CultureEssayEtymologyFoodHistoryIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 15, 2017Jan 03, 2024 Age of Exploration, British, Dutch, dutch treat, Going Dutch, Japanese, meal, payment style, splitting the bill, warikan Warikan (割り勘 – Dutch Treat) Part 2 Warikan 割り勘 Part 2 Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese term “warikan” (割り勘), which means that after you had a meal with Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 14, 2017Jan 03, 2024 allocate, divided, expressing, global, meal, pay, payment, platter, sharing, warikan Warikan (割り勘 – Dutch Treat) Part 1 When you have a meal with several people, especially share the dish on a large platter, the payment will usually Read More
CultureDiaryIdiomJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 13, 2017Jan 03, 2024 American dramas, Japanese idiom, math, non-destructive inspection, programming, road bike, study abroad, Tokyo, university, X-ray CT Self-Introduction Updates for the Second Time Since the number of my entries, 1000, is a round figure, I rewrote my self-introduction a bit as follows. Note Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 12, 2017Jan 03, 2024 articles, assistant professor, associate professor, birthday, domain expired, homepage, Lang-8, posts, promotion, writing The 1000th Post Today the number of my posts on Lang-8 finally reached 1000. 1000回目の投稿 Since I tend to slack off or goof Read More
BusinessCultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 11, 2017Jan 03, 2024 becoming, distressed, expense, financial situation, gesture, Gryllotalpa orientalis, meaning, okera ni naru, raising hands, study spending Okera ni Naru (おけらになる – Cleaned Out) Okera ni Naru おけらになる Recently, I bought some expensive devices and items for my study.(I once paid the expense, and Read More
CultureDiaryNewsUncorrected Toru Sep 10, 2017Jan 03, 2024 access settings, bug, fundamental, Lang-8, posts, privacy, sharing, site modification, solution A Solution to the Lang-8 Bug Yesterday, I wrote about a bug that you can’t see posts on Lang-8. Lang-8の不具合の解決策 After that, I received some comments Read More
CultureDiaryNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 09, 2017Jan 03, 2024 bug, Lang-8, posts, smartphone, web browsers Bug in Lang-8 Recently I can’t see my posts on Lang-8. Lang-8の不具合の解決策 I tried to see them with various web browsers, such as Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Sep 08, 2017Jan 03, 2024 beauty, commonality, difference, Japanese phrase, moon, soft-shell turtle, symbol of beauty, tsuki to suppon, undei no sa Tsuki to Suppon (月とスッポン – As Different as Day and Night) Tsuki to Suppon 月とスッポン Yesterday, I introduced the Japanese phrase, “undei no sa,” which means a very big difference. 昨日は、大きな違いあるという意味の「雲泥の差」という言葉を紹介しました。 Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionKanjiProverbUncorrected Toru Sep 07, 2017Jan 03, 2024 big difference, cloud, difference, dirt, gap, ground, literal meaning, phrase, sky, undei no sa Undei no Sa (雲泥の差 – A World of Difference) Undei no Sa 雲泥の差 You will feel “undei no sa” (雲泥の差) for various things, as long as you live a Read More