CultureEssayEtymologyHistoryUncorrected Toru May 10, 2015Jan 08, 2024 flower, Germany, languages, medieval, story, translation Forget-me-not A forget-me-not is a flower. 勿忘草は、花の名前です。 This name is derived from a story in medieval Germany. この名前は、中世ドイツのある物語に由来します。 Knight Rudolph found Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru May 09, 2015Jan 08, 2024 aluminum can, etymology, Japan, mandarin orange, pun There is a mandarin orange on an aluminum can. Today, I’d like to introduce a very famous pun in Japan. It is “アルミ缶の上にあるみかん (arumi kan no ue ni aru Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru May 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 counter words, historical backgrounds, Japanese, rabbit, religious backgrounds Counting of Rabbit In Japan, there are so many counter words. 日本語には非常に多くの数詞が存在します。 Since there are also some strange one, even Japanese sometimes mistake Read More
DiaryHistoryIdiomProverbScienceUncorrected Toru May 07, 2015Jan 08, 2024 data, spectral analysis, tube current, tube voltage, X-ray, X-ray spectrum X-ray Spectral Analysis Today, I patiently did X-ray spectral analysis. 今日、私はひたすらX線のスペクトル解析をしました。 While the tube voltage and the tube current are varied little by Read More
BusinessDiaryEducationLanguageUncorrected Toru May 06, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cost, doctoral thesis, English, expensive, graduation thesis, invest, master's thesis, native experts, page, price, technical terms, thesis, word, writing, yen English proofreading Today is the last day of Japanese long-term holidays, but I was writing my graduation thesis in English as well Read More
DiaryEducationLanguageUncorrectedWriting Toru May 05, 2015Jan 08, 2024 all day, continuing, difficult, doctoral thesis, English, few pages, finish, near future, patiently, work, writing Doctoral Thesis Today, I started writing my doctoral thesis in English. 今日は、英語で博士論文を書き始めました。 Since it’s so difficult for me, I could only write Read More
BusinessDiaryMedicalScienceUncorrected Toru May 04, 2015Jan 08, 2024 animated conversation, college life, conversation, cooperation, CT, dental office, dentist, director, endoscopic operation, engineering, equipment, knowledge, leading-edge engineering, medical devices, medical field, medical science, meeting, purpose, studies, techniques, technologies, university Engineering and Medical Science Today, I had a meeting with a director of a dental office about our studies. 今日は、歯科医院の院長先生と、研究についての打ち合わせをしました。 Although he is a Read More
DiaryHealthScienceSlangUncorrected Toru May 03, 2015Jan 08, 2024 awful, cold, head, pain, recover, sleep, throat Common Cold Today, I have had a pain in my head and throat, and felt awful almost all day. 今日は一日中、頭が痛く、喉の調子も変で、気分が悪かったです。 I think Read More
DiaryNatureTechnologyTravelUncorrected Toru May 02, 2015Jan 08, 2024 altitude, bicycle, car, clear, hiking, iPhone, mountain, panoramic shooting, pictures, sunny, suntanned Hike Uphill Today, graduates of my laboratory and I went hiking to a nearby mountain that the altitude is about 2000 m. Read More