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~剤: chemicals in Japanese

※There are literally hundreds of such words, I only picked those I found particularly interesting.

漂白剤 (ひょうはくざい) - bleach

洗浄剤 (せんじょうざい) - detergent

芳香剤 (ほうこうざい) - air freshener; aromatic

接着剤 (せっちゃくざい) - adhesive; glue

除草剤 (じょそうざい) - herbicide

殺虫剤 (さっちゅうざい) - insecticide; pesticide

鎮痛剤 (ちんつうざい) - painkiller; analgesic

潤滑剤 (じゅんかつざい) - lubricant

鎮静剤 (ちんせいざい) - sedative; tranquiliser

清涼剤 (せいりょうざい) - tonic; freshener; cooling agent

研磨剤 (けんまざい) - abrasive; polishing agent

消臭剤 (しょうしゅうざい) - deodorant; air freshener

解毒剤 (げどくざい) - antidote

歯磨剤 (しまざい) - dentifrice; toothpaste

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What babies call things

赤ちゃんの言葉

Onomatopoetic Repetitive Words 

(words based on mimicking the sound the object makes)

ワンワン　dog

ニャンニャン　cat

ガーガー　duck

モーモー　cow

ポッポ　pigeon

コッコ　chicken

ポンポン　tummy

ブーブー　car

Non-onomatopoetic Repetitive Words

クック　shoes (くつ)

ねんね　go to sleep (寝る)

パンパン　bread (パン)

キレイキレイ　wipe or wash hands (綺麗)

ナイナイ　put away

かみかみ　chew (噛む)

すきすき　hug, show affection

モグモグ　eat

Body Parts (usually with the honorific prefix お)

おくち　mouth

おみみ　ear

おゆび　finger

おはな　nose

おつむ　head

おてて　hand

あんよ　foot

Other Words Used with Babies

えんちょ　sit down

ばっちい　dirty

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Today’s phrase is 頑張る (ganbaru)!

Happy learning °˖✧◝(⁰▿⁰)◜✧˖°  

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Common Food Allergy Words 

Part 1 Wheat

•Part 2 Soy• •Part 3 Nuts• •Part 4 Dairy• •Part 5 Eggs•

This is a list of common foods that people are allergic to. I’m putting all forms of the words so if this effects you, you can identify the dangers easily.

I’m severely allergic to wheat gluten. It lacerates my intestines and I could die, so these lists are important to me.

麩質「ふしつ」 fushitsu: gluten 

グルテン　gluten 

麩「ふ」fu: wheat gluten; seitan 

お麩「おふ」ofu: wheat gluten; seitan 

御麩「おふ」ofu: wheat gluten; seitan 

麬「ふすま」 fusuma: wheat bran, mash

正麩「しょうふ」 shoufu: wheat starch

小麦グルテン「こむぎグルテン」komugigluten: wheat gluten 

焼き麩 or 焼きふ「やきふ」yakifu: yakifu; light, bread-like dish made from baked wheat gluten

生麩「なまふ」namafu/ 「しょうふ」 shoufu: nama-fu, wheat gluten mixed with rice flour and steamed in large blocks

麦茶「むぎちゃ」mugicha: barley tea 

大麦「おおむぎ」oomugi: barley (Hordeum vulgare)

麦みそ「むぎみそ」mugimiso: barley miso

麦味噌「むぎみそ」mugimiso: barley miso 

いなか味噌「いなかみそ」inakamiso: barley miso 

麦麹「むぎこうじ」mugikouji: barley koji 

焦がし「がし」kaji: flour made from parched rice or barley (can be mixed in hot water and drunk) 

割り麦「わりむぎ」warimugi: ground barley

米麦「べい��く」beibaku: rice and barley; corn

麦飯「ばくはん」bakuhan: boiled barley and rice

圧麦「おしむぎ」oshimugi: rolled barley; rolled oats

クワス　kvass (fermented beverage resembling beer but made from rye or barley) 

麩菓子「ふがし」 fugashi: candy made from wheat gluten, wheat-gluten snack

麹「かむだち」kamudachi: mould grown on rice, barley, beans, etc. as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc. (mold); malted rice; malt

糀「こうじ」kouji: mould grown on rice, barley, beans, etc. as a starter to make sake, miso, soy sauce, etc. (mold); malted rice; malt

麦こがし「むぎこがし」mugikogashi: parched-barley flour; ground-barley flour

揚げ麩「あげふ」 agefu: deep-fried wheat gluten

セリアック病「セリアックびょう」seriakkubyou: celiac disease

小児脂肪便症「しょうにしぼうびんしょう」shounishiboubinshou: Mediacl term for celiac disease

私は小麦アレルギーがあります。「わたしわこむぎあれるぎがあります」Watashi wa komugi arerugī ga arimasu：I’m allergic to wheat. 

すみません。 寿司飯に麦芽はありますか？「すみません。すしめしにばくがわありますか？」sumimasen. sushimeshi ni bakuga wa arimasu ka?: Excuse me. is there malt in the sushi rice?*

*Some places put malt powder in the sushi rice so don’t assume it is safe to eat. 

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何が言いたいのだ？

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@todayintokyo ALLOW ME TO LEARN YOU A THING  

Have a long post under the cut! 

Keep reading

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キジトラ - brown tabby ～がかった - (of color) -ish 縞柄(しまがら) - striped pattern 縞模様(しまもよう) - striped pattern 首輪(くびわ) - collar  首輪なし - no collar 臆病(おくびょう) - timid,  cowardice

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魑魅魍魎　（ちみもうりょう）

魑魅 （ ちみ ）means evil mountain spirits. 魍魎 （ もうりょう ）means evil river spirits.

This idiom is used to refer to any kind of harmful apparition, monster or goblin. It is also methaphorically used to refer to people who conspire and do evil deeds to achieve their goals.

Image: Takiyasha the Witch and the Skeleton Spectre by Utagawa Kuniyoshi

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The ば Conditional

(I typed this whole thing once before and closed out the tab on accident, but this is important to know so I’m typing it all again. Here we go)

We’ve talked about conditionals before, so you already know that you use them when you want to express a condition. 

“If I study Japanese everyday, I will become fluent” 

「毎日日本語を勉強すればぺらぺらになります。」

You might be wondering; “Noelle, why do we need two different ways to express ‘if’? What’s the difference between ば and たら？” 

I would answer that question with a big thumbs up for asking good questions, followed by a shrug. Because I’m not really sure why we need two different ways to say “if” 

The difference between ば and たら would seem to be pretty insignificant for the most part.

 BUT! before you just start using either of them for any purpose at all, you should know that たら is the only conditional that can be used to express requests or volition’s. So if you want to say “When you get to Japan, send me a picture” you must use　たら！

 If you feel confused about which to use, you can default to ば, because it usually works. Here’s a short video from Japanese Pod that explains this. 

Okay, now lets get on with actually learning how to use ば！

Here are the formula’s you’ll need. (There are a few, but they’re fairly straight forward, don’t worry!) 

Group 1, Group 2, and Irregular Verbs: Replace the final う with えば

行く→行けば (If I/You/They go.) 

話す→話せば (If I/You/They speak) 

見る→見れば (If I/You/They see) 

着る→着れば (If I/You/They wear) 

食べる→食べれば (If I/You/They eat)

来る→来れば (If I/You/They come) 

する→すれば (If I/You/They do) 

い-Adjectives:Replace final い with ければ

小さい→小さければ (if it is small) 

高い→高ければ (if it is expensive/high) 

おいしい→おいしければ (if it is delicious) 

*Negative Verbs work the same as い-Adjectives. Drop the final い and add ければ

行かない→行かなければ (If I don’t go) 

話さない→話さなければ (If I don’t say) 

��まない→読まなければ (If I don’t read) 

食べない→食べなければ (If I don’t eat) 

な-Adjectives: Replace な with なら「ば」

*ならば  is the full conditional, but the ば is typically left out

有名な→有名なら (If they are famous) 

静かな→静かなら (If it is quiet) 

暇な→暇なら (If I am free) 

The Copula です/ “To Be” Verbs: Replace です・だ with

 なら「ば」

アメリカ人だ→アメリ���人なら (If they are an American) 

学生です→学生なら (If they are a student) 

猫だ→猫なら (If it is a cat) 

Alright, lets look at some example sentences

この本を読めば、分かります。(kono hon wo yomeba, wakarimasu)  If you read this book, you’ll understand. 

もう少し安ければ、買います。(mou sukoshi yusukereba, kaimasu) If it’s a little cheaper, I’ll buy it. 

Lionsはこの試合を勝てば、私の靴を食べる。(Lions wa kono shiai wo kateba, watashi no kutsu wo taberu)  If the Lions win this game, I’ll eat my shoe. 

静かなら、本を読むでしょう。(shizuka nara , hon wo yomu deshou)  If it’s quiet, I’ll probably read (this) book. 

アメリカ人なら、サッカーが好きではないでしょうね。(Amerikajin nara, sakka- ga suki de wa nai deshou ne)  If (he/she/they) are an American, they probably don’t like soccer. 

走らなければ、遅れる。(hashiranakereba, okureru.)  If I don’t run, I will be late. 

We did it! Take some time and practice conjugating with the ば conditional! 

勉強しなければ、悲しくなります :( 

一緒に日本語を勉強することを続きましょう！

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子供

子供> kodomo> children

Can be (and often is) shortened to just 子 (こ).

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Body parts

体 ~ からだ (karada) - body

頭 ~ あたま(atama) - head

髪 ~ かみ (kami) - hair

毛 ~ け (ke) - body hair

髭 ~ ひげ(hige) - mustache

皮膚 ~ ひふ (hifu) - skin

顔 ~ かお (kao) - face

歯 ~ は (ha) - tooth

目 ~ め (me) - eye

鼻 ~ はな (hana) - nose

耳 ~ みみ (mimi) - ear

口 ~ くち (kuchi) - mouth

声 ~ こえ(koe) - voice

首 ~ くび (kubi) - neck

喉 ~ のど (nodo) - throat

肩 ~ かた (kata) - shoulder

お腹 ~ おなか (onaka) - stomach

手 ~ て (te) - hand, arm

手くび ~ てくび (tekubi) - wrist

肘 ~ ひじ (hiji) - elbow

足 ~ あし (ashi) - foot, leg

足くび ~ あしくび (ashikubi) - ankle

膝 ~ ひざ (hiza) - knee

指 ~ ゆび (yubi) - finger, toe

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Photos inside the Ghibli Museum are not allowed, so I bought this postcard set to help me remember the sights inside. You can see some of my photos from the outside of the museum here.

I highly recommend visiting this museum if you ever get a chance! It’s wonderful!

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Cat Vocab

I recently got a new kitty and he’s been taking up a lot of time. So to inject some life back into this blog I figured I’d make a vocab list about cats.

Vocab 猫 (ねこ) cat 子猫 (こねこ) kitten 飼う (かう) to keep (a pet) 飼い主 (かいぬし) owner ペット pet 飼い猫 (かいねこ) pet cat 愛猫 (あいびょう) pet cat/beloved cat 肉球 (にくきゅう) paw 爪 (つめ) claw 爪とぎ (つめとぎ) scratching post ガリガリ scratching (onomatopoeia) 尾 (お) tail 毛 (け) fur 抜け毛 (ぬけげ) shed/fallen fur モフモフ soft (to the touch) [onomatopoeia] 洞毛 (どうもう) whiskers ふみふみする to knead 喉鳴らす (のどならす) to purr ゴロゴロ purr (onomatopoeia) シャーhiss シャーと鳴く (しゃーとなく) to hiss 鳴く (なく) to meow 鳴き声 (なきごえ) meow ニャ・ニャン・ニャー meow (onomatopoeia) 餌 (えさ) food (for animals) 首輪 (くびわ) collar ノミ取り首輪 (のみとりくびわ) flea collar ノミ flea (猫)トイレlitter-box サンド litter 伸びる (のびる) to stretch 野良猫 (のらねこ) stray/feral cat 家猫・イエネコ domesticated cat 三毛猫 (みけねこ) calico cat 黒猫 (くろねこ) black cat 白猫 (しろねこ) white cat 灰猫 (はいねこ) gray cat トラネコ tabby 茶トラ (ちゃとら) orange tabby

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「桜・桃・梅」の違い、わかりますか？

どれもバラ目・バラ科・サクラ属の植物なので 似ているのも当然です。種類によっては例外もありますが、見分けるポイントは花の付き方と花びらの形、そして咲く時期です。

Differences between “Ume / 梅” (plum blossom or Japanese apricot), “Sakura / 桜” (cherry blossom), and “Momo / 桃” (peach blossom):

These flowers are all culturally cherished throughout history of Japan, symbolising the beginning of new year and spring. Yet they are often confused!

Here are some tips: plum blossoms as early as January with round petals; cherry blossoms March to April and have a small split at the end of each petal; peach blossoms in April and have pointy petals.