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Family Trip 2019

05/02/2019 Toru 0 Comments amusement park, barbecue, cruiser, dinner, Enakyō, family trip, hot spring, hotel, inn, kimono, mountain, nature, river, sheep, sheep shearing, table tennis, travel, yukata

Family Trip 2019 家族旅行2019 We are now in Enakyō (恵那峡 – “Ena Gorge”) on a family trip. 私は今、家族旅行で恵那峡に来ています。 First, we

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First Day of Reiwa

05/01/2019 Toru 0 Comments combination, counting years, era, first day, Heisei, new era, original, Reiwa, year

First Day of Reiwa 令和最初の日 Today is the first day of Reiwa (令和). 今日は令和最初の日です。 As I wrote in my post

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Megane (眼鏡 – Glasses)

04/27/201904/28/2019 Toru 0 Comments eye, glasses, import, invent, Italy, mirror, ruler

Megane 眼鏡 Today I bought a megane (眼鏡). 私は今日「眼鏡」を買いました。 Megane is a Japanese word that means “glasses.” 「眼鏡」は “glasses” を意味する日本語であす。

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Kan Kinou Shougai (肝機能障害 – Hepatic Dysfunction)

04/04/201904/04/2019 Toru 0 Comments alcohol, chronic hepatitis, diagnose, disease, disorder, dysfunction, examination, fatty liver, function, hepatic, hepatic dysfunction, impairment, liver, medical checkup, welcome party

Kan Kinou Shougai 肝機能障害 Yesterday, I received the result of my medical checkup. 昨日、健康診断の結果が届きました。 Sadly, I was diagnosed with ‘kan

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Nagori (なごり – Remnant)

03/29/2019 Toru 0 Comments after, atmosphere, break on, feel, feeling, leftover, odor, pass by, remnant, residual, shore, university, wave

Nagori なごり Today is the last working day at my university. 今日は、現在の大学の最終勤務日です。 Now I am feeling ‘nagori‘ (なごり) to this

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Saiketsu (採血 – Blood Sampling)

03/26/201903/28/2019 Toru 0 Comments blood, blood sampling, blood vessel, collect, collect blood, health check, hospital, injection, novice, nurse, observe

Saiketsu 採血 Today I went to a hospital for a health check. 今日は入社前の健康診断に行きました。 Among the health check, there was ‘saiketsu‘

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The Toilet was Clogged

03/14/201903/15/2019 Toru 0 Comments chip, clog, clogged, conference, convention center, fix, front desk, hotel, toilet, toilet paper, Washington

The Toilet was Clogged トイレが詰まった I have visited Washington D.C. to attend an academic conference. 私は今、学会参加のためワシントンD.C.に来ています。 And I have stayed

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Mune ga Ippai ni Naru (胸がいっぱいになる – Overflowing)

03/08/2019 Toru 0 Comments compliment, farewell, farewell party, fill, full, grief, heart, heartfelt, joy, overflow, party, university

Mune ga Ippai ni Naru 胸がいっぱいになる Yesterday, a farewell party for teachers who would retire or change their jobs at

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Nami no Hana (波の花)

02/27/2019 Toru 0 Comments court ladies, death, ear, flower, foam, rice, salt, sea, sea foam, sea wave, seawater, wave, white foam

Nami no Hana 波の花 Today, I would like to introduce the term ‘nami no hana‘ (波の花), which even Japanese people

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