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AstronomyEssayNewsScienceUncorrected
Toru Jan 21, 2016Jan 07, 2024 alcohol, Australia, C/2014 Q2, closest approach, earth, ethyl alcohol, green lights, January 2015, Lovejoy comet, NASA, organic molecules, Terry Lovejoy, wine

Lovejoy Comet

Today, I will introduce “Lovejoy comet (C/2014 Q2),” which is discovered by Terry Lovejoy from Australia in 2014. ラブジョイ彗星 The Read More
ClimateDiaryEssayIdiomScienceUncorrected
Toru Jan 20, 2016Jan 07, 2024 body, cold, idiot, safety, sandals, shoveled, shoveling, snowed, sunny, tired, twist

Snow Shoveling

It was sunny yesterday, but today it snowed heavily again. 雪かき For sake of safety, I shoveled the snow in Read More
CultureEssayLanguageTranslationUncorrected
Toru Jan 19, 2016Jan 07, 2024 accurate, confused, expression, Japanese, limit, person, phrase, subject

There’s No Limit to Things (Ue niwa ue ga aru)

Today, I’d like to introduce a Japanese phrase that we often confused. 上には上がある It’s “ue niwa ue ga aru (which Read More
ClimateEssayIdiomScienceUncorrected
Toru Jan 18, 2016Jan 07, 2024 calm, cloud, condition, drive, effect, falls, height, interval, large, make us feel warm, piled up, radiative cooling, reason, reflected, road, snow, snow day, solar radiation, suppressed, surfaces, usual, warmer, wind

Warm Snow Day

Today the snow piled up high after a long interval. 暖かい雪の日 It was scared for me to drive a snowy Read More
AnimalEssayScienceSocialUncorrected
Toru Jan 17, 2016Jan 07, 2024 best friends, cows, research, sociality, stress

Cows Have Best Friends

According to the research of Northampton University, cows have best friends of the same sex. 牛には親友がいる When separating a particular Read More
AnimalCultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Jan 16, 2016Jan 07, 2024 average human, bedding, body fat percentage, cleanly animal, cognitive abilities, compliment, dirty, figurative expression, idiot, Obese people, pig, place to eat, toilet

Body Fat Percentage of Pigs

Obese people are sometimes referred as “豚(buta, which means pig)” in Japan. 豚の体脂肪率 (I have no idea whether such a Read More
CultureEducationEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Jan 15, 2016Jan 07, 2024 classrooms, cleaning, cleaning staff, equipment, groups, indoor shoes, Japanese schools, public facilities, schoolyard, students, toilet

Classroom Cleaning

Today, I’d like to introduce a custom of Japanese schools. 教室の掃除 Japanese schools (except university/college) usually don’t hire a cleaning Read More
DiaryEducationLanguage learningPersonal AchievementUncorrected
Toru Jan 14, 2016Jan 07, 2024 accomplishment, diary, forget, job offer, learning, practice, SNS, speaking, start over, TOEIC, words, writing

Three Events

There were three events yesterday and today, so I will write them together in this diary. 3つの出来事 First, I got Read More
EssayHuman bodyPsychologyScienceUncorrected
Toru Jan 13, 2016Jan 07, 2024 cerebellum, laughter, nerve, stimulus, tickling sensation

Tickling Sensation

If your feet bottom or armpit is touched by somebody else, you will feel a tickle and laugh. くすぐり Why Read More
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