Hiroshima Food Snob
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広島大好きなフリーランス日英翻訳者//Freelance Japanese→English Translator and Full-Time Food Snob
There were so many things that weren’t on my 2025 bingo card this year (and not in a good way), but somehow over the past two days, I’ve received so much love and kindness from the people and community around me that it feels like a miracle. So very, very, extremely grateful for the community here 😭
December 25, 2025 at 4:05 AM
There were so many things that weren’t on my 2025 bingo card this year (and not in a good way), but somehow over the past two days, I’ve received so much love and kindness from the people and community around me that it feels like a miracle. So very, very, extremely grateful for the community here 😭
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‘Soup’ was a slang term for drugs that were injected into a horse to make it run faster.
A racehorse that was on PEDs was said to be ‘souped up.’
We now use the term to refer to anything that is enhanced.
A racehorse that was on PEDs was said to be ‘souped up.’
We now use the term to refer to anything that is enhanced.
December 22, 2025 at 6:53 PM
‘Soup’ was a slang term for drugs that were injected into a horse to make it run faster.
A racehorse that was on PEDs was said to be ‘souped up.’
We now use the term to refer to anything that is enhanced.
A racehorse that was on PEDs was said to be ‘souped up.’
We now use the term to refer to anything that is enhanced.
Been baking sourdough every two weeks or so since September for my morning toast and it’s been great. I usually don’t post photos of it because the bread is just for me and it takes so much pressure off to bake “the perfect loaf”
December 21, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Been baking sourdough every two weeks or so since September for my morning toast and it’s been great. I usually don’t post photos of it because the bread is just for me and it takes so much pressure off to bake “the perfect loaf”
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Was very close to fighting someone from another office over a Teams message this morning before looking them and realizing they are about 60. Remembered the below tweet and chose peace instead. Be proud of me.
December 18, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Was very close to fighting someone from another office over a Teams message this morning before looking them and realizing they are about 60. Remembered the below tweet and chose peace instead. Be proud of me.
I love these two so much
December 16, 2025 at 3:08 AM
I love these two so much
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Husband potential.
I know the ghost of Christmas Future is always a guy in a cloak, but, hear me put, what if he was a dude with a gravestone for a head that speaks through the engraving on his own face?
December 14, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Husband potential.
How my weekend went (description in alt)
December 14, 2025 at 11:47 PM
How my weekend went (description in alt)
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A short film in which absolutely nothing happens. Watch it anyway.
December 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
A short film in which absolutely nothing happens. Watch it anyway.
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Anti-A.I. stamps!
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
January 7, 2025 at 7:28 PM
Anti-A.I. stamps!
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
For illustrations, comics, photos and all your creative works, printed and digital!
You can download the transparent file for free here: ko-fi.com/i/IT6T718NAKF (but consider donating please 😘)
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"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages.
We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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An open letter to colleagues: we are not mops
After more than two decades working in legal translation across four languages and multiple jurisdictions, I’ve watched our profession reshaped by forces that claim efficiency as a path to our expenda...
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December 10, 2025 at 11:02 AM
"Machine translation would handle the heavy lifting, and we’d add the expert polish. Except the machine made a mess. And we’re doing expert-level cognitive labour to clean it up for cleaning wages.
We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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We’re not mops. We’re translators."
#translation #xl8
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the very old raven
December 9, 2025 at 11:56 PM
the very old raven
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Suica Penguin, my beloved
“The penguin, arriving from the distant South Pole in Tokyo, was confused,” the copy reads. “While he could get around in the ocean swimmingly, he couldn’t navigate Tokyo. Then, one day, he met Suica.”
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December 10, 2025 at 3:22 AM
Suica Penguin, my beloved
Finally finished prepping dough for Christmas cookies this year: sugar cookies, linzer cookies, chocolate diamants, gingerbread, and shortbread
December 9, 2025 at 10:15 AM
Finally finished prepping dough for Christmas cookies this year: sugar cookies, linzer cookies, chocolate diamants, gingerbread, and shortbread
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My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
December 7, 2025 at 8:31 AM
My dad abhors any negative comments about immigrants. Asked him recently why he’s so strong on it: ‘Because we’re always happy to take the rich and clever ones. Which means it’s not about disliking immigrants. It’s about disliking the poor and vulnerable. And that’s a bad human instinct.’
So cool!
December 5, 2025 at 11:43 PM
So cool!
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TL;DR please sometimes choose violence as a treat
December 5, 2025 at 2:19 AM
TL;DR please sometimes choose violence as a treat
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Merriam-Webster, wrapped.
December 3, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Merriam-Webster, wrapped.
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We report: when the clouds form out of the ether this way, we get the feeling we are being shown the invisible mechanism that holds the sky together. The scales of this mackerel sky are rapidly joining together, and we can feel the air getting more humid. We unfold our raincoat.
December 3, 2025 at 11:32 PM
We report: when the clouds form out of the ether this way, we get the feeling we are being shown the invisible mechanism that holds the sky together. The scales of this mackerel sky are rapidly joining together, and we can feel the air getting more humid. We unfold our raincoat.
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“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 1, 2025 at 11:29 PM
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
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It's time for the November #Japanese slang review! Click the link below to learn about:
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
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サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
Japanese Slang Review – November 2025
And it’s time for the eleventh Japanese slang review of 2025 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook…
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November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's time for the November #Japanese slang review! Click the link below to learn about:
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
Something about this just brings me so much joy
November 30, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Something about this just brings me so much joy
Got some photos as well! In all my years here, I’ve never actually gone to the maple leaf illumination stuff at Shukkeien Garden, so I had a properly good time
November 29, 2025 at 11:37 AM
Got some photos as well! In all my years here, I’ve never actually gone to the maple leaf illumination stuff at Shukkeien Garden, so I had a properly good time
Went to see the illuminated maple leaves at Shukkeien Garden last night with my good friend Tako 🍁
November 29, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Went to see the illuminated maple leaves at Shukkeien Garden last night with my good friend Tako 🍁
Why on earth have I not heard about this film until now?! One of the most beautiful pieces of cinema I’ve ever seen, hands down. Japan is doing a limited run right now so if you haven’t seen it, go YESTERDAY
November 29, 2025 at 8:14 AM
Why on earth have I not heard about this film until now?! One of the most beautiful pieces of cinema I’ve ever seen, hands down. Japan is doing a limited run right now so if you haven’t seen it, go YESTERDAY