<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></title><description><![CDATA[RSS Feed]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link><image><url>http://direct.ecency.com/logo512.png</url><title>RSS Feed</title><link>http://direct.ecency.com</link></image><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 24 Apr 2026 10:49:53 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/karuta/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[A little about Karuta, a little about Chihayafuru. / Trochę o Karuta, trochę o Chihayafuru. ]]></title><description><![CDATA[Recently he wrote a text about Gintama, changes in Japan and the Shinsengumi in general. Since you like the topic, I'm posting something today. This time I will write a dozen or so sentences about the]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158489/@herosik/a-little-about-karuta-a-little-about-chihayafuru-troche-o-karuta-troche-o-chihayafuru</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-158489/@herosik/a-little-about-karuta-a-little-about-chihayafuru-troche-o-karuta-troche-o-chihayafuru</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-158489]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[herosik]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:33:18 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCDw7zixZR182JbFKvgzJ9YwsFpTVcRaGCmsqhA1unTgpqhqWsrRBDwuMV6YF21bdDyX6k2Qm8A511x8JKUhvCnTjHLQuzEjPdtf3iEREUUX7Qm7fP7UFS2CLsrmPVcegzoBFfgwQsBG2pcppgAsDSzZZvTp?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iroha Karuta 10.2: A Thief's Siesta]]></title><description><![CDATA[In my previous post about the Japanese "Iroha Karuta" playing card game I looked at a common proverb used to illustrate the tenth card in the sequence. The tenth card illustrates the tenth syllable]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/iroha-karuta-10-2-a-thiefs-siesta</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/iroha-karuta-10-2-a-thiefs-siesta</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 21 Aug 2023 14:44:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/3RTd4iuWD6NUYoFYtAS9xnFnJe25x9zZyKH8eryeyUUKtywrMhrD7DcQfmB4ttztkEkdXfoDgpZyovME6Tzr729LN2MiJcjk1xR5ApcWgWT13eCATrGUoZV9ojLQji9t4FfxroyMYkPSC1VB9FH32JocpBfdB5PV9y5Wehy1hQdW2K?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Iroha Karuta 9.2: Good Medicine Tastes Bitter]]></title><description><![CDATA[It's been a few months since I last posted about the Japanese "Iroha Karuta" card matching game of proverbs. Last time, I got as far as the ninth card, which is "Ri," (り) the ninth]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/iroha-karuta-9-2-good-medicine-tastes-bitter</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/iroha-karuta-9-2-good-medicine-tastes-bitter</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jul 2023 12:17:21 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/EEEoA8oLaAxsTkPY9yijTe1NeTxnwuijFst8p5G1KkJeDenjzxsJ1H2QJFvogRtL1e6ojGgsnCy5Pbgzo3DMxgthPvvgLoYoS2UCsmRSyTxYhD29qM7bStgHrqDBYc2uPHfPFZv2SaBV1aTFz4bgB?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Index4Index - How To Tell If Someone Is Honest...]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the ninth card in the Japanese series of proverb that illustrate the Japanese "alphabet" (or, more correctly, "syllabary'). At least, this card is ONE of the proverbs that illustrate]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/index-4-index-how-to-tell-if-someone-is-honest</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/index-4-index-how-to-tell-if-someone-is-honest</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 04 Dec 2022 11:54:06 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3eGCaeqEnx8QDn51X9vd772LeNd5M5kWTLeBKBehiS2rcXGAdYhhEMUB2o46xzEAG6nZoj4L9gYuJp1iAox2s6GuTeVy7r4Dh1yRZn9Ja7JfCS6SvZeewkvkXxv6YzZrnhJxXt7gQmq8krhfYfh?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Index4Index - Gather dust into a mountain...]]></title><description><![CDATA[The 8th syllable in the old Japanese "iroha syllabry" is pronounced "chi," and written: "ち". Chi is therefore the initial sound of the eighth proverb in the "Iroha]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/index-4-index-gather-dust-into-a-mountain</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/index-4-index-gather-dust-into-a-mountain</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 27 Nov 2022 13:44:03 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/Gr7d242AAPKdHsv381G1EN4LJZ3AUqkTe9GuLmku8tkNcRz3QQkkqxhHcHek6FRTKv8UVFsc8SfyFJHZiTuDTrb1SrFnNqV3JZtiguRWH5HwtJ9xiQ58wDqSY2Sak9VWEugKwG1bs16oDRFMxmfb5xXRy6FfWqQ2vfv3Pt5bC92mWwSskqd?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Index4Index - Don't Overlook What Is Close By]]></title><description><![CDATA[In Japan in the days of yore people lit their rooms with oil lamps which they placed on lampstands. The darkest place in the room turned out to be the place immediately under the lampstand where it cast]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/index-4-index-dont-overlook-what-is-close-by</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/index-4-index-dont-overlook-what-is-close-by</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Thu, 17 Nov 2022 13:09:00 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4vvCdfUkb2VPndqSafaJSf6FNQ8UpUses9Lx9GEtjV46dHyWPzSGnr8SA5VHTRKcN9B7rtnB6Sa1y9rv5BFHZxw7nAHecJJdwFX8vxbGSXL3wQajWYuMB8APuXk5K4AYGcFJQGAZ7YygHazLNYPnitYEXzMh1aKGBw3cK6RYMVShn7BkzBjP3iB5pAxeVBhKD?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brevity is the Soul of Good Content]]></title><description><![CDATA[A few days ago I posted another Japanese proverb on Liketu as part of the #index4index challenge. It goes like this: Unskilled speakers say too much. Check out my Liketu post here: This is a supplement]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@hirohurl/brevity-is-the-soul-of-good-content</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@hirohurl/brevity-is-the-soul-of-good-content</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119826]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Mon, 07 Nov 2022 13:41:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/2r8F9rTBenJQonvFkRsaKAi9fqQ1Q2oBjHpzftMNYW5aNpuji9GnQ9DWF74QAUd85QDH3B2j4WfNJq6iTZcWVKupfiByVvBcAnnZ38stU6zNc7YUsb3tw54qYNZt56FEN?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Like nailing jelly to the wall!]]></title><description><![CDATA[The seventh Japanese proverb in some versions of the Iroha Karuta puts together two familiar but incompatible items from Japanese life: tofu and a carpenter's nail... The closest "dynamic equivalent"]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/like-nailing-jelly-to-the-wall</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/like-nailing-jelly-to-the-wall</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sat, 05 Nov 2022 09:28:27 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/4HFqJv9qRjVeVQzX3eGCaeqEnx8QDn51X9vd772LeNd5M5kWTLeBKBehiS2rcXGAdXptX7MUzrtmRaMy7k95BpFrDbhRR1zC1s63NJb4kBvmhbAaSbGKex3isbLWv4fngH8emN8quEJw9mb7w2Gpc1TUgWn8AfyGEhu?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[The hated kid outfaces the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is my translation of the Japanese proverb, "Nikumarekko yo ni habakaru," which is included in the "Iroha" card game deck. 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