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Intermediate Lesson
Parting Ways

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Lesson Code: 257_I32_092206

Kanji Transcript

Kana Transcript

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Translation

Vocabulary

Grammar Points

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Translation
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Satoko
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Satoko
Ryuta
Satoko
Ryuta
Satoko
Ryuta
Satoko
Ryuta
Satoko
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Satoko

I dont know what to say...

What a cruel world. Did you know from the beginning?
No, its not like that. I didnt know from the beginning. Its the truth.
But you realized in the middle, didnt you!
That...
Why didnt you say it? Why didnt you tell me? Why?
Calm down, calm down.
In such a big world, why did I meet you? Why didnt you tell me? You knew it, right?
Im really sorry. The more time passed... my... I... Basically, it became so hard to say, because you
were so happy. To tell the truth, I dont know why.
I dont want to hear it anymore.
Satoko, I know you wouldnt have listened to me even if I told you or explained it to you.
How would you know that?
With something like this, you would have been angry at whatever I said. Thats the natural response. Its really hard right now because you just found out. As time goes by, your wound will
heal. Every day, I think to myself, I could have prevented this accident. But I cant run away from
this reality. I came here to apologize and say good bye. Take care.
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Vocabulary -
Kanji

Kana

Lesson Code: 257_I32_092206

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zankoku na
jijitu
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kizuku
damaru
hannou
naoru
owabi

English
cruel, harsh
fact, truth
on the way
to notice, to realize
to be silent
response
to be cured, to be mended
apology

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Grammar Points
Todays grammar point is the X ba X hodo Y construction, which is used to indicate a relationship between
X and Y in which the more that X happens, the more that Y happens, or the more of X that exists, the
more of Y that exists. If X is great, then Y is great. If X is small, then Y is small.
The construction is created by taking the conditional ~ba form of a verb or an adjective, repeating it in its
plain form, and adding hodo. The thing or state to which it is compared then follows. Note that -na adjectives, not directly having a ba form of their own, use de areba.
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iku

taberu

suru

ooi

ganko

ba Conditional

ikeba

tabreba

sureba

ookereba

ganko de areba

ba hodo Construction

ikeba iku hodo

tabereba tabaru hodo

sureba suru hodo

ookereba ooi hodo

ganko de areba aru hodo

English Meaning
the more one goes the more...
the more one eats the more...
the more one does the more...
the larger the number the more...
the more stubborn the more...

Formation:
V.ba conditional + (same) V + hodo
adj-i.ba conditional + (same) adj + hodo
adj-na + areba (ba conditional of verb aru) + aru + hodo
Examples:

The more one sees her, the more beautiful she is.

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You cant say that the more money you have, the happier you are.

Lesson Code: 257_I32_092206

September 22nd 2006 / 2006922