https://landofnu.com/2022/03/02/everything-is-more-powerful-when-it-rhymes/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/genkihatsuratsuoronaminc.jpgGenKiHatsuRatsuOronaminCApparently used as the catchphrase of energy drink Oronamin C2025-08-31T17:59:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/09/15/directions-part-iii/2025-08-31T17:56:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2025/01/22/fast-food-and-tv-and-tv-and-tv/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/guminseisaku.pngGuMinSeiSakuhttps://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/image.pngimage2025-01-20T19:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/07/the-opposite-of-genji/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/tenshinranbaby.jpgTenShinRanBabyA rare male example2024-10-03T04:55:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/08/one-shot-one-kill/2024-09-12T21:19:22+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/kotowaza-index/2024-09-12T21:12:40+00:00weekly0.6https://landofnu.com/2021/10/17/not-a-typo/2024-07-14T17:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/06/01/the-impossible-wisdom/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/meitetsuhoshinkeisatsu.jpgMeiTetsuHoShinKeisatsuJapan, where the police actually see protecting-and-serving civilians as their job2022-08-19T19:13:22+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/05/01/riker-to-picard/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/yuiitsumuniinkan.pngYuiItsuMuNiInkanThere’s apparently a company (site) that crafts personalized name stamps.2022-06-02T02:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/04/28/somebody-remind-the-ceos/2022-04-28T04:04:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/04/21/for-acting-poetry/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/kishoutenkaizekku.jpgKiShouTenKaiZekkuA kanbun-style rendering of a Chinese poem2022-04-21T04:10:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/24/bells-with-clappers-and-bells-without/2022-04-18T17:58:03+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/04/17/you-kiss-your-mother-with-that-mouth/2022-04-18T03:34:11+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/04/13/make-like-a-tree-and-endure/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/saikanshouhakubonsai.jpgSaiKanShouHakuBonsaiSmall but tough.2022-04-13T18:24:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/04/10/verweilst-du-in-der-welt-sie-flieht-als-traum/2022-04-11T14:40:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/04/06/wouldnt-it-be-nice/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/04/annonbujibato.pngAnNonBuJiBato(From irasutoya.com)2022-04-06T21:02:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/04/03/squeezed-by-ones-vices/2022-04-04T03:49:19+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/03/30/iron-heart-kidney-stone/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/tesshinsekichoukyara.jpgTesshinSekiChouKyaraThe creed of this… eight-month-old dude from a video game?2022-03-31T03:45:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/03/28/dont-look-a-gift-friend-in-the-mouth/2022-03-28T04:42:57+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/25/kenshis-gambit/2022-03-27T13:46:46+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/03/23/press-ko-for-konquer/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/enkoukinkousengoku.jpgEnKouKinKouSengokuCourtesy of Wikimedia Commons2022-03-24T03:22:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/03/20/party-rockers-at-the-gate-tonight/2022-03-21T03:09:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2018/12/30/even-for-a-pear-of-eyes/2022-03-20T15:05:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/03/16/good-evil-and-dogfights/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/kokubyakubunmeiikaruga.jpgKokuByakuBunMeiIkarugaFrom Ikaruga, a “schmup” game in which the player needs to distinguish, and respond appropriately to, black and white “bullets”2022-03-16T15:35:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/03/13/no-rest-for-the-nebbish/2022-03-14T03:18:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2018/02/15/knockout-poor/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/02/kiyoubinbourokuwan.jpgMulti-tasking Business Woman Isolated On WhiteBeautiful asian business woman looking confident with six arms2022-03-13T17:17:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/03/11/archerys-swan-song/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/03/fushitsuseikokuchikai.jpegFuShitsuSeiKokuChikaiI mean, at that distance you can hardly miss2022-03-11T14:05:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/03/06/waiting-to-en-gage/2022-03-07T05:23:19+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/02/27/the-scrooge-of-the-orchard/2022-02-28T03:09:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/02/23/7667/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/maichimonjisearch.pngMaIchiMonJiSearch:| :[ :| :[ :| :[ :| :[2022-02-23T15:05:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/02/20/every-body-has-some-body/2022-02-21T05:01:19+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/02/16/a-man-with-a-heart-of-field/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/yashinmanmanbigboss.pngYaShinManManBigBossMy dream is to one day have the biggest, poppedest collar in the whole world!2022-02-17T04:25:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/02/13/smaller-than-an-apple-at-least/2022-02-14T03:35:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/02/09/million-yard-stare/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/kuukuubakubakugray.jpgKuuKuuBakuBakuGray...2022-02-09T21:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/02/06/404-ghost-not-found/2022-02-07T04:59:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/02/02/a-cure-for-what-ails-ya/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/oubyouyoyakuscript.jpgOuByouYoYakuScript[Insert joke about doctors’ handwriting]2022-02-02T18:24:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/30/on-covering-your-butt/2022-01-31T02:44:45+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/28/all-roads-lead-to-home/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/irodoukisquare.jpgIRoDouKiSquareThe title of a brief indy manga. You can check it out for free (with an account) or otherwise support the creator on their Pixiv.2022-01-28T21:57:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/26/eliza-eliza/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/nouchuunokiriice.webpNouChuuNoKiriIceHow about a bag designed to hold the auger, though?2022-01-27T04:30:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/02/14/keep-in-mind-for-next-year/2022-01-23T19:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/10/call-it-the-holmes-hook/2022-01-23T18:59:50+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/19/greetings-from-a-distant-riverside/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/ijukouunbishounen.jpgIJuKouUnBishounenWhy yes, there IS a pseudo-historical manga about it starring the poets as pretty boys.2022-01-19T16:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/07/21/the-best-lover-is-one-who-breaks-your-spine/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ihensanzetsukirei.jpgIHenSanZetsuKireiThis sort of thing2022-01-19T16:15:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/16/suddenly-given-the-bird/2022-01-17T03:17:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/13/vignette-the-vampires-visit/2022-01-14T20:40:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/12/ooh-yeah-uh-no/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/uyamuyasixtones.jpgUYaMuYaSixTONESA poppy song by SixTONES2022-01-13T04:04:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/09/how-about-umeboshi/2022-01-10T03:46:35+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/05/the-preferred-state-of-mucha/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/01/mugamuchuuizakaya.pngMuGaMuChuuIzakayaThe name of an izakaya in Takechiho City, Miyazaki, Japan - one of three in Kyushu, it seems.2022-01-06T05:02:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2022/01/02/personal-growth-vis-a-vis-other-peoples-persons/2022-01-03T06:05:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/29/a-compassionate-landslide/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/rairairakuraku.jpgRaiRaiRakuRakuPut it on a fan to show how big-spirited you are. Why not?2021-12-30T06:15:46+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/26/our-chain-of-love/2021-12-27T04:58:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/22/the-bread-and-butter-of-foreign-affairs/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/naiseikanshouhanpatsu.jpgNaiSeiKanShouHanpatsuFrom a news story about a US-Japan summit in March 2021; the two countries expressed concerns over China’s behavior. The Chinese government got defensive and declared that this was 内政干渉. Video2021-12-22T18:12:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/19/or-oars/2021-12-19T19:53:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/15/hot-and-cold-with-the-same-breath/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/netsuganreiteistones.jpgNetsuGanReiTeiStonesAn important thing to keep in mind2021-12-16T03:35:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/12/geckos-famously-sell-insurance/2021-12-13T04:17:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/08/learning-from-the-past-about-learning-from-the-past/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/tsuu.jpgTsuuBy a Chinese singer, I’m afraid2021-12-09T04:56:11+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/05/an-almost-luxurious-oppression/2021-12-07T15:42:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/12/01/lose-the-i-keep-the-cat/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/sokutenkyoshimegane.jpgSokuTenKyoShiMeganeThe name of this model for glasses frames, by a company called Less Than Human2021-12-02T04:35:54+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/11/28/only-a-failure-to-see/2021-11-29T03:45:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/11/24/four-steps-or-you-stumble/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/reigakukeiseinogaku.jpgReiGakuKeiSeiNoGakuJapanese imperial gagaku; image from the UNESCO page on the art as an “intangible cultural heritage”2021-11-24T17:20:34+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/13/%e2%99%aa-whatever-you-want-is-fine-by-me-%e2%99%ab/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/nofuwaraidouguy.jpgNoFuWaRaiDouGuy2021-11-24T16:00:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/11/02/squirtle-used-waterfall/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/reikanzukan.jpgreikanzukan2021-11-24T15:12:45+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/11/21/actually-dont-put-a-lid-on-it/2021-11-22T05:44:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/06/if-you-want-good-fruit-sleep-on-it/2021-11-21T16:30:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/11/17/now-with-more-star-power/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/taizanhokutojrr.jpgTaiZanHokuToJRROne of the earliest and greatest luminaries in my personal constellation of heroes2021-11-21T16:15:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/11/14/too-hot-for-a-cold-reading/2021-11-15T04:53:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/11/10/you-and-i-wacky-together/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/youwaikishoutoku.jpgYouWaIKiShouTokuThe guy who wrote the one thing, Prince Shoutoku (聖徳太子 Shoutoku taishi)2021-11-11T04:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/11/07/the-hammer-of-kindness/2021-11-07T20:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/11/03/from-sea-to-shining-sea-to-another-sea-to-yet-another-sea/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/kaidaimaki.jpgKaiDaiMakiApparently this arrangement is a 四海巻き, a “four seas roll.”2021-11-04T02:48:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/31/faith-is-believing-in-something-when-common-sense-tells-you-not-to/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/800px-setsubun_hiragi_iwashi.jpg800px-Setsubun,_hiragi_iwashiBy Tonusamuel, courtesy of Wikimedia2021-11-01T04:06:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/27/under-the-bushel-you-go-light/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/wakoudoujinscene.jpgWaKouDouJinSceneA couple of completely ordinary schmucks, just hangin’ out2021-10-28T00:34:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/24/out-of-the-wrong-something-sweet/2021-10-25T04:30:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/20/thoughtful-social-distancing/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/eshaku.jpgEShakuBy extension, an 会釈 is also a very precisely defined style of bow2021-10-21T03:54:11+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/13/for-the-very-rich-and-the-very-poor/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/ruiseidoukyogroup.pngRuiSeiDouKyoGroupNot shown: the actual house2021-10-14T03:46:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/12/serendipitous-learning/2021-10-12T04:10:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/10/there-is-no-rose-without-its-thorns/2021-10-11T03:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/06/a-root-of-the-problem/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/nusubitokonjoukasa.pngNusuBitoKonJouKasaThe pursed lips; the utterly banal and selfish chutzpah.2021-10-06T16:50:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/10/03/and-still-the-generations-of-the-birds-sing-through-our-sighing/2021-10-04T03:53:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/09/26/fences-within-fences/2021-09-27T03:23:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/09/19/teeing-up-some-self-improvement/2021-09-20T03:53:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/09/15/they-do-toil-and-they-do-spin/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/ryuuryuushinkushu.jpgRyuuRyuuShinKuShuI’m starting to sense a pattern. If you’re at a loss for a name for your sake company, just use a 四字熟語, apparently.2021-09-15T21:38:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/09/12/the-sleeves-edge-another-life/2021-09-13T03:54:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/09/08/leaving-the-ivory-tower/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/chikougouitsuface.pngChiKouGouItsuFACEThis is a thing that happened.2021-09-09T02:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/09/05/better-to-be-thought-a-fool/2021-09-06T03:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/09/01/not-a-problem-if-youre-solo/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/toudoubatsuigirisha.pngTouDouBatsuIGirishaWhen a threat is felt, impartiality often takes a back seat compared to closing ranks and bristling up.2021-09-01T21:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/29/wonder-is-the-seed-of-knowledge/2021-08-30T03:38:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/25/gaijin-he-zen/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/hengenjizaischameleon.jpgHenGenJiZaiSchameleonA lot of Japanese image sites seem to feel that the chameleon is the definitive poster child for this phrase2021-08-26T02:39:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/22/maybe-thats-why-we-always-wear-our-hats/2021-08-23T03:18:47+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/18/sing-as-though-no-one-can-hear-you/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/houkakouginteniyan.jpgHouKaKouGinTeniyan2021-08-19T02:35:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/15/truffles-before-swine/2021-08-16T02:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/11/getting-a-leg-up-on-the-cooperation/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/ninninsankyakuirasutoya.pngNinNinSanKyakuIrasutoyaImage courtesy of irasutoya.com2021-08-12T03:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/08/gather-ye-rosebuds-while-ye-may/2021-08-09T04:01:34+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/05/iconoclasm/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/haibutsukishakukane.jpgHaiButsuKiShakuKaneThe destruction of a temple bell2021-08-05T04:00:34+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/08/01/the-only-thing-worse-than-kanabou/2021-08-02T04:07:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/07/28/weighed-in-the-balance-and-found-offering/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/ronkoukoushououkoku.jpgRonKouKouShouOukokuA scene (of an award ceremony, presumably) from the manga Kingdom2021-07-29T03:38:56+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/07/25/all-in-one-basket-no-less/2021-07-26T04:18:34+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/07/18/the-danger-of-lawn-sprinklers/2021-07-21T01:54:57+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/yojijukugo/2021-07-15T19:36:13+00:00weekly0.6https://landofnu.com/2020/11/18/i-have-seen-tempests/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/shipuumokuuchoucho.jpgShiPuuMokuUChouChoThe title of a song by singer ChouCho, apparently used as the closing song for a widely-panned... revenge-romantic-dramedy anime?2021-07-15T18:31:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/10/28/repetition-does-not-transform-a-lie-into-a-truth/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/saisansaishisidechest.jpgSaiSanSaiShiSideChestThe title of a song by a band called… SideChest?!2021-07-15T18:23:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/07/14/orthogrothy/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/hajakenshouboxing.jpgHaJaKenShouBoxingPictured: a completely normal Heian-era Buddhist monk, preparing to engage in a lively philosophical debate. Original source unclear.2021-07-15T03:47:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/02/ningen-shikaku/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/shikakushimencube.jpgShiKakuShiMenCubeWhat could be more serious and formal than a squared square?2021-07-15T03:32:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/07/11/work-life-balance/2021-07-12T03:59:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/07/07/the-repairer-of-reputations/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/meiyobankaimtg.jpgMeiYoBanKaiMTGWhen in doubt, restore your good name by destroying a target Permanent?2021-07-08T01:38:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/07/04/one-nugget-at-a-time/2021-07-05T03:51:29+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/30/panta-rhei/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/ryuukinshakusekinokin.jpgRyuuKinShakuSekiNoKinCurrent events!2021-07-01T03:27:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/27/even-super-firm/2021-06-28T03:00:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/23/from-abe-no-seimei-to-naruto/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/inyougogyousetuszu.pngInYouGoGyouSetusZuThis is a relatively simple chart that, for example, barely hints at the ten-sign calendar cycle known as the Heavenly Stems or the way it was combined with the twelve Zodiac signs to create a generation-defining 60-year cycle.2021-06-24T03:28:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/20/je-nai-pas-eu-le-loisir-de-la-faire-plus-courte/2021-06-21T04:02:12+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/16/horizon-spanning-hostility/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fugutaitenjuju.jpgFuGuTaiTenJujuActually, the fight we see here isn’t anything personal. It’s just from an episode of the Jujutsu Kaisen anime that plays on today’s phrase.2021-06-17T03:52:12+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/13/a-scandanavian-problem/2021-06-14T04:13:50+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/23/even-perlman/2021-06-14T01:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/09/mooning-over-those-who-are-absent/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/fuugetsugentakuweep.jpgFuuGetsuGenTakuWeep2021-06-10T03:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/06/not-applicable-to-baguazhang-practitioners/2021-06-07T02:46:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/06/02/act-now/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/06/sokusensokketsudietto.jpgSokuSenSoKketsuDiettoA dietary supplement that claims to allow rapid weight loss. Sold, completely unregulated, on Amazon for about US$60 a box. I would NOT recommend trying it.2021-06-06T23:17:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/30/why-the-rich-have-a-limited-point-of-view/2021-05-31T02:22:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/26/belly-full-of-sap-head-full-of-sky/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/emergence.pngEmergenceBrood X cicadas before, during, and after molting / 羽化2021-05-27T03:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/19/the-great-insulator/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/ikkakusenkinzero.jpgIKkakuSenKinZeroFound in the title of a live-action adaptation of the gambling-centered manga 『賭博覇王伝 零』 = Tobaku haouden Zero, a.k.a. Gambling Emperor Legend Zero2021-05-19T19:24:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/16/skating-on-thin-wood/2021-05-17T03:30:38+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/12/a-shot-but-not-in-the-dark/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shasekiinuab.pngShaSekiInUABArtist’s rendition: antibodies surrounding a virus2021-05-12T21:27:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/09/if-at-first-you-dont-succeed/2021-05-10T03:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/05/seven-is-just-the-beginning/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/shishisonson1p.jpgShiShiSonSon1PI guess Zoro’s a bit of a punster2021-05-06T01:27:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/05/02/a-cup-of-water-onto-the-sand/2021-05-03T03:57:43+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/25/square-eggs-that-look-round/2021-05-03T03:52:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/28/i-can-see-clearly-now-im-way-up-high/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/ichibousenriclouds.jpgIchiBouSenRiCloudsA common phenomenon in such a mountainous country. Source.2021-04-29T02:48:50+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/21/we-all-agree-with-that-man-joe/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/manjouicchinote.jpgManJouICchiNoTe“And thus, we all agreed on shadow butterflies.”2021-04-22T02:00:38+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/18/what-if-its-made-of-hithlain/2021-04-19T01:31:54+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/14/a-lance-where-your-chin-should-be/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/chinkataitannochin.jpegChinKaTaiTanNoChinThe site I got this from is Chinese, but I think it shows pretty clearly how the Chinese ge was different from a “spear.”2021-04-15T01:38:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/11/by-plop-or-by-poit/2021-04-12T03:58:54+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/07/make-sure-you-get-your-ball-back-afterwards/2021-04-07T20:27:11+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/03/28/well-cross-that-non-bridge-the-instant-we-come-to-it/2021-04-05T03:27:31+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/04/may-it-be-a-light-to-you-in-dark-places/2021-04-05T03:24:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/04/02/why-that-two-faced-rat/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/shusoryoutanfruits.jpgShuSoRyouTanFruitsProtip: Do NOT use an iron to make your final decision2021-04-03T00:05:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/03/31/double-rhyme-wastin-time/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/chigishunjunkun.jpgChiGiShunJunKunI dunno, man.2021-04-01T03:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/03/21/but-what-age-group-are-riders-of-the-storm/2021-03-22T02:44:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/03/17/for-i-am-the-ruler-of-all-that-i-spoon/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hishakushijougi.pngHiShakuShiJouGiNobody panic, but these guys all have different handle lengths. (I think the bucket is just for scale.) (Source.)2021-03-18T02:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/03/14/pets-utensils-and-maybe-even-people/2021-03-15T02:48:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/03/10/cheers-to-that/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/hakushukassaiutaawase.jpgHakuShuKaSsaiUtaawaseSupercell’s Hakushu Kassai Utaawase is the title of the opening song of one of the releases of the Katanagatari anime2021-03-12T20:32:05+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/03/07/to-an-idiot-with-a-hammer-everything-looks-like-a-nail/2021-03-08T03:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/03/03/the-quick-and-the-subtle/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/touisokumyouseiza.jpgTouISokuMyouSeizaThe quality of Gemini, according to this horoscope chart - apparently the Twins are a “flexible wind” sign. Source.2021-03-04T03:00:35+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/10/26/who-knows-snake-road/2025-08-31T18:03:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/02/28/like-a-dash-of-cold-water/2021-03-01T04:56:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/02/24/as-clean-and-pure-as-burnished-bronze/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/seirenkeppakukuukai.pngSeiRenKePpakuKuukaiOur old friend 弘法! I’m sure he had a lot of human flaws, but… well, it is at least nice to have good ideals2021-02-25T04:50:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/27/wrack-wrack-wrack-your-brains/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/seirenkeppakukuukai.pngSeiRenKePpakuKuukaiOur old friend 弘法! I’m sure he had a lot of human flaws, but… well, it is at least nice to have good ideals.https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ishousantansushi.jpgIShouSanTanSashimiYou don’t have to like the food, but you do have to appreciate the amount of thought that has gone into its presentation2021-02-25T04:43:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/02/21/what-part-of-the-law-is-this-possession/2021-02-22T03:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/02/17/the-preeminent-hobby-of-the-times/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/chikkyoheisokugrays.pngChiKkyoHeiSokuGraysNow imagine a blizzard outside2021-02-22T03:37:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/02/10/my-friend-dan/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/icchidanketsutentou.jpgICchiDanKEtsuTentouBand together! Drive out the aphids!2021-02-10T23:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/02/07/its-a-new-wind-so-blow-no-ill/2021-02-08T04:00:45+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/02/03/lose-yourself-in-the-public-flats/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/heikoumushisaigoudon.jpgHeiKouMuShiSaigouDonApparently an attribute of Saigō Takamori, a major player in the Meiji Restoration who helped abolish the old feudal system2021-02-04T04:04:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/31/chopped-short-by-the-writers-block/2021-02-01T04:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/24/the-attack-of-not-a-number/2021-01-25T02:21:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/20/touch-and-touch-and-touch-and-touch-and-touch-and-touch-and-touch-and-touch-and-touch-and-go/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/kyuushiisshoustache.pngKyuuShiISshouStacheI’m going to just assume that this is how the Japanese media portray Joseph R Biden2021-01-21T02:35:38+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/17/dont-just-tread-on-it/2021-01-18T04:32:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/13/wolves-among-the-flowers/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/rakkarouzekihon.jpgRaKkaRouZekiHonIt’s a book title. I have no idea what about. You can buy it if you’d like.2021-01-14T04:50:45+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/11/15/the-wascal-of-small-minds/2021-01-13T18:03:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/10/an-ounce-of-prevention-is-worth/2021-01-11T06:06:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/06/sedition/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/01/ranbourouzekidaitakuji.jpgRanBouRouZekiDaitakujiScenes of violence from a historical text at Daitakuji (大澤寺), a Buddhist temple in Shizuoka that is - and I am not making this up - just a couple minutes walk from a goldfish shop called White House. Topical!2021-01-07T04:55:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2021/01/03/never-bring-a-gun-to-a-stats-fight/2021-01-04T01:43:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/30/kaitenzushi/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/kouunryuusuidongpo.jpegKouUnRyuuSuiDongpoThe name of an actually completely stationary restaurant in Nagano (site). Appropriately enough, 蘇軾’s “art name” Dongpo (東坡, Japanese Ton Po) was also given to a roast pork dish that he is credited with inventing.2020-12-30T21:13:46+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/27/hefty-fluff/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/e9878ce88a8be88f8ae89294e7b5b5e9878de7aeb1.jpg里芋菊蒔絵重箱A decorated juubako, from Wikimedia Commons2020-12-28T02:41:46+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/23/a-life-spent-just-hanging-around/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/isshoukenmeishuwa.jpgISshouKenMeiShuwaThe Japanese sign language sign for 一生懸命, from this site. My daughter saw this image and declared that it was a picture of her, so I am required to use it in this post.2020-12-24T04:34:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/20/next-verse-same-as-the-first/2020-12-21T04:09:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/18/child-development-words-with-characters/2020-12-19T01:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/16/if-you-meet-the-buddha-on-the-road-eff-him/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/furyuumonjishu.jpgFuRyuuMonJiShuAn apparently-indescribable rice wine2020-12-17T02:13:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/13/as-you-sow-so-shall-you-reap-the-opposite/2020-12-14T03:51:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/12/09/just-lions-having-fun/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/shishifunjinbattle.jpgShiShiFunJinBattleLions may be big cats that spend most of their time sleeping, but you’d forget that too if you saw this up close and personal.2020-12-10T03:25:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2017/02/15/the-law-of-cause-and-fruit/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/02/ingaohno.jpgingaohno2020-12-06T19:25:12+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/11/29/on-the-benefits-of-job-security/2020-11-30T04:59:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/11/25/still-better-than-a-superspreader-event/2020-11-25T21:38:05+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/11/22/keep-your-debrief-brief/2020-11-22T20:05:12+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/05/kotowaza-321-kuni-yaburete-sanga-ari-doc/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/ramuneari.pngRamuneAri2020-11-22T15:45:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/11/11/dotted-is-and-red-e/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/youishuutoupants.jpgYouIShuuTouPantsAn actual ad for hip-support cargo pants that puns on ¾ of the characters. The you here is “hips/waist.”2020-11-11T11:17:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/11/08/it-is-useless-to-meet-revenge-with-revenge-it-will-heal-nothing/2020-11-09T01:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/11/04/taanit-umikveh/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/saikainaniyoku.jpgSaiKaiNaniYokuFrom a manga adaptation of the “Hoichi the Earless” story by Mizuki Shigeru, most well-known for the yokai-centric manga GeGeGe Kitaro2020-11-05T02:07:47+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/11/01/darkened-minds-are-worse-than-darkened-eyes/2020-11-02T00:52:43+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/10/25/a-leaf-on-the-wind-watch-how-it-soars/2020-10-26T00:58:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/10/18/in-preparation-for-thanksgiving/2020-10-19T01:08:16+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/10/14/not-quite-cuckoo/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/v8l1qny3ni431.jpgv8l1qny3ni431Pigeons can apparently be… very bad at nest-making. From Reddit.2020-10-15T02:23:42+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/10/11/a-skeleton-in-every-closet/2020-10-12T03:16:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/10/07/doing-the-wave/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/jinkaisenjutsuliterally.jpgJinKaiSenJutsuLiterallySailing my boat on the sea of souls - Source2020-10-07T23:06:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/10/04/all-ties-weird-and-wonderful/2020-10-05T02:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/27/some-people-just-want-things-that-dont-burn/2020-10-02T19:14:16+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/30/and-the-wild-things-gnashed-their-terrible-teeth/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/sesshiyakuwanpa.jpgSeSshiYakuWanPaA tooth so angry it’s grinding its teeth….2020-10-01T03:45:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/23/it-didnt-work-for-stoicism/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/isshisoudensake.jpgISshiSouDenSakeAlso the label of this sake that sells for a little over $100 per bottle on Amazon, of all places.2020-09-24T01:46:34+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/20/the-disasters-antecedent/2020-09-21T02:47:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/16/look-at-me-look-at-me-look-at-me-now/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/jikokenjifaces.jpgJiKoKenJiFacesTrump, basically: a malevolent force trying to hide its true nature behind a wall of social media2020-09-16T21:08:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/13/forget-little-spoon-do-you-want-to-be-the-lid/2020-09-14T01:21:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/09/when-you-write-the-right-rite/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/onjuutonkoukamo.pngOnJuuTonKouKamoGoogle image search gifted me with this juxtaposition and honestly, I couldn’t ask for anything more.2020-09-09T20:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/06/the-taste-of-a-beetle/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/hotaruhamushi.jpgKONICA MINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERA HOTARUHAMUSHII hate chocolate! Leave it for the humans.2020-09-06T17:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/09/02/fly-cow-fly-cow-fly-cow/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/bunbousougyuuden.jpgBunBouSouGyuuDenFields full of standing water must be a natural defense against wild cattle, then2020-09-02T23:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/30/any-shape-other-than-the-actual-shape-really/2020-08-31T00:05:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/26/i-know-why-the-caged-monkey-sings/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/rouchoukanenape.jpgRouChouKanEnApe“Don’t feel too bad, Bai; not everyone even gets to publish their work”2020-08-27T01:55:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/23/it-aint-no-thing/2020-08-24T02:37:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/19/wild-horses-could-in-fact-drag-it-out-of-me/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/ibashinennihonga.jpgIBaShinEnNihongaThe title and inspiration of this nihonga painting by Hashimoto Kansetsu2020-08-20T02:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/16/hasty-digging-in-the-mines-of-morai/2020-08-17T01:23:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/12/spear-spine-spirit/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/shubiikkanbon.jpgShuBiIKkanBonYes, of course there’s a self-help book. Yes, it promises that cultivating a sense of 首尾一貫 will solve all your woes. Amazon.2020-08-12T21:29:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/09/all-eyes-upon-you-masao-kun/2020-08-10T02:13:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/05/balanced-on-the-head-of-a-hinpin/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/bunshitsuhinpinhanyu.jpgBunShitsuHinPinHanyuI feel like figure skating is mostly overdone in terms of 文, but perhaps they make up for it with good core strength. (Image from this blog using yojijukugo to praise Olympic skater Yuzuru Hanyu.)2020-08-06T03:50:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/08/02/from-the-ashes-a-fire-shall-be-woken/2020-08-03T02:17:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/29/a-leap-of-dumbth/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/keikyomoudouarendt.jpgKeiKyoMouDouArendtThe blog that made this association was talking about Japanese politics, but it does quote Arendt as saying that the Government is not a playground for children.2020-07-28T05:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/26/soldiers-are-for-war-not-for-peaceful-protests/2020-07-27T00:36:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/22/chai-knees-characters/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/uenrogyoetc.jpgUEnRoGyoEtcA chart of characters that can be mistaken for each other. Note that many are just alternate versions of the same character, which mainly makes a difference when writing names, while others truly are close-but-no-cigar lookalikes. Source.2020-07-22T21:02:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/20/fire-down-below-on-becoming/2020-07-21T03:59:56+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/19/ambition-is-for-the-birds/2020-07-20T00:01:22+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/15/theres-a-storm-coming/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/zentotananstorm.jpegZenToTaNanStormNow imagine that instead of rain, this is thousands of people dying of a preventable plague2020-07-15T21:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/12/when-your-stat-spread-make-you-crabby/2020-07-12T18:31:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/08/as-above-so-below/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/jouroukashuuboushitsu.jpgJouRouKaShuuBouShitsuA modern technique in which a water-resistant sheet in the crawlspace is covered in absorbent sand, from this “house support” company website.2020-07-09T02:15:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/07/01/words-words-words/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/sengenbangohon.jpgSenGenBanGoHonAn elementary-level Chinese textbook, appropriately enough!2020-07-01T05:46:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/06/28/in-my-outrage-i-caught-dozens-of-flies/2020-06-29T01:27:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/06/24/on-words-the-eating-thereof/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/zengentekkaishinji.pngZenGenTeKkaiShinjiShinji regrets giving Asuka the benefit of the doubt - from 新世紀エヴァンゲリオン Volume 4, by Yoshikyuki Sadamoto2020-06-25T02:00:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/06/21/as-surprising-as-a-plink-to-the-coo/2020-06-21T15:22:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/06/17/selfless-love/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/kenaimushipaper.jpegKenAiMuShiPaperIt’s not about erasure of identity, just that identity and its politics shouldn’t get in the way of love.2020-06-17T15:29:47+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/06/14/lessons-from-toad-hall/2020-06-15T01:51:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/06/10/a-long-and-winding-gut/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/youchoushoukei.jpgYouChouShouKeiImage from Wikimedia Commons2020-06-11T02:08:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/06/07/bring-it-on-is-broad-not-long/2020-06-07T22:13:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/06/03/under-a-dictatorship-a-nation-ceases-to-exist/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/blm.jpgBLM2020-06-02T18:30:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/31/how-about-a-marshall-fields/2020-06-01T01:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/29/child-development-an-unbeatable-sense-of-comedic-timing/2020-05-29T22:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/27/just-dont-be-a-zax-about-it/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/kinkagyokujoumanga.jpgKinKaGyokuJouMangaA short-lived 1996 comic aimed at boys; these two volumes seem to comprise the entire series.2020-05-27T17:29:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/25/child-development-the-litest-rpg/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/6sided_dice.jpg6sided_dicehttps://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/firstorchardgame.pngFirstOrchardGamehttps://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/maxgame.jpgMaxGame2020-05-26T03:09:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/24/when-awwww-becomes-eugggh/2020-05-25T03:58:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/21/just-the-worst/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/ingyakuboureikatouakinari.jpgInGyakuBouReiKatouAkinariKato Akinari, what was apparently That Way2020-05-21T14:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/17/fair-of-skin-unfair-of-other-things/2020-05-18T13:40:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/13/inception-but-with-normal-gravity/2020-05-14T03:37:38+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/10/at-the-foot-of-a-difficult-wave/2020-05-10T21:39:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/06/crane-your-neck-to-look-at-the-clouds/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/kanunyakakunendoro.jpgkanunyakaku 560 daysFrom the website of a project of the same name to… photograph Nendoroid dolls enjoying nature2020-05-06T18:39:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/05/03/arts-and-crafts-for-quarantine/2020-05-04T03:57:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/29/row-row-row-your-bye/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/shuushouroubaipair.jpgShuuShouRouBaiPairFrom “ochi clinic”2020-04-29T20:54:05+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/26/but-supposing-you-brought-the-light-inside/2020-04-27T03:57:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/24/ace-of-crowns-challah/2020-04-25T03:22:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/22/not-as-mysterious-as-the-dark-side-of-the-moon/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/fuurinkazandrama.jpgFuuRinKaZanDramaThey even used it to name this period drama2020-04-22T19:32:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/19/you-can-lead-a-horse-to-sutras/2020-04-20T03:54:45+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/15/a-spectral-interlocutor/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/onshinfutsuuku.jpgOnShinFuTsuuKuWhy the traditional image of a Japanese woman in distress has her biting cloth is a bit of a mystery. I’d love to hear from anybody who knows the trope's origins!2020-04-15T20:17:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/12/at-the-dmv-but-only-on-saturdays-and-new-years-day/2020-04-13T04:11:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/09/a-nested-enumeration-of-pain/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/goonjoukushi.jpgGoOnJouKuShi2020-04-09T14:50:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/05/sorry-thank-you-sorry/2020-04-06T03:49:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/04/01/but-if-you-try-sometime/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/04/gufutokukuwataru.jpgGuFuTokuKuWataru“I want to cross during the red liiiiiiiiight~!” [source]2020-04-01T14:17:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/29/failure-to-plan-is-planning-to/2020-03-30T03:41:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/23/be-prepared/2020-03-23T04:00:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/25/we-meet-again-mr-bond/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/onzouekuwhoosh.jpgOnZouEKuWhooshPlease try to refrain from this kind of greeting, though! Source: a violent demon-fighting manga from 2015 titled 『衛府の七忍』 (Efu no shichinin)2020-03-20T15:20:46+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/18/leaves-from-the-vine/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/aibetsurikuluten.gifAiBetsuRiKuLuTen2020-03-18T20:39:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/09/fire-down-below-time/2020-03-17T03:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/16/fire-down-below-and-time/2020-03-17T03:57:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/15/barrelsplaining/2020-03-15T21:35:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/11/fishing-for-tsuris/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/shikuhakkukoteki.jpgShiKuHaKkuKotekiIt’s in a brand-new TV drama! コテキ兄弟と四苦八苦 just started airing in January of 2020. I’m going to call it “The Koteki Siblings and the Infinite Suffering”2020-03-11T14:46:57+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/08/the-one-before-the-metal-friend/2020-03-09T00:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/02/fire-down-below-character-creation/2020-03-06T20:44:34+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/04/a-looming-opportunity/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/koukitouraiuo.jpegKouKiTouRaiUoAgain with the fish! I dunno, man; from the flounder’s point of view this isn’t really a good time. [Source]2020-03-05T02:30:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/03/01/does-this-ring-any-bells/2020-03-02T04:21:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/26/for-a-boring-time-put-your-awl-into-it/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/zenshinzenreidoubt.jpgZenShinZenReiDoubt全身全霊LIVES! is the title of a 2011 single by rock band ダウト (aka D=OUT)2020-02-27T04:57:19+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/24/fire-down-below-core/2020-02-25T04:43:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/23/as-recently-as-this-morning/2020-02-24T04:45:57+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/19/the-durham-yojijukugo/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shinshinsoushitsubon.jpgShinShinSouShitsuBonThe Japanese translation of Jilliane Hoffman’s Plea of Insanity. The story is split in half, and sold separately as "up" (上, start) and "down" (下, end) volumes.2020-02-20T04:23:35+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2017/08/03/now-flying-at-the-speed-of-internet/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/ryuugenkodomo.jpgRyuuGenKoDomo2020-02-18T14:01:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/18/fire-down-below-teaser/2020-02-18T05:19:16+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/16/nothing-but-boss-fights/2020-02-17T01:44:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/12/in-loco/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/shinshinkoujakulist.jpgShinShinKouJakuLista list of notable cases in which this resulted in a reduced sentence; source = Mainichi Shinbun2020-02-13T04:19:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/09/the-best-defense-is-a-good-stylin/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/mayutsuba.pngMayuTsuba2020-02-10T02:45:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/05/hot-air-rises/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/ikiyouyoulick-e1580959845666.jpgIKiYouYouLickOne guess how the story ultimately ends2020-02-06T03:34:19+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/02/02/kotowaza-299-kaze-wa-manbyou-no-moto-doc/2020-02-03T20:33:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/12/12/magic-monday-yaosc-skill-rules/2020-02-03T20:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/30/exceeding-fines/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/shinshouhitsubatsubutton.jpegShinShouHitsuBatsuButtonCall your reps and tell them to press the “justice” button.2020-01-30T06:11:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/27/a-fabled-foray-into-interactive-fiction/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/redapple.pngRedApple2020-01-27T22:50:56+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/26/the-damage-a-jade-can-do/2020-01-27T03:37:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/22/the-cruellest-cheat/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/jikogimanasa.jpgJiKoGiManAsa2020-01-23T04:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/19/talking-through-your-hat/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/011920-kotobank-zukin.jpg011920 Kotobank Zukinhttps://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/011920-zukin.jpg011920 Zukinhttps://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/011920-amigasa.jpg011920 Amigasa2020-01-20T04:43:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/15/all-times-as-one-and-now/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/ikenissetsukin.jpgIKenISsetsuKin2020-01-16T02:45:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/25/tis-the-season/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/shirishiyokugaki.jpgShiRiShiYokuGaKiA picture of that story, from this Buddhist dictionary.2020-01-14T02:49:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/08/sometimes-the-baby-poops-when-you-want-to-nap/2020-01-14T02:45:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/13/kotowaza-296-doc/2020-01-13T05:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/08/the-scarecrows-final-blade/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/shidenissenjetto.pngShiDenISsenJettoTop results on instagram for #紫電一閃 give us a modern update of the lightning-fast sword2020-01-09T05:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/05/treating-shallow-as-if-it-were-deep/2020-01-06T04:40:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2020/01/01/and-the-leaves-that-are-green/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/nennenmanga.jpgNenNenMangaHere seen quoted in 『応天の門』(Outen no mon), an obscure manga about early Heian court politicking2020-01-02T04:35:50+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/29/fly-me-home-country-winds/2019-12-30T13:25:57+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/22/when-true-seeing-exfoliates/2019-12-23T05:19:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/19/a-stitch-in-time-of-crisis/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ichibatsuhyakkai.pngIchiBatsuHyaKkaiBut is it a finishing move? We’ll have to see.2019-12-19T05:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/15/the-hobbit-of-peppers/2019-12-16T05:02:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/11/what-about-stitch-seizen/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/riroflowchart.jpegRiRoFlowchartThe big picture is easy; the hard part is deciding what real-world considerations belong in which step of the flowchart2019-12-12T03:53:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/14/magic-monday-ai-magic-7/2019-12-10T20:13:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/04/when-debate-club-has-fewer-rules-than-fight-club/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/kenkengakugaku.jpegKenKenGakuGakuA more polite and honest version of Kitsune News2019-12-05T04:11:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/12/01/when-the-bones-are-bad/2019-12-01T18:15:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/11/27/what-was-i-saying-ah-yes/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kanwakyuudaibake.jpegKanWaKyuuDaiBakeOne of the “scene change” panels from the original Bakemonogatari anime2019-11-28T03:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/11/24/giving-trash-the-bird/2019-11-25T04:14:42+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/11/20/sal-mirabilis/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/hakuinboushoushuu.jpgHakuInBouShouShuuNot a Japanese example, but too topical to pass up.2019-11-21T00:30:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/11/17/a-midden-of-lucre/2019-11-18T04:57:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/11/13/in-truth-im-feeling-feint/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/kyokyoigo.jpgKyoKyoIGoJust a regular newspaper Go puzzle2019-11-14T04:40:38+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/11/10/the-evillest-nom/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/tewokamareru.gifTeWoKamareru2019-11-11T04:51:54+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/11/06/see-also-obstruction-of-justice/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/shoukootaku.pngShouKoOtakuAn amusing presentation that alludes to a certain Sci-Fi anime, from this random blog.2019-11-07T04:43:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/11/03/not-even-jackalopes-please/2019-11-04T03:21:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/30/what-you-dont-know-can-kill-you/2019-10-31T01:51:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/27/everyone-knows-they-prefer-accordions/2019-10-28T04:00:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/23/power-is-small-things-in-large-numbers/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ichiryuumanbaishin.jpgIchiRyuuManBaiShin2019-10-24T03:43:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/21/magic-monday-ai-magic-8/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/ai-spells-used.pngAI Spells UsedColor-coded by week. What a trip it's been!2019-10-22T03:30:11+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/20/from-a-land-before-credit/2019-10-21T01:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/16/an-open-heart-in-your-pocket/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/kyoshintankaishin.jpgKyoShinTanKai no KokoroThe name of a band that, it seems, performed at a Nagoya bar called Tight Rope in the fall of 2015.2019-10-17T03:32:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/13/hot-air-cold-air/2019-10-16T00:55:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2017/04/23/gigo/2019-10-12T18:10:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/09/sorry-about-all-the-words/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/bougentazaipeko.pngBouGenTaZaiPeko2019-10-10T03:11:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/07/magic-monday-ai-magic-6/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/deku-greater-flick.gifDeku Greater FlickSide effects may include: sore muscles, bleeding, shattered bones, supervillain attention, tear-jets, and bitter rivalries with childhood friends2019-10-08T02:57:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/06/the-softest-immolation/2019-10-07T02:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/10/02/a-garde-for-vants/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/zanshinhondana.jpgZanShinHonDana2019-10-03T03:14:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/30/magic-monday-ai-magic-5/2019-10-01T03:59:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/29/when-nothing-sticks/2019-09-29T18:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/25/the-actual-cruelest-month/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/shousouretsujitsukishou.jpgShouSouRetsuJitsuKiShouApparently also the common name of this badge design for public prosecutors.2019-09-26T03:30:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/23/magic-monday-ai-magic-4/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/naruto-shield-of-farts.jpgNaruto Shield of FartsMagic!2019-09-24T02:59:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/22/blue-sea-red-cliffs-pale-blue-dot/2019-09-22T21:07:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/18/keeping-the-mood-and-the-pocket-light/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/keihakutanshoujo.jpgKeiHakuTanShouJoThe watch, or the woman? You decide! (Actually it’s from an ad for Skagen “hybrid smartwatches.” So… yeah, you decide.)2019-09-19T03:12:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/16/magic-monday-ai-magic-3/2019-09-17T02:51:35+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/15/like-borrowing-a-cup/2019-09-15T17:12:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/11/gettin-biblical-before-the-match/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/kinkontankou.jpgKinKonTanKouMiners wearing fundoshi in a northern Kyushu coal mine in 1947; source.2019-09-11T20:38:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/09/magic-monday-ai-magic-2/2019-09-09T20:20:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/02/magic-monday-ai-magic-1/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/sundeath.jpgSunDeath2019-09-09T20:10:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/08/the-fish-not-taken/2019-09-09T03:37:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/04/on-the-up-and-up-and-away/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/risshinmahou.jpgRisshinMahouThis very odd MTG card seems to read the characters more literally as a sort of resurrection.2019-09-04T19:56:10+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/09/01/a-flaw-for-lions/2019-09-02T03:41:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/28/feet-of-clay-tongue-of-wood/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/kinkoubokuzetsubokutaku.jpgKinKouBokuZetsuBokuTakuThe original social-media influencer2019-08-28T18:38:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/21/yeets-and-shoots-leaves/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/hyappatsuissatsu.jpgHyaPpatsuISsatsuA book about how to become infallible by proactively causing your predictions to come true. A positive spin on the Texas sharpshooter fallacy, perhaps.2019-08-21T16:35:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/18/wagahai-wa-sam-de-aru/2019-08-18T17:47:54+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/14/get-out-of-the-blazing-heat/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/ententamatama.jpegEnTenTamaTamaPicture this, except as a human personality2019-08-15T03:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/13/magic-monday-the-sword-of-eternal-guard/2019-08-13T04:01:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/11/more-comfortable-than-a-high-horse/2019-08-11T14:22:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/06/child-development-the-self-propelled-tomato/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/desert-rain-frog.jpgDesert Rain Frog2019-08-06T15:50:22+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/08/04/as-opposed-to-strawberry-fields/2019-08-05T03:34:53+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/07/31/the-natural-state-of-heroes/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/hiroukonpaimahou.jpgHiRouKonPaiMaHou2019-07-31T23:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/07/28/a-tip-for-an-umbrella/2019-07-28T22:58:56+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/07/24/an-iceberg-of-detergent/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/07/senzaiishikijung.jpgSenZaiIShikiJungIcebergs were common. 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Koufukuji AshuraThe Asura statue at Kohfukuji Temple (興福寺) in Nara2019-05-09T02:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/05/05/maybe-they-should-make-salmon-streamers/2019-05-06T03:43:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/05/01/the-last-refuge-of-the-incompetent/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bougyakuhidoudemo.jpeg•ÄŒR‘®‘ߕ߁^•ÄŒRŠî’n‘O‚ōR‹cW‰From this 2016 article about a rape and murder committed by a former US serviceman in Okinawa2019-05-01T13:29:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/05/08/not-a-photographic-memory-but-a-typeset-one/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/hakurankyoukihikari.jpegHakuRanKyouKiHikariNot pictured: the remembering2019-04-30T18:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/05/15/zen-and-the-art-of-shining-a-footlight/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/kyakkashoukosoroi.pngKyaKkaShouKoSoroiA poem by Fujimoto Kouhou extolling the existential calm that comes of neatly lining up your footwear when you take it 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title of a DVD box set from comedy duo Bananaman2019-04-17T15:42:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/04/16/social-progress/2019-04-16T04:04:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/04/14/worse-than-the-hounds-of-tindalos/2019-04-15T03:04:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/04/10/not-a-vital-value-%e5%91%b3/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/wakeisadou.jpgWaKeiSaDouFrom this fluff piece on the Skylark Times site2019-04-10T18:25:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/04/17/busy-lake/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/bijireikuhihan.jpgBiJiReiKuHiHanThere’s a blogger out there who really doesn’t like Abe’s policies.2019-04-10T16:32:57+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/04/07/neither-the-long-nor-the-short-of-it/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/sen-ni-tasuki.jpgSen ni TasukiIt’s that white strip.2019-04-07T22:03:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/04/03/in-honor-of-the-coming-era/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/gaikoujireijiisan.jpgGaiKouJiReiJiisanImage search results included this generic “diplomat”2019-04-04T01:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/03/31/long-before-tezuka-or-dazai/2019-04-01T03:59:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/03/27/kackling/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/kakagif.gifKaKaGif2019-03-27T16:52:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/03/24/this-kotowaza-brought-to-you-by-ed-sheeran/2019-03-24T21:29:50+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/03/17/butter-no-steel-yes/2019-03-24T21:25:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/03/19/pride-cometh/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/nankoukumajou.jpgNanKouKumaJouKumamoto Castle, which bills itself as Japan’s most 難攻不落 fortification.2019-03-19T18:03:19+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2012/02/27/creation-legend-retold-from-the-amsa-of-ya-khem-family/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/02/legend-s.jpgLegendArt by Ryan Armand (kiwisbybeat.com)2019-03-16T18:16:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2019/03/13/seal-up-your-lips-and-give-no-words/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/tagonmuyousagi.jpgTaGonMuYoUsagiThe rabbit’s name is Shouta (翔太)? 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soon as they figure out who's leading, expect the meanest waltz that was ever cut. Source.2016-04-17T02:24:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/04/17/clowns-to-the-left-of-me-jokers-to-the-right/2016-04-17T00:54:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/04/20/telling-it-like-it-do-be/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/zezehihiinshoku.jpgZeZeHiHiInShoku2016-04-12T17:21:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/04/13/if-you-die-in-a-dream-do-you-wake-up/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/04/suiseidoitsu.jpgSuiSeiDoiTsu2016-04-12T17:12:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/04/10/a-stance-askance/2016-04-10T04:57:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/04/04/magic-monday-in-tribal-tal-ground-grasp-at-you/2016-04-05T03:14:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/04/03/just-the-right-number-of-cooks/2016-04-03T03:41:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/31/a-gop-parable-on-neighborliness/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/jesus-facepalm.jpgJesus Facepalm2016-04-01T02:14:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/04/06/you-get-what-you-do-so-do-wisely/2016-03-30T03:38:10+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/27/i-never-look-back-darling/2016-03-27T04:57:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/25/pen-and-paper-rpg-thoughts-an-unlock-campaign/2016-03-25T16:03:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/21/magic-monday-a-cult-classic/2016-03-22T01:46:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/30/purple-mountain-majesties-brightly-shining-streams/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/sanshisuimeishot.jpegSanShiSuiMeiShot2016-03-18T02:30:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/23/gori-in-the-mist/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/gorilosea.jpgGoRiLoSea2016-03-17T18:10:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/17/a-gop-parable-on-strategies-and-consequences/2016-03-17T15:23:16+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/20/juggling-for-a-rainy-day/2016-03-14T04:42:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/13/if-ive-told-you-once/2016-03-13T14:32:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/10/a-gop-parable-on-teaching-mercy/2016-03-10T19:15:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/16/do-what-i-say-say-what-i-do/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/genkouhorton.gifGenKouHorton2016-03-08T19:25:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/09/the-wise-prince-changes-his-panther/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/abehyouhen.gifABeHyouHen2016-03-07T02:59:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/06/fashion-victim-food-victim/2016-03-07T03:09:53+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/04/a-gop-parable-taxman-cometh/2016-03-04T04:46:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/29/magic-monday-umbrella-enchanting/2016-03-01T01:29:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/28/go-west-young-man/2016-02-28T13:54:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/22/magic-monday-the-greatest-needs-the-greatest-gifts/2016-02-22T18:10:36+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/04/magic-monday-end-of-semester-anxiety-version/2016-02-22T15:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/21/and-all-for-want-of-a-horseshoe-nail/2016-02-21T06:00:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/23/a-gop-parable-the-widows-offering/2016-02-21T03:38:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/19/mama-no-more/2016-02-19T18:56:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/03/02/a-super-interesting-yojijukugo/2016-02-17T18:28:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/24/its-my-way-did-you-expect-an-or/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/ittetsu.jpgIttetsu2016-02-17T17:46:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/15/magic-monday-now-you-see-it/2016-02-16T01:52:05+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/14/forte-vs-foible-for-fiercely-forceful-fencing/2016-02-14T06:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/08/magic-monday-seeing-the-unseen-smelling-the-unsmelled/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/feminineclearherald.giffeminineclearherald2016-02-09T02:50:31+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/07/bogwood-blooming/2016-02-07T19:24:34+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/31/extrapolator-extraordinaire/2016-01-31T17:00:05+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/17/whos-a-good-boy/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/onkoukenseki.jpgOnKouKenSeki2016-01-28T04:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/10/the-family-business/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/reiblink.gifReiBlink2016-01-28T04:21:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/02/03/the-existential-chaos-of-tide-comes-in-tide-goes-out/2016-01-24T21:46:43+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/24/darker-than-black-is-not-a-sequel/2016-01-24T07:22:31+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/20/a-scene-in-every-horror-movie-ever/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/anchuunoneko.jpgDIGITAL CAMERADIGITAL CAMERA2016-01-20T15:14:54+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/19/more-words-more-mamas/2016-01-18T21:20:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/18/magic-monday-a-spell-for-finding-nemo/2016-01-18T18:32:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/06/02/607/2016-01-17T18:29:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/27/an-apple-a-day-may-help/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/01/ishokushake.gifIShokuShake2016-01-17T06:54:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/17/star-trek-reboot-reference/2016-01-12T05:11:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/04/magic-monday-um-i-like-your-nose/2016-01-05T03:29:22+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/03/baby-steps-to-victory/2016-01-03T21:32:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/01/some-thoughts-on-resolutions/2016-01-01T23:22:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/06/four-more-seasons-another-year/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/hnafmi-itonaga-cover.jpgHNAFMI Itonaga Cover2015-12-29T20:25:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/30/boars-aint-boring/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/chototsumoushingirlimg.jpgChoTotsuMouShinGirlImg2015-12-29T16:33:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/27/1481/2015-12-28T01:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/23/much-more-acceptable-than-never-sleeping-never-eating/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/fuminfukyuu-terada.jpgFuMinFuKyuu Terada2015-12-22T17:48:42+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/20/i-wonder-what-his-kids-thought-though/2015-12-20T05:46:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/14/magic-monday-put-yourself-into-your-work/2015-12-14T04:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/16/crossing-ts-and-dotting-eyes/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/garyoutensei.gifgaryoutensei2015-12-13T19:20:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/13/batman-in-a-town-without-birdman/2015-12-13T18:48:31+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/06/fortunately-this-blog-is-a-complete-auteur-project/2015-12-10T05:40:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2016/01/08/clues/2015-12-10T05:38:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/30/magic-monday-they-found-not-a-heart-within-the-beast/2015-12-10T05:15:38+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/18/vanishing-point/2015-12-09T03:34:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/11/at-first/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/legend-s.jpglegend-s2015-12-09T00:59:10+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/07/magic-monday-taiko-telecommunication/2015-12-08T04:14:43+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/25/or-can-a-dog-be-french/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/blank-husky.pngBlank HuskyYes, but can a cat haz cheezburger? Oh, I crack me up.https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/kushiohno.jpgKuShiOhNoCAN I HAVE A BUDDHIST NATURE? OH NOES! [Source]2015-12-07T19:03:53+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/29/play-i/2015-12-07T19:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/02/1321/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/taishoku-taishou.jpgTaiShoku Taishou2015-12-07T19:03:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/03/four-mamas-three-ducks/2015-12-06T04:55:22+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/12/09/breathing-the-blues/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/12/jnxhnfk.gifjnxhnFk2015-12-05T05:11:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/27/on-canine-tautologies/2015-11-29T00:15:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/23/magic-monday-a-breath-of-strong-air/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/tenzin-air-blast.pngTenzin Air Blast2015-11-23T04:18:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/24/the-tragedy-at-panera/2015-11-22T18:42:29+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/22/now-im-caught-on-the-phrase-ear-spoon/2015-11-22T14:30:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/19/thoughts-on-toddler-cognitive-development-part-3/2015-11-18T07:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/18/is-this-where-i-snark-about-apple-products/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/wolfinsheepclothing.jpgWolfInSheepClothingAn over-literal rendition, borrowed from this Korean website... which I can't read at all.2015-11-14T21:09:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/14/a-tale-of-computer-renewal/2015-11-14T18:53:46+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/09/magic-monday-hiatus-announcement/2015-11-09T16:44:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/15/thats-what-she-said/2015-11-08T02:59:47+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/08/because-when-i-get-angry-even-flies-dont-dare-to-fly/2015-11-07T19:56:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/07/things-to-do-with-spell-slots/2015-11-07T15:33:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/11/enjoy-it-while-it-lasts/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/hiyoritrain.jpgHiyoriTrainWith the brightly-colored one-car train, this shot just SCREAMS "rural Japan" at me.2015-11-04T15:23:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/04/super-deep/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/landofnue38182e381aae3819fe381aee884b3e58685.jpglandofnuあなたの脳内From a cute little "maker" (found here) that takes text strings and spits out the supposed contents of your brain based on your name. As you can see, "landofnu" is primarily concerned with study and unrequited love sandwiching a layer of games. Surprisingly close, really.2015-11-04T09:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/01/always-look-on-the-bright-side-of-life-whistling/2015-11-02T04:52:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/23/on-spicing-up-your-dungeon-crawl-with-sensory-output/2015-11-01T22:10:01+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/11/02/magic-monday-i-will-knot-be-ensorceled/2015-11-01T21:23:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/28/the-mind-a-mirror-the-will-like-water/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/meikyousakebi.jpgMeiKyouSakebiLOOK AT HOW UTTERLY PLACID WE ARE! (Source; a Chinese fan of things Japanese.)2015-10-26T03:25:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/25/but-wouldnt-a-forest-be-a-mountains-cover/2015-10-25T04:57:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/23/another-thought-on-toddler-cognitive-development/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/catdog.jpgcatdog2015-10-24T03:46:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/25/a-thought-on-toddler-cognitive-development/2015-10-24T02:57:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/21/you-have-good-lumber-for-this-job/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/tekizaitekisho.jpgTekiZaiTekiShoIt's a book! A book that... shows itself on its own cover!?2015-10-22T00:58:42+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/19/magic-monday-iron-shirt/2015-10-20T02:53:38+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/18/the-danger-of-mouth-sweat/2015-10-17T15:59:59+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/14/a-single-turn-of-the-heart-machine/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/shinkiittensaseruuta.jpgShinKiItTenSaseruUtaThe image for... an internet-radio channel? - of songs that supposedly can help you achieve 心機一転.2015-10-14T15:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/11/cf-%e9%a3%9b%e9%be%8d%e6%98%87%e5%a4%a9%e7%a0%b4-hiryuu-shouten-ha/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/ranma-hiryuushoutenha.jpgRanma HiRyuuShouTenHaAh, yes, the post title is the name of a high-level (non-real) martial arts move in the Ranma 1/2 manga.2015-10-12T02:45:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/07/round-em-up/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/pic-ichimoedajin.jpgPic-IchiMoeDaJinThe name, it seems, of an event? At a gay bar?2015-10-07T13:48:47+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/12/magic-monday-an-enchantment-for-elm-street/2015-10-05T03:30:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/05/magic-monday-the-pinnacle-of-anti-faerie-tech/2015-10-05T02:49:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/10/04/an-autumn-all-the-more-lovely-for-being-free-of-raiders-from-the-north/2015-10-04T16:36:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/30/theres-no-sense-crying-over-every-mistake-you-just-keep-on-trying-til-you-run-out-of-cake/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/pic-shikouka.jpgPic-ShiKouKaShe double-blinded me with repeated controlled trials! Or she lost her graduated flask. One of those.2015-09-30T12:15:31+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/28/magic-monday-what-would-you-do-for-a-klondike-bar/2015-09-28T23:52:42+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/23/what-goes-up-must-come-down/2015-09-23T13:46:19+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/16/and-all-the-heat-in-the-universe-is-gonna-coooool-doooown/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/chioninbell.jpgChionInBellBells like this one, at Chion-In in Kyoto. Apparently the largest bell. Source.2015-09-21T15:28:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/20/the-gods-help-those-who-dont-bug-them/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tatarigami.jpgtatarigamiAshitaka, what was I JUST talking about? [Source.]2021-08-30T03:20:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/13/be-the-change-you-want-to-see-in-the-world-even-if-its-only-pocket-change/2015-09-14T01:17:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/09/can-you-see-the-road-ahead/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/turngloves.jpegTurnGlovesSupposedly Amazon (in Japan, at least) has high hopes for this product - turn-signal gloves. Source: a blatant ad that has taken the shape of a news article but should fool nobody. Also note how the light looks like an "L" and would probably take a while for drivers to parse if they saw it at night on the road.2015-09-15T12:36:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/07/magic-monday-the-nuclear-option/2015-09-07T14:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/06/the-blood-doesnt-fall-far-from-the-tree/2015-09-08T11:54:53+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/09/02/all-the-feels-all-the-grudges/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/tajoutakonhyoumen.jpgTaJouTaKonHyouMenAlso the title of a story by Ozaki Kouyou, a Meiji-era writer and mentor of Izumi Kyouka, whom I'm actually incidentally researching right now.2015-09-02T14:18:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/30/dont-bee-sad/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/japanese-giant-hornet.jpgJapanese-Giant-HornetThat's a hand, not a face... but you know what? Close enough! Far too close, in fact! [Source]2015-08-30T05:24:54+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/26/likeaflash/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/denkou-okonomi.jpgDenkou OkonomiSo all the top results of the image search were for this oddly hamburger-shaped okonomiyaki. I'm sure there's a perfectly reasonable explanation somewhere.2015-08-25T01:56:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/24/a-use-for-a-pixie-crown/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pic-flowerbeard.jpgPic-FlowerBeardWhatever works for you, really. Source.2015-08-24T18:49:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/23/not-at-all-like-pi-day-plus-shemini-atzeret/2015-08-24T03:20:42+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/05/a-yojijukugo-for-spiders/2015-08-19T18:55:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/19/i-didnt-think-so/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/pbinconceivable.jpgPBInconceivableI nearly went with an un-captioned picture of Vizzini giving more of a sly grin, but this version is a bit less obscure.2015-08-19T14:16:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/16/give-me-a-pass-at-cave-pass/2015-08-20T15:07:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/12/pros-and-cons-merits-and-demerits-ayes-and-byes/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/inyouwheel.pngInYouWheelSure; why not?2015-08-12T02:31:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/11/magic-monday-moving-monday-travel-tuesday/2015-08-12T00:42:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/09/urgent-news-straight-from-the-source/2015-08-09T22:05:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/08/02/shutting-the-something-door-after-the-something-has-escaped/2015-08-02T21:44:38+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/27/magic-monday-how-bout-the-power-to-kill-a-yak-from-200-yards-away-with-mind-bullets/2015-07-27T19:59:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/26/it-turns-out-my-greatest-foe-is-coffee-tables/2015-07-26T06:21:35+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/29/battou-jutsu-and-the-gordion-knot/2015-07-30T04:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/22/blackout/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/zengofukakuzou.jpgZenGoFuKakuZouMan, you'll wish you could remember this in the morning. This image was the second result on image search. Source.2015-07-22T01:50:12+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/21/small-warmth/2015-07-21T02:27:12+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/20/magic-monday-a-utilitarian-charm-for-certain-professions/2015-07-21T01:24:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/17/children-of-an-elder-god-campaign-core/2015-07-17T20:37:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/15/a-full-year/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/hounenrestaurant.jpgHouNenRestaurantThis compound seems to have been used as the name of a number of restaurants or "snack bars." This picture, from this blog, was the top result.2015-07-15T20:07:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/12/bad-x-great-good/2015-07-12T17:36:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/08/a-tidy-little-post/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/seiritontshirt.jpgSeiriTonTShirtThe joke is that the character 豚 (buta, "pig") can also be pronounced ton. A T-shirt design found on this website.2015-07-07T18:24:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/13/magic-monday-bannmes-song/2015-07-06T20:56:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/05/teach-them-the-bite-test-perhaps/2015-07-06T13:53:56+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/07/01/primum-mobile/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/girlforce.jpgGirlForceMy wife suggested Darth Vader, with his political power and free hand with the Force, as an example of this phrase. I did an image search and found... girl Vader. There's a video, but it's an ad so I'm going with the still.2015-07-01T03:59:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/29/magic-monday-introduction-to-physical-magic/2015-06-29T17:28:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/28/for-those-of-you-who-liked-this-post-better-before-reading-it/2015-06-29T03:45:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/06/a-sliding-scale-of-stabbing/2015-06-26T18:50:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/24/in-the-dark-twice-over/2015-06-24T15:10:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/23/a-trick-of-the-light/2015-06-23T04:03:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/15/magic-monday-an-now-for-a-multi-function-air-mobility-spell/2015-06-23T04:01:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/21/wiggle-roll-crawl-stand-walk-run-olympic-gymnast/2015-06-21T20:40:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/17/no-title-necessary-you-can-tell-what-this-is-already/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/obviouslypigeon.jpegobviouslypigeonIt turns out that "pidgeon" used to be a correct spelling, but yes, these days it should be "pigeon." I still find this picture amusing and appropriate for the post.2015-06-17T01:53:30+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/14/not-enough-data-to-work-out-how-or-if-souls-scale-with-size-though/2015-06-14T21:00:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/10/runrise-runset-runrise-runset-swiftly-go-the-years/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/norihei-touhonseisou.jpgNorihei TouHonSeiSouIt's (part of) the title of a pair of books, too! I don't know what they're about. Source.2015-06-10T22:09:03+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/07/your-choice-on-a-rock-or-in-a-brier/2015-06-07T13:28:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/03/the-mysterious-ways-of-gods-and-demons/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/byoubotsu.jpgByouBotsuThis cat is doing a pretty good job of illustrating the phrase. Picture courtesy of my sister. 8^)2015-06-03T02:22:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/06/01/protect-your-home-with-spare-animal-bits/2015-06-01T22:01:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/31/the-esoteric-meaning-of-nice-weather/2015-05-31T17:35:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/27/how-an-undamped-system-is-like-the-dampest-system/2015-05-28T14:08:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/25/magic-monday-gravestone-version-for-american-memorial-day/2015-05-26T02:33:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/24/the-warm-and-friendly-heart-of-a-fish/2015-05-24T15:45:40+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/21/technically-this-post-includes-all-the-other-posts-i-will-ever-have-made/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/universe.jpgShinRaBanShou?If you get this, give yourself 50 nerd points. If you look it up just so you get it, give yourself 100 nerd points. Source: Crunchyroll via Google Image Search.2015-05-21T05:37:17+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/11/magic-monday-mothers-day-version/2015-05-19T18:09:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/19/magic-monday-thaumaturgic-tuesday-theyre-the-faces-of-the-stranger-but-we-love-to-try-them-on/2015-05-19T18:08:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/18/just-lettin-things-flow/2015-05-18T22:07:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/13/it-helps-that-she-didnt-need-to-deal-with-year-long-leases/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/moubosen.jpgMouBoSenNot sure how they're supposed to have fit in their house anyway. Source.2015-05-13T19:21:05+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/10/once-a-sparrow-always-a-sparrow/2015-05-11T02:37:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/05/26/who-hunts-a-deer/2025-08-31T17:46:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/06/but-do-you-have-to-be-on-a-horse-for-it-to-count/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/05/ikki-tousen-great-guardians.jpgIkki-Tousen-Great-GuardiansAlso the name of a manga and anime series! “Based on” the Romance of the Three Kingdoms! Actually about nearly-naked schoolgirls (and less-naked guys) beating each other up! You would not believe how long it took to find an image clean enough to use! Source!2015-05-06T14:02:03+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/08/ode-of-the-battle-poet/2015-05-02T15:49:23+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/03/once-a-three-year-old-always-a-three-year-old/2015-05-02T15:44:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/21/if-you-dont-study-grammar-you-wont-be-able-to-confuse-yourself-with-it/2015-05-01T14:06:50+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/05/01/friday-forge-term-project-break-version/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/forge-043015.pngForge 043015I've linked this before, but here's where you can find it: I just used the basic "Forge" option.2015-05-01T02:08:24+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/30/on-the-playground/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/dodgeball-s.jpgdodgeball-s"Robbie caught the second ball in his off-hand, and smiled." Illustration by Ryan Armand.2015-05-07T14:15:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/29/kindred-spirits-thrown-together/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/minions.jpgMinionsPlease take a moment to consider these minions. They are adorable. Proof: my wife adores them.2015-04-30T01:04:46+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/07/02/the-tomb-kings-people/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/comic-3wordphrase-barskel.gif3WP Barbarian (http://threewordphrase.com/barbarian.htm)From Three Word Phrasehttps://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/07/pic-tombking.jpgPic-TombKingDramatic art from http://meanwhilebackinthedungeon.tumblr.com/ 2015-04-29T01:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/27/magic-monday-the-sounding-dark/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/miyuflute.gifMiyuFluteI lifted the image from here using Google image search; I don't know where they got it.2015-04-27T14:37:22+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/26/on-malicious-napping/2015-04-30T01:39:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/22/otherwise-theyll-just-make-do-with-some-energetic-jumping-apparently/2015-04-22T05:49:55+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/20/magic-monday-hearing-is-believing/2015-04-20T15:54:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/19/what-if-you-have-your-back-to-the-future/2015-04-19T21:23:18+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/15/three-weeks-until-the-semester-ends-how-are-you-doing/2015-04-14T23:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/14/magic-monday-double-illumination/2015-04-14T06:26:19+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/13/has-your-son-married-a-mouse/2015-04-13T15:36:05+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/08/you-can-lead-a-field-to-water-but-you-cant-hang-on/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/04/comic-qwantz-totc.pngComic-Qwantz-TotCThe irreproducible Dinosaur Comics! By Ryan North!2015-04-08T11:34:14+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/06/magic-monday-finally-a-spell/2015-04-07T02:36:29+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/05/cf-every-karaoke-party-ever/2015-04-05T14:45:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/04/01/the-best-kind-of-day-to-have/2015-04-02T12:04:25+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/30/magic-monday-introduction-to-yaosc/2015-03-31T03:00:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/29/for-example-some-day-i-might-be-good-at-this-japanese-stuff/2015-03-29T17:34:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/25/do-what-i-dont-do-not-what-i-do/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/worldsbestfatherstirfry.jpgWorldsBestFatherStirFryThis guy! He makes some pretty cute pictures, actually.2015-03-25T14:56:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/24/magic-monday-undoing-part-2ing/2015-03-24T07:27:32+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/22/voiceless-it-cries-wingless-flutters-toothless-bites-mouthless-mutters/2015-03-22T14:35:57+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/18/make-like-a-perfect-square-and-scram/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/sanjuurokkei-seals.jpgSanJuuRokKei SealsThere, that should answer all your questions quite nicely.2015-03-18T03:33:21+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/17/magic-monday-undoing/2015-03-17T05:23:29+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/15/tiger-ventured-tiger-gained/2015-03-18T16:02:54+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/11/how-much-tongue/2015-03-11T05:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/09/magic-monday-governed-by-skills/2015-03-09T15:30:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/08/try-walking-a-mile-in-these-shoes/2015-03-08T02:33:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/04/even-uniquer-yes-i-know-that-thats-not-a-word/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/03/kzzgcoverpic.jpgkzzgcoverpicApparently this phrase is the title of an opening theme for the Dragonball anime. It seems fitting.2015-03-03T08:20:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/02/magic-monday-opening-thoughts/2015-03-02T21:24:07+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/03/01/no-spoonfuls-of-sugar-for-you-today/2015-03-01T03:22:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/26/the-melodious-rap-saga-of-slimy-nim/2015-02-25T14:42:45+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/25/epoch-marking-uniqueness/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/arabusupuringu.jpgArab Spring HeadlinesA serious example for once - my usual image search turned up this picture of an article about the Arab Spring.2015-02-22T19:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/22/literally-half-the-plot-of-the-tale-of-genji/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/shoujimary.jpgShoujiMarySource. The joke is that the name "Mary" (メアリー) sounds like 目あり. So there's an ear at the wall and Mary at the door.2015-02-22T17:18:41+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/18/blang-blang-blang/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/endlessbarrel.pngEndlessBarrelYes, this is self-referential; there wasn't anything good coming out of Google Image Search on this one. Picture stolen from El Goonish Shive and altered slightly.2015-02-18T19:44:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/15/on-achieving-clarity/2015-02-15T22:39:46+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/11/on-upside-down-trees/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/honmatsubanana.jpgHonMatsuBananaA dramatization of what happens inside your head when you do this, I guess. Source.2015-02-08T20:39:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/08/emeralds-to-a-sea-cucumber-platinum-to-a-moose/2015-02-07T15:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/09/25/directions-part-iv/2015-02-04T16:18:10+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/09/08/directions-part-ii/2015-02-04T16:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/04/how-to-make-of-yourself-an-evening-vessel/2015-02-04T14:18:52+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/05/other-heavens/2015-02-04T08:14:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/02/01/precocity/2015-02-01T17:04:39+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/01/28/a-little-high-a-little-low-any-way-the-wind-blows/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/keion4komamanga14.gifkeion4komamanga14So, uh, one girl's mood is influenced by the day's high temperature; the other's, by the stock market. Source.2015-01-28T17:33:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/01/25/maslow-would-agree/2015-01-25T21:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/01/24/a-quick-link-about-combat-arrowing/2015-01-24T07:09:08+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/01/21/who-knows-white-river/2015-01-18T19:22:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/01/18/for-when-you-just-have-to-say-at-least-it-wasnt/2015-01-18T18:42:20+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/01/08/a-tale-from-clevaria/2015-01-07T01:28:13+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/01/07/ancient-wisdom-about-market-share/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/map-sengokustates.jpgMap-SengokuStatesWarring States era Japan with important demesnes marked. Brought to you courtesy of this economic conspiracy-theory blog, of all things.2015-01-04T21:52:28+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2015/01/04/now/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/pic-2015advice.jpgPic-2015AdviceYou're not going to argue with the best captain, are you?2015-01-03T02:18:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/31/tea-rice-tea-rice/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/nichijousamehand.jpgNichiJouSameHandIn the right context, a robot with a shark hand is 100% completely normal.2014-12-29T21:14:26+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/28/when-luck-sticks/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/garigariatari.jpgGariGariAtariIf you get 当たり, it means you get another popsicle. Hurray!2014-12-29T04:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/24/a-post-a-long-time-in-the-making/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/pic-ensoulifly-hakudragon.jpgPic-ensoulifly-HakuDragonThis amazing piece of 千と千尋の神隠し (Spirited Away) fanart by ensoulifly.2014-12-24T17:37:04+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/17/why-not-%e5%8d%83%e6%ad%b3-im-not-sure-actually/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/umsenzaiichiguu.jpgSenZaiIchiGuu?For some reason, this was one of the top results when I did an image search. From this random blog post about fishing.2014-12-17T18:44:56+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/15/maybe-gene-therapy-some-day/2014-12-15T06:01:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/10/one-years-resolution/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/12/successkidhokki.jpgSuccessKidHokKiI firmly resolve never to eat sand again2014-12-11T02:44:00+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/12/03/like-a-plum/2014-12-03T22:40:11+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/30/in-which-it-turns-out-that-not-all-round-things-are-the-same/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/8_pazdziernika_2005_gliwice_062.jpg8_pazdziernika_2005_gliwice_062Image courtesy of Wikipedia. Look at that wiggly nose!2014-11-27T19:25:27+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/26/our-greatest-foe/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/yudan.jpgYudanFrom this website, apparently part of a series of posts comparing various yojijukugo karuta card sets.2014-11-24T19:47:51+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/23/on-properly-protecting-your-pot/2014-11-23T21:50:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/20/freedom/2014-11-20T07:20:11+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/19/crunchy-on-the-outside-chewy-on-the-inside/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/rotten-tree-trunk.jpgrotten-tree-trunkFound here - a blog post that starts out with a good point about leadership and self-examination... but by the end has devolved into a horrible, bullying Christian screed about how you are hopeless and helpless without Jesus.2014-11-16T14:14:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/14/test-post/2014-11-15T02:07:29+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/14/a-raven-to-a-wren/2014-11-14T05:15:37+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/12/792/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pic-sokunetsu.jpgPic-SokuNetsuTotally cribbed from this now-defunct Russian Japanese-study blog. I have no idea where they got it. A Japanese blog, perhaps.2014-11-12T23:02:58+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/09/my-way-is-the-highway/2014-11-09T19:40:15+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/05/there-is-no-say-there-is-only-do/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/fugenjikkoudiagram.gifFuGenJiKkouDiagramA helpful diagram! (Source)2014-11-05T23:29:09+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/11/02/mochiya-knows-best/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/pic-mochitsuki.jpgPic-MochitsukiMochi-making!2014-11-02T21:40:44+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/10/29/but-what-if-you-have-both-a-sword-and-a-pen/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/brushfighter.jpgBrushfighterFighting with a writing-brush... is doing it wrong.2014-10-30T03:06:43+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/10/23/a-villanelle-in-a-voice/2014-10-23T22:28:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/10/22/some-hard-core-traditional-japanese-culture-in-a-small-convenient-package/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/ichigo.jpgIchiGoThis yojijukugo's become a commercial product too. Picture almost unrelated.2014-10-22T07:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/10/19/from-out-of-the-mouth-of-me-i-grab-at-thee/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pic-mouthinmouth.jpgPic-MouthInMouthLook at that face! Doesn't it just scream "want" to you?2019-05-23T06:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/10/14/thought-of-the-day-baby-arms/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/monsterarmboy.jpgMonsterArmBoyHuzzah!...?2014-10-14T22:24:42+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.com/2014/10/15/all-four-of-them/https://landofnu.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/10/pic-kidoairaku.gifPic-KiDoAiRakuFrom this "motivation life hackers" blog2014-10-12T19:53:06+00:00monthlyhttps://landofnu.comdaily1.02025-08-31T18:03:51+00:00