BusinessDiaryGamingScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 09, 2021Jan 02, 2024 communication, event, market, Poster Presentation, students, technology, Virbela, Virtual Reality, VR, Zoom Poster Presentation using Virbela Poster Presentation using Virbela Virbela を用いたポスター発表 Today, we held a poster presentation for about 100 students at our university using Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 13, 2018Jan 02, 2024 bonkura, careless, dark, gambling, Japanese, manuke, personality, stupid, tray, word Bonkura (ぼんくら – Idiot) Yesterday I introduced you to the Japanese word 間抜け (manuke – stupid). ぼんくら There is another Japanese term, ぼんくら (bonkura), Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 11, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Buddhism, Chinese, himitsu, Japanese, Legend of Zelda, naisho, Rupees, Sanskrit, secret, translation Naisho (内緒 – Secret) Naisho 内緒 The English word “secret” is usually translated into Japanese as “himitsu” (秘密), but it’s can also translated as Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingIdiomOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 24, 2017Jan 03, 2024 attract, emotion, etymology, Japanese, love, melo melo, onomatopoeia, phrase, Pokémon, term Melo Melo (めろめろ – Madly in Love) Melo Melo めろめろ There is a Japanese term: “melo melo” (めろめろ/メロメロ). 日本語には「めろめろ」という言葉があります。 Can you guess what this term means? どんな意味か想像できますか? Read More
CultureEssayGamingIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Nov 01, 2017Jan 03, 2024 adult, adults, blind package, bulk buying, buy, cards, children, money, otona gai, toys Otona Gai (大人買い – Buying a Large Amount of Something) Otona Gai 大人買い When I was a child, I wanted to do “otona gai” (大人買い) someday. 私は子供の頃、いつか「大人買い」をしたいと思っていました。 The “otona” (大人) Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodGamingIdiomSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 24, 2017Jan 03, 2024 countrified, dowdy, imokusai, imoppoi, imoru, insults, not cool, potato, slang, video games Imoppoi (いもっぽい – Countrified) Imoppoi いもっぽい When I watch TV shows or the Internet, I sometimes hear the term “imoppoi” (いもっぽい) or “imokusai” (いも臭い). Read More
BusinessCultureEssayGamingIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 ao tenjō, blue ceiling, business, mah-jong, market price, rise, rule, score limit, sky, transactions Ao Tenjō (青天井 – Dome of the Sky) Ao Tenjō 青天井 Have you ever thought that the sky was a blue ceiling? 空を見上げたとき、青色の天井だと思ったことはありますか? In Japan, there is the Read More
CultureDiaryGamingJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2017Jan 03, 2024 exhausted, home, hot spring, hotel, LEGOLAND Japan, nature, relatives, sea, sleep, trip Family Trip in Summer From yesterday to today, my relatives, my family and I have gone to a trip. 夏の家族旅行 Although it was tough Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyGamingIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 14, 2017Jan 03, 2024 dice, experience, gambling, Japanese, lower-level, meaning, organization, sanshita, teacher, university Sanshita (三下 – Small Fry) Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization. Read More