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How about a Marshall Field’s?
(There’s a spelling-only pun in here that I didn’t notice until the post was almost entirely written; bear in mind that the Land of Nu sides with those who stand against fascism.) 児孫のために美田を買わず (Jison no tame ni biden wo kawazu; … Continue reading
Posted in Japanese, Kotowaza
Tagged children, corruption, 美田, 西郷隆盛, 買わない, grandchildren, money, posterity, 児孫, 大久保利通
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A midden of lucre
掃き溜めと金持ちは溜まるほど汚い (Hakidame to kanemochi wa tamaru hodo kitanai; “Dunghills and money get dirtier as they accumulate”) Definition: The more money someone has, the more money they want; an increase in wealth tends to bring increasing greed and selfishness rather than … Continue reading
Voiceless it cries, wingless flutters, toothless bites, mouthless mutters
Intro: A kotowaza from old Buddhist Japan, as relevant as ever in postmodern America. 地獄の沙汰も金次第 (Jigoku no sata mo kane shidai; “Even your sentence in hell depends on money”) Definition: “Money is the best lawyer in hell.” “Money talks.” Everything in the … Continue reading
Setting: A Cultural Miscellany for Fair Vickelt
Languages The large part of the Archipelago’s business is conducted in a pidgin tongue called Pata Ila. Every island speaks a different dialect, but in general any one speaker can understand any other. Pata Ila shares a number of points … Continue reading
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Tagged adventure setup, Archipelago, Diarchal, Fair Vickelt, groups, languages, money, setting, Shankhar, time
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