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Japanese Word of the Day

#Japanese #WordoftheDay 盲信 (ぼうしん/boushin) ‘blind acceptance, blind belief, credulity’ Example: 勝手だけど我々は君を盲信するしかないんだ

— Learning Japanese (@LearnJPBOD) May 5, 2018

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Graphic Design Vocab in Japanese

類似色 (るいじいろ): analogous colors 補色 : complementary colors 暖色  (だんしょく) : warm colors 寒色 (かんしょく): cool colors グラデーション : gradient 色関連 (いろかんれん): color relevance 不透明度 (ふとうめいど): opacity 解像度 (かいぞうど): enhance 彩度 (さいど): hue 色相 (しきそう): saturation 明度 (めいど): brightness, lightness, value 色温度 (いろおんど): color temperature 3色配色 (３いろさいしょく): triads ラフ : rough design ホワイトスペース : white space フィギュアグラウンド : figure ground シンメトリカル : symmetrical アシンメトリカル : asymmetrical プライマリーカラーズ : primary colors 画像 : image; picture タイポグラフィー: typography セリフ : serif サンセリフ : sans serif スラブセリフ : slab serif キャップライン : capline 大文字 : upper case letter; large character ミッドライン :midline 小文字 : lower case letter; small character アセンダー : ascender ディセンダー : descender ベースライン : baseline キャップハイト : cap height エックスハイト : x-height ボディハイト : body height ステム : stem カーニング : kerning 

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Sou-Matome JLPT N2 Vocab Pt 1

賃貸アパート (ちんたいアパート) : rental apartment

家賃 (やちん): monthly rent

管理日 (かんりひ): caretaker fee

無料/ただ: free, no charge

有料 (ゆうりょう): not free

徒歩 (とほ): going (by foot)

3階建て (さんかいだて): 3 story building

南向き (みなみむき): south facing

築十年 (ちくじゅうねん): built 10 years ago

自転車置き場 (じてんしゃおきば): bicycle lot

敷金 (しききん): deposit 

礼金 (れいきん):  key money

広々 (ひろびろ): spacious

日当たり (ひあたり): exposure to the sun

人通り (ひとどおり): pedestrian traffic

一軒家 / 一戸建て ( いっけにゃ/いっこだて): a house

物干し (ものほし): frame for drying clothes

 風呂場 (ふろば): bathroom

洗面所 (せんめんじょ): washroom

一人暮らし (ひとりくらし): single living

一人住まい (ひとりずまい): living alone

近所付き合い (きんじょづきあい):  relations with neighbors

付き合う (つきあう): to go out with

引っ越し (ひっこうし): moving 

荷作り (にづくり): packing

回覧板 (かいらんばん): bulletin, notice board

この辺り (あたり) / この付近 (ふきん): around here

真ん前 (まんまえ): right in front of…

真後ろ (まうしろ): right behind

真ん中 (まんなか): right in the middle

斜め前 (ななめまえ): kitty corner, diagonal

チラシ: leaflet, ad

ながめ:  view

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Japanese Word of the Day

#Japanese #WordoftheDay 協力 (きょうりょく/kyouryoku) “cooperation, collaboration”

— Learning Japanese (@LearnJPBOD) February 23, 2018

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Japanese Word of the Day

#Japanese #WordoftheDay 発揮 (はっき/hakki) ‘exhibition, demonstration, show, display, manifestation’ Example: この場面で 普段通りを発揮するなんて大したもんだぜ

— Learning Japanese (@LearnJPBOD) February 19, 2018

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天文（てんもん）ASTRONOMY

宇宙（うちゅう）SPACE; COSMOS; UNIVERSE

大気（たいき）Atmosphere

空（そら）Sky

上空（じょうくう）Upper sky

星（ほし）Star

彗星（すいせい）Comet

星雲（せいうん）Nebula

望遠鏡（ぼうえんきょう）Telescope

惑星（わくせい）PLANET

太陽（たいよう）Sun

水星（すいせい）Mercury

金星（きんせい）Venus

地球（ちきゅう）Earth

火星（かせい）Mars

木星（もくせい）Jupiter

土星（どせい）Saturn

天王星（てんのうせい）Uranus

海王星（かいおうせい）Neptune

冥王星（めいおうせい）Pluto

例：私は宇宙のことが好きです。I like space.

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Japanese Word of the Day

#Japanese #WordoftheDay 静粛 (せいしゅく/seishuku) ‘silent’ Example: ニック司祭殿 静粛に願います

— Learning Japanese (@LearnJPBOD) February 13, 2018

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Jump・BTS（単語）

vocabulary taken from the Japanese version of Jump by BTS

手上げ・てあげ [noun] – throwing up one’s hands

飛び・とび [noun] – leaping

全員・ぜんいん [noun] – everyone; everybody

飛び出す・とびだす [verb] – to jump out; to fly out

乗り出す・のりだす [verb] – to set out

さあ [conjunction] – come now; come along

騒ぎ・さわぎ [noun] – uproar; disturbance

夢・ゆめ [noun] – dream

目指し・めざし [noun] – aim; goal; purpose

憧れる・あこがれる [verb] – to admire

でかくなる [verb] – to grow

流れる・ながれる [verb] – to flow

大人・おとな [noun]

ガキ・がき [noun] – kid; brat

当時・とうじ [noun] – at that time; in those days

無邪気・むじゃき [noun] – innocence; simplemindedness

観・かん [noun suffix] – sight; spectacle; look; appearance

真似する・まねする [verb] – to imitate; to copy; to mimic

戻る・もどる [verb] – to return; to go back; to turn back

目・め [noun] – eye

閉じる・とじる [verb] – to close; to shut

叫ぶ・さけぶ [verb] – to shout; to cry; to scream

進む・すすむ [verb] – to advance, to go forward

先・さき [noun] – ahead

人生・じんせい [noun] – life

後悔・こうかい [noun] – regret; remorse

飛ぶ・とぶ [verb] – to jump; to leap

数える・かぞえる [verb] – to count

たまに [adverb] – occasionally; once in a while

過去・かこ [noun] – the past; bygone days

浮かび上がる・うかびあがる [verb] – to rise to the surface

真っ新な・まっさらな [adjective] – brand new

向かい合う・むかいあう [verb] – to be opposite; to face each other

目覚まし・めざまし [noun] – alarm clock; opening one’s eyes

超える・こえる [verb] – to cross over; to pass through

遠慮・えんりょ [noun] – hesitation

巻き戻す・まきもどす [verb] – to rewind

片隅・かたすみ [noun] – corner

置く・おく [verb] – to put; to place

引っ張る・ひっぱる [verb] – to pull

回る・まわる [verb] – to turn; to revolve

純粋な・じゅんすいな [adjective] – pure; true; genuine

満たす・みたす [verb] – to satisfy; to meet; to fulfill; to gratify

甘い・あまい [adjective] – sweet

幼い・おさない [adjective] – very young; childish; immature

準備・じゅんび [noun] – preparation; setup; arrangements

やっと [adverb] – at last

進化・しんか [noun] – evolution; progress

舞台・ぶたい [noun] – stage

全て・すべて [noun] – everything; all; entirely; completely

頂く・いただく[verb] – to receive

超・ちょう [noun prefix] – super; ultra

だらけ [noun suffix] – full of; riddled with

英雄・えいゆう [noun] – hero

希望・きぼう [noun] – hope

狂う・くろう [verb] – to go mad

羽・はね [noun] – wing

伸ばす・のばす [verb] – to extend; to stretch

果て・はて [noun] – the end

胸を張る・むねをはる [verb] – to throw out one’s chest; to be confident

投げる・なげる [verb] – to throw; to cast away

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Kanji version of words usually written in hiragana

While these words are usually written in hiragana, sometimes you’ll see them written in kanji instead, so learning to at least recognize them is pretty helpful. Trust me on this, I got confused by 沢山 way too many times already haha

有難う（ありがとう）ー thank you 幾つ（いくつ）ー how many 流石（さすが）ー as one would expect 更に（さらに）ー furthermore, again, after all 既に（すでに）ー already 沢山（たくさん）ー a lot 丁度（ちょうど）ー just, exactly, precisely 出来る（できる）ー to be able 尚（なお）ー furthermore, still, yet 何故（なぜ）ー why 等（など）ー et cetera 程（ほど）ー degree, extent, approximately 然し（しかし）ー however 居る（いる）ー to be (people, animals) 有る（ある）ー to be (things) 恐らく（おそらく）ー probably, likely 下さい（ください）ー please (give me, do for me) 只（ただ）ー only,  just; free of charge 及び（および）ー and, as well as

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Weather & Seasons | In Japan Hey guys, today we’re gonna talk about the seasons and weather in Japanese! It’s common to talk about the weather in any language when making small talk, so let’s check out what you might say in Japanese! Winter・冬・ふゆ In Japan Winter is from December to February! In Northern and Central Japan you’re likely to experience snowfall during Winter. Spring・春・はる In Japan Spring is from March to May! The Cherry Blossoms bloom during Spring. Summer・夏・なつ In Japan Summer is from June to August! There’s a month long rainy period during Summer in Japan. Besides the rainy season it’s generally very hot and humid. Autumn・秋・あき In Japan Autumn is from September to November! Autumn in Japan is very cool and breezy. Vocabulary Seasons・季節・きせつ Autumn・秋・あき Dry Season・乾季・かんき Four Seasons・四季・しき Rainy Season・雨期・うき Spring・春・はる Summer・夏・なつ Winter・冬・ふゆ Weather・天気・てんき Cloud・雲・くも Cloudy・曇り・くもり Cool・涼しい・すずしい Cold・寒い・さむい Flood・洪水・こうずい Fog・霧・きり

Evening Fog・夕霧・ゆうぎり

Morning Fog・朝霧・あさぎり

Hail・雹・ひょう Heavy Rain・大雨・おおあめ Heavy Snow・大雪・おおゆき Hot・暑い・あつい Humidity・湿度・しつど Hurricane・ハリケーン Rain・雨・あめ Snow・雪・ゆき Sun・太陽・たいよう Sunny・晴れ・はれ Temperature・温度・おんど Thunder・雷・かみなり Tsunami・津波・つなみ Typhoon・台風・たいふう Warm・暖かい・あたたかい Weather Forecast・天気予報・てんきよほう Wind・風・かぜ You can add the word 「とても」, which means ‘very’, before the phrases to emphasise the weather. For example, to say that it’s very cold 「とても寒い」or very hot「とても暑い」. Expressions: e.g.  風が強いです。         It’s windy.         今日はいい天気です。         The weather today is nice.         ひどい天気ですね。         Terrible weather, isn’t it?I         外は雨が降っています。         It’s raining outside.         ここ最近はとても暑いですね。          It’s been very hot lately, hasn’t it?

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a website called glosbe will translate words or phrases for you and then show you the word or phrase in context, which is great for people who are learning a second language. here’s what it provided for me when I translated  文鳥 (java sparrow) into english, just as an example

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Valentine’s Day Hey guys, now that it’s February Valentine’s Day is slowly approaching so I thought I would make a post about this holiday and the kinds of vocab and expressions you might use around this time. Do you guys have any plans? I’m trying to plan a surprise event for my boyfriend! Vocab: Valentine’s Day・バレンタインデー Date・デート Boyfriend・彼氏・かれし Girlfriend・彼女・かのじょ Like・好き Love・大好き（or 愛・あい）* Confess・告白する・こくはくする  (こくる= slang) Flirt・イチャイチャ Hug・抱く・だく Kiss・キッス Present・プレセント Chocolate・チョコレート（or チョコ）

Valentine’s Chocolate・バレンタインチョコ

Obligatory Chocolate・義理チョコ・ぎりチョコ

True love Chocolate・本命チョコ・ほんめいチョコ

On Valentine’s Day in Japan, girls give 義理チョコ [giri choco] to boys they often associate with, such as club members, co-workers, or friends. In Japanese “義理” means duty or obligation. However, they give 本命チョコ [honmei choco] to boys who they have serious feelings for and are confessing to! It’s important to know the difference between the two if you plan on handing out chocolate in Japan. Expressions: 大好きです。 / あなたが大好き！ I love you. 好きです。/  あなたが好き！ I like you. 私と付き合って下さい。 Please go out with me! 彼に告白した。 I confessed to him. イチャイチャしないでよ。 Stop flirting with me. 好きじゃない！ I don’t like you! *Side note: 愛「愛してる」is commonly seen online and means “love” in Japanese, but actually Japanese couples don’t use this word to express their love for each other because it’s too formal, even between couples it feels weird to say. 大好き is the most commonly used expression of love in Japan.

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Learning Japanese Master Post #02.

Here’s a master post for video lessons #51-#100 in the Learning Japanese video series, all view-able for free on YouTube! That’s right, each topic gets its own episode! All arranged in order and linked below. Check out all 200+ video lessons at the official YouTube channel here and the other Master Posts: 1 3

Conjugations of Desu (です) 

Conjugating い-Adjectives 

Conjugating な-Adjectives 

How-to Say “(I/We) want X” and “Do you want X?” (Xがほしいです) 

How-to Say “X wants Y” (Third Person) (XはYをほしがっている) (cont.) 

“VERBAL NOUN ＋ に(行く/来る)” as “Going/coming to do VERBAL NOUN” 

Using adjectives as adverbs 

How-to say “try to do VERB” (VERB て-Form ＋ みる) 

How-to say “in order to VERB/for the sake of VERBing” (VERB Dictionary Form + ために) 

Potential Form (Verb Conjugation) 

て- Form VERB + いる as “has VERB-ed” (Resultant State) 

X ので Y as “Because X, Y” 

How-to say “VERB while VERBING” with Pre-ますForm VERB + ながら + VERB 

How-to use しまう to emphasize finality of an action (て-Form + しまう) 

How-to say “to VERB2 without doing VERB1” (Negative ない-Form VERB1 + で + VERB2) 

How-to say “it is (easy/hard) to do VERB” with Pre-ます-Form VERB + (やすい/にくい) 

The たり-Form - たり-Form V1 + たり-Form V2 + する (Do VERB1, VERB2, and other such things) 

The て-Form as “and” (CLAUSE1 + て + CLAUSE 2 as “CLAUSE1 and CLAUSE2”) 

X までに as “by the time of X” 

How-to say “become (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + なる 

How-to say “make X (ADJECTIVE/NOUN)” with X を (ADJECTIVE/NOUN) + する 

How-to say “Before CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (Dictionary Form C1 + 前に + C2) 

How-to say “After CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” (た-Form C1 + 後で + C2) 

How-to say “do nothing but VERB” (て-Form VERB + ばかりいる) 

How-to say “VERB nothing but NOUN” (NOUN + ばかり + VERB) 

How-to say “start VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 始める) 

How-to say “finish VERBing” (Pre-ます-Form VERB + 終わる) 

(Dictionary/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようにする as “make an effort (to/not to) VERB” 

(Dictionary/Potential/Negative-ない)-Form VERB + ようになる as “it has become that” 

How-to say “I think that” (Plain-Form + と思う） 

Volitional Form (Verb Conjugation)

Plain Form + かも知れない as “(may/might/possibly) be _”

(Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJECTIVE) + すぎる as “(VERB too much/too ADJECTIVE)” 

Volitional-Form VERB + と思う as “I think I will VERB” 

“A (is/isn’t) as ADJ as B” - AはB(と同じぐらい ADJ/ ほど Negative-Form ADJ) 

Plain-Form A + のに + B as “Even though A, B” 

AてからB as “After A, B” 

Plain-Form + でしょう as “probably ___” 

How-to say “should do VERB/it’s best to do VERB” (た-Form VERB + 方がいい） 

How-to say “should not do VERB/it’s best to not do VERB” (ない-Form VERB + 方がいい） 

Conditional ば-Form (Verb Conjugation + Adjective and Noun Conjugation) 

ば-Form CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” 

Negative ば-Form （なければ） CLAUSE1 + CLAUSE2 as “If not CLAUSE1, CLAUSE2” 

たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 1 of 2) 

たら-Form: C1たらC2 as “After C1, C2” or “If C1, C2” (pt. 2 of 2) 

(Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 1 of 2) 

(Pre-ます-Form VERB/Stem-Form ADJ) + そう（です/だ）as “it looks like ____” (pt. 2 of 2) 

Plain-Form CLAUSE + (そう/だ) as “heard that ___” 

て-Form VERB + おく as “to do VERB ahead of time” 

How-to ask/allow/deny permission to do something (て-Form VERB + もいいですか） 

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This week Koichi and Michael discuss the advantages of going to Japan to learn Japanese rather than spend time and money in a classroom. They offer practical advice for making your trip to Japan an impactful learning experience and a fun, long-lasting memory.

Topics include:

One (basically) free trick to get a ton of random Japanese people to talk to you, in Japanese, so you can have non-stop conversation practice while in Japan.

When to get the really cheap airplane tickets to Japan.

Getting over your fear of talking to strangers (that speak Japanese).

How being in Japan is like a “natural SRS,” and how it guides you to what you need to learn next (something very difficult for teachers to do).

How to make convenience stores, police officers, and people trying to get you into their restaurant into language practice partners.

How flying to Japan, renting a hotel room, and eating three meals a day can be cheaper than taking a class.

What to do to prepare yourself for your learning vacation, so you can get the most out of your time there.

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japanese medicine vocabulary

(Edo Japan) medicine vocabulary

薬　         くすり               medicine 漢方薬　  かんぽうやく   chinese medicine 枇杷葉湯  びわようとう   drink from dried loquat leaves

番医師　  ばんいし         doctor for each Han (little districts in Edo) 朝廷医　  ちょうていい  doctor for the Imperial Court 医者 　     いしゃ             doctor 医師　      いし　             doctor/physician 官医 　     かんい　         doctor for government officials, for the Shogun 町医師　 まちいし          doctor of the town / doctor for the townspeople 奥医師　 おくいし          doctor for the harem (Oku) of the Shogun in Edo castle 藪医者　 やぶいしゃ 　 quack doctor 中条 　    ちゅうじょ う  doctors specializing in abortion 中条流女医者 仲人医者 なこおどいしゃ  doctors as matchmakers for marriage 典薬寮     てんやくりょう  court physicians 病学通論  びょうがくつうろん  pathology list will be added continuously