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Toru Aug 04, 2023Jan 02, 2024 appealing, attractive, dried squid, fun, game, listen, play, song, surume, term

Surume Gē (スルメゲー)

Surume Gē スルメゲー Recently, I came across the term surume gē (スルメゲー). 最近、「スルメゲー」という言葉を知りました。 Since surume (スルメ) means “dried squid,” and Read More

Essay Etymology Uncorrected

Toru Jun 15, 2019Jun 16, 2019 0 Comments casual, diligent, dress up, fancy, formal, fun, makeup, man, play, polite, prank, smart, thing, woman

Oshare (おしゃれ – Smart/Fancy) Part 1

Oshare Part 1 おしゃれ part 1 Yesterday, I introduced you to the Japanese term omekashi (おめかし), which means to dress Read More

Corrected Culture Diary Essay Japanese tradition Slang

Toru Apr 20, 2018May 31, 2021 0 Comments Alexa, Amazon, comedian, fun, gag

Gachōn (がちょーん) by Amazon Echo

Gachōn by Amazon Echo がちょーん（Amazon Echo） Yesterday, I bought an Amazon Echo. 昨日、Amazon Echo を購入しました。 When I said Arekusa, nandemo-nai Read More

Diary Family Food Shopping Uncorrected

Toru Jan 04, 2016Jan 07, 2024 dinner, eating, energetic, fun, job interviews, mother, nephew, New Year's gift, niece, park, price, roasted meat, shopping, Suits, tired, yakiniku

Holiday

Today, I was playing with my nephew and niece at a park. 休日 Since both of them were very energetic, Read More

Culture Diary Personal Social Uncorrected

Toru Oct 12, 2015Jan 08, 2024 alumni association, drink, fun, laboratory, meet, organizer, shame, talk

Alumni Association

Last night, an alumni association of our laboratory was held. OB･OG会 Since I was able to meet and talk with Read More

Business Culture Diary Japanese tradition Uncorrected

Toru Sep 11, 2015Jan 08, 2024 conference, drink, embarrassed, friends, fun, Kyoto, presentation, question-and-answer session, teacher, tired

The Academic Conference (Day 2)

The Academic Conference 今日は、午後から学会で発表をしました。 Today, I performed my presentation at the conference in the afternoon. 発表は無事に終わりましたが、質疑応答で失敗しました。 The presentation ended in Read More