Archive for the ‘ noboru ’

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★〜が必要だ (ga hitsuyou da) “need, neces…

   Meaningneed something; require somethingGrammar PointExpresses that somethin…

2. Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★はずがない (hazu ga nai)”cannot be”…

   MeaningIt is impossible that...; There is no way that...; Cannot possibly...G…

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   JLPT N4

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★はじめる (hajimeru)”to start, to begin …

   Meaningstart to do something; begin to do somethingGrammar PointIndicates th…

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★はずだ (hazu da) “should be / supposed…

   Meaning: should be / supposed to beGrammar Point: 「はずだ」is used to express the …

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★〜がする (ga suru) “to smell…, to sound…

   Meaning: used to describe smells, sounds, and tastes that one perceives.Gramma…

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★ごろ (goro)”around, about”】

   Meaning: indicates an approximate time (clock time, part of day, date).Grammar…

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★がる (garu)-suffix “to show signs of;…

   Meaning: to show signs of feeling something; to behave as if one feels a certain…

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★でございます (de gozaimasu)” to be (honor…

   Meaning: a very polite, formal version of です used in customer service, business,…

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   Japanese Sentence Patterns

   2016.11.2

   【JLPT N4★でも (demo): “or something”】

   Meaning: even…, or something…, at least…Grammar Point: 「〜でも」is used to:1) giv…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★だす (dasu) “to suddenly begin, to su…

    Meaning: to suddenly start doing something; to begin doing something spontaneous…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★だけで (dake de): just by】

    Meaning: just by…, only by…, simply by…Grammar Point: 「〜だけで」is used to express…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★場合は (baai wa)”in the event of”…

    Meaning: in case…, if…, when…Grammar Point: 「場合（ばあい）」is used to describe what …

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★ば (ba) “if… then”】

    Meaning: if…, when…Grammar Point: 「〜ば」is a conditional form used to express th…

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★あとで / 後で (ato de) “after, laterR…

    Meaning: after, laterGrammar Point: 「あとで / 後で」is used to show that one action …

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    Japanese Sentence Patterns

    2016.11.2

    【JLPT N4★ あまり～ない (amari~nai): “not very, no…

    Meaning: not very, not muchGrammar Point: 「あまり〜ない」is used to express that some…

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    Noboru's Journal

    2016.11.1

    Finished reading “After the Quake” by …

    I finished reading "After the Quake" by Haruki Murakami. I usually read books in…

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    Noboru's Journal

    2016.10.28

    Finally finished reading “Saka no Ue no Kumo…

    Yesterday I have finally finished reading "Saka no Ue no Kumo" (Clouds above the…

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    Expressions by Scene

    2016.10.25

    【JLPT N5★方向 directions Q&A】　

    (1)Q.地下鉄はどこにありますか？A.そこです。(2)Q.トイレはどこにありますか。A.まっすぐに行くとあります(3)Q.…

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    Expressions by Scene

    2016.10.25

    【JLPT N5★方向、行き方　Directions/Answers】

    日本語 / Japanese(1)あそこです。(2)まっすぐに行くとあります(3)右に曲がって、左の一つ目の道です。(4)大学の北です。…

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    JLPT N5

    2016.10.23

    【JLPT N5★より ~ のほうが ~ (yori ~ nohouga ~) “is …

    Meaning: "than" (making comparisons)Grammar Point:「より」 is used to make compar…