mirai's entry (279)
Today, I was interviewed by a newspaper journalist while I was looking at arts of Japanese calligraphy at a museum.
It was my moth...
Good morning, everyone!
Today, I woke up happily from being in a dream of where I was friends with Takuya Kimura, who is one of th...
I have been wondering about the difference between the word "affect" and the phrase "make an effect on~." The Japan...
In Japan, it is often said that " When you are on stage, you should imagine that everyone in the audience is a pumpkin!"
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When you receive a gift from someone, is it true that you get a "gift receipt" with an actual gift in your country?
While ...
Do you believe in friendships between men and women?
When I was younger and single, I didn't think it was possible. I can't c...
Yesterday, May 5th, was a national holiday called Children's Day in Japan.
It was called "tango no sekku," or "boy...
I like Sony's commercial below.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FhLEikXk-ow&feature=player_embedded
How do you ...
Lots of people have said to me that reading English books would help with my English ability. However, I didn't try reading very much bef...
Performances of Japanese drums, called "wa-daiko" in Japanese, is one of the things that I would like you to watch in J...
Do you often make contact with your friends? I've been thinking about how to build up great friendships.
Most people around me...
I remembered a day when I got into a handicraft shop several years ago, the shop owner, who was a middle aged man, asked lots of ques...
Last Sunday, I took part in a cherry blossom viewing party that my Japanese-American friend held. It was a beautiful Sunday and the fl...
How are you doing recently? As for me, I was under the weather for a few days, waiting for the day I can go to a gym. I feel better thi...
I've been teaching Japanese to an American lady, who is actually my friend living nearby my house.
Last week, we went to McDonald's an...
As some of you might know, I've occassionally been updating my voice-blog for over a year. However, the website appears to be closing in ...
I've finally decided to go to a gym regularly starting next month.
Around two years ago, I suffered an accident in "Curves,"...
Yesterday, I had a chance to talk with a woman who has been working as an AEA ( Assistant teacher of English Activity) at(in?) elementary...
Today, I am going to introduce the song "sayonara no natsu" by Aoi Teshima.
Whenever I hear her song, it brings me nearly ...
Yesterday, when I got on Skype, I saw one of my Japanese friends online. It was the first time I saw her name light up green, which shows...
