CultureEssayFoodIdiomJapanese traditionScienceUncorrected Toru Dec 04, 2017Jan 03, 2024 aona ni shio, depressed state, energy, green leafy vegetables, idiom, Japanese, salt, spinach, water, wilt Aona ni Shio (青菜に塩 – Crestfallen) Aona ni Shio 青菜に塩 I’m in a state called “aona ni shio” (青菜に塩) right now. 今の私は「青菜に塩」です。 “Aona ni shio” is Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryJapanese traditionNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Mar 10, 2017Jan 06, 2024 energy, opinions, presentation, research, seminar, shinmiri, students, study, University of Tokyo, youth Seminar Today I went to the University of Tokyo to give a seminar. セミナー As it happens, today was a day Read More
CultureEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionSlangUncorrected Toru Dec 16, 2016Jan 03, 2024 backbone, courage, coward, drop out, energy, fool, funuke, guts, heart, Japanese Funuke Today I would like to talk about the Japanese term “funuke”. 腑抜け “Funuke” means people who has no backbone, no Read More
CultureEssayFoodScienceUncorrected Toru May 12, 2016Jan 07, 2024 adrenaline, calorie consumption, energy, fear, horror movies, metabolism, movies, study, The Shining Dieting Using Horror Movies According to a study of University of Westminster, people consume their energies 33% more than usual during watching horror movies. Read More
CultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 26, 2015Jan 08, 2024 apricot, brunch, cycling, energy, fun, ice cream, ingredients, Kamameshi, soba, tired Cycling with My Friends In this morning, I went to cycling with my friends. 友人とサイクリング The distance to the destination was about 40 km. Read More