Japanese language

Here are your next 15 Japanese words to add to your inventory. 1. terekusai - bashful;shy 2. nezumi iro - gray; mouse color 3. hai iro - grey; ash color 4. kigen zen 100 nen - B.C. 100 5. kigen go 1 nen - 1 A.D. 6. hyakunenbashi - 100 years bridge 7. kanzei - custom; tariff 8. jizen - in advance; beforehand 9. taisei - an organization; a system 10. shu^kan - a custom; a habit; a practice 11. iuta to^ri - like I said, didn't I say so? 12. nakanaka - quite;rather;pretty;quite 13. naisho - a secret 14. naisho ni suru - ... Read Full Story

Here are 15 more words to add to your Japanese language arsenal. 15 words every 2 days. 1. kanpai - cheers 2. kawase - a money order; a bill of exchange 3. shu^shoku - find employment;find work 4. tamashii - a soul; a spirit 5. nami no - ordinary; common quality; average 6. no^zei suru - pay taxes 7. hansei - reflection 8. haruka - far;far away(off) 9. fukin - the neighborhood 10. koshi - waist 11. jugyo^ - a class; school work; a lesson 12. jo^ho^ - information 13. shinrui - a relative 14. jinrui - the human race 15. oshimu - be ... Read Full Story

Have your friends quiz you on the words you memorize - to solidify them in your noodle!   Here are the next 15   1. mondai - a problem 2. handan suru - to judge, to interpret 3. jakuten - weakness, a fault 4. ketten - weakness, a fault 5. odoroku - to be surprized, amazed 6. ishi - a rock, stone 7. ishi - will  (as in the will to survive) 8. ueru - to be starving 9. ueru - to plant 10. yuumoa - humor 11. reibo^ - air conditioning 12. danbo^ - heating 13. ayamachi - a mistake 14. niwa - ... Read Full Story

mijika ni aru mono tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to amari ni chikasugite miushinatteshimaisou anata ga saikin taiken shita shiawase wa ittai nan desu ka? megumaresugiteite omoidasenai kamo! ima koko ni iru koto iki wo shiteiru koto tada sore dake no koto ga kiseki da to kizuku mijika ni aru mono tsune ni ki wo tsuketeinai to amari ni chikasugite miushinatteshimaisou You know the closer you get to something The tougher it is to see it And I'll never take it for granted Let's go! hitodasuke wo gizen to yobu yatsura mo iru kedo shinjiru no mo utagau no mo hito sorezore dakara tatoe ... Read Full Story

Japanese Grammar Plug and Play #107 JPPGG by Makurasuki Sensei & Japanetics Let's say that one day, while visiting Japan , you find yourself wanting to get someone to do you a favor. We must tell them that we need them to do us a favor and the more specific we are, the better . . . I mean . . . you're probably not going to want just any old thing, I mean... watcha wa... what do you really want?! What in the world could YOU possibly want? If the sushi is not up to your liking and you find yourself wanting instead some good ol'fashioned American Apple Pie, ... Read Full Story