[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. :)