DiaryHealthMedicalPersonalUncorrected Toru Feb 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 anesthesia, dental clinic, dentist, pain, wisdom teeth Wisdom Teeth Extraction Today, I went to a dental clinic, and got my two wisdom teeth out. 親不知の抜歯 The number of extracted wisdom Read More
BusinessCultureEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 14, 2016Jan 07, 2024 5-day work week system, Japanese work long hours, Labor Standards Act, national holidays, vacation deprivations, working overtime Working Hours in Japan I sometimes find an opinion that Japanese work too long on the Internet. 日本人の労働時間 Previously in Japan, since there were Read More
BusinessEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 convenience stores, dental clinics, Japan, shrines, temples The Number of Convenience Stores, Temple and Shrine There are about 55 thousands convenience stores in Japan. コンビニの数、寺の数、神社の数 This means that there is a convenience store for every Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 blue films, China, colors, Italy, obscene movies, pink movies, Spain Colors That Represent Obscene Things (I’m sorry, today’s topic is a little bit ribald.) 卑猥を表す色 Today, I learned that colors that represent obscene things differ Read More
CultureDiaryHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 11, 2016Jan 07, 2024 apartment, money, National Foundation Day, shopping, sightseeing, Tokyo, train noises Preview of My New Apartment Today was the National Foundation Day. アパートの内見 Therefore, I went to Tokyo, and saw an apartment that I will live Read More
AchievementDiaryEducationLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 10, 2016Jan 07, 2024 conversion chart, correspond, English, exempted, improved, qualifications, result, score, speaking, test, TOEIC, writing The Result of TOEIC SW Today, I received the result of TOEIC Speaking & Writing Test. TOEIC SW の結果 Although the speaking score was not Read More
EducationEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 conjunctions, experience, graduation theses, grammatical errors, Japanese sentences, Lang-8, mistake, sensitive, students, tenses Correcting Japanese Students Recently, I often correct graduation theses of students in my laboratory. 日本語の学生の添削 Since they are Japanese sentences that were written Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 1.7 billion, 217 million dollars, 22.5 billion yen, 25.5 billion, Germany, high visibility, international standards, inverted triangle shape, Japan, Japanese government, octagon shape, roads, stop sign, Tokyo Olympic Stop Signs in Japan According to the international standards, a stop sign has an octagon shape, but it has an inverted triangle shape in Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 convey, custom, drivers, Germany, hazard lights, Japan, thank you hazard, thankfulness, track drivers, widespread use Thank You Hazard Today, I will talk about “thank you hazard,” which is often used on Japanese roads. サンキューハザード The “thank you hazard” Read More