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Toru Apr 25, 2016Jan 07, 2024 ATM, computer, dinner, gift, Golden Week holidays, iPad, mentor, money, passbook balance, payday, university

My First Paycheck

Today was a long-awaited payday for the first time in my life. 初給料 I checked my passbook balance at an Read More
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Toru Apr 24, 2016Jan 07, 2024 caliper, desk, diameter, measurement, screws

Wrong Screws

Today, I tried to assemble a desk, but I missed eight screws. 間違ったねじ Therefore, I went to a hardware store Read More
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Toru Apr 23, 2016Jan 07, 2024 air, boring, condensation, dramas, hot bath, iPhone, straw, water, ziplock

iPhone in a Bathroom

After I moved to my new apartment, I came to immerse in a hot bath frequently. お風呂でiPhone Since I have Read More
CultureEssayGamingJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaUncorrected
Toru Apr 22, 2016Jan 07, 2024 bamboo shoot, gnocchi, growth, Japanese TV program, takenoko nyokki

Takenoko Nyokki

Today, I will talk about the game “takenoko nyokki,” which had been played in a Japanese TV program. たけのこニョッキ “Takenoko” Read More
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Toru Apr 21, 2016Jan 07, 2024 filling dishes, flour, gnocchi, Italian dish, pasta, plural, potatoes, singular form

Gnocchi

Today, I will talk about gnocchi. ニョッキ Gnocchi is a type of pasta, and is a traditional Italian dish. 今日はニョッキについて話します。 Read More
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Toru Apr 20, 2016Jan 07, 2024 alcohol, ancient Japanese political system, discriminations, geko, impolite, insults, Japanese word, self-reference, social statuses, wedding ceremonies

Geko

Today, I will talk about the Japanese word “geko.” 下戸 Originally, this word expressed the lowest rank people in the Read More
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Toru Apr 19, 2016Jan 07, 2024 inherited trait, light stimuli, photic sneeze reflex, sneeze, trigeminal nerve

Photic Sneeze Reflex

Some people will sneeze when they see a bright light like sunlight or a fluorescent light. 光くしゃみ反射 I think there Read More
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Toru Apr 18, 2016Jan 07, 2024 digging speed, eyesight, hearing, lives, moles, smell, snails, soil, starve, tunnel

Moles

Today, I will talk about moles. モグラ Basically, moles dig a tunnel in the soil and live in there. 今日はモグラについて話します。 Read More
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Toru Apr 17, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Japanese phrases, katana, Moto no saya ni osamaru, Nukiuchi

Japanese Phrases Derived from Katana

There are many Japanese phrases that were derived from Katana. 刀から派生した言葉 Today, I will talk about two phrases of them. Read More
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