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CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Jun 06, 2015Jan 08, 2024 American friend, crossing fingers, Europe, hand signs, illustration, Japan, T-shirt, United States, Vietnam

Crossing Fingers

On my t-shirt, which is a gift from my American friend, crossing fingers illustration are printed. I like it, so Read More
AnimalBiologyEssayScienceUncorrected
Toru Jun 05, 2015Jan 08, 2024 animal, cross river gorilla, eastern lowland gorilla, Gorilla, Homo sapiens sapiens, largest, mountain gorilla, primate, scientific name, species, subspecies, western lowland gorilla

Gorilla Gorilla Gorilla

Gorilla is the largest animal in primate, and the scientific name is interesting. Gorilla is divided into two species; western Read More
AnimalCultureEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Jun 04, 2015Jan 08, 2024 eat fish, man in midlife, Manybar goatfish, naming way, ojisan, strange

Manybar Goatfish (Ojisan)

Manybar goatfish is called “ojisan (means man in midlife)” in Japan. Manybar Goatfish は、和名では「オジサン」と呼ばれています。 The reason why is that the Read More
ClothingDiaryPersonal experienceUncorrectedWeather
Toru Jun 03, 2015Jan 08, 2024 blue, home, rain, small mercies, soaked, umbrella

A Rainy Day

Since it rained after a long interval, I went to my university by foot. However, my umbrella was in my Read More
CompetitionDiaryGamingSpeedUncorrected
Toru Jun 02, 2015Jan 08, 2024 amazing, change, characters per second, crazy typist, friends, prevalent, score, typing game

Typing Game

Recently, typing game are prevalent among my friends, and I also enjoy it for a change. According to the game, Read More
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Toru Jun 01, 2015Jan 08, 2024 brainworks, checking emails, evening, morning, night, parasympathetic, reading books

Working in the Morning

I often read books and check emails in the morning. However, I heard we should avoid such things. Almost all Read More
DiaryHealthRecreationSportsUncorrected
Toru May 31, 2015Jan 08, 2024 bike ride, cycling, hot spring, open-air bath, sore feet

Today, I woke up early and went for a bike ride.

Today, I woke up early and went for a bike ride. It was about 50 km each way. On the Read More
DiaryHealthSleepingSymptomsUncorrected
Toru May 30, 2015Jan 08, 2024 dizzy, headache, hours, sleeping, weak

Too Much Sleep

Today, I got a headache from sleeping too much. Maybe I slept more than 15 hours. I feel weak and Read More
CultureDiaryEntertainmentFoodUncorrected
Toru May 29, 2015Jan 08, 2024 deep sleep, Harry Potter, programming, sushi, workshop

Little Treat

Today, I taught about programming as in the case with yesterday. However, I think my work went well than yesterday. Read More
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