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Hitomi Tashiro
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 19, 2015
Explaining the cause of the problem with sei
Today, we will introduce the meanings and usages of the noun u305bu3044 (because of), which expresses someone's belief about the cause of something.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 12, 2015
If the au fits, wear it
Today we will introduce the meanings and usage of the verb u5408uff08u3042uff09u3046 that means to fit. u5408u3046 is used to describe how something or someone (X) fits with something or someone else (Y) using the pattern X(a thing or person)u306fY(a thing or person)u306bu5408u3046, as in u4ecauff08u3044u307euff09u306eu4ed5u4e8buff08u3057u3054u3068uff09u306fu79c1uff08u308fu305fu3057uff09u306bu5408u3063u3066u3044u308b (My current job suits me).
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 5, 2015
20 years of learning Japanese with Well Said!
Today, we celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Well Said column by talking with some of its characters.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 29, 2014
Feeling good about using kimochi
Today, we will introduce the proper use of u6c17u6301uff08u304du3082uff09u3061, a phrase that refers to a feeling.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 22, 2014
Express yo-self with this one essential particle
Today, we will introduce u3088, a particle which is added to the end of a sentence to show a speaker's intention.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 15, 2014
There's still more to know about ne, after all
Last week, we introduced the end-of-sentence particle u306d and its uses. The basic meaning of u306d is to show or require agreement.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 8, 2014
The greatest of all Japanese particles is ne, isn't it?
Today, we will introduce the proper use of u306d, an end-of-sentence particle that shows the feeling of a speaker.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 1, 2014
Would you rather flunk out of Japanese than learn kurai-nara?
Today, we will introduce two expressions: Xu304fu3089u3044u306au3089Y and Xu304fu3089u3044Y u306fu306au3044/u3044u306au3044, where u304fu3089u3044 shows the degree of something.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 24, 2014
Getting your words just right with pittari
Today, we will introduce some uses of u3074u3063u305fu308a, an adverb that shows the state of something.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 17, 2014
Koto and kedo are useful, but only if you know what to do with them
Today, we will introduce the proper use of the pattern Xu3053u3068u306fXu3051u3069u3001Y, which is used to mean that X may be true, but Y.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 10, 2014
Without kara-de-nai-to, you could be in trouble
Today, we will introduce some uses of the phrase Xu304bu3089u3067u306au3044u3068Yu306au3044, which indicates an essential condition for something to happen.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 3, 2014
Say it with a bang using mō and mattaku
Today we will introduce some uses of u3082u3046 and u307eu3063u305fu304f, which help to emphasize something when speaking.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 27, 2014
Mashō-ka: Let's do this thing
Today, we will introduce some uses of Xu307eu3057u3087u3046u304b. X is a verb in masu-form without u307eu3059.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 20, 2014
Kuyashii: a useful word for those of us who frequently fail miserably
Today, we will introduce proper usage of the i-adjective u304fu3084u3057u3044, which is used to show feeling — it can express anger caused by humiliation, defeat or frustration.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 6, 2014
Controlling the sensation of time with 'buri'
Today, we will introduce the meanings and proper use of suffix u3076u308a, which comes after a noun that shows a certain length of time.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 29, 2014
Powering through space, time and bad jokes with 'bakari'
Today, we will introduce the meanings and usage of the particle u3070u304bu308a, the colloquially emphasized form of which is u3070u3063u304bu308a.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 22, 2014
Kyatchibōru-ni tekitō-na basho-wa nai-ka-nā
Today, we will introduce the meanings and usage of the na-adjective u9069u5f53uff08u3066u304du3068u3046uff09u306a (adequate).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 8, 2014
Natsuyasumi-chū, hitotsu-mo jiko-ga nakatta
Today, we will introduce the meanings and usage of the suffix uff5eu4e2duff08u3061u3085u3046uff0fu3058u3085u3046uff09 meaning 'in.'
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 1, 2014
Saifu-ni sen-en shika nai
Today, we will introduce the meanings and usage of the particle u3057u304b (only).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 25, 2014
ii-yo!
Today, we will introduce the meanings and usage of the adjective u3044u3044 (good).
U.S. aircraft carrier returns to Japan carrying navy’s ‘most capable fighter’
U.S. 7th Fleet Commander Vice Adm. Fred Kacher speaks to reporters shortly after the arrival of aircraft carrier USS George Washington at Yokosuka naval base in Kanagawa Prefecture on Friday.
Tokyo police care for lost umbrellas, keys and flying squirrels
An employee at the Tokyo Metropolitan Police Department Lost and Found Center in the Iidabashi area of central Tokyo bags, tags and organizes thousands of items.
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Japan approves ¥21.9 trillion stimulus plan
The policy chiefs of the Democratic Party for the People, Liberal Democratic Party and Komeito — Makoto Hamaguchi (left), Itsunori Onodera (center) and Mitsunari Okamoto — shake hands after reaching an agreement on an economic stimulus package on Wednesday.
Woman dies after train collides with car in Tochigi
A Moka Railway train car
133-year-old Kyushu railway station remains to be partially preserved
The remains of the original Moji Station in Kitakyushu
After Shohei Ohtani bump, Iwate ironware maker sees brighter future
Kaito Kikuchi's decision to send superstar Shohei Ohtani one of his company's traditional ironware tea kettles has paid off with a surge of interest from general consumers.
Shohei Ohtani wins National League MVP award
Shohei Ohtani celebrates after hitting a three-run home run against the Padres during the National League Division Series at Dodger Stadium in Los Angeles last month.
The slow-burn success of ‘A Samurai in Time’
A 19th-century warrior gets struck by lightning and wakes to find himself in 21st-century Kyoto in Junichi Yasuda’s surprise hit “A Samurai in Time.”
Around a quarter of Japan married couples in their 20s met through dating apps
A survey released by an organization promoting “Good Couples Day” shows that 24% of couples in their 20s met their marriage partner through a dating app.

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