Word of the Week: Nutcracker

Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker Suite is classical music that tells a famous Christmas story. A girl receives a nutcracker shaped like a soldier and goes on a magical journey. Lyrics have been set to all the songs, telling the story about landscapes of candy and armies of...

Picture of the Week: Reindeer

Reindeer pull Santa’s sleigh. There used to be eight reindeer, but they were joined by Rudolph, so now there are nine. Santa’s reindeer are special because they can fly through magic....

Phrase of the Week: Do Not Open Until Xmas

Label on a package: “Do not open until Xmas” This label appears on a package containing a Christmas gift. In writing, we often see “Xmas” instead of “Christmas”. X looks like the first letter in the word “Christ” when written in Greek, so it is an old abbreviation of...

TOEIC Practice Question of the Week

“Which design a customer prefers is a matter of _____ taste.” Fill in the blank. A. person B. individualistic C. subjective D. objective 「お客様が好むデザインは個人の趣味によります。」...

Trivia of the Week: Dreidel

A dreidel is a traditional Hanukkah toy for children. It is used in gambling games to win chocolate or other small treats or trinkets. Each of the four sides of the dreidel has a letter in Hebrew written on it. On your turn, you spin the dreidel, and depending on the...