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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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Japanese Airline

02/18/2019 Toru 0 Comments airline, airplane, board, business, business trip, cheap, comfortable, cost, economy, fee, flight, LCC, polite, service, trip

Japanese Airline 日本の航空会社 I have been to overseas three times by airplane so far. 私はこれまで3回、飛行機で海外に行ったことがあります。 All airlines that I used

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Suri (スリ – Pickpocket)

02/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments bag, body, goods, Italy, money, pickpocket, pocket, rub, sightseeing, steal, tourist, trip, Venice

Suri スリ Today is the last day of my stay in Italy, and I will visit Venice. 今日はイタリア滞在の最終日で、ヴェネツィアを訪れる予定です。 In sightseeing

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Hōmu Shikku (ホームシック – Homesickness)

02/16/201902/17/2019 Toru 0 Comments adjective, feel, feeling, home, homesick, homesickness, hometown, nostalgia, nostalgic, noun, sick

Hōmu Shikku ホームシック Five days have passed since I came to Italy, and I am gradually becoming ‘hōmu shikku‘ (ホームシック).

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