Uni (ウニ – Sea Urchin)
Uni ウニ Yesterday, I wrote about the fish ‘harisenbon‘ (ハリセンボン – porcupinefish/blowfish). 昨日は「ハリセンボン」という生き物について書きました。 Today, I would like to talk about
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Learning English and Japanese
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Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘
Real ‘Tanuki Neiri‘ 本当の狸寝入り Previously, I introduced you to the term ‘tanuki neiri‘ (狸寝入り – literally “raccoon dog sleep”), which
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Kindai University (近畿大学)
Kindai University 近畿大学 There is a famous private university called ‘Kinki Daigaku’ (近畿大学 – literally “Kinki University”) in Osaka, Japan.
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Earthquakes in Japan
Earthquakes in Japan 日本の地震 The surface of the earth is covered with 14 or 15 plate tectonics (also called “lithosphere”),
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Nyūdō Gumo (入道雲 – Cumulonimbus Cloud)
Nyūdō Gumo 入道雲 I like ‘nyūdō gumo‘ (入道雲), which you can see in the summer sky. 私は夏の空に見ることができる「入道雲」が好きです。 Nyūdō gumo are
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The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2
The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 2 世界一短いラブレター Part 2 When the New Year came, the research members in the
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The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 1
The World’s Shortest Love Letter Part 1 世界一短いラブレター Part 1 Today, I would like to introduce you to the episode
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Tyhoon No. 12
Tyhoon No. 12 台風12号 It is raining cats and gods. 激しい雨が降っています。 This is because Typhoon No. 12 is approaching. 台風12号が近づいているからです。
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Lack of Sleep
Lack of Sleep 寝不足 These days I have trouble getting to sleep. 最近、あまり寝付きが良くありません。 I think the reason is that I
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