Kadode (門出 – New Chapter)
It’s been a very long time since my last post. とても久しぶりの投稿です。 Today is my new kadode (門出). 今日は私の新しい「門出」にあたります。 Kado (門)
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graduation
Limited Graduation Ceremony
Limited Graduation Ceremony 制限付きの卒業式 Today, my university held a graduation ceremony at Nippon Budokan with restricted admission. 私の大学は今日、日本武道館で入場制限をしながら卒業式を実施しました。 No graduates’
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Harebutai (晴れ舞台 – Big Moment)
Harebutai 晴れ舞台 In most cases, everyone will have several harebutai (晴れ舞台) in his/her life. 誰にでも大抵、人生に何度か「晴れ舞台」があります。 Hare (晴れ) usually means “sunny,”
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Ichigo Ichie
Today was the graduation day of a university that I graduated from. 一期一会 Therefore I went there and met my
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Graduation Ceremony
Today a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 卒業式 Students who would graduate were wearing hakama (Japanese skirts or
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The First Graduation Research Presentation
Today the first graduation research presentations since I became a teacher at a university were held. 卒業研究発表会 The seniors presented
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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
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Hotaru no Hikari (Glowing Firefly)
Hotaru no Hikari 蛍の光 March is the season of graduation in Japan. 日本では3月が、卒業式のシーズンです。 In Japanese commencement ceremonies, we often sing
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Commencement
Today, I finally graduated from the doctoral program of my university. 卒業式 My university life, 9 years were really long.
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