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SECRETS
T h e A dv en tu re s o f S h ig e
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ABBREVIATION
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sunobo
snowboard
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skateboard
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laboratory
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restructuring
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radi
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America
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mas communications (mas media)
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basketball
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of [the record
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animated fe ture toons)
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office lady
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department
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sexual harassmen
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cassette recorder
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commercials
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remote contro
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audio-visua system
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whit
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semina
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kilometer
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engine
patoka
patrol ca (p lice ca
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school
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sandwich
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cas registe
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word processo
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cooperativ ment)
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bartender
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STATES Plai
form
U n n ow n W or d S u b s ti tu t e P hr a s
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or
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wain
wine
J.
ifiJ
umi
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ikl
ill
ha
tooth/teeth
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migaku
to polish
sea, ocea suru
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country
mamoru
defend
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be kv
stars ur
study , r
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true
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bvoki
sick
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hakobu
carry
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umi
sea, ocea
t o
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tt~·
kuni
[1-,)
(p,13)
tx
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to breath
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P HR AS E S
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(p.12)
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am
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appear in
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dobutsu
animal
jl
character, letter
korosu
to kill
Jikl::il
chizu
map
shokuji
meal
t!lt
dake
only
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noru
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(p.14)
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to park
6.
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stud
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5.
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movie
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extinguish
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neck
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"wall" of at gu
f,
nc
u've passed katakana
ou re conf onte
it
ka ji
Japanese. In your irst textbook yo guage.
ou then discover that
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be ng
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or al lan-
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ay Yo devote yourself to
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at-a-glanc char belo introduces th Chines an Japanese in te th io ib .ihbrcviated readings in th ight hand column Illl'
nima is ippiki or itto.
Japanese phon
numbers.
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Japanese
Phone-number Readings
hitotsu
i-hi-hitoni-fu-ji-tsu
san-se-mi
yottsu
shi Japa
pr cisely becaus
ev ry numb
qo-i-itsu
ca be pronounc rnuttsu
roku
sp ic
in
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shi·yon· yo
th
roku-rnu
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tl
ky
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ko
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10
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th li
ti
11
th
lo
three
se
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ss ll read in Englis rath than in Japanese Wh re th number nd th readings devi te in this way, th ar printe in boldtype
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rg
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th nu be
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op
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re
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to suspicion- ille
rs high
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depressive lows hiring spouse
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DEDUCTIONS
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to ge better recove
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mother
hana
flowers
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baiku
motorbike
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char belo
show Japanese an
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to te
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#4:
STATISTICS
nglish number equiva ot ce th di erence in
th Japanese name an.dthe
1 1 1 ' , 1 i : - . l l name.
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to
st
Mini-Converter Table
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rs ov
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expresse
expresse as
ultiples-a
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re
rs
Japanese
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lies
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ar
ly
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l -u n it -o f- 10 0
Japanese number
turn
expresse
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reconverge with
mathematics than of language!
so
10,000 10,000 10,000
100,000,000
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th more difficul becaus th numbers involved are bigger.
hu dred
10,000
100,000,000 100,000,000 100,000,000
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thousand
hundre
thousand
on millio te
millio
hundre
millio
on billio te
billio
hundre
billio
eighty beco es four-
m es -t we nt y
million
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ot as lOO-u.nits-of-lcons lation that
nglish number
at th tril
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1,000,000,000,000 10
1,000,000,000,000
one trillion te
trillion
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yo want to have seriou conversation in Japanese yo bite th bullet an lear ho
to sa bi nu bers Largel becaus cy
ay
bers is no restricted to th rocket-science community. Japan, or example, ar al ay in th po ulat on no only of Japa
illion
ts lf bu of ts
sian ne ghbors ll
ou
to ]0 oku)
orld-b atin
th revenu
co pani
like
alaries in
hyaku- an). Th
li range (ichi
us
to 1bi
ofJapan'
on an
os ib
um rar al
Don'
ai unti you're in th
iddl ofan earnes discussion
lo al oo cr si or th
to di cove that
elativ si
of IB
ou ar unable to delive th
need to inis of your opponent tematicall an
t\ II th statistics quoted in th ollo in char ar real Ch ck lhem or yourself in th ollo ng list of ourc s. he lear II
he interestin
an
tach
ille statisti
ttac Japanese nu bers sys-
cool-headedly an
yo can master them
statistics to make your Japanese conversation
'It
(p. 75
J ap a n A n I ll us tr at e
E n cy cl op e di a
A sa h
A lm an a
1998 (p. 224)
A lm a
1998 (p. 158)
A lm an a
1998 (p 67
As hi
the trillions (cno) on th
Sources
A sa h
S h m bu n J ap a h im b S h m bu n J ap a
R an do m H ou s
E nc yc lo pe d
(p. 3 3 7 )
R an do m H ou s
E nc yc lo pe d
(p. 136)
A sa h
S h m bu n J ap a
A lm an a
1998 (p 96
(p. 197)
J a pa n : A n I ll us tr at e
E n cy cl op e di a
to te trillion into groups se th "Mini-Converte Table" above)
A sa h
S h m bu n J ap a
A lm an a
1998 (p 99
yo
A sa h
S h m bu n J ap a
A lm an a
1998 (p 100)
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yo
er
ro
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il se that ther ar in ac only te "number-type bands. ca
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ce ho
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ro
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each te
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ll
th ta
co
chec your numerica abilit with th Genera Knowledg Number Quiz.
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1 3 S E C RE T S
S E C R E T #4:
VOCABULARY
_QUIZ
),Ij(*i
genbaku
atomic bomb
k-I.J
yaku
about, approximatel
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passenge
iz an sa th numb inJapanese then tr and guess l'lrst see if yo re on th next page what ac number repr sents. Answer
soridaijin
prim
cars
238,85 mile 2,800,000 people
minister
hokyO
pay, salary
A[I
[inko
population
Ilml'ill
ringoku
neighborin
55,000,000 people $350,000,000
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f,H%
$2,100,000,000 (3 $48,000,000,000 countr
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ltochu
Itochu (the bigges tradin company in Japan)
H o us e E n cy cl op e di a (p. 206)
R a nd o m H o us e E n cy cl op e di a (p, 429) R a nd o m H o us e E n cy cl op e di a (p. 576) R a nd o m H o us e E n cy cl op e di a (p. 686)
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B e ss at u March 1997 (p. 196)
A sa h i S h i b u J ap a A lm an a
199 (p.l00
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ANSWERS
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von-rnan-nana-ju
circumferenc
kiro
of th eart
ni-jO-san-man-has-sen-hap-pyakugo-ju-go ma ru
ve ag
HYPOTHESIS
dist nc from th eart
ni-hyaku-hachi-ju-rnan
exposure to them in th Formo
ni
custom-written mango.
intensive
population of Singapor se -g
ku
th sa -oku-g -s n-
fortun
cost of
of ue
sp
or
Eliz beth
shuttl
yon-hyak -hachi-j -oku
fortun
arly stag of le rnin he ap ropriate granunatic ly
Brit in
il th Japanese is to in th igno an orms restrict yo to talkin ex lu
should be
doru
of BillGates (CEO of Microsoft) ig
is-sen-nana-hyaku-hachi-jO-ichioku-nana-sen-yon-hyaku-ma doru
tl ic you imagination.
revenues of Genera Motors ky -ch5-y n-se -rop-p ak -oku
if language of fa t. Bu hypoth ti st tement ofte just seem diffi ul be us th om in th fo of length two-part laus
ki
one light-yea
he
(if jO-ni-cho-n
na-sen-hyaku-nana-ok
sale of Sumitomo Tradin
ompany
is
y)
en
No
in Japa
te
le
in
in
1 3 S E CR ET S
se
ai
po he
Finally, many students ee only appropriatenes
in bein
mute
rm
ck
sens of guil abou no
vague, inconclusive an
open-ended
abou hypothetical statements that ar themselves intrinsicall vague, inconclusive, and open-ended! Bu
believ that yo ca
ifyo
aste th la guag
an to Hypothes zing
plenty of practice an kind of
Japanese
clea un erstan in
nglish hypothetical statemen
hypothesis
ot hard
If...
ou need
prec sely
ha
Japanese hypothetical
statement equates to This chapte provides st ri anga Th ti
tu
highly intensive, bu painless method
he an
hypoth sistell th stor
Japa
Ji
youn
to st
st an
experience yo
ca lear
th unreal worl
ofwishes an regret in Japanese
If yo
ee yo need
hypo he
J ap an es e G ra mm a
everything yo
ulle an s,
enthus as
Japa
as
ri
need to know abou
more grammatica explanatio
re
th cC
Ha sh
Mo Ho
ei
Press (pps. 29-37).
Picturesby TadashiNomura toryby GilesMurray
Gaijin in
okyo
1 3 S E CR ET S
S EC RE T # 5
na
to
If h e a dn '
shinakattara,
If h a n ' w o k e
a t a t h e f fi c t ha t d a
t he n
w o l dn '
ni
e a a na k r eb a
m e t ha t m a
he
to an ni
o ul dn '
And if h e h a n ' g on e
n a a tt a d e h e . .. .
a v g on e
h e r e t au ra n
H YP O H ES I
h e e st au ra n
t he n . .
..
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N ao k s ig h a n o r t h h ou sa nd t im fateful series o f ! ' Ve nt s t ha t b l' Ou gh t H I
i ho n n i r y g ak u
If yo don' stud
If d o g o
h i a i t o h o t o n o n ih on g
oboeraremasen.
in Japan. you'll neve lear real Japanese
a pa n w he re '
a n i nt e e st in g p la c
s h r e r ac e t h t o T ok yo .
Kyot ni ittara takUS8I! no oter
miru koto 9a dekimasu.
If YOLt go to Kyot you'll se lots of temples.
go
If it's old, it's boring.
YP
H ES I
1 3 S E CR E T
S EC RE T
So on we at l it tl e a p aJ 't me n t . .
om
T ok y
an
nt
S:
H YP O H ES I
h ea p
On j us t t m s ud : o cc as io n w e m e t If only it wasn't so crowded,
Apato ga semakunakereba
ii
If n l t h a pa rt me n w as n' t q ui t
It w a
s ma l . .
I1
l ov e ir
s ig h
ig
..
Hima dattara, issho ni keen
only ther weren'
an cockroache
..
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a np o
you're free,wil yo gofora walk in th
h im as e
ka
park with
me?
Bu ha go k . o jt e w or ke d a te , a n t ha t d a y w a s up p os e t o m ee t J i m a t h i p la c a l 6 .3 0 u t j L l s t c ou ld n ' g e t a w ay .
o sh i
k ar es h
If y o d on '
av
SO
m uc h
g a i na ke re ba , w at as h
b oy f i en d
l ea s
n o k an oj o ni natt
kudasai.
my gi l!
happy, l ov e . .
Ji
go
c k o f w a i n g~ h
a lw a
ai
wn
xp oi
by
1 3 S E C RE T S
S E C R E T #5:
Yasukereba fugu wa abunai desu Ifit's cheap, blowfish is dangerous.
Takakattara, bok wa ikemasen an't go. it's expensive,
But if it's expensiv
it's safe
HYPOTHESIS
S E C R E T #5:
1 3 S E CR E T
y 5b a Shokuji
n ok os u t o s h t s r e
d es u vo.
If yo don' finish everything up it's ba manners, yo know
g a w ar u
an
h is hi -
If he's gone to th notoriou
ni tt
n ar a
B UN A
Shishi Restaurant he's in danger
HYPOTHESIS
RE
1 3 S EC R ET S
Makudonarudo
s ho u
av
A na t
g a f ug u
yo
ni on
c D n al d' s
t ab en a a tt ar a
a dn ' e at e t h b lo w i sh ,
.,
w at as h
w a h it or i b oc ch i n i n ar an a a tt a
wo ld 't be
a lo n
ow
d es ha .
S E C R E T #5:
1 3 S E CR ET S
VOCABULARY
HYPOTHESIS
(PP.42-45J
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VOCABULARY
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apato
ol an
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cramped
ino
if only ..
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pay
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cheap
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blowfish dangerous
,.
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abunai
I'~H:'
dakedo
but
takai
expensive
anzen
safe
nokosu
to leave rude
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tanoshii
enjoyable
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free at leisur
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H YP OT HE SI S
(PP.51-56)
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koen
'h
moshi
if
'H
shitsurei
t!U1(;
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boyfriend
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wait
tJ.!ifr.
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girlfriend
iraira suru
to be angry, annoye
~1.;.
naru
become
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reputation
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nara
if
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sedatives
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n o t d if fi cu lt .
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GE
incr as wers of xpressio by conceiving idea in clusters Five.
pr
3) An overstatement or exaggeration:
b l n d o ld e
em ri in
o g (5
a nd in g o n
Ther ar
not):
c in ch .
4)
fantasti statement: c ou l
do
head!
iv di eren ways to sa anything an he
ocabul ry
G EN ER AT O
synonym: effortless. (2) litotes (opposite
comparison: k e f a n g o f
OR
S YN ON Y
or substitute expressions.
pl alternatives: (1
#6,
Pr
ss
th
yo alread tipl
powers ofexpression by five Japanese versio
of this expression-generatin
processo so yo
ca enjo th same ecundity an agilit ofthought an language that yo take 99 th earl
icroch
anufacture
Inte achieved prof ts of
$7bill on on revenues of$25bill on an
most profitable of all American companie ranked thirty-e ghth by reve ues. narily successful Becaus whil ra Inte
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sors th thinking an
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us activate an auto at
that reroutes th thought-
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to expres th same idea ha been ound st rt re
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ha
spea er yo
li
pl
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easy.
sw tchi
th sys-
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ha
pr pr
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Quintium Processor, yo will experience
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ha
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ency! Processo generating alternativ ss la
hips
sorting-and-filtering sys-
re ry ou
ry
orld-class Japa es
he ou
as Inte so extraord
manu acture of micro-proces
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to must develo
word
on th
bein
othe chip manu acturers con-
lo
ocused exclusivel yo
hy
as th th rd
despit
ill th
ranted ill nglish, in Japanese. If
expressions. As yo
go on yo
here
ill the blanks
th an appr pr at
or
idea with the answer provided.
or expression then chec
ou
1 3 S EC RE T
F IV E T IM E
SECRET
#6:
S YN ON Y
G EN ER AT O
A S F LU EN T
rich
prosperous
kanemochi
vufuku
strong
mighty
no poor
chikarazuyoi
thin
slim
hosoi
vasete iru
the second Bill Gates
f:§JJ~~
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okumanchoja
binbo
ultra-macho
no weak
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millionair
yowakunai
maccho kiwameru
Jus ski bone
no fa
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i na i
a i- n
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tall
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big
no shor
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5e ga hikukuna
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f M l ll N
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c a l if t
Herakuresu mita
l.ikea skeleton
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like
basketball player
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s en s
mi ai
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kamu
c a w it h o n f in ge r
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kawa bakari
human versio Tokyo Tower
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like Hercules
gaikotsu mita
he blow hi nose on lO,OOD-yelnotes
y ub i i pp o
ig
k ur um a mochiageru koto ga dekiru
e no ug h
b e b lo w a wa y b y t h wind
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it woul
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tsuki n i b ut su ke t
okashikunai
hodo
mo
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#6
YN NY
E N R AT O
F IV E T IM E S A S F LU E N
F IL L
.kind
fi\ L-I..
TH
B LA NK .
(lill
not ill-natured
of kindness
like
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n in j
sain
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n i f ur e
yo wouldn't p op pe d u p
be surprise if she p ar ab l in the bible
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stingy
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not generous
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wicked
got fac lik Frankenstein
knijin/kaibutsu
migurushii
echi
bad
monster
B LA N
0L
F IL L I N T H E B LA N
ga yokuna
n o m or a l y g oo d
ii!H!~(L:J:
ni
like Scroog
A?
i;-V'-O)ct 31J:
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,1
villain
~R kuto
TH
F IL L I N B LA N
vona
h e g et s p hy sc al y s ic k w he n h e spends money
S1fi:~:J1J\5c.~g1J'f!<1(l:::@ okane
w ar uk u n ar u
TH
F IL L I N B LA N
1 3 S E CR E T
SECRET #6:
ANSWERS (1)
kawa shinsetsuna
~.lltJJ1CJ:
generous
(2) lU1JO)tJ I . , , (3)
t.-£O-r->
(4)
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(5)
c,,", CI
)illL
unattractive shimariya
only
gaikotsu
skeleton
kaze
wind
tobasareru
miser
karui
light tall
"1,!
short
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VOCABULARY ~t~'-r:,
Tawa
ti"z
)i
t.~7J~~
okurnanchoja
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dai-ni
millionaire
hana
~mv'
tsuyoi
fj,f
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t)~.:,
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an extreme
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version, edition
basketball
yaseru
to os
e ig ht , b e h i n w
la er (o
atama
head
tsuki
moon to knoc
e f
s po rt )
(rr.)
..
odoroku
to be surprise
yasashii
kind good nature
akui
malice
ninjo
kindness
sympathy
. . n i a fu re r
v'
-.:Lj~
bein
even
-7JllJtL J;p~Vu'
Towe
basukettoboru
butsukeru
second
Toky huma
-ban senshu
f.ft1f,i
f~
G EN ER AT O
skin
bakari
ningen
J.J.t:.
S YN O NY M
l'fA.
.,
seijin
saint
seisho
bible
tatoebanashi
parable
deru
to appear in
minikui
ugly
migurushii
painfull
kaijin
monster
kaibutsu
monster
en
like
ugly
..
1 3 S EC RE T
£i
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mirror
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warui
t o f ee l a d
To increase knowledg
!1ff;v'
of comparison forms.
1~~7J: j1::!f!g\B9
akuto
villain, ba
Li~-'V'
shimariya
miser
!l¥.lflf
akuma
devil
ie
house, home
petto
pet
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gu
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he hose
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manual
Phyllis
Wr
arlequin Ro an s, sh tell us,
hi ve "a sale
eye
v' t..lb
isit to an
ookstore
il
on irm, th
ap nese
arke is
imports, locally-hatched l a di e c o m ic s also flourish This chapte is designed to enable yo to ge al th linguistic benefits that romanti Japanese ca provide, whil avoiding th side-effects (politically correc rage, verbiage-fatigue, etc.) associate wit overexposure
to rosp
ard-nose
rokers
th
ok
to
xcha ge
monastery. Others of yo intend to read ster "way-of-the-warrior"
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SECRET #7
classics such as Hagakure. enta drea er readin lT Th
so py sexist escapist tras
su cess
language-learner
an nfor
omnivore wh judges everything by on criterion W i
m y J ap a e s
no
And, regrettably! rather as
its. Here is
he
rb
Adjectives
riters just can' ge enough adjectives No characte
mysterious
ha
p r ou d , a q ui li n
eyes
sual lips Th
rr tati
to ncre se
ca
re yo ar provide
m eh o
prov es
ur Japa es
dark,
ha
hi
nose an
adject al gl
go
chance
lary Moreover sinc
ho
he
with built-in review opportunities!
(2 Multiple Metaphors an
riters just ca 't ge en ug
he Marl orohard
ke
n-li
to
(3)Real-lif
to th protectiv
y ou n
pr vi es an th
k in g oo
Romanc
or
et phors.
rned br
an -y
instinct of the dominant to
crease
ur
ocabu-
used or co parisons
.. to th
ro
real
orld."
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re to lear
native speaker, to lear eapo
nd
m ea do w This metaphor-mania
ha ce or yo
aste th variou
th literary hoth us
cheapest
sk
le
pe
appealin
ke
male-is
ut
ha
e a h er .
nonetheles
lary an
al le
si
ou ee
lang ag
sur l'oreiller
to ha
RELATIONSHIP
ollowing tw page yo will meet th hero an heroin of he
perf
rt
labelled fo you
m p ro v
considerable linguisti bene
ha
yo
hi
list to overcome your scepticism
Abundant
Ro ance
tion
modest consump-
pr cliche of romantic fictio provid
On th
.. in Japanese
INTERNATIONA
relati nshi
th
th pillow). Here ar th
to sm sh open th cita el ofan heart!
Japanese is or suitable or scente th sweaty single bar.
love letter than pickup
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1 3 S E CR ET S
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rice cake
strong
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kuchibir
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hikishimatta uesuto slende
m un e
full breasts
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flashing smil
nervousl heart
s q a r c hi n (expressing
strong
will)
tasteful clothes
palpitatin
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slender, supple long legs
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c he s
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shinzo
wais
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kirakira
JtlIi.<
kagayaku
to shine
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hada
skin
gli tteringly
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sasou
to invite
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kannoteki
sensual
ip,;
kuchibiru
lips
J:J!:;>}' fJ
yutakana
rich rich full full
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mune
ches chest, t, brea breast st(s (s), ), boso boso
doki dokido doki ki suru suru
to go pitpit-aa-pa pa
shinzo
heart
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supple
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slender
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to exte extend nd (intr.)
gi ethat ethat th Perr Perr
th
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steel
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strong
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facial features
mabushii
radiant
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smile
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to show show
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square
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chi.n
coun countr trys ysid id
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IF
to find fault (with) plac place, e, poin poin
takumashii
sturdy
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chest
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yo
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nd
yo scru scrupu pulo lous usly ly reco record rd your your
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ro
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nd orci orci ve
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th swor swords ds very well well-c -cra raft fted ed the fish fish very
tast in goo tast
sh
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yo ca sett settle le down down to enjo enjoyi ying ng
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di icul icult, t, th
appallingly
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pe
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th Japa Japane nese se equi equiva vale lent nt of th
pr
rs
rs ngli nglish sh adve adverb rb very-but
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Japa Japane nese se need need neve neve be blan blan
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us
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of adve adverb rb
re po
that that re
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RY AND HE TI W AR AR P
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OU
re
d or or e
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ti
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ti
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in
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ta
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suit suit were were extr extrao aord rd nari narily ly
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na
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ADVERBS
VOCABULARY
OU
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okiru
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ka ze
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Th Japanese ar bizarrel
ni yasashii!
kind to oreigners!
ru no Nighttim
hayai
fast
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extraordinarily
ya
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suqoku
terribly, wonderfull
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rich, ]2ros]2erolls country
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bukka
j2rices
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to change
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pretty rather difficult
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S E C R E T #8:
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ADVERBS
i:
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re riving thro gh
exas late at
Th hote ha
re ll
strang
atmosp ere!
night, an ar feelin very very tired. On th road id mote
atch
eo sign adve tising yo
ey soyo pull in to
th parkin lot, lookin forwar to good long sleep. Belo
to
iw
on
m. lo
ib
re your irst impr s-
adverb in th Japanese sentence by referring back
an
th exampl sentence
vocabular lists Have
ow
iw
li
an
li
ti
nice stay
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goodl
o w i r
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o w
is
m el y
fun afte all!
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in th parkin
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ANSWERS t;:lY'1v
taihen
awfully
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extraordinarily
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bizarrely
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appallingly
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wonderfully
~~Ii:
saiko ni
supremely
il
develo natu al el ti nshi Japanese by imic in native speaker' playfu relationship to th language To increase spee of word-recal an word-association powers.
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tatemono
building
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furui
old
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p a k in g
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kuruma
car
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sukunai
few
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uketsuke
reception
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kawatta
eccentric, od
~7J:
henna
strange, weir
;):Im~
fun'iki
atmosphere
ff~§i
heya
room
kagi
bullying taskmaster Bu or
successful long-ter
lock
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to
~~~
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weak
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look appear
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students who deriv
from toiling in th grim gula ofthe granunar book an vocabu lary list
ay re ar
an linguisticall
th th
th
chapte as hild sh ef et
unprofitable. They coul no be more wrong.
ase, inti acy, an hu an relationship
in or alit
ar
essentia to
successful
with language At th very beginnin Japa
ou
us lear
ho proc ed ac ordi
to th
casually nt aster-slav
Japanese in lover-lik relationshi ir
masochistic thrill
of
so liaiso
with
ate.
tu ents
para gm
ll only
shall live happily ever after!
to be ti ed
~'"\"''7-
shawa
shower
di ensional sens of th Japanese language They ca teac yo
~tl"d:,"v\
kimochi ii
feel good
to percei
-'?-:J
yappari
afte al
MH'f
rvoko
journey, travel
tanoshii
ftm
or
in in
sense of language.
rc
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L A S T -S Y L L A BL E C A T CH B A L Th
rs ga
this mean like
shal lo
at
part -gam
ro
ha toproduce
ll he
s. Player
am
says
or
er played
to prof er
ord. Player
then
horse
th th last syllable ofPlayer
re po
th last syllable ofPlayer l'
uma
of "last-syllable catchball."
rd that begins
rd
3~
translated
ince this sounds misleadingly
Hollyw od orgy allo
translatio
Th rule ar as
th
sh ritori Literall
"bottom-grabbing."
the more considere
mado
rd an so all. gl sh
woul
so ru li
th s:
window
Banana
Player
c'd1j doa
Player Player
th
door
tylis etc.
word
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rain
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ry sh rt ra
catchball"
th se en
(tangerine).
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Pl
ro
nouns.
tice
spectacles
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-n (Iv) Player 1ha lost
he ga e, go ou an
st-s
ords al of them si pl
rt nd so eone to play
th
he
ny Japanese ch ld
(}}tJ\~
nent!
mikan tangerine
mouse
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th Japanese ofth clue efor yo
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pr
translat on of
_tsuyasu_
in the answer
sectio on pag 90.
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S E C R E T #9:
1 3 S E CR ET S
VOCABULARY
ANSWERS If yo 'r
eeli
ba
hyoiD.
-I-
'"""'...,
natsuyasumi
ben
study
basho
place
guai
(physical
hospital
t.Jl1D~· t o i st e
m-
condition
summer vacation anoshi
If you w a
K ID S ' S TU F F
su
kaimono
shopping
ie
leav th hous
catalogue deru
tomu ic [vahon
earphones
hitori
alone
kikitai
w an t
nara
if
h ea r
i st e
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IN RE ER
am
si pl test ofho
ards an ha
sh ul
be play
in to decipher ince th
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as
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sa s. Ideall th er
pe pl
ga rac-
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ror-
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st
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type. Look at th example, then test your back ard-readin
skills
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ANSWERS
btcl"
watashi
36c!?"C
asatte
n:\,\t:~O
daidokoro
kitchen
"C":)
chikatetsu
subway
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im
terrace
tsuru
tool
chibetto
th
tw
da afte tomorrow
terasu
sonikku
~"'-:)t--
TONGUE-TWISTERS
Sonic (th Hedgehog)
Tibet
i~
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iPa Re pajama
Yellowpajama
VOCABULARY 7;Ja;
nama
f re sh " c a
iO~'
mugi
barley
kome
rice
p~
tamago
J~~'FX
pajama
pajamas
!;~H:;"l'~
Brow pajama
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VOCABULARY
ANSWERS
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mainichi
everyday
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dekigoto
h in g
dail
ou o,
i ng s h a h ap pe n
~cjiJ.:
kiroku
j't-I§
t6shu
head of politica part
jjlfjtili
ry6yoko
both side comparison
record
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tsukawareru
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region area
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VOCABULARY tomodachi
friend
nikki
diary
nachi
Nazi
gaijin
foreigner
tonari
next to beside
mochi
steame
chizu
map
bajji
badge
nii
second plac
kin
gold
rice cake
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P RE F X E
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To conveniently increase an vary vocabulary of spoken Japanese b y a dd in g p re fi xe s a n s uf fi xe s t o o rd s h a o u a lr ea d no
become the_Japanese-speaket-from-hell. Stud th followin will ~ecome an ultra-fluent word-wizard, hyper-expressIv Japanese! er inte si
receive
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refi
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ress fo exam le bthat provides anextensiv
colloquial an humorous prefixes an suffixes introduced here r ef i fi into fi rather loosel efined ro s. th firs ection will find th Japanese equivalent to expression describing peo-
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intr
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ra
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P RE F X .E S A N D
S UF F X .E S
(1 PEOPLE SUFFIXES
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-MANIAQ6
-maniac, -fanatic someon
opera-mania
opera fanati auto-maniac
ka-mania
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. . . .).~ .. A
-expert,
gist
-010
TATSUJIN :f4WO')~A
ry6r no tatsujin
master of cooking, supe chef
'~H;tO')~A
zada
master of conversation talker
-crazy -ma
--~A
-MEIJIN
-expert, -ologist Oit: person
no tatsujin
::t'1' :,,-j') lJli
gyanburu-gurui
gambling -crazy
~l\~O'):8A
iiwake no meijin
master excuse-monger
PJfl)
onna-gurui
girl-crazy
t~§O'):8A
kiseru no meijin
master fare-dodger
-JIN
person
--O)i.I
KATAMARI
f . .. ,
...... :>Z:1r..A, U~.A,
bunka-jin
person of cultur
shakai-jin
adul (a oppose
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apprentice, proto- -embryoni
I2S:1!§:O')W~
isha no tamago
studen doctor
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joyG no tamago
aspiring actres
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grea bundle of prejudices
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person
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miser
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glutton, pi
no katamari
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onna-zuki
grea
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-lover, -enthusiast, -phile
-J!i!
-YAm
person -monge
motor aut enthusias
Blr:Ji¥:
hiniku-ya kibun-ya
mood
Casanova
on Ju
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to student)
sarcasm-m.onger person mood-monge
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PREFIXES
-(1)m
...NO
NI
05
demon"player, competitiv
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no ni
shigot
-~
-ZOKU
tribe
b5s5-zoku
wild spee trib company-expense
shay5-zoku
-jJN
-HA
t±§:;m ~?Itt:l;m
shakai-ha sappari-ha
02&7
trib
faction, typ socially consciou crow
_KEIO!
type of er on -ist
3ZWi:
bun-kei
arty type scientific or techno type
WWi:
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-T
-ite factio
k5hii-t5 Nihonshu-t5
ofthe coffee (not tea) drinking clan of th sake (not beer or whiskey) drinking cla
very, totally
JJHN'li
do-konjo
true-grit
MH!'l.
do-gimo
shit-scared
GOKU-
extremely, top
:Io:l&:f!l$
goku-hi
to secret
i j& ~ \; g :
goku-sukunai
extremel
<-f:'-
KUSO-m
very (usu. in negativ sense) darn
(T~lEil§
kuso-majime
really uptight stif an boring
kuso-omoshirokunai
incredibly boring
MARU-
completely
~Lf!l!
maru-hadaka
totally star nake
~I.MI:t
rnaru-rnoke
it th lion
GEKI-
ultra-
geki-yasu
unbelievabl
geki-mazu
incredibly disgusting (o food)
straight-talkers
~llt
ri-kei
person
demon-worker
1±\Wi0)~
~jE~
JIf-
devil- (... from hell
T1Eil8
...... ~I~
R I J , J 9"
tcJ:L\
fe
giant, bi
ackp t, make
mil-
chea
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,~\
P RE F X E
AN
S U FF IX E
-KOKORO
th spirit and
!;z'L,1
onna-gokoro
so
geezeresque
8*0)1[,1
Niho no kokoro
spirit of
-PPOI
-ish, seemin
-mu:
-ASOBI
-play
!;z-:J I£l"\
onna-ppoi
feminine
'is(=tfi6Hf
geisha-asobi
frolicking with geisha girl
8*.A.. -:J1£
Nihonjin-ppokunai
un-japanese
i!5~iljHj
kotoba-asobi
wordplay
-7':1":1
-APPU
-charge, surge, -boost
-~Iil
-TENGOKU
-heaven
51;3[Y'Y7
genki-appu
*~T~7200
hokc5sha-tengoku
JI.?-Y'Y7
pawa-appu
energy-boost increased power
pedestrian paradise (n ca zone)
;1l~72~
dokushin-tengoku
singles' heaven
-YABURI
-defying, -busting
-itb~
-JIGOKU
-hell
kiroku-yaburi
I~~tt!l~
juken-jigoku
exam-hell
kata-yaburi
record-breaking mould-busting (convention-defying)
H'(~:lt!ll~
shakkin-jigoku
debt-hell
-KUSO
-shit
-~·lfiifiE
-KYOFUSHO
heta-kuso
totall
,\ilpJT~'I1fjlIE
kosho-kvofusho
fear of height
yake-kuso
totally cynica
JJ5:;t7~11fi1.fE
karaoke-kvofusho
karaoke-phobia
-KUSAI
"smells like"
uso-kusai
smells fishy, implausible
oyaji-kusai
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sele
at ..
Q6
ofa woma pan
-phobia, -allergy
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(5 VERB SUFFIXES
PREFIXES
5t:>~0)3b~O)A
the infamousllegendary ... the much-spoken-about person th infamous book
it
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th mysterious ..
..
the myster man/woman
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thos unscrutabl nese
nazo no Nihonji
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09
ap n'
fine
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to
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ho till yo drop
ll
(intr.)
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sniff all around (forclues info.)
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ru abou like craz
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to do al
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name-mawasu
lick ev ry sq ar in
-H3
-KURUU
to do crazil
Jf~0H3
asobi-kuruu
really pain th town re
Jrtmf3
are-kuruu
ru amok
ro nd
(tr.)
funniest ma in all Japan
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mode ersion th Beatle (ie Oasis)
~2Q)7;j<.T"
da ni no Kene
second President Kenned (ie. Clinton
Jttlo)-
KVOKVOKU no ...
~fn:EQ)A i) Jl
kyOkyoku no suriru
ultimate thrill
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kyOkyoku no kaikan
ultimate pleasure
r-JlJA
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[apa
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th ultimate
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in il collapse
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to be arroga putrifaction
in
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1 3 S E C RE T
QUIZ YOLI
a r w ok e
ro
n iv er si t
li on
un te Japanese
SpouseSe!ecter
o rn in g b y
g ro u
o f s in i t e
c hu g p re ss in g a ro un d
YOUI
that y ou r J a a ne s
t ea c e r
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r og re s
a ge nc y i f t he y can p ro vi d
as
as
yo
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y ou r
to
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person
sarcastic person fun-loving person horribly seriou
rh
ey ed
guts
you en
c ie nc e t y
down-to-eart
er
el
P RE F X E
t yp e
he ne dy
in
it
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spouse within
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bed-
ET
person
person
feeble dependen
th Tick the box to
type of person
workhorse gambling addict karaoke-maniac karaoke-phobe brilliant
cook
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dinner
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th
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an
word-association abilitie
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what
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m a e r n g J ap an es e
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your linguistic evolution. iv m e l - i ni n derive tw significan educationa benefits. irstly Japanese pu requentl depend on anji-character
lcrent kanj character. Familiarity with such homophones improves .1
child' kanji-literacy an sinc literacy demand
no th abilit
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to read an
writ
nl
twenty-six letters, bu th ab lity to read
an
rite
to th
end, even th hu bl pun,
ve two-thousand kanj characters pa
native Japanese word
se pu
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pe
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then ca
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simple or
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sophisticate
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study-
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to learn).
psychologica turnin ha te
agai
ho
nglish-Japanes
puns
own-to-earth vocabulary
they
ay ha
stra
s,
Japa
Th
poin
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ou
will know
of Japa es
by an interest pi Meetin
selection ofrelatively easy pun-base
slowly an
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or
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se
as c, star to
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very lop-si ed vocabulary know
si pl name
ru YOll
al
yourself be or lookin across at th
leng on page
Most st dent
tockholders' Annual Genera withou knowin
ra ou hear
works, test your Japanese mental ag with th intermediate chal
ll also help yo acqu re
rm
gu
jokes. tudy the
th language in thei teens, an ar well past th "Mom y, that?" stage. Insp re
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This first te example are
"meaning-clusters" ofwords.
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re
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list bu in
enjoya le
Fi ally th ngplllS
nfairl
sophisticated. Japa es
or carp. Thei Japanese is sophisti
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pa
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rd
of raisu- requentl
loan ords ar
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of-fact vocabulary.
pl
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cate
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or rice bu th katakana alternativ yasash
eans
oreign katakana loanwords. Fo th
Japanese ch ld katakana loan goha
se
tobe rejected
animals like r uc k
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xtortionis
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or concrete things people an
21,then with th ultimate challeng on page
23
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WA M-UP
ANSWERS
KE
J\J\ Itsumo waratt
Which
embe laughing?
ru kazoku wa dare of ou
no
you think it was?
is th onomatopoe
ka de
tabera er
ka tt
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no ak de
hiba
an
wa na
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an to beco e?
ko
kiwa
in
speed
mikan
tangerine
qu rr ng whic is kan inJapanese. This is trick to mislea you. Thin of kan this case th s ou nd , final syllabl of mikan, tangerine.
haikingu
hiking
Haikinguincludes the wor kingu (aloanwor versio king is the os nobl person ther is!
of osarna), and
Which
not
used to represen laught
nglish we have th expres on to drop speed, an th sa expression exists (supiido otosu) in Japanese Th truck slowed do r, dr bu object.
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erai sh
or
supiido
1J:;lct1J::I"~:O.~5n.g1J\IvJ"t'tcJ:IC::? Ka
mother
haha
means mother
eco do
EXPLANATIONS
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ah
am ly is always
1,
byoki
sick
Th question ee to be re erring to tree C*). ga n, th tr ck to slea ou Th nk of ki (3n:) of by6ki, sick Nobody want tobecom sick
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WA M-
ANSWERS
JO ES
EXPLANATIONS
underpants
pantsu he question ee in this case pan for underpants,
to be re erring to brea (pan), However, th rs syllable of pantsu, the loanword
"CtJIi: Sa wa sai demo uehu de ikirukoto no dekirusai tte nani? rhino'
rh no bu what kind ofrhino ca surv ve
space?
Sai means rhinoceros What kind ofrhinocero sai) coul possibly surviv in ly super hi-tech Q!:borg(saiboqu),
kanzen-hanzai
CD~t6o)l~.l,,\tJO)·:,.r:t61~? anze ha
na noni warui mono tt nani bad, even though
ss
t' perfed
Whic
tow
in
th
perfec
crim
lm
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Butapesuto
l\t.:tJin~tc
cyborg
Saibogu
a~~a~~~35~3~$~~~tm~a~a~~
th ords buta pig) an pestilence)
pesuto
Budapest
th loanword
or plague or
go to
~letO)
C tJ tJ ': >
l,\l \0
Nori wa nori demo kakko ii nori wa ue
the coolest glue?
:J -1b ." A
t'
Jei
us
Bondo
Jame
Bond
Bond exists in Japanese as loanword eaning strong glue as in nglish. Jame Bond 007 the invincibl spy, is as amou in Japa as anywhere else
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VOCABULARY
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N TE RM ED IA T
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JO
AN
NS
C HA LL EN G
is h es e i v j o e s c o
#11:
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ro
(Elementar
School
7J
, b
in road
stor in Japan, target
seven-year-olds, without looking at t h
tj
otosu
drop
jt«GnJ., mikan
tangerine
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komaru
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hakeru
the
em
m in n
ni ir wa er
moon,
tsuki
e d
11100n
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~v'
~~ii
uchO
oute spac
kanzen
perfect
What
1 : . ~ J., " " ' ,b .
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na no
tjO)I:
lid.:.
buta
despit
(being
Europe
kazu
city
nori
glue
U:>
kazoerareru? count?
l" C 1 1 . Q ~ : > "CtJIu
Bikkur shit What
g o l ot s o f stains on it
it's
:J~C.~1J\.:e:5i5t\-?>?
Inu
dog
t t
1i? v'v'
you.eat even though
pig
Y6roppa (])If)
can
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although
h2; iz»»
7J'-.:>::
t su k
The moon's everybody?
t···
1!lJ.,
t h n , u si n
:l or m or e o rr ec t a n e r ou ar eq al smar seven-year-old e nt a l y y o a r e ve n y ea r o l u t n o o o b ri gh t 1-2. co ec an we c o r ec t a n w er s Y ou -d e e rv e t o e x e ll e f ro m e le m n ta r s ch o l .
o be e
J' Iv
J.;..
er
number of correc
answers.
7J'/
an
kind
miru hon tte
of book do
Y01,1
ge
r pr i
whe yo
o i
I;:t.\.Q tJ\int kami-sama
ha 's th
am
th
O)tJ
5i IcttJ.1u.:
no na ae od
in the
lavatory?
ea
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3.f:':>~ Th
question
ULTIMATE CHALLENGE What is your
liar
usotsuki makes
is
(tsuki), 11
li.ar!
sashimi
enta
ag in apanese? S a n /Y o n -n e n se i N a z o N az o (Elernen-
tnry und
bookstor
in Japan, target
using n-et a n w e
nine an
in any
ten-year-olds,
without
COf-
yo
g ot :
:l m or e c o r ec t a n w e Y o a r e qu a t o a r t en -y ea r o l 1-2correct answers: Mentally yo ar nine year old, bu no to bright (1 c or re c a ns we r b ac k t o i r g ra d of elementary school
sashimi means "a stain.
!EiU1 a~
~"Ct,iJi1J'Lll,\.:!t:i.I~?
What kind ofrhino is born brainy
f) jt!J0)~'t'~
Wan
baby
OAIJIu
de, temaneki
Mr.
Doggy-woggy).
h ic h f i
shon
¥iUjiI.i!1i L/tL\.g!tI~~®I;:? in th
\<'5Janr.t,~
ok Japa-
on
nani? e ck on i
y ou ?
l1t<.td:l,\t,O,).~®I;:?
What is that howeve much it swells neve hurts?
8,
1 1 i I 0)~~'JI:t;:,~~ liru;:<.
sate doko
",",·(t.
"'"• I'tII.-
to retto-pepa
toilet pape
mean "god." Kami writKami-sama w he n w r t te n w it h t h a nj i t e w it h t h k an j * J J ; , however, mean "paper." Th kami o un d i n t h toilet is of course "toile paper.
Which plac
suddenly smells awfu if YOLl a d
h e l e t er " ? "
4) L\':JtJiJ3L?L.1",7t~3td:JJj1.I","cL\.gAI~? Itsumo
oshikko
shit
sona kao
h a k in d o f p er so n a lw ay s o ok s a s t h u g
t he y' v p ee d t he i p a t s
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ANSWERS
Vocabular
EXPLANATIONS
tensai
tsuki
moon
mono
thing
shimi
stain
o be h
genius rhin
Sa it ow mean "rhi oceros." Te sa enly talent howeve mean "genius!
(p.121)
(~::t literally: heav-
ts it ob minna
everyone
inu
dog w m
carp
koi
it
imperative form of kuru "t come."
tenki
good weather
a re ru , e pe nc li n it h ic h k a j i i t is i tt en , c a ea either to swel ( J l < l l . ~ ' L b ) (lIF1i'L b). The q ue st io n l ea d t o i ma gi n t ha t s we ll " i s t h e e a i n h e e , er sba clea an bright." Obviousl good weather' howeve clea an cloudles it gets is no painful!
-nara
1/
1"
fartsville
O-na a, on th ot er and, mean
moderu
oe
"fart!
m od e
is Take as th tw wo ds can' stop myself!" (literally It come ou already.
"model."
kazu
number
bikkur suru
to be surprise
toire
toilet, lavatory
kamisama
god
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I~
(p.123)
umaretsuki
by birth, naturally
sai
rhinoceros
t"Ct -It-1 ft;j{It' It
ENGLISH
=¥-itJ_~ ffi"
How to
Ij:n~
itai
to hurt be painfu
kyu ni
suddenly
tokoro
place
ctivat
e ig n
"j'-:
Ja anes
re o rd s i n t h J ap an e
at Yo
lrea
rt l an gu ag e t ha t o u a lr ea d
k no w
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if ... like
anword (gairaig an Iaplis word (waseieigo together re re re to th lear er of Ja anese. In .ible ak li diffic lt ka ji-based term in preference to Engl sh-based loan ords This is equi alen to drilli fo ex ensi offs or ,'(ial mines inland
Do 't be er ic
pragmatic! Ther
ar literall
thousa ds
1)1"
lhat yo alread
know
1'Il,1ges. ·.peakin "pidgin-Japanese h.rve II )('1 1
by showin
yo that loanword
both
of communication
"11.,11"1"e,
charmi
an inve tive loanword
to co vi ce yo
that
r-
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it ow independen
life
ositiv things
12
said in favo
OA WO
DJA
lo word
•L deja vu to describe
in STAG
v ag u
ns ofhav ng se
or
pe
nc
o m h in g b e o r (ten words'),
xpressio Th plis bb eviati (appoint ent) offe fi ty perc nt ylla le-s vi ve th pu Ja an se yakuso u. Consider also th expression lrnejl damage to on 's public im ge to lose presti e) In pu Japanese
ON
uneasy abou loanwords. -M ny foreig er onscio sl avoi usin lo nw rd be ause they seem to uri-japanese noth sympto of th st nd rd izatio an McDonaldification of th planet
longer nd less fl xi le xp ssion. Japlis ay se in legant to Westerners bu it ha an undeniable telegraphi efficiency •Asia stud nt of Japanese fa ro gardin Japanese lo n;15
op isticated; ve ba
roof of Japa
havi
ildl
ighe
io
itial to master Japanese Ma ostwar loanwords,
hi ve
ro
bein
litera y, intell ct al
vigorous bu frequently shallow, po ul
cultur
Many Lu
fr qu ntly expres th ir nv of Chin se st dents' kn wl dg of ka ji Be ar howeve th hinese students nv st rn valu in othe nationalities' eyes if no yours! ·I,oanwords
Kawn
batao
COIlYl'
ni ntly emov
th pr ssur
ofhaving to ee up
equivalents. Kekkonshik mean weddin ceremony Th loanword Uedingu (7:IT 7"wedding) howeve onjure up images lIuances of ur apan se usuall different. •Fi ,HlCient,d eep-roote traditio
or
nd it
nglish ount rp
dating back to 1543
Loanword were originally used ou of necessity. They describe
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AN
J AP AN ES E E NG LI S
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toppu-hatto
varnatakaboshi
ld
op Ha
it th J' anji-compo ents transl te directly into English. if yo an gues (1)what th original word inEnglis was, then se if yo ca (2) L;
example.
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esukareta
escalator
(I)
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akodion
accordion
(of)
II..II'\-:$-
erebeta
elevator
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STAGETWO Th wild creativity of Made-in-Japan jo co
hi
your ea ofmaki
nese in
ra stak s, an
hav collecte
yo
to
ho
experi enta re
Th Japanese trea
that ca
re
In th le t-ha
colu
re th real rd
ts
ea
er
ealing
ea ng
ve ou
or
ot
ea ng
rds. In th ri ht-han ofthose
ords Th
col-
rder
ixed up Youhav to matc th [aplis
sh
st
you. Notice that th ke word in th
th kanj (1)
nglish
pr nt
( a t o c un ni ng l
ch aton
bold to
hint
L/:;
tarento
compounds. In proper Japa
wide-ranging
(2)
nglish it produces
rifornu
very charming-coinages look at th word listed below. Thei
eaning should
(3)
suru
:tJ::;=::;?'V
an elderl
kanningu suru
you!
(4) b.-'T-(-
SOME JAPLIS
gl sh
ar [apl sh
gl sh
th right-hand column is
be joined together indiscrimi
easi le In Japanese
pr ct ce
weird-bu
th langua e,
-a
nglish as if they
nately to create instant, legiti at
surpris
Japa
to th
AN
English!
characters co ponent
Have
it
number ofexamples ofthe most eccentri [aplish
fun than-English
nese th
r-
st rt to play
creative way.
In orde to encourag rd
that ou re se
English
O .A NW OR D
aboru
D'fvltn;;<:b
No go toschool or work (fro
(6) J -
sabotage
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suffix
(7)
mannerism) kao-pasu
A bl e e nt e c lu b e tc . f re e b ec au s bein well-known (lit Face pass
(£
waido
toil
-is
7''"
charenji suru
(8) ; t- J , i ~A orudo-mlsu
of
bakodo-atarna remainin hair carefull toconcea one' scal in barcode-like patter (lit Barcode head ningen dokk
tota medica checku dock)
(lit Huma
ANSWERS L+
6+b 7+e
dr 4+g
spinster
to attemp something challenging
(5)Ax-" surnato
not feminism)
TV chat show
to repair (clothes, shoes)
mOdii
COINAGES
te
talented showbi personality
(g)wit
romantic atmosphere ormoo
(h smart-lookin
slim
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STAG
L OA NW OR D
rnasut
master [aplish bor
designe.l te pr hi ited
intro
suru
simple
kantan
handsome
hansamuna
boyfriend
boifurendo
gett
to get, acquir
l l in
[apancsv wo ds is trictl
J AP AN ES E E NG LI S
VOCABULARY
THRE
lo
AN
if
girlfriend
n-
suru
garufurendo
with ving
mOdiina
romantic
atmosphere
ba (1)
a) Masterin
hero
Ja an se is im le
difficult
~ ±~ J
to
Nihongo (c)
nl\
girlfriend.
tv'
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kagami
(lit: having
(3) (c)
gibu-appu l"ffi'i
lmost-bald
shimashita.
(a
ni charenji su
tt
mirror
L-t.:o ....,(c ..
muzukashii koto
iv up
boyfriend.
b':' Tomoko wa....l.(~b)L
hiiro
~-D-
(J) 7Jo ;H " C ' - 9
head like
(middle-aged) et
man
bakodo-ata
ma
barcode)
.B-?
oyaji shokku
ho
ukeru
SIIKI
·desu.
(;)1
-it~:
up
-t
Lv\':' uz kashii
give
ot
ni .... b,,_,I
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ANSWERS (c)
flJO);B-'\='
~t Lt
(1)
Nihongo
(2)
Tomoko wa hansamun
(I
Garufurendo
(4)
masuta
wa shimasan mashita.
nd
rnudiina
getto shimashita.
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#13:
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th
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to-fron as in the original. (2 This extract includes colloquia lanre
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he
enough spac to explai each expression Try, however, to enjo th stor
with ut
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to
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points. re
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(1928-1989). Tezuka know Disney of Japan, rk
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ra
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throwaway entertainment
th
wh
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adventures perfor
Blackjack,
prodigiously di
ofmone
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ho
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mysterious unlicensed surgeo or enor
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su
The Blackjack series recounts th cult operat on
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as "The Go ofComics" or "the Walt
revoluti nize
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rounds that ragg ng to
ou
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corporat th te
he
lackjackha ofhi brand-
extremely expensive headquarters building
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llow ng extract, then
ever imaginable subject-both ar
vast ne
il open up tsel to you. Ther ar rivolous an
serious-an
ound to in so ething that appeal to yo
area
anga on ou
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()uicknow!
hateve else we do let' go upstairs an rest
t~
L . ? *: a Wash
'f '/
mizu
g Ot t
IJ
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lust no
ta
yo said that if yo were saved, you'
pa me te m:illionyen
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th
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millio be
convenient roun
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v a u e t o c ra p o f p ri nt e
p ap e
th
to
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S E C R E T II 13:
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F;6~' e!
It
/ Ij:~
Wa/Hayaku
.-
kire/Banzai/Gep
Waa/Cu it quick!/Hooray!/Burp!
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if7
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ttle
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Tasukatt We'r
zo!!
safe
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B os s
u r l iv e
a r s av ed !
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1 3 S E C RE T S
S E C R E T #13:
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sashiageyo
swear if o u a v m y i fe , I'll give yo te millio
tJ UJ:1i -f-n qs f--C
yen!
,~~~
Washi wa
Me, I'll give yo fift millio yen!
iflit.r~
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Inochi
Chea at th price, when yo consider that death'
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'7-7! Wa! Waa
hooray!
th alternative!
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:J;.t:J;.t Konkon
Knock-knock (hollo rv
J /
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sound) '; /\
;J
Ha-ha-ha Haa-haa
Pant-pant-pant !I;.t!l;.t Tantan
Knock-knock (somethin
there)
h? Mu?
Hmm? !I;.t!l;.t Tantan
Knock-knock (somethin
there)
Koko da!!
It' here!
':onq:fliJn"ib7.> There' somethin ;!7., \,~-?&')
unde here
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fi#~ ': :~ 0~ Oto h ot t m i Itmake differen sound. Let' make hole here
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tal kin about?
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What ifyou'r e wrong?
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Well then we'l have wasted on scalpel.
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S E C R E T #13:
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ni shir
Shut up Just be quiet, will you!
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Anyone wh doesn' shut up I'l l knoc out! Yo useles bunch'
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MANGA
Yarnenasai
Stop it
st
" 'C ' .: k ¥ '
;.t
'?i.1'
tsukainasanna
Don' us my precious scalpe if you've no idea what you'r e doing!
fl.i.r'·~?tt'
t':'i?
.:tll""C
~tp~DU:IL , € - L , 7 d : \ ' \ f-nRt';I1...Ilt.: shinai to yakusoku
s ur e
l'Illoo bu only on conditio
that Y O L L promis
to keep quiet!
fiiJi?~OO~i?t~.Qo)i?~tJ. Is ther an chance ofsuccess
wonder
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o in g
kk
it
c he c b y a pp i
:. O)r.lt':'lti?ft.
s hi r
ru
on al th
a ll s
th ro m.
IJ " " C " t
Thes finger of mine ar ou only hope
::1;"-::1;"Knock-knock (hollo
sound)
.*nBL,~::1-¥ffib~.Qo)~
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Kabe hanashisa
o in g t o l oc at e t h w ir i by t ap pi n glingl impractical exercise'
Il-n~lii?~ L,l,\ Bakabakashii
It' ridiculous!
th
a ll s e h Hmmphl It's
mind-bog
1 3 S EC R ET S
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Vocabular
(p.148)
"?iJ6
yameru
to stop doin
trtU.t
""./
mudana
futile
v)v'C:.b
iitomo
jJ
kan
feeling, instinct
JE.6Q
shinu
daijina
precious, important
j; -C
made
mesu
scalpel
fo;OY9u
_;,;z .
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Vocabular
2' Iv~
2'ir~-9 J:
sagasu
lo
it
fo
~tv\~
kitsutsuki
woodpecker
mane
imitativ
lh
shiro
do imperative of su u)
interferin
7}
mizu
water
kure
give (fro
garigari
scratch-scratch
conunent
nanika
any
shasan
chance of succes
062'v>
heyaju
w.;J-"'.6
shiraberu
to chec
}:
yubi
finger
t!'t
dake
only
tayori
trust
konkon
knock-knock ( ho ll o
omae-san
J:-tt
vase
(lit no sy shut up be quie you (sarcastic) stupid
dosu
thwack (onomatopoeic)
sawagu
to make
,,?--:J
yatsu
guy, fellow (derog.)
J.).1v~
minna
everyone
: : 1 -
kada
cord wiring
tJ.trG-ttQ
nemuraseru
7-;;
fu
snor of disbelie
"?
yaru
lit: feel faint/mind-boggling, bewildering
-f' 1'V.~
yajiuma
busybody
(/)
me
( in su lt in g
fo;O)J!<~6
2'
!in";fi?'
to'
hanashi
here: thing, undertaking
sa
well like
bakabakashii
it' ridiculou
kureru
bakana 'Y
1r s ou nd )
urusai
~'!ti?>~:: ;j:)j;,Z2'1v
7.
}T~
'i~l
behavior (derog.)
whatever
unTleccessary,fatuolls
1fjfJ$:
::J/::1/
di
kuchidashi
to promis
f)
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s n or t
yokeina
*0*-96 filJi?'
~r~~ f9
pshaw! ( de ri si v
to feel satisfied, conten
.:
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Dl:I:Il
t: J:
he
cf
-f I ; f - C '
(p.146)
disturbanc
(emphatic) ( em p h a ti c p a rt ic le )
rubberneck s u f ix )
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Vocabular
ocabula
(p.144)
:bl-'(O
koko
here
shita
under
nanika
something
:u.
oto
sound
~iJ',")
chigau
to be differen
horu
to dig
frlJ1J'
(pp.142-140)
I( washi
wa)
Fl i= r ;
:j¥d l .: !) I" f 1. J
inochi
life
sukuu
to save rescue
sashiageru
to give ( p o li t e f o rm )
tl1.J ~lJ.;..1.J
-te miru
.:!)v ' - : : : >
aitsu
v' 0l-'\"iJ'1.J
itt yagaru
is saying (rude)
{,fJi-id:(T ,'i!:I.;{_ ,;to
i-'J
matsu
to wait
'!i:.v~
moshi
if to be mistaken
tlv t: iJ'~:
mon
machigau
~iJt.")
fw
r ou gh , m al e
.:bfJ1.J (derog.)
inochi ac thin
(contracte
form of mono
certainly
_} U:
lid:'"
neve agai
r;--:;
wa
waa ( ex cl am a ti o
1~"\ 'b
~ : ' i d : 1.
to
±-t
hayaku
quickly
kiru
to cu
',,--;
gepu
belch
7,/ 1)
butsuri
snip ( cu tt in g
aku
to open (intr.)
tasukaru
to be rescued/save
hirou
to ic up collec
us bl
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o f j oy )
0y s ou nd )
7 1 " ' 7 f/.:y
Y) fJ
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tl:lf lf1::>-J &j(:J'1::>
v' na
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Vocabula ~I':I;U:: ibh 1:1: {;t.~, :;"--:::J
whatever we do anyway kyusoku gutt yaru sakki
C:-?~
~-:::J~
rest drin in grea gulp jus before
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Ho
(polite)
C : I;f
r;,..
bounce verve thanks must
mazu
firs of al discussion rd
t o G t : .t iJ - c
sodan .s aratamete
('G'"
gurai
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tegoro
onc again about handy convenient
so daro kacchi
, i y c be (tur out) like that me/I (lit:thi side
Iv
Japa
;bh;bh
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ocabular
throug
ssociation
orpo at
mployers generall
sele
gr du te appliuni-
uni-
li university me ns less secu life As result Japanese te nagers (and th ir pa ents ar deadly seriou abou university ntranc examinations.
rely on coun on scra of pape
quantity rather than qualit
think important (sarcasticall
zoroi
to Remember
de bi of creating associations between apanes and English words to reinforce memorization.
hazumi orei sen'ya nara
:t-3tL - IH . \ " ~
~N
\ )
(p.138)
group, collection
polite)
of English. 'Whichever huma
sponge
be th bright st stud nt In th se onditions, th sn ke oi saleslw in io th ly to th entirely absurd On of th most charming-i academically leas respectable-
1 3 S EC RE T
Sh..,a;·5 ve isno famous fo refine tabl manners bu fo bein VIOLENT, ROUGH, RUDE etc
ranbo
suke
traine
techniqu
nterpretation,
la
logic)
works.
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meat
potato stew
nikujaga ENGLISH T AR G E W O R D
JAP. SOUN
HOOK
MEANIN
Y. ';Itt:.r<:Q
lamentable
Rame
Non
HOOK
whatsoever!
i~i
taberu
samurai, warrio
True SAMURA were so virile that thei a tt le -t o e d b od ie s w e a bs ol ut e covere in BUSH ma of hair
thug hood
The Russian ultra-right-wing demagogue ZHIRlNOVSK is no so much politi da asjus jumped-u STREET-PUNK!
bushi
noodles
!5~C:7-:f.C~~gQ
chat
C h t o k ek i d e d an sh E
e op l f re qu en tl y HA ( da n h o u r a t t ea t m e
ur
co::>ff gorotsuki
Ith..+t:l:Q
kennel
Ken
Neru
Professo Noguchi, author of ChObenlcyi5ho
("The uperstud
quite rightly disparages this method arguin ha
nd he
he
ht
ve
to th
rk
ou into silenc p er fe c l y em ni
tions, BU they ar
ex
of t io n r o
usotsuki
Method"
that th number ofwords r y- l k ag e bu
ul
x tr e ro
bl
nd
o on e
c kn o nk
dg
he h av e
un they ar ef ective an
h or tc o nl everybod
ng te
OCt.,)
terrible, awful
hidoi
hi wo e se mb le s t h ng is wo HIDEOUS, in both soun an meaning.
f)\(D5 kana
uC hook fo this word yourselves
c ho k
conversation situat on .... a pp y
eR ZHIRINOVSKY (once again) is probably LIARamon hi othe vices!
5-t"::>ff
(neru) in KENNEL
Do Sleeps
ad
MICK JAGGER vocalist of th Rollin Stones is famous fo hi MEAT lips
p pl i
uses them
d',)1
t' OR IN m e i ca . A s f a a s we'r e concerned mornin in OHI is fine.
P P N DI X
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ru.\'C':fu
o b li g at o r
" g if t
M NE M N IC S
N D L OO NE Y L IN K
if
th m!
reikin
MA
be or o vi n i nt o a n a pa rt m n t Y o landlord's just RAKlN' in the cash!
TES
LJfulif3 ol millionaires because, poor girls, they haven' go an money, an they'r POOR!
binbo
(jiJ;'fv
am
himan
=¥ij'=¥if gizagiza
jagged
-1'51'5
annoyed
round
Vt'b.· -t-5ttl,\l5 shiam soseij
an OB
at it isJAGGED an
irregular.
as
(1)
Jlty)v/
(2)
rc.fvL::
(3)
=\=-:;FYc
(5)
d::r.-:tl
LOONEY LINK
lively, pepp
runrun
word
tango ki hi
to
scrupulously,
carefully ib le
pekopeko yodare
saliva, droo
feel annoyed. feel angry. In fact feel very ira-ira-iated (IRRITATED)indeed.
round
guruguru
~tJlfvrc. yuganda
h e' s j u g oi n t o blubber.
ENGLISH MEANING
JAP. TARGETWORD
4) -"'::J-",::J
iraira
~;i"Jv~j"Jv
Y OU R S EL F
OLlS
deformed, distorted
Siames twins
he fa ou U R e vi ta te d a n span AROUND an AROUND
t he n
ld mi th e ga l m a i a y ph il is infected leader ofUGANDA in th 1970 had DEFORMED character
RUN-RUN TANGO io
th
KlTCHEN
th l .i n
SAUSAGESar joined together in string SlAMESETWINS are linked too
..1111111
ANSWERS
shoute
KI ou YO' WHO'
US P E C K at some food
THAT
(DARE?)
around!
GLOSSARY
Japanese-Englis
Glossary
abunai ifLt:i:,' dangerous ageru to open (tr.) aku clever
atenisuru au 4);;;' to meet
relyon,counton
baiku J~ motorbike bajji !~,~ badge bakabakashii 'til'f;l:"71'L~\ it's ridiculous bakana /\7J"Ij: stupid bakari 'til'l') only bakodo-atarna Fiji almost bald -ban -!:ti: version, editio banzai '~f!v~~\ hooray b as h r ; p f place basketball basukettoboru
/{;J.,
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basketball '- '" bsten bartender be ky :il!U5§i tudy IJ T;" tobe sur(f.., b ik k r i prised binbo lt poor
dose dosu boifu rendo
-1 i'" boyfriend J.. 1(male) bukka ~!!l1iIli prices buta s: i: pig buts keru S-::> ,t.Q to knock (ir.) "J I) snip (cutting sound buts ri bv sick
ch ibett 'T x . " Y I, Tibet chigau t.iI{;;' t o b e different chiiki : I 1 I ! : r J ! i region are chikarazuyoi 1.J~~, mighty chikatetsu : I 1 I ! T ~ * subway ch ka ftf? to swea chinseizai itfH'ii) sedatives chizu i 1 h @ i l map chuqoku think important daijina *!J"Ij: precious, important daiiobu *3t5i
dakedo t'::f1 but dashin trlit finger-tap examinatio d as u to payout deau , ~ H ; < "'j to meet by chance dekakeru / ± Ii .H t dekigoto lIHI(;~ things yo do things tha happen densha '1[Ejj". train depaga 7/,;li departmentstoregir! deru i± J,i t o a p e a dobutsu l I V J 4 & ) animal dokidoki suru /C-'f F"rTJ,i togopita-pat palpitate very
c'/v"lj:,:
just how, ho
c';;' -It 7.
dotokuteki
anyway in an case thwack j1 ~iI9morally
;U;Ll: iI'.-, t: if only ..., h ou l av .. ebui-konpo AV:::J audio-visual component system ecchina .r.~rf"lj: perverted Edo name fo Toky eiga Jj!I,Ljijij movie eigoryoku t I f ~ I J ; J ] Englis abilit ki ~R station ensuto x.:» 7.. stalling (o ca engine) erai 1i!,tP noble important eri *collar
7" :::J:;famikon Ninrendo or Play Station-type game machin fu 7":1 snort of disbelief fugu .s blowfish fukai ii/(\" deep fun'iki 3 ' J : I H ! 1 < \ atmosphere furui ,5,' old fusafusa tufty fushigina ::P,ll,\i\ii!t.: weird, amazin futoru
gaiJin nA foreigner gaikokujin nl'illA foreigner gaikotsu iI{v<: -::> skeleton garagara "/i'71f'7 rattle-rattle ga rigari if lJ 7J'l) scratch-scratch garufu rendo "/f -)v v : ; ' girlfriend genbaku M~ atomic bom gepu 7'7' belch gibu-appu "'f7'T'Y 7' give up gin 11 silver gokiburi ::f"r7"J cockroach guai Ai (physical) conditio g ua i g a w a u i 1tir;?{~\" to feel ba gOtto yar -.. t'i'l.> great gulps
drin in
ha teeth hada fj!L skin haha i\I: mother hakeru 1;l:(t;., be able to wear hakobu illiS carry hana flowers ha kamu J,;;,~iI'u blow your nose hansamuna I' /4j-.b. t. handsome harau 1 1 . . ; ; ' pay hareru fJ:j'l.J,i to swel hayai Jllj\,' fast hayaku f;i'i' quickly hazu fJ:T should ough hazumi IJ:T"-' bounce, verve 'J pshaw ( d er i si v e s n o rt ) he heimen 'fllil plane henna l["Ij: strange, weird heya lilillYf room th whol room hevaju l?i~@: r. -J hi utsu ~I'~;;' -:> to find faul (with) h i g a h ai r [.HJ'iI'Ih';" to crac c' appallingly hid ku \: hero J : ; ; , : extraordinarily ni g) 0 0 1 1 . . , t: tigh an finn hikishimatta hima U: free, at leisur hinjak 1U weak hirou U-0;;' to pick up collec hish ;fHiTI: secretary IJ alone hitori hitori-bocchi II.., alone hohoemi f * < ! ; J t J J smil h o v u 1 f ? ; pay salary honto
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true
honto ni I~!v
11: really truly hont no *'i31f) real horu ,~J,i to di hosoi M B \ , ' thin hvoban i W * I J reputation
c h i - { f i s t l ac e ichiban ~\t.lilv (the) mos -.J:fPHL 10,000ichiman-en-satsu ye note ichinenkan -If.rJl on year ie house, horne
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deru
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a - t H J . , leav th hous ~''''o)L: if onl ..
iitomo ",,,,t{, wh care Zs what j i e r ' " LIt)J., to bully, tortur ike it!l pond ikemasen tl',ti-ltlv cannot go iki suru , @ , a - T J . , to breath ikiru ~!,,~-'6 to live, surviv ikutsu It ho many inochi f,j; life inochi nakusu frl Ii: > d : : to di inochi-biroi i1iU;S It life-saving inu 1:;< dog ippon on (o long thin object ippon one (strand) iraira sur 1515-, J. to be angry, annoyed ishi :\J:;'!:' will i s h o n i ~'-::> L..t ,: together itsumo "'0{, always itte yagar ~'-::> -c ,\,,7,)<-'6 is sayin (rude)
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jaakuna 111~t-c wicked ji character letter [idosha r= [liM;: passenge cars jigyoshunyu ~Ji*JjX}.. annual revenue jii-pan G { jeans j i a n g a a r Pil'r.ij7,)
kanemochi kannotek
kan kantan
f;tFtt:> rich l1lilli!J( sensual tllift gir lfriend
simple th Kant region kanzen 7t.:@: perfect a nz e n i n'Iv-tt'Iv,': completely kao face kaodachi ; m t . . : t : > facia features kara omoeba iJ'G,\P,;U;J:' consider from certai angl kareshi illiR boyfriend karui light kashidasu riLIilT tolen ou kasu ~T to lend rent ou katahaba 1 I ' J * f f i shoulder widt kawa It.. skin kawaru l!'\:bJ., to change kawatta l!'\:b"" t: eccentric odd kaze }!ill wind kazoeru 7J'f: k. J. to COUJlt kazoku *li~embe of family kazu tk number kechi 'T 1'- stingey keijorieki «,j'i'ii\':fIJj,ti: recurring profit keisan i'.lJ$: calculation kesu ij~T extinguish ~ O ) T t r to fee satisfied kino um content k i n o toku naru J ' ~ O ) J h l t- J. lit fee faint/mind-boggling, bewildering kikitai IllI I' t.:»> want to hear listen 7I.lilfi.l'~'P generous kimoch ii %.#t,\"'" fee goo kin it gold kinben ' U i J J 9 I i l industrious, hard-working '1 glitteringly kirawareru IE ;b~1.J., tobe hate kireina i' t, me/I (lit this side kodo :Jcord wiring keen ~r.lI park ok :. :. er proble kornaru rn J. tobe/have kanto
i'if:jlj!
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It) rice kona :J--j-- corner ben in road o nd e r u jb/vL""'-'6 to be crowde konkon knock-knock (hollow sound)
konwak dered kopo
:J
suru
nibT
to be bewil-
cooperative apartment
building korosu ~)t1- to kill kotetsu lin)': steel kotoba fl')))! language, wor kubi l~ neck kuchibiru Ifi lips kuchidashi interfering comments kuni i J < ! country kure <;!1. give kuruma Jji car kusai " " , smelly v ob u J Jr ~~ Ichest kyOsoku 1 , f ( , \ i j , rest kyOni ;jfl,~~ suddenly mabushii I i y , : L\,' radiant machigau ;t t : > n < ? to be mistaken mada ;t t : ! . no ye made ;t 'C. until mainichi tlfR everyday rnajan '7-:;~;"mahjong mamoru ':j'J., defend mane ;t i;). imitative behavior (derog.) 7: masukomi mass medi rnasuta suru 77. '1-T J., to master matsu ' G r . to wait mazu il firs of al me Ii) { in s ul ti n g s u ff ix ) medaru )i.y)~ medal mesu ;f.:J. scalpel migaku n' topolish, brus up f': astonishingly, Ji.:": amazingly migurushii JiI.'I"?L\"painfull ugly mikan h7,)'/" tangerine minikui m I t ' ugly minna Ji.lvt:J: everyone iryoku J] attraction attractiveness mitai J.}.t~\,' resembling,like water
rn
{,? already
t, steame rice cake mochiageru # t : > J : : £ j ' J., to lift up Iv thin (contracte form of mon mono) if
{, if
mudana trt..:t-c futile having mOdiina A-j'1-t;,: romantic atmosphere mugi tr 1 ' < " barley mune chest, breast(s) bosom mushi .'ll. insect mushiba . ' 1 li W rotten teet muzukashii u1'tl' L~ difficul rnvo ni J . . . , . bizarrely weirdl na
t;,: (spoke form of ne noni 1):0) f: although, despite (being) nachi 1-1'- Nazi nagai !'i:\,' long nakunaru t- J., to di nama tfresh, raw na demo t- Iv 0: 'b whatever t-c,~{,l):v' ther is none
t-cf.:I·±i::
whatever we do anyway na nik t - c , : something nanika {;;Iii' any nara t- c, if na ru t to becom aru t- J ., !: : , . . if YOll become nemuraseru tJ.trG1t.J., sleep, knoc ou neru ~J., to slee .., ni afurer to over~:iJi,b;!1.J., flo wit ul of .. v/' : :; -9 - J . , a tt e p t . . ni mier ,.:J,
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nioi f:,13v smel no soba ni ir O)-tf±,f:v\J.) be near, wit someon J: 11d lik nobiru 1if1lF~ to extend (intr,) nori 0 ) - 1 : >
glue
-i-7'::gettosuru acquire kiwa er :b 16 to carry sthg to an extrem h o o r f i p re fi x 5bii alumnu oboerareru ~x to h~ remember ochitsuku ~ - t , i I t i < tocalmdown odoroku -t -? to be surprised 0 L female office clerk ofureko ;t v : : 1 of [the record oi $1,\ many, numerous oishii ;1:;1,' Lv- tasty okane tsukau -l3~i--:JiI\-J to spen money okata BiI't~ persons (sarcastically polite)
okiru illi~~
okumancho]a omae-san t:;
wa
up millionaire 'is;'" you (sarcastic) v' fun, interestin
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omoshiroi {, orei J3'1'L thanks oshikko J3
-::>L'(' 1. t,,'i!i" temple
l.'tilllate to sa ( p o l i t e )
otera oto lf sound otosu p",t o ya j $ (middle-aged ozei no BB-t!'\,\(/) many pajama
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(PC)
pajamas person
man
computer
patoka police ca 7J petto r{::pet purikura 7");- '7 prin club instan mini-phot booth
rabo '7 laboratory rajikase '7 7J radio cassette recorder ra i -t O v \ l ik e w o t h ,. reji Vy cash register rimokon I) '£0::1:-- remote contro ringoku [!IItOO neighboring countr '7 restructuring risutora I) rosu tJ Los Angeles ryok5 l l t < r r journey, travel ry5yoko jilijtp( bot sides ryOgak suru f;II"ti" to stud abroad
''i t;, w e t he n . . sagasu 'is ilt-j- look fo sal 'i'v \ rhinocero s ai k ' I i i < : ; e j ~ : supremely sakana ill. fish sakki 'is 'C! ;, jus before 'i';'" (honorific suffix like Mr., Ms., etc.) sando " T : - sandwich sanpo suru il1l:*i-i" J., take walk sara il plate sarariiman "T '7 I) -",;"- male officeclerk saru 1: 'is Lbff J. to give ( p o l i t e ) sashiageru sasou 'is sawagu ! I i i ( " to make disturbanc sawayaka 'is :b-?7)' refreshing se ga hiku WiI:b-lthappy shigoto frIJ work, job shiiemu eM commercial shikakui 1i!If!J~\ square
I: -? mise shimes 7f.;1'to show shimi stain shinayak Lld:-?iI supple shinsetsuna t l J t. i : generous shinu 1 i E ! t . l to di shinz5 , L , o o . heart shiraber F;JJJ~oto chec shiro l-;:, do (imperativ of suru shita !.-t-: "i l. afterdoin .. .s shitsurei *1'L rude shizuk ni shir i'i1>i.H:I>:' be quie ::;- i~t shokku ukeru shoc shokuji :i:~J. meal shokuji suru jlti'jI ~i" J. to have dinner sh5mon ffiE)( certificate, bond ho Z X chance of succes shumi L'Ij>,;;chobby ii i@JlI!il<(/)v\v' in good tast h um i t':6 -) be (turnout) likethat
s5dan ;f~(.;li: discussion na t.i: a s i f . .. , l ik e sonikk '}.:::::-'/ Sonic (th Hedgehog) s or id a j i * E; lM l: :k 15 : prime minister t~retty, rather sugoku -t;:_" terribly, wonderfully sukeb5 AT;J<- skateboard suki to like "i to save, rescue sukuu s uk u a i ld v\ fe / ; f -- snowboard sunob5 surari to I: I: slender suu 1) tabemono jlt~!fiiJ food taberareru J 1 l : ~ ~1.0 tobe edible taihen t~\;,,,-!v awfully takai / . 1 i i v ' expensive takumashii i: ;I: v\ sturdy takusan t: 'i';'" many tamago t: egg tanoshii L.v' enjoyable fun tanoshim ni suru ~~L..,;;cf:i look forwar to
ta hi n i t: LiI'l: certainl tasukaru DJi1)' to be rescued/save tatemono ill!fiiJ building tatoe i: comparison tatoebanashi parable i: * -i W i tayori r: J: IJ trust l et ' t r a n . . t, even if it ispermissible v\I;' .· .. teg handy convenient tema neki eckoning hand gesture
tentai : R1;t: stars '7 terasu terrace
J: I': with V''C! tobasareruJl!:li~:/1.o tobe blow away t- toilet, lavatory toire =;:, tokoro place, poin '7 Toky Tawa Ji Tokyo Tower 16 tomeru a tt ac h tomeru tit) J. to park tamodachi t.:'t:; friend tonari d: IJ next to beside torakku l- '7 'Y truck toshu Yt-I~f head of politica part totemo ct t su g : X n ex t
1~'\ (/)C t.i:~ t su ka im on o n i n a to be usable tsukainasann -:J7l'~\1di s ; . . , t ; , : d o n o use tsukaret ir jJli::/1 c v'7.> tobe tire tsukau 1 1 : ? t o s e tsukawarer 1\l':b:M.7.> be used J. to ad tsuki moon tsuru 'J tool
uchO "f"ilii oute spac ue de _I:.l. upstairs ugokas !IfJJ7l'1' move uketsuke '1:1t reception u ma re ts uk i ~ :U t : J y b r t , na t urally umi iIiJ sea
GLOSSARY
uriagedaka %J::J~lj revenu revenue, e, turnov turnover er v' (lit: noisy) urusai noisy) shu up utsu -) to inject inject _.
wai-shatsu apur
waa ( e xc xc la la m a titi o n o f joy)
shirt
y~
7 - "1
wor
to laugh
proces processor sor
wareware vnvn we warui !l.,p;V' bad washa ;b '(> (contraction of washi +wa) (J'Ollgh,male) washi ;b watashi t>t: busybody, busybody, rubberneck rubberneck .t,>!t.: horribly ya yaku yaku ~, abou about, t, appr approx oxir irna nate tely ly yaku yakuso soku ku suru suru k ! :l:l JR to promise promise JR i yameru '("6'),Q to stop stop (doi (doing ng -:> 1 1 1 ) afte yappa afte al (emplw.hc) yaru '("0 f~ vegetables yasai .~
yasashii ffi: t . v - kind yaseru '("-!:t,Q to lose lose weig weight ht be thin thin yasui ~l,' cheap yatsu (" guy fellow fellow ( d e r o g . ) vofuku ifonli. clothes yoi J: v' good yokeina J: Itpt.: unneccessa unneccessary, ry, fatuous fatuous yoku J: well, thoroughl thoroughl yoku greed, greed, desire desire J:.(t.:o yokunaru to ge bett better er recover yomu r o c u to rea yoru 1! nighttime 'lJ~ 'lJ~ Europe voroppa :3 yose J: -!:t t o i t g i yowai ~ l J v ' weak yubi finger yOfuku :)fH~ prosperous yutakana ~1.)'t.: rich, prosperou prosperou zanqvo
overtime semi semina nar, r, cram cram scho school ol
fJt:$
zemi - t zo -f:' ( e m p/ p/ w lili e p a r titi d e zoroi - f:f: ' \ " group, group, collec collectio tio
Englis English-J h-Japa apanes nes
Gloss Glossary ary
ad
tsuk tsuker er ?It.Q appari ·,,>t11) L. t: -j ;_"'(' ;_"'(' afte afterdoi rdoing ng .. ...shita e d J~-::r- 1':~Jl almost-bald bakodo-atama alon alon hito hitori ri v- I) alone alone hitori hitori-bo -bocch cch V - I : : fJ Ii'-:>-I) alth althou ough gh na noni noni t.: 0) alumnus alwa always ys itsu itsumo mo \" T>.'[i,;;&t.: amaz amazin in fush fushig igin in h-~'
ambu ambula lanc nc kyOk kyOkyO yOsh sh ¥ t ; i ? ! 1 ( Amer Americ ican an Foot Footba ball ll amef amefut ut !Ji)J!l!iJ anim animal al dobu dobuts ts anim animat atio io anim anim = .;.; J annual revenu revenu jigyos jigyoshun hunyO yO
r;-:
be (turn out)Lik out)Likeha eha sa dara o f - ) t:7 : a b t o w ea ea r h aak ke ,i ft.Q "0
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be diff differ eren en chig chigau au -I)7l'''; be edib edible le tabe tabera rare reru ru :lll:«!? ~lJ., be fa futo futoru ru ;.((.0 be fullof.. fullof.. .. niafur niafurer er .... ...... .. I': f ; ) . . ,n.Q be
mist mistak aken en
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1iiJ7l' a n n aan ni a n w a d os os e c''';-!:t appa appall llin ingl gl hido hidoku ku v- 1 : : ' tI:l.Q ap ea in de appr approx oxim imat atel el yaku yaku *1 aqua aqualu lung ng bonb bonb o f - ) t.: a s o ni ni sh sh in in gl gl y m ig ig ot ot o n i h- ~-I:.I: 3CX'*"c'/1iastron astronome ome tenmon tenmongak gakush ush atlas chizucho :I1!llZllpjl' atmo atmosp sphe here re fun' fun'ik ik j.l=Illl%: 1Jl(j$ atom atomic ic bomb bomb genb genbak ak atta attach ch to tome tomeru ru I: 6') a tttt e p t . . - n h aarr e j i u r v/V1"o attr attrac acti tive vene ness ss miry miryok ok J I i l i : 1 J audi audioo-vi visu sual al comp compon onen en syst system em ebuikonpo AV-::I /;1, awfu awfull ll taih taihen en t~\,''''-/v
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bebewi bebewild lder ered ed konw konwak ak suru suru iIlPJ;-j'0 be blown blown awa tobasa tobasarer rer ~~{i~:h.Q
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ba gu akuto ! I f , ' 5 ' t b a g e b aajj j }"Y ba a g ';J:~f
barl barley ey mugi mugi u!'bart barten ende de bate bate J{~T;'bask basket etba ball ll basu basuke ke /{7,-'T basketball basukettoboru
mach machig igau au
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be used used tsuk tsukaw awar arer er 1let>:ho b e w i t s om om eo eo n n o soba ni ir ':1,'0
b ee// ha ha v beck beckon onin in
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p ro ro bl bl e k om om a III .0 hand hand gest gestur ur tema temane neki ki
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beco become me naru naru t.:o b eell c g eep p u -'1'''1 bibl bibl seis seisho ho fl'!.',!} bi city city dait daitok okai ai *'Il~4'; bizarrely rnvo ni ;,. bl y ou ou r o s h aan n a kamu J;Hi: 7l'u lo fi fu .. bond shornon i\iE)c both both side side rvovoko jiIij:lJj( bOLU1cehazumi {iT h*'-17 tboyfriend boifurendo boyf boyfri rien en kare karesh sh i S l E t .
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GLOSSARY
GLOSSARY
J., b re re at at h ki s u b ru ru s u p m ig ig aak k u J.;.iJr< buil buildi ding ng tate tatemo mono no ill!l!f.IJ bull bull ijim ijimer er v'tlbJ., 'r:;~ busy busybo body dy yaji yajium um b u d aak k eed d o t":lt/::
calc calcul ulat atio io keis keisan an : 1 " 1 " ; 1 ; ) : calc calcul ulat ator or keis keisan anki ki ~ r m : m : calligraphy shodo i1J:iJ![ calmdown ochitsuku l'i1:,;(J=< cann cannot ot go ikem ikemas asen en Wlt1itAca kuru kuruma ma ]jl: carr carr hako hakobu bu llJlh: carry carry sthg sthg to an e x xtt re re m kiwameru -::r-1i blbJ., cart cartoo oons ns anim anim cash cash regi regist ster er reji reji l...-:; c er er ta ta in in l t a h i n i i: LiH: ho rn rn o L1 certificate s ho chan chance ce of succ succes es shosan n W ~ : i : chan change ge kawa kawaru ru ~bJ., c h r ac ac te te r j i chea chea yasu yasu 3("" check check shirab shiraberu eru r.r.!--
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vofuku ku $I clothes vofu cockro cockroach ach gokibu gokiburi ri :::1'''r7' coll collar ar er ;t coll collec ec hiro 0- i', collection zo ro of \, eM commer commercia cia'! '! shiiem shiiem comp compan an boss boss s h comp compar aris ison on tato tato i: I:;t completely kanzen ni iJ'A--t A-I: cond condit itio io (phy (physi sica cal) l) guai guai J!i5' cons consid ider er from from cert certai ai angl angl kara kara omoeba iJ'b.'[I,;tli v'\"
cook cooker er ryor ryor :f4:IDl cooper cooperati ative ve apartm apartment ent buildi building ng kopo ::r->l'
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V'i'YiJq;t...J., c ra ra c h ib ib i g a h aaii r V'i'YiJq;t... cram crampe pe sema sema it1'" :ib1v't'I,'
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J.,
dang danger erou ou abun abunai ai fiLt.t", da afte afte tomo tomorr rrow ow asat asatte te > ~ e e f uk uk a M ~ ' " defe defend nd mamo mamoru ru 9 J . , depa depart rtme ment nt stor stor girl girl depa depaga ga desi desire re yoku yoku W; d e p itit e b eeii ng ng ) n a n o :id:0)1: devi devi akum akum ~ J J i f
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di naku nakuna naru ru t: f.j:J., die shinu ge~ di inoc inochi hi nakusu fot.'::r-:id: diet diet daie daiett tt ,/1.x 'J I, diffic difficult ult muzuka muzukashi shi tr9'iJ'L..I;'
I~-b ed a 1 '§ i discussion s ed do (emplwtic) yaru ~J., -1 _;
drea dreami ming ng yOme yOme
miru miru koto koto 1!': : r-J.;.J.,
drin drinki king ngre reat atgu gulp lp
gOtt gOtt yaru yaru 7-
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