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Adventures in Japanese 3

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ことわざ   proverb  
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十人十[じゅうにんと]いろ   lit. "10 men 10 colors" (can be interpreted as "many men, many tastes")  
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かえるの子はかえる   lit. "a frog's child is a frog" (similar to "the apple doesn't fall far from the tree." Also can be interpreted as "parents should not expect more of their children than they themselves can achieve")  
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ねこにこばん   lit. "to give gold to a cat" (similar to "to cast pearls before swine")  
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さるも木からおちる   lit. "even monkeys fall from trees" (can be interpreted as "anyone can make a mistake")  
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三日ぼうず   lit. "a monk for 3 days" (describes an unsteady and unreliable worker, or someone who is unable to stick with something)  
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ばかにつけるくすりはない   lit. "there is no medicine for stupidity; there is no cure for an idiot"  
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いしの上にも三年   lit. "even a stone will get warm if you sit on it for 3 years" (can be interpreted as "any obstacle can be overcome with perseverance")  
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となりのはなはあかい   lit. "the flowers next door are red" (similar to "the grass is greener on the other side")  
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はなよりだんご   lit. "dumplings instead of flowers" (can be interpreted as "physical needs come before aesthetic ideals")  
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まけるがかち   lit. "a defeat is a win"  
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海[うみ]よりふかい母のあい   lit. "a mother's love is deeper than the ocean"  
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ちりもつもれば山となる   lit. "even dust amassed will make a mountain" (can be interpreted as "a large goal can be achieved through many small efforts")  
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漢   [カン] China (during Han Dynasty)  
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字   [ジ] character, writing  
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姉   [あね, ねえ] older sister  
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妹   [いもうと] younger sister  
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兄   [あに, に] older brother  
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弟   [おとうと] younger brother  
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朝   [あさ, チョウ] morning  
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昼   [ひる, チュウ] daytime  
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明(るい)   [あか(るい)] is bright  
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去   [キョ] past  
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銀   [ギン] silver  
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仕   [シ] to serve  
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父   [ちち, とう, フ] father  
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母   [はは, かあ, ボ] mother  
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先   [セン, さき] first; previous  
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家族   [かぞく] family  
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友達   [ともだち] friend  
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質問   [しつもん] question  
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答え   [こたえ] answer  
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宿題   [しゅくだい] homework  
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試験   [しけん] exam  
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昨日   [きのう] yesterday  
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(ご)兄弟   [(ご)きょうだい] siblings (go adds politeness)  
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ホストファミリー   host family  
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お父さま   father (polite)  
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お仕事   [おしごと] job (polite)  
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銀行   [ぎんこう] bank  
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去年   [きょねん] last year  
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上手   [じょうず] skillful  
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下手   [へた] unskillful  
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苦手   [にがて] be poor at  
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犬もあるけばぼうにあたる   lit. "even dogs run into sticks/poles" [can be interpreted as "good/bad luck comes unexpectedly."]  
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祖父   [そふ] one's own grandfather  
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祖母   [そぼ] one's own grandmother  
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叔父   [おじ] uncle  
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叔母   [おば] aunt  
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ようちえん   kindergarten  
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物り   [ぶつり] physics  
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か学   [かがく] chemistry  
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りか   science  
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文学   [ぶんがく] literature  
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れきし   history  
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(schoolを)そつぎょうする   to graduate from school  
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せんこうする   to major (in)  
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~しか + Neg.   nothing/nobody/no~ but~; only~ [immediately follows the word being emphasized; suggests fewness or exclusiveness; replaces を, が, は, replaces or follows へ and に, and follows で, と, から, まで, etc. かかる may be used w/ しか but not だけ]  
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こちらこそ。   It is I, (not you.) [emphasis]  
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行って来ます。   Used by a family member who leaves home for the day.  
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行ってらっしゃい。   Used by a family member who sees off another family member for the day.  
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ただいま。   I'm home. [Used by family member who has come home]  
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お帰りなさい。   Welcome home. [Used by a family member when welcoming another family member home]  
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おやすみ(なさい)。   Good night.  
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お先[さき]に。   Excuse me for going/doing something first.  
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しつれいします。   Excuse me, I must be going now.[lit. "I will be rude"]/Excuse me for interrupting.  
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しつれいしました。   I am sorry to have inconvenienced you/ for the rude act I have committed.  
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人じん   carrot  
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Verb OO form   Let's do~; Shall we do~? [informal version of the ~ましょう form]  
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だろう   probably is [informal version of でしょう]  
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朝食[ちょうしょく]   breakfast  
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昼食[ちゅうしょく]   lunch  
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夕食[ゆうしょく]   dinner; supper  
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何でも   anything  
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いつでも   anytime  
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どこでも   anywhere  
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~の。   Female sentence ending particle in informal speech (also used by children); expresses emphasis or emotion, or used as a question marker instead of か when uttered with a rising intonation. When used w/ の, な replaces だ.  
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~か/かい?   Male informal sentence ending particle; だ is omitted before either particle.  
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Verb て form +くれ   Male informal form of 下さい.  
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~って   Informal/ conversational form of quotation particle と.  
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かえる   to change  
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つかう   to use  
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Noun 1の Noun 2   の separates a modifier from the noun it modifies, or is used in situations where the 1st noun clarifies or helps define the 2nd noun (ex: ともだちのみちこ= my friend Michiko).  
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Occupationを している。   lit. "doing the work of (occupation)"  
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Interrogative Noun(+へ, に, で, と, から, etc.)でも+ Affirmative Predicate。   When でも is attached to a question word and followed by a affirmative ending, を, が, and は are not used. Other particles precede でも.  
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Interrogative Noun(+へ, に, で, と, から, etc.)も+ Negative Predicate。   When a question word is followed by も and a negative predicate, を, が, and は do not appear before も.  
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Verb て form +る   い is often dropped from います/ いる in informal speech when it follows the て form of a verb. Should not be used in formal writing.  
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~わ。   Female sentence ending particle; adds softness to the message of the sentence, and may express light assertion; used in both formal and informal speech.  
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~ぞ/~ぜ/~さ/~よ。   Used in informal male speech only; expresses assertion & means "I tell you," "You know." だ is used after nouns and な adj. before ぞ, ぜ, and よ.  
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わ/の+ よ/ね。   わ and の may precede よ and ね in informal female speech; adds a degree of softness to a sentence.  
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