DiaryEtymologyHistoryLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 16, 2015Jan 06, 2024 $, &, 8, @, abbreviation, ad, ampersand, at-sign, dollar, English, et, etc., HS, Latin, P, pesos, Pillars of Hercules, R, ribbons, S, sestertius, US Origin of Symbols Today, I learned the origin of the symbol ‘$’ called dollar or pesos. One of the most widely prevalent hypotheses Read More
CultureDiaryEssayIdiomLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 12, 2015Jan 06, 2024 adjective, English phrases, inconsistent, Japanese, mottomo, one of the most, plural, superior group One of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese is … I heard that one of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese to understand is “one of the most adjective Read More
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CultureEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 05, 2015Jan 06, 2024 elegant wording, implication of words, Kyoto, specific area, uncommon culture An Uncommon Culture of a Specific Area of Kyoto Today, I’d like to introduce an uncommon culture of Kyoto which is the famous city in Japan. I have some Read More
DiaryEducationLanguageTimeUncorrected Toru Feb 02, 2015Jan 06, 2024 graduation requirements, March, points, test result, TOEIC TOEIC Test Result Today I received the TOEIC test result. I have to acquire at least 730 point to satisfy graduation requirements, but Read More
DiaryEducationJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 01, 2015Jan 06, 2024 connections of sentences, correction comments, graduate research presentations, graduation season, graduation thesis, growth, junior, master theses, story Graduation Thesis In Japan, the graduation season is approaching. As is often the case, graduate research presentations are held in Mid-February, the Read More
CultureDiaryEducationLanguageUncorrected Toru Jan 23, 2015Jan 06, 2024 abbreviations, characters, coolness, exception, literally, pronounce, readability, unabbreviated form, understandability How to Pronounce Abbreviations Today, I learned laws of how to pronounce abbreviations. Firstly, if the abbreviation is composed of 2 characters, it should Read More
CultureDiaryLanguagePresentationUncorrected Toru Jan 22, 2015Jan 06, 2024 embarrassing, English, fluent, helped, Japanese, nervous, overcame, prepare, presentation, question, question-and-answer session, statistics class I performed a presentation of statistics class. I performed a presentation of statistics class. Since I couldn’t enough prepare the presentation, I was little nervous. Then, it Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryLanguageUncorrected Toru Jan 21, 2015Jan 06, 2024 catch, English, late at night, prepare, presentation, question-and-answer, scary, understand, work English Presentation I have to perform presentation in English tomorrow. It’s only 5 minute presentation, but I needed about a week to Read More