The Title
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I wondered if anyone else had commented on the title. 'Hiki/biki' is, as I understand it, the counter you use for little things - insects, goldfish, kittens. It's funny to use it for people.
It's the counter for animals, not necessarily small ones. It's not meant literally (obviously,) it conveys "fierceness" and wouldn't seem all that odd to a native speaker.
shareThree beasts of samurai! cool.
I looked it up and you're right, technically hiki/biki is the counter for small critters. Apparently over time it's become acceptable to use it for animals in general, though some frown on it. Somehow I never learned that, thank you for helping me in my quest to learn at least one new thing every day. ;)
shareI'm like Homer Simpson, everything I learn pushes something else out. At least in the quest for reasonable fluency in Japanese.
Fun, though, isn't it?
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I do not know why my iMAC flips back and forth between kana???
I agree with you about the title; it is confusing. I studied 日本語入力１９９０。I love it.
"A stitch in time, saves your embarrassment." (RIP Ms. Penny LoBello)