August 2015 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Aug 31, 2015Jan 08, 2024 appetite, blood pressure, cold colors, colors, companies, customers, excitement, excitement color, fast food outlets, heart rate, increase turnover, lower, power, respiratory rate, room, sedative color, suppress, time seems long, time sense, warm colors, work efficiencies

Color Effect

Colors have powers that affect our time sense. 色の効果 Warm colors, such as red, orange, yellow, is called “excitement color.” Read More

Computers Diary Operating Systems Technology Uncorrected

Toru Aug 30, 2015Jan 08, 2024 anti-aliasing, clean text, easy to read, Linux, Mac OS, OS update, virtual desktops, Windows 10

Windows 10

Yesterday, I updated the OS of my computer to Windows 10. 昨日、パソコンを Windows 10 にアップデートしました。 So far, there is no Read More

Culture Essay History Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Aug 29, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bad omen, Buddha, Buddhism, custom, deceased, geomagnetic relationship, head, India, kitamakura, North, poisoning, sleep

Kitamakura(北枕)

In Japan, ’kitamakura,’ which is to sleep with the head toward the north, has thought of as bad omen. 日本では、頭を北に向けて寝る「北枕」は演技が悪いとされてきました。 Read More

Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Language Uncorrected

Toru Aug 28, 2015Jan 08, 2024 confusing term, Japanese, Kekko, meaning, 結構

The Meaning of “結構(kekko)

Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese confusing term ‘結構(kekko).’ 「結構」の意味 Kekko has four big meanings: 今日は、紛らわしい日本語である「結構」を紹介します。 1 : “結構面白いですね（Kekko Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Language Uncorrected

Toru Aug 27, 2015Jan 08, 2024 alphabets, Japanese people, letter H, letter M, stroke order

Stroke Order of the Letter ‘H’

Stroke order of alphabets are not decided exactly. ‘H’ の書き順 However, there are common stroke order that are widely taught. Read More

Culture Diary Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Aug 26, 2015Jan 08, 2024 apricot, brunch, cycling, energy, fun, ice cream, ingredients, Kamameshi, soba, tired

Cycling with My Friends

In this morning, I went to cycling with my friends. 友人とサイクリング The distance to the destination was about 40 km. Read More

Business Diary Gaming Science Uncorrected

Toru Aug 25, 2015Jan 08, 2024 ASUS, boss, bulky trash, Dell, dumping ground, Dyson, fiddle around, G5, old PCs, PCs, Power Mac G4, university, vacuum cleaner

Bulky Trash Day

Today was bulky trash day for our university, and I enjoyed it because we could get the trash. 今日は大学の粗大ごみの日で、捨てられたものは貰うことができるため、楽しかったです。 There Read More