mars.jpl.nasa.gov/participate/send-your-name/insight
Sorry, the pic is really bad, but I am tired and still feeling pain. If I really hate you, I would wish you several medical exams in your cerebrospinal fluid. It hurts a lot and I am not exactly the luckiest person in the world, so the anesthesia never works. All the times, the doctor mentions my "outdoor" (the hidden big tattoo) and we talk about strange subjects to distract me, so I don't feel so much pain, but I can't laugh or move during the procedure.
The cutest Japanese way to say "die!" is asking you to beat your head against the corner of a "tofu" (very soft soy cheese) until you die... And "kutabare" means "fuck you" in my neighborhood. I asked my neighbors and now I want to discover the correct kanji to this expression... Shit (or "kuso", if you prefer), hiragana doesn't count, Juan! :P
Later, in another thread, I _do need_ to talk about the fabulous samurai manga mentioned by John. Love them, but you need to read the old Lone Wolf And Cub. It's extremely sad,
LW&C - the original - is the first manga I ever bought. I have the full 45 issue run of the first translation, by First Comics - that's where the first 12 covers by Frank Miller, Sienkiewicz and others came from that Dark Horse eventually reused when they published the entire series. First Comics only did 45 issues, which was only like half the story, and out of order... So I have the Dark Horse prints too, which tell the story properly, in order :) And all the other Kazuo Koike & Goseki Kojima stuff Dark Horse translated... Still, LW&C is *the best*! I must've read it a dozen times over the years ;) My girlfriend printed this custom Daigoro shirt for me years ago, and I still wear it, although it's falling apart... So far New LWC is good, the art almost reminds me or Kojima, and of course it's written by Kazuo - although I think he's not quite at his peak - I still love reading the continuing adventures of Daigoro, even with Itto and Yagyu dead.... Great fucking comics!!
heartbreaking, but very
beautiful and delicate. And I am in love with Elizebeth Friedman, wow! And she was born on August, 26, wheee!! ;D
Oyasuminasai, Juan-kun! Good night, sweet dreams, dear all... <3
PS: - The sad history of my life... https://youtu.be/oLt5qSm9U80 :((