CultureEssayEtymologyFoodJapanese traditionKanjiSlangUncorrected Toru Apr 03, 2018Jan 02, 2024 banquet, company, drinking party, enkai, event, nomikai, organization, party, uchiage, utage Utage (宴 – Banquet/Party) Utage 宴 Yesterday, “utage” (宴) was held at my work venue. 昨日は私の職場で「宴」が行われました。 “Utage” means a banquet, drinking party, or spree. Read More
ClimateCultureEssayFoodJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Aug 03, 2017Jan 03, 2024 banquet, beer garden, cold drinks, cold food, drinking party, fatigue, heat, shoki barai, stress, summer Shoki Barai (暑気払い – Beating the Summer Heat) Shoki Barai 暑気払い Yesterday, my colleagues and I conducted “shoki barai” (暑気払い). 昨日は暑気払いをしました。 “Shoki” of “shoki barai” means “heat,” and Read More
CultureDiaryNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 22, 2016Jan 06, 2024 academic society, award ceremony, banquet, best-paper award, Ibaraki Prefecture, keynote speech, networking, professors, teacher, Tsukuba Award Ceremony Today, an award ceremony of an academic society was held in Tukuba, Ibaraki Prefecture, and I received a best-paper award. Read More
DiaryEducationFamilyLifeUncorrected Toru Mar 24, 2016Jan 07, 2024 banquet, doctoral program, graduation, help, parents, return the courtesy, social contribution, student, support, university, university life, work hard, years Commencement Today, I finally graduated from the doctoral program of my university. 卒業式 My university life, 9 years were really long. Read More
BusinessDiaryGamingJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Feb 27, 2015Jan 06, 2024 banquet, debriefing session, dinner, exciting event, organizations, projects, research, software development venture, venture activity Year-End Debriefing Session Today, the year-end debriefing session of various organizations in our university was held. Some people presented their research, and some Read More