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Hitomi Tashiro
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 28, 2018
Getting things straight and getting things done in Japanese with 'n desu kara' and 'n desu kedo'
Introducing the proper use of Xu3093u3067u3059u304bu3089u3001Y and Xu3093u3067u3059u3051u3069u3001Y.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 21, 2018
Explaining what you see and hear with 'no da'
Introducing u306eu3060, a phrase that is frequently used in daily conversation but has no good translation in English.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
May 14, 2018
Give your Japanese verbs wings using 'agaru' and 'ageru'
Introduce the basic meanings and uses of compound verb structures Vu4e0a(u3042)u304cu308b and Vu4e0a(u3042)u3052u308b.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
May 7, 2018
A formal lesson on informal endings
Introducing the proper use of the sentence-ending particles of u306a(u3042) and u306d(u3048).
Japan Times
LIFE / Language
Apr 30, 2018
It's a relief knowing the difference between '安心' and '安全'
Introducing two words that distinguish between feelings of relief and safety.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 23, 2018
You should get the hang of 'そのうち' and '今に' soon enough
Introducing two adverbs that show the near future, u305du306eu3046u3061 and u4ecau306b.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 16, 2018
If it's an explanation of how to use 'nara' you're looking for, here it is
Introducing how to use Xu306au3089u3001Y, meaning 'if X, Y' or 'if it is the case that X, Y.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 9, 2018
Pretty vacant: Being barely there in Japanese with 'bonyari' and 'botto'
Introducing two expressions, u307cu3093u3084u308a and u307cu3046u3063u3068, that indicate someone or something is dim, distant or vacant.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Apr 2, 2018
Taking an interest in describing hobbies
Shōhin-ni tsuite go-setsumei-shitara, kyōmi-o shimeshite-kudasaimashita. (When I explained our product, they showed interest in it.)
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 26, 2018
Showing some style using 'shiki' and 'fu'
Explaining the difference between the compound nouns Xu5f0f (u3057u304d) and Xu98a8(u3075u3046), both of which mean 'in the style of X.'
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 19, 2018
Joining up contradictory conditions in Japanese with 'ippo'
Fudan-no seikatsu-wa setsuyaku-suru ippō, o-iwaigoto-wa hade-ni suru. (They economize in their daily lives on the one hand but pull out all the stops for celebrations.)
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Mar 12, 2018
More than one way to use 'ippo' in Japanese
Looking at the noun u4e00u65b9 (u3044u3063u307du3046, one side/the other side) and its related expressions.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 26, 2018
Getting things done with just 'dake de' alone
Looking into the meanings and uses of the expression Xu3060u3051u3067Y.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 19, 2018
Getting things out there in Japanese with 'dasu'
introducing some meanings and uses of the verb u51fa(u3060)u3059 and its compound verbs.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 12, 2018
When thinking of using 'omou,' remember the subject dictates the form
Introducing ways of using the verb u601d(u304au3082)u3046 (to think) correctly.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Feb 5, 2018
Put some extra nuance into your verbs with 'komu'
Today we'll introduce some meanings and usages of the verb u8fbcuff08u3053uff09u3080, which means to be crowded/to include, as in u3053u306eu96fbu8ecauff08u3067u3093u3057u3083uff09u306fu8fbcu3093u3067u3044u308bu304bu3089u6b21uff08u3064u304euff09u306eu306bu3057u3088u3046u3002(This train is crowded so we should wait for the next one.) u8fbcu3080 can be attached to an action verb (X) to create the compound verb Xu8fbcu3080, which adds the idea of entering, going inside or putting something inside.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 22, 2018
Know your impressed 'kanshin' from your interested 'kanshin'
A look at the homonyms u611fu5fc3 (admiration) and u95a2u5fc3 (concern), which have nothing to do with each other.
Japan Times
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 15, 2018
Finally, after all, know the difference between 'yatto' and 'kekkyoku'
Introduce some usages of the adverbs u3084u3063u3068 (at last/finally) and u7d50u5c40 (u3051u3063u304du3087u304f, after all).
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Jan 8, 2018
Terms related to New Year's celebrations
What's the phrase for 'auspicious' in Japanese?
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 25, 2017
Knowing the difference between 'shinpai' and 'fuan'
How do you say 'I'm worried about how senior citizens live alone' in Japanese?
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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