• こだわり KODAWARI ⤓ .txt 2026-02-19T134440.000 000000000034352
  The word does not translate cleanly. Obsession comes close. So does fastidiousness, particularity, an uncompromising commitment to getting something right.
• 渋い SHIBUI ⤓ .txt 2026-02-19T164105.000 000000000038176
  The word originally meant astringent. The dryness of an unripe persimmon. The mouth-puckering absence of sweetness.
• 用の美 YŌ NO BI ⤓ .txt 2026-03-02T170945.000 000000000049008
  Beauty in function. The beauty that arises from use.