EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Mar 02, 2016Jan 07, 2024 color, formal expression, hiragana, iro-iro, kanji, meaning, sama-zama, various Iro-iro” And “Sama-zama Today, I will talk about the difference between the Japanese phrases “iro-iro” and “sama-zama.” 「いろいろ」と「さまざま」 Both of them have almost Read More
Daily LifeDiaryFamilyFoodUncorrected Toru Mar 01, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cheerful, day off, depressed, dinner, documents, fiscal year, gratitude, helpful, lovely, lunch, mother, new life, people, pride, supplies, Tokyo, youthful Tasks in Tokyo Today, I took a day off from work, and went to Tokyo. 東京での作業 This is because I had to make Read More
CalendarDiaryEssayHistoryScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 29, 2016Jan 07, 2024 365 days, calendar, Gregorian calendar, leap year, modified Julian calendar Leap Year Today, February 29th is a leap year. 閏年 I can write this sentence only once every four years. 今日、2月29日は閏年です。 I’ll Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 28, 2016Jan 07, 2024 autumn leaves, deer, disregard, hanafuda, Japanese word, shikato, youth slang expression Shikato (Disregard) Today, I will tell you about the Japanese word “shikato(シカト),” which means “disregard.” 今日は、「無視」を意味する「シカト」という言葉を紹介します。 Since “shikato” is mainly used by Read More
DebtEducationEssayScholarshipsUncorrected Toru Feb 27, 2016Jan 07, 2024 budget, debts, education, Japan, loan, scholarship, students Scholarships in Japan Today, I will talk about a weird scholarship system in Japan. 日本の奨学金 Japanese scholarships are divided into three major categories, Read More
CultureEssayHistoryScienceUncorrected Toru Feb 26, 2016Jan 07, 2024 acid rain, acidic seawater, feed rate, millstone, mineral, removal rate, rock strata, salts, seawater, world The Reason Why Seawater Is Salty Seawater contains salts, and about one-third of produced salts in the world is made from seawater. 海水が塩辛い理由 According to the Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 25, 2016Jan 07, 2024 foreign words, funny, humor, individual, Japan, Japanese, Latin, meaning, one, opinion, person, sole, unique, unus The Meaning of “Unique The word “unique” is one of foreign words that are often used in Japan. ユニークの意味 It is said that “unique” Read More
AnimalBusinessCultureEssaySlangUncorrected Toru Feb 24, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cats, dogs, income, pets, Questionnaire, SNSs A Dog Person and A Cat Person Dogs and cats are very popular as pets. 犬派と猫派 I heard the number of dogs and cats kept as pets Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 23, 2016Jan 07, 2024 2, 3, Fuji, Fujisan Day, Mount Fuji, Shizuoka Prefecture, Yamanashi Prefecture Fujisan (Mount Fuji) Day Today, February 23 is the Fujisan Day. 富士山の日 The reason is because we can read “2” as “fu(tatsu)” and “ji,” Read More