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... They would ask for both, since the $BL59$:`(B refers to the structure of the wood, not the type of tree. As Kenji said, an American DIY fan might very...
Tom Donahue
arrighi22@...
Jul 1, 2006 7:10 am
109723
On Sat, 1 Jul 2006 02:17:31 -0400 ... Japanese DIY cabinet maker would ask $B!V%+%(%G$NL59$HD!"07$C$F$^$9$+(B?$B!W(B ...
... Using the old Google $B$H$O(B trick, we get these hits: $BL59$:`$H$O$=$NL>A0$N$H$*$j!"E7A3$NLZ:`$N$3$H!#H?BP$K$5$^$6$^$JLZ:`$rE=$j9g$o(B ...
Eric Tschetter
erict@...
Jul 1, 2006 8:10 am
109725
Just noticed this article in Asahi (English) today, concerning the difficulty of selling translated books in the US: (quote: Anticipating poor sales, (US)...
... We've been aiming at niche markets like horror and mystery, and have found that people appreciate the foreignness of the books. Then again, the horror...
... [snip] ... I read the article, and thought it needed some qualification. As anyone in the US with a child between the ages of 5 and 20 can attest, anime...
Thanks to Yutaka and Eric for help on arm response. From the context of the manuscript it looks like the patient was unable to move his arm as tetanus...
Thank you everyone very much for the comments about $BOB5$$"$$$"$$!#(BI see now how the word is meant to refer to something positive, but how it used of...
Does anybody know what $B!H(BST $B%m!<%k!I(B is in English? It seems to be a cylindrical-shaped floating device that is installed in rivers, quays, etc....
... I don't think 'solid timber' is technically correct because timber technically refers to the wood of growing trees still in the ground. But 'solid wood' as...
... Not in Australia where Kenji is based (and possibly not in Britain either, but I'm not sure about that). The boat I used to have was a "timber cruiser" but...
Wolfgang Bechstein
bechstein@...
Jul 1, 2006 2:46 pm
109737
... I suspected something was odd when I saw the suggestion by the normally very reliable Kenji. I see now that this usage of 'timber' is regional. But even in...
... I agree with Wolfgang. Merriam-Webster's gives their first definition of timber as: 1 a : growing trees or their wood Timber can mean both. Incidentally, I...
... I believe they do, although the more common word is timberyard. But when it comes to the people working them (all night long), the lumberjacks are a-okay...
Wolfgang Bechstein
bechstein@...
Jul 1, 2006 3:38 pm
109740
... I have no idea if it is related to your context, but there is an ST$B%m!<(B $B%k(B in which the ST stands for $B%;%/%7%g%s%F%i%_%9(B, which is a...
... Are you the same as the "Steve Henderson" who started this thread? If so, why are you replying to your own message? Please be a little more consistent, so...
Although my brother-in-law gets angry whenever I use the word "lumberjack" and informs me quite heatedly that he is called a "logger." I am not sure what the...
Thank you for the suggestion, James and I'm sorry for any confusion caused by replying to my own post. Like James, given the context, I'm also inclined to...
... Why do you think there is existing English for this? A Google search on this "STãƒãƒ¼ãƒ«" seems to give no relevant hits related to such a drowning safety...
Here's an allmost illegible scan of a newpaper article about it www.tsp-r.co.jp/topics/image/kr20050315s.pdf and the less than informative page of the company...
Tom Donahue
arrighi22@...
Jul 1, 2006 6:45 pm
109747
... Isn't it the "lumberjacks" who: love to press wild flowers, put on women's clothing and hang around in bars according to the Monty Python song...? That...
Hello everyone, I am running into another brick wall trying to locate this quote by Charles Darwin. I think (I might very well be wrong though) it's the ...
