April 2016 – Page 3 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Apr 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 dream, exercise lesson, finish, mistakes, patiently, research, students, studying English, talk, tired, university teacher, work

My First Lesson

Yesterday, I performed an exercise lesson as a university teacher for the first time ever. 初めての演習授業 I made some mistakes, Read More

Culture Essay Japanese tradition Slang Uncorrected

Toru Apr 11, 2016Jan 07, 2024 animation, Blue Monday Syndrome, depressed, economy improve, Japanese economy, Sazae-san, Sazae-san syndrome, school, viewer ratings, work

Sazae-san [Part 2]

Today, I will finish yesterday’s entry. サザエさん [Part 2] The Japanese national animation “Sazae-san” is broadcasted in the evening every Read More

Entertainment Essay Japanese tradition Television Uncorrected

Toru Apr 10, 2016Jan 07, 2024 animation, anniversary, author, broadcast, DVDs, Guinness Book of World Records, rock-paper-scissors, Sazae-san, slice-of-life anime

Sazae-san [Part 1]

Today, I will talk about the Japanese national animation “Sazae-san.” サザエさん [Part 1] Sazae-san has been broadcasted since 1969, and Read More

Climate Culture Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Apr 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 convective clouds, crosswinds, etymology, ground, hideri-ame, kitsune-no-yomeiri, mountainous areas, rain, rain clouds, rainbows, raindrops, rainfall, scientific occurrence reasons, shining, sun, sunlight, sunny, tenki-ame

Tenki-Ame (Sunny Rain)

Tenki-Ame 天気雨 Yesterday, I talked about the etymology of “kitsune-no-yomeiri (rain when the sun is shining).” 昨日は、狐の嫁入り（日が出ているのに降る雨）の語源について説明しました。 This phenomenon is Read More