We recruited three male Japanese volunteers, and they were given the sample names jg1a, jg1b, and jg1c (jg1a is the same individual as JPN0000121). Principal component analysis (PCA) based on the genotypes inferred by whole-genome sequencing indicated that the subjects were scattered within ...
“It’s a little…” For instance, if someone asks what you’re doing tomorrow afternoon with the aim to meet up, you can respond with“Chotto…”to mean that tomorrow afternoon’s not an ideal time for you.
A universal redux version of my Meteor attempt at Words with Friends (online scrabble). - words-with-strangers-redux/input_words.txt at master · joshwcomeau/words-with-strangers-redux
Gray bars indicate the scores of those with social participation, and white bars indicate the scores of those without social participation. The figure demonstrates that the higher caregiver burden, the lower the subjective well-being score, in both men and women. In male participants, the trend ...
We investigated cross-language effects with native Finnish and Japanese speakers and listeners. Both groups of listeners had 49 participants. The stimuli (/ka/, /pa/, /ta/) were uttered by two female and male Finnish and Japanese speakers and presented in A, V and AV modality, including a...
Emperor's name. Custom dictates that you refer to the reigning emperor simply astennô hêka(His Majesty the Emperor), and his name (yes,his; only men can inherit the throne) is never mentioned in the media. Deceased emperors are referred to by theirokurina, special names given after ...
Japanese Americansconstitute the sixth largest Asian American group in the USA. It is, therefore, no surprise that so many new parents are looking for Japanese names. Japan is an island-nation known for its traditional arts, tea ceremonies, calligraphy, technology, anime, distinctive gardens, scul...
The tutelar deity of well-cleaners is known by two names, Mizuha-nome-no-mikoto, the Goddess of Wells, and by the more generic Water-god, and usually male counterpart, Suijin-Sama whose role is to protect all wells and keep the water sweet and cool. The wells must be cleaned once a...
The main sound that English speakers struggle with is the Japanese “r.” It’s pronounced between an “l” and an “r”, almost like the soft “r” sound from Spanish.Say “la, la, la” and notice where your tongue flicks off from behind your teeth. Now say “da, da, da.” ...
When my wife saw a picture of a small, timid-looking dog with a description that included “кобель” (the poor thing had been lost), she couldn’t help laughing. To her, the word suggested an assertive, self-assured, on-the-prowl male, canine or human. drasvi says August ...