<?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>Sun, 19 Apr 2026 01:12:38 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="http://direct.ecency.com/created/kotowaza/rss.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><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 10:1: Even in a Mucky Pond...]]></title><description><![CDATA[A lot of the local trains that head out of Hiroshima Station on the JR Sanyo line that takes you past Miyajima terminate at Iwakuni. Iwakuni is famous for its picturesque Kintaikyo Bridge (I should really]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/iroha-karuta-10-1-even-in-a-mucky-pond</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/iroha-karuta-10-1-even-in-a-mucky-pond</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 15 Aug 2023 09:54:24 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/AmRc67RgYaWTCbCd1C9eB5fhzV6W1U128xSfHTcVXg25dPtntAUsQikJNU4she4J67TBx448RFpJMKXoB6KZQ6D8DXZuwDXPcxdExhmvNViTJc4uEQw4wkTbuhcExYssuzHtcghPG7MphpDoykiSm9CW4Kp9s4Fh?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[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[Unskilled Speakers Say Too Much]]></title><description><![CDATA[Well, the title of this post says it all so I'd better not go on for too long about this, the sixth proverb in the Japanese Iroha Karuta series... The Japanese proverb goes like this: Heta no naga dangi]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/unskilled-speakers-say-too-much</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/unskilled-speakers-say-too-much</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 30 Oct 2022 13:11:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/bqA9tjZHuvzfb9GH1AjNJzxzQSGm8MY2N8oCRN1pmhBG4LiQD22V2q2Jhj79Z6tQ8xjgbH9MzDbYf43CJgRi5oqvFDKuY9gfwq4YZnaTQvLFkgmy8zFz1nxpPYHwmCfCQCCLTJuNEMQAqgWXW6tQCTAP87ETikmT2HmiM7JN7q1G2ao43s2sKzi89aF?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[#Index4Index The hated kid outfaces the world]]></title><description><![CDATA[This is the fourth in the series of Japanese proverbs that make up the "Iroha Karuta" card deck. The original Japanese goes like this: "Nikumarekko yo ni habakaru." This proberb can]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@hirohurl/index4index-the-hated-kid-outfaces-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-119826/@hirohurl/index4index-the-hated-kid-outfaces-the-world</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-119826]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Tue, 25 Oct 2022 16:02:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/qjrE4yyfw5pJD9LKQ1BG3NbSyKTowh8wnMyt99bMfU6qD8wJf3jc3HTucn7tfSnvtCiq5t852ftoivkGj9MrLcBAXfsQQLW278En357LohuxmEUbnMY5K6tv?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item><item><title><![CDATA[Even a strolling dog...]]></title><description><![CDATA[100 Yen Shop Deck Japanese is a language rich in amusing proverbs and sayings about everyday life. Some of the most famous ones are those that you can find in the popular "Iroha Karuta" card-grabbing]]></description><link>http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/even-a-strolling-dog</link><guid isPermaLink="true">http://direct.ecency.com/hive-147010/@hirohurl/even-a-strolling-dog</guid><category><![CDATA[hive-147010]]></category><dc:creator><![CDATA[hirohurl]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 09 Oct 2022 03:45:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://images.ecency.com/p/26uUsAjKTsXCBRzTxQQnZZqkCPHsNtLBzrSo6jRvfdmgMBxAKr7qyNZEodPqRTe8PNZjRBZEA9kzFAttUxygQfYf2bqvbctyaH1puvzGpm9ZX5guT9Ar7XQoYNq5XqB9SJgFUfkCzBHMsBodF4G4o1DzxyFAJKr8sHFR2f?format=match&amp;mode=fit" length="0" type="false"/></item></channel></rss>