Garlic
Surely I know some people like discrimination, but I was a little bit surprised when I heard a conversation of the two women at the next ...
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Mr. Maurice Sendak has gone.
Actually, my icon is a part of one of his pictures.
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a vulgar phrase
A short time ago, just after I finished my English class, I heard an unbelievable phrase used by one of my students in our classroom.
&q...
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Who should pay it?
Today was the second day of our "o-henro" pilgrimage tour. We visited twenty-three temples in Tokushima prefecture and seven in...
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The First Day of Our Pilgrimage
So, now we four are in Shikoku, the fourth largest island in Japan, which is located in the south-western part of our country. Our boss, ...
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A Good Holiday
Yesterday was "shunbun no hi" （春分の日） or the Vernal Equinox. It is one of our national holidays.
Both the seven days including ...
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Heisei Year
There is a general test of kanji ability for Japanese, named "Kanji Kentei" (漢字検定) or "Kanken" (漢検). It's also ca...
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"Oishii da."
Langages are living. They are always changing their forms.
In Japanese, there are many words which mean "you". Some of them,...
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No Title
Yes, one year has passed.
Last year, we were working in our cram school on this day. The biggest shakes came three times. I remember we ...
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Accepted by the University
Y was one of our students. He was a gentle boy, belonging to a private boys' school, whose voice tones were somewhat strange and whos...
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Homophones
As you know, Japanese language has a staggering number of homophones.
Maybe you wonder why Japanese people still keep on using kanji, th...
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A Plan for the Vacation
"By the way, what's your plan for the coming spring vacation?" One of my coworker asked me.
"Nothing special." I...
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Doll Festival
Every Japanese knows that March 3rd is the day of "hina-matsuri", 雛祭り, or Day of Doll Festival, and that it's also Girl'...
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Red vs. Grey
A friend of mine sent two image files with e-mails to my mobile phone. They were photos of a squirrel living in a park in London. She too...
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Leap the day!
Two years ago, February 28th was Sunday and March 1st was Monday.
Last year, Feb 28th was Monday and March 1st was Tuesday.
And this ye...
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Careless Shop Clerks
Sometimes you meet too careless clerks in the shop.
Some waiters and waitresses never see their guests in their restaurant though I don&...
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Mr. V
I have almost no feeling about Saint Valentine or Saint Valentinus. His name is cool, but that's all. It's simply because I know ...
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Riders
Today, about the "riders".
I've heard of a movie named "Easy Rider", but I've never seen it.
Actually, I ...
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Why Feb 11th is a national holiday in Japan?
It's a rather boring story.
Today, February 11th, is "kenkoku-kinen no hi"（建国記念の日，けんこくきねんのひ）, National Foundation Day o...
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I don't want to see violence... any more. ／ 暴力… もう見たくない。
The first picture is of a poster in the station. It is blaming violence in the station or on the train. What do you think of it?
Would a...
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