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
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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Etymology
Darashinai (Scruffy)
Darashinai だらしない Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese term “darashi-nai.” 今日は日本語の「だらしない」という言葉を紹介します。 “Darashi-nai” means something like “scruffy” or “sloppy.” 「だらしない」は「しまりがない」や「しっかりしていない」というような意味です。
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Chronostasis
Have you ever felt a second hand of a clock seems to have stopped more than one second when you
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The Academic Conference (Day 1)
The Academic Conference 学会1日目 Today, I participated in the academic conference from this morning. 今日は朝から学会に参加してきました。 There were many technical presentations,
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Operate a Smartphone While Eating
In Japanese restaurant, more and more people have operated a smartphone while eating. 食事中のスマホ It does not mean to check
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Pocari Sweat
“Pocari Sweat” is one of the most popular sport drink in Japan. 「ポカリスウェット」は、日本で有名なスポーツドリンクです。 Many of us drink it during sport,
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Japanese Common People Names
The other day, I introduced Japanese strange name(kira kira name). 日本人の一般的な名前 Today, I will show you some Japanese common names
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The Meaning of SOS
SOS is the distress signal, and the message for help, which is used all over the world. SOSは、世界中で用いられている遭難信号、および助けを求めるメッセージです。 In the
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Japanese Like a Kleenex.
Japanese people really like a Kleenex, and annual consumption of it in Japan is the world’s highest. Amount of the
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