CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 14, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Black Day, flower language, Friendly Day, Korea, Orange Day, Partner Day, Valentine's Day, White Day Orange Day I didn’t know it, but today, April 14th seems to be Orange Day. オレンジデー This day was established by citrus Read More
DiaryEducationPersonalSocialUncorrected Toru Apr 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 boss, closing speech, drinking party, graduate research seminar, graduation researches, individualistic students, names, nice people, profitable time, students My First Seminar and Drinking Party Today, a graduate research seminar was held with my boss and students. 初めてのゼミと飲み会 There were fifteen students, and it was Read More
DiaryEducationLanguage learningSelf-improvementUncorrected 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
CultureEssayJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected 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
EntertainmentEssayJapanese traditionTelevisionUncorrected 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
ClimateCultureEssayScienceUncorrected 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
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Japan, kitsune-no-yomeiri, lantern procession, mountain, rain, sun, traditional, wedding, weird Kitsune-no-yomeiri (Fox Wedding) Yesterday, I introduced the phrase “kitsune-no-yomeiri (fox’s wedding),” which means a rain when the sun is shining. 狐の嫁入り Today, I Read More
ClimateEssayJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Apr 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 autumn rain, drizzle, evening shower, fox's wedding, instant rain, Japan, rain, rainy season, time rain, variety names Rain in Japan It rained today. 日本の雨 In Japan, there are many variety names that express rain. 今日は雨が降りました。 Today, I will talk about Read More
CultureEssayHealthResearchUncorrected Toru Apr 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 couples, daily, earnings, frequent kissing, German study, health effects, husband and wife, Indian married couples, Japan, kiss, large-scale survey, life expectancy, longer life expectancy, morning, number of kisses Effects of a Kiss A kiss has various health effects. キスの効果 According to the German study, husband and wife who kiss each other every Read More