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Toru Jul 12, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cell phone, CELP, codebook, similar voice, speaker's voice, speaking, synthesized voice, technology, voice, voice data

Our Voices on Cell Phone

Have you misunderstood someone’s voice on your cell phone? Actually, it’s a natural thing. The voice which you have heard Read More
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Toru Jul 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cool, crescent moon, dark moon, dawn moon, first quarter moon, full moon, Japanese people, last quarter moon, late at night, lying position, moon names, moon-waiting, new moon, next night, phases, waning crescent, waning gibbous, waxing gibbous

The Moon Names

In Japan, there are many moon names depending on their phases. Actually, many Japanese people don’t know all of the Read More
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Toru Jul 10, 2015Jan 08, 2024 breakfast, co-op store, coins, drink box, light, morning, price, rice ball, university, wallet, yen bill

A Very Small Miracle

This morning, I went to co-op store of my university and bought my breakfast. I choose a rice ball and Read More
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Toru Jul 09, 2015Jan 08, 2024 10 yen coins, 15 yen to 50 yen, engrailed rim, giza-ju, Japan, rare coins, years rolled on, ギザ十

Rare 10 Yen Coins in Japan

In Japan, there are a plenty of 10 yen coins, and some of them are known as rare coins. They Read More
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Toru Jul 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 apartment, car, clean, conversation, dinner, hot spring, laptop, mother, repair, room

My mother came to visit me.

This morning, my mother departed for my apartment in order to get repair her laptop. It was so suddenly event. Read More
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Toru Jul 07, 2015Jan 08, 2024 ferment, green tea, Japan, leaves, oolong tea, red tea, tea

Red Tea and Oolong Tea and Green Tea

There are some kinds of tea, such as red tea, oolong tea and green tea. However, all of them are Read More
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Toru Jul 06, 2015Jan 08, 2024 200th, bouquet, corrections, curry, dinner, fried chickens, post, ramen, ratio

200th Post

I reached 200th post! Somehow I have continued to post every day. I get bored easily on various things, so Read More
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Toru Jul 05, 2015Jan 08, 2024 blood-sucking, buzzing, eggs, frequency, mosquitoes, nectar, nutrition, wave, wings

Trivia of Mosquitoes

Yesterday, I searched for how can we keep mosquitoes away, and posted it. At that time, I also learned about Read More
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Toru Jul 04, 2015Jan 08, 2024 alcohol, body temperature, carbon dioxides, electric fan, mosquitoes, peppermint oil, vinegar, winds

Measures Against Mosquitos

In this season in Japan, the number of mosquitoes gradually increase. I really don’t like mosquitoes because they often interrupt Read More
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