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Toru Jul 30, 2015Jan 08, 2024 air-time, beauty effect, clockwise, counter clockwise, female hormone, floating sense, gravity, Japanese manga, kcal, roller coasters, ジェットコースター

Roller Coaster Trivia

I like to ride roller coasters. When roller coasters fall, you can feel a unique floating sense. This feeling is Read More
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Toru Jul 29, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cipher, Japanese tongue twisters, katakana, momo, peach, prune, sumomo, tongue twister

The Japanese Tongue Twister “Sumomomomomomomomonouchi

Today, I will introduce two Japanese tongue twisters. The first one is “sumomo mo momo mo momo nouchi.” In Japan, Read More
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Toru Jul 28, 2015Jan 08, 2024 440 Hz, babies cry, frequency, music note A, stimulate

A(la) 440 Hz

Today, I learned about a frequency of babies cry. The frequency is always 440 Hz, which is the music node Read More
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Toru Jul 27, 2015Jan 08, 2024 Japanese people, laughing, meaning, misunderstood, 失笑

The Meaning of “失笑

Today, I’d like to introduce the word “失笑,” which is misunderstood by many Japanese people. Although the true meaning of Read More
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Toru Jul 26, 2015Jan 08, 2024 animated movie, bicycle, cycling, exercise, green, morning, mountain, refresh, rural, sceneries

Cycling around the Setting of “Summer Wars

Since it was fine morning, I rode my bicycle to a foot of a nearby mountain. Although the cycling was Read More
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Toru Jul 25, 2015Jan 08, 2024 challenging, completed, difficult, exciting, filling, funny, games, job hunting, satisfaction, study, The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword, Wii remote controller

Beat the Skyward Sword

Today, I played “The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword” after a long interval, and eventually finished it. The game was Read More
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Toru Jul 24, 2015Jan 08, 2024 あなたはまめな人だね, あなたはまめのような人だね, まめ, まめちしき, まめでっぽう, まめでんきゅう, 豆

The Meaning of “まめ

Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese word “まめ.” If this word was written in kanji, such as “豆,” it Read More
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Toru Jul 23, 2015Jan 08, 2024 Alzheimer, fine motor skills, memory formation, research, schizophrenia, spatial orientation, strategic planning, Super Mario, treatment

Interesting Researches about Super Mario.

Today, I learned about two interesting researches about Super Mario. One is related to Super Mario 64, and the other Read More
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Toru Jul 22, 2015Jan 08, 2024 100% fruit juice, apple, beverages, confuse, cross-section of the fruit, drink, isotonic, Japan, juice, law about labels, orange, realistic fruit illustration

Juice’s Label

Japanese people call various beverages “juice(ジュース).” For example, apple drink, orange soda, isotonic drink, etc., all of them are called Read More
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