Events
1. parties
Most common way to say パーティーを開く？
I'm having a party.
Small party:
I'm having a get-together.
Casual expression for have a party:
I'm throwing a party.
Formal expression for having a party?
I'm holding a party.
Birthday party:
I’m having a birthday bash.
Stylish:
I'm hosting a soiree.
BIG!
It's going to be a blowout!
blowout = a big sale
Country:
I'm having a shindig.
I'm having a hoedown.
2. 楽しかった？
3. 楽しかったよ。
4. 誰かいい人に会った？
5. 食べ物どうだった？
6. どこだった？
7. 車でいった？
8. いっぱい飲んだ？
9. 二日酔いにかかった？
10. 友達がパーティーを開くので、一緒に行かない？
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ANSWERS!
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2.
How was it?
Did you have fun?
Did you enjoy yourself?
Did you have a good time?
3.
Yes, it was fun!
I had a fun.
I had a good time.
It was great!
It was a blast!
4.
Did you meet
anyone interesting?
5.
How was the food?
6.
Where was it?
7.
Did you drive (there)?
8.
Did you drink much?
Did you drink a lot?
Did you get drunk?
9.
Did you have a hangover?
Did you get a hangover?
10.
My friend is having a party.
Would you like to come with me?
Wednesday, September 29, 2010
ニコニコ動画 Sept. 26, 2010 Beginner to Advanced Class
1. The Japanese CAUGHT the Chinese CAPTAIN after his BOAT CRASHED into two Japanese coastguard boats.
Replace the capitalized words!
2. Another word for captain is a “skipper”. How many words for “boat” do you know?
3. The Chinese government is ___________ an apology. (Hint: ask for strongly)
3b. Japan is ___________ to apologize.
4. The Japanese government finally LET the skipper GO.
Replace the capitalized words with one word.
5. China wants Japan to PAY the skipper MONEY.
Replace the capitalized words with one word.
DID YOU WATCH MY VIDEOS? Let's see.
6. Translate the following:
イチロー200安打!
「１０年連続」記録更新
7. What are 5 ways to say 連続?
8. Japan and China had a fight.
What are 5 other words for “fight”?
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Zombie talk
I apologize for the mistake the other day when I said our next class would be about ZOMBIES. I was just joking.
Here are some easy ZOMBIE jokes:
Q: Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
A: No, they eat the fingers separately.
Q: What did the zombie eat after its teeth were all pulled out?
A: The dentist.
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ANSWERS!
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1. caught--> arrested/captured
captain-->skipper
a boat-->a ship, vessel, trawler
to crash-->to collide
2. a ship
a vessel
a trawler
3. demanding
3b. refusing
to refuse to VERB to reject NOUN
4. released
5. compensate
6. Ichiro gets 200 hits for 10 years straight, setting new record
7. 10 years straight
10 years in a row
10 years running
10 consecutive years
10 successive years
8. a quarrel, a dispute,
a row, a squabble, a spat
Replace the capitalized words!
2. Another word for captain is a “skipper”. How many words for “boat” do you know?
3. The Chinese government is ___________ an apology. (Hint: ask for strongly)
3b. Japan is ___________ to apologize.
4. The Japanese government finally LET the skipper GO.
Replace the capitalized words with one word.
5. China wants Japan to PAY the skipper MONEY.
Replace the capitalized words with one word.
DID YOU WATCH MY VIDEOS? Let's see.
6. Translate the following:
イチロー200安打!
「１０年連続」記録更新
7. What are 5 ways to say 連続?
8. Japan and China had a fight.
What are 5 other words for “fight”?
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Zombie talk
I apologize for the mistake the other day when I said our next class would be about ZOMBIES. I was just joking.
Here are some easy ZOMBIE jokes:
Q: Do zombies eat popcorn with their fingers?
A: No, they eat the fingers separately.
Q: What did the zombie eat after its teeth were all pulled out?
A: The dentist.
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ANSWERS!
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1. caught--> arrested/captured
captain-->skipper
a boat-->a ship, vessel, trawler
to crash-->to collide
2. a ship
a vessel
a trawler
3. demanding
3b. refusing
to refuse to VERB to reject NOUN
4. released
5. compensate
6. Ichiro gets 200 hits for 10 years straight, setting new record
7. 10 years straight
10 years in a row
10 years running
10 consecutive years
10 successive years
8. a quarrel, a dispute,
a row, a squabble, a spat
Friday, September 24, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Sept. 24, 2010 Lesson - Intermediate - Advanced
It’s a superstition.
He is superstitious.
If you believe in palm readers.
Born
Live
Death
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1. I was b~ and r~ in the USA.
2. His parents were rich. He was
born with a silver ~ in his mouth.
3. I can’t believe you just burped!
Were you born in a ~?
Were you born in a ~? = Don't be rude!
5. He’s a really good singer and
dancer. He’s a ~ born entertainer.
He was a ~ born killer.
He was a ~ born leader.
6. He is a really good runner, and
he likes it. He was ~ to run!
He was born to lead!
He was born to meet you!
He was born for this moment!
7.
A: How was the party?
B: Great! I had the time of my ~.
8.
A: Have you taught your
son about the birds and
the bees yet? You know, sex?
B: Oh, you mean the facts of ~?
Nope. Not yet.
9. I have all kinds of students.=
I have students from all ~ of life.
10. She is pregnant.=
She has a ~ in the ~.=
She is in the ~ way.
= She is ~.
He is superstitious.
If you believe in palm readers.
Born
Live
Death
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1. I was b~ and r~ in the USA.
2. His parents were rich. He was
born with a silver ~ in his mouth.
3. I can’t believe you just burped!
Were you born in a ~?
Were you born in a ~? = Don't be rude!
5. He’s a really good singer and
dancer. He’s a ~ born entertainer.
He was a ~ born killer.
He was a ~ born leader.
6. He is a really good runner, and
he likes it. He was ~ to run!
He was born to lead!
He was born to meet you!
He was born for this moment!
7.
A: How was the party?
B: Great! I had the time of my ~.
8.
A: Have you taught your
son about the birds and
the bees yet? You know, sex?
B: Oh, you mean the facts of ~?
Nope. Not yet.
9. I have all kinds of students.=
I have students from all ~ of life.
10. She is pregnant.=
She has a ~ in the ~.=
She is in the ~ way.
= She is ~.
Thursday, September 23, 2010
ニコニコ動画 (初級) Wed., Sept. 22, 2010
Questions about Life, Living, and Death
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1.
A: Are you from here?
B: No. I ~ up here, but I was ~ in Kyushu.
2. When I was in high school I ~ to the tennis club.
3. I ~ to live in NYC. I moved here 20 years ago.
4. I never thought I would ~ married, but I met a nice boy and finally settled ~.
5. I ~ pregnant after only a few months, but I ~ a car accident, and we ~ the baby.
6. I ~ fired from my job.
7. I got laid ~ from my job.
8. I hated my job, so I ~.
9. I’m looking ~ a new job.
10. I ~ hired at Toyota.
11. It was not a full-time job. It was just a ~ job.
12. My son is graduating ~ college next year.
13. My mother got very sick, so she was ~. (入院)
14. He ~ in a bad car accident.
15. He was in a bad car accident. (He is not alive anymore.) He ~.
16. He died 3 years ago.=He’s been ~ for 3 years.
17. He died 2 days ago. The ~ is tomorrow. I need to buy a black suit.
18. When someone dies, you say to their family, "My ~."
19. The box you put a dead body in is called a ~.
20. The hole you put a coffin is called a ~
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Answers
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1. grew / born
2. belonged
3. used
4. get / down
5. got / had / lost
6. got
7. off
8. quit
9. for
10. got / was
11. part-time
12. from
13. hospitalized
14. was
15. died
16. dead
17. a funeral
18. condolences
19. coffin/casket
20. a grave
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1.
A: Are you from here?
B: No. I ~ up here, but I was ~ in Kyushu.
2. When I was in high school I ~ to the tennis club.
3. I ~ to live in NYC. I moved here 20 years ago.
4. I never thought I would ~ married, but I met a nice boy and finally settled ~.
5. I ~ pregnant after only a few months, but I ~ a car accident, and we ~ the baby.
6. I ~ fired from my job.
7. I got laid ~ from my job.
8. I hated my job, so I ~.
9. I’m looking ~ a new job.
10. I ~ hired at Toyota.
11. It was not a full-time job. It was just a ~ job.
12. My son is graduating ~ college next year.
13. My mother got very sick, so she was ~. (入院)
14. He ~ in a bad car accident.
15. He was in a bad car accident. (He is not alive anymore.) He ~.
16. He died 3 years ago.=He’s been ~ for 3 years.
17. He died 2 days ago. The ~ is tomorrow. I need to buy a black suit.
18. When someone dies, you say to their family, "My ~."
19. The box you put a dead body in is called a ~.
20. The hole you put a coffin is called a ~
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Answers
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1. grew / born
2. belonged
3. used
4. get / down
5. got / had / lost
6. got
7. off
8. quit
9. for
10. got / was
11. part-time
12. from
13. hospitalized
14. was
15. died
16. dead
17. a funeral
18. condolences
19. coffin/casket
20. a grave
Monday, September 20, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Sept. 20, 2010 Lesson - Beginner --> Advanced
敬老の日
Today is
Respect-for-the-Aged
Day, this is the third
Monday in September
1. He's “a chip off the
old block” means he ~.
a) likes to fight
b) is a nerd
c) is like his father
2. A “dirty old man” is
always thinking about ~.
a) sex
b) sex
c) sex
3. She's an “old flame”. =
She is someone that ~.
a) I used to fight with
b) I used to date
c) I used to go to school with
4. That's “old hat”
means it's ~.
a) it's easy
b) it's boring
c) it's old fashioned
5. She's an “old maid”
means that she ~.
a) is very clean
b) never got married
c) is a good host
6. That's an “old wives
tale” is a story that is ~.
a) believed to be true but isn't.
b) believed to be true and is true.
c) a very old legend.
7. If something is as “old as
the hills” it means that is it ~.
a) just a rumor
b) very old
c) classic
8. You can't teach an old dog
new tricks means that ~.
a) old people can't learn
b) old dogs can't learn
c) new tricks are hard to teach
I guess that old saying
about old dogs is not true.
9. If somebody is “over the hill
that means they are ~.
a) past their prime
b) really old
c) have just become an adult
10. I'm not a “spring
chicken” anymore means ~.
a) I'm not attractive anymore
b) I'm not young anymore
c) I'm not athletic anymore
11. Which of the following is
a slang word for an old man?
a) a geezer
b) pops
c) a dinosaur
d) gramps
e) old fogy
f) old fart
Three absent-minded sisters
Three sisters, aged 81, 83 and 85, live together. One night the 85 year old draws a bath for herself. As she sticks her foot in, she pauses. She yells to her sisters downstairs, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?"
The 83 year old shouts back loudly, "I don't know. Let me come up there and see." She begins walking up the stairs, but then pauses . She yells to her sisters "Was I going up the stairs or down?"
The 81 year old is sitting in the living room, enjoying some tea. She listens to her sisters, shakes her head and mutters to herself, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful. Knock on wood." She then turns and shouts, "I'll come up there and help both of you as soon as I see who's knocking at the door."
Today is
Respect-for-the-Aged
Day, this is the third
Monday in September
1. He's “a chip off the
old block” means he ~.
a) likes to fight
b) is a nerd
c) is like his father
2. A “dirty old man” is
always thinking about ~.
a) sex
b) sex
c) sex
3. She's an “old flame”. =
She is someone that ~.
a) I used to fight with
b) I used to date
c) I used to go to school with
4. That's “old hat”
means it's ~.
a) it's easy
b) it's boring
c) it's old fashioned
5. She's an “old maid”
means that she ~.
a) is very clean
b) never got married
c) is a good host
6. That's an “old wives
tale” is a story that is ~.
a) believed to be true but isn't.
b) believed to be true and is true.
c) a very old legend.
7. If something is as “old as
the hills” it means that is it ~.
a) just a rumor
b) very old
c) classic
8. You can't teach an old dog
new tricks means that ~.
a) old people can't learn
b) old dogs can't learn
c) new tricks are hard to teach
I guess that old saying
about old dogs is not true.
9. If somebody is “over the hill
that means they are ~.
a) past their prime
b) really old
c) have just become an adult
10. I'm not a “spring
chicken” anymore means ~.
a) I'm not attractive anymore
b) I'm not young anymore
c) I'm not athletic anymore
11. Which of the following is
a slang word for an old man?
a) a geezer
b) pops
c) a dinosaur
d) gramps
e) old fogy
f) old fart
Three absent-minded sisters
Three sisters, aged 81, 83 and 85, live together. One night the 85 year old draws a bath for herself. As she sticks her foot in, she pauses. She yells to her sisters downstairs, "Was I getting in or out of the bath?"
The 83 year old shouts back loudly, "I don't know. Let me come up there and see." She begins walking up the stairs, but then pauses . She yells to her sisters "Was I going up the stairs or down?"
The 81 year old is sitting in the living room, enjoying some tea. She listens to her sisters, shakes her head and mutters to herself, "I sure hope I never get that forgetful. Knock on wood." She then turns and shouts, "I'll come up there and help both of you as soon as I see who's knocking at the door."
Nico Nico Beginner's Class: Sept. 18, 2010
There are many types of jokes. These are called joke genres. For example,
blonde jokes
polish jokes
3 men in an airplane jokes
3 men go to heaven jokes
dead baby jokes
you’re momma jokes
A Blonde's Pain
A young woman said to her doctor, "You have to help me, I hurt all over." "What do you mean?" said the doctor. The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled, "Ow, that hurts." Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled, "Ouch! That hurts, too." Then she touched her right earlobe. "Ow, even THAT hurts." The doctor asked the woman, "Are you a natural blonde?" "Why yes," she said. "I thought so," said the doctor... "You have a sprained finger."
Heavens Ugliest Women
Three men were waiting at Heaven's Gate. St. Peter says, "OK, guys, pretty much anything goes up here, but whatever you do, never lie, or you will spend the rest of eternity with the ugliest women in the universe." So they all agree and are admitted in. The first guy makes it a week before he lies about how rich he was on Earth. Bam! Right at his side appears the ugliest woman he had ever seen. The second guy makes it another couple weeks before he lies about how smart he is. Bam! At his side appears the second ugliest woman in the universe. So the first two guys are walking around with their monsters of women when they see their third friend walking with the hottest woman ever conceived by man. The first two guys say in unison, "How did you land such a babe when we get stuck with these nasty women?" He nudges the babe and says, "Tell them." She says to the first two guys, "I lied."
Student Insult
If this student were any more stupid,
he'd have to be watered twice a week.
Your momma is so ugly Halloween
was moved to her birthday.
Your momma is so ugly
her shadow gave up.
Your momma is so ugly
that they paid her money
at the zoo NOT to see her.
Your momma is so ugly
even Bill Clinton refused
to sleep with her.
Why do Americans speak so loudly?
Because you can’t hear them when
they wear loud clothes.
So you can hear them above their clothes.
blonde jokes
polish jokes
3 men in an airplane jokes
3 men go to heaven jokes
dead baby jokes
you’re momma jokes
A Blonde's Pain
A young woman said to her doctor, "You have to help me, I hurt all over." "What do you mean?" said the doctor. The woman touched her right knee with her index finger and yelled, "Ow, that hurts." Then she touched her left cheek and again yelled, "Ouch! That hurts, too." Then she touched her right earlobe. "Ow, even THAT hurts." The doctor asked the woman, "Are you a natural blonde?" "Why yes," she said. "I thought so," said the doctor... "You have a sprained finger."
Heavens Ugliest Women
Three men were waiting at Heaven's Gate. St. Peter says, "OK, guys, pretty much anything goes up here, but whatever you do, never lie, or you will spend the rest of eternity with the ugliest women in the universe." So they all agree and are admitted in. The first guy makes it a week before he lies about how rich he was on Earth. Bam! Right at his side appears the ugliest woman he had ever seen. The second guy makes it another couple weeks before he lies about how smart he is. Bam! At his side appears the second ugliest woman in the universe. So the first two guys are walking around with their monsters of women when they see their third friend walking with the hottest woman ever conceived by man. The first two guys say in unison, "How did you land such a babe when we get stuck with these nasty women?" He nudges the babe and says, "Tell them." She says to the first two guys, "I lied."
Student Insult
If this student were any more stupid,
he'd have to be watered twice a week.
Your momma is so ugly Halloween
was moved to her birthday.
Your momma is so ugly
her shadow gave up.
Your momma is so ugly
that they paid her money
at the zoo NOT to see her.
Your momma is so ugly
even Bill Clinton refused
to sleep with her.
Why do Americans speak so loudly?
Because you can’t hear them when
they wear loud clothes.
So you can hear them above their clothes.
Tuesday, September 14, 2010
ニコニコ動画9月14日 2010年 BEGINNER CLASS
Sentences you should know!
Beginner Lesson:
1. お久しぶりです！
2. どう最近？元気？ How....
3. ぼちぼちでんな。
4. 週末はどうだった？
5. 楽しんだの？
6. 楽しんでるの？
7. 楽しそうだった？
8. 一緒いかがですか？
一緒にしない？
一緒にどうだい？
9. 質問してもいい？
10. どうしたの？
11. なぜそんなことを言うんだよ。
12. なぜ気が変わったのですか？
13. なんでそんなに怒っている？
14. わざとやったんだろう！
15. 管首相が勝ってよかった。
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ANSWERS
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1. Long time no see.
2. How have you been?
How’s it going?
How has life been treating you?
3. I'm getting by.
I'm doing OK.
Can’t complain.
Not too shabby!
4. How was your weekend?
5. Did you have a good time?
Did you have fun?
Did you enjoy yourself?
6. Are you having a good time?
Are you enjoying yourself?
Are you having fun?
7. You look like you're having a good time.
You look like you’re having fun.
You look like you’re enjoying yourself.
That sounds like fun.
8. Would you like to join me/us?
Won’t you join us?
Join us?
9. May/Can I ask (you) a question?
10. What happened?
What's wrong?
11. What makes you say that?
Why do you say that?
12. What made you change your mind?
Why did you change your mind?
13. Why are you so upset/angry?
14. You did that on purpose!
You did that purposely!
on purpose <--> by accident
purposely <--> accidentally
15. I'm glad (Prime Minister) Kan won!
Beginner Lesson:
1. お久しぶりです！
2. どう最近？元気？ How....
3. ぼちぼちでんな。
4. 週末はどうだった？
5. 楽しんだの？
6. 楽しんでるの？
7. 楽しそうだった？
8. 一緒いかがですか？
一緒にしない？
一緒にどうだい？
9. 質問してもいい？
10. どうしたの？
11. なぜそんなことを言うんだよ。
12. なぜ気が変わったのですか？
13. なんでそんなに怒っている？
14. わざとやったんだろう！
15. 管首相が勝ってよかった。
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ANSWERS
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1. Long time no see.
2. How have you been?
How’s it going?
How has life been treating you?
3. I'm getting by.
I'm doing OK.
Can’t complain.
Not too shabby!
4. How was your weekend?
5. Did you have a good time?
Did you have fun?
Did you enjoy yourself?
6. Are you having a good time?
Are you enjoying yourself?
Are you having fun?
7. You look like you're having a good time.
You look like you’re having fun.
You look like you’re enjoying yourself.
That sounds like fun.
8. Would you like to join me/us?
Won’t you join us?
Join us?
9. May/Can I ask (you) a question?
10. What happened?
What's wrong?
11. What makes you say that?
Why do you say that?
12. What made you change your mind?
Why did you change your mind?
13. Why are you so upset/angry?
14. You did that on purpose!
You did that purposely!
on purpose <--> by accident
purposely <--> accidentally
15. I'm glad (Prime Minister) Kan won!
Sunday, September 12, 2010
ニコニコ動画9月12日 2010年 MIXED CLASS
Translate the following...
hurt, ache & pain review
1. 足が痛い。
2.足を怪我した。
3.頭が痛い。
4.私はいじめ子に腕を叩かれた。
5. 洗濯はめんどくさいです。
6. 痛いですか？
7. (それは)痛そう！
8.昨日は運動したので、今日は体全体が痛い。
9. あなたを傷つけたくない。
Answers:
1. My leg hurts.
My legs hurt.
My feet hurt.
My foot hurts.
2. I hurt my leg.
I injured my leg.
3. I have a headache.
My head hurts.
4. A bully punched me in the arm.
5. Doing laundry is a pain (in the neck).
6. Does it hurt?
(Are you in pain?)
7. That looks painful! /
That looks like it hurts!
That’s gotta hurt!
8 I exercised yesterday, so my whole body hurts today.
9. I don't want to hurt you(r feelings).
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Basic mistakes:
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謝罪
1. I’m sorry.
2. I apologize.
3. My apologies.
4. Whoops! My bad.
5. I apologize. I'm sorry.
6. I'm sorry for what I did.
7. I'm sorry for doing that.
8. I apologize for what I did.
9. I apologize for doing that.
10. I'm sorry for not calling you.
11. I really sorry I didn't call you.
12. Please forgive me.
13. I can assure you, it'll never happen again.
14. I promise I’ll never do that again.
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日本縦断 nihon juudan
to cross Japan
make a cross country
trip across Japan
hurt, ache & pain review
1. 足が痛い。
2.足を怪我した。
3.頭が痛い。
4.私はいじめ子に腕を叩かれた。
5. 洗濯はめんどくさいです。
6. 痛いですか？
7. (それは)痛そう！
8.昨日は運動したので、今日は体全体が痛い。
9. あなたを傷つけたくない。
Answers:
1. My leg hurts.
My legs hurt.
My feet hurt.
My foot hurts.
2. I hurt my leg.
I injured my leg.
3. I have a headache.
My head hurts.
4. A bully punched me in the arm.
5. Doing laundry is a pain (in the neck).
6. Does it hurt?
(Are you in pain?)
7. That looks painful! /
That looks like it hurts!
That’s gotta hurt!
8 I exercised yesterday, so my whole body hurts today.
9. I don't want to hurt you(r feelings).
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Basic mistakes:
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謝罪
1. I’m sorry.
2. I apologize.
3. My apologies.
4. Whoops! My bad.
5. I apologize. I'm sorry.
6. I'm sorry for what I did.
7. I'm sorry for doing that.
8. I apologize for what I did.
9. I apologize for doing that.
10. I'm sorry for not calling you.
11. I really sorry I didn't call you.
12. Please forgive me.
13. I can assure you, it'll never happen again.
14. I promise I’ll never do that again.
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日本縦断 nihon juudan
to cross Japan
make a cross country
trip across Japan
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Nico Nico Sept. 9, 2010
Useful Vocabulary:
Part 1
1. to conceive
The baby was
conceived in France.
to become pregnant,
to start a life
2. I can't conceive
of a better idea.
to think of st
Part 2
1. The fighter threw the fight.
to throw a fight/bout/game
: 八百長で負ける
2. The child threw a tantrum.
to throw a tantrum:
かんしゃくを起こす
3. Life threw them a curveball,
when the pregnancy test
came back positive.
to throw sb a curveball=
人を戸惑わせる
4. They threw a
dance party. (had)
5. He threw the
first punch. (to punch)
6. He threw in the towel.
to throw in the towel=
to give up, to quit
7. People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は
石を投げてはならない。
我が身をつねって人
の痛さを知れ。
-------
8. He rushed to work.
to rush = to hurry
9. Rush hour is always Hell.
rush hour=busy traveling time
10a. He gets a rush
from shoplifting.
10b. The cop gets a rush
catching bad guys.
to get a rush from =
～して快感を得る (may not be the best definition)
It’s the feeling of
riding a roller coaster.
11. I'll put a rush on it.
to put a rush on st
=to make st priority
12. I felt a rush of
cold air on my face.
a rush=a strong
current of air
13. I felt an adrenaline rush.
an adrenaline rush=
興奮状態、感情の高まり
Part 1
1. to conceive
The baby was
conceived in France.
to become pregnant,
to start a life
2. I can't conceive
of a better idea.
to think of st
Part 2
1. The fighter threw the fight.
to throw a fight/bout/game
: 八百長で負ける
2. The child threw a tantrum.
to throw a tantrum:
かんしゃくを起こす
3. Life threw them a curveball,
when the pregnancy test
came back positive.
to throw sb a curveball=
人を戸惑わせる
4. They threw a
dance party. (had)
5. He threw the
first punch. (to punch)
6. He threw in the towel.
to throw in the towel=
to give up, to quit
7. People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は
石を投げてはならない。
我が身をつねって人
の痛さを知れ。
-------
8. He rushed to work.
to rush = to hurry
9. Rush hour is always Hell.
rush hour=busy traveling time
10a. He gets a rush
from shoplifting.
10b. The cop gets a rush
catching bad guys.
to get a rush from =
～して快感を得る (may not be the best definition)
It’s the feeling of
riding a roller coaster.
11. I'll put a rush on it.
to put a rush on st
=to make st priority
12. I felt a rush of
cold air on my face.
a rush=a strong
current of air
13. I felt an adrenaline rush.
an adrenaline rush=
興奮状態、感情の高まり
Nico Nico Sept. 9, 2010
Useful Vocabulary:
Part 1
1. to conceive
The baby was
conceived in France.
to become pregnant,
to start a life
2. I can't conceive
of a better idea.
to think of st
Part 2
1. The fighter threw the fight.
to throw a fight/bout/game
: 八百長で負ける
2. The child threw a tantrum.
to throw a tantrum:
かんしゃくを起こす
3. Life threw them a curveball,
when the pregnancy test
came back positive.
to throw sb a curveball=
人を戸惑わせる
4. They threw a
dance party. (had)
5. He threw the
first punch. (to punch)
6. He threw in the towel.
to throw in the towel=
to give up, to quit
7. People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は
石を投げてはならない。
我が身をつねって人
の痛さを知れ。
-------
8. He rushed to work.
to rush = to hurry
9. Rush hour is always Hell.
rush hour=busy traveling time
10a. He gets a rush
from shoplifting.
10b. The cop gets a rush
catching bad guys.
to get a rush from =
～して快感を得る (may not be the best definition)
It’s the feeling of
riding a roller coaster.
11. I'll put a rush on it.
to put a rush on st
=to make st priority
12. I felt a rush of
cold air on my face.
a rush=a strong
current of air
13. I felt an adrenaline rush.
an adrenaline rush=
興奮状態、感情の高まり
Part 1
1. to conceive
The baby was
conceived in France.
to become pregnant,
to start a life
2. I can't conceive
of a better idea.
to think of st
Part 2
1. The fighter threw the fight.
to throw a fight/bout/game
: 八百長で負ける
2. The child threw a tantrum.
to throw a tantrum:
かんしゃくを起こす
3. Life threw them a curveball,
when the pregnancy test
came back positive.
to throw sb a curveball=
人を戸惑わせる
4. They threw a
dance party. (had)
5. He threw the
first punch. (to punch)
6. He threw in the towel.
to throw in the towel=
to give up, to quit
7. People who live in glass
houses shouldn't throw stones.
ガラスの家に住む者は
石を投げてはならない。
我が身をつねって人
の痛さを知れ。
-------
8. He rushed to work.
to rush = to hurry
9. Rush hour is always Hell.
rush hour=busy traveling time
10a. He gets a rush
from shoplifting.
10b. The cop gets a rush
catching bad guys.
to get a rush from =
～して快感を得る (may not be the best definition)
It’s the feeling of
riding a roller coaster.
11. I'll put a rush on it.
to put a rush on st
=to make st priority
12. I felt a rush of
cold air on my face.
a rush=a strong
current of air
13. I felt an adrenaline rush.
an adrenaline rush=
興奮状態、感情の高まり
Wednesday, September 8, 2010
Nico Nico Douga-Useful Vocabulary Sept. 8, 2010
Sept. 8, 2010
Can you see me yet?
Beginner Lesson
1. wake up
a) 起きる
What time did you
wake up today?
to wake up
=to get up
b) 現実を認める
You better wake
up and accept that
you’re never
going to be famous.
You better wake
up and accept that
he lied to you.
Wake up, people!
Stop being fooled.
2. eat
a) 食べる
What time did
you eat breakfast?
b) 使う, spend
Going to the bank
ate up my morning.
Going to the doctor
ate up my savings.
3. brush
a) I brushed my teeth.
b) He brushed by me.
He walked by me quickly.
c) His arm brushed
my arm.
His arm touched
my arm a little.
4. to shower
1. He showered and shaved
and went to work.
b) She showered
me with presents.
c) The reporters
showered the president
with questions.
5. to shave
a) He shaved.
b) I need to shave a few
dollars off the cost.
c) The runner shaved
3 minutes off his time.
6. to use
He uses the subway.
He takes the subway.
a) I got used to the city.
b) I used to live in NYC.
c) I used him for
his connections.
take advantage of
= good & bad
bad:
You took advantage of me!
good:
I took advantage
of the opportunity!
Use what
you have.
to use up=to use all of st
I used up all my money.
I used up all my energy.
I used up all my time.
Can you see me yet?
Beginner Lesson
1. wake up
a) 起きる
What time did you
wake up today?
to wake up
=to get up
b) 現実を認める
You better wake
up and accept that
you’re never
going to be famous.
You better wake
up and accept that
he lied to you.
Wake up, people!
Stop being fooled.
2. eat
a) 食べる
What time did
you eat breakfast?
b) 使う, spend
Going to the bank
ate up my morning.
Going to the doctor
ate up my savings.
3. brush
a) I brushed my teeth.
b) He brushed by me.
He walked by me quickly.
c) His arm brushed
my arm.
His arm touched
my arm a little.
4. to shower
1. He showered and shaved
and went to work.
b) She showered
me with presents.
c) The reporters
showered the president
with questions.
5. to shave
a) He shaved.
b) I need to shave a few
dollars off the cost.
c) The runner shaved
3 minutes off his time.
6. to use
He uses the subway.
He takes the subway.
a) I got used to the city.
b) I used to live in NYC.
c) I used him for
his connections.
take advantage of
= good & bad
bad:
You took advantage of me!
good:
I took advantage
of the opportunity!
Use what
you have.
to use up=to use all of st
I used up all my money.
I used up all my energy.
I used up all my time.
Sunday, September 5, 2010
Nico Nico Douga-Talking about Friends Sept. 5, 2010
Today’s lesson is inspired by this sentence in the paper.
面識がない
Friends
1) He's my friend.
2) We have a good friendship.
3) He's my best friend.
A dog is a man’s best friend.
They fight like cats and dogs.
4) We're BFF.
BFF=best friends forever
5) Let's be friends. / Be my friend.
6) I made friends with her dog.
7) He friended me on Facebook.
8) I befriended the old man.
9) He was very friendly (to me).
9b) He was very nice (to me).
9c) He was very kind (to me).
10) I know his name, but we're not really close.
10b) I know his name, but we're not really friends. We're acquaintances.
11) I can't remember the name of this song, but it sounds familiar.
12) Do you know that man's name? He looks very familiar.
13a) I'm sure you're familiar with him.
13b) I'm sure you're familiar with his work.
familiar with = be acquainted with
14) I'm sure you're acquainted with him.
15) I'm sure you're acquainted with NYC.
16) I'm sure you're familiar with NYC.
17) I'm sorry, but I'm unfamiliar with this food.
18) I'm sorry, but I'm unacquainted with this food.
20) You should familiarize yourself with the software before you start working there.
21a) I had never seen him before.He was a perfect stranger.
21b) I had never seen him before. He was a total stranger.
a synonym=同意語
Other synonyms for friends
slang: a buddy, a pal, a mate, a chum,
rough slang: a bro, a brother, a homie, a homeboy
These do not mean "friend": man, dude, guy, fella, fellow.
Examples: Hey, man! What's up, dude! Who is that guy? He's a nice fella.
He's a good fellow. (not slang)
Formal: a coworker, colleague, an associate, crony (negative)
面識がない
Friends
1) He's my friend.
2) We have a good friendship.
3) He's my best friend.
A dog is a man’s best friend.
They fight like cats and dogs.
4) We're BFF.
BFF=best friends forever
5) Let's be friends. / Be my friend.
6) I made friends with her dog.
7) He friended me on Facebook.
8) I befriended the old man.
9) He was very friendly (to me).
9b) He was very nice (to me).
9c) He was very kind (to me).
10) I know his name, but we're not really close.
10b) I know his name, but we're not really friends. We're acquaintances.
11) I can't remember the name of this song, but it sounds familiar.
12) Do you know that man's name? He looks very familiar.
13a) I'm sure you're familiar with him.
13b) I'm sure you're familiar with his work.
familiar with = be acquainted with
14) I'm sure you're acquainted with him.
15) I'm sure you're acquainted with NYC.
16) I'm sure you're familiar with NYC.
17) I'm sorry, but I'm unfamiliar with this food.
18) I'm sorry, but I'm unacquainted with this food.
20) You should familiarize yourself with the software before you start working there.
21a) I had never seen him before.He was a perfect stranger.
21b) I had never seen him before. He was a total stranger.
a synonym=同意語
Other synonyms for friends
slang: a buddy, a pal, a mate, a chum,
rough slang: a bro, a brother, a homie, a homeboy
These do not mean "friend": man, dude, guy, fella, fellow.
Examples: Hey, man! What's up, dude! Who is that guy? He's a nice fella.
He's a good fellow. (not slang)
Formal: a coworker, colleague, an associate, crony (negative)
Thursday, September 2, 2010
Nico Nico Douga Sept. 2, 2010 Lesson - Intermediate - Advanced
Sept. 2, 2010
News Headlines:
Kan trades barbs with
Ozawa over money --
political problems
to trade barbs=to insult each other
Kobe eyes tattoo ban
at Suma beach after
marijuana case
to eye= to look at, to consider
to ban=to not allow, to prohibit
Video footage helps
acquit man of theft
charge after
prosecutors' gaffe
footage=film
to acquit=to show sb
to be not guilty
theft=stealing
a charge=a formal blame
a prosecutor=検事
a gaffe=a mistake
KANAZAWA-The Kanazawa
District Court on Sept. 1
acquitted a man who had
been charged with theft after
determining that he was a
different person from the
culprit caught on a
security camera.
a culprit=a criminal,
a perpetrator, a perp
a serveillence camera
Japanese to English:
ガブッと噛む
to take a bite out of
The monkey took
a bite out of her leg.
I took a big bite
out of the apple.
Vocabulary points:
to agree with st
I agree with you.
I can't agree with you.
to agree on st
We agreed on a book.
to agree to do st
I agreed to buy the dog.
to decide to = to make a decision
We decided to go to Hawaii.
to decide on = to choose
We decided on Hawaii.
News Headlines:
Kan trades barbs with
Ozawa over money --
political problems
to trade barbs=to insult each other
Kobe eyes tattoo ban
at Suma beach after
marijuana case
to eye= to look at, to consider
to ban=to not allow, to prohibit
Video footage helps
acquit man of theft
charge after
prosecutors' gaffe
footage=film
to acquit=to show sb
to be not guilty
theft=stealing
a charge=a formal blame
a prosecutor=検事
a gaffe=a mistake
KANAZAWA-The Kanazawa
District Court on Sept. 1
acquitted a man who had
been charged with theft after
determining that he was a
different person from the
culprit caught on a
security camera.
a culprit=a criminal,
a perpetrator, a perp
a serveillence camera
Japanese to English:
ガブッと噛む
to take a bite out of
The monkey took
a bite out of her leg.
I took a big bite
out of the apple.
Vocabulary points:
to agree with st
I agree with you.
I can't agree with you.
to agree on st
We agreed on a book.
to agree to do st
I agreed to buy the dog.
to decide to = to make a decision
We decided to go to Hawaii.
to decide on = to choose
We decided on Hawaii.
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
Nico Nico Beginner's Class: Sept. 1, 2010
Sept. 1, 2010
A Useful Lesson
Today we're going to
learn different uses
for easy words:
The first word is
run. Run has three
very useful meanings
a) to run=走る
X I ran to home.
I ran home.
b) to run a business
事業を経営する
He runs a coffee shop.
c) to run for (office)=
公職選挙に立候補する
Obama ran for President.
Obama ran against
McCain for President.
Ozawa is going to ~
against Kan.
Ozawa is going to
run against Kan
for Prime Minister.
管首相が勝て欲しい。
I want Prime Minister
Kan to win.
SB wants SB to VERB.
管首相が勝つといい。
I hope Kan wins.
小沢氏は勝てないと思う。
I don't think Ozawa can win.
小沢氏は立候補
しなければ良かった。
I wish he hadn't decided to run.
I wish he wouldn't run.
He shouldn’t have run.
an "office" has 2 meanings.
a) 事務所
But remember that
"work" is more
popular than "office"
b) · 在職する
• hold an office
• in office
• stay in office
Obama holds the office
of the Presidency.
Obama is in office.
Obama wants to stay in office.
A Useful Lesson
Today we're going to
learn different uses
for easy words:
The first word is
run. Run has three
very useful meanings
a) to run=走る
X I ran to home.
I ran home.
b) to run a business
事業を経営する
He runs a coffee shop.
c) to run for (office)=
公職選挙に立候補する
Obama ran for President.
Obama ran against
McCain for President.
Ozawa is going to ~
against Kan.
Ozawa is going to
run against Kan
for Prime Minister.
管首相が勝て欲しい。
I want Prime Minister
Kan to win.
SB wants SB to VERB.
管首相が勝つといい。
I hope Kan wins.
小沢氏は勝てないと思う。
I don't think Ozawa can win.
小沢氏は立候補
しなければ良かった。
I wish he hadn't decided to run.
I wish he wouldn't run.
He shouldn’t have run.
an "office" has 2 meanings.
a) 事務所
But remember that
"work" is more
popular than "office"
b) · 在職する
• hold an office
• in office
• stay in office
Obama holds the office
of the Presidency.
Obama is in office.
Obama wants to stay in office.
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