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Month: June 2018

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Hoshikage (星影)

Jun 30, 2018Jul 01, 2018 Toru 0 Comments light, moon, moonlight, shadow, star, starlight

Hoshikage 星影 What comes to your mind when you hear ‘hoshikage‘ (星影)? 「星影」と聞いて何を思い浮かべますか? Hoshi (星) means ‘star‘ and kage (影)

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Lack of Sleep

Jun 29, 2018 Toru 0 Comments blue light, computer, hormone, melatonin, sleep, smartphone

Lack of Sleep 寝不足 These days I have trouble getting to sleep. 最近、あまり寝付きが良くありません。 I think the reason is that I

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Me and Foreign Languages

Jun 28, 2018Jun 29, 2018 Toru 0 Comments

Me and Foreign Languages 私と外国語 Today I would like to write my post under the theme of ‘me and the

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Anata (あなた – You/Sweetheart)

Jun 27, 2018 Toru 0 Comments Edo, husband, pronoun, sweetheart, wife, you

Anata あなた I wrote about Japanese two person pronouns yesterday. 昨日は日本語の二人称代名詞について書きました。 In that post, I said that you should not

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Second Person Pronouns

Jun 26, 2018 Toru 0 Comments manager, person, pronouns, second, sensei, teacher, you

Second Person Pronouns 二人称代名詞 It may be very difficult for Japanese learners to treat Japanese second person pronouns. 日本語を学ぶ外国人にとって、二人称代名詞の扱いはとても難しいかもしれません。 Second

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Mokuhyō(目標) and Mokuteki(目的) Part 2

Jun 25, 2018 Toru 0 Comments aim, dream, goal, mark, objective, target

Mokuhyō and Mokuteki Part 2 目標と目的 Part 2 Today I would like to introduce you to the difference between mokuhyō

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Mokuhyō (目標) and Mokuteki (目的) Part 1

Jun 24, 2018 Toru 0 Comments aim, eye, goal, mark, objective, purpose, target

Mokuhyō and Mokuteki Part 1 目標と目的 Part 1 I introduced you to the Japanese word meyasu (目安) yesterday. 昨日は「目安」という言葉を紹介しました。 Meyasu

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Meyasu (目安 – Rough Standard)

Jun 23, 2018 Toru 0 Comments eye, goal, indication, relief, standard

Meyasu 目安 I write short English texts every day on Lang-8 while defining 100 words as ‘meyasu‘ (目安). 私は毎日、100単語を「目安」にLang-8で記事を投稿しています。 Meyasu

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Aibou (相棒 – Buddy)

Jun 22, 2018 Toru 0 Comments buddy, carry, Edo, partner, stick, vehicle

Aibou 相棒 Do you have aibou (相棒)? あなたには「相棒」がいますか? Aibo means a partner who works or plays with you. 「相棒」とは、一緒に仕事などをする相手や仲間のことを指す言葉です。 Ai

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