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Akemi Tanahashi
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LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Dec 1, 2013
Jitsu-wa, kacho-ni chui-sarechatta-n-da
Today we will introduce the two adverbs u5b9fuff08u3058u3064uff09u306f and u5b9fu969b uff08u3058u3063u3055u3044uff09u306f. u5b9fu306f translates as 'in fact,' 'as a matter of fact' or 'actually' and is used when the speaker discloses the truth or reveals a fact that is unexpected.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 24, 2013
Genchi-no hōritsu-ni motozuite susumenakerebanarimasen.
Today we introduce the proper use of two compound particles u306bu3082u3068u3065u3044u3066 and u3092u3082u3068u306b. Xu306bu3082u3068u3065u3044u3066Y means Y being based on X, and is used in formal or written language. X is usually a noun such as an information source, fact, rule or experience.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 17, 2013
Kōkōsei-wa nete-iru furi-wo shite-ita-noyo
Today, we introduce the proper use of u3075u308au3092u3059u308b and u307eu306du3092u3059u308b, which show action. u3075u308au3092u3059u308b means to pretend to do, affect or feign, and expresses that someone shows an attitude or action that is different from the truth intentionally.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Nov 3, 2013
Kore, hon-ni kaite-aru toori-ni tsukutta-n-da-kedo
Kore, hon-ni kaite-aru toori-ni tsukutta-n-da-kedo. (I cooked it as it was written in the book.)
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 27, 2013
Saikin-no shinnyū-shain-wa amaete-imasu-ne
Section chief Mr. Okubo and division head Ms. Yamani are talking about the new employees.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 20, 2013
Taichō, daijōbu na-no?
Today, we will introduce the proper use of u3060u3044u3058u3087u3046u3076, which is frequently heard in daily conversation. u3060u3044u3058u3087u3046u3076 means 'all right' or 'no problem,' and is used to express one's physical and mental condition. u3060u3044u3058u3087 u3046u3076 can be used to express the condition of things such as machines, buildings or the weather.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 13, 2013
How to say what you really want someone to do
Today, we will introduce the proper use of (verb)uff0bu3066u307bu3057u3044, which is used for informal requests or wishes.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Oct 6, 2013
Ki: more than a feeling
The word u6c17uff08u304duff09has many meanings, such as 'mind,' 'mood' and 'feeling,' and there are a lot of expressions that use u6c17. Today, we will introduce the proper uses of u6c17u306bu3059u308b and u6c17u306bu306au308b, which are heard in daily conversation.
LIFE / Language / WELL SAID
Sep 29, 2013
Geragera waratte, urusai-yo
In this lesson, we introduce vocabulary to express various kinds of laughter, smiles, giggles and so on.
'So hot you can't breathe': Extreme heat hits the Philippines
A pedestrian cools himself with a folding hand fan as he waits for a ride along a road in Manila on Wednesday, as extreme heat hit the Philippines.
Yen rebounds strongly after first slide past ¥160 since 1990
The yen dropped to ¥160.245 per dollar on Monday before heading into the other direction to ¥155.01 amid speculation of an intervention by Japanese currency authorities.
JAL cancels international flight after captain gets drunk at Dallas hotel
A Japan Airlines' flight from Dallas to Tokyo was canceled last week after its captain got drunk at a local hotel.
Golden Week crowds greeted with high temperatures as holiday period kicks off
The departure lobby for domestic flights is crowded with travelers at Haneda Airport in Tokyo on Saturday, the first day of this year's Golden Week holidays.
India seen overtaking Japan in nominal GDP in 2025
The skyline of central Mumbai's financial district
Climate change, chalky grains and the risks for Japan’s rice farmers
A farmer plants seedlings in Satsumasendai, Kagoshima Prefecture. Japan’s self sufficiency rate for rice is nearly 100%, compared with 38% for food overall, on a calorie basis.
Japan wants you to spend more with ‘luxury tourism’
Performers play a traditional drum unique to Wajima, Ishikawa Prefecture, in the prefectural capital of Kanazawa on March 16 to mark the extension of the Hokuriku Shinkansen line to Tsuruga Station in Fukui Prefecture.
Theaster Gates’ ambitious ‘Afro-Mingei’ brings Black Chicago to Tokyo
Theaster Gates' “A Heavenly Chord” lines up church pews before seven speakers and a Hammond B3 organ, a type of electric organ prevalent in Black American churches.
Casa del Cibo: A thriving jewel born from Tohoku’s harsh past
When chef Ryohei Ikemi moved to Hachinohe, Aomori Prefecture, and opened Casa del Cibo in 2011, it was the first proper Italian restaurant in the city.
Town to block view of Mount Fuji in response to overtourism
The town government of Fujikawaguchiko, Yamanashi Prefecture, decided to set up a 2.5-meter-high screen to prevent tourists from taking pictures of Mount Fuji looming behind a convenience store.

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