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Hitomi Tashiro
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 18, 2014
Sonna-ni kataku naranaide-kudasai
Today, we will introduce the meanings and usage of the adjective u304bu305fu3044 uff08hard/stiff/stable, etc.uff09.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 11, 2014
Zenzen yoku-nai.
Today, we will introduce the meanings and usage of the adverb u5168u7136 uff08u305cu3093u305cu3093/ neveruff09.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Aug 4, 2014
Boku-ga kōchō-dattara
Today, we will introduce how to express a fantasy, using the subjunctive mood (if-sentence).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 28, 2014
Genki-wo dashite!
Today we will introduce various meanings and usages of the transitive verb u51fauff08u3060uff09u3059 (to take something out).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 21, 2014
Nani-ga sonnani okashii-no-kashira?
Today, we will introduce the adjective u304au304bu3057u3044 (funny/strange), and compare it with another adjective u304au3082u3057u308du3044 (funny/interesting).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 14, 2014
Mata kutsushita-ga nugippanashi!
Today, we will introduce the expression X(verb)u3063u3071u306au3057, comparing the expression X(verb)u307eu307e.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jul 7, 2014
Otoko-rashī hito-ga taipu-na-no-ne.
Today we will introduce some expressions that describe the behaviors, physical features or attributes that characterize a person and X(noun)u3089u3057u3044Y(noun) is one of these expressions, as in Ms. Tamachi's u7537uff08u304au3068u3053uff09u3089u3057u3044u4ebauff08u3072u3068uff09( a manly person) in Situation 1, or as in u5148u751fuff08u305bu3093u305bu3044uff09u3089u3057u3044u614bu5ea6uff08u305fu3044u3069uff09(The attitude that is appropriate for a teacher to take).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 29, 2014
Kodomo-tachi-ga kono eiga-wo mitagatte-iru-no
Today, we will introduce the use of u304cu308b/u305fu304cu308b, which shows a person's desire or feeling.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 22, 2014
Naruhodo
Today, we will introduce some usages of u306au308bu307bu3069 and u305fu3057u304bu306b, which are used as u3042u3044u3065u3061.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 15, 2014
Kono-mise-no nedan-wa yasuku-nai-to omou-nā
This week, we will introduce the meaning and proper use of the negative expression and past tense of X u3068u601du3046.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jun 1, 2014
Watashi-wa Gray-san-no an-ga ii-to omoimasu
Today, we introduce the proper usage of u601duff08u304au3082uff09u3046 and u601du3063u3066u3044u308b, which both mean 'think.' There are some points to consider when using the verb of thought, u601du3046.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 25, 2014
Kenkō-no tame-ni jogingu-wo yatte-ita-n-da-kedo, kaette hiza-ga itaku-natchatte-ne
Today, we will introduce the proper use of the adverb u304bu3048u3063u3066, which means 'on the contrary' or 'rather' and is used when a result is contrary to one's expectation.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 18, 2014
Kurarinetto-toka furūto-toka naratte-mitai-to omotte-iru-n-da
Today, we will introduce some usages of u3068u304b, which lists examples. Xu3068u304bYu3068u304b is used to show similar examples, and is almost the same in the meaning of Xu3084Yu306au3069.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 11, 2014
Kinō, Aria-to-iu resutoran-ni itta-n-da.
Today, we will introduce the proper use of Xu3068u3044u3046Y and Xu3068u304bu3044u3046Y. X(noun)u3068u3044u3046 Y (noun) means that Y is known as X, and is used when the speaker thinks that the listener doesn't know about X or when both the speaker and the listener don't know it very well. X is the topic word, and Y is the category of X.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 4, 2014
Rifōmu-suru rashii-no-yo. It seems they are having their house remodeled
Rifōmu-suru rashii-no-yo. (It seems they are having their house remodeled.)
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 27, 2014
Seikatsu-shūkan-byō-ni naru-nowa, chūkōnen-towakagiranai- sō-yo
Today, we introduce Xu3068u306fu9650uff08u304bu304euff09u3089u306au3044, which shows partial negation. Xu3068u306fu9650uff08u304bu304euff09u3089u306au3044 means that X is not necessarily the case, and is used when the speaker shows that X is not always true even though it is generally thought that X is true.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 20, 2014
Shimekiri-ni maniau yō-ni, minna-de ganbarimashō
Today we introduce some uses of the verb u304cu3093u3070u308b that can be used in various situations.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 6, 2014
Futari-wa dō-yatte shiri-atta-no?
Today, we will introduce the proper use of u5408uff08u3042uff09u3046, which attaches to a main verb. X [verb in masu form without masu] u5408uff08u3042uff09u3046 adds the meaning that two or more people/things do the same action [X], creating a reciprocal effect.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 30, 2014
A, kawaii neko!
Today, we will introduce the various meanings and usages of two adjectives u304bu308fu3044u3044 (cute/lovable) and u3053u308fu3044 (scary/scared) and their related expressions.
LIFE / Language
Mar 23, 2014
Natsukashikute, chotto yotte-mita-n-desu.
Natsukashikute, chotto yotte-mita-n-desu. (I was feeling nostalgic, so thought I'd drop by for a bit.)
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.
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
Japan will spend ¥325 million in government funds on Princess Yuriko's funeral
Princess Yuriko waves during the New Year's public greeting at the Imperial Palace in Tokyo in January 2019.
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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