CultureEssayEtymologyFoodUncorrected Toru Oct 13, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bread rolls, butter, crescent moon, croissants, French, Japanese bakeries, margarine, triangle shapes Croissant Although I like croissants, I didn’t know the meaning of it. クロワッサン Croissant is the word borrowed from French, and Read More
CultureDiaryPersonalSocialUncorrected Toru Oct 12, 2015Jan 08, 2024 alumni association, drink, fun, laboratory, meet, organizer, shame, talk Alumni Association Last night, an alumni association of our laboratory was held. OB・OG会 Since I was able to meet and talk with Read More
AnimalCultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Oct 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bodies, Chameleons, charming, colors, courtship behavior, enigmatic dance, fancy colors, feelings, fighting, funny, jet black, lights, sceneries, temperatures Chameleon Chameleons are often thought as they can change their colors depending on the sceneries. カメレオン However, actually chameleons change their Read More
CultureEssayPsychologySocial scienceUncorrected Toru Oct 10, 2015Jan 08, 2024 acceptance, cautious, cigarette, experiment, left sides, men, protect, request, right sides, right-handed men Men Like Right Side Men (especially right-handed men) tend to choose the right side when they stand with women, because of the feeling “I Read More
CultureEssayLanguageSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 abbreviated word, exchange messages, Florida, furo, furorida, Japan, ridatsu, US, youth slang Furorida Today, I will introduce a youth slang “furorida.” フロリダ Recently, Japanese young people seem to use the word “furorida,” when Read More
CultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Oct 07, 2015Jan 08, 2024 A ring, B ring, Cassini Division, child, close, distance, Encke Gap, F ring, far away, Keeler Gap, Pan, Roche Division, Saturn Cassini Division Today, I thought a conversation of a couple who likes Saturn. カッシーニの間隙 This is a silly conversation. 今日は、土星好きの男女の会話を考えました。 Man “If Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 06, 2015Jan 08, 2024 appropriate place, direction of eyes, iPhone, job hunting, money, photo studio, photograph, photographs, posture, resume, teacher, tie, wrinkle Photography in a Photo Studio Today, I went to a photo studio, and had my photograph for my resume taken. 写真屋で写真撮影 Actually, I previously used Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Oct 02, 2015Jan 08, 2024 daradara, darashi-nai, nai, shidara-nai, Zidaraku Darashinai (Scruffy) Darashinai だらしない Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese term “darashi-nai.” 今日は日本語の「だらしない」という言葉を紹介します。 “Darashi-nai” means something like “scruffy” or “sloppy.” 「だらしない」は「しまりがない」や「しっかりしていない」というような意味です。 Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 23, 2015Jan 08, 2024 artificial cherry tree, beautiful, bloom, cherry trees, Edohigan, fall, flowers, hybrid, Japan, Oshimazakura, Prunus pendula, Prunus speciosa, Somei Village, Someiyoshino, spring, Yoshino cherry tree Someiyoshino Many Japanese like cherry trees, especially Someiyoshino. ソメイヨシノ Because all flowers bloom and fall at once, and it looks beautiful. Read More