soggyboy:
鏡の孤城
I knew the title and the little synopsis blurb for the book but I didn’t expect to nerd snipe so many people with just the word mirror.
I like it a little better as kanji because I always think it’s grass for half a second when it’s katakana.
soggyboy:
オオカミ
Like the video game? I know it’s just Japanese for wolf but I usually think of that as well.
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Nope, still かがみの孤城。A character wears a mask shaped like a wolf (on the cover, so not really spoilers)
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お風呂 bathroom! That’s where many are?
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mitrac
November 6, 2025, 10:23am
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SpiderWeb:
鏡
This gets tough if you arrive late
I’ll go with:
壁 because you know the old line:
鏡, 鏡 on the 壁
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superelf94:
bathroom! That’s where many are?
How else can you look at your face? They’re usually on medicine cabinets too.
pandoravakarian:
怪談
just started reading a horror novel with ghosts and mirrors
If the ghosts are invisible, can they see themselves in the mirror?
mitrac:
鏡, 鏡 on the 壁
誰 is the 美しいest of them all?
Sorry for late replies, next prompt coming in an hour or so.
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Alright, it’s time for the next word prompt to be revealed to us:
paper
紙
Ready, Set, Associate!
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紙芝居 かみしばい Japanese storybook telling with loose paper
The definition is definitely a strange one if you haven’t heard of it before, but there is a 紙芝居 bit that I found online a while ago that made me cry laughing. I’ll post the link below
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折り紙 while patently waiting for @Akashelia advent calendar
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Haha oh wow, just looked at the date, December is right around the corner, better get preparing soon!
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髪 (what’s a pitch accent? )
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回覧板 かいらんばん circular notice (like a neighborhood flyer)… A flyer is made of paper right ?
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SpiderWeb:
paper
紙
表紙 = book cover
Interestingly, when I look at the English word ‘paper,’ certain associations come to mind in English (like rock, paper, scissors), but when I look at the kanji, I get different associations in Japanese
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切る You can cut paper… but it can also cut you!
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Another week, another prompt emerges from the darkness…
Wicked
悪
Ready, Set, Associate!
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悪女 あくじょ If an anime features this word, it’s an instant watch
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悪夢 nightmare. Thankfully I haven’t had many lately, but I learned that word in a period when I had a lot, so it’s stuck with me.
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悪党 because without scoundrels to fight why would we have heroes ?
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