I have a Shimano Deore front Deraileur on my bicycle.  I wanted to get a Sora
for the back, but the authorized dealer here didn't have any with long cages, I
got a Tiagra instead.

Names.  It makes me wonder sometimes.  Being an uneducated sort of lout, I don't
have a clue.  All Japanese stuff, of course.

What does "Shimano" mean in Japanese, anyway?  Something like "International
Harvester", maybe, or just the name of one of the early investors?

How about Deore, Sora, Tiagra, what's the translation?