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Today is just year 1 since I started Lang-8. プレミアム登録 I’ve thought that I would register a premium account if
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Boring things (Tsumaranai mono)
Boring things つまらないもの There is a Japanese traditional expression “tsumaranai mono desuga (which means something like ‘this is a boring
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The Diameter of Holes in CDs
The diameter of holes in CDs is perfectly 15 mm. CD の穴の直径 This length is the same as the seven
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Janet’s Law
Have you ever feel like a year passes by faster? ジャネーの法則 In the 19th century, a French philosopher Janet invented
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Bees’ Waggle Dance
Honeybees share information about locations of nectar or their nest with peers by dancing along a figure of eight or
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Japanese Titles of Foreign Movies
When foreign movies are imported into Japan, the titles may completely different. 洋画が日本に輸入されるとき、タイトルが全く異なることがあります。 Today, I will introduce some Japanese titles
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Ground Beetle
Do you know how to say “ground beetle” in Japanese? ゴミムシ It’s “ゴミムシ (gomimushi; means garbage insect),” because we can
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The Temperature of Palms
Today, I learned the relationship between a temperature of palms and a sociability. 手の温度 I don’t know whether this is
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Insect Food
Have you ever eaten insects? 昆虫食 My hometown of Aichi Prefecture don’t have a culture of insect food, while those
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