English Diary 2026
☆ 0714 I went to an office, where I was shown into a room with a refrigerator and had a meeting with a specialist. On my way home, I stopped by a cafe to decompress and put my thoughts in order. At home. Whew. 0713 For the first time in quite a while, I answered just one question from an Eiken Grade 1 reading test. It happened to be the final question, so I completed my first pass through my second book of past exam papers. Although I have done very little reading since the exam at the end of May, I now feel that the reading section as a whole has become one of my strengths. Conversations with my American friend are still difficult; nevertheless, we always manage to laugh together. I relegated three of the easier exam-prep books to the storeroom. I can immediately tell when a text uses relatively simple vocabulary. 0707 Today, I made a large payment for work and got a free pack of tissues from the ATM. They must be the most expensive tissues I've ever received. The same thin...