Chie's entry (25)
Hi there, it's time to show you the answers to the riddles on my last entry.
http://lang-8.com/12655/journals/1466734/Japanese-Riddles
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I would like to show you some Japanese riddles here. If you're learning Japanese, please try to answer them in Japanese.
1) What is...
Today I read an article about health titled "Alternative Cold And Flu Remedies".
http://www.womenshealthmag.com/health/altern...
On my way to the workplace I saw a hearse today. Then I remembered a superstition that I did when I was a child. That is to hind my thumb...
I've been wondering about the difference between some English synonyms. They are talent, gift, genius, skill, ability and capability. Onc...
If you've ever watched Japanese gangster movies, you might heard of the word "hangoroshi - 半殺し(はんごろし)". They probably say "...
I read the article titled "Funny English in Japan: Corporate Slogan Edition" today.
http://www.perkle.com/funny-english-in-jap...
This morning I read an article on the Internet.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/12/27/toddler-dancing_n_1171355.html?ncid=edlinkus...
Here is an English problem on a workbook.
I found my dog ( ) under the tree in our yard.
①lay ②laying ③lie ④lying
The correct answ...
I think nobody is perfect. Everybody has some problems in themselves. We tend to get upset, frustrated, depressed, angry when someone poi...
Today I learned an idiom "peas in a pod". A dictionary says it means 瓜二つ(うりふたつ)in Japanese. I think it's a bit funny because we...
I read an article for English learners written by an English teacher who was born in Canada. He said if I stress "pretty" in &q...
I've been wondering if there is a difference between them. I searched for an explanation about that on the Internet, and some says they a...
I've been wondering if there is a difference between "moving" and "touching".
I have talked with an Indian man be...
A couple days ago, I chatted by text messaging with an American man on Skype. He told me that he had got a Japanese girlfriend. I knew he...
My daughter was doing a worksheet of English by me and she asked me some words that she couldn't remember.
Here are the questions.
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I'm using Twitter and following an American man. Someone has started calling him "rain man", because he has tweeted "It ra...
I compose the sentences with a phrase and a word that I have learned so far.
I hope if anyone correct them and give some advice for me.
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There is a wall around me.
It's high, thick and long.
I can hear the sound of the sea.
But there seem to be no way to escape from here...
Here is some exercises that my 14 years daughter got from school.
( )内の語を使って、日本語の意味を表す英語を書きなさい。
1) あなたは今日、部屋のそうじをしなくてもよい。(have t...