Elderly uncle buying sake.
Do I really have to
Check his ID?
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This odd store.
I’ve never seen a customer here,
Yet, it survives.
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The forecast changes
To match the weather.
Sneaky.
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Why was my prayer
So much shorter?
I’m embarrassed.
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That gangster
Would be more frightening
Without the child seats.
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Are you free tomorrow?
Sure, let’s do something!
No reply.
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Non-smoker standing
With the smokers
Lazy bastard.
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Time to refill
Why is it always
My turn?
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All of these were written and drawn by the inimitable Yamada Zenjido, the artist who goes by y_haiku on Twitter and Instagram
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The Last Tea Bowl Thief was chosen as an Editor’s Pick for Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense on Amazon
“A fascinating mix of history and mystery.” —Booklist
Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly e-magazine Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had
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This is so amazing, cute and funny rolled into one, love these illustrations I will now seek out this person, if they are on Twitter that is, as I’m not on Instagram, thank you Jonelle
thank you for these translations! I follow this account on Twitter in the hopes that my Japanese will eventually catch up to being able to understand it. Thanks for the inspiration 🙂
My sistah! I too subscribe and struggle with these painfully (my reading ability is SO WRETCHED when it’s not digital), so I’ll admit here that I secretly ask a Japanese friend about the translations, in case I got it wrong. Which is, uh, not infrequent.
OMG, thank you for making me go back check that I didn’t link that “instagram” to his Twitter, because DUH yes, I absolutely did. Fixed now, and I kiss your feet for the prompt!