Third Day

Azusa

July 8, 2025

I wanted to wake up early today because I didn’t do anything yesterday. I stayed in bed the whole day yesterday. But I eventually woke up after noon today.
Today, I took part in a meetup event where people exchange English and Japanese. I wanted to make new friends and speak English because almost all of my friends I met here have gone back to Japan. It’s hard for me to communicate with new people because I get nervous easily and I can’t speak English fluently. First, I translate English I hear into Japanese in my head, and then I translate Japanese I want to say back into English. So it takes too long. In fact, it takes too long to write this diary entry. I’ve decided to keep a journal, but I haven’t been following through. A simple question: what is the difference between a diary and a journal?
It’s time to close the library, so this concludes today’s diary entry.

昨日は何もしなかったから、今日は早く起きたかった。昨日は一日中ベッドにいた。でも結局、今日は昼過ぎに起きた。
今日は英語と日本語を交換するミートアップイベントに参加した。ここで知り合った友達のほとんどが日本に帰国してしまったので、新しい友達作りがしたかったのと英語を話したかったから参加した。私は緊張しやすく、流暢に英語が話せないので初めて会う人とのコミュニケーションは大変なことだ。まず、聞こえた英語を頭の中で日本語に翻訳して、それから返事をしたい内容を頭の中で日本語から英語に翻訳する。だからとても時間がかかる。実際、この日記を書くのにも時間がかかっている。日記を続けるって決めたのに、なかなか続いていない。素朴な疑問なんだけど、“diary”と“journal”の違いって何？
図書館が閉まる時間だから今日の日記はここでおしまい。

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Paolo12

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Third Day

I wanted to wake up early today because I didn’t do anything yesterday.

I stayed in bed the whole day yesterday.

But I eventually woke up after noon today.

Today, I took part in a meetup event where people exchange English and Japanese.

or: "Today, I took part in a language exchange meetup event where people speak in English and Japanese."

I wanted to make new friends and speak English because almost all of my friends I met here have gone back to Japan.

It’s hard for me to communicate with new people because I get nervous easily and I can’t speak English fluently.

First, I translate English I hear into Japanese in my head, and then I translate Japanese I want to say back into English.

So it takes too long.

In fact, it takes too long to write this diary entry.

I’ve decided to keep a journal, but I haven’t been following through.

A simple question: what is the difference between a diary and a journal?

Based on my personal definitions, a diary is for writing about your thoughts and experiences in an informal way. A journal is used to record things and events. For example, documents about scientific experiments can be considered journals.

It’s time to close the library, so this concludes today’s diary entry.

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Well done!

Azusa

July 9, 2025

Thank you for teaching me!

ss0417

Third Day

I wanted to wake up early today because I didn’t do anything yesterday.

I stayed in bed the whole day yesterday.

But I eventually woke up after noon today.

Today, I took part in a meetup event where people exchange English and Japanese.

I wanted to make new friends and speak English because almost all of my friends I met here have gone back to Japan.

It’s hard for me to communicate with new people because I get nervous easily and I can’t speak English fluently.

First, I translate English I hear into Japanese in my head, and then I translate Japanese I want to say back into English.

So it takes too long.

In fact, it takes too long to write this diary entry.

I’ve decided to keep a journal, but I haven’t been following through.

A simple question: what is the difference between a diary and a journal?

It’s time to close the library, so this concludes today’s diary entry.

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You're English is perfect! One of these days I'll get this good in Japanese ᕦᶘ ᵒ㉨ᵒᶅᕤ

Just my opinion they can be the same but when there is a difference, a diary is more personal than a journal. I think of something that isn't meant to be read by anyone else. Not sure if that link will work (small locking books) : https://www.amazon.com/Leather-Locking-Journal-Notebook-Personal/dp/B07SPL6M4P

These can be used interchangeably but diary feels more private than a journal. Though they both can be public or private. When I hear diary, I think of when I was a kid an my little sister would write her elementary school thoughts about which boys were cute and things like that. No one was ever supposed to read it but her.

Azusa

July 9, 2025

Thank you for teaching me! Your emoji is so cute!

anh5886

I wanted to wake up early today because I didn’t do anything yesterday.

~~But~~However, I eventually woke up after noon today.

Typically in English, we do not want to start a sentence with 'But'. It is not wrong to say, but at about age 12 we learn to not do this for better writing quality. A GREAT way to sound smarter is to say 'However, I eventually woke up after noon today'

First, I translate English I hear into Japanese in my head, and then I translate Japanese I want to say back into English.

S, so it takes too long.

This is a very short sentence. I would have added this to the last sentence after a comma: '...Japanese I want to say back into English, so it takes too long.'

A simple question: what is the difference between a diary and a journal?

Really you could say diary or journal and a native English speaker would understand what you're saying either way. But a diary is a book that you are using exclusively for your thoughts, a journal may be more like daily observations. Again, you can say either and from context it's very clear what you're trying to say. However diary is ONLY used for personal thoughts, journal can either be for personal thoughts or like observations. Like a scientist may keep a journal on how many birds she sees on a tree, or she may keep a journal on her day, but she would NOT keep a diary about the birds.

~~It’s time to close the library~~The library is going to close, so this concludes today’s diary entry.

This just sounds more fluent. 'It's time to close the library' sounds like you are the librarian closing the library.

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Great! I know learning English is a big struggle, but this was nearly perfect! You're doing great!!

Azusa

July 9, 2025

Thank you for teaching me!

SundaeEveryday

Third Day

I wanted to wake up early today because I didn’t do anything yesterday.

I stayed in bed the whole day yesterday.

But I eventually woke up after noon today.

Today, I took part in a meetup event where people exchange English and Japanese.

I wanted to make new friends and speak English because almost all of my friends I met here have gone back to Japan.

It’s hard for me to communicate with new people because I get nervous easily and I can’t speak English fluently.

First, I translate English I hear into Japanese in my head, and then I translate Japanese I want to say back into English.

So it takes too long.

In fact, it takes too long to write this diary entry.

I’ve decided to keep a journal, but I haven’t been following through.

A simple question: what is the difference between a diary and a journal?

It’s time to close the library, so this concludes today’s diary entry.

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Perfect, no notes!

Maybe a diary implies recording facts about the day? Maybe a journal implies exploring feelings?

同じで！I feel similar about my language study - I'm too afraid to make mistakes. 頑張ってね！

Azusa

July 9, 2025

Thank you for teaching me!

riddlememiss

Third Day

I wanted to wake up early today because I didn’t do anything yesterday.

I stayed in bed the whole day yesterday.

But I eventually woke up after noon today.

Today, I took part in a meetup event where people exchange English and Japanese.

I wanted to make new friends and speak English because almost all of my friends I met here have gone back to Japan.

It’s hard for me to communicate with new people because I get nervous easily and I can’t speak English fluently.

First, I translate English I hear into Japanese in my head, and then I translate Japanese I want to say back into English.

So it takes too long.

In fact, it takes too long to write this diary entry.

I’ve decided to keep a journal, but I haven’t been following through.

A simple question: what is the difference between a diary and a journal?

It’s ~~time to close~~closing time at the library, so this concludes today’s diary entry.

You would say "It's time to close the library" only if you work for the library (i.e. if you are doing the work to close the library).

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Maybe it took a long time to write, but this entry is nearly perfect!

Diary and journal mean basically the same thing, but diary is a little more feminine. Some men might not like to use the word "diary" about their own writing (although certainly some men will use it). Diary has a nuance of definitely being about one's personal thoughts. A journal can also be about one's personal thoughts, but it can mean a record of anything (e.g. the Wall Street Journal is a famous newspaper).

Azusa

July 9, 2025

Thank you for coaching!

So it takes too long.