AnimalCultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 17, 2017Jan 02, 2024 burrow, camaraderie, coteries, grasslands, greeting behaviors, polygamy, prairie dogs, social structure, squirrel family Prairie Dog Today I will talk about prairie dogs that are belong to the squirrel family. プレーリードッグ Prairie dogs are inhabit the Read More
CultureEssayNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 15, 2017Jan 02, 2024 adverse effects, cold, infection, medicine, Nobel Prize, pharmacists, symptoms, virus Cold Unfortunately I have caught a cold. 風邪 I have a sore throat and a headache, and feel a chill. 風邪をひいてしまいました。 Read More
CultureDiaryEuropean countriesFoodJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 09, 2017Jan 02, 2024 all-you-can-eat, beer, cheese, conference, headache, Japanese participants, live performance, nervous, presentation, string instruments International Conference Day 2 Today was Day 2 of the international conference, and it was the day of my presentation. 学会二日目 I was super Read More
CultureDiaryEuropean countriesScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 04, 2017Jan 02, 2024 airplane, Belgium, conference, graduation, Japan, party, presentation, research, teacher, university The First Graduation Research Presentation Today the first graduation research presentations since I became a teacher at a university were held. 卒業研究発表会 The seniors presented Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 23, 2017Jan 02, 2024 flat head, Frearson, groove, Japanese, minus driver, Phillips, plus driver, screwdriver, slotted, tainted Plus Driver and Minus Driver There are “plus driver” and “minus driver” as screwdrivers in Japan. プラスドライバーとマイナスドライバー Many Japanese people think that “driver” (screwdriver), “plus Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 22, 2017Jan 02, 2024 arms, escape, hitode, human hand, Japanese, languages, names, sea star, starfish, video Hitode (Starfish) “Hitode” is a star-shaped creature, and it is said that star marks that are now commonly used comes from “hitode.” Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryEducationNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 20, 2017Jan 02, 2024 deadline, exhausted, graduation, night, preparation, presentation, research, students, thesis, university Deadline for Graduation Thesis At the university where I work, today was a deadline for graduation thesis. 卒業論文の締切 Students have been writing their theses Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionProverbScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 19, 2017Jan 02, 2024 admonish, cow, digestive process, eating, health, Japan, lying down, manner, medical study, superstition You will become a cow if you lie down soon after eating. There is a famous superstition in Japan as the following: 食べた後すぐ寝ると牛になる “You will become a cow if you lie down Read More
ClimateCultureDiaryEssayNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 15, 2017Jan 02, 2024 Computer-scored, examination, Japan, Listening exam, National Center Test, Private universities, Public universities, snow, University Admissions, winter National Center Test for University Admissions The National Center Test for University Admissions has been held since yesterday in Japan. 大学入試センター試験 This test is something like Read More