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hiddy

Night owl

It's not about me,although I always stay up late at night. I routinely take a little stroll every night as exercises for my health...
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Feb 27th 2013 21:14
hiddy

Autumn and reading books(読書の秋)

We have an expression( or phrase) saying " 読書の秋" in Japan. It is said that the autumn is a good and appropriate season for rea...
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Oct 25th 2012 01:04
hiddy

A small event at Starbucks.

I dropped in at Starbucks the other day. The shop was rather crowded as usual. I ordered white mocha. So I said 'White mocha, tal...
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Aug 27th 2012 17:17
hiddy

The medical check up

I took the medical check up the other day. This is a obligation. The employers have to take this check up twice a year in my company. ...
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Jul 22nd 2012 14:12
hiddy

Memo without paper

I like taking a memo or making notes. I always try to take a memo,whenever I come across an unknown English word or handy phrases. Or...
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Jul 05th 2012 07:20
hiddy

Shall and Will

I want to know the difference between two sentences below. A) I will have lunch later. B) I shall have lunch later. I saw the se...
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Jun 27th 2012 01:26
hiddy

A very slow progress

I received the outcome of TOEIC test, which I took a month ago, by mail. My score was as bellows. ( Full score is 990) Listening : 41...
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Jun 24th 2012 17:34
hiddy

Buried (邦題:Limit リミット)

I watched a movie 'Buried' on DVD the other day. (The movie is titled 'Limit' in Japan) The story takes place under the ...
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Jun 23rd 2012 03:09
hiddy

Happy father's day

Today we celebrate father's day in Japan, I bought a cake for my father. I'm too shy to say directly 'thank you dad' in...
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Jun 17th 2012 18:23
hiddy

Tsuyu 梅雨

We are in the rainy season now here Japan. The rainy season is called "Tsu-Yu" 梅雨 in Japan. The rainy season lasts approximate...
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Jun 15th 2012 03:34
hiddy

Paper and screen

Have you ever read e-books? Or do you have e-book readers such as kindle or iPad ? Currently I'm reading a novel by Ryu Murakami ...
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Jun 10th 2012 02:21
hiddy

Longman, Collins, Oxford.

I've been using the Longman Dictionary(for intermediate - upper-intermediate learners) mainly. I also use Collins paperback thesauru...
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Jun 04th 2012 14:19
hiddy

am not I ? ?

How should I use tag question with a sentence that begins with ' I am ' ? For example, can I say ' I'm a slow English...
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May 31st 2012 23:13
hiddy

Disappointed

I took a TOEIC test today.There were so many people of all ages taking the test. It was much more difficult than I had expected. I coul...
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May 27th 2012 22:25
hiddy

Japanese men

This might be a stereotypical idea or an image. I think that the Japanese women have a positive image in the west or around the world. O...
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May 17th 2012 12:33
hiddy

Practice makes perfect(?).

The phase 'practice makes perfect' is roughly translated as ' 継続は力なり' in Japan. 継続(keizokku) is continence or persisten...
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May 06th 2012 14:04
hiddy

A rental shop

I fairly often go to a rental shop. I mostly rent a DVD(movie or period drama)there. 'TSUTAYA' is arguably the most popular ren...
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Apr 29th 2012 23:30
hiddy

A stiff neck(肩こり)

I don't know a proper word for '肩こり' in English. I've been suffering from a terrible stiff neck. And It's almost a...
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Apr 17th 2012 17:07
hiddy

A learning material

I used to use and read a news web site written in Englsh such as CNN,BBC,NHK as English learning materials. But they were almost always...
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Apr 12th 2012 15:25
hiddy

TOEIC

I'm supposed to take a test called 'TOEIC' in this May. Are you familiar with this test or did you ever take this ? I thi...
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Apr 05th 2012 14:17
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