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Ambulance (救急車) #1478

I had business trips today and yesterday. I used my car for transportation. While driving I was stuck in a traffic jam. When I waited for...
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Jun 17, 2016 22:24 fact feeling
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Looking Back My Life (人生を振り返って) #1477

The other day, one of my bosses, Mr Y, gave me an extra number of his journal paper. He is going to retire by the end of September and I ...
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Jun 15, 2016 22:20 fact feeling thought(s) job
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The 212th TOEIC exam (第212回TOEICテスト) #1475

A minute ago, I just applied for the 212 TOEIC exam which will be held on the 24th of July through online. (See: http://www.toeic.or.jp/ ...
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Jun 12, 2016 03:53 fact TOEIC
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Lang-8 is introduced by one of my favorite YouTubers, Ms Micaela (ランゲートが、私の好きなユーチューバーの一人、ミカエラさんに紹介されていました) #1474

One of my favorite YouTubers, Ms Micaela is talking about five tips for learning a second language in her video. Around 5:30 of it, she i...
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Jun 12, 2016 00:26 fact YouTube Video Question
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My Lifestyle would Change (生活スタイルが変わると思います) #1471

My English teacher currently works from 10 am to 11 pm, which means more than 12 hours per day, from Monday to Friday since April 26th. I...
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Jun 11, 2016 03:05 fact English lesson(s) teacher(s)
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A Plan to Visit Tokyo（東京訪問の予定）#1470

While taking English conversation lesson last night, my teacher and I made a plan to visit Tokyo for fun during autumn. I’m not sure if t...
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Jun 11, 2016 02:40 fact English lesson(s) teacher(s)
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ZERO is Very Nice! （ゼロはとってもいいです！）#1469

Last month, I attended a meeting. I had wanted to buy a new computer, but I didn’t decide which one I should buy. However, one week befor...
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Jun 10, 2016 22:36 fact job computer
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This “Cube” Test Will Tell You Everything About Your Personality #1466

The other day, during the English conversation lessons, my teacher shared an interesting YouTube video shown below. If you have time, ple...
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Jun 3, 2016 17:23 YouTube fact
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Courage to Be Hated（嫌われる勇気）＃1465

Hello, everyone. Long time no see. How are you? I’ve been busy lately and I think I’ll have been busy until the 9th of this month. ^^; ...
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Jun 1, 2016 22:42 fact book(s)
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Reality Therapy (リアリティ・セラピー) #1464

I had been very busy until yesterday. After finishing my work I was exhausted, so I listened to music to relax. Also, I received acknowle...
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May 19, 2016 23:30 book(s) fact
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A Perfect Human (パーフェクト・ヒューマン) #1463

Recently, one of Japanese comedian duos released a song titled “Perfect Human”. Have you already listened to it? The lyrics of this s...
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May 15, 2016 02:54 YouTube Video For-Japanese-learners song(s)
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Withdrawal Symptoms? (禁断症状？) #1462 With native lang

I’ve become busy lately. I want to post at least one post per day on Lang-8, but I haven’t been able to do that. I also haven’t been able...
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May 15, 2016 02:13 fact feeling(s)
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Both Names are Related to May! (どっちも5月だ！) #1460

Do you know a Japanese animation film called “My Neighbor Totoro” and have you watched it? ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Neighbor_T...
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May 12, 2016 23:21 film(s) YouTube Video
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Japanese People who Cerebrate Christmas, Pray at Shrine, Marry at Church, and Ask Buddhist Priests for Funeral Service (日本人：キリストの誕生日を祝って、神社に初詣に行って、結婚式は教会で挙げて、葬式は坊さんに頼む) #1459

I read a book written by one of the most famous comedians, Mr Takeshi Kitano. I want to share a part of it. ^^ <from page 160 to 16...
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May 8, 2016 03:25 fact book(s) translation
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A New Moral- Why do you feel good after doing a good thing (新たしい道徳：「いいことをすると気持ちがいい」のはなぜか) #1458

I read a book written by one of the most famous Japanese comedian, Mr Takeshi Kitano. I’d like to share part of it which I found are inte...
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May 8, 2016 02:34 fact book(s) translation
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Prominence (プロミネンス) #1456

文の一部分が音調として際立たせられたものをプロミネンスといいます。 When you highlight a part of the Japanese sentence by tone of voice, the part highlighted is called pr...
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May 7, 2016 05:23 For-Japanese-learners
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Intonation and Accent in Japanese（日本語のイントネーションとアクセント） #1455 With native lang

Recently, I’ve been reading series of textbooks regarding how to teach Japanese language. I think there are some useful information for J...
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May 6, 2016 23:48 For-Japanese-learners
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Happy Birthday, Dale! (お誕生日おめでとう！) #1453 With native lang

This is my firth letter to my imaginary friend, Mike. For more information, please visit my former entry below: http://lang-8.com/57175/j...
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May 5, 2016 18:04 imaginary friend(s) letter
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A female elephant which rushes headlong – a good sport person (まっしぐらに突き進むゾウ・・さっぱりした人) #1451

While I was taking English conversation classes, I referred to “Animal Fortunetelling”. You can find your animal from the table of this p...
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May 4, 2016 18:06 animal fortunetelling English lesson(s)
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I think you have a heart of gold #1450 With native lang

This is the fourth letter to my imaginary friend, Mike. For more information, please visit my former entry below: http://lang-8.com/57175...
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May 4, 2016 01:33 imaginary friend(s) letter