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Toru Mar 17, 2015Jan 06, 2024 alphabetically sorted, author, familiar words, longest English word, vowels

The Longest English Word

It was written that interesting things as the followings on a web site: あるサイトで、次のような面白いことが書かれていました。・”Almost” is the longest English word Read More

Animal Diary Food Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Mar 16, 2015Jan 06, 2024 aquarium, aquatic organisms, beach, breakfast, dolphins, hotel, Ibaraki Prefecture, Kamogawa Sea World, Katsuura Marine Park, killer whales, lighthouse, lunch, sea lions, sushi, trip, undersea observation tower, whales

Chiba Travel Day 2

Today, my juniors and I went sightseeing in Chiba. 今日、私と私の後輩たちは、千葉を観光しました。 We firstly ate breakfast at a hotel, then we went Read More

Food Geography Travel Uncorrected

Toru Mar 15, 2015Jan 06, 2024 aqualine, artificial island, breakfast, capes, Chiba prefecture, highway, hotel, juniors, Lucullan fish cuisine, mountains, Tokyo, trip, umihotaru parking area, undersea tunnel

Today, I went on a trip to Chiba prefecture with my juniors.

Today, I went on a trip to Chiba prefecture with my juniors. 今日、私は後輩達と一緒に千葉県へ旅行に来ました。 We departed at 5 a.m., passed through Read More

Essay Etymology Japanese tradition Language Uncorrected

Toru Mar 14, 2015Jan 06, 2024 American, concent, concentric plug, Europe, hypothesis, imported, Japanese, Japanese-English words, outlet, sockets, truth

Why do we use the word “concent (コンセント)” as the meaning of “outlet?

“Concent” is one of the most confusing Japanese-English words, which means “outlet.” 最も理解しにくい和製英語の一つに、「outlet」を意味する「コンセント」という言葉があります。 I think almost all American don’t know Read More