Yo wo Akasu (夜を明かす – Passing a Night)
Yo wo Akasu 夜を明かす As a result of preparing a presentation for an academic conference, yo wo akashi mashita (夜を明かしました).
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Yonabe (夜なべ – Nightwork)
Yonabe 夜なべ Now I’m doing my work, which is called “yonabe” (夜なべ). 私は今、「夜なべ」しています。 “Yonabe” means a work that is done
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Shunbun no Hi (Vernal Equinox Day)
Today is Shunbun no Hi. 春分の日 “Shun” means “spring,” “bun” means “split,” “hi” means “day,” and “shunbun no hi” means
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If you cut your nails at night…
Today I will talk about a Japanese superstition. 夜に爪を切ると “Yoru ni tsume wo kiru to oya no shinime ni aenai”
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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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Morning Spiders and Night Spiders
In Japan, there is a superstition that is related to spiders like following: 朝蜘蛛と夜蜘蛛 “Let morning spiders get away even
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Summer Solstice
Today was the summer solstice in Japan. 夏至 The summer solstice is a day that the daytime is longest and
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The Copyright of Eiffel Tower
Today, I learned about the copyright of Eiffel Tower. エッフェル塔の著作権 The Eiffel Tower, which is an symbolic building of Paris,
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Working in the Morning
I often read books and check emails in the morning. However, I heard we should avoid such things. Almost all
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