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Culture Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Proverb Slang Uncorrected

Toru Mar 20, 2018Jan 02, 2024 burn, difficulty, expression, graduation ceremony, idiomatic phrase, literal meaning, students, te wo yaku, trouble, university

Te wo Yaku (手を焼く – Having Trouble with Something)

Te wo Yaku 手を焼く Today a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 今日は私の大学の卒業式でした。 In this year, it was hard Read More

Culture Diary Idiom Japanese tradition Science Uncorrected

Toru Sep 13, 2017Jan 03, 2024 American dramas, Japanese idiom, math, non-destructive inspection, programming, road bike, study abroad, Tokyo, university, X-ray CT

Self-Introduction Updates for the Second Time

Since the number of my entries, 1000, is a round figure, I rewrote my self-introduction a bit as follows. Note Read More

Culture Essay Etymology Gaming Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Slang Uncorrected

Toru Aug 14, 2017Jan 03, 2024 dice, experience, gambling, Japanese, lower-level, meaning, organization, sanshita, teacher, university

Sanshita (三下 – Small Fry)

Today I would like to talk about the Japanese word “sanshita” (三下), which means a lower-level member of an organization. Read More

Culture Diary News Science Uncorrected

Toru Jul 27, 2017Jan 03, 2024 busy, class, Fast Forward, management, poster, presentation, regret, satisfaction, senior students, university

Mid-term Graduation Research Presentation

Today, a mid-term graduation research presentation (poster presentation) of senior students was held in my university. 卒研中間発表 I was very Read More

Culture Diary Food Science Uncorrected

Toru Apr 07, 2017Jan 06, 2024 disappointment, disease, gathering, Lang-8, nauseous, party, recovering, university, virus, vomited

Nausea

Yesterday, I was feeling nauseous all day since I woke up in the morning. 吐き気 Although I felt like hell, Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Proverb Uncorrected

Toru Mar 25, 2017Jan 06, 2024 Budhism, encounters, graduation, ichigo ichie, life, meet, proverb, students, teacher, university

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 Read More

Culture Diary Japanese tradition News Uncorrected

Toru Mar 23, 2017Jan 06, 2024 ceremony, degree, emotional, graduation, hakama, laboratory, memorabilia, students, teacher, university

Graduation Ceremony

Today a graduation ceremony took place at my university. 卒業式 Students who would graduate were wearing hakama (Japanese skirts or Read More

Culture Diary Essay Etymology Idiom Japanese tradition Kanji Uncorrected

Toru Mar 15, 2017Jan 06, 2024 academic, conference, hometown, kisei, mistake, native language, original meaning, participate, sentence, university

Kisei

An academic conference will be held at a university located in my hometown from tomorrow. 帰省 In order to participate Read More

Culture Diary European countries Science Uncorrected

Toru Feb 04, 2017Jan 02, 2024 airplane, Belgium, conference, graduation, Japan, party, presentation, research, teacher, university

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 Read More