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Roten Buro (露天風呂 – Outdoor Hot Spring Bath)

Jul 10, 2021Jul 31, 2021 Toru 0 Comments bath, COVID-19, hot spring, nature, open-air, outdoor, scenery, street stall

Roten Buro 露天風呂 I like to take a bath in a roten buro (露天風呂). 私は「露天風呂」が好きです。 Since roten (露天) means “open-air”

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Ijō Desu (以上です – That’s All)

May 22, 2021Jul 26, 2021 Toru 0 Comments abnormal, accent, agenda, before now, conference, explanation, more than, polite, that's all, Zoom

Ijō Desu 以上です Today, I participated in a technical committee meeting of an academic conference via Zoom. 今日は、Zoomで学会の専門委員会に参加しました。 There were

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Mī-Hā (ミーハー – A Person Who Follow the Crowd)

Apr 09, 2021Jun 02, 2021 Toru 0 Comments crazy, interest, person, theory, trend, woman, young

Mī-Hā ミーハー I think I am a mī-hā (ミーハー). 私は「ミーハー」です。 A mī-hā is a person who is crazy about following

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Bon Misu (凡ミス – Careless Mistake)

Apr 02, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments careless, careless mistake, common, delete, mistake, ordinary, stupid

Bon Misu 凡ミス I made a bon misu (凡ミス) of deleting my post today. 私は今日、自分の記事を消すというミスを犯しました。 Since bon (凡) means “ordinary”

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Catalog Gift

Mar 23, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments catalog, catalog gift, deliver, gift, gift-giving, item, problem, product, university

Catalog Gift カタログギフト Today, I received a “catalog gift” as a commemorative gift from a student who graduated from university.

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Limited Graduation Ceremony

Mar 18, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments admission, cancel, ceremony, COVID-19, graduation, limited, restricted, thank-you party

Limited Graduation Ceremony 制限付きの卒業式 Today, my university held a graduation ceremony at Nippon Budokan with restricted admission. 私の大学は今日、日本武道館で入場制限をしながら卒業式を実施しました。 No graduates’

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Takara no Mochigusare (宝の持ち腐れ – Better Spent Than Spared)

Mar 16, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments buy, car, COVID-19, have, rot, talent, treasure, useful, waste

Takara no Mochigusare 宝の持ち腐れ I splurged and bought a new car about a year ago. 私は約1年前、思い切って車を購入しました。 However, the COVID-19 pandemic

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My First International Conference in a While

Mar 11, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments answer, conference, fear, nervous, presentation, question, questioner, session, study, understand, Zoom

My First International Conference in a While 久しぶりの国際会議 Today, I participated in an international conference and made a presentation in

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Daitai (代替 – Alternative)

Mar 02, 2021Jun 01, 2021 Toru 0 Comments feel, goal, post, reading, special reading, word, work

Daitai 代替 I worked all day yesterday and was not able to write a post on Lang-8. 昨日は起きてから寝るまでずっと仕事をしていて投稿できませんでした。 My English

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