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Currently, I write short texts in English every day on a language exchange social networking website called Lang-8. At first, I mainly wrote it in a diary format, but at some point, fodders for my diary have gradually disappeared, and I began to write etymologies of Japanese terms and trivial things in English. I’d like to leave these article archives here.

私は現在 lang-8 という添削サイトで、毎日英語で短い文章を書いています。主な内容は、日本語の語源、ちょっとした雑学、日記などです。ここにその記録を残します。

Toru Kano (加納 徹)
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【No. 0103】Hackers and CrackersMar 31, 2015
【No. 0102】Meaning of “K” in “4KMar 30, 2015
【No. 0101】Irregular VerbsMar 29, 2015
【No. 0100】100th PostMar 28, 2015
【No. 0099】“Because” versus “Since” versus “As”Mar 27, 2015
【No. 0098】Graduation from Doctoral CourseMar 26, 2015
【No. 0097】Hot SpringMar 25, 2015
【No. 0096】Commencement CeremonyMar 24, 2015
【No. 0095】ColorIQ ChallengeMar 23, 2015
【No. 0094】BaumkuchenMar 22, 2015
【No. 0093】CactusMar 21, 2015
【No. 0092】Traffic Light ColorMar 20, 2015
【No. 0091】Japanese Loves BathMar 19, 2015
【No. 0090】Mouse and MickeyMar 18, 2015
【No. 0089】The Longest English WordMar 17, 2015
【No. 0088】Chiba Travel Day 2Mar 16, 2015
【No. 0087】Today, I went on a trip to Chiba prefecture with my juniors.Mar 15, 2015
【No. 0086】Why do we use the word “concent (コンセント)” as the meaning of “outlet?Mar 14, 2015
【No. 0085】How many times should we knock a door?Mar 13, 2015
【No. 0084】University Entrance Examination DayMar 12, 2015
【No. 0083】Charity of Yahoo! JapanMar 11, 2015
【No. 0082】Day for Discarding Bulky TrashMar 10, 2015
【No. 0081】MakeoverMar 09, 2015
【No. 0080】Earned 2 yenMar 08, 2015
【No. 0079】Friend that one had been to school withMar 07, 2015
【No. 0078】Create Post ArchiveMar 06, 2015
【No. 0077】Connective WordsMar 05, 2015
【No. 0076】Foie GrasMar 04, 2015
【No. 0075】Sum of the Reciprocals of the PrimesMar 03, 2015
【No. 0074】Massive Power OutageMar 02, 2015
【No. 0073】Relationship Between Rain and HeadacheMar 01, 2015
【No. 0072】Today, I cooked curry again and had a big mistake.Feb 28, 2015
【No. 0071】Year-End Debriefing SessionFeb 27, 2015
【No. 0070】Birthday PartyFeb 26, 2015
【No. 0069】Phrases of American DramasFeb 25, 2015
【No. 0068】That’s SomethingFeb 24, 2015
【No. 0067】Cook Hot CurryFeb 23, 2015
【No. 0066】How to Use ‘Almost’ and ‘Most’Feb 22, 2015
【No. 0065】InemuriFeb 21, 2015
【No. 0064】A Way to Reach Moon by Folding a PaperFeb 20, 2015
【No. 0063】A Fact about Suicide in JapanFeb 19, 2015
【No. 0062】Programming DayFeb 18, 2015
【No. 0061】Today, the graduation research poster presentation of bachelors was…Feb 17, 2015
【No. 0060】Origin of SymbolsFeb 16, 2015
【No. 0059】Nabe DishesFeb 15, 2015
【No. 0058】Puke WordsFeb 14, 2015
【No. 0057】Interesting Programmer’s EnglishFeb 13, 2015
【No. 0056】One of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese is …Feb 12, 2015
【No. 0055】Kneel on a CushionFeb 11, 2015
【No. 0054】Today, I went back to my hometown for the sixth anniversary of my g…Feb 10, 2015
【No. 0053】Ergonomic KeyboardFeb 09, 2015
【No. 0052】Today, my boss and I checked master thesis presentations of my two …Feb 08, 2015
【No. 0051】Review My PostsFeb 07, 2015
【No. 0050】Valedictory LectureFeb 06, 2015
【No. 0049】An Uncommon Culture of a Specific Area of KyotoFeb 05, 2015
【No. 0048】Interesting English SitesFeb 04, 2015
【No. 0047】Job-hunting in JapanFeb 03, 2015
【No. 0046】TOEIC Test ResultFeb 02, 2015
【No. 0045】Graduation ThesisFeb 01, 2015
【No. 0044】Pascal’s TriangleJan 31, 2015
【No. 0043】Fried RiceJan 30, 2015
【No. 0042】ARJan 29, 2015
【No. 0041】Vacuum CleanerJan 28, 2015
【No. 0040】Today, I learned how to use Git.Jan 27, 2015
【No. 0039】FEZJan 26, 2015
【No. 0038】Rain BringerJan 25, 2015
【No. 0037】Satanic KotatsuJan 24, 2015
【No. 0036】How to Pronounce AbbreviationsJan 23, 2015
【No. 0035】I performed a presentation of statistics class.Jan 22, 2015
【No. 0034】English PresentationJan 21, 2015
【No. 0033】I watched a few episodes of “White Color” on Hulu.Jan 20, 2015
【No. 0032】I’ve done my statistics homework since fer hours.Jan 19, 2015
【No. 0031】Got a New Nintendo 3DSJan 18, 2015
【No. 0030】Create an X-ray CT SimulatorJan 17, 2015
【No. 0029】Today, I needed to come home early.Jan 16, 2015
【No. 0028】Sneaked into a ClassJan 15, 2015
【No. 0027】Birthday Present For My MotherJan 14, 2015
【No. 0026】Break Away From SwingJan 13, 2015
【No. 0025】A Little Embarrassing StoryJan 12, 2015
【No. 0024】TOEIC Test DayJan 11, 2015
【No. 0023】Coin Tossing ProbabilityJan 10, 2015
【No. 0022】Although I rarely get annoyed, I was different today.Jan 09, 2015
【No. 0021】Meeting with a ProfessorJan 08, 2015
【No. 0020】I visited a barber and had my hair cut this morning.Jan 07, 2015
【No. 0019】I finally finished dictating all dialogues of the “Frozen”.Jan 06, 2015
【No. 0018】Linear RelationshipJan 05, 2015
【No. 0017】I Watched the Movie “Frozen” Dictating Its SerifsJan 04, 2015
【No. 0016】An Ordinary DayJan 03, 2015
【No. 0015】Dictation Practice Software was Completed AnywayJan 02, 2015
【No. 0014】Create A Software for Improving My EnglishJan 01, 2015
【No. 0013】Only Today, I Came Home EarlyDec 31, 2014
【No. 0012】Today, I read a book entitled “Gupta in Wonderland (Fushigi no kuni no Gupta).”Dec 30, 2014
【No. 0011】OMG! I Caused A Car Accident! (゚д゚)Dec 29, 2014
【No. 0010】Practice for the TOEIC TestDec 28, 2014
【No. 0009】I Gave an Xperia Z3 for myself as a Christmas Present.Dec 27, 2014
【No. 0008】New Year’s Greeting Card using Mandelbrot SetDec 26, 2014
【No. 0007】Large Cleaning and a Year End PartyDec 25, 2014
【No. 0006】I Participated a Programming Contest.Dec 24, 2014
【No. 0005】Today, I finally finished watching glee season 4 (episode 22) on Hulu.Dec 23, 2014
【No. 0004】A Year-End PartyDec 22, 2014