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  1. 缶切り (kankiri): can openner, but the literal translation is can cutter

    Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 20:39:44 UTC from web
    1. @mushi
      > kan means can
      Nice.

      Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 20:42:33 UTC from social.heldscal.la
      1. @lambadalambda @mushi https://twitter.com/sehnng/status/581564693678039040

        Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 20:43:52 UTC from freezepeach.xyz
        1. @hakui @mushi https://social.heldscal.la/attachment/195245

          Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 20:49:11 UTC from social.heldscal.la
      2. @lambadalambda @mushi @hakui Reminds me of 煙草/たばこ (tobacco) and 亜米利加/アメリカ (America).

        Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 21:24:27 UTC from gs.kawa-kun.com
        1. @takeFluffle Puffakenji @mushi @lambadalambda though the former actually has meaning ("smoking grass") while the latter is just a transliteration..

          Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 21:26:16 UTC from freezepeach.xyz
          1. @hakui @mushi @lambadalambda Ever get the feeling that 隼 (はやぶさ) should be a combination of 早 and something else?  Or that 湖 (みずうみ) should be 水海?

            Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 21:28:03 UTC from gs.kawa-kun.com
            1. @takegrapeakenji @mushi @lambadalambda 掌 is literally 手の平

              Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 21:29:19 UTC from freezepeach.xyz
            2. @takebatcaveakenji 水海 would be more intuitive indeed

              Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 21:31:05 UTC from web
            3. @takegrapeakenji @hakui @mushi That's what happens when you use a writing system that makes zero sense for you language just because the cool kids on the mainland are using it.

              Thursday, 22-Dec-16 09:43:43 UTC from social.heldscal.la
              1. @lambadalambda @mushi @takeFrankerZakenji いいからいい唐から

                Thursday, 22-Dec-16 18:28:55 UTC from freezepeach.xyz
    2. @mushi samurai_cuts_open_a_can_with_his_wakizashi.webm

      Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 21:47:54 UTC from gs.smuglo.li
    3. @mushi
      > ?
      > ?
      samurai_cuts_open_a_can_with_his_wakizashi.webm

      Wednesday, 21-Dec-16 21:49:39 UTC from gs.smuglo.li