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Toru Feb 21, 2015Jan 06, 2024 blood, brain rest, conditioned reflex, danger, digestion, false accusation, fatigue level, inemuri, Japanese practice, job, molesters, nature characteristics, physical characteristics, public order, public places, sleepiness, sleeping, study, swaying, train

Inemuri

 Inemuri is the Japanese practice of sleeping on the public places. Particularly, we often sleep as we’re riding a train. Read More
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Toru Jan 09, 2015Jan 02, 2024 annoyed, beginner, boss, criticized, not studying, professional programmer, student, study, trashy programming, wasting time

Although I rarely get annoyed, I was different today.

Although I rarely get annoyed, I was different today. A student told me something like “You might be criticized by Read More
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Toru Dec 28, 2014Jul 08, 2023 0 Comments exam, game, study, thesis, TOEIC, Zelda

Practice for the TOEIC Test

Since the TOEIC test is just a month away, today I practiced solving problems as I were in an actual Read More
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Toru Dec 20, 2014Jan 02, 2024 0 Comments math, programming, self-introduction, student, study, university

I’m a doctoral student studying at a university in Japan.

I’m a doctoral student studying at a university in Japan. 私は博士課程の学生です。 I’m a doctoral student studying at a university in Read More
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