We all want balance in our life right? A balanced person is capable of handling the hard times, self-control, all the good stuff: our diet, work and life, health, finances, emotions, our Qi, even rationality. They all need to be kept in check to maintain order and harmony. Simple right? Easy to say, hard to …
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Brotherhood is a very important part of Japanese culture and has been for centuries. There are many brotherhoods, including the fraternities that you see in Japanese organised crime groups of the yakuza, martial arts groups such as kendo and other samurai-like societies. In these organizations, members pledge to protect one another and uphold traditional values. …
Kate BushのRunning Up That Hill (A Deal With God)はStranger Thingsで使われて３７年ぶりの再ヒットになりました。 すごくないですか。３７年ぶりって？！ なぜストレンジャーシングス曲としてで使われたのか。歌詞はどういう意味合いがあるか。番組とどういう関係しているか。そんな話しをしたいと思います。 Kate Bushの「Running Up That Hill (A Deal With God) 神秘の丘」和訳 “If I only could, I’d be running up that hill. 出来ることならあの丘を駆け登っているわ It doesn’t hurt me. 私を傷つけやしないわ Do you want to feel how it feels? どんな感じか知りたい？ Do you want to know that it doesn’t …
Getting the Japanese symbol for “music” as a tattoo is a popular choice for people who love listening to music. The kanji characters for “music” look like this 音楽. The word is made up of two separate Chinese Characters 音, meaning noise or sound, and 楽 which refers to anything enjoyable. So literally the word …
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Thinking of getting a tattoo for the Japanese symbol or kanji for darkness? Look at this first!
What does Samurai mean in Japanese? Samurai, meaning military and feudal nobility in Japan, is a term with many meanings. It can refer to the warrior class of society, to the code of bushido, or to the use of swords and armour. The word samurai originally meant “those who serve in close attendance to the …
You can understand why a word like “Wisdom” would be a popular choice for getting as a tattoo in Japanese calligraphy. The word wisdom commonly denotes experience, having sound judgment, and discerned actions. While the word is familiar to most people, its uses in various contexts affect its meaning, making it one of the most …
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Under The Bridge 解説動画 レッチリのUnder The Bridgeは街を喩えにして「孤独」を歌った曲です。 Anthony Kiedisが住んでいた街ロサンゼルスを「守り神」「守り女神」のような存在で例えています。「街が見守ってくれている」というような感じで。 あなたもちょっと寂しい時にこういう風に街が「見下ろしている人物・存在」として考えったことないんですか。僕はあります。ひょっとしたらそう考えったことある人多いではないでしょうか。 アンダー・ザ・ブリッジ歌詞和訳 Sometimes I feel like I don’t have a partner 俺には仲間がいないんじゃないかって思う時がある Sometimes I feel like my only friend 俺の友は自分だけだと思う時がある Is the city I live in, the city of angels 唯一の友は、僕の住む「天使の街」だけだと思う事もある Lonely as I am, together we cry こんなに寂しくても、一緒に泣いてくれるんだ。 I drive on her streets この街道で車を走らせる ’cause …
氷 You need to be careful when you want to write the word “ice” as a Japanese word (using Chinese characters) 氷. It is almost identical to the character for water which looks like this 水. One tiny stroke present or absent here makes all the difference. Those seeking the symbol as a tattoo – …
Many people tattoo the word “respect” as a way to express their desire for reverence for themselves or others. The word itself embodies great esteem and establishes social importance, thus, a lot of people want to represent the essence of the word “respect” by marking it in their bodies. No other culture in the modern …
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