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BusinessDiaryHousekeepingJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Mar 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cleaning, clothes, collection fee, futons, garbage, house, move, refrigerator, room, washing machine, waste collection, weight

Housecleaning for My Move

Today, I cleaned my house for my move of next week. 引っ越しのための大掃除 After the housecleaning, I went to a garbage Read More
CultureEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Mar 14, 2016Jan 07, 2024 anniversary parties, mathematics departments, Pi Day, ultimate pi day, United States House of Representatives, Valentine's chocolates, White Day

Pi Day

Today is White Day that men give women gifts for their Valentine’s chocolates in Japan. 円周率の日 However, today is also Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Mar 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 acrobatic, barrel-rolling, Japanese phrase, performance, tarai mawashi

Tarai Mawashi (Acrobatic Barrel-Rolling)

Tarai Mawashi たらい回し Today, I will talk about the Japanese phrase “tarai mawashi.” 今日は、「たらい回し」という日本語を紹介します。 The phrase “tarai mawashi” expresses an Read More
CultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Mar 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 auspicious sign, chabashira, tea leaves, tea strainer

Chabashira

In Japan, standing chabashira is thought of as an auspicious sign. 茶柱 (Chabashira means stem portions of tea leaves.) 日本では、「茶柱が立つ」ことは縁起が良いと言われています。 Read More
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Toru Mar 11, 2016Jan 07, 2024 birds, bodies, characteristic, eggs, elliptical, fish, holes, large eggs, nests, organisms, owls, reptiles, rolling, shapes, sphere, spherical, thick, thin, trees

Shapes of Eggs

Shapes of eggs differ depending on the organisms. 卵の形 For example, many kinds of fish lay spherical eggs. 生物によって卵の形は異なります。 On Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Mar 10, 2016Jan 07, 2024 Japanese people, JIS, scoop, shovel, sizes

Shovel And Scoop

Today, I will talk about the difference between “shovel” and “scoop.” ショベルとスコップ According to the JIS (Japanese Industrial Standards), it Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionKanjiUncorrected
Toru Mar 09, 2016Jan 07, 2024 age, amulet, bei-ju, birthday, celebration, chanchanko, good health, haku-ju, kan-reki, kanji transformation, Oriental Zodiac, red, rice, whilte, white, yellow

Celebration of Longevity

There are some special age in Japan, and we celebrate the birthday of the year in different ways from usual. Read More
DiaryTime ManagementTransportationTravelUncorrected
Toru Mar 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 5:40 AM, bullet train, bus, careful, fare, Nagano, Tokyo, wallet, waste

A Terrible Failure

Today’s my plan was to ride a bus at 5:40 AM and to go to Tokyo from Nagano. ひどい失敗 However, Read More
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Toru Mar 07, 2016Jan 07, 2024 drawing software, Java, progress, university, workshop

Holding a Java Workshop

Today, I held a Java workshop at my university. Java講習会の開催 Fourteen people participated in the workshop, and it took about Read More
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