notebook

On-Yomi: チョウ — Kun-Yomi: とばり

Koohii stories:

1) [nac_est] 12-9-2007(234): In ancient China books were rolled-up scrolls of paper. So notebooks were nothing more than long towels.

2) [dingomick] 14-3-2007(75): Students, for this class, your notebook will be a towel. Make sure it's extra long though, we'll have a lot of writing.

3) [mspertus] 12-10-2010(32): The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy is the notebook computer to bring when you're going on a (really!) long trip (Also, used by long haired hippy type galactic hitchhikers). Don't forget to bring your towel!

4) [jrkester] 20-4-2009(11): What an unusual student, that person is using a long towel for a notebook. Guess it would be convenient for studying after a shower.

5) [felwiz1602] 21-8-2012(6): The movie the notebook was so long and full of crying that by the end of it you had soaked through an entire towel 手帳:てちょう 帳 / とばり : n 1)curtain.