While I Was Away by Waka T. Brown
451 questions & answers with links to 142 resources (articles, videos, recipes, photos, maps)
Amazon link to book - While I Was Away?
Amazon link to author - Waka T. Brown
Radio exercises
Japan
toilets in Japan
international school in Japan
Sumo wrestling
Kansas
Trumpet (video)
Custom of taking off shoes
Waka’s favorite Japanese fairy tale - Uriko Hime/The Melon Princess -
heart shaped locket with a pink rose on it made of 14 karat gold. (photo)
Hiragana (website)
Katakana
Kanji
Tsuitachi - video pronunciation
crow’s feet
Tomato soup with noodles (recipe)
Siamese cat’s
Kansas City International airport
The I-70 freeway
Narita International Airport
driving from the airport in Japan (website)
Driving in Japan - Beginners (video)
Japanese Indoor Etiquette
yellow canary
Wasabi
hashi oki (photo)
Baths
Cicadas
Chiggers
Asian pears
Cicada shells
white erasers called plastic
100-yen coin
Tsuyu Japanese rainy season
Uwabaki - special shoes for school
Randoseru - backpacks
shitajiki, a stiff sheet of plastic for writing
Moshi moshi
Ito-Yokado department store
A white bird on a blue and red background Ito-Yokado logo
zakuro (pomegranate)
koi pond
mynah bird (video of mynah bird talking)
Green tea
Black lacquer box filled with sushi
Kappa-maki - Cucumber and rice wrapped in nori (seaweed)
Nori - seaweed
How sushi rolls should be eaten
World War II
Corset
Little House on the Prairie
A futon
Tatami - straw mats
Rosary
Takuan - yellow pickled daikon radish
Yuurei - spooky ghost
woman
Ittemairimasu (video) Useful Japanese Phrases
Tea Ceremony
Sama, san, kun, chan: the many Japanese honorifics
Backpack Charms
Hello Kitty
ajisai (hydrangea)
Aerograms
Chicken eggs allergy
Shishamo
Rajio taisou exercises
waka - poem
Pachinko parlor with upright pinball machines
Follow the kakijun (stroke order) (video)
Tobibako - leapfrogging
Garfield stationery
Nermal
Odie
Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (video trailer)
Timbuktu
Bow custom in Japan
lunchtime at school in Japan
Cleaning the schools in Japan
Japanese history
American history
Shakey’s Pizza
Furigana
13 Unusual Japanese Pizza Toppings
home economics
Industrial arts
Shuji Japanese calligraphy
Kasuri no monpe - loose pants - photo
Cadmium red
The Tanabata bamboo
Tanabata Festival (Star Festival)
Tanabata Song (Star Festival) sasanoha sarasara (Japanese song)
Slurping soba noodles
Manchuria
Japan summer vacation
Laura Ingalls Wilder
Nellie Oleson
Zubaton - 20 Things to Know About Japanese Floor Cushions
Chiba
Train Stuffing video
Subway Pushers of Japan (article)
Tokyo Disneyland
Cinderella and Prince Charming at Tokyo Disneyland
Worlds of Fun - Kansas City Amusement Park
Kansas - Google Map
Shiohigari: The guide for Clam Digging
Olympics, Los Angeles, 1984
Los Angeles, California
Romanian gymnast, Ekaterina Szabo
American gymnast, Mary Lou Retton
1984 Olympics The 3,000 meter race with Mary Decker and Zola Budd
katori senko - mosquito repellent coil
Ivanhoe Amazon link to book
Marco Polo Swimming Game
Freestyle swimming stroke
Butterfly swimming stroke
Son of the Black Stallion, - Amazon link to book
Red Bean Mochi (recipe)
Embroider
Chicken karaage (recipe)
Hokkaido
Siberia
Cattle branding iron
Blubber by Judy Blume - Amazon link to book
Ijimekko - Bullies - Amazon link to Bullies book in Japanese
Gingko nuts
Gingko leaves
prepare the gingko nuts
umeboshi flavored candy
Umeboshi
- plums
Yan Yan cookies
Morinaga Japanese Caramels - video
The Tale of Peter Rabbit (video)
Mickey Mouse
Japanese card game, Baba-nuki
Old Maid card game
Hurdles
Hydrangeas
Chariots of Fire (1980) Official Trailer
Apple IIe computer
Singer Sewing Machine