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Toru Mar 26, 2015Jan 06, 2024 acceptance, April, best, difficult, graduate, January, July, papers, September, university

Graduation from Doctoral Course

I have to write papers early, otherwise I cannot graduate from my university. 私は早く論文を書かないと、卒業することができません。 For the graduation, one more paper Read More
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Toru Mar 25, 2015Jan 06, 2024 bath, comfortable, enjoy, evening, facilities, hangover, hot spring, Japan, mountains, Nagano Prefecture, open-air bath, paper, relax, research, soak, university

Hot Spring

Today, I woke up at my university. 今日は学校で目が覚めました。 I had a little hangover headache, but I patiently did my research Read More
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Toru Mar 24, 2015Jan 06, 2024 after-party, commencement ceremony, delicious cuisine, graduation gifts, journal, juniors, photos, sake, thank-you party

Commencement Ceremony

Today was my juniors’ commencement ceremony. 今日は後輩たちの卒業式でした。 After the ceremony, I presented my juniors with cacti and alcohol as graduation Read More
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Toru Mar 23, 2015Jan 06, 2024 color blindness, color boxes, color sense, internet, score, test

ColorIQ Challenge

In Japan, it is said that around 5% of men and around 0.2% of women have some sort of color Read More
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Toru Mar 22, 2015Jan 06, 2024 Baumkuchen, cake, Dusseldorf, etymology, Germany, wedding gift

Baumkuchen

Today, I ate a slice of Baumkuchen that is my junior’s souvenir. 今日は、後輩がおみやげにくれたバームクーヘンを食べました。 Baumkuchen is a cake that originated in Read More
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Toru Mar 21, 2015Jan 06, 2024 bouquet flowers, cactuses, cooling, evaporation of moisture, graduation gifts, juniors, leaves, pots, succulent plants, sunlight, surface area, temperature rise, thorns

Cactus

Today, I bought cactuses as graduation gifts for my juniors in next week’s graduation ceremony. 今日は、来週の卒業式に、卒業祝いとして後輩に渡すためのサボテンを買いました。 I usually buy bouquet Read More
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Toru Mar 20, 2015Jan 06, 2024 blue, blue-green, contrast of red, eyes, green, green light, International Commission on Illumination, purple, red, Traffic light colors, white, yellow, 青信号

Traffic Light Color

 Traffic light colors are based on universal standard. According to the International Commission on Illumination (CIE), colors that can be Read More
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Toru Mar 19, 2015Jan 06, 2024 bath, etiquette, hot springs, Japanese, public bath

Japanese Loves Bath

Most Japanese love baths, and get in a bath everyday. 日本人はお風呂が大好きで、ほぼ全ての人が毎日湯船に浸かります。 We take average thirty three minutes for a bath, Read More
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Toru Mar 18, 2015Jan 06, 2024 characters, cursor, driver, inch, joke, mickey, Microsoft, mouse, movement, programmer

Mouse and Mickey

In most cases, a mouse is a necessary component for us to use a computer. 多くの場合、マウスはコンピュータを使う際に必要なパーツです。 There is a unit Read More
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