Diary – Page 5 – Learning English and Japanese

Toru Sep 23, 2023Jan 01, 2024 ancestors, Autumnal Equinox, Buddhist altars, day and night, graves, holidays, Japan, national holiday, September 23rd, Shūbun no Hi

Shūbun no Hi (秋分の日 – Autumnal Equinox Day)

Shūbun no Hi 秋分の日 Today, September 23rd, 2023, is Shūbun no HI (秋分の日 – “Autumnal Equinox Day”) in Japan. 今日、2023年9月23日は「秋分の日」です。 Read More

Business Culture Diary Essay Idiom Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 22, 2023Jan 01, 2024 cloud services, Japanese, manga, music, necessary, poor, sabusuku binbō, subscription-based services, subscriptions, video

Sabusuku Binbō (サブスク貧乏 – Being Poor due to Subscriptions)

Sabusuku Binbō サブスク貧乏 How much do you use subscription-based services? 皆さんはサブスクリプション方式のサービスをどれくらい使用していますか？ I have numerous subscription agreements, mainly for music, video, Read More

Business Culture Diary Uncorrected

Toru Sep 21, 2023Jan 02, 2024 comics, emoji, illustrations, Japanese tradition, line

Released Original LINE Emoji

Released Original LINE Emoji LINE絵文字をリリース I occasionally draw four-panel comics based on the topics I posted on Lang-8 私はときどきLang-8で投稿したトピックについて、4コマ漫画を描いています。 Since Read More

Business Culture Diary Essay Japanese tradition News Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 09, 2023Jan 01, 2024 0-ji machi, highway service area, Japanese highways, midnight, Tokyo highways, toll discount, toll gates, traffic jams, transportation trucks, weekdays

0-ji Machi (0時待ち – Waiting for Midnight)

0-ji Machi 0時待ち Yesterday, I did ‘0-ji machi’ (0時待ち – literally “waiting for 0 o’clock”) at a highway service area. Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Slang Uncorrected

Toru Sep 03, 2023Jan 01, 2024 counter stop, English expression, gaming term, Japanese-English, kansuto, maximum score, maximum value, Salmon Run, Splatoon 3, video game

Kansuto (カンスト – Maximum Value)

Kansuto カンスト Today, I played a certain game a lot and reached kansuto (カンスト) score. 今日はたっぷりゲームをして、あるゲームでスコアを「カンスト」しました。 The term kansuto is Read More

Culture Diary Essay Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Sep 02, 2023Jan 01, 2024 atmosphere, high school, Japanese, lesson, literal meaning, preparation, prepare, proverb, troubles, worry

Sonae Areba Urei Nashi (備えあれば憂いなし – Better Safe than Sorry)

Sonae Areba Urei Nashi 備えあれば憂いなし If you are well-prepared in advance, you have nothing to worry about. 普段から十分な準備をしておけば、心配することはなくなります。 The proverb, Read More