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推理小説

最近、ミステリーにハマってて、お医者さんから東野圭吾の小説をもらった。

新参者というドラマを見て東野圭吾のことを知った。彼の本を読みたくなったその時からずっと本を見つけている。家に近いブックオフには東野圭吾の本がないけど。

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Studying Abroad: Breaking/Avoiding the Bubble in 7 Steps

I’m a quiet guy.

That’s exactly why I threw myself into the most uncomfortable position possible for an introverted language learner: studying abroad.

But even I know that staying in my room for eight months would be もったいない(a waste) to the highest degree.  That’s why I’m writing about how I avoided doing that and how others like me can change themselves to get the most out studying abroad without actually doing anything drastic.

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A Week in the Hospital

Woo!

This is probably  my most personal, lengthy blog post ever, but I think that’s only a reflection of how significant this past month has been in my growth both as a language learner and a person.  Though it might just read as a random list of memories.

I’ll format it nicely for easy skimming.  At least, I’ll try to. Or you can just skip the first half or something.

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Steins;Gate Character Description: Suzuha Amane

For my first free (read: quick, rough)translation, I chose the character description of Suzuha Amane, my favorite character from Steins;Gate, which I recently finished reading/playing* (and highly recommend).

Taken from the Steins;Gate entry on Wikipedia Japan.

Oh yeah, stop here if you don’t like spoilers.

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