CultureDiaryEssayIdiomLanguageProverbUncorrected Toru Apr 16, 2015Jan 08, 2024 algorithm, comfort, formula, phrase, similar meaning, unlucky That’s the way the cookie crumbles. Today, I learned the phrase “That’s the way the cookie crumbles.” 今日は、「That’s the way the cookie crumbles.」というフレーズを学びました。 This is used Read More
AnimalCorrectedCultureDiaryEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese tradition Toru Apr 15, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bad relationship, bad weather, buckets, cats and dogs, cause rains, cause winds, dog weather, dogs and monkeys relationship, European countries, heavens open, hypotheses, pouring, power, rain, Scandinavian myth Raining Cats and Dogs Raining Cats and Dogs 土砂降りの雨 Today, there was a temporary downpour. 今日は、一時的に土砂降りでした。 In English, there are some phrases that mean Read More
EssayEtymologyIdiomLanguageUncorrected Toru Apr 14, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bother, complement, compliment, hesitation, Japanese, love, remember, technical paper Complement versus Compliment When I write a technical paper, I sometimes use the word “complement.” Complement と compliment However, I often mistake “compliment” Read More
BusinessDiaryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 12, 2015Jan 08, 2024 wallet, 洗濯, 財布 Washing My Wallet Washing My Wallet財布を洗濯 Today, I washed my wallet.今日は、財布を洗濯しました。 I forgot there was my wallet in my pants, and I washed Read More
CultureDiaryEtymologyIdiomUncorrected Toru Apr 06, 2015Jan 08, 2024 Amazon Student, go out of one's mind, kindle paperwhite, lose one's marbles, money lavishly I bought a kindle paperwhite I bought a kindle paperwhite because it was sold at 3000 yen off for people who are members of Amazon Read More
CultureEssayIdiomLanguageUncorrected Toru Apr 05, 2015Jan 08, 2024 nuances, phrase, sense subject, sentences, US drama Important to me or important for me I heard a phrase like “that is important to me,” in a US drama. 私はアメリカのドラマで、”That is important to me.” のようなフレーズを聞きました。 Read More
CultureEssayIdiomLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 24, 2015Jan 06, 2024 complimenting, difficult, great, important, meaning, noun, phrase, pronoun, sense, truth, used to That’s Something I didn’t know the meaning of the phrase “That’s something.” In fact, I didn’t know the noun meaning of something, Read More
BusinessDiaryIdiomScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 18, 2015Jan 06, 2024 deadline, journal, pressed for time, programming, studied Programming Day Today, I have been programming and studied all day because the deadline of journal is approaching. Now I’m getting my Read More
CultureDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 14, 2015Jan 06, 2024 bark at ants, dirty content, English phrase, feed the fish, puke, sing to the sink, vomit, vomited foods, woof one's cookies, ゲロを吐く Puke Words I searched an English phrase which means “ゲロを吐く (puke or vomit),” as a result, some phrases like as follows were Read More