Tegami (手紙 – Letter)
Tegami 手紙 A paper, on which messages or information is written, is called “letter” in English, whereas it is called
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Tyhoon No. 12
Tyhoon No. 12 台風12号 It is raining cats and gods. 激しい雨が降っています。 This is because Typhoon No. 12 is approaching. 台風12号が近づいているからです。
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Shōdō-gai (衝動買い – Impulse Buying)
Shōdō-gai 衝動買い Today I ordered a BlackBerry KEY2 at an overseas online shopping site. 私は今日、海外の通販サイトで BlackBerry の Key2 を注文しました。 These
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Muda (無駄 – Waste)
Muda 無駄 I worked more than three days in a row, without returning home. 私はここ3日間以上、家に帰らず仕事をしていました。 And today, when I came
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Shimekiri ni Owareru (締め切りに追われる – Being under a Deadline)
Shimekiri ni Owareru 締め切りに追われる Since the deadline for a manuscript of an academic conference was 9 o’clock this morning, I
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Me and Foreign Languages
Me and Foreign Languages 私と外国語 Today I would like to write my post under the theme of ‘me and the
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Sea of Blood
Sea of Blood 血の海 Around 4:30 am today, I woke up because of feeling uncomfortable. 今日、朝4時半頃、私は違和感を感じて目を覚ましました。 I was sleeping on
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Oyakodon (親子丼)
Oyakodon 親子丼 I ate oyakodon (親子丼) yesterday. 私は昨日、親子丼を食べました。 Oya (親) means “parent,” ko (子) means “child,” and don (丼) means
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Kinchō no Ito ga Kireru (緊張の糸が切れる)
Kinchō no Ito ga Kireru 緊張の糸が解ける I finished my important work yesterday. 私は昨日、大事なイベントをこなしました。 I was very nervous until yesterday, but
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