AkinomaHNU
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AkinomaHNU1yrCommentedIs it just me or do I smell lilies?
Angela finished a soup dumpling gracefully before reminding Hannah, "This is the tongue of a millionaire brewer. You have got to treasure it."- AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to lazyreader2
It's more about the difference in texture than the taste when it comes to cucumber skin
The skin was the essence of the smashed cucumber salad. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to lazyreader2
The extra crunchy kind that can last 2 minutes as long as it's not a rolling boil
"Oh." Amy nodded thoughtfully as she dangled her two short legs. She suddenly jumped off the chair, and ran to the kitchen door. While Mag was preparing the ingredients, she said, "Father, I want to have some youtiao. The kind that you put in the hot pot to cook for a while." - AkinomaHNU1yrCommented
Makes me think of that "Ikemen" anime that I can never take seriously even though I've only ever seen the poster and a few gifs of it
He had a diamond shaped face, bordered with a sharp jawline which merged into a slightly pointy and protruding chin. Underneath a straight and well defined nose, were a pair of thin lips of a healthy rosy color, which almost completely covered a set of pearly white teeth. His straight and naturally full eyebrows stood above a pair of sharp, upturned eyes evenly spaced apart. - AkinomaHNU1yrCommented
Giving a full meal to anyone who had been starving for a while is definitely a no-no. Doing that can literally lead to death. Ya gotta give them controlled ammounts of easy to digest food and let their bodies get used to having food in their stomach.
The staff were all very accommodating, giving him a full meal first and allowing him to bathe and shave. - AkinomaHNU1yrCommented
And you managed to become a licensed referee? With that attitude?? Referees don't only judge you based on how well you follow the rules, being a referee means you have the responsibility to make sure every one involved in the game to be fit enough to stay in the game. This guy didn't even try to properly ascertain if that manager who got hit by that player is well enough to function or calling medics to bring him away from the field before making all the others continue the game is seriously not taking his responsibilities to heart.
"Then you should call the ambulance; I am only a referee!" The head referee rebutted indignantly. "He doesn't seem to be in such critical condition," he said as he pointed behind Fleming before running back onto the field. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to LurkerPrime
Probably just a difference in taste. At least he's gentleman(?) enough to not talk down on the cute lady even in his head
He was not sure why, but Zhao Yu felt nothing for cute girls like Li Beini. Maybe it was her lackluster figure, or that she looked too young, or maybe too average? - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to Grimlock753
Then what are we who are below 5'? ( ；∀；)
It was not much of a surprise, though. Despite Zhao Yu’s weak personality making him a constant target of bullying, he was easy on the eye, to say the least: 5’ 10’’ tall, elegant, young, and handsome. The man was definitely the type to turn heads on the street. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to 9thAngel
A friend of mine told me that it's more accurate to translate "666" into "smooth" but the general use applies to both calling someone/something "smooth" and saying "gg" mostly the former
[May all lovers become brothers and sisters: You are exaggerating. There aren't many rich gamers. When it's an Open Beta, then the real rich gamers will have a field day. We'll just cheer with 666.] - AkinomaHNU1yrCommented
Is old grandpa actually secretly training the kid?
If the Holy Emperor decided to kill me for real, then I'd die without making a sound, that's for sure. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to Ghostly_Prince
You call the person to have been crowned as "The Queen of Yandere" as merely a "decent yandere"?
Weeeell, her unpaid voluntary service shouldn't last for that long. She'd probably leave on her own volition once she gets sick and tired of playing my maidservant. Maybe. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to Daoist_Father
"Soft rice" is a slang for "living off a woman". He's not actually talking about that Amazon being soft rice.
Ugh, speaking of living off a woman, Zhang Che couldn't help but think of Huang Tielan's tall and sturdy figure. His body shuddered. This kind of soft rice was better off not eating.¹ - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to Darth_Xiane
The only real difference in gender pronouns in Chinese is how it's written and the degree of politeness based on multiple factors. Both "他" (he) and "她" (she) have the exact pronunciation "tā". So it makes sense that anyone who didn't see the words written out or gender be directly (verbally) mentioned would be confused.
Send what to whom? Could it be Gu Xiaoyue's boyfriend on Earth? - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to BeauBeau
From what I know, whole roasted animals are usually "skinned" in a sense that you remove one or two layers of the skin (mainly the part where the hair and its roots are). When that happens, you'd end up with a "skinned" animal that still has that layer of skin that helps hold the whole carcass together, traps the much needed moisture and flavor from any spices that were used, keep dirt, charcoal, soot and other unwanted substances out, and retain the heat inside the roasting carcass. I could be wrong and the author just flubbed this part too but that's basically it.
Mag held up a piece of mutton with the skin, meat, and bone with his fingers. The enticing smell wafted over together with the steam. The oil on the golden-brown skin gleamed under the sunlight. The mutton had already turned brown, and the smell of the baka leaves was infused within. - AkinomaHNU1yrCommented
"God's Impact"? Sure.. that's definitely not Genshin. Nope. Not at all. Genshin doesn't even have a word that translates to "god" in the title. Nope.
This paragraph has been deleted. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to Iron_M
Either that or there was an error in translation. Everything else that was mentioned about Rex had been more or less consistent so far
He was a half-orc, born to an orc and a human, but could annihilate the entire Urba Tribe. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to AkinomaHNU
And for a bit of context: I'm a half Chinese who was born and raised outside of China. Even though I didn't grow up in the Mainland or in Taiwan, Chinese calligraphy is still something that's deeply ingrained in educational institutions that teach the Chinese language as one of its major subjects. You have to at least learn how to properly hold a brush, how each basic strokes are written, and the stroke order for every character you learn. That's how you learn how to properly write in Chinese. Even if I only ever used a brush for roughly 2 years in the dedicated calligraphy classes, I still had to learn and practice the basics all throughout my 2 years of Kindergarten, 6 years of Elementary school, and 4 years of High School. If decided to major in Chinese Literature or Chinese Education, I'd have to add another 4 years to that list.
Master Bentham was stunned as he watched by the side. The master himself had been practicing to use a rune brush for more than 20 years. Yet, his position and control of the rune brush were not even as good as Abel's first attempt. Even basic things such as grasping the amount of ink the brush needed to be dipped, had taken Master Bentham countless trial and errors. Although there was still a bit of disparity when it came to Abel's replication of the runes. He was able to recognize when the lines should be smooth, straight or curled. These runes were no worse than the ones written by Master Bentham. As long as Abel kept on practicing, he could have surpassed his master in no time. - AkinomaHNU1yrCommented
It makes sense that he knows the basics of calligraphy. Calligraphy was one of those things we were forced to study from (at least) half of Elementary to all the way through High school. Some schools have a lower requirement in terms of how many years you're taught this but every single Chinese school that I know of has a MINIMUM of 1-3 years of calligraphy class as a required subject.
Master Bentham was stunned as he watched by the side. The master himself had been practicing to use a rune brush for more than 20 years. Yet, his position and control of the rune brush were not even as good as Abel's first attempt. Even basic things such as grasping the amount of ink the brush needed to be dipped, had taken Master Bentham countless trial and errors. Although there was still a bit of disparity when it came to Abel's replication of the runes. He was able to recognize when the lines should be smooth, straight or curled. These runes were no worse than the ones written by Master Bentham. As long as Abel kept on practicing, he could have surpassed his master in no time. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to AncientEclipse
Tai Chi is an actual martial art though. Sure, it's not a style that's known for being explosive like most others are but it's still a legitimate martial art and one that you can use to beat people up. I'm also a martial artist and even if I haven't trained in Tai Chi specifically, I have at least seen people spar with Tai Chi. The changing speeds and pacing of the usual "meditation", as you call it, does a lot more than most people realize.
Abel readied himself for his tai chi practice. While he was repeating the moves that were taught to him, he tried to remember what his instructors used to say. From what he could remember, the instructor said that tai chi was the best martial art for holding back one's brute force. Tai chi was about reserving one's power, moving in an unending sequence of movements, being able to both escalate and deescalate at the same tim, meanwhile having a natural rhythm while fulfilling all these conditions. It was about harmonizing one's entire being into a collected whole—which was much easier said than done. - AkinomaHNU1yrReplied to simdimdim
Are you talking about the same lucky Bennett that has an Overload of Passion?
The Knight of Bennett was wearing a plain white calico as he sat at the dinner table. As usual, he had a serious look on his face. Abel never saw him showing much emotions.