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Toru Jun 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 attract, azatoi, behavior, calculated, clever, etymology, expression, Japanese, playful, signs

Azatoi

Today, I will talk about the Japanese expression “azatoi.” あざとい “Azatoi” means that the act is explicit and wily, or Read More
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Toru Jun 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 breast milk, drinking speed, drug, instinct, McDonald's, McShake, straw diameter, unconscious

McShake and Breast Milk

Since there is a McDonald in my university, I sometimes go there and buy McShake. マックシェイクと母乳 McShake is known that Read More
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Toru Jun 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 children, GPS, high-tech, Japan, oni, Onigokko, play, smartphones, tag, Wi-Fi

The High Tech Onigokko (Tag)

The High Tech Onigokko ハイテク鬼ごっこ Onigokko (which is called the game of tag in English) is very popular children’s play Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected
Toru Jun 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 000 yen, 10, 100 million yen, bankers, banks, bundles of bills, customer, Japanese tea, jargon, yen bills, zabuton

Japanese Tea at Banks

It’s said that there are a lot of jargon in banks. 銀行での日本茶 Today, I will talk about two interesting jargon Read More
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Toru Jun 05, 2016Jan 07, 2024 baiu front, East Asia, headache, Japan, Kanto region, long rain, rain, stationary front, tsuyu season, tsuyuiri

Tsuyuiri (Rainy Season)

Tsuyuiri 梅雨入り Today, tsuyuiri was announced in the Kanto region in Japan. 今日は、日本の関東地方で梅雨入りが発表されました。 “Tsuyuiri” means that the tsuyu season begins, Read More
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Toru Jun 04, 2016Jan 07, 2024 7%-38%-55% Rule, behavior, bestseller, body language, communication, experiment, Japan, Mehrabian, psychologist, tone of voice

Mehrabian’s Law

Today, I learned a law of Mehrabian. メラビアンの法則 Mehrabian is an American psychologist, and is well known to conduct communication Read More
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Toru Jun 03, 2016Jan 07, 2024 deterioration, diving, Guinness Book of Records, Japan, letter, replacement, seaweeds, shellfish, undersea postbox, Wakayama Prefecture

An Undersea Mailbox

Today, I will talk about an undersea postbox in Wakayama Prefecture in Japan. 海底ポスト As the name implies, this postbox Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected
Toru Jun 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cuisine, death, expensive, fugu, Japan, licensed chef, poison, potassium cyanide, puffer fish, tetrodotoxin

Puffer Fish (Fugu)

Puffer Fish フグ Today, I will talk about puffer fish (fugu) that the Japanese love. 今日は、日本人が大好きなフグを紹介します。 Puffer fish is known Read More
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Toru Jun 01, 2016Jan 07, 2024 64 GB, cellular, device, enjoyed, game, gold, iPad mini 4, Kingdom Rush Origins, late hours, sleepy

Bought an iPad mini 4

Yesterday, I bought an iPad mini 4. iPad mini 4 を購入 The storage size is 64 GB, the color is Read More
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