Belly Button Trivia
Today, I’d like to introduce a useless trivia. 今日は、あまり役に立たない雑学を紹介します。 Heights of humans’ navels are different in men and women. 人間のへそは、男女で位置が異なります。
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Month: November 2015
Habituation
Last month, I wrote something like “if you continue to do something for three weeks, it will become a habit.”
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Ring Alert
I had set alarm on my phone for early this morning. 電話の呼び出し音 And this morning, as soon as the alarm
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Bought an Electronic Notebook
Yesterday, I bought a gadget “Boogie Board Sync” created by KINGJIM. 昨日、私はキングジムの Boogie Board Sync というガジェットを買いました。 This is a simple
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Etymology of Kanpeki (完璧)
Etymology of Kanpeki 完璧の語源 Today, I’d like to introduce a mistakable Japanese word ‘完璧 (kanpeki).’ 今日は、日本人が間違えやすい言葉「完璧」を紹介します。 ‘完璧’ means perfect, and
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The 4-7-8 Breathing Technique
I often take long to fall asleep. 4-7-8 呼吸法 When I searched for ways to get a good sleep quickly,
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Spatial Ability
Spatial ability is the ability to recognize three-dimensional information such as shapes, positions and angles of objects. 空間認識能力 This ability
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Buttons on Sleeves of School Uniforms
Today, I learned the reason why buttons are put on sleeves of school uniforms. 学生服の袖ボタン It was occurred when Napoleon’s
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Chin-chin (dialect)
Chin-chin ちんちん（方言） Today, I’d like to explain a dialect “chin-chin” in Aichi Prefecture where I was born. 今日は、私の地元である愛知県の方言「ちんちん」を紹介します。 It represents
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