EssayEtymologyOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jul 24, 2018Jan 01, 2024 0 Comments exhausted, heat, hot, humid, lethargy, summer, weather Natsubate (夏バテ – Summer Lethargy) Natsubate 夏バテ The hot humid weather has continued lately. 最近とても蒸し暑いです。 Please be careful not to become a state called ‘natsubate‘ Read More
CultureEssayIdiomJapanese traditionOnomatopoeiaSlangUncorrected Toru Jan 12, 2018Jan 03, 2024 active, exhausted, hetoheto, Japanese, kutakuta, onomatopoeia, rest, shabby, tired, tiredness Kutakuta and Hetoheto (「くたくた」と「へとへと」 – Exhausted) Kutakuta and Hetoheto 「くたくた」と「へとへと」 There are Japanese onomatopoeia, くたくた (kutakuta) and へとへと (hetoheto), both of which mean that someone is Read More
CultureDiaryGamingJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 16, 2017Jan 03, 2024 exhausted, home, hot spring, hotel, LEGOLAND Japan, nature, relatives, sea, sleep, trip Family Trip in Summer From yesterday to today, my relatives, my family and I have gone to a trip. 夏の家族旅行 Although it was tough Read More
CultureDiaryEssayEtymologyIdiomJapanese traditionScienceSlangUncorrected Toru Mar 14, 2017Jan 06, 2024 absent, academic conference, etymology, exhausted, heto heto, Iroha Uta, poster presentations, presentations, students, teaching Heto Heto Today I participated in an academic conference. へとへと Several students that I taught planned to do their poster presentations, and Read More
BusinessCultureDiaryEducationNewsScienceUncorrected Toru Jan 20, 2017Jan 02, 2024 deadline, exhausted, graduation, night, preparation, presentation, research, students, thesis, university Deadline for Graduation Thesis At the university where I work, today was a deadline for graduation thesis. 卒業論文の締切 Students have been writing their theses Read More
CultureDiaryFoodJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Aug 14, 2016Jan 06, 2024 confectionery, exhausted, factory tour, nephew, niece, Shizuoka Prefecture, sightseeing, souvenir, Unagi Pie Factory Homecoming and Short Sightseeing Part 2 Today, I’d like to write the remaining part of yesterday’s post. 帰省と軽い観光 Part 2 The second sightseeing spot where I Read More
CultureDiaryFoodScienceUncorrected Toru Aug 04, 2016Jan 06, 2024 delicious food, end-of-event party, exhausted, good night, graduation works, Poster Presentation, preparation, relieved, unfinished studies, university teacher A Poster Presentation Event Today, I prepared for a poster presentation event of students for the first time ever since I became a university Read More
BusinessDiaryEmotionsInterviewTravelUncorrected Toru Jan 06, 2016Jan 07, 2024 answer, assistant professor, bewildered, depressed, exhausted, interview, job interview, nervous, preparation, questions, resurge, sleep First-time Job Interview Today, I was interviewed for an assistant professor. 初めての面接 Since it might decide my life, I was very nervous. 今日は大学教員の面接を受けました。 Read More
DiaryGamingSportsTravelUncorrected Toru Aug 15, 2015Jan 08, 2024 cycling, exhausted, lake, lost, new route, road bike, scenery Got Lost This morning, I went to cycling to the neighbor mountain on my road bike. My plan was two hour cycling. Read More