CultureDiaryFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 07, 2017Jan 06, 2024 disappointment, disease, gathering, Lang-8, nauseous, party, recovering, university, virus, vomited Nausea Yesterday, I was feeling nauseous all day since I woke up in the morning. 吐き気 Although I felt like hell, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 05, 2017Jan 06, 2024 chef, chopping board, cooking, itamae, Japanese cuisine Itamae (Chef) Itamae 板前 Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “itamae.” 今日は「板前」という日本語を紹介します。 “Ita” means “chopping board,” “mae” means Read More
DiaryNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 04, 2017Jan 06, 2024 adoption, application, financial, funding, happy, Japan, kakenhi, rejected, research, theme Kakenhi (Grants-in-Aid for Scientific Research) Kakenhi 科研費 Yesterday, adoption results of kakenhi were published. 昨日、科研費の採択の結果が公表されました。 “Kakenhi” is one of the most famous competitive research funds Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 03, 2017Jan 06, 2024 animals, bamboo, deer, garden, Japan, kakashi, shishiodoshi, sound, terrify, water Shishiodoshi Yesterday, I talked about “kakashi,” which is used for driving annoying animals away. ししおどし Today I will talk about “shishiodoshi,” Read More
AnimalCultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 02, 2017Jan 06, 2024 balloons, bamboo, birds, instinct, kakashi, Masashi Sada, scarecrow, song, straw Kakashi (Scarecrow) Kakashi かかし Today I will talk about the Japanese word “kakashi.” 今日は「かかし」という単語を紹介します。 “Kakashi” is a doll made of bamboo or Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyEuropean countriesHistoryUncorrected Toru Apr 01, 2017Jan 06, 2024 1564, April Fool, calendar, Charles IX de France, European countries, lie, mischief, New Year's Day, origin, spring festival The Origin of April Fool Since today is April Fool, I will talk about the origin. エイプリルフールの起源 As you know, April 1st, April Fool is Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 31, 2017Jan 06, 2024 dialect, dissolute, Japanese, kichomen, meaning, organized, prices, rice markets, word, zubora Zubora Yesterday, I talked about the Japanese word “kichomen,” which means that someone is well-organized in every detail. ずぼら Today I Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 30, 2017Jan 06, 2024 cloth, craftsman, detail, furniture, Japanese, kichomen, organized, partition, pillar, windscreen Kichomen Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “kichomen.” 几帳面 “Kichomen” means that someone is well-organized in every Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionLawNewsUncorrected Toru Mar 29, 2017Jan 06, 2024 arrested, flashlights, home-invasion, instruments, Japan, law, Minor Offenses Act, penlights, pliers, screw drivers A Charge of Carrying Invasive Instruments Today I will talk about one of Minor Offenses Act in Japan, “sin-nyugu keitai no tsumi,” the literal meaning of Read More