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body vocabulary

口 (くち) mouth

目 (め) eye

耳 (みみ) ear

鼻 (はな) nose

顔 (かお) face

手 (て) hand

足 (あし) foot, leg

指 (ゆび) finger

頭 (あたま) head

歯 (は) tooth, teeth

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bed & bath

枕 (まくら) pillow

ベッド bed

布団 (ふとん) futon

毛布 (もうふ) blanket

タオル towel

お風呂 (おふろ) bath

鏡 (かがみ) mirror

窓 (まど) window

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婚約指輪｜こんやくゆびわ｜Engagement ring

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指輪　ゆびわ Ring

私たちはもう終わったわ。指輪を返して！

It's over between us. Give me back my ring!

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Ce n'est pas tellement une surprise, non ?

Exemples :

・そんなに驚くことじゃないよね？

　It's not much of a surprise, is it ?

・隣の部屋に彼女の声を聞いて驚いた。

I was surprised to hear her voice in the next room.

隣 = となり = next to

・彼女は大変驚いたらしい。

She seemed to be very surprised.

　　大変 = たいへん = very

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清らか＊kiyoraka ＊Pure

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マスクを付ける

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Writing down the words I encounter when reading, and then I write exemple sentences that my jisho gives me. I remember sentences better than just the words alone, and I always end up learning even more words !

New words on this page :

愛用・あいよう・favorite

用いる・もちいる・to use

未だに・いまだに・even now

代わりに・かわりに・instead of

明かり・あかり・a lamp/the light

突然・とつぜん・suddenly

明かりを消す・明かりをけす・turn of the light

明かりを付く・明かりをつく・turn on the light

I also learn a new way to say "do you mind if...?" instead of using "もいい?" all the time :

構います・かまいます・to mind

Ex : 明かり消してもかまいませんか。

Do you mind if I turn of the light ?

Note that I used the Te-form + Mo, just like I would with "Mo ii ka" !

Also apparently if you say "~~TeMo Kamawanai" it means "it doesn't matter if ~~" ! Kinda cool to learn two expressions today. And "kamaimasen" alone would be "I don't mind" so you can use it to allow something.

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For all those times you ask yourself, “Onyomi or Kunyomi??”

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remembering the kanji // 27.07.17

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Expressing Your Emotions || 感情・かんじょう・Emotions Hey guys, today I’m going to list a couple different ways to express your emotions or feelings in conversation in Japanese! Adjectives・形容詞「けいようし」:

Amazing・凄い・すごい

Afraid・こわい

Bad・悪い・わるい

Difficult (emotionally)・辛い・つらい

Embarrassed・恥ずかしい・はずかしい

Fun・楽しい・たのしい

Happy・嬉しい・うれしい

Jealous・羨ましい・うらやましい

Sad・悲しい・かなしい

One adjective which might appear often in conversation is the word 「ヤバい・ヤバイ・やばい」which can be used to express a few different emotions depending on the context. I’ve heard it used to express both positive and negative emotions/feelings/thoughts like: dangerous, terrible, crap, awful, amazing, wow, cool. Nouns・名詞「めいし」:

Anger・怒り・いかり

Delight/Joy・喜び・よろこび

Emotions・感情・かんじょう

Feelings・気持ち・きもち

Feeling/Mood・気分・きぶん

Happiness・幸せ・しあわせ

Sadness・悲しみ・かなしみ

Examples・例「れい」：

Below I’m going to list a few examples of how to express your feelings in Japanese. It’s important to know that you don’t have to use 私は／僕は／俺は／etc. before stating your feeling because it’s obvious in the context that you’re expressing your own emotions!

Angry・Annoyed -

ひどい！・You’re awful/mean OR That’s awful!

ひどーーい！・You’re aaaawful! OR That’s aaaawful!

ムカつく！・むかつく！・I’m pissed off.

イライラする！・I’m irritated！

ウザイ・Annoying!

ちぇっ・チェ・tsk/Dang/Shoot

Confused -

どうしよう？・What am I gonna do?

Difficult -

辛い・つらい・It’s hard.

きつい・It’s hard.

Embarrassed -

あー、恥ずかしい！・あー、はずかしい！・I’m so embarrassed!

Happy -

嬉しい！・うれしい！・I’m happy!

嬉しいなあ！・うれしいなあ！・I’m so happy!

あー幸せ！・あーしあわせ！・I’m so happy!

やった〜！・Yay!

イェーイ！・Yaaay!

楽しい！・ How fun!

楽しすぎる ！・Way too fun!

ワクワクする ！・I’m getting excited!

わあ！・Wow!

すごい！・Wow／Great!

すごーい！・Woow!

すげえ！・Wow!

Jealous -

羨ましい！・うらやましい！・I’m jealous!

羨ましい―――！・うらやましいーーー！・I’m soooo jealous!

Nervous -

ドキドキする！・I feel nervous!

緊張する！・きんちょうする！・I’m nervous!

不安になる・ふあんになる・I’m anxious

Nostalgic -

懐かしい！・なつかしい！・This brings back memories.

Relieved -

安心した！・あんしんした！・I feel relieved.

よかった！・Whew!

あー、よかった！・I’m relieved!

Sad・Lonely -

悲しい！・かなしい！・I’m sad

泣きたくなる！・なきたくなる！・I feel like crying!

寂しい・さみしい／さびしい・I’m lonely

あーあ…・Oh well…

くすん・ぐすん・Sniffle

Scared -

びくびく・Symbolises being afraid or timid.

こわい！・I’m scared!

Shocked・Surprised -

うそ！・No way!

マジ？・まじ？・Really/No way/Seriously?

マジかー？・まじかー？・Really/No way/Seriously?　(a little masculine)

マジで？・まじで？・Really?

えーー！うそ、マジで！？・What? No way!

え！・What?／Really?

えー！・What?／Really?

えーーっ！！・What?／Really?

うわー！・OMG

いや・イヤ・Why?／Oh

いややあー・Whyyy?

ありえない！・No way!/I can’t believe it!

信じられない！・しんじられない！・I can’t believe it!

皆さん、今どんな気持ち？ Everyone, how are you feeling right now?

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I am trying to learn vocabulary through songs !   I wrote down ten new words I learned. This time I’m using “Alien Alien”, composed by 나유탄성인 (Nayutan Seijin, NayutalieN, ナユタン星人). 

Here is the cover by Raon Lee (my favorite) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bh6yKYAfoFw

Here is the link towards the original song :  : http://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm28576299  It was initially performed by Hatsune Miku ! Will I ever go past my vocaloid phase ? ^^’

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Spring break. It’s only 2 weeks but it’s much needed.

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How to read kanji?

The answer is that all of them are correct when you treat reading kanji as something impossible.

Today, I’ll present you with a few kanji reading “rules”. However, treat them as your last resort. Kanji work in unpredictable ways:

Verbs are usually read with kun’yomi: easier said than done, it’s not a rarity that one kanji appears in more than one verb. A Japanese verb usually comes in two variations: intransitive (it means that something is happening on its own) and transitive (it means that someone is doing something). These intrasitive-transitive verb pair can be read with the same kun’yomi reading (壊れる・こわれる・kowareru “to be broken” vs 壊す・こわす・kowasu “to break”) but sometimes not (消える・きえる・kieru “to disappear” vs 消す・けす・kesu “to make sth disappear” or “to erase”). There are also instances of a one kanji which appear in two (ore more) verbs with different meanings and kun’yomi readings (行く・いく・iku “to go” vs 行う・おこなう・okonau “to perform”). However, that doesn’t change the fact that verbs are usually read with kun’yomi. The exception to this rule is verbs ending in ～じる・～jiru. Kanji attached to this hiragana stem are read with on’yomi (感じる・かんじる・kanjiru “to feel”)

Nouns consisting of a single kanji are usually read with kun’yomi: there are a few instances of kanji with on’yomi reading only and in such cases… well, you have no choice but to read it with on’yomi, for example: 意・い・i “meaning” or 胃・い・i “stomach”, and well… there are a few f*&kers which have both kun’yomi and on’yomi, yet when standing on its own as a noun we read them with on’yomi, for example 茶・ちゃ・cha “tea”

Nouns/adjectives composed of two kanji, which DON’T have any hiragana stem attached to it are OFTEN read with on’yomi: that’s probably the least helpful rule since there HUNDREDS of exceptions: 1) two kanji compound read with kun’yomi 暗闇・くらやみ・kurayami “darkness”, 2) two kanji compound read with mixed readings 両手・りょうて・ryoute “both hands” (りょう is on’yomi while て is kun’yomi) 3) exceptional readings: 雪崩・なだれ・nadare “avalanche” (both of these kanji are normally NOT READ like this)

Nouns/adjectives composed of two kanji, which HAVE a hiragana stem attached to it are USUALLY read with kun’yomi: look at this example: 殺人 vs. 人殺し, the first one is read with on’yomi さつじん・satsujin “murder” and the second one with kun’yomi ひとごろし・hitogoroshi “murderer”, I suspect there are exceptions to this rule but I can’t think of anything right know

More than three kanji without a hiragana stem is usually read with on’yomi

To conclude this optimistic post, I’ll give you my personal advice. Kanji can be compared to printers: when they feel your fear and impatience towards them, they refuse to cooperate. Clear your mind, get rid of your desperation, look at the kanji and read it. 

Don’t TRY to read kanji. Just read them.

That’s a logical complaint. I’ll try to answer it in another post.

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FICTIONAL CHARACTERS WORKING HARD - A MOODBOARD

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