[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 30. July 23, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 祖先　[sosen] - ancestor
2. 先祖　[senzo] - ancestor; forefather
3. 同封　[doufuu] - enclosure
4. 軍　[gun] - army; force; troops
5. 油脂　[yushi] - oils and fats
6. 軟らかい　[yawarakai] - soft; tender; flexible
7. 軟弱　[nanjaku] - weak; soft
8. 粒　[tsubu] - gain; drop
9. 粒々　[tsubutsubu] - lumps; grain
10. 粒子　[ryuushi] - particle

YAY! It's day 30!

Now, I have to decide what to do next. A couple weeks from now I'll be away from vacation, so I'll start something new when I get back.

Any suggestions?

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 29. July 22, 2012.

Well, I've had a whopper of a birthday: call from my mom first thing in the morning, lazy afternoon with my husband watching old movies, a spectacular evening of poetry at Writers' Bloc, Tokyo's latest event plus the all-day stream of love coming from folks all over the globe. Thanks everyone!

Here are today's words:

1. 備える　[sonaeru] - get ready; prepare; provide
2. 予備　[yobi] - preparation; spare
3. 設備　[setsubi] - facilities; equipment
4. 得る　[uru/eru] - get; acquire; obtain
5. 心得る　[kokoroeru] - know; understand
6. 得意　[tokui] - one's strong point; one's speciality
7. 損得　[sontoku] - loss and gain
8. 化ける　[bakeru] - take the shape of; change
9. ～化　[~ka] - -ize; action of making something
10. 変化　[henka] - change; variation

One day to go!

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 28. July 21, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 不慣れ　[funare] - lack of experience
2. 暮らす　[kurasu] - live; make a living; get on
3.暮らし　[kurashi] - living; livelihood
4. 暮れ　[kure] - the end; the close
5. 一人暮らし　[hitorigurashi] - solitary life
6. 逆らう　[sakarau]- go against; disobey
7. 逆様　[sakasama] - upside-down; inverted
8. 退く　[shirizoku] - move backward; retire
9. 徒労　[torou] - wasted effort
10. 貯蔵　[chozou] - storage; storing

2 days to go!

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 27. July 20, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 律する　[rissuru] - judge; measure
2. 一律　[ichiritsu] - evenly; uniformly
3. 規律　[kiritsu] - discipline; order
4. 枯れる　[kareru] - wither; die; be blasted
5. 枯れ木　[kareki] - withered tree
6. 枯れ葉　[kareha] - withered leaf
7. 幅　[haba] - width; latitude
8. 歩幅　[hohaba] - step; pace
9. 腕力　[wanryoku] - physical strength; violence
10. 互い　[tagai] - mutual; reciprocal

3 days to go!

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 26. July 19, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. お礼　[orei] - thanks; gratitude
2. 望む　[nozomu] - wish; desire
3. 失望　[shitsubou] - loss of hope; despair
4. 責める　[semeru] - blame; denounce
5. 責任　[sekinin] - responsibility; duty
6. 絡む　[karamu] - involve; pick a quarrel
7. 短絡　[tanraku] - short circuit; illogicality
8. 脈絡　[myakuraku] - thread of connection; context
9. 構う　[kamau] - mind; care about; care for
10. 舞う　[mau] - dance; flutter


Until next time. :)

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 25. July 18, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 狭小　[ kyoushou] - narrowness
2. 価値　[kachi] - value; worth; merit (This blog post had me thinking about the value of certain relationships today.)
3. 光景　[koukei] - scene; spectacle
4. 風景　[fuukei] - landscape; scenery
5. 景色　[keshiki] - scenery; view (another word that I knew by sound but not by sight until recently)
6. 暑気　[shoki] - the heat; hot weather
7. 残暑　[zansho] - the lingering summer heat
8. 喚起　[kanki] - ventilation
9. 偉大　[idai] - great; grand
10. 舞踊　[buyou] - dancing; dance


Check out Butoh, while you're at it.

Whatever happens, don't forget to take time out to dance. :)

Have a good night, all. :)

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 24. July 17, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 点滴　[tenteki] - falling drops of water; intravenous drip
2. 吹雪　[fubuki] - driving snow; snowstorm
3. 根気　[konki] - perseverance; patience
4. 子孫　[shison] - descendant; offspring
5. 骨折　[kossetsu] - fracture
6. 液体　[ekitai] - liquid; fluid
7. 貧しい　[mazushii] - poor; needy
8.貧血　[hinketsu] - anaemia
9. 陸　[riku] - land; shore
10. 大陸　[tairiku] - continent

Can't figure out whether I have any friends in Russia who are regularly checking this blog. Whoever you are,  спасибо and good night. :)

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 23. July 16, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 荒野　[kouya] - wilderness
2. 拾い物　[hiroimono] - find; bargain
3. 収拾　[shuushuu] - control; settling
4. 童話　[douwa] - fairy tale; children's story
5. 物腰　[monogoshi] - manner; one's demeanor
6. 要領　[youryou] - the main point
7. 権利　[kenri] - right; claim
8. 権力　[kenryoku] - power; authority
9. 政権　[seiken] - political power
10. 賛成　[sansei] - approval; agreement


7 days to go!

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 22. July 15, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1.  断定　[dantei] - conclusion; decision
2. 内緒　[naisho] - secret; secrecy
3. 情け　[nasake] - sympathy; compassion
4. 事情　[jijou] - circumstances; situation
5. 作法　[sahou] - manners; etiquette
6. 思い込む　[omoikomu] - assume; believe
7. 打ち込む　[uchikomu] - drive in; smash; be absorbed
8. 装置　[souchi] - device; apparatus
9. 名残　[nagori] - trace; remains
10. 張る　[haru] - stretch; spread

Only a few more days to go. What to do next? Break dancing, perhaps? :)

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 21. July 14, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 暴れる　[abareru] - behave violently; rage
2. 暴風　[boufuu] - violent wind; (wind) storm
3. 乱暴　[ranbou] - violence; outrage
4. 香る　[kaoru] - smell sweet; be fragrant
5. 群がる　[muragaru] - crowd; gather; throng
6. 研磨　[kenma] - grinding; polishing
7. 黄砂　[kousa] - yellow sand
8. 砂　[suna] - sand; grit
9. 砂利　[jari] - gravel; pebbles
10. 砂浜　[sunahama] - sandy beaches

Oh, to be here right now.

This coming Monday is a public holiday in Japan (Marine Day). Enjoy the long weekend, everyone!

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 20. July 13, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 観念　[kannen] - idea; notion; concept
2. 宝石商　[housekishou] - jeweller
3. 落第　[rakudai] - failure
4. 交わる　[majiwaru] - cross; associate
5. 交際　[kousai] - association
6. 案外　[angai] - unexpectedly
7. 健やか　[sukoyaka] - healthy; sound
8. 章　[shou] - chapter
9. 船旅　[funatabi] - voyage; sea trip
10. 校章　[koushou] - school badge...as in:

これは私の高校の校章です！　この校章はきれい、でしょう？

Until next time. :)

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 19. July 12, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. のけ者　[nokemono] - outcast
2. 刺す　[sasu] - stick; pierce; sting
3. 追う　[ou] - go after; pursue
4. 追い付く　[oitsuku] - catch up with
5. 奥　[oku] - the inner part; the depths
6.奥地　 [okuchi] - the interior; the depths
7. 奥底　[okusoko] - depth; bottom
8. 輸血　[yuketsu] - blood transfusion
9. 腹黒い　[haraguroi] - wicked
10. 中央集権　[chuuoushuuken] - centralisation

No happy dancing .gif  today, but here's a penguin :)  :

Stay cool, Northern Hemisphere folks! It's shaping up to be a really hot summer.

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 18. July 11, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 実績　[jisseki] - results; achievements
2. 幼い　[osanai] - very young; infant
3. 各　[onoono] - each one; everyone
4. 共に　[tomoni] - together
5. 共同　[kyoudou] - cooperation; collaboration
6. 条件　[jouken] - condition; terms
7. 条例　[jourei] - regulations; rules
8. 独特　[dokutoku] - peculiar; unique
9. 独立　[dokuritsu] - independence; separation
10. 高齢　[kourei] - advanced age


Happy dance time again! :)

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 17. July 10 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 若年　[jakunen] - youth
2. 倒れる　[taoreru] - fall down; collapse
3. 倒産　[tousan] - bankruptcy
4. 費用　[hiyou] - expense; cost
5. 消費　[shouhi] - consumption
6. 積もる　[tsumoru] - heap; pile; accumulate
7. 助かる　[tasukaru] - be rescued; be saved
8. 救助　[kyuujo] - rescue; relief; aid
9. 光線　[kousen] - beam; ray of light
10. 舞台　[butai] - stage; scene



By the way, does your kanji book also double as a flip book featuring a ninja? :)

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 16. July 9, 2012.

The past few weeks have been challenging, but here I am pushing through simply because I need to keep a promise I made to myself,  for once.

So, here are today's words:

1. 等しい　[hitoshii] - equivalent
2. 貿易　[boueki] - trade
3. 正夢　[masayume] - prophetic dream
4. 夢中　[muchuu] - as if in a dream; frantically
5. 農村　[nouson] - farming village
6. 複雑　[fukuzatsu] - complicated
7. 複写　[fukusha] - reproduction; copy
8. 察する　[sassuru] - conjecture; judge
9. 観察　[kansatsu] - observation
10. 耳鼻科　[jibika] - otolaryngology

No happy dance tonight. I'm too tired.

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 15. July 8, 2012. 15 days down, 15 days to go!

Here are today's words:

1. 歯車　[haguruma] - cog wheel
2. 虫歯　[mushiba] - bad tooth
3. 八百屋　[yaoya] - greengrocery; vegetable store
4. 亡くす　[nakusu] - lose (I had learned word before, but I didn't know that the kanji was the same as the one that means "to die")
5. 氷河　[hyouga] - glacier
6. 草原　[sougen] - grass-covered plain
7. 埋める　[umeru] - bury; fill up
8. 埋蔵　[maizou] - buried property; treasure trove
9. 煙突　[entotsu] - chimney
10. 憎む　[nikumu] - hate; detest


Halfway there!

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 14. July 7, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 軒　[noki] - the eaves
2. 爆発　[bakuhatsu] - explosion
3. 双子　[futago] - twins
4. 依頼　[irai] -request; reliance
5. 湾　[wan] -bay;gulf
6. 湾岸　[wangan] - the coast of a bay
7. 床屋　[tokoya] - barber
8. 床の間　[tokonoma] - alcove
9. 起床　[kishou] - getting out of bed
10. 燃料　[nenryou] - fuel


Aaaand here's another happy dance gif:

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 13. July 6, 2012.

Here are today's words:


1. 整備　[seibi] - preparation; maintenance
2. うろうろする　[urourosuru] - hang around; wander
3. 除く　[nozoku] - excluding; except
4. いわゆる　[iwayuru] - what is called
5. 有料　[yuuryou] - charge
6. いきいき　[ikiiki] - lively; active; excited
7. いずれ　[izure] - some day; in the future
8. 盛る　[moru] - pile up; mound
9. くだらない　[kudaranai] - worthless; trashy; rubbish
10. 浅い　[asai] - shallow




Two more days 'til the halfway point!

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 12. July 5, 2012.

Here are today's words:

1. 長生き　[nagaiki] - longevity
2. 穴　[ana] - hole
3. 伸びる　[nobiru] - grow
4. 資料　[shiryou] - data; materials
5. 心理　[shinri] - mental state; psychology
6. たっぷり　[tappuri] - a lot of
7. 息　[iki] - breath; breathing
8. 平均　[heikin] - average
9. がっかり　[gakkari] - disappointed
10. 具体的　[gutaiteki] - concrete

Almost at the halfway point! My to-do list for the rest of this period and beyond:

- do something exceptional
- learn more
-listen to more jazz

Have a good one, everyone. :)

[300 new Japanese words] in 30 days: Day 11. July 4, 2012.

Today was extremely busy, so I have nothing fancy in the way of resources to use. My ten words for today come from my JLPT N2 vocabulary book:

1. 大勢　[oozei] - a great number of people

2. 団体　[dantai] - body; party; group

3. 集中　[shuuchuu] - concentration

4. 値段　[nedan] - price

5. 夫婦　[fuufu] - married couple

6. 修理する　[shuurisuru] - repair; mend

7. 付き合い　[tsukiai] - relationship

8. 発達する　[hattatsusuru] - develop; advance

9. 抜く　[nuku] - pull out; extract; exceed

10. 周囲　[shuui] - circumference; surroundings