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Toru Feb 18, 2015Jan 06, 2024 deadline, journal, pressed for time, programming, studied

Programming Day

Today, I have been programming and studied all day because the deadline of journal is approaching. Now I’m getting my Read More
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Toru Feb 17, 2015Jan 06, 2024 analyzing big data, correlated, diseases, early detection, foreign study, graduation research, immature, line, Poster Presentation, SNS, studies, tweets, Twitter

Today, the graduation research poster presentation of bachelors was…

 Today, the graduation research poster presentation of bachelors was held. There were many interesting studies, and I was satisfied to Read More
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Toru Feb 16, 2015Jan 06, 2024 $, &, 8, @, abbreviation, ad, ampersand, at-sign, dollar, English, et, etc., HS, Latin, P, pesos, Pillars of Hercules, R, ribbons, S, sestertius, US

Origin of Symbols

 Today, I learned the origin of the symbol ‘$’ called dollar or pesos. One of the most widely prevalent hypotheses Read More
CultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Feb 15, 2015Jan 06, 2024 bean curd, boiling, chicken, chicken based soup, Chinese cabbage, cooking, delicious, earthen pot, health, Japanese cuisine, Japanese winter, nabe dishes, pork, pot, simple taste, stew, velvet shank, Welsh onion

Nabe Dishes

  Today, I cooked a nabe dishes. A nabe means a pot, and also means a Japanese cuisine similar to stew. Read More
CultureDiaryEssayIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Feb 14, 2015Jan 06, 2024 bark at ants, dirty content, English phrase, feed the fish, puke, sing to the sink, vomit, vomited foods, woof one's cookies, ゲロを吐く

Puke Words

I searched an English phrase which means “ゲロを吐く (puke or vomit),” as a result, some phrases like as follows were Read More
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Toru Feb 13, 2015Jan 06, 2024 core dump, decimal, English phrases, hex, programmers

Interesting Programmer’s English

Today, I learned some English phrases used by programmers, and I think they were interesting. So I’d like to introduce Read More
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Toru Feb 12, 2015Jan 06, 2024 adjective, English phrases, inconsistent, Japanese, mottomo, one of the most, plural, superior group

One of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese is …

 I heard that one of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese to understand is “one of the most adjective Read More
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Toru Feb 11, 2015Jan 06, 2024 anniversary, Buddhist, Buddhist sutra, chant, Christian, death, event, legs go to sleep, posture, relatives

Kneel on a Cushion

Today, we held the sixth anniversary of my grandfather’s death (and sixteenth anniversary of my grandmother’s death). Many relatives came Read More
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Toru Feb 10, 2015Jan 06, 2024 1st year, 2nd year, 49th day, 6th year, 7th day, anniversary, Buddism beliefs, death, hometown, houzi, memorial service, observance, relatives

Today, I went back to my hometown for the sixth anniversary of my g…

Today, I went back to my hometown for the sixth anniversary of my grandfather’s death. In Buddism beliefs, people hold Read More
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