CultureDiaryNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 17, 2016Jan 06, 2024 academic society, award, developments, English, honored, keynote speech, nervous, performance improvement, research, study Acceptance Speech It was decided that I (and my teacher) would receive an award from an academic society, and next week I Read More
CultureDiaryScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2016Jan 06, 2024 ac domain, academic conference, academic website, Ascension Island, birthday, British, mentor, research presentation, self-present, Wakayama Prefecture An Academic Conference and My Birthday Today, I came to Wakayama Prefecture to participate in an academic conference and perform my research presentation. 学会と誕生日 The presentation Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionProverbUncorrected Toru Aug 29, 2016Jan 06, 2024 bow head, despair, embarrassment, expressions, grief, Japanese, literal meaning, look up, opposite, sadness Expressions of Sadness Today, a really sad thing happened to me. 悲しみの表現 Hence I will talk about two Japanese expressions of sadness. 今日は、とてもとても悲しいことがありました。 Read More
CultureDiaryEducationEssayIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected Toru Aug 28, 2016Jan 06, 2024 digression, exam, Japanese language, JLPT, kanwa kyudai, mistake, N2, native Japanese, proverb, study Japanese Language Proficiency Test and The Japanese Language Examination Today, I tried to solve exam problems of Japanese language on the Internet. 日本語能力試験と日本語検定 However, I made one mistake among Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 21, 2016Jan 06, 2024 dice, etymology, first, Japanese phrase, last, limit, pin kara kiri made, pin kiri, point, Portuguese Pin kara Kiri made (From Pin to Kiri) Pin kara Kiri made ピンからキリまで Today, I’d like to talk about the Japanese phrase “pin kara kiri made,” which means Read More
CultureDiaryEssayJapanese traditionNewsUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2016Jan 06, 2024 arrival time, Bon holidays, early departure, Japanese highways, sag sections, sleep schedule, slope change, Tokyo, traffic jams, travel Traffic Jams due to a Return Home For many Japanese people, Bon holidays will end today. 帰省からの帰還による渋滞 Therefore, people who returned home will come back to areas Read More
CultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 14, 2016Jan 06, 2024 confectionery, exhausted, factory tour, nephew, niece, Shizuoka Prefecture, sightseeing, souvenir, Unagi Pie Factory Homecoming and Short Sightseeing Part 2 Today, I’d like to write the remaining part of yesterday’s post. 帰省と軽い観光 Part 2 The second sightseeing spot where I Read More
ClimateCultureDiaryHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 13, 2016Jan 06, 2024 caves, explosion, Komakado Kaza-ana, lava, Mt. Fuji, Nagoya, prefectures, sightseeing, temperature, Tokyo Homecoming and Slight Sightseeing Part 1 Today (technically yesterday since it’s midnight), I returned home in Nagoya City, Aichi Prefecture from Tokyo. 帰省と軽い観光 Part 1 Along Read More
CultureDiaryEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 09, 2016Jan 06, 2024 600th post, ancestors, Bon holidays, Bon Odori, dancing, entertainment, festivals, graves, spiritual, writing The 600th Post This is my 600th post. 600回目の投稿 Although there were some dangerous days, I managed to continue to write English without Read More