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Toru Jul 03, 2015Jan 08, 2024 364, 365, black cards, calendar, club cards, diamond cards, fifty two weeks, heart cards, joker card, leap year, playing cards, red cards, spade cards, thirteen cards, weeks, year

The Relationship Between Playing Cards and a Calendar

Today, I’d like to introduce the relationship between playing cards and a calendar. The red cards implies noon, and the Read More
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Toru Jul 02, 2015Jan 08, 2024 ancient India, Canada, characters, Inuit, Inuktitut, James Evans, language, puzzle, space language

Inuktitut Language

Today, I learned about Inuktitut. Inuktitut is a language that is used by Inuit who live in the northern part Read More
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Toru Jul 01, 2015Jan 08, 2024 alcohol, bottle shop, Chinese restaurant, drive, fun, hearty meal, hors d'oeuvre, party, stomach, welcome

Welcome Party

Yesterday, we held a welcome party for new laboratory members. We purchased hors d’oeuvre at a Chinese restaurant, and alcohol Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Jun 30, 2015Jan 08, 2024 Edo period, English translation, Japanese phrase, kanji, twelve term, 四六時中

All The Time(四六時中)

Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese phrase “四六時中(shi roku ji tyu).” This means something like “all the time,” but Read More
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Toru Jun 29, 2015Jan 08, 2024 5 franc, 500 yen, coin, Guinness Book of Records, Japan, Japanese yen, Swiss franc, Switzerland, U.S. dollars, value

The Coin Which Has The Highest Value.

Do you know the regularly used coin which has the highest value? In the past, It was Japan’s 500 yen Read More
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Toru Jun 28, 2015Jan 08, 2024 ciphers, enigmatic texts, Japanese culture, kanji, symbols

Japanese Young Girls’ Enigmatic Text

In Japan, young girls tend to use enigmatic texts like actual ciphers by combining various symbols or kanji. Today, I’d Read More
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Toru Jun 27, 2015Jan 08, 2024 calcium oxalate, calories, devil's tongue, diet food, food crisis, health, Japanese food, konjac, konnyaku imo, nutrition, poison, processing steps, unique texture

Konjac

Konjac that’s also called devil’s tongue is a Japanese food. It is made from konnyaku imo that contains a deadly Read More
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Toru Jun 26, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bathroom, borrow, geography, hands, inspect, loo, restroom, toilet, verb, washroom

Can I borrow the toilet?

When we want to use a bathroom, we often say “トイレを借りてもいいですか?(Can I borrow the toilet?)” However, the verb “borrow” implies Read More
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Toru Jun 25, 2015Jan 08, 2024 10th century, Erik the Red, etymologies, Greenland, Iceland

Greenland and Iceland

Today, I learned about etymologies of Greenland and Iceland. Both of them were named by Erik the Red in the Read More
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