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由於2021年五月上旬台灣爆發許多新冠肺炎感染者yóu yú 2021 nián wǔ yuè shàng xún tái wān bào fā xǔ duō xīn guàn fèi yán gǎ...

“Tomémonos un cafecito!” “Let’s have a cup of coffee!”

“Coffee is far more than a beverage … It is an invitation to life.” ― Nichole Johnson (xii Fresh Br...

「梅雨」どうして「つゆ」って読むの？

みなさん、こんにちは。以前（いぜん）紹介（しょうかい）したように、日本（にほん）の漢字（かんじ）の読み方には音読（おんよ）みと訓読（くんよ）みがあります。そして漢字を２，3字組み合わせて熟字（じゅく...

“Awake, dear heart, awake."

“Awake, dear heart, awake. Thou hast slept well. Awake.” A father tells his daughter this. It’s a g...

(成功の秘密)'Secrets of Success’—an Amazing Japanese Major League Baseball Player, Ohtani-san!

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An Adventure of Epic Dimensions!

The Hobbit was published in 1937. The original idea came to Tolkien’s mind one day while he was cor...

Language Change

By Galen. Ars medica. HMD Collection, MS E 78. - Courtesy of the National Library of Medicine. Imag...

20% discount for new students for all of June

Hi there!Please find detials below of my 20% coupon for ALL lesson types for all of June 2021. Rece...

Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Dear, Readers.  It has been a while. I have been itching to write this column at the soonest poss...

Suddenly... Birds!

Something that has surprised me lately is birds. Yes, birds! This morning a little swallow was ther...

歌心7...ヒュペリオン

From Poet of the Fifth Dimensionas if Hyperion were flying in a hurry a vector-like cloud flows ...

【Uploaded a video on Youtube】How to sing the theme of Evangelion part1

Hi, I'm Yukina, a professinal singer in Japan.Do you love Japanese songs?Do you love Japanese anima...

A Short Grammar Quiz!

Hello everyone!I have a fun little grammar quiz for you today! You can take it here: https://www.id...

Andersen's The Little Match Girl

An image of a match girl inspired Andersen to write his famous story The Little Match Girl. Anderse...

Shohei Otani on the train

I heard this story on the radio that the Angels' Shohei Otani would not start against the A's tonig...

Spanish is Fun!

580 million people speak Spanish in the world. Leaning Spanish opens the door to many interesting a...

Andersen, Mermaids, and more!

Did you know?  赤いろうそくと人魚 (Akai Rôsoku to Ningyo, The Red Candles and the Mermaid), the famous Japan...

My Motto

My motto is: Insist on your dreams! Never give up! I believe that we are always trying to pursue wh...

（何気ないものに美が宿る）Finding Beauty in the humblest things

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Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Dear, Readers.  It is great to be back with another installment of Crazy And Funny Facts You Sho...

Polite requests in English

Dear students,How can you make a request politely in English?Here are some ways: "Could you please....

歌心 6...山桜

ブログより山桜かすみに浮かび如(し)くはなし我が幻想の現（うつつ）となれり   the peerless is the mountain cherry in the haze my fantasy ...

What are your student strengths?

I was thinking today about different kinds of students. What are your strengths as a student? What ...

Your chips are so 'boujee'

大学生の時、留学生として私の大学にきていたアメリカ人の女の子ととても仲良くなりました。彼女とはよく授業後とか授業の合間に、大学にあったコンビニでお菓子・飲み物を買い、それを食べながらキャンパス内で雑...

(かわいいって？）What's the word, ’Kawaii'?

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Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Dear, Readers.  It is a beautiful morning in the south of Thailand. The clock is at 09:17 am, and ...

10 Ways to have a better conversation- Ted talks

Hi guys!I came across this interesting Ted talks on conversation ideas and I thought I would share ...

Crazy And Funny Facts You Should Know

Dear, Readers.  What a pleasure it is to be back with another installment of Crazy And Funny Fact...

My Mileatone

Thanks to all the students who have helped me make my 1st milestone. It has been so much fun gettin...

歌心５... 超言語

ひきざくら雨ふりそぼつ山の辺に白き光となりて咲きたり   magnolia kobushi on the mountainside blooms as white luminosity ...rai...