Notes
seaweed 海藻;
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How many kinds of seaweed do you eat? That’s a good question for people in East Asia because they use seaweed in their cooking. There are some areas of Europe and Canada where seaweed is eaten, and the Maori in New Zealand eat it, too. If you ask an American this question, however, they will probably say, “We don’t eat seaweed!” Japan has seven kinds of seaweed: konbu, wakame, nori, hijiki, mozuku, umibudo, and arame. My students always want to know how to say the names in English, but I tell them that they don’t usually have English names. They only have scientific names that no one knows. (by Prof. Douglas Jarrell)
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Notes
flavor 味;
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I have improved my Japanese sentences after studying some books on writing. I have to write my own sentences in a story which no one else has written. I should start like novelists such as Souseki Natsume and Yasunari Kawabata. “I am a cat” and “The train came out of the long tunnel into the snow country” are two of the best examples. I have to be aware of the need for rhythm in Japanese writing, too. Some different onomatopoeias add flavor to Japanese sentences. I am Japanese, but I found that writing better Japanese is not easy. (by a reader)
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