JLC-DeLeon-Kris

            It's really weird just going out and about and seeing Japanese letters knowing that I can translate them to some degree. It's like recognizing patterns or when someone points something out to you and you start to notice it everywhere you go. Last week I was Christmas shopping with my mother and we were walking through an aisle. I look over and see a bottle of Hand Scream with a cure corgi on it. It had both English and Japanese on it so I decided to just translate it while I was walking around the store. The word ハントクリーム translates to hand cream. Judging by the context clues (aka the bottle itself) I should have guessed that right away, but still, I was able to read it, and I think that's a pretty cool thing. My mom might have given me a weird look as well but still, a proud moment.     There's also was a Japanese word on a baby changing station in a bathroom I was in. It had a bunch of other lunges on it as well so that...

  This book is about TKG or Tamago with Gohan. the K stands for kake, which means a lot of things but in this context I think means to pour on or to be splashed. It shows how to make TKG properly by not stirring the yolk but just putting it straight onto the rice. It's apparently very good but the thought of eating raw yolk seems bad to me. Also might be a health thing cause I  think that can make you sick. I believe TKG is a popular breakfast item in Japan, or just a popular meal in general.

     Nengajos are a cute way to share the spirit of the holiday. It's a lot more than what one might do for New Year's anyway. When it comes to New Year's, most people just stay home and wait until midnight while watching the New Year count on the TV. If you're lucky to have the money (or just live close enough to a spot) to see an in-person count you can do so. In the States, that's about the most out-there thing you can do. You spend the time indoors and with your family. In Japan, it's a much bigger deal. cards and gifts and there's still a party that is in celebration of the holiday. A lot of Japanese holidays seem a lot more special to me because of how big the celebrations are. The thought of receiving a gift for New Year's is weird to me but that's only because I'm used to  not  receiving one.              The words on the side of the nengajo are my preferred first and last name and the symbol that the dragon is ...