Thanks, Jess. I can't help you out on your quest (below), but your perseverance will likely pay off. Best, Judy ----- Original Message ----- From: <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Thursday, April 03, 2008 8:11 PM Subject: Judy Again--800 Characters? The harder is what makes kanji do what it does and if it can > act as a metaphor and in what contexts it does. That's a linguistic > matter and much more difficult--at least for me, to consider. Any help > on that subject would be appreciated. Jess