Timothy Studies Japanese

[chouhatsumimi]

Ōoku vol. 1 ch. 1 vocabulary

I can already tell there’s going to be a lot, so I might have to split up this post.

Pages 1 + 2 

使える；つかえる；to serve; to work for; to attend​

誓詞；せいし；vow; oath; pledge​  [this is #15 on the list of words pronounced ‘seishi’, so you probably won’t see it too often]

血判；けっぱん；seal of blood; sealing with one’s blood​

見聞き；みきき；information; experience; observation; seeing and hearing​

如何なる；いかなる；any kind of

親兄弟；おやきょうだい；parents and siblings; one’s relatives​

もとより；1. from the beginning; from the first; all along; originally // 2. of course​

外様；とざま；outsider; one not included in the favored (favoured) group​

まじき；should not be; must not be​  [grammar point]

法度；はっと；law; ban; prohibition; ordinance​ IT’S HATTO!!!!  This word is the origin for the name of a soup that’s famous in the town that bordered where I lived (Tome City). The soup got that name because it used flour (as opposed to rice) to make dough that went in the soup. It was so delicious that the lords in power at the time banned it because they were afraid people would stop producing rice. Please watch this promotional video for it, it’s amazing!!)

[xotsukare]

Learn Japanese with Animal Crossing - Lesson 1 (もちもの)

持ち物 - もちもの

もつ - to possess, to hold, to carry, to take (持つ)

もの - thing, object (物)

もちもの - one’s property, things you carry (持ち物)

How to form a noun from a verb with もの

1. put the verb in ます form (もちます) 

2.cut down the ます end (もちます) 

3.attach もの (もちもの) 

4. In the end we will get a noun (もちもの). 

Unfortunately it doesn’t apply for all verbs but I will list some of them which works with もの. 

たべもの - food　(食べ物)

のみもの - beverage (飲み物)

かいもの - purchased goods　(買い物)

かぐ - furniture  (家具)

もっている家具 - furniture you have, furniture you carry (持っている家具)

ている grammar

1.put the verb in て form (もって)

2.attach いる (もっている)

Be doing something, is/am/are doing

For example: 私はミルクを飲んでいます - I am drinking milk.

いふく - clothes (衣服) 

あつめる - to collect (集める)

そざい - raw materials (素材)

クラフト  - craft

ざいりょう - ingredients, material (材料)

どうぐ - tool, implement (道具)

タネ - seed  (種)

しょくぶつ - plant, vegetation  (植物)

めずらしい - unusual, rare  (珍しい)    

いく, いきる - to live, to exist (生く, 生きる)  

いきもの - living thing, animal  (生き物)  

I hope you enjoyed the first Lesson ^^! It’s a little bit short, because I don’t really have time these days, I apologise for that. If you liked the lesson or you want a sequel just reblog or like the post ^^! If you find any mistake please write me a message and I will correct it urgently. Thank you ^^! - Dzseni

[jibunstudies]

hello there! i would like to ask if you know any sites where i can practice reading japanese? like news sites, manga sites, or sites that offer free e-books that are in japanese. and are there any japanese podcasts that i can listen to? thank you in advance for answering this question. it'd mean a whole to me!

Hey there! There are actually quite a few recommended sites for Japanese learners, so I’ll link them right now :)

Japanese IO – I’ve used this site quite a few times and I love the interface! The design is really sleek and “to the point,” so there’s no distractions from what you’re trying to do, which is practice reading Japanese. It also has a great library and look-up feature.

朝日学生新聞社 – This is the “kid’s version” of the more adult 朝日新聞社. If you don’t feel that you’re quite up for the adult version, test out the version geared towards kids. They have fewer articles, but there’s plenty for a learner to pick through.

NHK NEWS EASY – I’m almost positive this is one of the most famous ones for learners. It’s similar to Asahi’s kid newspaper – articles are condensed with easier kanji and vocabulary, and it’s geared towards children, so learners can spend some time combing through updated articles and testing their skills.

Yahoo! Kids – More short news articles geared towards easier-to-understand Japanese.

MATCHA – A fun magazine similar in style to NHK EZ.

Watanoc – Another magazine-type site with a variety of articles.

Traditional Japanese Stories – Get your hands on some easily printed Japanese stories that are told to children. Great for language skills and culture! Similar to English pop culture stories (like Cinderella and so on), Japan has its own fairytales that are occasionally referenced.

Fuku Musume’s Fairy Tale Collection – More stories!

World of チョコチョコ – These are beginner stories, but as you progress you can read other stories on this website.

EhonNavi – Read hundreds of Japanese picture books for free!

If you’re looking for more advanced content…

NHK – Japan’s national broadcaster. You can read articles as well as stream audio and video (may be blocked depending on location).

毎日新聞 – Moderate/left-leaning national newspaper

朝日新聞 – Left-leaning national newspaper

読売新聞 – Conservative national newspaper

東洋経済オンライン – A well-known business and finance magazine.

Project Gutenberg (Japanese) – Get access to a ton of out-of-print and classical books for free.

小説家になろう – A site where authors can publish their works online in exchange for reviews.

青空文庫 – Another site where you can get older and out-of-print novels.

University of Virginia Japanese Text Initiative – Another place to access novels in Japanese for free (with the option to read them with furigana).

ComicWalker – Free manga from the publisher Kadokawa. There’s an app too!

最前線 – You can read some manga online for free.

コミコ – More free Japanese manga available here!

キナリノ – A woman’s lifestyle blog which covers fashion, cooking, decor, and more!

Magazine Lib – You can read PDFs of Japanese magazines.

1000文字小説 – A place where users can submit 1000 characters or less stories. 

I also highly recommend starting a Twitter (if you don’t already have one) and following Japanese accounts. I follow a lot of feminist and political accounts so that I’m learning words relevant to my interests, as well as interacting with people that are discussing topics of interest to me (i.e. women and their place in Japanese society).

If you’re curious, you can find me on Twitter at @sydney0313 :)

I hope this list proves useful to you! (And others.)

頑張ってください！

[learnjp]

Try To Do / Attempt To Do || ～てみる・～ようとする Hey guys! It’s been a while since I’ve made an official post on my blog and not just replying to asks. I’ve been pretty busy recently and am trying to juggle a few things at once which is why I haven’t been as active. But I’m getting better at managing my time and I think I’ll be able to post more often pretty soon. So today we’re going to talk about “trying to do” or “attempting to do” something in Japanese! These are very similar phrases but they have different grammar in Japanese so we’re going to explore the both of them today. Trying To Do Something・～てみる: You have to conjugate the verb to its te-form (て) and add 「みる」. 「みる」 is usually written in hiragana so if you’ve learnt 「見る」 before try to avoid writing the kanji for this grammar sequence. e.g.  新しいカフェに行ってみる。         I’m going to try a new cafe.        しゃぶしゃぶを初めて食べてみたけど、とてもおいしかったです。         I tried eating shabu-shabu for the first time and it was really delicious. Attempting To Do Something・～ようとする: You have to conjugate the verb to its volitional form (～よう) and then add 「とする」. You can also use a number of other verbs besides 「する」 when talking about deciding on something. For example, to “decide to attempt to do” you can use 「決める」 which means “decide”. e.g.  私は宿題をしようとしましたが、難しいかったので諦めました。         I attempted to do my homework but gave up because it was hard.         毎日ジムに行こうと決めました。         I have decided to attempt going to the gym everyday. Vocabulary:

To ask・頼む・たのむ

To decide・決める・きめる

To do・する

To drink・飲む・のむ

To eat・食べる・たべる

To go・行く・いく

To open・開ける・あける

To search / Look for・探す・さがす

To stay・泊まる・とまる

To think・思う・おもう

[sammystudies]

Japanese LGBT Vocabulary

LGBT（エルジービーティー）

レズビアン lesbian

ゲイ gay

バイセクシュアル bisexual

バイセクシャル bisexual

トランスジェンダー transgender

異性愛者（いせいあいしゃ）heterosexual

同性愛者（どうせいあいしゃ）homosexual

両性愛者（りょうせいあいしゃ）bisexual

無性（むせい）asexual

性的（せいてき）マイノリティー sexual minority

性的指向（せいてきしこう）sexual orientation

セクシュアリティー sexuality

同性愛者解放運動（どうせいあいしゃかいほううんどう）gay liberation movement

差別（さべつ）discrimination

偏見（へんけん）prejudice

カミングアウト coming out

結婚（けっこん）marriage

同性（どうせい）パートナーシップ same sex partnership

法律（ほうりつ）law

関係（かんけい）relationship

愛する（あいする）to love

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My Favorite Japanese Dramas

I always see people all over Japanese langblr asking about J-drama and I LOVE J-drama so I wanted to share some of my favorite dramas and some info on where to find them all.  I typically don’t torrent because I could fuck up my school stuff if I torrent and also I have a PC so I’m a lot more susceptible to viruses, so I included only streaming services.  You can actually download some of the SARS Fansubs dramas I mention through their website if you can’t find them online.  

If anyone wants to Rabb.it like J-dramas together I’m totally down just like message me or something.

J-dramas are REALLY difficult to find because most Japanese networks don’t want to sell the rights I guess.  You can find J-drama almost anywhere you can find K-drama, you just have to search for it. 

YouTube

There are a lot of J-dramas on YouTube but you have to know what you’re looking for.  Pretty much anything subbed by SARS Fansubs in the 2000s can be found on YouTube somewhere, especially the classic J-Dramas.

Hana Yori Dango

A lot of people know this as the Korean drama Boys Over Flowers.  Affectionately known as HanaDan, the show is the second and most accurate adaptation of the manga of the same name.  It launched the careers of Matsumoto Jun (as well as his entire band, Arashi), Inoue Mao, Matsuda Shota, and Oguri Shun. When I tell you that you will see at least three of those names at lest two more times, you better believe it.  There are two seasons and a full length movie all of which you can probably find on Youtube.  This show is spectacular.  It’s set in Tokyo and centers around the life of a teenaged girl named Tsukushi Makino.  She’s super smart and is a second year scholarship student at a private school full of snotty rich kids.  BUT THE GAG IS, she’s poor and she doesn’t fit in with any of the other students.  The school is run by a gang of four third year boys known as The Flower Four (F4) headed by the ruthless, filthy rich, and kind of dumb Doumyouji Tsukasa.  They run the school, usually by rallying the entire school into ostracizing single students.  When she stands up for a new friend as lunch, she finds herself the target of their harassment and suddenly becomes a person of interest for Doumyouji.  It’s very very similar to Ouran High School Host Club. 

If you’ve seen the Korean drama, you pretty much know the entire progression of the story, but its worth noting that if you’re studying Japanese this drama is fantastic. There are a ton of idioms and puns including the title.  If you’re new to J-drama you should make yourself watch this.  

Words I learned: ありえないっつの (I think) 

Liar Game (2007)

So if you lowkey can’t stand shoujo drama, Liar Game might be for you.  This drama is also highly highly recommended and features Matsuda Shota (of the previously mentioned HanaDan) and another really famous actress form the 2000s, Toda Erika.  This show was also turned into a k-drama of the same name, but again nothing beats the Japanese original. This is more of a mystery/suspense/thriller show about a nice girl named Kanzaki Nao who gets dragged into a game known only as the Liar Game where a pair of players must compete to steal $1,000,000 from their opponent while risk losing that money themselves.  She enlists the help of a recently released mastermind ex-con to help her.  It’s SOO good.  The theme song is by CAPSULE I think and it’s so like high tension and the music is super good and its just so dramatic and uGH i love it.  Like most super popular dramas, there is also a second season and a movie.

Words I learned:　一億円、リストラー

Gokusen (2009)

I just started watching this. This one is one of those classic as fuck 2000s dramas with Matsumoto Jun about a woman named Yamaguchi Kumiko who is finally following her dreams and has become a teacher at an all boys school.  However, she’s put in charge of the students of class 3-D, a bunch of rowdy boys who are the worst in the school.  But that’s nothing she can’t handle because it turns out she’s the granddaughter of a powerful yakuza. It’s good and pretty funny and I really really reccomend it. 

Words I learned: てめ、ちこく、おじょう

さらに読む

[learnjp]

Demonstrative Pronouns || これ・それ・あれ Hi guys, today we’re going to look at demonstrative pronouns in Japanese! Essentially these pronouns mean ‘this’ or 'that’ in English but it’s a little tricky deciphering the difference between them, since there are a lot of versions of these words in Japanese. これ・それ・あれ These three words are probably the most commonly used Japanese demonstrative pronouns. When referencing objects in English we would say “this” or “that”, but in Japanese they would say “this”, “that”, and “that over there”.

これ・refers to an object that is near or closest to the speaker.

それ・refers to an object that is near or closest to the listener.

あれ・refers to an object that is far away from both the speaker and listener.

If the speaker and listener are close enough together they can be considered as one entity and both view close objects as これ, objects slightly further away as それ, and objects far away as あれ. The question word for these set of pronouns is どれ and this means “which”. e.g.   あなたのカバンはどれですか。          Which is your bag?         それは私のカバンです。         That is my bag.

この・その・あの These set of demonstrative adjectives can modify the noun that follows them and are used in a similar way to これ・それ・あれ. The rule is always: このnoun, そのnoun, and あのnoun.

この・refers to an object that is near or closest to the speaker.

その・refers to an object that is near or closest to the listener.

あの・refers to an object that is far away from both the speaker and listener.

If the speaker and listener are close enough together they can be considered as one entity and both view close objects as この, objects slightly further away as その, and objects far away as あの. The question word for these set of pronouns is どの and this means “which”. e.g.   どのカバンが森さんのですか。          Which bag is Mr Mori’s?          そのかばんは森さんのです。          That bag is Mr Mori’s.

ここ・そこ・あそこ In regards to これ, etc. and この, etc., these words referred to things, but ここ・そこ・あそこ refer to places.

ここ・refers to a place where the speaker is.

そこ・refers to the place where the listener is.

あそこ・refers to a place which is far away from both the speaker and listener.

Similarly to the previous demonstrative pronouns, if the speaker and listener are close enough together they can be considered as one entity and both view the same location that they share as ここ、a place that is a slight distance away from them as そこ, and a place that is far away from the both of them as あそこ. The question word for these set of pronouns is どこ and this means “where”. e.g.  トイレはどこですか。          Where is the toilet?         あそこです。         It’s over there.

こちら・そちら・あちら These set of pronouns are very similar to ここ, etc., but can be considered more polite. The difference between ここ, etc. and こちら・そちら・あちら is that the latter can refer to places (locations) and can also point someone in a particular direction. For example;

ここ・here・location word

こちら・this way・direction word

Note: こちら can also be used to mean “I” or “We”. The casual version of こちら is こっち.

Below is a table of the most common demonstratives:

[learnjp]

Japanese Body Parts Hey guys, I hope you’ve all been doing well recently! I just finished up my TESOL classes for the year and have to work on my assessments now, which I imagine will take me a while to complete tbh. Thankfully I’ve got until January to do them! Also just a reminder that the JLPT is only a week away, on the 3rd December 2017 I believe! I hope you guys have been studying well for it! Send me a message or reply to this post if you’ll be taking the exam :) Anyways, today we’ll be talking about body parts in Japanese! Face・顔・かお: Cheek・頬っぺ・ほっぺ Ear・耳・みみ Eye・目・め Eyebrow・眉・まゆ Eyelash・まつげ Eyelid・まぶた Forehead・額・ひたい Hair・髪・かみ Head・頭・あたま Jaw・顎・あご Lip・唇・くちびる Mouth・口・くち Nose・鼻・はな Teeth・歯・は Throat・のど Tongue・舌・した Body・体・からだ: Ankle・足首・あしくび Arm・腕・うで Back・背中・せなか Bum・お尻・おしり Chest・胸・むね Elbow・肘・ひじ Finger・指・ゆび Foot・足・あし Hand・手・て Heel・かかと Knee・ひざ Leg・足・あし Nail・爪・つめ Neck・首・くび Shoulder・肩・かた Stomach・お腹・おなか Thigh・太もも・ふともも Toe・つま先・つまさき Vocabulary and Phrases: There’s a lot of vocabulary and phrases in Japanese that use some of the body parts kanji in them, like the couple below for example! Do you guys know anymore Japanese words that uses some body parts kanji in them? Entrance・入口・いりぐち「Mouth・口」 Exit・出口・でぐち 「Mouth・口」 Please help me・手伝って下さい・てつだってください「Hand・手」 Smart・頭がいい・あたまがいい 「Head・頭」

[jibunstudies]

Using 感じ to express your feelings in Japanese

A lot of people seem to think that expressing your feelings in Japanese is difficult, and while it can be, there are a lot of different variations used in Japanese to express feelings. I promise it isn’t that bad!

First, let’s start with some vocabulary:

喜怒哀楽

きどあいらく = human emotions (joy, anger, humor, etc)

Common Nouns: In Japanese, い-adjectives can often become nouns (高い = tall, 高さ = height). Be careful not to use adjectives on accident when you should use nouns!

気持ち（きもち）feeling(s)

気分（きぶん）feeling(s)/mood

感情（かんじょう）emotions

喜び（よろこび）delight

幸せ（しあわせ）happiness

怒り（いかり）anger

悲しみ（かなしみ）sadness

Common Verbs: Similarly, a lot of adjectives/nouns and verbs share the same stems, but will have different endings. Be careful!

喜ぶ（よろこぶ）to be delighted

悲しむ（かなしむ）to be sad

怒る（おこる）to be/get angry

激怒する（げきどする）to be furious

憤慨する（ふんがいする）to be furious

You’ll commonly see these verbs appear in て-form in order to describe a present state, such as 怒っている (to be in a state of anger) or 喜んでいる (to be in a state of delight).

Common Adjectives:

嬉しい（うれしい）happy

悲しい（かなしい）sad

楽しい（たのしい）fun

辛い（つらい）hard/tough/painful

きつい　hard/tough

凄い（すごい）wow, great

やばい　expresses various things

When describing your own happiness, it’s more natural to use 嬉しい and not 喜んでいる. However, when describing someone else’s happiness, you should use 喜んでいる and not 嬉しい.

辛い（辛い）and 辛い（からい）look the exact same, but one means “tough” and the other means “spicy.” Pay attention to context!

Expressing your emotions

When describing your own emotions, it’s actually quite uncommon to use any first person pronouns (such as 私) unless the subject is not at all clear. Likely, though, the subject is you and the listener knows this.

Joy & Happiness

あ〜、嬉しいな！ー I’m happy! 　な is often used in Japanese when expressing your feelings 　あ, ああ, and あー are also often used やった〜！ー Yay! イェーイ！ー Yaaay! 楽しい！ー Fun! 楽しすぎる ー Using すぎる can express the nuance of “too much fun” ワクワクする ー I’m getting excited! 　It’s common in Japanese to use onomatopoeia to express emotion! すごい！ー Wow! Great! 　This is commonly used in variations (すご〜い！すげえ！and so on)

Relief & Surprise

あ〜、よかった！ー I’m relieved! 安心した（あんしん）ー I feel relieved. え〜！ー What? うそ！ー No way! まさか ー No way! It can’t be true. まじ ー Really? No way! Seriously? まじか ー Really? No way! Seriously? 　This one is sometimes seen as more masculine 信じられない ー I can’t believe it

Nervousness & Sadness

緊張する（きんちょう）ー I’m nervous… 　Really common, and can also be used in its て-form! ドキドキする ー I feel nervous. 悲しい（かなしい）ー I’m sad. 寂しい（さみしい・さびしい）ー I’m lonely / I miss someone 憂鬱（ゆううつ）ー Depression 気が滅入る（きがめいる）ー I feel depressed がっかり ー I’m disappointed 落ち込む（おちこむ）ー I’m getting upset!

Anger

ひどい！ー That’s terrible! You’re awful! イライラする ー I feel irritated 頭にきた ー I’m so pissed off ムカつく ー I’m angry

Embarrassment: 恥ずかしい（はずかしい）ー I’m embarrassed. Fear: 怖い（こわい）ー I’m scared. Envy: 羨ましい（うらやましい）ー I’m jealous.

Using 感じ and 感じる

If you talk to a Japanese person for any length of time, you’ll hear this come up quite often. The readings are “かんじ” and “かんじる”. Remember that the meaning of 感 is “feeling,” so if you see it in kanji compounds you’re likely dealing with someone to do with feeling (emotion or otherwise).

感じ is the noun form and 感じる is the verb form:

どんな感じがしましたか？How did you feel?

どんな感じましたか？How did you feel?

These feelings can be both physical and emotional.

変な感じがした… へんなかんじがした… I felt strange…

彼女はなんか冷たい感じがするね。 かのじょはなんかつめたいかんじがするね。 She seems to be kind of cold, huh?

地震があったみたいだけど何も感じなかった。 じしんがあったみたいだけどなにもかんじなかった。 It seems there was an earthquake but I didn’t feel anything.

There are a lot of colloquial uses as well, particularly: って感じ, which is a really common way for Japanese to express the feeling of “it’s like…”

学校はね…もういいかなって感じ。 I think I’ve had enough with school.

私ばかり働いているって感じ。 I feel like I’m the only one that works.

You can use って感じ in a lot of ways, and it’s especially common when speaking.

気がする

Use this when expressing that you sense something/feel something but can’t quite understand why you feel that way.

If you’re breaking up with your significant other, you might say something like 私たち、もう終わりのような気がする which roughly translates to “I feel like we’re over now.”

面白いことが起きるみたいな気がする… おもしろいことがおきるみたいなきがする… I feel like something interesting will happen…

旅行したい気がする。 りょこうしたいきがする。 I feel like going on a trip.

食べる気がしない。 たべるきがしない。 I don’t feel like eating.

Try to express your emotions as much as possible when talking to people, especially if you’re talking about your day or something that you did with that person. It adds a personal touch and will make sure your conversation remains warm for both of you.

頑張ってください！

[nihilistens-luftslott]

japanese book recommendations

japanese literature is one of the reasons i absolutely adore the language and the culture. it’s unique, different from anything i’ve seen in literature from other parts of the world. during the years of learning japanese i’ve discovered many authors and books that are now my favourite, so i thought i’d share them with you! they can become great help while studying japanese, but you definitely should read them for fun first - it’s worth it, believe me.

i’m gonna include romaji, in case someone who doesn’t speak japanese wanted to read these!

dazai osamu - ningen shikkaku (太宰治・人間失格) (english title: no longer human)

this novel is considered one of the masterpieces of contemporary literature in japan. it’s taught at school, adapted to mangas and films and anime series, reissued up to this day despite it being first published in 1948. the book follows a man who feels like he is losing his ability to be human. it’s a timeless story, but also very sad and engulfing the readers in hopelessness. don’t read if you hate emotional rollercoasters.

natsume souseki - kokoro (夏目漱石・こころ)

natsume is another of the most respected japanese writers, this novel considered his masterpiece. during a trip, the protagonist meets someone he calls sensei - someone he deeply admires and looks up to. however, sensei is more mysterious than it seems. though the plot is quite simple and spoiling it in any way would be ruining your fun, it’s definitely worth reading. the author conveyed the feelings of admiration, loss, guilt, shame, as well as described developing friendship between the two men.

yumeno kyuusaku - dogra magra (夢野久作・ドグラマグラ)

the japanese say that whoever finishes this novel will surely go mad. i can’t deny; when reading it for the first time i stopped halfway because it’s very long and difficult. i still want to go back and read it properly though. it’s a very creepy and disturbing story about a man who wakes up in a mental hospital, not remembering who he is, why he’s there and what he has to do with the woman who keeps calling him from behind the wall. since this novel has no english or even european language translation (only a french one, to my knowledge) reading it would be big challenge. it contains a lot of medical vocabulary related to psychiatry and mental illnesses. recommended to horror fans.

yoshimoto banana - kitchen (吉本ばなな・キッチン)

this novel is quite short and fairly easy to read. it’s often described as a shoujo manga without pictures. it tells a story of a young woman who loses her last family member and suddenly finds herself lost in the adult world. luckily, she gets the chance to live with her acquaintance and his mother. the mother is actually a father, but it doesn’t stop them all to live together like a family. this book is very calm and melancholic, devoid of swift action, focused more on the feelings of the characters. it’s full of coziness and descriptions of food. read when it’s dark outside.

sakurazaka hiroshi - all you need is kill (桜坂洋・all you need is kill)

now this book might seem like it doesn’t fit in this list, which is full of classics and serious books. it’s a light novel, made solely for entertainment. it even got a hollywood adaptation starring tom cruise (which isn’t very good, mind you). what i love about this novel, though, is its simplicity in telling the story. the hero, a soldier, gets trapped in a time loop which feels like a nightmare but also allows him to master his fighting skills. the narrations follows his witty thoughts, which is very entertaining. despite it being simple, the novel is touching and gripping, it also has a fairly simple language to read it in japanese.

that sums up my top 5 japanese books list. if you have any recommendations of your own, don’t hesitate to add them here, since i’m always looking for new books to read!

頑張りましょう！

[learnjp]

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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Common Japanese Verbs Hey guys, below is a list of what I believe to be common Japanese verbs! I’ll also be posting a list of common adjectives, adverbs, and nouns in the future too, so keep an eye out for them! There are a number of ways that verbs have been categorised in Japanese, such as Ichidan 「一段」 and Godan 「五段」, and う verbs and る verbs. I’ve listed them all in the titles for easier understanding, depending on what distinction you’re familiar with. These classifications come in handy when you need to conjugate verbs so try to remember what category they belong to! うverbs・五段「ごだん」・Class 1: To begin (something starts on its own)・始まる・はじまる To buy・買う・かう To close・閉まる・しまる To die・死ぬ・しぬ To drink・飲む・のむ To eat・食べる・たべる To end・終わる・おわる To enter・入る・はいる To give back (return something to someone)・返す・かえす To go・行く・いく To go back・戻る・もどる To have/exist (inanimate objects)・ある To know・知る・しる To learn・習う・ならう To listen・聞く・きく To make・作る・つくる To meet・会う・あう To play・遊ぶ・あそぶ To receive・貰う・もらう To repair・直す・なおす To return・帰る・かえる To ride on・乗る・のる To run・走る・はしる To send・送る・おくる To sit・座る・すわる To speak・話す・はなす To swim・泳ぐ・およぐ To take・取る・とる To take off (shoes, clothes)・脱ぐ・ぬぐ To understand・分かる・わかる To use・使う・つかう To wait・待つ・まつ To wake up・起こす・おこす To wash・洗う・あらう To write・書く・かく るverbs・一段「いちだん」・Class 2: To answer・答える・こたえる To bathe・浴びる・あびる To be able・出来る・できる To be born・生まれる・うまれる To be enough・足りる・たりる To begin (to start something)・始める・はじめる To borrow・借りる・かりる To break・壊れる・こわれる To check・調べる・しらべる To cut・切れる・きれる To exceed・過ぎる・すぎる To find・見つける・みつける To forget・忘れる・わすれる To get off・降りる・おりる To get tired・疲れる・つかれる To give・あげる To go out・出る・でる To greet・迎える・むかえる To have/exist (animate objects)・いる To help・助ける・たすける To make a mistake・間違える・まちがえる To open・開ける・あける To remember・覚える・おぼえる To see・見える・みえる To show・見せる・みせる To sleep・寝る・ねる To stop・止める・やめる To teach・教える・おしえる To think・考える・かんがえる To wear・着る・きる Irregular verbs・Class 3: To come・来る・くる To do・する

する verbs: する verbs are made by adding する to a noun. To ask questions・質問する・しつもんする To be surprised・びっくりする To call・電話する・でんわする To do the cleaning・掃除する・そうじする To do the washing・ 洗濯する・せんたくする To get married・結婚する・けっこんする To go shopping・買い物する・かいものする To have a meal・食事する・しょくじする To reserve・予約する・よやくする To study・勉強する・べんきょうする To take a walk・散歩する・さんぽする To travel・旅行する・りょこうする

[matchaonrepeat]

japanese vocab: sleeping ♡  

お休み • おやすみ • oyasumi • goodnight

寝室 • しんしつ • shinshitsu • bedroom

ベッド • beddo • bed 

夜 • よる• yoru • night

寝る • ねる • neru • sleep

眠たい • ねむたい • nemutai • sleepy 

パジャマ • pajama • pajamas

枕 • まくら • makura • pillow

毛布 • もうふ • moufu • blanket

布団 • ふとん • futon • comforter

夢 • ゆめ • yume • dream

feel free to correct me if anything is wrong ~☆

✎ - day 5/100 /  ♫ - better by hotshot

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Cold and flu vocabulary in Japanese

風邪 [かぜ] - common cold インフルエンザ  - influenza 病気 [びょうき] - sickness, illness 症状 [しょうじょう] - symptom 熱 [ねつ] - fever 咳 [せき] - cough 嚏 [くしゃみ]  - sneeze 鼻水 [はなみず] - snot, mucus, rheum, water 頭痛 [ずつう] - headache 筋肉痛 [きんにくつう] - muscle pain 疲労 [ひろう] - fatigue 目眩 [めまい] - dizziness 風邪をひく [かぜをひく] - to catch a cold 病気になる [びょうきになる] - to get sick 体温を計る [たいおんをはかる] - to take one’s temperature 鼻が詰まる [はながつまる] - nose is stuffy 鼻水が出る [はなみずがでる] - nose is running 鼻をかむ [はなをかむ] - to blow one’s nose 頭/喉が痛い [あたま/のどがいたい] - head/throat hurts/aches 疲れる [つかれる] - to get tired 休む [やすむ] - to rest 家にいる [いえにいる] - to stay at home 医者に行く [いしゃにいく] - to go to see a doctor 体温計 [たいおんけい] - thermometer ティッシュ - tissue マグ(カップ)   - mug ベッド - bed 熱い飲み物 [あついのみもの] - hot beverage   蜂蜜 [はちみつ] - honey レモン - lemon にんにく - garlic 薬 [くすり] - medicine 痛み止め [いたみどめ] - painkiller 咳止め [せきどめ] - cough medicine のど飴 [のどあめ] - cough drop 回復する [かいふくする] - to heal, to recover 伝染性 [でんせんせい] - contagious 感染する [かせんする] - to be transmitted ウイルス - virus 予防する [よぼうする] - to avoid, to prevent マスク - mask 衛生 [えいせい] - hygiene

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School || 学校・がっこう Hey guys, today I’m going to be doing sort of an extension on a previous post of mine regarding “school subjects” vocabulary. This post will focus on all kinds of vocabulary relating to school! Vocabulary・単語・たんご：

School・学校・がっこう

All Boy’s School・男子校・だんしこう

All Girl’s School・女子高・じょうしこう

Co-Ed School・共学校・きょうがくこう

CramSchool・塾・じゅく

Graduate School・大学院・だいがくいん

High School・高校・こうこう

Kindergarten・幼稚園・ようちえん

Middle School・中学校・ちゅうがこう

Preschool／Daycare・保育園・ほいくえん

Prep School・予備校・よびこう

Primary School・小学校・しょうがっこう

Private School・私立学校・しりつがっこう

Public School・公立学校・こうりつがっこう

School・学校・がっこう

University/College・大学・だいがく

Student・学生・がくせい

Classmate・クラスメイト／同級生・どうきゅうせい

First Grade・一年生・いちねんせい

Junior・後輩・こうはい

Kindergartener・幼稚園児・ようちえんじ

Preschooler・未就学児・みしゅうがくじ

Principal・校長・こうちょう

Professor・教授・きょうじゅ

School Nurse・保健室の先生・ほけんしつのせんせい

Senior・先輩・せんぱい

Student・学生・がくせい

Teacher・先生・せんせい

Vice Principal・教頭・きょうとう

Classroom・教室・きょうしつ

Art Room・美術室・びじゅつしつ

Classroom・教室・きょうしつ

Gym・体育館・たいいくかん

Library・図書室・としょしつ

Music Room・音楽室・おんがっくしつ

Nurse’s Office・保健室・ほけんしつ

Playground・校庭・こうてい

Principal’s Office・校長室・こうちょうしつ

Science Lab・理科室・りかしつ

Staff Room・職員室・しょくいんしつ

Other・その他・そのほか

Break/Holiday・休み・やすみ

Enroll/Enter・入学する・にゅうがくする

Enrance Ceremony・入学式・にゅうがくしき

Entrance Exam・入学試験・にゅうがくしけん

Exam/Test・試験・しけん

Expelled・退学になる・たいがくになる

Fill In The Blank・穴埋め問題・あなうめもんだい

Finals・期末試験・きまつしけん

Grades・成績・せいせき

Graduate・卒業する・そつぎょうする

Graduation Ceremony・卒業式・そつぎょうしき

Leave/Withdraw/Quit School・退学する・たいがくする

Midterm・中間試験・ちゅうかんしけん

Multiple Choice・選択問題・せんたくもんだい

Quiz・少テスト・こテスト

Report Card・通信簿・つうしんぼ

Skip Class・授業をサボる・じゅぎょうをサボる

Suspension・停学・ていがく

Teacher’s Pet・先生のお気に入りの生徒・せんせいのおきにいりのせいと

Transfer・転校・てんこう

True or False・正誤問題・せいごもんだい

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Kanji Spotlight #21: 豆

豆 in and of itself only means a bean. However, when placed in front of some words, it seems 豆 can indicate something small or miniature. I will show off some of these word compounds in this post.

豆知識 (まめ・ち・しき) trivia/ bits of knowledge, formed from 豆 (bean) and 知識 (knowledge, composed in turn of 知 (to know) and 識 (consciousness))

豆台風 (まめ・たい・ふう) mini typhoon, formed from 豆 (bean) and 台風 (knowledge, composed in turn of 台 (pedestal) and 風 (wind)) 

豆電球 (まめ・でん・きゅう) miniature light bulb/ midget lamp, formed from 豆 (bean) and 電球 (light bulb, composed in turn of 電 (electricity) and 球 (ball)) 

豆鉄砲 (まめ・てっ・ぽう) peashooter, formed from 豆 (bean) and 鉄砲 (gun, composed in turn of 鉄 (iron) and 砲 (cannon))

豆本 (まめ・ほん) miniature book, formed from 豆 (bean) and 本 (book)

豆粒 (まめ・つぶ) a speck, formed from 豆 (bean) and 粒 (grain(of rice, etc.))

Not a ton of good words I could find for this post, but I hope it was worth a peek nonetheless. Thanks for reading!

[ohitoyoshi]

I guess I’ll add one word that I know, which is… 豆柴 「まめしば」 miniature shiba inu

[narz-sensei]

One word answers

There are some useful one word answers that you’ll probably need to know for everyday conversations in Japanese!

はい “yes”

いいえ “no”

たぶん “maybe”

いま “now”

あとで “later”

ずっと “always”

どこか “somewhere”

あの… “ummh”

あれ “huh?”

まじで “seriously?”

Hope these were useful and you can make good use of them mina-san!

がんばてください！〜