Hello from Japan

Terms of use

2009-08-16T01:18:22+02:00

Hello there,

How have you been spending your summer time ?
After a half-month of cloudy days, we've finally got the sunny days

There's nothing speciall in my life, but keep studing English .

And I have a question.

' in terms of' 'terms of use'

I often hear this word " terms" and still can't understand accurately.

in terms of = about ?

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a baby sloth

2009-08-09T03:25:36+02:00

How lovely he is

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skype

2009-08-01T03:05:14+02:00

Hi there !

Do you have skype ?
Being asked by my friend abroad, I've got one the other day.
I don't know very well how to use this, though !

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couch surfing

2009-07-25T03:10:22+02:00

I've heard this strange words the other day.

OOO and +++ discuss the growing trend of couch surfing, when you sleep on a stranger's sofa free of charge. It's certainly cheaper than a hotel but would you do it? OOO and +++ discuss the pros and cons.

Well, would you ?
I don't think I would,
as it looks dangerous to me

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table tennis

2009-07-19T12:50:04+02:00

Hi there,

I went to play table tennis with my family yesterday.
This is in a city gymnasium, where residents can use 300-yen ( about 1.5 pounds) an hour.

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Cake, cake, cake !

2009-07-16T12:10:14+02:00

It was another hot day in Japan.

Today I went to a cafe served buffet style.
The buffet is held on Thursdays in July every year,
my sister and I look forward to going

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where I live

2009-07-15T12:15:11+02:00

It has been very hot here in Japan.
How is the weather in England ?

I walk this street when I have time, for exercise.

Lots of houses are built near my house.

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Unlucky day

2009-07-12T12:21:47+02:00

Hi there,

I was going to play table-tennis with my friends today, but it turned out that we couldn't book the gymnasium . all the time-period were booked

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title-6428858

2009-07-01T03:40:34+02:00

Hello !

I found a nice podcast website

Welcome to Pseudopod!
October 23rd, 2006
You’ve found the world’s premier horror fiction podcast. Pseudopod brings you the best short horror in audio form, to take with you anywhere.

http://pseudopod.org/

Well, I like horror stories

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To my father

2009-06-27T12:19:12+02:00

Today was hottest day in this year so far
How was in UK ?

I made a cake to my father for Father's day.
This is Orange cream cake.

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King of Pop star dies at 50

2009-06-26T12:14:05+02:00

As soon as I turned on the TV this morning,
I've heard this suprising news.
I still can't believe it
He is a big star in Japan as well .

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BON JOVI

2009-06-24T11:02:46+02:00

Hi there,

We are in the rainy season in Japan. It was raining hard until the noon, but then the sky became clear . So I could go for a short walk

The picture below was taken in 2008, when I went to BON JOVI Live in Tokyo.
I love them

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"Quantitative easing"

2009-06-21T12:28:37+02:00

Hello there,

It was Father's Day here in Japan. I sent him a present and a card as usual.
How was the Father's Day in UK ?

"Quantitative easing"

Have you heard of this expression ?
I found this in " BBC learning English .com".
They say that it means it's a licence for the Bank of England to print money.
So is this a noun ?
How do you use this ?

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staycation

2009-06-13T02:14:05+02:00

Hello.

I found this word " staycasion " in BBC Learning English .
It means ,

" rather than take a traditional week or fortnight abroad, many people are now choosing to stay at home in the UK instead, "

Actually we have same kind of phrase in Japan .

" Su-gomori Kyuuka "

Su-gomori means staying in the nest.
Kyuuka means vacation.

It describes people who stay at home during the vacation as a bird in the nest

Isn't it interesting ?

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do you like bagels ?

2009-06-10T10:27:54+02:00

Hi there !

I baked some bagles today.
Okara- bagle, Okara is soybean fiber (left after making tofu).

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a letter to a person who is in charge of siter-city program

2009-06-02T15:25:14+02:00

Oh no
I need to write an English letter until tomorrow !
I will do my best, and if you find any wrong, impolite or clumsy expressions,
please let me know !

" Dear ○○○（name）

I am awfully sorry for our distress decision , so are host families.
Under the circumstances in Japan, we must devise throughgoing measures to prevent the epidemic. In my opinion, that is because our national character (which is very careful of each other not to cause troubles) and the fact that a public takes first priority. I hope you will understand.

Also we thought that you could have received a full refund of your deposit when you cancel more than a month before , as it is possible in Japan. Please read the Mayor's letter about the details.

Again, we are sorry for all of this.

Most sincerely,

×××（name) "

So how do you think ?
The situation is this;
The deligation from abroad was going to come to Japan, but we had to make the decision to cancel because of the epidemic of Swine.

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at stake

2009-05-31T01:49:54+02:00

Hello there,

It is Sunday morning, almost 10a.m. here.

" there is simply too much at stake not to be responsibly decisive now."

...I know the meaning of each words, but on the whole, I can't translate into Japanese

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defining presence

2009-05-29T13:46:38+02:00

Hi there,

I read this sentence in the text book, it says

" TV is defining presence in modern society."

This means like " characteristic existence" ?

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I wish...

2009-05-26T11:53:05+02:00

Hello there,

Since having stadied this blog & re-studied English, I really wish I could understood English more.

As I can't leave comments to my friend's blog , because I'm not sure if I could understand what they wrote accurately.

I'm sorry , friends

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Another linguistic problem

2009-05-23T12:49:07+02:00

Hi there !

I've been studying English through BBC learning English

And I need your help again !

"~how do you think your coup~~"
"~~you likely to need to coup with life ~~~"

I know the spelling is wrong, but it sounded like this.

Do you know which word is correct ?

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Busy learning !

2009-05-19T15:57:47+02:00

Hi there !

I have been very busy recently, as I've registrated some website for learning English.
I have lots of things I want to do !

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" To be a rock and not to rock !"

2009-05-14T08:42:47+02:00

Hi there,

I found this sentence from one English learners blog.
She was wondering what it means, and so do I !

"To be a Rock and not to Roll!"
(A phrase from LZ's "Stairway to Heaven")

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Very useful

2009-05-13T12:28:07+02:00

Hi there,

I am into Podcasting now.
I use it for my learning English.

Downloading the English stories and articles into my PC and dropping to the memory stick,
it is a bit troblesome though ^_^;

My favorite wedsite is British Council.
I found a lot of interesting stories there !

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Happy Mother's Day

2009-05-09T11:44:34+02:00

Hi there !

Tmorrow is the Mother's day in Japan.
I baked a round cake decorated with whipping cream and strawberries for my mother.
I hope she will be glad !

When is the Mother's day in England ?

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" It was owesome on a bun "

2009-05-07T11:34:15+02:00

hi there !
I have a question about English again.

I got a comment about Japan, it said

" It was owesome on a bun(ban)!"

I want to know the meaning of " on a bun(ban)".
I hope someone will answer me

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Better safe than sorry

2009-05-05T11:03:06+02:00

Hi there !
I'm studying English right now, and I have a question.

What is the meaning of "better safe than sorry" ?

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Surprised !

2009-04-15T11:33:31+02:00

I got the answer of the question I've written the other day.

What I though "mortable" was actually " multiple " !
I've listened again and again, but I never cought like that.
I need to make more effort

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How to study English

2009-04-14T15:16:19+02:00

It is Tuesday night, 11:00 p.m.
I was watching American TV drama " Sex And The City " .
I like watching Foreign drama and movies , for fun and for studying English.
I don't have a chance to speak and listen to English now,
It is important to me to watch.
Of course I enjoy the story

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What is the meaning of " Mortable question "?

2009-04-13T11:41:52+02:00

Hi there !

I am Japanese and have been studying English by listening to the radio.
I cought one word that I don't understand, and I looked up the dictionary.
But I couldn't find the word , mortable, or something like that.

Can anybody teach me what it mean ?

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Have you seen the TV drama "THE O.C." ?

2009-01-03T01:12:05+01:00

Hi there, Happy new year !
How were your New Year's day ? Had a great time ?

Okay, change the subject

Have you seen the America TV drama " THE O.C." ?
I have been watching it since 2 months ago through " GYAO ".
The season 1 has been broadcasted now, and I am into it very much .
In the drama, I like Anna best. She is smart and cute.

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