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CultureEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected
Toru Jan 26, 2016Jan 07, 2024 annoyed, banned words, cheer, complaint, do your best, generic phrase, good luck, hang in there, impressed, Japanese television stations, meanings, pressure, working hard, you can do it, 頑張れ (go for it)

A Banned Word

Few days ago, it was a hot topic that Japanese television stations put up the phrase “頑張れ (go for it)” Read More
ClimateDiaryJapanProverbUncorrected
Toru Jan 25, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cold wave, Northern Hemisphere, shower with warm water, snow, temperature, water pipe froze, water pipes freezing and rupturing

Cold Wave

Under the influence of the cold wave, it seems to snow heavily and very cold in the northern hemisphere. 寒波 Read More
EssayHealthScienceTechnologyUncorrected
Toru Jan 24, 2016Jan 07, 2024 aging, bedtime, body, brain, cancer risk, dark room, fatigue, immune system, immunity, light, melatonin, obesity, PC, pineal gland, sleep, sleep hormone, smartphone, stress

High Quality Sleep

Sleep is very valuable for human beings. 質の良い睡眠 It can heal fatigues of your body and brain, enhance immunity, and Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Jan 23, 2016Jan 07, 2024 black, colors, countries, death, funerals, green, Hindus, Muslims, silver, symbolize, white

The Color of Death

Today, I learned about colors that symbolize “death” for each country. 死の色 In many countries, such as the US, Europe, Read More
CultureEssayScienceTechnologyUncorrected
Toru Jan 22, 2016Jan 07, 2024 automatic doors, bright color, dark color, infrared sensors, reaction

An Automatic Door

Automatic doors sometimes don’t react to me. 自動ドア It’s a little embarrassing. 私は時々、自動ドアが反応してくれないことがあります。 Formerly there were automatic doors that detect Read More
AstronomyEssayNewsScienceUncorrected
Toru Jan 21, 2016Jan 07, 2024 alcohol, Australia, C/2014 Q2, closest approach, earth, ethyl alcohol, green lights, January 2015, Lovejoy comet, NASA, organic molecules, Terry Lovejoy, wine

Lovejoy Comet

Today, I will introduce “Lovejoy comet (C/2014 Q2),” which is discovered by Terry Lovejoy from Australia in 2014. ラブジョイ彗星 The Read More
ClimateDiaryEssayIdiomScienceUncorrected
Toru Jan 20, 2016Jan 07, 2024 body, cold, idiot, safety, sandals, shoveled, shoveling, snowed, sunny, tired, twist

Snow Shoveling

It was sunny yesterday, but today it snowed heavily again. 雪かき For sake of safety, I shoveled the snow in Read More
CultureEssayLanguageTranslationUncorrected
Toru Jan 19, 2016Jan 07, 2024 accurate, confused, expression, Japanese, limit, person, phrase, subject

There’s No Limit to Things (Ue niwa ue ga aru)

Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese phrase that we often confused. 上には上がある It’s “ue niwa ue ga aru (which Read More
ClimateEssayIdiomScienceUncorrected
Toru Jan 18, 2016Jan 07, 2024 calm, cloud, condition, drive, effect, falls, height, interval, large, make us feel warm, piled up, radiative cooling, reason, reflected, road, snow, snow day, solar radiation, suppressed, surfaces, usual, warmer, wind

Warm Snow Day

Today the snow piled up high after a long interval. 暖かい雪の日 It was scared for me to drive a snowy Read More
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