Ha, I just came across the footnote no. 7 in the short story 鼴鼠 (Mogera Wogura) by 川上弘美 (Hiromi Kawakami). I suffer from multiple levels of ignorance here - for a start I only knew that 朝顔 literally means morning face, rather than morning glory (the flower). And to go from that to urinal (because of the funnel shape of the flower)... 🤯
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Starting my first 川上弘美 Hiromi Kawakami short story in Japanese, 鼴鼠 (called Mogera Wogura in English, although that's not a direct translation).
It's about 20 pages long, so I'll tell you what I think of it when I finish it in about a year 😁
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Book recommendation:
"Strange Weather in Tokyo" (English)
"El Cielo es Azul la Tierra Blanca" (Spanish)
From: Hiromi Kawakami.
If you like love story, that may be the one for you, trust me. I really loved it.
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Finally finished reading Hiromi Kawakami's novel... with tears in my eyes.
What a beautiful story !
Wish to be like sensei in my final days...
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Having a pleasant reading time with Hiromi Kawakami's ebook with an iced tea...
While it's so damn cold outside
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God...
I'm loving Hiromi Kawakami's book...

Twenty two stars... counting twenty two stars...

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Starting 2023 with more Japanese books to read. Right now with Hiromi Kawakami's "The Sky is Blue, the Earth is White" (Spanish translation).
Wah, I feel related with sensei. 💔 what would Tsukiko have in her mind?

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Another year to start with more Japanese books to read. With Hiromi Kawakami's "El Cielo es Azul, La Tierra Blanca" (Spanish translation, "The Sky is Blue, the Earth is White).
Just the first pages and gives me too much expectations... I'm loving it !

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