Tag Archives: ことわざ

…and fruit flies like a banana?

Posted on August 24, 2014 by Confanity

This is one of my more favorite and more commonly quoted kotowaza. I’m not sure how it took me so long to get around to it. Time flies, I guess. 8^D 光陰矢の如し(Kouin ya no gotoshi; “Light and shadow are like … Continue reading →

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Not the monkey’s paw; that’s very different

Posted on August 17, 2014 by Confanity

A new semester will be beginning soon. (Wish me luck in keeping up with my posting schedule!) Recently I went to a welcome lunch for the new Masters students in our department. One, from China, told me about a Chinese … Continue reading →

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