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Toru Nov 19, 2015Jan 07, 2024 container, cord, earphone code, earphone part, entangled, flounce, kinked, knot, knot theory, string, tangle, unwinding direction, winding direction

Knot Theory

Have you ever experienced that your earphone code imperceptibly made a knot? 結び目理論 In knot theory, it is mentioned that Read More
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Toru Nov 18, 2015Jan 07, 2024 Did you mean, expressions, Google, programming, recursion, reference, searching, typos

Recursion

When searching for something on Google, if the input contains typos or expressions that are not common, you will see Read More
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Toru Nov 17, 2015Jan 07, 2024 10K day, birthday, marriage, smashing success, surprise birthday party

10K Day

Have you ever thought about the 10 thousandth day from your birthday? 生誕10000日記念 The day, which you might call 10K Read More
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Toru Nov 16, 2015Jan 07, 2024 example sentence, Japanese expression, こと, 殊, 特に

A Little Cool Usage of “こと(koto)

Today, I will introduce a Japanese expression that I think is a little cool. 少しかっこいい「こと」の使い方 An example sentence is shown Read More
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Toru Nov 15, 2015Jan 07, 2024 corundum, impurities, metal ions, ruby, sapphire

Ruby and Sapphire

Although I’m not conversant with jewelry, I know ruby and sapphire.Basically, rubies are red, and sapphires are blue. ルビーとサファイア However, Read More
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Toru Nov 14, 2015Jan 07, 2024 brew, capsule, coffee, delicious, Dolce Gusto, drinks, mild, Nescafe, variety

Buying a Dolce Gusto Manufactured by Nescafe

Today, my associate and I bought a Dolce Gusto that readily makes coffee manufactured by Nescafe. ネスカフェのドルチェグストを購入 By setting a Read More
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Toru Nov 13, 2015Jan 07, 2024 anti-crime measures, average height, bank robbery, foliage plants, height, Japanese banks, Japanese men, measure, plants, robbers, toilets

Foliage Plants in Banks

There usually are foliage plants in Japanese banks. 銀行の観葉植物 In addition, almost all of the plants is 170 cm in Read More
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Toru Nov 12, 2015Jan 07, 2024 distinguish, heights, men, navel, opportunity, pelvis, skins, sweat, women

Belly Button Trivia

Today, I’d like to introduce a useless trivia. 今日は、あまり役に立たない雑学を紹介します。 Heights of humans’ navels are different in men and women. 人間のへそは、男女で位置が異なります。 Read More
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Toru Nov 11, 2015Jan 07, 2024 getting up early, habituation, journal, logical thinking, muscle training, plus thinking, quitting smoking, reading, required, writing

Habituation

Last month, I wrote something like “if you continue to do something for three weeks, it will become a habit.” Read More
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