Hoshikage (星影)
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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Learning English and Japanese
For everyone learning English/Japanese
Lack of Sleep
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
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)
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
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 Mokuhyō (目的): Part 2
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 Mokuhyō (目的): Part 1
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)
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)
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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