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#絵
kana: え
romaji: e

Meaning: picture, drawing, painting, sketch

Example sentence:

私の友達は絵の才能があります。
(watashi no tomodachi wa e no sainou ga arimasu.)
My friend is talented at drawing.

kanji:

#vocabulary (#語彙)
#noun
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#甘い
kana: あまい
romaji: amai


Meaning: sweet-tasting, sweet, sugary, sugared

Example sentence:

甘いものが好きです。
(amai mono ga suki desu.)
I like sweet things.

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このケーキはとても甘いです!おいしいです!
(kono KEEKI wa totemo amai desu! oishii desu!)
This cake is really sweet! It's delicious!

kanji:

#vocabulary (#語彙)
#い_adjective
コケコッコー
(KOKEKOKKOO)
cock-a-doodle-doo

#onomatopoeia
-終わる
(-おわる)

Meaning: to finish..., to end

Formula: verb-ます stem + 終わる

Example sentence:

新聞を読みおわったら寝なさい。
(shinbun o yomiowattara nenasai.)
Go to bed after you finish reading the newspaper.

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源氏物語をやっと読み終わりました。
(Genjimonogatari o yatto yomi owarimashita.)
I finally finished reading The Tale of Genji.

#grammar
#文法
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#道
kana: みち
romaji: michi


Meaning: road, street, way

Example sentence:

道でタバコを吸ってはいけません。
(michi de tabako o sutte wa ikemasen.)
You must not smoke on the street .

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道を渡るときは気をつけてください。
(michi o wataru toki wa ki o tsukete kudasai.)
please be careful when you cross the street.

kanji:

#vocabulary (#語彙)
#noun
#onomatopoeia

ひそひそ
(hiso hiso)
Meaning: describe people whispering so the people around them can't hear
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#待つ (まつ)

Meaning: to wait, to await, to look forward to, to anticipate

✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦
Example sentence:
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chotto matte kudasai.
ちょっと待ってください。
please wait a moment.

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tomodachi kara henji ga kuru no o matte iru.
友達から返事が来るのを待っている。
I'm waiting for a reply from my friend.

✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦✦

kanji:

#vocabulary #語彙
#verb
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#水
kana: みず
romaji: mizu


chinese: shuǐ

Meaning: water

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Example sentence:

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mizu o kudasai.
水をください。
water, please

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nodo ga kawaita kara, mizu o nonda.
喉が渇いたから、水を飲んだ。
I drank water because I was thirsty

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kanji:

#vocabulary (#語彙)
#noun
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#見せる
kana: みせる
romaji: miseru


polite form / ~ます-form: 見せます (misemasu)
て form: 見せて (misete)

Meaning: to show, to display

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Example sentence:

ano akai kabin o misete kudasai
あの赤い花びんを見せて下さい
please show me that red vase

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kanji:

#vocabulary (#語彙)
#verb
_までに_

Grammar explanation:
the point in time indicated by madeni is the time limit by which an action is to be done

Meaning: by (time)

Formulation:
N(time)+までに+V

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Example sentence:
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doyoubi madeni hon o kaesa nakereba naranai
土曜日までに本を返さなければならない
I must return the book by saturday
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ashita, kokoni 6-ji madeni kite kudasai
明日、ここに6時までに来てください
please come here by 6 o'clock tomorrow
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#grammar #文法
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#図書館
kana: としょかん
romaji: toshokan

Chinese: 图书馆 (túshū guǎn)
Korean: 도서관 (doseogwan)

English / Meaning: library

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Example sentence:
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toshokan wa doko desu ka
図書館はどこですか
where is the library?
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toshokan de tomodachi ni atta
図書館で友達に会った
I met my friends at the library
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tarou san wa atode toshokan ni ikimasu
太郎さんはあとで図書館に行きます
Taro will go to the library later
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kanji: , ,

#vocabulary (#語彙)
#noun
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#長い
kana: ながい
romaji: nagai


Meaning: long, lengthy

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Example sentence:
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imouto ni karita KOOTO wa nagai desu
妹に借りたコートは長いです
the coat I borrowed from my younger sister is long
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usagi wa mimi ga nagai desu
うさぎは耳が長いです
Rabbits have long ears
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Kanji:

#語彙
#い_adjective
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#お手洗い
kana: おてあらい
romaji: otearai

Meaning: toilet, restroom

Example sentence:

sumimasen. otearai wa doko desu ka
すみません。お手洗いはどこですか
Excuse me. Where is the restroom?

kanji: ,

#語彙
#noun
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#使う
kana: つかう
romaji: tsukau


masu form: 使います (tsukaimasu)

Meaning: to use

Example sentence:

sono dansei wa, pasokon o tsukatte iru
その男性は、パソコンを使っている
The man is using a computer

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denwa o tsukatte mo ii desu ka
電話を使ってもいいですか
May I use your telephone?

kanji: 使

#語彙
#verb
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#遠い
kana: とおい
romaji: tooi

Meaning: far, distant

negative form: 遠くない (tookunai): not far

Example sentence:

eki wa koko kara tooi.
駅はここから遠い。
The station is far from here.

kanji:

#語彙
#い_adjective
_ふりをする

Meaning: to pretend, to act as if

Formulation:
verb casual + ふりをする
noun + の + ふりをする
い adjective + ふりをする
な adjective + な + ふりをする


Example sentence:

tarou san wa dokushin no furi o shiteiru ga, kekkon shiteite futari mo kodomo ga iru
太郎さんは独身のふりをしているが、結婚していて2人も子供がいる
Taro acts/looks like a single guy but in fact he's married with 2 children

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kanojo wa nanika o sagasu furi o shita
彼女は何かを探すふりをした
she pretended to look for something

#文法