DiaryEtymologyLanguageUncorrectedWriting Toru Dec 05, 2015Jan 07, 2024 English, meaning, sentences, sundry, various Sundry and Various Today, I’d like to ask you a question about the word sundry, which I learned a little while ago. 今日は、新しく学んだ単語「sundry」について質問があります。 Read More
DiaryEducationLanguagePresentationUncorrected Toru Nov 23, 2015Jan 07, 2024 doctoral degrees, English, English conversation schools, exam, final examination, presentation, questions, study Preliminary Review of Doctoral Degrees Today, a preliminary review of my doctoral degrees was held. 博士論文予備審査 I performed my presentation of my study for 30 Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Nov 16, 2015Jan 07, 2024 example sentence, Japanese expression, こと, 殊, 特に A Little Cool Usage of “こと(koto) Today, I will introduce a Japanese expression that I think is a little cool. 少しかっこいい「こと」の使い方 An example sentence is shown Read More
EssayJapanese traditionKanjiLanguageUncorrected Toru Nov 08, 2015Jan 07, 2024 Japanese word, kanpeki, 壁, 完璧, 璧 Etymology of Kanpeki (完璧) Etymology of Kanpeki 完璧の語源 Today, I’d like to introduce a mistakable Japanese word ‘完璧 (kanpeki).’ 今日は、日本人が間違えやすい言葉「完璧」を紹介します。 ‘完璧’ means perfect, and Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionLanguageOnomatopoeiaUncorrected Toru Oct 31, 2015Jan 07, 2024 anger, anger expression, genial expression, hitting sound, hollow sound, Japanese phrase, kachin to kuru, kochin to kuru, moderate expression, unfamiliar expression Kachin to kuru” and “Kochin to kuru There is the Japanese phrase “kachin to kuru,” which expresses anger. 「かちんとくる」と「こちんとくる」 “Kachin” is a hitting sound of hard things. Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyLanguageUncorrected Toru Oct 19, 2015Jan 07, 2024 cheating, cribbing, cunning, English, fraud, meaning, Meiji period, student, test, カンニング Cunning Japanese people call “a fraud in a test” “カンニング(cunning).” カンニング “カンニング” is derived from an English word “cunnning,” but the Read More
CultureEssayLanguageSlangUncorrected Toru Oct 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 abbreviated word, exchange messages, Florida, furo, furorida, Japan, ridatsu, US, youth slang Furorida Today, I will introduce a youth slang “furorida.” フロリダ Recently, Japanese young people seem to use the word “furorida,” when Read More
DiaryLanguageSocial NetworkingTranslationUncorrected Toru Oct 01, 2015Jan 08, 2024 advice, diary, English version page, homepage, Japanese/English, Lang-8, language exchange, minor mistakes, Native speakers, nuances, sentences, social networking website, study, trivial things Sentences on my Homepage The following sentences will be posted on my homepage. I would like to create English version page, so I would Read More
EssayLanguageProhibitionPsychologyUncorrected Toru Sep 18, 2015Jan 08, 2024 attention, exceptions, prohibited, psychological effect, tempted Caligula Effect Have you ever had the experience of being tempted to watch something by being told “don’t watch it?” カリギュラ効果 This Read More