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Learning English and Japanese

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Toru Oct 20, 2015Jan 07, 2024 anus, Japan, Japanese company, line, next summer, shower toilets, toilet, toilet tissues, washlet function, Washlet toilets

Evolved Washlet

Washlet toilets (or shower toilets) are popular in Japan. 進化したウォッシュレット In fact, a toilet placed in my apartment has also Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Language Uncorrected

Toru Oct 19, 2015Jan 07, 2024 cheating, cribbing, cunning, English, fraud, meaning, Meiji period, student, test, カンニング

Cunning

Japanese people call “a fraud in a test” “カンニング(cunning).” カンニング “カンニング” is derived from an English word “cunnning,” but the Read More

Essay Health Science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 16, 2015Jan 07, 2024 doorknob, hand rubbing, metals, non-metal things, painful, shocks, signal interference, static electricity, winter, wooden wall

Static Electricity

During winter, I often crackle with static electricity when I touch a doorknob. 静電気 Since the static electricity shocks me Read More

Diary Essay Health Personal Development Science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 14, 2015Jan 08, 2024 brain science, diary, habit, mental balance, writing

It’s Difficult to Keep a Diary

It has proven scientifically that writing a diary is good for you. 日記を続けるのは難しい In particular, it can restore your mental Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Food Uncorrected

Toru Oct 13, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bread rolls, butter, crescent moon, croissants, French, Japanese bakeries, margarine, triangle shapes

Croissant

Although I like croissants, I didn’t know the meaning of it. クロワッサン Croissant is the word borrowed from French, and Read More

Animal Culture Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bodies, Chameleons, charming, colors, courtship behavior, enigmatic dance, fancy colors, feelings, fighting, funny, jet black, lights, sceneries, temperatures

Chameleon

Chameleons are often thought as they can change their colors depending on the sceneries. カメレオン However, actually chameleons change their Read More

Culture Essay Psychology Social science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 10, 2015Jan 08, 2024 acceptance, cautious, cigarette, experiment, left sides, men, protect, request, right sides, right-handed men

Men Like Right Side

Men (especially right-handed men) tend to choose the right side when they stand with women, because of the feeling “I Read More

Animal Essay Science Uncorrected

Toru Oct 09, 2015Jan 08, 2024 biological differences, blue whale, dolphins, infraorder Cetacea, killer whale, large ones, length of bodies, Odontocetes, small ones, sperm whale, whales

The Difference Between Dolphins and Whales

Both dolphins and whales are classified as infraorder Cetacea, Odontocetes, and there are no biological differences. イルカとクジラの違い The difference between Read More

Culture Essay Language Slang Uncorrected

Toru Oct 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 abbreviated word, exchange messages, Florida, furo, furorida, Japan, ridatsu, US, youth slang

Furorida

Today, I will introduce a youth slang “furorida.” フロリダ Recently, Japanese young people seem to use the word “furorida,” when Read More