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Watch the lesson #ideo /o to the #oca$ular! section and read the words aloud" &r! to memori,e the meanings 0la! the audio trac% and tr! to follow the te)t 1email2 as Kaoru Sensei reads" 3o this se#eral times" Read the te)t !ourself aloud se#eral times"
&hese Kanji lesson should ro#ided !ou with lent! of stud!+ at least two months" I suggest !ou do one to two lessons er wee%"
Lesson 4
Reading 5oca$ular! 6 No" 4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 % Kanji !" & )* - 12 Reading #$# '#$( +, ./0 3'4 (eaning Well I Now 0eo le Ja an &oda! 47 o.cloc% >ort! three Ne)t month <th Saturda!
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S ecial Notes
>:=>'
&he sentence ending article ' is used to stress what is $eing said+ or this case+ what is $eing written" Kaoru is stressing what an ama,ing cit! New *or% is"
/6
/6 come from the #er$ /k meaning Cto loo% forward toC" I am loo%ing forward to it 1 the tour2"
&ab W>c
&he #er$ >c in this case means AcostB" &he article W is used to e) ress sur rise at the high cost"
-=
= is a time article meaning till a dateDtime" I am sta!ing until the <th of ne)t month"
XY0
Li#el!+ $ustling
Lesson 7
Reading 5oca$ular! 6 No" 4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 Kanji )c l m n opq r s t( uv`U w )y z Reading Tc : ' U pW/ 99 99 :( 6`U x +$ ;T (eaning &o come E#er!da! /ood Weather >ood (an!+ lots of Big Small Went and saw A thousand Ne)t wee% A hundred
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S ecial Notes
yS>X >X Is the ast tense AmasuB form of >Xc?>Xc can
mean AtooB as in Atoo muchB" In this case it means A astB in terms of time assing" &wo wee%s ha#e ast
uv`U
I went to see" Esing the > stem of certain #er$s we can sa! A I went and did somethingB" >or e)am le+ if we ta%e the refi) stem of the #er$+ eat+ p> and add it to v`U+ we get p v`U? Actuall!+ p v`U reall! means I went to eat 1and came $ac%2"
w#
u,_9W>
u,_ is the CtaiC form of 6,_c+ to find" Adding 9W> e) resses a ho e or e) ectation" CI ho e to find an a artmentC
Lesson 8
Reading 5oca$ular! 6 No" 4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 Kanji
K^>c
Reading S` # :$ :$$ ST ` .
K^>c
(eaning School E er (iddle Lower Intermediate O#erseas &ogether Learn Share Falf Li#e Stud!
S ecial Notes
b_
_ is ta%en from the #er$ _c@which means to di#ide+ se arate or s lit" In this case+ b_/\H translates to a Ble#el testB"
.h
&he ast tense form of .h>.cgenerall! means+ to $ecome+ to ha Fowe#er+ in this case we are tal%ing a$out the result of the AVVV//R\.h Out of the $eginner+ intermediate and ad#anced classes it turned out that I am 1will $e2intermediate le#el class" .c is a #er$ !ou will need to stud! diligentl! as it can ha#e the following meanings de ending on conte)t" $ecome+ get+ grow+ $e+ wish to $e+ grow u + turn 1red2+ get 1$etter2+ go1$lind2+ $egin to do+ come to do+ consist of+ $e com osed of+$e made u of+ succeed+ result in+ turn out+ ro#e+ 1season2 comeDset in+ come to+ amount to+ 1time2 ass+ ela se+ $e romoted to and more" &a%e time to loo% .c u in !our dictionar!" b_ test" Fere+ .h means resulted in or turned out " en"
,
, is a article that indicates e'ual distri$ution of 'uantit!" ,, ,, 6,, , One each &wo each &hree each Falf each
We 1the two of us 2 will a! half of the rent each" Y:1rent2 N,1half each2 A+1will a!2
>c
>c 6 I ha#e decided to do G>c@means to decide on 1something2 >c is usuall! receded $! a noun or a noun e'ui#alent 1>c
/^gEH>c K^>c
Sh>
Sh> is the #er$ for Ato do one.s $estB" CI will stud! hardC would $e a suita$le translation for Sh>" When gi#ing encouragement or e) ressing good luc% to others Ja anese will often sa! S`U@3O *OER BES&"
Lesson 9
Reading 5oca$ular! 6 No" 4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 Kanji 9( 9( - c
Reading 9( 90e( 0; 9c
(eaning >ather (other Hom an! English A word 5oca$ular! (emori,e /rammar Fight school Learn Remem$er+ recall &ime+ free time
8 >
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S ecial Notes
AT`U>0
&his $asicall! translates to AAre things going well at theD!our com an!Dwor%I is an adjecti#e which means good 1 and also delicious2" &o add to the #er$ T we change it $! dro ing the and adding T6 TT?&he #er$ T is stated in the resent rogressi#e tense+ `U>
c'U>
&he hrase '>c means Ama%e sureB" It e) resses a ha$itual act that someone ma%es sure heDshe does something" Fe the case of Kaoru it is memori,ing 4@ words e#er!da!" ,Nc'U> 6 I am ma%ing sure I memori,e 4@ words e#er!da!"
SU
S`Uc S+.
As !ou learned in the re#ious lesson Sc means to do ones $est" In the email `Uc means I am doing m! $est" S+. means I ha#e to do m! $est" B! adding to the negati#e form of a #er$ the #er$ meaning changes to Aha#e to doB" . J I ha#e to do 1it2" A+0. J I ha#e to wor%" 0. J I ha#e to go
Se`+
means free time" Sec J ha#e time" Hhanging the #er$ from ec to e`+ we get Aif 1!ou2 ha#e time"
Lesson :
Reading 5oca$ular! 6 No" 4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 48 49 Kanji U).
(eaning Fot >riend 0la! Air ort Arri#al &o not come out East+ west+ south+ north E)it North e)it Enter a countr! Right and left Worr! (eeting lace Return to one.s countr!
WW :x
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S ecial Notes
0+4UT
&he #er$ Tc means to gi#e 1me2" It is difficult to ut it in English terms" If we loo% at our sentence we could translate it to something li%e this+ A(! friend came 1all the wa!2 from Ja an to #isit me"
ed
&he #er$ la! ed+ unli%e English+ is used to refer to adults not just children" ed could mean an! o#er the following J going out with friends+ #isiting a friendsK house+ %illing time with friends"
"N>XUW.0.0U).
&he ad#er$ .0.0 with a negati#e #er$ is used to indicate the s ea%er.s feeling of anno!ance at slowness or difficult!" .0.0 L . #er$ roughl! translates to Acan.t easil! doB"
<
< is an adjecti#e Ja anese use all the time" It $asicall! means difficult or hard" <= 6 @BIt was difficultB"
_`T
"S00`d=>
&he #er$ 00c with time as the su$ject means Ato ta%e timeB" d=> is an au)iliar! ad#er$ meaning Aloo%s li%eB+ Aa AseemsB" It loo%ed li%e it too% a long time" earsB+
Lesson ;
Reading 5oca$ular! 6 No" 4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 Kanji A 6 6 v_. s 6 c 6 Reading 4 #,A ,0 ; \HB =; _. 99Z 0S. ,Tc /4h E6mail {|}~
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(eaning Sic% In fact 0u$lic trans ortation Hom an! wor%ers Stri%e &rain Han.t go (an!+ large num$ers Han.t $e hel ed News a er (a%e Rela)+ ta%e it eas!
S ecial Notes
= &he use of e) resses the idea that someone did something that shouldn.t ha#e $een done or something ha ened that shouldn.t ha#e ha ened" In this case Kaoru too% a da! off school when she 1$elie#es2 she shouldn.t ha#e" N6?I too% a da! off school" N=?I too% a da! off school when I reall! shouldn.t ha#e
`UW
`UW is a hrase which is used to clarif! a statement in the receding discourse which might $e misleading" It is rather difficult to translate and there is reall! no one word or hrase e'ui#alent in English" &he sentence from the email would translate to something li%e thisM I too% a da! off from school" Although I said 1wrote2 I too% a da! off+ I am not sic% N=?`UWV4=Aehx" `UW@could $e translated to AWhat I mean is""""B
0S.
0S. is an other e) ression Ja anese tend to sa! all the time" It $asicall! means AIt can.t $e hel edB or A&here is nothing that can $e doneB" /4h>c@means to rela) and do nothing in articular for an e)tended eriod of time
/4h
'>
Fere '> is added to the > stem BB to descri$e desire or the decisionDintention of the s ea%er" I thin% """will /4h'>?I thin% I will ta%e it eas! 1rela)2
Lesson <
Reading 5oca$ular! 6
No"
4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 48 49 4: 4; 4< 4= 4? 7@ 74 77 78 79 7:
Kanji
f: 5k i>c u ( 9e:; c ed > 0 ,e`Uc
Reading
#, Wf: 0 'k ,X e Z:$ i>c 6 ( 9e:; 0Sc 3W ed : :0 9Wf> 9W= .0 0/# ,e`Uc
(eaning
Im ro#e >riend Hon#ersation Read Ne)t Rain 3uring the morning Slee in Afternoon &ele#ision Saw 1see 6 ast tense2 Recentl! K!oto /randma &hin% Hhild 0la! Fouse Hlose Rice field Remem$er+ recall (emories Something /irl+ girlfriend &o $e together
No" 7; 7< 7= 7? 8@ 84 87 88 89 8: 8; 8= 8?
Name Fe Kind Li%e a lot Secret 3on.t sa! &onight Letter 0hotos Send
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S ecial Notes
f:/90=
90= 6 A&han%s to m! friends"
Af
W.9`0.
&he sentence ending article 0. is used to e) ress uncertaint!" BI wonder if /randma has reco#eredB" 0. is also used as a ho e or mutedDindirect re'uest"
6,Ui
6,Ui J Fere we ha#e the noun 6,1secret2 followed $! and the U form #er$ U" (a%e it a secret+ %ee it a secret"
.=Tf(
&he negati#e U form of 1sa!2+ .= com$ined with Tf( is a re'uest" 0lease don.t tell 1sa!2 3ad or (um"
Lesson =
Reading 5oca$ular! 6 No"
4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 48 49 4: 4; 4< 4= 4? 7@ 74 77 78
Kanji
6 k : !# " # u,_ $c $6 A# % h &' `U>0 ( )
Reading
(k : 3j j 'c >k A : 0# # 6x 6,_ c $6 A# # ,Th S `U>0 c `
(eaning
Hold &own Road White Night Beautiful Li#e1somewhere2 Falf a !ear 1time2 has ast >eeling+ feel Neigh$orhood Sho >ound Sell Fo$$! Start Own Want to ma%e (o#ie 3o !ou %nowI Old 3inner &ogether
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9:;< AUW(k=>?*S``U/S=>?AU W=>?N* =W :?=Wd.!#._3i? /=c"#Nu,_?RJH+G=>?@= W$`Uc9#=>?A$6NA#`U>?% =0h.e? AStand B! (eB&'N`U>0?:`(_3?)GR u>? #;i?
S ecial Notes
W :
A; months ha#e alread! astB" &he article W is used to sa! that a state has changed" In this sentence W means Aalread!B" &he #er$ ,, com$ined with a time noun hrase means Atime has ast"B
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A# h
is an au)iliar! adjecti#e which e) resses desire to do something" I want toDI would li%e to" A$6NA#`U>? I want to start a new ho$$!" %=0h.e?I want to ma%e something $! m!self"
Lesson ?
Reading 5oca$ular! 6
No"
4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 48 49 4: 4; 4< 4= 4? 7@ 74 77 78 79 7: 7; 7< , ./ `UT 90` 0 1 20
Kanji
(h
Reading
(h ZZ p hh # Yh ,T`UT 90` T T X$T 0; A+T A.xc +, Tp, 4 ,U 5 9iS e0
(eaning
Long time no see1mail2 1not2 at all Stud! Hoo%ing /ood at *a%itori (ade me Was delicious (eat Es eciall! Beef Song Sing &rade+ trading Hom an! Wor% Ja anese Han s ea% Ne)t month S ecial &ri &a%e1me2 >amous 0lace Re'uest+ fa#or Red Blue
14
6 7
No"
7= 7? 8@ 84 87 88 89 8: 8; 8< 8=
Kanji
6 6 8
Reading
9Tc
:
(eaning
Send (one! $o)+ igg! $an% Ese >ail 1a test2 Earl! Fa#e to get u I thin%Dguess &em le 0ass+ 1a test2 0ra! Lie 1jo%e2
9:c
: ;.T:; 0W. < = >c
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S ecial Notes
(hfi &he e) ression (hfi translates to AIt has $een a long time+ hasn.t it I-
(ZZU.'
1#
D.E"+=>
+ is an au)iliar! #er$ that can mean the followingN seemM loo% li%eM a arentl!M I heard" + e) resses conjecture $ase on what the s ea%er has heard+ read or seen"
9iSSeh>
9iS means fa#or or re'uest" 9iSSeh> J I ha#e a fa#or 1to as% of !ou2
8`U'
com$ined with a U form #er$ gi#esDe) resses ermission" 98`U' J *ou can use 1m!2 mone!"
9:c0W._3
0W._3 stated after a lain form #er$ e) resses ro$a$ilit!" Something might ha en" 9:c0W._3 J I might failD I.ll ro$a$l! fail
Lesson 4@
Reading 5oca$ular! 6
No" 4 7 8 9 : ; < = ? 4@ 44 47 48 49 4: 4; 4< 4= 4? 7@ 74 77 78 79 7: Kanji opq eU> G H 0h opc I J K L M N O P Q RS TU VW XY Z [\ ]^ c Reading pW/ eU> e( c 0h pc A Y> : 6 (0. 9ST > 0+f c ,Z U ; c>= 0 jj 6 0c T (eaning >ood Sic% of (orning 3a! Onl!+ just Eat Rice Hhea &he $est &he $each+ the ocean >ish (usic A few+ a num$er Bod! Bad Suddenl! 3ie 3octor Worr! Be awa! Other (an!+ #arious (eaning Return1home2 Air ort
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S ecial Notes
opSc
bSc is an au)iliar! #er$ meaning shows signs of" It is used in reference to other eo le" GRAGWHW00hopSc J Jac% 1shows signs of2 eats nothing $ut meat for $rea%fast and lunch"
Y`h
:3
d/
d/ means A$etween then+ during this timeB" In this case @d/@refers to the school holida!s"
9H xXc qc yz 4c m {
(idda!D Lunch time 0ass+ go through go $! FomeDhouse Return Ne)t time &ogetherD with someone 0romised 0artedD se arated /ood &omorrow
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S ecial Notes
lm.
lm. means unfortunate" Adding changes the adjecti#e to the ad#er$ Aunfortunatel!B"
~l*}2Ag &his is the note Kaoru found on the li$rar! door" It reads AE#er! month
on 8rd &hurdsa! we are closedB In hiraganaM ,@f(@WT'4A@$0
PE\
PE\ doesn.t reall! mean juice" It can mean juice+ $ut more often than not refers to soft drin% "
v6.S+9;phN
.S+ indicates two actions are ta%ing lace simultaneousl!" 1We2 tal%ed while ha#ing a drin%" .S+ is added to a > form #er$ stem" In this case /6>" 3ro the > and add .S+"
wU/Y9,-/.3
.3 is a article that translate to Aetc"+ so forthB" It indicates a series of items is non6e)hausti#e" Y joins nouns and noun hrases to indicate a list of items" AWe tal%ed a$out things li%e $ringing u children and coo%ing and so forth"B
h5`ThS=
&he e) ression (h means Along time no seeB" Adding with a ast tense #er$+ 1S2=+ translates to AI 1tal%ed2 after not ha#ing done so for a long time" AI was a$le to to ha#e a nice chat with Emi+ after not ha#ing done so for a long time"B
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S ecial Notes
G"=
= is a article indicating a time limitation for actions or e#ents 6 Auntil+ till+ $!+ to"B
(U>
Fere is com$ined with the assi#e #oice #er$ form (c >c2" It is rohi$ited
.Z.+
.Z.+ is used to e) ress reasons" It is gi#ing or e) laining reason for the re#ious sentence or statement" A&he reason wh! is """"""""""""B
>`0h
>`0h is an ad#er$ meaning Acom letel!B 6 AI com letel! forgot 1to ta%e out the gar$age2
( >=means alread!" &he gar$age trac% had alread! collected the 1gar$age2 U `
` is an e) ression of frustration and anger directed and said to oneself Ai screwed u + I stuffed u B" Oh+ NO- Fow stu id of me-
Ba$! swimming Hlass room After $irth *ears 1of age2 Of course Swim Rather than sa!+ more GthanG /et used to /et 1someone2 used to 0la! Water la! Scar! Without $eing scared >loat 1onomato oeia2 >loat Own child Loo%+ watch Enjo!a$le Adult As an adult 0erfect A 1nice2 change Loo% forward to+ waiting for
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S ecial Notes
DHIJKLD DHxyxNot *etDStill IJKx6 Swim LD6 Han.t do Still can.t swim D Han.t swim !et
KUVWT
XYZ
/et 1the children2 used to water" Yzi{ meaning Aget used toC
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S ecial Notes
B &his one is rett! eas! to understand" It just means 7 times a month" z!{xis a counter for Anum$er of timesB"
9:_[
Fere we see the use of the ast continuous erfect tense e'ui#alent" -,!A,B,9:_[xwould translate to A Since (a! I ha#eDhad $een going to coo%ing school two times a monthB"
54$
&he article $+ in this case+ indicates a sco e" In the sco eDarea of English coo%ing
Z(is mostl! used to change the su$ject or $ring a con#ersation to an end" It is more often used in collo'uial s eech"
' q p b L% b % V
d %
A ghost stor! A ghost A monster Scar! 10h!sical2 E) erience >eeling of $eing there Bac%+ s ine &o cool Attention+ care+ caution+ a warning
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S ecial Notes
Z[KTD%! Fa#e !ou e#er e) erienced """"I &he use of ZxzZ[KTD%!{than b[(zb[KTD%!{(ma%es the 'uestion olite
-$%
- means u$lic erformance" Fowe#er+ in this conte)t it means something more li%e Athe thin% of summerB" &he whole e) ression AWW-$%B could translate to something li%eM A>inall!+ summer has hit us"B
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E#en if J e#en if !ou sta! still 1!ou still sweat li%e a ig2
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S ecial Notes
KU KU translates to As ea%ing of 1summer2Bor Awhen it comes to 1summer2" It is used when the s ea%er wants to resent what has just $een mentioned as a new to ic"
cb%"'i"
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