gyutaku's entry (61)
I am writing this journal with iPad because I have a chance to test the device for some reason.
This is my first iPad experience.
That'...
A new terminal building of the Haneda Airport was opened some days ago.
The direct lines for abroad cities have been increased.
For y...
Chikuwa is a kind of Japanese food product.
Fish paste is put around a bamboo stick and roasted, so it looks like a tube.
Chikuwa is ...
Hi, friends!
It's been a long time!
I will not say the reason why I couldn't access here for months.
Anyway I'm back!
I am reall...
My little daughter apparently want to play more actively, she climbs and jump from a sofa over and over.
Then, I happened to see an adve...
I learned the words 'distinguish' and 'differentiate', these are translated as '区別する' into Japanese.
According to LDOCE, these two mea...
The Japanese adjective '若い(わかい : wakai)' means young.
あなたは若い。
→You are young.
It can be two different meanings depends on contexts...
I like Maitake to eat, which is as Hen of the Wood in English..
The Japanese word Maitake consists of the two Kanji characters 舞(まい) an...
Have you ever heard the Japanese word 'くわばら (kuwabara)'?
It is a kind of magic spell to avoid striking of lightnings.
Actually, not y...
I learned the new word "swear".
It is an interesting word for me because of its different meanings.
Here is a quotation abo...
Before I have posted an entry about a luring message came to my cell-phone.
http://lang-8.com/14374/journals/370883/
I got another lu...
For Japanese, it's very hard to make a difference between s sound and sh sound.
So we often mistakes like this, I'm serious:
He is si...
There are many English words which can be translated from the Japanese word 椅子(いす).
椅子(いす) can be a chair, an armchair, or a stool.
長...
I happened to see many jigsaw puzzles sold at a store one day.
Compare to the past, today's puzzle consits of smaller pieces, so it is...
A : Where were you?
Anyway, what is that you found written in this letter?
B : Here it is.
A : This looks ... a key?
What...
(a) I have a muscle ache.
(a')I have muscle aches.
(b) I have sore muscles.
(b') I have a sore muscle.
I understand that (a) and ...
I have a muscle ache at upper front of legs.
As I walked a long time for shopping the day before yesterday, it may be caused.
I found...
Today is the St. Valentine's Day which is the day for lovers and families.
However, I am going to see the movie "Valentines Day&quo...
Yesterday, I got a message on my cell phone from unknown person.
From the sender's address, it looks a message from a girl's cell phone....
Today is National Foundation Day.
It is said that people celebrates the founding of the nation in the day.
The day was established wi...
