一期一会 (Ichi go ichi e): One time, one encounter
Once a cut is made it cannot be undone
Linguistic concepts
Japanese is a beautiful language. One of the things I enjoy about the language are the neat idiomatic phrases that are built into it. The name of my blog, 文武両道 (bunburyōdō) is an example of one of these idioms, meaning to be skilled with both the pen and the sword. (文 (literature/culture), 武 (martial), 両 (both), 道 (road): One who walk…
