CorrectedEssay Toru May 03, 2021Jul 24, 2021 0 Comments birthday, bust, character, Doraemon, head, height, hip, horsepower, measurements, waist, weight Doraemon’s Three Sizes (ドラえもんのスリーサイズ) Doraemon’s Three Sizes ドラえもんのスリーサイズ In my post yesterday, I introduced the term surī saizu (スリーサイズ – which comes from “three Read More
CorrectedCultureDiaryEssayJapanese traditionNews Toru Feb 23, 2021May 31, 2021 0 Comments birthday, celebration, court, COVID-19, Emperor, event, national holiday The Emperor’s Birthday (2019-) The Emperor’s Birthday (2019-) 天皇誕生日(2019年~) Today, February 23, is a Japanese national holiday called “the Emperor’s Birthday.” 今日2月23日は天皇誕生日、祝日です。 The purpose Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2019Sep 02, 2019 0 Comments antonym, birthday, cuisine, eat, rotate, suffix, sushi Mawaranai Sushi (回らない寿司) Part 1 Mawaranai Sushi Part 1 回らない寿司 Part 1 September 1st was my birthday, so my friend and I did something special. Read More
DiaryEssayJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Nov 27, 2018 0 Comments birthday, born, exercise, nerd, sport, tendency, theory Nerds’ Birthday Nerds’ Birthday オタクの誕生日 A few days ago, I found an interesting theory on the Internet. 先日、インターネット上で面白い説を見ました。 That is “Nerds tend Read More
DiaryUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2018 0 Comments birth, birth date, birthday, day, month, year My 31st Birthday My 31st Birthday 31歳の誕生日 Today is my 31th birthday. 今日は、私の31歳の誕生日です。 In the past several years, I have spent my birthday Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryScienceUncorrected Toru Sep 12, 2017Jan 03, 2024 articles, assistant professor, associate professor, birthday, domain expired, homepage, Lang-8, posts, promotion, writing The 1000th Post Today the number of my posts on Lang-8 finally reached 1000. 1000回目の投稿 Since I tend to slack off or goof Read More
CultureDiaryProverbUncorrected Toru Oct 20, 2016Jan 06, 2024 abroad, birthday, delighted, disappointing, gift, mother, pleased, shipping, ticket, travel My Mother’s Birthday The day before yesterday was my mother’s birthday. 母の誕生日 Since I remembered that my mother said that she wanted to Read More
CultureDiaryScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Sep 01, 2016Jan 06, 2024 ac domain, academic conference, academic website, Ascension Island, birthday, British, mentor, research presentation, self-present, Wakayama Prefecture An Academic Conference and My Birthday Today, I came to Wakayama Prefecture to participate in an academic conference and perform my research presentation. 学会と誕生日 The presentation 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