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Hitomi Tashiro
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 16, 2014
Chotto, kōen-wo sanpo-shite-kimasu
Chotto, kōen-wo sanpo-shite-kimasu. (I'm just taking a walk in the park.)
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 9, 2014
Iyoiyo raigetsu-kara shōhizei-ga agarimasu-ne
Today we introduce various meanings and usages of the verb u4e0auff08u3042uff09u304cu308b (to go up) and its related expressions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 2, 2014
Asoko-no kado-wo migi-ni magaru-to arimasu-yo
Today we will introduce the difference in the meaning and usage of two nouns u89d2uff08u304bu3069uff09and u9685uff08u3059u307fuff09, which are both generally translated as 'corner.' Please imagine the shape of a square; it has four edges.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 23, 2014
Sakki-kara damarikonde-shimatte
Today we introduce some usages of the verb u8fbcuff08u3053uff09u3080 (to be crowded) and related vocabulary. u8fbcu3080 describes that a place is crowded, as in: u96fbu8ecauff08u3067u3093u3057u3083uff09u304cu8fbcu3093u3067u3044u3066u3001u3059u308fu308cu306au304bu3063u305f (The train was too crowded to get a seat).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 16, 2014
Nante kanshin-na ojōsan-nano!
Today we will introduce the usage of the two nouns that are homonyms but are written with different kanji, u304bu3093u3057u3093uff08u611fu5fc3uff09and u304bu3093u3057u3093uff08u95a2u5fc3uff09, and their related expressions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 9, 2014
Honto-ni yoku nite-iru
Today we will introduce various meanings and usages of adverb u3088u304f(well). u3088u304fis the adverbial form of adjective u3088u3044/u3044u3044 (good) and is used as an adverb in various meanings.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 2, 2014
Kū ki-ga warui!
Today we will introduce various meanings and usages of the adjective u60aauff08u308fu308buff09u3044(bad/harmful/wrong), which is the antonym of u3044u3044 (good).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 26, 2014
Tenkin-de kite, sonomama sumitsuite-shimau hito-mo ooi-sō-desu
Tenkin-de kite, sonomama sumitsuite-shimau hito-mo ooi-sō-desu. (There are many people who settled there after getting transferred, I heard.)
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 19, 2014
Suteru-no-wa mottainai-kara, bazaa-ni dasō-kana
Today we introduce various meanings and usages of the adjective u3082u3063u305fu3044u306au3044 (wasteful), which was made world-famous by the Mottainai Campaign created by N obel Peace Prize-laureate Wangari Maathai of Kenya.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 12, 2014
U, mazui!
Last week we introduced the colloquial adjective u3046u307eu3044 (good). Today we introduce various meanings and usages of its antonym u307eu305au3044 (bad).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 5, 2014
Kono ryokan-no shokuji-wa umai-na
Today we will introduce various meanings and usages of the adjective u3046u307eu3044 (good). In Situation 1, the husband says u3046u307eu3044 to mean delicious, which sounds somewhat blunt and is used mainly by men.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 29, 2013
Shinagawa-san-wa dokoka-ni iku-n-desu-ka?
Today, we will introduce the proper use of the particle u306f. Precisely speaking, Xu306f can be translated as 'talking about X' or 'as for X.' The speaker marks the topic of the sentence (= X), and says something about the topic.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 22, 2013
Ima, denwa-wo shite-iru hito-ga Tian-san-desu
Today we will introduce the proper use of the particle u304c. X u304c is used to mark the subject of the sentence (= X) when it is newly introduced.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 15, 2013
Ja, haite-mimasu
X (= verb in te-form) + u307fu308b is usually used in various patterns, such as in X (= verb in te-form) + u307fu3066(u304fu3060u3055u3044) (please do X and see how it is); X (= verb in te-form) +u307fu305fu3044uff08I want to do X and see how it is); X (= verb in te-form) + u307fu3066u3082u3044u3044u3067u3059u304b (may I do X and see how it is?); X (= verb in te-form) + u307fu305fu307bu3046u304cu3044u3044 (it will be better for you to do X to see how it is); and X (= verb in te-form) +u307fu3088u3046 (let's do X and see how it is). Example: u958buff08u3042uff09u3044u3066u3044u308bu304bu3069u3046u304bu3001u5e97uff08u307fu305buff09u306bu96fbu8a71uff08u3067u3093u308fuff09u3057u3066u307fu3088u3046 (let's call the restaurant and see if it's open). X (= verb in te-form) +u307fu305fu3044 or X (= verb in te-form) + u307fu3066uff08u304fu3060u3055u3044uff09 shows the speaker's reserved feeling more than X (= verb in pre-masu-form) + u305fu3044 and X (= verb in te-form) + u304fu3060u3055u3044 (please) respectively.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 1, 2013
Jitsu-wa, kacho-ni chui-sarechatta-n-da
Today we will introduce the two adverbs u5b9fuff08u3058u3064uff09u306f and u5b9fu969b uff08u3058u3063u3055u3044uff09u306f. u5b9fu306f translates as 'in fact,' 'as a matter of fact' or 'actually' and is used when the speaker discloses the truth or reveals a fact that is unexpected.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 24, 2013
Genchi-no hōritsu-ni motozuite susumenakerebanarimasen.
Today we introduce the proper use of two compound particles u306bu3082u3068u3065u3044u3066 and u3092u3082u3068u306b. Xu306bu3082u3068u3065u3044u3066Y means Y being based on X, and is used in formal or written language. X is usually a noun such as an information source, fact, rule or experience.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 17, 2013
Kōkōsei-wa nete-iru furi-wo shite-ita-noyo
Today, we introduce the proper use of u3075u308au3092u3059u308b and u307eu306du3092u3059u308b, which show action. u3075u308au3092u3059u308b means to pretend to do, affect or feign, and expresses that someone shows an attitude or action that is different from the truth intentionally.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 3, 2013
Kore, hon-ni kaite-aru toori-ni tsukutta-n-da-kedo
Kore, hon-ni kaite-aru toori-ni tsukutta-n-da-kedo. (I cooked it as it was written in the book.)
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 27, 2013
Saikin-no shinnyū-shain-wa amaete-imasu-ne
Section chief Mr. Okubo and division head Ms. Yamani are talking about the new employees.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 20, 2013
Taichō, daijōbu na-no?
Today, we will introduce the proper use of u3060u3044u3058u3087u3046u3076, which is frequently heard in daily conversation. u3060u3044u3058u3087u3046u3076 means 'all right' or 'no problem,' and is used to express one's physical and mental condition. u3060u3044u3058u3087 u3046u3076 can be used to express the condition of things such as machines, buildings or the weather.
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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