Gregor then turned to look out the window at the dull weather. それからグレゴールは窓の外の鈍色の空を見ようと向きを変えた。 Drops of rain could be heard hitting the pane, which made him feel quite sad.降り注ぐ雨が窓に当たるのを聞いて彼はす…

Metamorphosis変身Franz Kafkaフランツ・カフカ Translated by David Wyllie翻訳:デビット・ウィリー I One morning, when Gregor Samsa woke from troubled dreams, he found himself transformed in his bed into a horrible vermin. ある朝、嫌な夢から目…

At the turning of the year, I set a bunch of the goals that I want to achieve this year like new year resolutions. However, I already struggle to conjure up the motivation to work on them. I have a slight headache, some pain behind my eyes…

非常事態宣言Declaration of emergency 非常事態宣言（ひじょうじたいせんげん）とは、自然災害、感染症（伝染病・疫病）のパンデミック、原子力事故などの災害や、戦争、テロ、内乱、騒乱など、健康・生命・財産・環境などに危険が差し迫っている有事（緊急…

Today is the last day of my winter break. Tomorrow I’m going back to work. I don’t have specific plans what I’m going to do today. Most likely, I’ll go out to walk for a bit at some point during the day. I’ll try to read in English or watc…

I know some people claim that GoTo travel campaign is a very effective economic stimulus program and many people have been traveling around while making use of the discount given for the campaign. Some people seriously seem to think that t…

Tonight my family and I went to a ramen shop for the first time in a long time. I think it’s risky to go out to eat during the pandemic, so I usually don’t do so but suddenly I felt nostalgic for going out together with my family. Also, I …

Today I heard from my wife that my father had suddenly resigned from his taxi driving job several days ago. My mother told my wife so when she dropped at my house. The news took me by surprise although I had been encouraging him to do so b…

日本の学校教育の部活動Club activities in school education in Japan 定義Definition 日本の学校教育の「部活動」には定義があり、Club activities (Bukatsudo) in school education in Japan have a certain definition. 学習指導要領では、「部活動は、…

I took a day off today to go see a doctor because my left chest slightly hurts. The pain started yesterday and hasn’t disappeared until now. Probably it’s nothing because it’s a quite mild pain. The good part of Japan’s healthcare system i…

安倍川Abe river 静岡市にある一級河川A class A river located in Shizuoka city 安倍川（あべかわ）は、静岡県静岡市葵区および駿河区を流れる河川。Abe river is a river that runs through Aoi ward and Suruga ward in Shizuoka city, Shizuoka prefect…

当サイトに掲載されている広告について 当サイトでは、第三者配信の広告サービス（Googleアドセンス、A8.net 、Amazonアソシエイト、バリューコマース、もしもアフィリエイト、afb(アフィb)、アクセストレード）(予定)を利用しています。 このような広告配信…

チョコモナカジャンボは、森永製菓より販売されているアイスクリームである。Choco Monaka Jumbo is an ice cream product that MORINAGA & CO., LTD. sells. 概要Overview モナカのアイスに板チョコレートが挟まったアイスクリームである。It is a monaka* …

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エアアジア・ジャパン株式会社（AirAsia Japan）は、愛知県常滑市に本社を置く日本の格安航空会社（LCC）である。AirAsia Japan Co.,Ltd. is a Japanese low cost carrier(LCC) based in Tokoname city, Aichi prefecture. 2014年に設立されたもので、2011年…

We are supposed to talk in each language for 20 minutes. During the English time, you mostly listen to what I say, taking notes of necessary, and at the end of English time, show the points that I made mistakes, corrections or suggestions …

ルドルフ・シュタイナー（Rudolf Steiner, 1861年2月27日 - 1925年3月30日（64歳没））は、バルカン半島のクラリェヴェク で生まれ、オーストリアやドイツで活動した神秘思想家、哲学者、教育者である。Rudolf Steiner(Feb.27, 1861 - Mar.30, 1925, died at…

唯識（ゆいしき、skt：विज्ञप्तिमात्रता Vijñapti-mātratā）とは、個人、個人にとってのあらゆる諸存在が、唯（ただ）、八種類の識によって成り立っているという大乗仏教の見解の一つである（瑜伽行唯識学派）。 Yuishiki(Concsiousness-only, skt：विज्ञप्त…

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Pain is inevitable. There are moments you can’t avoid it no matter how hard you try. The world is full of pain, or a countless number of people suffering it. Nowhere to hide from it, with no exception. The world goes on with pain and suffe…

I made hígado encebollado for dinner. I referred to a couple of different recipes. In the end, I went for not adding tomato. It tasted like it was supposed to do, but I messed up with seasoning. It was too salty. Next time, I’ll add tomato…

I finished watching Eurovision some time ago. It was the first film that I watched after a long time. Lately I can’t keep watching a film for long at a time, so I only watch tv series of which one episode only lasts for less than an hour. …

Vi un programa de Netflix llamado “Todo sobre los Tacos” que presentaba diferentes tipos de tacos mexicanos. Ya no recuerdo bien los detalles y los nombres de tacos, pero todos los tacos presentados parecían muy deliciosos. Una cosa que re…

Today it was as if winter cold already came at my office during the day. I wore two jackets while sitting at my desk. Near the end of working hours, a coworker switched the heater on. As soon as the heater was on, I could feel warm wind co…

Yesterday, I was unexpectedly hooked on YouTube videos by a professional fighter and spent most of the afternoon watching them. He was quite rough-and-tumble in his childhood. On one video, he recounted how his life was in his teens and it…

Looking back, I messed up on most occasions in the past where I had to talk in front of people. I especially remember three distinct times of such occasions. The first time was when I gave a presentation at a history class in university. I…

わたしは竹切れをさがした。I looked for a bamboo stick. その尖端をナイフで掠め、ナイフと同じいくらいの鋭い刃拵えをした。I whittled its tip with a knife to make it as pointed as the knife. 指頭にさわると西洋剃刀くらいの刃あたりが麗朗として感…

I think I have some kind of identity matter since my childhood. I don’t remember exactly when it started. This is partly due to the usage of the Japanese language. What I’m talking about is what pronouns you use to call yourself when talki…

My five-day break is starting today. I’m really happy to have some time to refresh myself since I would somewhat feel down these days. Some updates on my life are 1)I registered for a translation company to do freelance translation jobs, 2…

そして眼の前にはとかげが三四疋這うていて、あぶらのように美しい肌を白い砂利の間に跼ませている。And before my nose, three or four lizards are crawling and creeping with their beautiful skins like oil into the white gravel. 何の音もない！They…