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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...

The Next 3 Weeks

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

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...

Free Art and Design Lessons!

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

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...

The Most Useful Business English Idioms

Idioms, in case you don’t know, are non-literal expressions whose meaning is understood cultu...

Japan Values Women Less – As It Needs Them More

I came across this article today and I thought it was important enough to post it here. http://www...

俳句：明易し

今日はこんな夢を見た。.自分の結婚式の夢なの。.で、もうすぐ会場に入りますよ～ぐらいの時で、「あ、今日は花嫁さんの席に座るからお料理食べられない」「いや、いっそのこと思いっきり食べちゃおうか」.って...

三重(みえ）旅行(りょこう）ラスト

だいぶ時間があいてしまいましたが、いよいよ三重旅行完結編(かんけつへん）です！最後は鳥羽(とば）です！ 鳥羽といえば、鳥羽水族館(すいぞくかん）♪今回は行きませんでしたが、これだけ見てきました...

Breathtaking Hubble Telescope images

Beautiful photos from space.  Looking at these pictures always makes me wonder . . . http://w...

俳句：沖縄忌

今日は沖縄慰霊の日です。.以前にも書いたような気がするのですが、私の先生はずっと沖縄の句を作りませんでした。.かつて地上戦のあった場所に物見遊山的に行って俳句を作っていいのだろうかという思いがあった...

Similar Simile Scenery

Let's play with words and pictures.  I'm sure you have noticed my title: Similar = the two pictur...