Pīman (ピーマン – Green Pepper)
Pīman ピーマン Do you know what “green pepper” is called in Japanese? “Green pepper” のことを日本語でなんと言うかご存知ですか？ As I wrote in this
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Learning English and Japanese
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Rubi (ルビ – Syllabaries )
Rubi ルビ In Japanese sentences, small hiragana syllabaries are sometimes written above or the side of kanji (Chinese characters). 日本語の文章では、漢字の上や横に小さく振り仮名をつけることがあります。
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Warikan (割り勘 – Dutch Treat) Part 3
Warikan 割り勘 Part 3 Today I’d like to introduce expressions for “warikan” (割り勘 – dutch treat) in various countries. 今日は、さまざま国の「割り勘」に相当する表現を紹介します。
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Piero (Pierrot)
Piero ピエロ Today I would like to talk about the word “piero.” 今日は「ピエロ」について話します。 “Piero” means a performer who puts on
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The Origin of April Fool
Since today is April Fool, I will talk about the origin. エイプリルフールの起源 As you know, April 1st, April Fool is
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Flight Back
Today’s morning I went to Begijnhof in Leuven, which is a world heritage. 帰国 It was very beautiful cityscape, and
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International Conference Day 3
Today was the final day of the international conference. 学会三日目 I felt bad from a hangover, but I went to
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International Conference Day 2
Today was Day 2 of the international conference, and it was the day of my presentation. 学会二日目 I was super
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