CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jun 06, 2015Jan 08, 2024 American friend, crossing fingers, Europe, hand signs, illustration, Japan, T-shirt, United States, Vietnam Crossing Fingers On my t-shirt, which is a gift from my American friend, crossing fingers illustration are printed. I like it, so Read More
AnimalCultureEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Jun 04, 2015Jan 08, 2024 eat fish, man in midlife, Manybar goatfish, naming way, ojisan, strange Manybar Goatfish (Ojisan) Manybar goatfish is called “ojisan (means man in midlife)” in Japan. Manybar Goatfish は、和名では「オジサン」と呼ばれています。 The reason why is that the Read More
DiaryEarthquakeJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru May 25, 2015Jan 08, 2024 earthquake, elementary school, Japanese intensity scale, trained, tremors Earthquake Today, an earthquake occurred around noon. It was measured level two on the Japanese intensity scale. In our laboratory, some Read More
CultureDiaryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 22, 2015Jan 08, 2024 believe, coolly, drinking party, studying, sure will Ddrinking Party Today, there was a drinking party. 今日は、飲み会がありました。 I was a drinking a little. 私も少し酔っ払いました。 No, maybe I was drinking too Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru May 18, 2015Jan 08, 2024 3m, 400 kilograms, catshark, confusing, Japanese, names, shark, species, stripe patterns, surface, tiger, Tiger Shark, translation, イタチザメ, トラザメ, ナヌカザメ, ネコザメ Tiger Shark Tiger Shark, included in one of the largest shark species, grows up to about 3m length and weigh about 400 Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 12, 2015Jan 08, 2024 hygienic management, natto, raw eggs, salmonella infection Raw Egg I like raw eggs. 私は生卵が好きです。 I often eat natto with an yolk of a raw egg. よく、納豆に生卵の黄身を入れて食べています。 Someone say something Read More
ClimateDiaryEssayJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru May 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cedar, cedars, Japan, pollen allergy, pollen count, restoration, weather report Cedar Pollen Allergy in Japan Today, I had itchy throat. 今日は、喉がむずむずしました。 I thought I caught a cold, but I also had a itchy eyes, so Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru May 09, 2015Jan 08, 2024 aluminum can, etymology, Japan, mandarin orange, pun There is a mandarin orange on an aluminum can. Today, I’d like to introduce a very famous pun in Japan. It is “アルミ缶の上にあるみかん (arumi kan no ue ni aru Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 counter words, historical backgrounds, Japanese, rabbit, religious backgrounds Counting of Rabbit In Japan, there are so many counter words. 日本語には非常に多くの数詞が存在します。 Since there are also some strange one, even Japanese sometimes mistake Read More