CultureEssayEtiquetteJapanese traditionUncorrected Toru Mar 19, 2015Jan 06, 2024 bath, etiquette, hot springs, Japanese, public bath Japanese Loves Bath Most Japanese love baths, and get in a bath everyday. 日本人はお風呂が大好きで、ほぼ全ての人が毎日湯船に浸かります。 We take average thirty three minutes for a bath, Read More
EssayEtymologyJapanese traditionLanguageUncorrected Toru Mar 14, 2015Jan 06, 2024 American, concent, concentric plug, Europe, hypothesis, imported, Japanese, Japanese-English words, outlet, sockets, truth Why do we use the word “concent (コンセント)” as the meaning of “outlet? “Concent” is one of the most confusing Japanese-English words, which means “outlet.” 最も理解しにくい和製英語の一つに、「outlet」を意味する「コンセント」という言葉があります。 I think almost all American don’t know Read More
CultureDiaryEssayIdiomLanguageUncorrected Toru Feb 12, 2015Jan 06, 2024 adjective, English phrases, inconsistent, Japanese, mottomo, one of the most, plural, superior group One of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese is … I heard that one of the most difficult English phrases for Japanese to understand is “one of the most adjective Read More
CultureDiaryLanguagePresentationUncorrected Toru Jan 22, 2015Jan 06, 2024 embarrassing, English, fluent, helped, Japanese, nervous, overcame, prepare, presentation, question, question-and-answer session, statistics class I performed a presentation of statistics class. I performed a presentation of statistics class. Since I couldn’t enough prepare the presentation, I was little nervous. Then, it Read More