#干

[daily-hyosatsu]

A bold sign that I found striking and compelling! And not just because it's ramen.

背 means back (the body part) or stature/height. It can also mean background, behind, or to disobey or defy (turn your back on). It's read せ, せい, そむ.く, そむ.ける, or ハイ.

脂 means fat (as a noun), lard, grease, tallow, etc. It's read あぶら or ��. The 月 meat-moon radical (shared by 背) tells you that it's a body part, and 旨 provides the reading シ.

Put them together and you get 背脂 [せあぶら] meaning back fat, or the fatty part of roast pork. Good to remember because some ramen restaurants will ask you how much fat you want in the broth.

煮 means to boil, simmer, or cook. It's read に.る, -に, に.える, に.やす, or シャ. We've mostly covered 灬 as animal pawprints, but here's a reminder that it's actually a fire radical! And the top radical 者 means person.

干 means to dry, parch, ebb, recede, or intercede or interfere. It's read ほ.す, ほ.し-, -ぼ.し, ひ.る, or カン.

Put them together and you get 煮干し [にぼし], meaning small fish (usually sardines) that have been boiled and dried. They're a common component in ramen broth; they add a lot of umami and not as much fishiness as you think (though they make the restaurant stink).

[niqvassieart]

Persimmons on the kitchen table soon prepared for drying in the winter mountain air last November.

Caran d'Ache Neocolor2 pastels on bristol.

[fumiko-0510]

2025年もよろしくお願いします🐍

[gon-iii]

通り風

2016年、旧高野家住宅 甘草屋敷。

枯露柿を作る風が家の中を通り抜ける。

[jin-fei]

Helping Hand

I can't stop thinking about all the pretty noises Zayne would make while you give him a handjob

a/n: idk about yall but the concept of zayne, who rarely curses, groaning out “fuck..” makes me wanna combust and partially inspired this hehe

He works so hard, and does so well to take care of you, it's only fair to repay him every once in a while, no?

It’d take you a bit, but once you finally coax his back against the headboard, god he wouldn't even try to keep himself quiet. Not when your pretty eyes are watching him so tenderly as your soft palm works the length of his hard shaft.

A bead of precum would leak onto your hand and he'd sigh so breathily when you bring it to your lips, tongue teasing the faint trail before licking a stripe across your palm. God, he could still feel the warmth of your saliva when it finally comes back to squeeze around his cock.

"Shit..." he'd whisper, voice hoarse and eyes lidded.

You'd move to straddle his legs, arching your back slightly to pop your chest in his inviting gaze. Your hand would continue its languid rhythm stroking him as his stress slowly melts away, head falling back against the wall.

Your lips would meet his neck, warm as they kissed his pulse point. A low groan would tickle your ear when your teeth nip little red bites across sensitive flesh.

Few words would be exchanged, but the way Zayne would gently lift his hips in time with the squeezing of your hand was all you needed to know he was growing needier. Panting like a dog against your hair, he fought the urge to cover your smaller hand with his own and take control.

A breathy chuckle slipped through your lips, a shiver running down his spine. "You're being so good, Zayne... do you like this?"

He mentally cursed himself for falling for such a temptress. His lidded eyes blinked as they focused on you. Your cheeks were flushed with a heat that no doubt reflected his own needy expression.

"If you don't kiss me, I swear I..." he murmured, lips barely brushing yours, his eyes flicking to your own. The heady look in his eyes had you softly biting the flesh of your lower lip.

"You’ll what?" you challenged with a whisper, voice lilting in a juxtaposed excitement and nervousness.

Zayne licked his lips, tip of his tongue ghosting over your upper lip. "I’ll remind you it's not very nice to tease."

"Oh, but that's my favorite part," you pause, eyes aglow with mischief. Your hand slides up his length, earning a shaky breath from the man under you. Your palm squeezes firmly, thumb teasing the slit of his leaking tip. "It’s your favorite part too, isn't it, Zayne?" You make a show of whining his name, catching the way his chest heaves with the effort of controlling himself.

"You better finish what you started, love." The sweet petname sounded absolutely dangerous paired with his raspy tone.

Your other hand finds his right arm. Your nails trace across the muscles of his shoulder before cupping the curve of his neck. He’s already leaning into you when your lips meet. It’s a needy melding of tongues and spit as he groans into your mouth with every twitch of his dick in your hand.

Fuck, and when he comes, it's so much. He’s got so much pent up frustrations from being overworked but too exhausted to take care of himself. So when he finally lets go, it paints his stomach and your hand in a pretty trail of translucent white. He’d pant softly, chest and ears flushed bright red as his still hard dick twitches when you use his come to pump his length excruciatingly slow.

His hips twitch, fingers wrapping around your wrist to halt your movements. "Fuck- wait-" he whispers through gritted teeth.

Your own kiss bitten lips would only smile softly down at him before sitting on his thighs, effectively pinning his hips to the mattress. "It’s okay, baby, I’m not done yet." You plant a chaste kiss to his lips as he catches his breath, "You work so hard, I’ll help you turn off that brain of yours," you feel the grip on your wrist weaken. "Mhm.. give me another one, yeah?"

[buffetlicious]

Knowing that mum love this handmade wavy noodle, sis made this bowl of Guan Miao Noodles (关庙面) with mum’s very own bamboo shoots and pork stew. She boiled the noodles in water, drained and scooped the bamboo shoots over along with some of the gravy.

[himekokosu]

Iris japonica

[paradiseyuri]

Created by : ☆干茸☆ Respective credits to the creator ⓟⒶⓇⒶⒹⒾⓈⒺ♡ⓎⓊⓇⒾ

[legendary-cookies]

I finally found clear images of their designs, so I had to draw them

I also made some extra doodles both to not leave Fire out and to practice my Chinese again lmao

Please correct my Chinese if it's wrong!

Reference images under the cut:

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Thank you random person who posted a review on the event

You're a real one

[brownie-pics]

’25.3.16 新舞子海岸にて

前の投稿で少し脱線しましたが、 @sou0902 さん・ @masachi さん・ @neko-no-oto さんと行く播州撮影会、レポ始めますｗ

当日はAM4:00に姫路駅前に集合、新舞子海岸の干潟を見に行く段取りのため地元のsouさん以外3名はビジホに前泊。そして迎えた当日はしっかり雨･･。それでも撮れるものはあるはずと現地へ向かうと干潟は出ていました。雨の中、明るくなる前の濃い青の浜辺を撮ります。もちろんカメラにはタオルとビニール袋を被せて･･。

次第に辺りが明るくなって、砂の色も出てきました。晴れた夜明けのコントラストは撮れませんでしたが、フラットな光も悪くないんでは？などと思いつつカメラを向けます。

実は三脚立ててがっつり海に対峙して撮るのは初めて･･。奈良には海が無いですからね。なので雨でも楽しいひと時だったんですｗ

[kkimura]

新しい動画あげましたー！🩷

今回は、ニューヨークで暮らす私のお休みの日の、美味しい一日のvlogとなってます！😋

もちろんキティも出てるので是非ご視聴いただければ幸いです！🐈‍⬛🐾

Hi everyone! My new video is up now!! 🩷

It’s different from my usual videos…it’s a vlog about my delicious day off living in NYC! 🍙

Kitty is of course in it doing his thing 😆　

So check it out!! Enjoy! 😉

[chitaka45]

京都　達磨寺(法輪寺) 干支土鈴

kyoto daruma-dera

京都　大豊神社　狛巳　干支土鈴

kyoto otoyo-jinja

京都　下鴨神社　絵馬

kyoto shimogamo-jinja

京都　護王神社　絵馬

kyoto goo-jija

[jin-fei]

Simple Domesticity

a/n: this is a rework of a post from one of my old blogs a couple years ago, and i stumbled across it again when i was cleaning out my notes app. so i did what any normal person would do and applied it to my current hyper fixation (ahem, zayne li)

Zayne strikes me as the type to revel in quiet intimacy. Spending the evening reading aloud to you, allowing you to watch as he rehearsed a speech, idle Sunday afternoons spent lazing in the Linkon sun, and, naturally, sharing the occasional shower.

It’d be late in the evening, shortly after he got home from a shift at the hospital. You were already in the shower, shampoo suds dripping from your hair when you hear the bathroom door softly push open. You don't have to look when the sound of a tired sigh follows, just barely audible over the water hitting the tiled walls.

You only turn when you hear the shower curtain pull back, a thick screen of steam emitting from your cocoon of heat.

It’s mundane, natural, the way he slips in under the shower head. His eyes close with a small groan as hot water saturates his scalp. You smile to yourself. Your hands are gentle when they reach his dark hair, fingers threading through the soaked strands to make sure no spot is missed.

"That feels nice." Zayne’s tired voice made your smile widen.

You lathered a dollop of shampoo into your palms before massaging it against his scalp. "You should let me cut your hair,” tone playful as you bring the hair atop his head to stand upright. "I’m sure a nice buzz would suit you."

His eyes peek open with a grin. "Come near my hair with scissors and you'll be the one walking away with a nice bowl cut."

You pout, mimicking the act of cutting off a large portion of his hair with your fingers. "Just a little off the top, something fresh."

He leaned in closed, making your elbows rest on his shoulders as his hand trailed from your cheek to your neck. His lips ghosted over yours, his fingers tickling the sensitive flesh of your jaw as he whispered, "only if you let me cut yours first."

You bite your lip, the action causing it to tease against his ever so slightly. For a moment, all that could be heard was the pelting water hitting Zayne’s back and part of the wall. Then, without warning, you feel his tongue dart out to poke your mouth.

Your hand instinctively covers the offense, a loud laugh coming from you as you gawk at him. He only wore a smug smile, chuckling lightly as he began to rinse out his hair.

"Threaten to cut my beautiful hair again, and it's going in your nose next time."

You use your hand to splash a minuscule amount of water in his face, your expression scrunched up in revulsion, "you're disgusting."

A hand on your naked waist pulls you against him and back under the stream of hot water. He presses a chaste kiss to your lips. It quickly escalates until his tongue is prodding against yours, quiet moans slipping from you when you feel his hand roam to your neck again. This time he keeps it there, adding the slightest bit of pressure to keep your head still.

Eventually you break the kiss, smiling to yourself. Teasing lilt still playing on your tongue, you giggle through your words, "perhaps I should shave you bald." You braced yourself, rushing out the next, "the world deserves to see Dr. Zayne’s shiny bald head! Hey!" You cry out with a laugh when you feel a mouthful of recycled shower water hit your face and chest.

"You’re so nasty!"

He’s laughing just as hard. His hand takes your shoulder and your back is against the tile wall as he nips at your jaw. "If I go bald, you're going bald with me."

"Deal," you giggle back. Your hands are on his chest as you give him another short kiss. "Now let me rinse out my conditioner. You’re hogging all the water."

[happymiko]

西浜ビーチ

干潮時間海の中をお散歩

雨雲が伊良部島にかかる

[buffetlicious]

The dried bamboo shoots had been soaking in the pail for the last couple of weeks with frequent boiling and water changes. Tonight, it is finally ready to be eaten in the form of Bamboo Shoot & Pork Stew. Also on the rice are fried fishcake slices and a fried egg.

[polygonsarchive]