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packed like sardine and packed like sushi

I read a magazine for English learning and learned two new phrases related to the "fish". The first one is "I felt like...
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Jan 31, 2010 03:14
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laughing

I feel sick today, so I'd like to post a short entry. I saw a funny toy in a TV program and found a video on the Net: (The laugh ...
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Jan 30, 2010 01:01
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Learning English through the interesting things for me

Since last night, I've been reading a lot of news and blogs and been watching and listening to many podcasts in English. All of them ...
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Jan 29, 2010 04:06
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Waiting for the Apple's tablet

It's already 2 a.m. in Tokyo, but I'm still awake. I'm waiting for Apple's event to begin in one hour. My computer is a ...
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Jan 28, 2010 02:20
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Nice tea bags

Just a short entry. Do you like tea? I prefer coffee to tea, but sometimes make tea with a tea bag. Making tea with a tea bag is ju...
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Jan 27, 2010 01:15
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"Out of the blue" and "青天の霹靂"

Have you ever heard of the Japanese phrase, "青天の霹靂(せいてん の へきれき)"? You can use it like this: "その会社が倒産するというニュースは青天の霹靂だった。&qu...
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Jan 26, 2010 01:44
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"white curry flavored" fried noodle

You may know that there is a wide variety of instant noodles in Japan. Various tastes of products go on the shelves in convenience stores...
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Jan 25, 2010 01:08
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Expressions using body parts in E & J (4)

phrasemix, a friend in Lang-8, gave a helpful and interesting comment on my previous entry. (Thank you so much, phrasemix!) Here are s...
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Jan 24, 2010 04:05
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Expressions using body parts in E & J (3)

Some other expressions using body parts. Today's parts are "ear" and "face". - can't believe one's ear...
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Jan 23, 2010 00:07
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Expressions using body parts in E/J (2)

I'd like to write about some expressions using body parts in English and Japanese again. (I have once written about some phrases usin...
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Jan 22, 2010 02:41
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Stomach ache

It was very warm yesterday despite of "大寒(だいかん)" that is the coldest day on a traditional East Asian lunar calendar called &quo...
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Jan 21, 2010 05:25
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Expressions using body parts in E/J

As you may know, there're many expressions using body parts in both English and Japanese. Some of them are curiously similar in both...
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Jan 20, 2010 00:45
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LIVE JAPAN website

Have you heard of "LIVE JAPAN" website by Japan Tourism Agency ? http://www.live-japan.jp/ You can find foreign tourists&...
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Jan 19, 2010 04:26
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Video podcast for travelers

I have a lot of countries I'd like to visit sometime, but I can't afford to go abroad so often. So I often watch TV programs and ...
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Jan 18, 2010 03:03
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Children's Doodle contest by Google Japan

You may know that Google sometimes changes their logo design on the homepage along to holidays, anniversaries, or seasonal events. They c...
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Jan 17, 2010 04:43
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It's too cold.

It was very cold today. The temperature in the morning was 0.3 degrees below zero. ("below zero" is "氷点下（ひょうてんか）" in ...
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Jan 16, 2010 03:07
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English short phrases in the movies and dramas (4)

Three days ago, I wrote about a short phrase, "Leave it to me.", that I heard in a TV drama. Today, I heard it in a new TV c...
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Jan 15, 2010 04:25
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English short phrases in the movies and dramas (3)

I'd like to take up(pick up?) another short phrase, "I can manage.", from the book I read, "Useful expressions in the ...
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Jan 14, 2010 03:33
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English short phrases in the movies and dramas (2)

Yesterday, I posted about some phrases that I met in the movies and dramas. I've remembered another phrases that I heard many times i...
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Jan 13, 2010 04:21
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English short phrases in the movies and dramas

I'm reading a book about short English phrases used in famous movies. There are a lot of common and useful phrases for daily conve...
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Jan 12, 2010 05:33