執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月24日 | Pictures
Cherry blossom season is a very beautiful time in Japan. Are the cherry blossoms blooming in your area yet? Do you have any hanami plans?...
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月17日 | Pictures
Today is Saint Patrick’s Day, so here is a clover leaf covered in dew. Is this clover lucky? Odds are it has only three leaves and is not lucky....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月10日 | Pictures
The daffodil is a white, yellow or orange flower. It is also called “Narcissus” after the Greek myth about a man who couldn’t stop looking at his reflection in a pool of water....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年03月03日 | Pictures
Do you remember the March Hare character from Alice in Wonderland? We say someone is “mad as a March hare” if they act strangely and unpredictably. This idiom comes from the idea that hares (an animal like a large rabbit) act crazy during their mating season in March....
執筆者 Modern English | 2014年02月24日 | Pictures
February 22 is Cat Day in Japan, because the date is all twos. Two in Japanese sounds like something a cat could pronounce. There is a World Cat Day as well, but it’s in August....
