CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 03, 2023Jan 02, 2024 aging, fifty, forty, Gojū Kata, inflamed, movement, Shijū Kata, shoulder, shoulder pain, symptoms Shijū Kata/Gojū Kata (四十肩/五十肩 – Frozen Shoulder) Shijū Kata/Gojū Kata 四十肩/五十肩 Recently, I have felt a pain in my right shoulder when I lift or move my Read More
EssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Jul 26, 2023Jan 02, 2024 0 degrees Celsius, freeze, liquid, oolong tea, phenomenon, refrigerator, supercooling, temperature, vibrations, water Supercooling Supercooling 過冷却 Have you ever seen water that starts to freeze when poured or vibrated? 注いだり振動を与えると途端に凍り始める水を見たことはありますか? Such water is in Read More
DiaryEducationScienceTechnologyUncorrected Toru Jul 23, 2023Jan 02, 2024 coding, development, high school students, online environment, server load, smartphones, source code editor, trial lesson, university, web applications A Trial Lesson A Trial Lesson 模擬授業 Yesterday, my university held an open campus, and I conducted a trial lesson as a teacher. Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryEducationEssayIdiomJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 01, 2023Jan 02, 2024 associate professor, departure, Employment, English studies, graduation, kadode, marriage, new life, research lab, university Kadode (門出 – New Chapter) It’s been a very long time since my last post. とても久しぶりの投稿です。 Today is my new kadode (門出). 今日は私の新しい「門出」にあたります。 Kado (門) Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Oct 01, 2021Jan 02, 2024 adverse reactions, COVID-19, English, idiom, Japanese, proverb, Torikoshi Kurō, translation, vaccine, worrying Torikoshi Kurō (取り越し苦労 – Worrying about Nothing) Torikoshi Kurō 取り越し苦労 I got the second vaccine of COVID-19 today. 私は今日、新型コロナウィルスの2回目のワクチン接種を終えました。 It is said that there are strong vaccine Read More
BusinessDiaryGamingScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 09, 2021Jan 02, 2024 communication, event, market, Poster Presentation, students, technology, Virbela, Virtual Reality, VR, Zoom Poster Presentation using Virbela Poster Presentation using Virbela Virbela を用いたポスター発表 Today, we held a poster presentation for about 100 students at our university using Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionNewsProverbScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 03, 2021Jan 02, 2024 adverse reactions, anzuru, birth, COVID-19, Japanese, pregnant, proverb, umu, vaccine, worry Anzuru yori Umu ga Yasushi (案ずるより産むが易し – Fear Often Exaggerates Danger) Anzuru yori Umu ga Yasushi 案ずるより産むが易し Today, I will get a COVID-19 vaccine. 私は今日、コロナウィルスのワクチンを接種します。 I am nervous because of the Read More
ClimateCultureEssayJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2021Jan 02, 2024 awareness, COVID-19, disaster drills, Disaster Prevention Day, earthquake, fire, natural disasters, remote disaster drill, university, YouTube Remote Disaster Drill (リモート防災訓練) Remote Disaster Drill リモート防災訓練 Today, September 1st, is Bousai no Hi (防災の日 – Disaster Prevention Day). 今日、9月1日は防災の日です。 To deepen our Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 14, 2021Jan 02, 2024 gin-nagashi, Japanese term, mercury, metallic product, phony, quality, silver, specious, stream, surface Gin-nagashi (銀流し – Specious) Gin-nagashi 銀流し To describe something specious or phony, you can use the Japanese term gin-nagashi (銀流し). 見かけだおしのものや、まがいもののことを、「銀流し」と言うことがあります。 (Young people these Read More