EssayFoodIdiomScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 16, 2016Jan 07, 2024 allyl sulfide, calories, cry, delicious, fructose, glucose, nutritious, onions, propyl mercaptan, pungent component, sucrose, sugar content, sweet vegetable, volatile Sweetness of Onions Today, I will talk about onions. 玉ねぎの甘さ Onions is the most sweet vegetable in the world, which includes fructose, glucose Read More
AnimalCultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cute, sea otters, shellfish, stones, tools Stones of Sea Otters Today, I will talk about sea otters. ラッコの石 Although sea otters have a big appetite, they can’t swim quickly, so Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 14, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Black Day, flower language, Friendly Day, Korea, Orange Day, Partner Day, Valentine's Day, White Day Orange Day I didn’t know it, but today, April 14th seems to be Orange Day. オレンジデー This day was established by citrus Read More
DiaryEducationPersonalSocialUncorrected Toru Apr 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 boss, closing speech, drinking party, graduate research seminar, graduation researches, individualistic students, names, nice people, profitable time, students My First Seminar and Drinking Party Today, a graduate research seminar was held with my boss and students. 初めてのゼミと飲み会 There were fifteen students, and it was Read More
DiaryEducationLanguage learningSelf-improvementUncorrected Toru Apr 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 dream, exercise lesson, finish, mistakes, patiently, research, students, studying English, talk, tired, university teacher, work My First Lesson Yesterday, I performed an exercise lesson as a university teacher for the first time ever. 初めての演習授業 I made some mistakes, Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 11, 2016Jan 07, 2024 animation, Blue Monday Syndrome, depressed, economy improve, Japanese economy, Sazae-san, Sazae-san syndrome, school, viewer ratings, work Sazae-san [Part 2] Today, I will finish yesterday’s entry. サザエさん [Part 2] The Japanese national animation “Sazae-san” is broadcasted in the evening every Read More
EntertainmentEssayJapanese traditionTelevisionUncorrected Toru Apr 10, 2016Jan 07, 2024 animation, anniversary, author, broadcast, DVDs, Guinness Book of World Records, rock-paper-scissors, Sazae-san, slice-of-life anime Sazae-san [Part 1] Today, I will talk about the Japanese national animation “Sazae-san.” サザエさん [Part 1] Sazae-san has been broadcasted since 1969, and Read More
ClimateCultureEssayScienceUncorrected Toru Apr 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 convective clouds, crosswinds, etymology, ground, hideri-ame, kitsune-no-yomeiri, mountainous areas, rain, rain clouds, rainbows, raindrops, rainfall, scientific occurrence reasons, shining, sun, sunlight, sunny, tenki-ame Tenki-Ame (Sunny Rain) Tenki-Ame 天気雨 Yesterday, I talked about the etymology of “kitsune-no-yomeiri (rain when the sun is shining).” 昨日は、狐の嫁入り(日が出ているのに降る雨)の語源について説明しました。 This phenomenon is Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Apr 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Japan, kitsune-no-yomeiri, lantern procession, mountain, rain, sun, traditional, wedding, weird Kitsune-no-yomeiri (Fox Wedding) Yesterday, I introduced the phrase “kitsune-no-yomeiri (fox’s wedding),” which means a rain when the sun is shining. 狐の嫁入り Today, I Read More