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CultureEssayKanjiLanguageUncorrected
Toru Aug 12, 2015Jan 08, 2024 ability, age, kanji, talent, 才, 歳

‘歳’ and ‘才’

Today, I’d like to introduce the Kanji, ‘歳(さい) and ‘才(さい).’ Both of them are often used in the sense of Read More
CultureDiaryEssayHistoryJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Aug 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 kanji, lost properties, phone call, police box, wallet

Lost Property

In Japan, even if you lost your wallet, camera, or iPhone, there would be a very good chance that they Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected
Toru Aug 10, 2015Jan 08, 2024 3時のおやつ, oyatsu, snack, お, おやつ, やつ

Oyatsu

Today, I’d like to introduce the Japanese term ‘oyatsu(おやつ).’ Oyatsu means snack, but I think there are a little different Read More
CultureEssayJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected
Toru Aug 09, 2015Jan 08, 2024 computer control, falling sand, hachinokoshi, Miwa professor, Nima Sand Museam, orifice, pressure management, production cost, production period, sand calendar, sandglass, Shimane Prefecture, Suna-goyomi

The World’s Biggest Sandglass

The world’s biggest sandglass is located in Nima Sand Museam, Shimane Prefecture, Japan. The sandglass was given the name Suna-goyomi, Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Aug 08, 2015Jan 08, 2024 consumption, Japan, Kleenex, price, reused, tissue

Japanese Like a Kleenex.

Japanese people really like a Kleenex, and annual consumption of it in Japan is the world’s highest. Amount of the Read More
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Toru Aug 07, 2015Jan 08, 2024 deadline, discontented paper, energy drink, experimental result, good night, lack of sleep, last night, own disappointment, proceedings submission, weird sensation

The Deadline for Proceedings

Today was the deadline for proceedings submission of an academic conference. Nevertheless, I had not gotten any good experimental result. Read More
BusinessEssayScienceTechnologyUncorrected
Toru Aug 06, 2015Jan 08, 2024 address, e-mail addresses, global common standard, RFC, system

Rules of E-mail Addresses

Today, I learned about rules of e-mail addresses. The form of e-mail addresses is defined by the global common standard Read More
BusinessClimateDiaryJapanese traditionUncorrected
Toru Aug 05, 2015Jan 08, 2024 air conditioner, comfortable, graduation year, inexpensive, laboratory, move, refuge, students, summer, tired

Repair of Air Conditioner

This summer, an air conditioner of our laboratory will be repaired. To make matters worse, not only we can’t use Read More
CultureEssayLanguageStereotypeUncorrected
Toru Aug 04, 2015Jan 08, 2024 angry, careful, Chinese language, consonants, foreigners, high pitched sound, intonations, Japanese language, low voice, spoken fast, Thai language, tongue twisters, vowels

Sound Characteristic of Japanese

Today, I learned about how Japanese language hears by foreigners. Firstly, Japanese language is thought to be spoken fast. We Read More
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