CorrectedEssayKanjiSlang Toru Jul 11, 2021Aug 01, 2021 0 Comments careful, famous person, go out, hide, high-ranking person, incognito, ninja, secretly, travel Oshinobi (お忍び – Incognito) Oshinobi お忍び When a high-ranking or famous person goes out secretly, being careful not to be seen, it can be Read More
EssayEtymologyUncorrected Toru Sep 03, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments bad, Buddha, careful, ghost, gods, harm, harmful, health, intemperance Fusessei (不摂生 – Intemperance) Fusessei 不摂生 These days I have lived a lifestyle called ‘fusessei‘ (不摂生). 最近私は「不摂生」な生活を送っています。 ‘Fu‘ (不) is a negative word, and Read More
DiaryTime ManagementTransportationTravelUncorrected Toru Mar 08, 2016Jan 07, 2024 5:40 AM, bullet train, bus, careful, fare, Nagano, Tokyo, wallet, waste A Terrible Failure Today’s my plan was to ride a bus at 5:40 AM and to go to Tokyo from Nagano. ひどい失敗 However, 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
GrammarLanguageMistakesUncorrected Toru Feb 22, 2015Jan 06, 2024 alien, almost, careful, confused, correct examples, human, mistake, most, note, people, scientists, wrong examples How to Use ‘Almost’ and ‘Most’ I’m sometimes confused by how to use ’almost’ and most. So today, I’d like to make a note about correct Read More
CorrectedDiary Toru Dec 29, 2014Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments accident, behind, bump, car, careful, dent, fee, injure, omg, parking, police, shovel, snow OMG! I Caused A Car Accident! (゚д゚) It was snowing a lot this morning. 今朝は雪が沢山降っていました。 After I shoveled the snow that had piled around my car, I Read More