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The Namamugi Incident
In August 1862, four British tourists visiting Japan—Charles Lennox Richardson, William Marshall, Margaret Borradaile, and Woodthorpe Clarke—were out horseback riding when they approached the village of Namamugi and ran head-on into a daimyo's procession from the Satsuma domain.
Unaware of the strict custom that required people to dismount and step aside for a daimyo's procession—and completely ignorant of the fact that riding past on horseback was strictly forbidden and punishable by immediate death for disrespect—the four decided to simply ride alongside the procession.
Seeing this, the Satsuma samurai, their faces filled with rage, waved their arms frantically and yelled at the group to get off their horses and move to the edge of the road. However, the tourists misunderstood this as a signal to just move a little further to the side, so they ignored the samurai's warnings and kept riding forward.
The retainers ran up to them with furious expressions, shouting angrily for them to dismount. Hearing this, the four finally started to realize that they were in serious trouble.
Sensing the danger, Marshall told Richardson, "We're in trouble. Let's turn back before we cause a scene." Richardson, however, replied, "I know how to deal with these people," and continued on, ignoring Marshall's warning.
Just then the head of the vanguard rushed toward them, pale with anger, and screamed at the group. Finally sensing his life was in danger, Richardson tried to turn his horse to the right to retreat, but the horse panicked and charged right into the procession.
In response, the vanguard leader slashed at Richardson. Seeing this, the other Satsuma samurai drew their swords and attacked all four of them at once.
Richardson was slashed deeply in his left side, suffering a wound so severe that his intestines were exposed. As he tried to flee while holding his side, his right hand was also struck and nearly severed, causing him to fall from his horse.
Seeing the dying Richardson, the Satsuma samurai told him, "We'll put you out of your misery now," and delivered a fatal finishing blow.The other three managed to escape, though they suffered severe injuries.
This event came to be known as the Namamugi Incident. The handling of its aftermath became a massive political issue, and the ensuing fallout ultimately sparked the Anglo-Satsuma War between the Satsuma domain and Great Britain in July 1863.
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Sociale Medien: gut oder schlecht?
Sociale Medien haben sowohl Vorteile als auch Nachteile. Einerseits kann man schnell mit Freunden und Familie kommunizieren. Andererseits verbringen viele Menschen zu viel Zeit auf Instagram und TiktTok. Ich finde, sociale Medien sind nicht nur unterhaltsam, sondern auch nützlich für Nachrichten. Aber man sollte sie bewusst nutzen und nicht zu viel Zeit damit verschwenden.
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Ein Missverständnis
Letzte Woche gab es ein Missverständnis mit meinem Kollegen. Er sagte, wir sollten uns um 15 Uhr treffen. Ich dachte, er meint am Freitag, aber er meinte am Donnerstag. Als ich am Freitag kam, war niemand da. Ich habe ihn angerufen und erklärte mir die Situation. Wir haben beide gelacht und haben uns dann am Nachmittag getroffen. Seitdem frage ich immer genau nach Datum und Uhrzeit.
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Happeniss
See people have lots of money makes me feel a bit jealous.
I don't have money, I'm kind of poor somewhat.
I want to buy things I want, I have a lot of dreams I want to achieve.
But it's okay. If I had born being rich as f, that life would have been boring.
I think I kind of appreciate the happiness of being poor or normal.
After all, I have a lot of struggle, but it's not that bad.
Keep going, you can't live a regretting life.
P.S. Just ignoring my title, I was on something xD
P.S.S. Could you guys explain for me what the difference between "on something" and "onto something" slang?
I found these two have been used a lot on the internet.
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Samstag, 22. November 2025
Samstag, 22. November 2025
Heute habe ich selbst die Reifen des Autos meiner Frau gewechselt.
Danach habe ich sorgsam die Sommerreifen meines eigenen Autos untersucht. Ich konnte keinen Schaden sehen. Ich glaube, dass mit meinem Glück alles o. k. ist.
Puh!
Ich habe in der lokalen Zeitung gelesen, dass mein Ex‑Schüler S-- (16 Jahre alt), ein Auszeichnung vom Bürgermeister bekommen hat. Als er am Abend von seiner Teilzeitbeschäftigung zurückkehrte, sah er einen senilen alten Mann wandern an der Straße. S- hat ihn zu seinem Haus mitgebracht und dann die Polizei gerufen, die ihn unterrichtet, den Mann zum Krankenhaus mitzubringen. Das war eine sehr freundliche Sache, nicht wahr? Und dafür hat er eine Auszeichnung vom Bürgermeister und sein Foto in der Zeitung bekommen.
S-- war kein guter Schüler. Er hasste Englisch, er studierte nicht und sein Verhalten war so unterbrechend, dass wir ihre Mutter informieren mussten, dass er nicht mehr kommen könnte. Aber ich bin erleichtert, in der Zeitung zu lesen, dass er ein gutes Herz hat.
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最近の日
金曜日の前にちょっと休みましたが、日本語を上達したい気持ちが戻りましたから、毎日書こうと思います。
でも、毎日書けば、トピックがなくなる日が絶対に来ますよね。その日を来ると、どうしようか分からないけど、腹を決めたから、書きます。
まずはいい話を作りは第一歩です。文法を完璧じゃなくても大丈夫です。まあ～そういっても私は完璧主義者なので、無理かもしれません笑。
少しずつ良く書けば、楽になればなら、凄く嬉しいになりますので、是非遠慮なく私の文章と文法の間違いを見せてほしいです。
その感じです。この文章と二か月後の文章と比べて、「あ、上手になった」と考えたいです！
以上です。(その表現は軍隊だけの表現かな？面白いだと思った～)
またね！
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Bir karşılaşma
Birkaç gün önce markette tanıdığım kızı gördüm. Lisede o sınıf arkadaşımdı. Onu hemen tanıdım, kesinlikle değişmedi! Hala aynı suratı var. Onunla konuşmaya cüret etmem : meşguldüm ve o kasaya gidiyordu… Suratını tanıdım ama adını hatırlayamadım. İsim « Célia » aklam geldi fakat bu galiba yanlış. Her neyse onu yeniden görmek lise yıllarımı hatırladı. Son iki lise yılda, sınıfımda aynı insanlar vardı. Hepimiz iyi geçiniyorduk. Çok güzel zaman birlikte geçirdik!
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Bologna (3/3) The Dark Side
One thing I should note, though, is safety. I felt less secure in Bologna than I did in other Italian cities. I've seen more homeless, mentally unstable people on the street, and the scammers were much more intrusive, too.
To be honest, the area around the university looked more like a ghetto: loud music, lots of weed-smokers and plenty of communist posters. I assume it's like that in almost every university town in Western Europe nowadays, but given the history behind the place, that came as a surprise.
I am low-key glad that I didn't spend more than one day in Bologna. The city is quite small, after all. However, I would really regret not going there at all!
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English Phrases
I'm preparing for my grammar test, and I wonder how you remember all those countless word phrases!!!!!!!!!!!
For example, "He shouted at me" and "He shouted to me" are different because they use different prepositions. "He shouted at me" means he might be angry, while "he shouted to me" doesn't contain emotion.
I also find that this rule applies to "He ran at me" and "He ran to me."
So, is it a rule that "at" always contains emotion while "to" does not?
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Les chats
Ma famille a beaucoup de chats. Ils sont très mignons.
Ma première tante a deux chat. Un chat est blanc, et il a des yeux bleus. L'autre chat a la couleur de pouvre. Le chat blanc est gras, est le chat pouvre n'est pas gras.
Ma deuxième tante a un chat aussi. Il est un chat blanc et orange. Il est très drôle.
Les chat as les cheveux courts.
J'ai un chat qui est différent. Il est orange, est il a les cheveux longs. Il aime jouer et courir dehors. Il regarde les petits animaux à la fenêtre.
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It has been a while..
It has been a while since I wrote here. I have been dealing with a lot of feelings these days. In a month, I will finish my first class of the master's degree, and it has been tough. Math is very difficult, and although I have my boyfriend's help, it is not enough; it is very challenging. I sometimes begin to think that I won't be able to do it, that I am not prepared enough for this. Also, it is difficult to work and study at the same time. I have a lot of advantages, and I am aware of them, but it is very energy-consuming. I work from home and study right away after work; it is difficult too. Sometimes I don't have enough energy to deal with the frustration, and I feel very tired.
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Das Wetter
Heute, das Wetter in meinem Heimat war sehr heiß und sonnig. Das ist nicht normal für der Mai, also viele Leute waren nach draußen mit seine Familien oder seine Tiere. Normalerweise im Mai, das Wetter ist kalter und es regnet oft. Das ist gut für die Baüme aber meisten die Menschen noch drinnen gehen.
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People in the past
People in the past had big families and raised many children.
My father has slightly less than 5 siblings, and my mother has three siblings.
The idea that having many children increases the number of people that can help out at the farm is a relic from the past.
In the past, it was an agricultural society in Taiwan and farming relied on labour.
Nowadays, fewer and fewer people are engaged in agriculture.
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Detenido.
Hace dos meses, diez panameños fueron detenidos en Cuba por realizar, según las autoridades, propaganda contra el orden constitucional. Tras las acusaciones, el presidente de Panamá inició gestiones diplomáticas para garantizar la protección de sus ciudadanos detenidos en La Habana. El embajador de Panamá en Cuba sostuvo un encuentro con los diez ciudadanos, tras el cual constató que las autoridades les habían brindado un trato humanitario.
Estoy imitando el estilo del lenguaje periodístico. No es que quiera ser periodista, sino que quiero poder diferenciar los registros.
April 24, 2026
Mi mejor amiga
24/4/2026
Esta mañana, estoy hablando con mi mejor amiga Katrina porque es muy paciente y amable conmigo. Todos los días, hablamos sobre nuestras vidas, nuestros padres, nuestros exnovios abusivos y nuestros sueños. También nos mandamos muchos vídeos sobre terapeutas, psicología de personas narcisistas, maquillaje, la moda, los viajes y relaciones románticas en Instagram. Además, ella es siempre fiable porque podremos hablar de cosas muy serias y cosas divertidas al mismo tiempo. ¡Chao!
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