i think atsuosa’s just always been really good at eating their fruits and veggies since they were young, y’know? so mama miya would experiment giving them things of varying levels of sourness (sudachi, yuzu, kobumikan/kaffir limes, kudamonotokeisou/passion fruit, etc.), bitterness (tsurureishi/bitter gourd, etc.), stickiness (star apple, bael fruit, etc.), some of her own acquired tastes (most nuts including peanuts/rakkasei, snakefruit/salacca/saraku, tamarind, maboya/sea pineapple, etc.), and whatnot, and they always take to them better than expected. she’s very happy about this ^^
vocab inventory bc i sometimes like giving language-teaching content, i guess. sorry it’s not a story or anything you were expecting.
好き嫌い sukikirai = likes and dislikes; pickiness; fussiness
こだわらない kodawaranai = not picky; not fussy; to not be particular about; to not fixate on
果物や野菜 kudamono ya yasai = fruits and vegetables
果菜 kasai = fruits n veggies (shorthand of the above)
青果 seika = plant produce; green goods; fruits and vegetables (ie. all edible plants as a whole)
酸味 sanmi = (n.) sourness; acidity (in taste/eating only; not chemistry)
酸っぱい suppai = (adj.) sour; acid
すだち/酸橘 sudachi = japanese sour citron (citrus sudachi)
ゆず/柚子 yuzu = japanese yuzu citron (citrus ichangensis x c. reticulata)
まぼや/真海鞘 maboya = sea pineapple (halocynthia roretzi) (it’s actually an animal so doesn’t really fit the topic but oh well www i felt like mentioning it anyway 🤷)
Takarazuka Revue Flower Troupe Performance starts performing in the Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre from February 18 onwards.
Musicla Romance “MAYERLING” (Original work / Claude Anet, Script / Shibata Yukihiro, Adaptation・Direction/Koyanagi Naoko) and Takarazuka Spectacular “ENCHANTMENT–A Luxurious Perfume–” (Script and Direction / Noguchi Kousaku) is a two-set work. It will be performing till March 19.
(Source taken from mati sowa // Spoilers below the cut)
“MAYERLING” is one of the post-Takarazuka productions wirtten by the late Shibata who died in 2019.
The Takarazuka Grand Theatre, Tokyo Takarazuka Theatre performance premiere was done in 1983 by Snow Troupe Top Star Asami Rei. It was performed again 10 years later in 1993 by Star Troupe (Top Star Shion Yuu), and it has been 40 years since the premiere this year, so it’s a show performed after 30 years (in the Grand Theatre).
The story is based on the actual tragedy of the incident involving Austria Crown Prince Rudolf and the baroness’ daughter Marie Vetsera.
Rudolf is the son of Queen Elisabeth. This is different from the young Crown Prince that was being “tricked by” in the musical “ELISABETH”, which portrays the extraordinary life of the Queen and how “Death” was captivated by her beauty, instead this is a young man who is frustrated by politics, has his opinions and pursues true love.
Director Koyanagi explained in the pamphlet sold in the theatre (programme), “I’m not going to go odd with it, instead I’m going to approach the performance as how it is.”
Top Star Yuzuka Rei followed such direction and expressed various of Rudolf’s feelings of frustration, sense of giving up, his struggle, his passion in a completely restrained manner, like a quiet, blue flame.
On the other hand, her partner Hoshikaze Madoka played Marie, a warm-hearted maiden. Cheerful, adorable, immediately captivating the heart of Rudolf. Her loveliness is what made the tragedy of their love stand out.
“My beloved Rudolf”. Marie fell asleep upon saying her lover’s name sweetly during the climax. As the intense music of the waltz came abruptly to its end, Rudolf slowly pulled the trigger. “United by love until after death” After their struggle with fate, that was the last form of their love remained.
Rules: Just put 3-5 fics that you've enjoyed. the more recent the better, but that's not a hard and fast rule.
Thanks @christian-latte-anon for the tag!
"love, and how vast": A PacRim fic about the Wei Triplets' relationship from their births to the end of their lives. I've read this twice and felt like crying both times. Poetic prose with amazing imagery.
"Tanaka's Tactics": A Haikyū!! fic in which Tanaka tries to teach Tsukishima and Yamaguchi how to intimidate their opponents. Very funny; I laughed out loud a lot.
"the world can't keep us down": A Haikyū!! fic in which the Miya twins have a phone call with each other on their birthday. Sibling feels. (Heads-up: some swearing in this; spoilers for content after where the anime left off.)
(Since the original tag that @christian-latte-anon was sent was about self-reccing, here's my AO3 :) I have 3 fics (all PacRim) published there and am proud of them all!)
Retirement Exhibition of Jun Aoki
Clouds and Breaths -The Exhibition as Temporary Renovation extra edition-
東京藝術大学美術学部建築科において5年間教鞭を執ってきた青木淳の退任記念展を開催します。
●会期: 2023年11月18日(土) ‐ 2023年12月3日(日)
●開館時間:10:00 - 17:00(入館は16:30まで)
ただし、最終日12月3日は16:00まで(16:00からは小金沢健人によるパフォーマンス)
会期中無休/入場無料
●会場:東京藝術大学大学美術館 陳列館
●主催:東京藝術大学美術学部、東京藝術大学美術館
●企画:東京藝術大学大学院美術研究科建築専攻青木淳研究室(青木淳、笹田侑志、秋山真緩、大岩樹生、佐野桃子、三輪和誠)
●協力:菊地敦己、小金沢健人、中村竜治
●会場設営:studio arche (甲斐貴大)
●グラフィックデザイン:小原七海
●問い合わせ:050-5541-8600(ハローダイヤル)
●Dates : Nov 18 (Sat) - Dec 3 (Sun), 2023Open throughout the session period
●Hours : 10:00 - 17:00 (Entry by 16:30)*Dec 3 until 16:00 (Performance by Takehito Koganezawa starting from 16:00)
●Place : Chinretsukan Gallery 1, 2F (The University Art Museum, Tokyo University of the Arts)
●Admission : Free
●Organizer : Faculty of Fine Arts, Tokyo University of the Arts; The University Art Museum
●Planning : Jun Aoki Laboratory, Department of Architecture, Tokyo University of the Arts (Jun Aoki, Yushi Sasada, Mahiro Akiyama, Mikio Oiwa, Momoko Sano, Kazutaka Miwa)
●Collaborators : Atsuki Kikuchi, Takehito Koganezawa, Ryuji Nakamura
●Venue Setup : Studio Arche(Takahiro Kai)
●Graphic Design : Nanami Obara
●Inquiry : NTT Hello Dial: 050-5541-8600