Diary – Learning English and Japanese

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”

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’