tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post8543478829570634855..comments2008-05-21T23:46:07.905+09:00Peter in Japanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406234614984212429noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-11538507964343364972008-05-21T23:46:00.000+09:002008-05-21T23:46:00.000+09:00Hm, not sure as I was using google images. It looks like Nara to me ^_^Peter in Japanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406234614984212429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-4879099828703262008-05-21T20:46:00.000+09:002008-05-21T20:46:00.000+09:00Meanwhile, I'm curious to know where the photo was taken... Nara?Adrianhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06558201270381313571noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-20131507491385919112008-05-20T09:40:00.000+09:002008-05-20T09:40:00.000+09:00Manko = the rude word for a female reproductive organ. Since it's a shocking word (it's really the only word you couldn't say on TV in Japanese), they put "o" in front of it to soften it. <BR/><BR/>This makes Manko Window Systems a pretty funny name: http://www.mankowindows.com/ I wonder if they know?Peter in Japanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11406234614984212429noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-40584383068321317382008-05-20T04:51:00.000+09:002008-05-20T04:51:00.000+09:00This is the one where you want to make sure you pronounce the fruit named mango correctly so as not to confuse things.tudzahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16813121581730777404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-289249751213048472008-05-20T04:42:00.000+09:002008-05-20T04:42:00.000+09:00Very interesting.<BR/><BR/>Alright, I gotta know what omanko means.Nathanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00913588134060138881noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-54383940952216704912008-05-20T02:25:00.000+09:002008-05-20T02:25:00.000+09:00My japanese is very, very scarse, but I still remember how difficult it was for me to find out about this concept of "o" (mostly beacuse I'm not taking formal classes). Quite interesting.<BR/><BR/>And yeah, I found it funny how it applied to that big bad word too :P.Nemo_Nhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10774213140661705207noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9653036.post-70271940978017195402008-05-20T02:23:00.000+09:002008-05-20T02:23:00.000+09:00Okay, you got me; what does "omanko" mean?SailorAlphaCentaurihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09025033087326322362noreply@blogger.com