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The Spanish around the world

Hi everyone! Did you know that the Spanish is also an official language in African countries like ...

俳句：二の酉

やっと酉の市に行けた～.大鳥神社、とっても賑わってたよ。誰かが熊手を買うたびにコールが起こるの。威勢がいいと、いろいろ買いたくなるね。.今日の季語は「二の酉（にのとり）」

Fun Fact: Japanese and Spanish similarities.

Japanese and Spanish share linguistic similarities. Despite being from completely different langu...

季節の食べ物-seasonal food-

お久（ひさ）しぶりです（*^_^*） 日本（にほん）では１１月６日から解禁（かいきん）になった「コッペ蟹（がに）」をいただいたので パスタを作って（つくって）みました（*^_^*） この蟹（か...

PM Modi's Speech at Exchange ofAgreements & Joint Press Statement with PM Abe in Tokya, Japan

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pswFfPWsQRw  PM Modi's Speech at Exchange ofAgreements &a...

The Next 3 Weeks

Hello everyone! For those of you who regularly take lessons, you'll notice that my schedule for th...

Pride and Prejudice / 高慢と偏見

Here is my shot at BrE (narration is all in my mother tongue, AmE). I have been recording this st...

My students advice

Hello Dear new colleagues, Please, feel free to ask me about Lesson: topics, forms, length. Teachi...

It's Eiken Time!

Hello Everyone! It's that time of year again, and everyone is studying for the Eiken test. If you ...

6 Things to Make You Sound Even Better Than a Native English Speaker!

Over the last few years of teaching, I have found that many of my students, regardless of English l...

Brain Training For Learning English Vocabulary

Learning a language can require both concentration and the ability to focus on aspects of learning ...

俳句：秋刀魚

今年の秋刀魚、随分細いと思いません？.近隣の某大量消費国がかっさらっていくからだってニュースでやってた。.どこ行っても「モデルさんですか？」って聞きたくなる秋刀魚しか売ってないの。.今日の季語は「秋...

I am back

I am Backkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk after a long time and my skype account being hacked im back with new...

Websites for English Practice!

I was looking at my old school's website and found these great resources.  Below is a (long) l...

夏野菜のピクルスを作ってみました！

こんにちは お盆もすぎて夏の暑さも一段落かと思えば まだまだ汗だくになる日もしばしば。   いかがお過ごしでしょうか       最近母方...

20% discount off any lesson for you!

You are welcome to use this 20% dsicount coupon before the end of this month for any lesson.... Tha...

KARMA AND ITS EFFECT ON CHARACTER

The word Karma is derived from the Sanskrit Kri, to do; all action is Karma. Technically, this word...

Bhagavad Gita: Sanskrit recitation with Sanskrit text - Chapter 17

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rFx1DpvGdpQ     Bhagavad Gita: Sanskrit recitation ...

Free Art and Design Lessons!

Hello to new students,100% free coupon is until today only, Monday, 15th August. Grab any of my art...

こんな録音もやっております。/ VO: Captain's Announcement

A quick example of what I offer in my voiceover service. My "natural" narration first, and then f...

Ichiro Suzuki An excellent Article on the Great Suzuki!

Ichiro reaches 3,000 hits by following meticulous standards http://www.espn.com/mlb/story/_/id/1...

Money talks.....

There’s an old British custom never to talk about money in social situations. According to th...

俳句：涼し

というわけで、今日はエキストラ初体験！.守秘義務があるので詳しくは言えないけど、お店でお友達とランチをしているという設定でした。.レストランだったから、待ち時間はピーチティー出してくれるし、本番はコ...

俳句：箱庭

自動車屋さんの話を聞いていたら、面白いことを言ってました。.今の自動車はいろんなボタンがついていて、手動でカスタマイズできるけど（そうなの？）、 IT化によってボタンはどんどんなくなる。コンピ...

俳句：冷奴

ついつい、冷たいものばかり食べてしまう。。。.でも、白い色のもの食べてるとなんか美白になれる気がしない？.ヨーグルトとか、大根おろしとか。.今日の季語は「冷奴（ひややっこ）」

What's the most unusual interview question you have ever heard of?

Hi, I am just trying to improve my job interview preparation classes and I am wondering..... What ...

Do you like New?

Hello Everyone! July is nearing an end and August will arrive soon, and with it will come some new...

The Search for Inner Happiness & Peace

In my free time, I like to search out interesting articles about Japan.  I am always intereste...

Intonation and Stress in English Words and Phrases

Intonation is not unique to the English language, all languages use pitch to convey surprise, irony...

Smart Words & Commonly Used Idioms

I ran across this website the other day and thought I would share it with you, but be careful, it c...