Shiba inu leaning out of a car window with both front legs hanging out, seemingly enjoying the breeze. Doggo has a small blanket/towel that it is leaning on.

Seen in Kyoto

可愛いワンちゃん
Kawaii wan-chan
Cute doggo

ワン wan dog bark
ワンワン wan wan bow-wow
ちゃん chan suffix to make something sound cute, usually after names

犬 inu dog: 大 big (人 person that stretches their arms to look bigger) plus a stick

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A happy woman's face An angry man's face A sad person's face

Another drawing lesson. This time facial expressions.
Happiness 喜(よろこ)び or キ
Anger 怒(いか)り or ド
Sadness 哀(かな)しみ or アイ
Joy 楽(たの)しみ or ラク
The katakana version is the Chinese pronunciation of the kanji

喜怒哀楽
キドアイラク
The four human emotions

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Japanese Cherry tree with blossoms

My cherry (not cherry blossom) tree is about to bloom!

さくらんぼは後(あと)ちょっと咲(さ)きますね.
Sakuranbo wa ato chotto sakimasu ne.

Sakuranbo - Japanese cherry
ato chotto - just a little more (until)
sakimasu - to bloom

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Words where it has the "original" meaning:
女の子 (おんなのこ onna no ko female child = girl)
女子(じょし joushi same as above, but more formal)
子猫(こねこ koneko child cat = kitten)
子供(こども kodomo child in general)
Name+子 ko: several female names have ko at the end

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Cherry blossom green tea, local brand

The one in the pic is a cheaper no-name brand from a nearby supermarket. The expensive ones are usually sold at department stores.

I still enjoyed its moist texture together with the tea 🍵

Now on to get this day started 💪

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I love you in Japanese 😍🥰

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Meishin - Superstition in Japan Superstitions are part of every culture, also in Japan. In this episode I tell you about some of the most widespread superstitions of the Land of the Rising Sun. Most of them are completely different ...

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Monsters/ogres/devils everywhere today! Gotta throw some beans at them!

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Giving and receiving the Japanese way

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Merry Christmas directly from Fukui! 福井からメリークリスマス！

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Gift-giving in Japan(ese) Giving gifts is a pivotal part of Japanese culture, not only during Christmas. Of course that is also reflected in the Japanese language. In this episode you learn all the grammar and vocabulary for g...

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Winter solstice 冬至(とうじ)touji and
yuzu bathing tradition

冬　ふゆ fuyu winter
至(いた)る itaru peak/climax

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What I definitely buy when I am in Kyoto.

京都(きょうと)に行(い)くとき、必(かなら)ず買(か)ってしまう物(もの)

This video is completely in Japanese 😊 how much are you able to understand?

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Me and my two helpers with still unbaked vanilla cookies and several cookie cutters

Gingerbread cookies and vanilla cookies

A piece of raw gingerbread dough, several undertale and other cookie cutters, as well as a rolling pin on baking paper.

Gingerbread dough already "in shape", the more nerdy versions. Pokéball, fire flower, Sans, Japan, Kinopio (Toad)

Did some cookie baking yesterday, with a second round this weekend!

昨日(きのう)、クッキーを作(つく)りました｡楽(たの)しかったです。
Kinou, kukkii wo tsukurimashita. Tanoshikatta desu.

昨日 kinou yesterday
作ります tsukurimasu make/cook
楽しい tanoshii enjoyable/fun

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It's hard for Japanese people to understand English😂 We're used to the strange Japanese pronunciation.
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I posted my first video on YouTube.
I'm teaching an interesting point about Japanese.
I hope you'll enjoy it casually as entertainment and deepen your knowledge of Japan😊
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A blurred window with curtains and a new air-conditioning above.

We got a new air-conditioning エアコン (eakon) unit installed in the process of preparing for welcoming an exchange student arriving early January 💪
楽(たの)しみですね。tanoshimi desu ne - that's something to look forward, right?

In case you didn't know: in Japan most

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Snow storm warning in Fukui! 吹雪注意報(ふぶきちゅういほう fubuki-chuui-hou)

吹雪 fubuki - snowstorm
吹 blow (the fu is from 吹く fuku - to blow)
雪 snow (the buki is from 雪 yuki)
注意 chuu-i - caution
報 hou - report, news
注意報 chuui-hou warning

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Black white cat snuggling into the kotatsu blanket and zabuton pillow.

So, every day, I look forward to my hot, relaxing bath before I crawl into my (cold) bed. I really have to tell you about the winter hardships in Japan 😅

I wish I could be my cat 🐈‍⬛️

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=I have returned just now

That's what the person coming back home says to the one who stayed back home.

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the right part 頁 meaning head or big shell. Bowing your head in front of that plate 🙏

I will post some more polite phrases, so stay tuned ✨️

PS: I am enjoying food places in Montreal before I return back to Japan.

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Screenshot of my computer start screen: Montreal 1°C Cold outside. Feels like temperature is -12°C.

Feels like -12°C (10.4°F)
それ本当(ほんとう)？ sore hontou? For real?
ウソ―！ usoo! That's a lie, right?
信(しん)じられない！shinjirarenai! can't believe that!

And I still need to go out and get something important! Gotta get going now!

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Getting ready to dive into JLPT N1 kanji, N2 vocabulary and N3 grammar lessons :) #learnjapanese #jlpt #日本語能力試験 #日本語勉強中 #japaneselesson

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I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!

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because some of them have been published 4 years ago XD

Good thing that the English book "Reading Japanese for Beginners" that has been published this March already has all these updates.

Am I the only one or do you have similar experiences?

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