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Copyright @ 2008 by Akira Miwa and Naomi Hanaoka McGloin
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Japan, everyone other than children, students or full-time housewives is expected to carry
them. Sometimes even university students choose to carry them for prestige.
How low you should bow depends on who you are as well as whom you meet. ln general,
women tend to bow lower than men, and if you meet a person whose status is higher than
yours on the Japanese social scale, you should bow lower than the other person, e.g., your
teacher, a friend's parent, etc.
elf-introductions occur quite frequently in Japan. At a reception for new students, for
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name of your home institution, your majo and end it all with i&t-,( and a bow.
When you introduce two people to each other, the rule of thumb is to introduce the
person of lower status to the person of higher status. lt would be nice to also add a
comment or two about each person, as lkeda does in 2 of this lesson.
lTt he most common way to address an adult is "last name plus fu," but don't overuse
I vl To address people who have titles such .r #H (section chief), $bH {aepartment
chief), iiH f.o*puny president), etc., use the titles instead of fu. To address teachers,
always use#E. Above all, avoid usingt*lc. lt could be quite insulting. The use of first
names is limited in Japan: they are used within a family, by higher-status members ad-
dressing lower-status members (e.9., parents addressing children, or older siblings talking
to younger siblings), or they are sometimes used among close friends.
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Greetings
ever assume that Japanese greetings and their English "equivalents" correspond
exactly to each other. For example, although jltf dttl means "Good morn-
ing!," the two expressions are different in that lt5 dt\tl is not normally used in the
late morning. lA) dttl also has an informal equivalent JltAf , which can be used
when you are talking to children or close friends, but never to u i (= higher status)
person. Another good example would be A())5. A(f )f4 indeed means "Good-byl"
but it is never used to people one is living with; also it is a rather informal expression and is
thereforeincompatiblewith keigo(=politespeech).WhenpartingwithaEl-tperson,itis
safe and less juvenile-sounding, to sayt?LUtf. The best strategy for Japanese greetings
would be to observe how native speakers use them amongst themselves and emulate
them.
Another thing students of Japanese should bear in mind is the fact that once a relation-
ship has been established between two people in Japan, such as teacher-student, it does
not break down. ln America, you might call your professor "Professor so-and-so" in the be-
ginning, but as the relationship grows closer, you might start using his/her first name.
That is notthe case in Japan, however. Yourteache even afteryou graduate, remainsft,
i.e., a Elt person, and your speech must continue to reflect that. ln other words, you
cannot all of a sudden switch from lAf dttlto lt&f !
n school, classmates may call each other by last name *dfu l<fu,last name by itself,
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I first name *5t lu lt lv I ( fu, first name by itself, etc. Oftentimes, moreover, they call
each other by various nicknames or by shortened versons of their names such as f ) (for
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There are three different types of predicate endings-tT. * j--forms, l-forms and t 6 -
forms. So, the idea that Tanaka is a Japanese can be expressed as HF /Lt EA^f., B1+
/t t BA^/a' or EIF ,li H^-e . The styles which use f.T.* T-endings, l-
endings, and f > -endings are called f T. * T{, l{6, and {" {, respectively. While -c''
b 6l# is mainly used in writing, both 'C1. * T{f and {6 are used both in speaking and
writing. In speaking, ('.T' * T{ is used in formal situations such as any formal meetings or
in addressing strangers, acquaintances or people to whom you feel respect is due. {6, on the
other hand, is generally used in informal situations, such as when you are talking with your
close friends or family members. 6 can also be used toward someone for whom you feel
respect is not due (e.9., children, one's subordinate, etc.) In writing, l{ is normally used in
newspapers, novels, scholarly articles and essays. Letters and memos are usually written in (.'
T' * T6. b {16 is very formal, so it is generally used for formal writings such as public
documents and scholarly articles.
,,a.:f ..$',f ff ,(plite;form) ;--6 (plain forr), {.,6 ffi ' (exnosiqy,form)
EIAAT.l E^^/.' n#/\'e b
Ea^{$H}a I *nia B^{E'}n... BA,,\(.t*ru'
ffif1-T fdK/i: / .{"dl.l> ->t
Traditionally, the Japanese language is known for having a distinctive difference between men's
speech and women's speech. This distinction, which is mainly observed in casual conversation
style, is seen in uses of pronouns (e.g, boku vs. watashi), some nouns (e.g., meshi vs. gohan,
.lz#,,,,,
hara vs. onaka) and particularly in sentence endings. For example, sentence-final particles
such as zo and ze afe typically masculine while a sentence-final particle wa is genenlly
considered to be feminine. Uses of these masculine and feminine senstence-final forms have
been undergoing changes, and thus, it is best to classify them into four types, as below.
Uses of both strongly masculine and strongly feminine sentence-flnal particles have been on
the decline. In fact, younger men and women hardly ever use these strongly masculine and
strongly feminine endings anymore. Women these days generally use moderately masculine
endings in casual conversations, and thus there is not much gender difference in the use of
sentence endings. Older women, however, do still use strongly feminine sentence endings.
Furthermore, in comics and anime, these strongly feminine and masculine endings are used to
create certain character identity, and hence it is good to be able to recognize gender character-
istics of these particles.
,,,,,6r2=* |
. V lr t-", gne f the negatiu" a-9rms of a verb, is .oftn fllowed by another velb: *d
Lr( t, ltu
a) Ertr. {EI frt,rFr 6tft+Lt"
(7n Japan, it is bad manners to begin amea\ without saying anything.)
,, V',/J 1,. {: often c-arries ,a conno-tation,.that one didn,lt do Whatone- w4s,expted, fo .do. $o, fo ,
b), one is expected to do homework before coming to school bw helshe did nol
,:
ihislexpression,rsusually used to suggest the opo.sof.wh, h,oeiip slgqg or
h
a) -r F( ftlt'trl,rc)[;.
(You should go to bed earlier.)
)
b) tllr.t, /Ju. t|ft.t:I[tlt'trt\):"
(You should ask your teacher about things that you don't understand. lSaid to someone who is
hesitant about asking the teacher some questions.l )
b) A: +H*fir a i tia"
(You don't look well today.)
B :i
':l
,- Et (
t.
(. zirE#t
h2
a Lb6 ,"
(Yes, I have aheadache, and I also have a slight fever.)
A: D+. + 1,ffi-tcffi,lU-U.ca"
(In that case, you should go home ear and rest.)
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In c), both 4 Llt, , and 4 l- arcfine. Howev er, 4 lt't emphasizes the fact that it was
after the shopping that the speaker went to the party. In some cases, therefore, 4 tr, and
4 l,'C. arenot interchangeable.
,tvu td ;*
a) ?rr,h'Ha-nl( (- W-t.C L'*T.
(Ifs terrible because it takes a long time for me to memorzekanji.)
F'orembedding.awh-question!nanothersentence,simplych4n.g'.fi.,.eldjng.:fitie.m-
U9 qu.estion into the plain fonn. The copula ld'is optional::B, tt!(.e-..,tha'qq{gf
partidle . at the end of the clause.
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Also note that a yes-no question can be embedded in another sentence by putting the
,,,p9{ate.intotheplainfqqn,and,byadding,r,",i,.,,1 ,,::', 1.r:-,,:, ,r.i ,
L'always occurs with a negative. The implied meaning is that the amounlitem mentioned
is not,enugh or, less,than eXpected.
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| >r> C*,U ='in other words; that is; namely; in short' laryz>.l
a) A A :. 7 /4,11BA:*S {,tt,'l,(.'T i.
(Miss Smith has lived in Japan for as long as ten years.)
B -
/i. 6 Elffir-s r.< 7 rt>ll TT tt"
(Thafs why she speaks fluent Japanese, right?)
B j(-e6tt<'ltr"
(No wonder he is good.)
:
c) A * i v nT]..l ,Ts- L t" w i tLfu.ct"l- X= ffi:frr,tT.
!'lttHt Ll"
(We went to Chicago yesterday. Tlaffic was so heavy on the way that, although we left home at
three, we didn t get there until around seven.)
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i,i
$ t't NE:T='depending on' [ary)r>r.7>>*tr&:<] l
i"--
t'
(What greeting you use may vary depending on the weather of the day.)
b) cT -t!'* T.
(Opinions vary from person to person.)
^E +r.+ V h
c ) =-zffii. ilffiffir:*c(l** b *.
(A course grade depends on the exam grades.)
10 *t ruf&/c=,correspond to -, lffiaa>.e>>>?fit*rel
41" t)
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f ,,, EI-IVJV<
e ":7:r b. -tEAffi+- i-^E/\ts.t:t b /J !'o Q t-a- L
1 LlEltiff?. ( tll:EAffi (informalJapanese) t.L/Jt'.
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e ,{7:r\!.. tt*7g.c"j-. */\tfiax-,l/J it'c- i-^r).i L
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t)
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tatl. E'
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Asking Favors
(e.9., Would
T ust as you would try to speak very politely when you ask a favor inpolite English
when asking a
J yo, ... please?, Would you mind ...?, etc.), one should be extra
favor in Japanese. Japanese speakers often deliberately start out hesitantly by saying *:
tiffiti5 fu7c| ....'- (tit.,l have a small request but ...) instead of a more direct 5*:
ffit\7:TDt3-.
Negative forms such as ttfcllJtttfuD and U\lclilJtdUC U t f 75\ also occur frequently. ln
more informal speech (e.g., when asking a favor of a family membeL a friend, etc.), one
would say -fV\?, <'ItdU\?, etc., instead. Another formula one should remember is
&1.<mtl l,t?-, used as you part with the addressee, of whom you have just asked
a favor. lt literally means "l ask for your good favor," and is a standard ending to a request-
making situation. (Remember this same expression was also used in Lesson 1 at the end of
a self-introduction.)
T;.t or American students who have taken only one or two years of Japanese, it is virtually
I impossible to attend lectures for native speakers and expect to understand the
content. Much as one might wish to experience authentic college life in Japan, that would
most likely be beyond one's reach. lt would be more reasonable, therefore, to attend a
university that has an international division geared to foreign students. Toward the end of
the year there, when one's proficiency in the language has improved considerably, one can
perhaps receive permission to visit classes for Japanese students a few times to "get the
general idea" about Japanese college courses.
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= El: t .. fna"-..
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lrp \: [.[.} " -mft+ffiot tt:bo)"
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2sVt"6 canV 32 ffil: particularly
[r, upri( urui
3t 9. wish;hope {l F t
, a,f
housing conditions
[*'i L 6
g# one who wishes to do - Ht' bad
l:ft. /\l
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utJrr \ri {r\
't Lr,
sr.DIl zz.ffi#, es.l91 zs.#
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C L( c' :'
This radical stands for water and is basically used for characters repre-
senting water-related conditions, activities, etc.
trl [,j fl rd
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a ) i B =#r#lf rf (
r/ tt /c rru. t, tt," )
(Would you please let me take the exam one day ear?)
z':'
b) ft+.ffiX.ff* f r/: tf /J trr U * tt, "
( lspeaking to a professor] Would you mind letting me read your paper?)
53
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; by the end of
a) 9Etrr t -p L( ( t..
(Please e-mail sometime today.)
+
b) X. - 9 + {:fi, r ll lf' /J !'.
( [I] have to pay the rent by t]re end of this month.)
il,rg,sn:
+.V..,i,6l"
dl.tg4
HAffi. ffi#t
nl;{tuffi * 6 l' ( t L.BL- *
6lf f.
(I think that the more you study Japanese the more interesting you will find it.)
Lr tfr
5 "o Nl;JrA,/t)lft fi='other than -; besides -' lffia > .t s >>>ffial ='l.Y*]
Ittc ttu i Ll tr rtt
a ) #ffiUl t*. +t:tflE u- u' Hi
"
l> trtb
(at ttre beginning of the semester, there are so many things to buy besides textbooks.)
t, ' ,r( Li Lit( ,
b) trt+r\r+o+# b * T"
(There are otlter scholarships than that from the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and
Tbchnology.)
_ t
$ "' lV-El,t*ltl?f*tt,t='it doest. not necessarily mean that...'
lffia s >>> tt EuH{tlr52ultttr] > t
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,,,,, E^E#l
:., '[,X.l$lb l expless"s the,idea that there are so muctr'X thatr'ei:a ii nill x
"*iu,
a) 1 w = z- 7llt.f/ =z-Zlt'rt'J1*- t.. t'at. "
(TV news is nothing but bad news, and it's terrible.)
9 -' (plain)
V
^( ='shoutd; ought to'>
lffiatvl . ze >>> iF- Lzi- 1 r
^&
t. 3 3 >>>n xe *rur]
f
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1O
ftE.: ,. t. T j- . 'FJ-C' l, i
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4:You ask your superior to do
something for you by I't-t ti
ftE.: !. !.{"T i. i
[l tJ t. t. L S lt,. No causative
form is used here.
c) "'iEffi >>>>>[ffi+]
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trT. ct;\t. 4. ? BA#-i!. /J r,.o
a) l D e) #"
b) You are applying to the Rotary Club for a scholarshp.
c) You ask that the professor write a letter of recommendation for you.
d) The deadline is January 15.
e) You brought a stamp and you have also written the address on a sheet of paper.
f ) fi$ir#.
4 lLtrtKb o l t - ++. = f )tttfi.: /J b . ft,+. +c /tt#it /J : {.
, -ffiH L /J !..
f,,,1-wJV(
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t b / r.. Y4.t!., a L BAffif ,./J !.o
^0)
a) t D e) R"
b) You are going to the University of Tbkyo on a Monbukagakusho Scholarship.
c) You ask that the professor write a Ietter of introduction to Prof. Yoshioka of the
University of Tbkyo, afuiend of his/hers.
d) w'', #.
4 {LrtKf'' -> t e'. + 3 -> f )r,Itlt.: /J b, ft,+k +,c Tc ),,tt#+.it /J a {.
, -ffiH L /r r,'"
3,,, trt-rVJvl
e ,{7: r_ -^trE.#ffitfrLf !. 7 / y L++., i-^Ea^+:t
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ri ,' L '
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r,. / r,. 'a *.
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>>>>>
hen you are doing a homestay, ask questions whenever you don't understand
something, e.g., how to use the toilet, the bath, the washing machine, etc. Japanese
people love electric appliances, many of which are quite different from, and frequently
more complicated than, their American counterparts. The bath water might scald you
unless you know how to regulate its temperature. Modern toilets, so-called "wash-lets,"
might completely puzzle you.
Also, never assume it is all right to do something without asking permission. Eating
things in the refrigerato4 bringing a friend home, coming home late, etc., might all upset
the family's plans. The safest thing would be to ask permission. More will be said on this
topic in Lesson 1 1.
hen you are writing e-mails and letters, first write about the recenVcurrent weatheL
inquire about the addressee's health, and touch upon your own health. Then pro-
ceed to the main body of the text. lf you are making a request, explain the nature of the
request here. lf the purpose of the e-mail or letter is merely to talk about your current
activities, describe them here. Lastly, in the concluding portion, write Clt. iZ & L < H
U\Utl if it is an e-mail/letter of request. O,therwise, just write so-and-so f-& tJ<, )U
7lac, etc. Remember that, in Japan, even in a business-type letter, such as a letter of
request, one should take time first to talk about the weathe health, etc., and should not
rush into the business at hand. lf it is a formal e-mail or lette you begin your e-mail or
ItLltL\ lJLr <
letter by F (a formal salutation) and you close it by ffiF. lf you are writing to a friend,
howeveL you normally leave out allthese formal salutations.
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z-+)v 7 r x+-e. HHt#w.-(r.6^:. *0)i{Effi,
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>>>>> j-L771
iI.
trJ
f permission *r rL (someone else's)
. older brother
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'fi- ^7 4 ft :g+4, -^77 4 r[i
l-Lt- 6. ffi , (someone else's)
L +'L lu younger sister
4H picture; photograph
[. t,.
n (one's own) older
Wfr wallet
' brother
Je!
one's height t:-
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t tL 23 (- : ) Fl t' 6 to resemble (-)
7'yF. American history
.J. cute; lovely
n'ru t- r,
16 +t lawyer
18 f[f;-/.
^ta
not particularly
[>>>Eil- F.1]
ttlt, -
b |.u' TATE
{;e, t
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governor
{fa
o -lt'X I wonder lgenerally 21 ltr lake
used by male speakersl .,p.
& winter
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t- v1i spring
? ,rl ffi state capital ,,
s
v'/u ti
population f fall
g ^t]
l-lu1, if I remember correctly
,, T'lr-' L,-r,- wonderful; terrific
t
[>>>*;tz- t.] 24 , al1of you
t?
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tr f 6 to make a mistke
: [r ' 16r'
t3 -El: (t l') second (largest)
a
t+'x./ Really?; Gee!;You're
kidding.
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rc frft(t) famous [>>>*./-t'4]
*14u,.,,.
b
t *o6 to request; to ask for rz (-11 6 to decide (on -);to
have/take (-)
.,
EF train station
.f [>>>*il- l''s]
l8l' far :V/L have just done
Y7,v+
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t/o L i
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3^ end u u-Zo) S: . before I knew it.
ht ' [>>>g;t,/- l-.8]
E ttn' pieasantly warm [with
reference to weather] a lic (time) passes
tD -
t'
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H. summer E interesting
lt['rt
NJ i : like N [>>>gitz-e] ffiffi experience
atc- t'
l- hot lwith reference to t" fast; quick
weatherl r,1. !
? ++ffi this semester
' even [>>>g;tz- z]
zti . i s /i.J fairly well; to alarge
4 #f# fa1l colors (ofleaves) extent; pretty much
51 r[''z
s fi. long l life
r
.J T 6 to neglect to write for a (-:) t'ti to be accustomed (to -)
long time; not to [>>>E;/- t"9]
t.
correspond for some st(t
time
s'.\fr') to be useful
t
rr [J"f. terrible;awfu1
a ' since I saw you last;
since that time ya-y2 shock
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21
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14 (-t:)*6 to ride (in/on -)
t't" l
per occasion
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22
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)-t
lIc to type (messages)
-TSa to do something too
tf '
15 Wst' to be saved; (something) much; too -
helps [u.i.l [>>>*;,2- l-.1]
t tli
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ro.l{r t2.ffiffi re.Hl,': tg.tlc zo.#lfl
zt.WJ zz.lE zs..b zq.E,L
This radical comes from and is generally used for characters represent-
ing kinds of trees. wood products, etc.
[eJ [t fffit fd
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>>>>> F-/7- 1
| "' ili t^,rl) ='not particularly' l#t > t t e >>> tJI u <o *uri,]
l7' v: !-t-. ^?
;IJE,EI-C)*.lv"
(No, there is nothing particulariy wrong.)
1rvi)i'.El;.
(Not particularly.)
vlu i
a) n*, c 6 t.lj"
(What is the population, I wonder.)
t{, ltt
b) B[firEr:,ff;g-6 I h't"
(I wonder what will be served for dinner today.)
.
r,,,+-li:tj,jsjftn.,us.djjn .8,....cn'sfilcti.nrsr,th.:f11.W.E.xample.
:::
c ) ? 1,t y v1 .4,rff21. f EE c( !.t ,1T
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(I have been wondering what kind of town Madison is.)
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b) 7 t, rt.-^E &r,ilia- t
l,tt't t) 7 tv=7/,H,r.*T.
(If I am correct, the most populous stte in the U.S. is California.)
. Ycan be,a oun or a noun pfuase (i. e., a sen1ery'.-i. o.'/., t)': 1;, i,
a) i v * -*'-f*. - vt'Ett"
(Milwaukee is famous for its beer.)
-c e,
a) fi. 1l;L:fr.
(I will have sukiyaki.)
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>>>>> if\- L7=.1
a) A : r.r,lElf.- LI j ..
(What's this white thing?)
B: - I (.b*,r. JLi)J)ZcTtri-"
(Well, I don't know for sure, but it looks like tofu.)
) H-t,u\El(*T.
(It's a very summery day.)
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*l,4u,,,,,
n) frffirffil,z a t"
(This test looks difficult.)
p) 7:.7,rffifr2411"
(I hear that Smith-san is sick.)
q) 7--7-,tffifrLt\f*T.
(It seems that Smith-san is sick.)
-reisadefi nit.sourc-e.,f.,infpmitionlif$i
,.],.,,..
mostno.rmallv,follgws a norn (or a s-.njence+.,-,. 9' g on the most unusuar,,or
least expected Case.
1(
a) Eilffi -#/l'*t l.t L i.
(There probably are very few people who cant even write their own names.)
74
>>>>> i- L7i1
a) lt.JBA4IE/J nT *.1't"
(I have gotten accustomed to the Japanese way of lfe quite a bit.)
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*14*,,,,,
11 *, -tl?l*/J!l='1does not mean that ...i it does not foilow that ...'
lffial >l.l O >>>y
='tthtth\2i?lrtfeea*Uru]
-*rf f l/- negates what ohe would generally conclude from previor.rs statements or
situations.
In a) above, if someone does not speak nnglish, we general conclude that he/stre does not
know English; this conclusion is negated.
12*,V/t,rjfi6
V, !n .:,:(nealive
doil,V,':''''r:'::l
'c is used after a number (usualty, number + coutter) or limited q"*tity (e.g., L) and
indicatesthataquantityisdistributedequa1lyamongtwoormreobjects,time,erc.
.-- - -.-J -
tlYti 6 ,
a) ) ttts;7)ffi+.E t: l(.'- ff!.., i Lv2 0).,t, s4.Tc 1"* Lt.
(Yesterday was my friend's bitthday, so I gave (him/her) red roses and pink roses, six each.)
qi.dl-tl ll
b) flE-e9J+ L#frffi,f'zHr. * L /.
')r
c ) f68+fr-tTcH,Z. l: L{L-*1"
(As a rule, I memorize five kanji every day.)
d) f Hffi* Ll2 Lf
r: z / ,Bu- :f * 1.
(I think my Japanese is improving littie by little.)
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>>>>> iF-L771
e) -)v*&.cBp( l u'"
(Please take one sheet each.)
a) ^T . *r/Jt( r b *f l.
(If you eat too much, you will get a stomachache.)
b) .t z3 yvvu!.t'EFt.l. tHt":rl.
(Wisconsin is a great place, but winter it too long.)
a 7 t t) LW++.t.
) (American BAt'E: =ffiFt)t LffiW.Z/ .;' ..
students should not teach English more than three hours a week in Japan.)
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a) "'d+I#,b6 >>>>>[ff]
1 ,r, El-llsJVl
LPLh
e X7J. 'ffi.EHkf#-c"c. / !.o,.s 7 - t. t . -^l BA"c,l1 - 7 7 4 l-'c. t -
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/rrr4V2-,
e,{7 : r->f., fEf (partner) )v tFl:r,'-C#L't' /J !' (. : t: : t'-
l:l) |gir'
(" !.., H&'r E)"
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e BA- t^ E/...o) (if you don't have one, use animagnary one) :. ++ ('
b t. o) -D"t,, - y # z !.o (First, write about the season, then about your
recent activities, and end with an apptopiate conciuding remark.)
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o-c t /J !."
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b
c) )t4/vttt.- ( ) 6 tN++#L* L/:.
( ) f-#:t:t-c rr'T.
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tJ v/Tl
-\t4 -*. BA-e.-L714 Lffi. 7t) yl)[fi,fit:r,{L*(,.. T
u.s,,ffiF7)rf:2 I. r. grur'fuAslu.{.--tl . ;.t) yr*
Xn,l.:(
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rs * * #Et:),.-t ( L * \, _ ffiffi.l i:l fru"
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F front hallway ffill special
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Extra-curricular Activities
apanese colleges/unversities have all kinds of clubs for extra-curricular activities. Some
are sports clubs, 7-7, etc., whose members play against teams from
".9.,#ifr$i3,
other colleges/universities. These varsity players engage in their sports throughout the year.
Baseball players, for example, practice all year round. Their practice sessions are often
Spartan, and those who miss them for no apparent reason are likely to be severely
criticized. The language used within these sports clubs is often very restrictive in that
koohai (younger members) must use keigo toward senpai (older members). Students who
hate this regimentation yet love a particular sport often belong to a less restrictive group
usually referred to ur ii, i.e., a group of people sharing the same interest. There are
fJ' li f liDLr
also all kinds of non-sports clubs ranging from E55 (English Speaking Society) to trffiHlEtr
(kabuki club). There are many students who seem to spend more hours on extra-curricular
activities than on course work. This situation, which most Americans find hard to
understand, is possible, of course, because Japanese professors are generally far from
demanding.
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ffi ffi: iL L- t^ i 7c--" {trJ{" t i lt'"
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l::it :i:11.r;:.-jj:;::i,-..:t
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11 the following year
+. student; pupil ^.+
lrt. r
r trl fFra tendency
(-)t 6 to increase [u.1.] [.*
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tEa" of course -l'
t"
20 ffi< to like [u..] mark; score; grade;
b'i point
27 [fl eason vsr) i
L '
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! 4( important
i.'L.
of children due to 1ow -ffi,- - first
birth rate [>>>g;z- s] ial,na
| "t (-ll)2l< ='to notice -' l#l > t. t t >>> ,$2ttttuE Ltc]
a ) c lt, ( lF -t 1, ( f / fi-lt 3 -r r I. t
(It's impolite not to eat food which someone has taken^+L"
^tt the trouble of preparing for you.)
b) clt'( a/#l'u/J!' J i : L* L i.
(Please try not to forget kanji, which you have spent considerable time and energy to learn.)
...ti@Se'f
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d) L / afiffit > tt -
6 +vnfuffi L /J r r tt t: tf u r *. lu
"
(Since I have an exam tomorrow, I cannot help but study tonight.)
e) { r
L ( /J rrtil:
fr,r *, tv"
(Even though I am busy, I don't have any other choice but to sleep.)
b) A: F=Ft**r'da"
(Dormitory food is bad!)
B : i ,- -e . z r)'z(,s/Jr.t; {, .rl. l.
(Yes, but we still have to eat, so ...)
$ "' V(plain) l)JZ='an order to' l#aM > . t >>> *#tr fcrD tc]
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rtrtt t+E
[ViAdj ( ( -form) + {, ] means 'even when -' or 'even if - .' With the sense of 'even whe/
:.,,,'i .,the.main',senteue:is,".ouUyo,,tnJ@pal!' o ana,t.jectives can take the forrn-
..'l:51;;:,a:6,5.t:$(g., L'tr*.;r,,r.,,,,$ b;; t,11,q ar.g,uqq4lly to' '
..;.:c-,,,,'Lf,!.f.,,,#S3*.)..... t-...... ....rtriaria".'i,-a*.,r:l:
"onq4qtqd
y 1.,$-zvl. grE?(t,4itt"
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b) 7)yrtv7
(I hear that they play football even when it snows.)
c ) BAF*fli. / ( ,^f zt 6 /J t. ? i .
(I hear that with Japanese food, even if one eats a lot, one does not gain weight.)
i
d) HH "-7) . t. Erffirf* * T"
(Because they have Tbkyo Dome, they can play baseball even on rainy days.)
7 "'vT
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a) Xft# (weatherforecast) Ei6 - +Hf+K6 4 )f"
(According to the weather forecast, it will rain this afternoon.)
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this suffix utt""n"r mainly to kanji compounds and expresses the idea of *t: /j a or -l:T .
r1, J ltrJ
a ) Hl BAf r. Ji,'Li+{Yl-
l
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(Since the wa4 Japan has become quite westernized.)
irr ,r Ll i+?
b) [*E{L {t ItJtffitt&t-"
(There are rrray novels which have been made into movies.)
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vr t' >>>>>[*#z]
1 ,', E-rVJVl
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D eople in Japan love to eat out. Basically, there are three types of food: Japanese,
I Chinese, and Western. ln big cities like Tokyo, howevel there are all kinds of ethnic
restaurants, such as Thai, Korean, and lndian. ln Japan, there are probably more specialized
restaurants than in the United States. For example, sushi restaurants serve only sushi,
tempura restaurants only tempura, eel restaurants only eel, etc. Although there are lots of
restaurants that serve all these items, such restaurants are usually not considered first-rate.
This is perhaps due to the faith in specialized professionalism that is shared by most Japa-
nese, r.e., they believe that no one can surpass the quality of food prepared by specialists,
e.g., sushi made by chefs who have prepared nothing but sushi alltheir lives.
Besides eating out, Japanese often have food delivered, too. ln America, very few places
other than pizzerias and Chinese restaurants deliver food to homes, but in Japan, in
addition to those, sushi restaurants and noodle restaurants regularly offer delivery service,
and you don't even have to tip the delivery person!
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#ffi# (respect form) is used when you are talking about an action or state of someone to
whom you have to show respect. So, when you talk about the action of your teacher, for
example, you use tffi.
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action. There are two types of ffi#ffi-l and fI. Type I is used when you (or your family
member's) action directly involves the other to whom you want to show respect (e.g., visiting
a superior's house or helping your superior with his/trer luggage, etc.) By humbling your own
action, you are in effect showing respect to your superior. Type II, which is called iH#
(courteous form) is generally used when you want to talk about your own action or state in a
humble manner just to be polite to the addressee. TEffi is used when your action does not
direct involve your superior, but most likely the person you are talking to is your superior or
someone to whom you want to be very polite. So, if you are going to your superior's house
(or officeJ,, you use i . If you ue reporting to your superior that you went somewhere, then
you use * (see illustrations in (1)). Similarly, if you are asking your superior to let you
look at his/her or" HHf . If you are telling you superior that you went to see a
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(The movie cal7ed"Rn" ls interesting, but ifs a little too long.)
a)
(Ifs not necessarily the case that all Japanese high school students do nothing but study.)
t:
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(I have notbeen to Japarl, even once.)
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guess what is implied. Guessing, howevel is not as difficult as it might sound, fo1 after all,
Xlt5* 2X......is not only a standard expression, but is always accompanied by a reluctant
tone of voice as well as a facial and bodily expression of regret.
Akihabara
kihabara (sometimes shortened to Akiba) is located less than 5 minutes by train from
Tokyo Station. lt is well-known for its hundreds of electronic shops, and you can get
good deals on anything from a TV, camera, compute to electronic parts and software. In
recent years, moreover, it has become famous worldwide as a mecca of pop culture,
including games, manga and anime. Akihabara has also become strongly associated with
the so-called otaku culture. Otaku refers to people who have obsessive nterest in one
particular thing, notably manga and anime.ln Akihabara, you can see new types of cafs
which cater to Otaku, such as ll NR, where waitresses dressed in western-style maid
uniforms serve food. There are also v>fiW#., where customers can read manga and watch
DVD's, etc., but this does not seem to be limited only to Akihabara anymore.
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[>>>El- t'4] ttt'
r
tz 4 l
and others
18 w,) to flght; to compete
+ TT 6 to lose (a game) lu.i.)
tl to visit a far-away place ttr E
3 ru _r- .t-.
) L Lfu
w.L several people 33 EF+EI lname of abaseball
p.ru t- ru
---ffi stdiuml
strike-out +-piui
21 f;' * instantly
34 Wt
-
baseball stadium
tt,
e'-o- hero
#*. a to gather [u.i.J
130
>>>>> ViUa-!=!
This radical comes from E and is used for characters representing times of
day, degrees of lightness, etc.
131
-llF>>'>>
,nl,.;r,ll, A:ii::lj,:i,:
:',"ffifi
,ifi.n' .: .L' lJ;.i.e',Ii ffifi, "'Lit:r..l
.,j'l ,r,,,, r,... .,iEi;';::, i,lr,
'fto,,|.c,a-.,trI, ,::,,',-,4i *.,.a..,,t
lr.,.,..r.',t .;.:i l *,fi:,jj, j|j, -:,:, le:trj '.
::al::l:a
a) *+H-E'ctctt't"
(I seem to remember that it was also hot last summer. Am I right?)
c) '
ffiffii:' y y v 7 v F' q L t c tr'l " *
(Is there a service station in front of the hospital? I don't recall [seeing it].)
a) f r B # rn v'H u> t r
-+if. "
T
(It was ayeat ago that I started studying Japanese.)
b) : y
^7can't -t.
ffi,rr#b e) t,lL*.""
(You stop reading a mystery novel once you start reading [itJ.)
: I
[V(stem) Wb
.
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,'.: .:;:..;
. i +m=m,-;;
(i final
?i.v,*,wii,,i ,r."
writing
finished apaper at 3 a.m.)
(They formed aleam by gathering good players andplayedgames with the American team.)
i L it
b) & I t -F+Etr:* fJ. :EH F -)- t y | T "
(A number of teams gather together at Koshien for a two-week tournament.)
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,.',,.'--i':r
'...,.'..S:OhraS..in,. ,tliou "mt,;s'io,,tlt
,
c ) RA*tFf |;m(.. 6.
(Kurosawa is a world-famous movie director.)
a) "'7,/7,n >>>>>[ffi2]
Z t)
b) ,,, #/ffi >>>>>[fft]
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r b
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like)" i/)f-1 -.t- fl*/J!.o g+*trffi.) L" ft-
tJ.+g+VWfr b * T (to decline) . /'l-rl /J i..?tf :#,H l-ru trLl't. t * .t"
-D
f ,,, n-lVJVl
e ,{7:/J b.-^ilH++^ i-^lEA'hz l'7 7:.1) -*j A,t:/. b /Jt'"
* /,". +WX'R-cz z l-vzl1v"-Tr(t.. H++.#t.*T" g++
tiZ<r,."
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e 47 t:z b. -tg+. i -^i 4 &EA^+: BA^+ ' l'"
4t. H++-Htlo)ffit:e,rlf L / t,. f.-. tll)X.'r:fl$ L * i-" EY*
HLX.t:fr->T /!.r'Ht*T" i. Hffi*t""= ( lll
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4 {t tfr.-t 1f,ffir 6 J i t:L-c ( !.o)
{,,,A-lVJVl
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L't
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H#*Hffi{F.'c({!'" '
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r*[.,p r{if t,
E actor,/actress t\,+rJ contemporary drarna
u *r.t
= S cartoon flit., anima(tion)J W,W period drama
.* t,t - comedy ,'.lz e'-Jy r^ happy end(ing)
a -
rtr tj.-
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horror film du plot of a fitm
-t7 -7
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t'ffi,-c'. 4{vt:--tt-'c14 z)t v ! ay" -ffiIstUl*F#.6Fr
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a i: / o " ffi..f"*,. #Eft,n:-l#:ffi., r-r/; b l-: ,
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riu r1.
ffi.. professor {Et'- low Lt.J
a grovp of students that J ,T a smal1 cushion for
meets regularly with a l:ffi:E
sitting on
designated professor to jzJrt/!l/"1
study specific topics L'
6tl,,L
=+
tr( to 1ay flat (to sit on)
il afc)e; essay; thesis tot (
uJir.u'
to invite
4 the back t:^ b U. 6 )
tE'r#-T a r,.Ffl
aE *1. ,I
:t i to get lost
/4 \ / l
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alcove
e R9l;E#,-,, e. ff u uI 0) l- o. F :( tr 0) l- x ? It rd u t.
tr a) I -t L, 1Tt r,:a.-"
b) I -tti: >ffi.e.rH :/,
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n the U.5., even elementary school and junior high school children sometimes work to
J
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High school students with part-time jobs are not at all rare. ln Japan, on the other hand,
youngsters through high school are usually discouraged by their parents and teachers from
working part-time since they must study hard in and out of school to survive "examination
hell." They are expected to devote their full energy to studying to get into the "right"
school or college. They simply do not have time for part-time jobs.
Once in college, however, things change dramatically. Since course work is not even half
as rigorous in Japan as in the U.5., many college students acquire part-time jobs. The best
kind of job is tutoring students from elementary school to high school to prepare them for
entrance exams. They also work as sales clerks, sports instructors, interpreters/translators,
or anything else as long as it brings in money.
ln the U.S., one often hears about students working their way through college. That is
not usually the case in Japan. Parents are supposed to take care of their children through
college, and they do. Japanese college students, therefore, work part-time to earn extra
money for enjoyment. They may buy small used cars, motor scooters, sporting goods, or go
on trips abroad.
Job lnterviews
hen looking for a part-time job, an American student in Japan may be expected to
speak in Japanese, depending on the type of work he/she wants. When interviewed
in Japanese, either face-to-face or over the phone, you must speak very politely, using il#.
There have been cases of Americans selected over their competitors only because their ff#
was better. Therefore, learn to use expressions such as tTLCdl)t and, above all, never refer
to the interviewer as 6ff !
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=
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5t l.tL ri
wt to look for 6E|ll lfamily name]
ira trp*
z Llt receptionist ? ffiill lfamily name]
l( l' so5 J:+r'
-+ffi school [:Y&;often 10 + junior and senior high
used for names of school students
schoolsl rt.u i
ii L f,f target; object of
3 &.w teacher l:re) ,, ,'r-y 4 T volunteer
l, U o) t-
s lfr# person who handles a r: *a El : r 6 to meet lhumble form
patttc;lslat business
of )l lu.i.l
matt [ is generally (tl, -
a humble expression #Lt' detailed
for ,,\] L'r J
'r
I5 ut*. aft.er
to replace someone
-LR/n'
lu.i.l
17 Ii'c. i t fine; good
vlivt
a a little; short (time)
lformal for L]
l, ry'l: lu
6ft a person in cftarge
tt
z ->w,b
J+l
4 quick and simple ,, i connection(s)
vttu r.
s L+Xa to chatter t:trTl 16 #, relative(s)
,1., lxE
fffi)x.w v z private lesson trT. surely
['f trt+
, ffi+l
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1w+ft
ffi editing
tr f,.,
5 * Lfu
o#lll lfami narneT e 7vlL Dutch (person)
t(
177yF'.<2 r*f.ryr* ^
u
Caucasian
Ranald McDonald r:'i; (
[' <
to enter a country [:El
tEE continent ^EX :^: l
q'l
z 7t'- l..tj-t FortGeorge 10 #-l to allow
t - r:r\, attt '
7av l.7Yt*^ scot 11 lffi . ( warmly
s vf 7Y Americanlndian - Q ) t,F,tT to feel as if -
r9DaiL+
4 iH ft a person who goes adrift +';tr before long; soon
on the ocean .v'
a
I (- ) l*,'T 6 to be determined to
s (-:)ffiiz ( to drift ashore -; to resolve to -
,t,8 i r: [t*t'n
6 ffigJ-f to be moved; to be 13 Elatlffi Japanese waters; offthe
impressed coast ofJapan
e- ttu t Br.+
?Mft ancestor(s) ffifif;tr whaling vessel
"etlu. +-luu, lu
Effi legend flEl crew member
*tt ts- t*ti t i
s,Bt.Hi- to recall t4 frt# method
t[' ' ['
-i:f- toward- #t. fortunately; luckily
a!t { c;,\,
d'r longing; yearning frffi direction; area
r.tf- Tr'
ru( to hold [u.f.] [written rs (--.) fiJ, i to head toward _ lu.i.l
t t gi
expressionl
- tr_, 711=ZE [name of a shipl
e ffiEX national isolation
.lg#,,,,,
tF. l f t(
JhiE lthe biggest island in 30g the next (day / year / etc.)
'o
the north of Japan : E l:4.l
-&tx u.61 {Lttu
5' '
31 Fffi warship
(-:)tEj-( to approach (-) [u.i.] *r( l
+-tu i bET to send back
flE captain of a ship t u
t (t -+. throughout (one's) life
EEru Tand o['
Y9<
33 niece
18 (-:) LW'f to land (on -) ttri L
ffiM-r a
t!
to be shipwrecked
lftl: splendidly
l .
:ti( 'tfrc to be useful; to be
25 8il interpreter
helpful l:'t.t:-v'>l
^ l
26 (r) inconvenient
*
28
J-r
s
to learn; to study
""t TJlrl{r h#t I
This radical stands for a rice plant and is generally used for characters
representing kinds of plant, states of, or uses fo the rice plant, etc.
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t "' Xf*Y< r?T='Y is about the only X.' l#t > t. t z >>> .< Surrttrt]
This expression is used when Y is about the only case where X holds true. X and Y are both
b) E *"rftrr' b * .
(tf you only sleep, you will getbetter.)
152
tttrt 7rLlr{ F#U I
d) + fr i
?rrtrft'#Eflrffie) 6 r,. btI {..t b * ,L"
(It's not the case that knowing kanji guarantees that you are able to read newspapers.)
(
e) EH*11{. Lirl.
(The only thing I need to be happy is free time.)
f) (Tbnfr^'. ib*1.
g) <T b ffi,r Ttrff. b *f.
(If only you would take your medicine, you would get better.)
r0
a) *.6ftt"
(Ifs iike a dream.)
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c) r .fl=F / . ;1 . t /da.
(It seems difficult to find aob.)
Ilclu
d) X+ffi4FT 7ttrrJ-"
(It looks like lhel is going to get married next year.)
| ," N/ (lI) ='because (of); due to' lffivl > n a >>> ERitu rrur,zu)]
-l(t:) follows [N], lt-adjective*t1, and plain forms of ,- e[.$, :,4"F d,.1,],,+-
f6l:.ex:.
adjectives. It indicates the reason or cuse for the following clause. -l ::is.
.:.:i,, r.i :. :..: .,...-r:i.:i:.-:....::;. ,.: r ,
(Because of the deteriorating economic conditions, many people havebeen laid off.)
)v ; t t, t.^#srt
r.< uffi**#og+r ?72
saying L L. Some people,
however, skip L L andiden-
tify themselves by saying, for
l. rf, .xT2" ffiffi7 tvtt 4 | Z Tb example, H+'C. Business es-
* t fltr[tZ"f r3" tablishments normally identify
themselves immediately, with-
{L: bb. 4{Lu. 'i " ffiff-7)frW.t b *-l-.. outsayingtLL.
)v : li.. ng YEffiFffiFk,r'L f : / [ 2 : The caller must first identify
b *T" himself/herself by saying - F
L * -t-. If you forget to identify
ffio)L: 4 )-AzJ,o ?ffL{'.l- -EtaEl:.. t-C!# yourself, the person answering
L !' L *6ffi1- Ur r' t E!'* T- pH would ask ffi
^TLfj'rr.
(polite for tr)'c L I .. The
+'{-W c a ^r. 6 L.r r,./ lit * 1.. latest trend seems to be to leave
out the latter half of this sen-
-)v ; i!.. /1. D I i -c. 1" f''t-
-F+:1Elr. * T. tence, leaving only trlL l as
XU ( *Ft.t,./L*1" intact.
1 ,,, El-)b7Vl
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!' !. t##+ffi.Effi# tr.ti'Cr,. * 1" i -^t'< y y###nriift'.
a +ffi. ) Efr,EWv" !. * T" - - /\ffi?ffiH L / r,.. ffi
ffiI.t..ffi (detail) l.
f ,,,n-rVJVl
e '<7 t='{1. -^tB+4.. t) i -^&E: b r t." B++.:rtJ t?{F
l:#lt,ttJ'C.- ##vy Tvtt:t r.{ffUiffiffiHL/J r,.o 4.:- L ffi
L')r. EH. ffiF. EFfr, +ahLt#E.u.,ffilll"
J "' E-rVJVl
e,{z:t D t r." ff 3 , r.4 y vttt._ l9?ffEf,:ffi t--c ,rl ={r.*
TTJt- 'ffi.ttrFffif,:ffi" llffiffi,- *^r, t4 f y- i-^#
Ff,Tf ^: t, ->'c. - ffiH L /J !."
4uAv-r71.-l7t
e Br"tffi? r EA^t. +ffi?ffi It {Lx'-r / ( / a . il. L rc ( (to
actshy) t,t"ffi4 i L u *i,. i Lt 6. ffi s-(" {" l, . ) ""
4lv-7"lF->f - 7417 ?HLr,.. y 7l7vZ"l./JL.o , l.l-c-/.
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t. {. ffi Lt. /J !.o
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a) ffitt-<f vvffi#W ( ) z e(ffi->'c.\'-o
( ) t:11'> l : tb 6 "
( ) \ffi-ri"
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( ) -EF:Xffiffr- I i,
( ) ++ Hffitffi.- 6 z L t:T. c
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d) 9- l/ -li ( ) ++ Lffi+. *ffiffiL t i "
( ) +++ &:ffir11ffi.-d'tl't't,' {rd'ul"
( ) -ffiFr:=aE 6 iri"
e) - 1/ - ( ) -B:=fH6iTi"
( ) -ffiF:='H )i"
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lfu/-.l. BA^fi ( ffi- 'hx l. 7 r \ t) -t:ll.tat"?f+r(!. oTfr
flr [r ,Hu.- t ,tt:ll, , 4. * ,: *2. y l."r v _ ?l^*lt,
^,
:7 J t) h^+0)T !r)kHo{t..ro *1 4,L?Hr*,n
(' ( t . *r ,.b *., l tLl- Q i tffi Ur..->l" 4 .,,y t"ry
ti- ffifrW7 - | 7 .-7 (.': r#(F b o),s v t- trJ.t z iHu-PVl
-clt, . -7
-i: , b U{ L * o" (.. f "t#o{ !.
,syl"ilJ][llv t"4z-'.b/a' r.) I :ftcu./;o ,v."rlf/J (.
17, {-,,v l- ty y / z1i v F-WJtr,'b TI" 4t, | 4 vz
,) y r* *'C Cr-;v - fi tvl"y ),.->f11 y l-tr{"-
^i -i l.
4 vt)y e: ta.t- ( AW..-C l, *. -cl"
r ._
L a1- t'J<
Ii v r*frrfu Uit.,brand-oriented, +fF b Ttandmade l:-c(F.
i.e.,Ilkingfor /l
narr'ebrand goodsl
:-i *tg' s'r J to be disappointed
ffiww hometown
-l ': whenever -
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e_n-.__*_lF-A.u.1lt_il{U
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Humble Expressions
hen one gives a gift in Japan, one uses an expression that minimizes its importance:
)t.T&V\V)C175 (lit., it'sjust something insignificant). The spirit of humbleness has
always been valued in japan. lt is the same spirit that makes Japanese speakers say {EI'd
ttttfu75 (/it, there's nothing worthwhile) when they serve a meal to guests, or LUZ,
lvCDtl\',/lvCtcrdtl (Cl) (lit., it's far from the truth) when they are complimented,
for example, on a member of their family. 2l'a!\+r)el, howeve is a fairly formal ex-
pression. So, when you give a gift to your homestay family, a less formal expression such as
t t,fcbo) U t ldLfu Cd wil I suff ice.
Gift-giving
hen one receives a gift in Japan, one is not supposed to open it right away. wanting
to open a gift immediately has traditionally been interpreted as a sign of beng
materialistic. Don't be surprised, therefore, if someone you give a gift to in Japan does not
open it in your presence. Likewise, if you receive a gift, thank the giver profusely, but do
not look too eager to know what s insde. Like so many things in Japan, howeve this
custom, too, is perhaps in the process of changing. some young people nowadays may ask
you to open what they give you at once.
Another difference in gift-giving between the U.5. and Japan is that when one receives a
gift in Japan, one often starts worrying about what gift to give back. For example, if one
receives an Aiur 0.e., gift for special occasions) from a neighbon one must give back a gift
(r.e., an AffiUl of equal or near-equal value. When you are in a student-teacher situation
where you are the teache however, you do not have to worry about this. ln other words,
if you receive a year-end gift from a student you have been tutoring, you are not expected
to give anything back.
Since an average middle-class Japanese family is accustomed to receiving so many gifts,
they are not easily surprised these days. lt may be difficult to give them the kind of present
they might find extraordinary. The best kind of gift for a H# to take to Japan for his/her
host family, therefore, would be something that would be hard to obtain in Japan. Take
with you, for example, T-shirts from your college if there are teenagers in the family. Picture
books with beautiful color photos of your city or state might be another good choice.
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(Japanese look younger than their age.)
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that he wishes there were no kanji. The speakei then rejects that idea by emphasizing the
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particles, as in,r 4, L i ?, etc.
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tTt h" Shinkansen, or the Bullet Train, started as one line in the 60's, but has since
I expanded to a few lines running the length of Honshu, Japan's main sland, as well as
part of Kyushu. lt is not inexpensive, yet it is a fast, safe, and comfortable way to travel.
Trains are on time 99% of the time, and even if you miss one, you don't have to wait very
long for the next one.
Rokan (ffifr)
here are enough hotels throughout Japan, but if you really want to relax, go to a ffiE,
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Japan, splurge one night and stay at an above-average fftE in a hot-spring town. Soak
yourself in the hot tub, eat the food they serve, and get good night's sleep on a futon.
Hopefully you will feel all refreshed the next morning.
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T apan is a populous country and everyone loves to travel, which means wherever you go,
J it is usually crowded. ln the spring and in the fall, many schools have so-called iVffii+,
teacher-led trips for elementary through high school students. Although it is impossible to
avoid these crowds completely, you should at least try to find out from travel agencies
when the peak times for school excursions are so that you can enjoy at least some sem-
blance of privacy and quietude.
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kinds, conditions, products, etc., of thread.
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mericans and Japanese don't necessarily apologize in the same situations. Americans,
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inconvenience they may have caused you.
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not accept appointments. You just have to go to their office and wat for your turn. Pre-
scriptions are also becoming fairly common, but if you go to a neighborhood docto he/she
might still prefer dispensing drugs himself/herself.
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too, should carry health insurance. lf you are covered by your parents' policy in the States,
however, that might cover only emergency cases in Japan. The wisest thing to do would be
to buy health insurance in Japan. Most of the time, premiums will be reasonable.
Before World War II, Japanese medical science was greatly influenced by Germany, but
since the end of the wal American medicine has become more and more influential. As a
result, you might not find much difference between medical practices in Japan and the U.S.
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temperature is taken not in the mouth, but under the arm.
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tive dentistry is not as common, and orthodontics is not as advanced. As a result, you find
few youngsters wearing braces, and uneven front teeth are not unusual.
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addressing them X fu !
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U.5., in Japan sick people, especially those with digestive ailments, eat okayu (hot
rice porridge) with umeboshi(very sour and salty pickled plums). Okayu is easy to digest,
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ffi t the condition of a negativeJ [>>> J'l- F 2]
disease or illness
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to complain of ll'
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3 ffi complexion
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nothing canbe better
? .ffi appetite
(than -) [>>>Eiz- s]
llrtt
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6 to get up D*m suddenly
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CIOl\CO TAICO I
Japanese has arich system of sound symbolism. Roughly, they can be subdivided into two
categories: ffiffi (phonomimes, onomatopoeia) and ffiffiffi (phenomimes, psychomimes).
ffiffi represents words that imitate acfual sounds. English has some of those, too, such as
sounds that animals make. Compare the following:
:s-t Sound cats make: meow l*-/ if / Water dripping.' drip, drip
- Sound cows make: moo L't- 'e H eavy obj ect falling : thud
ffiffiffi are words that express states, feelings, mannersof actions, etc., impressionistically.
English has some ffiRfl"-like words, too, such as roly-poly and shilly-shal/y. In this lesson's ffi
a+n lFfl:#l,wehavequiteafewffiffi,ffi, suchas b b, L < L (, f,fl",4tr4,and
b<r\.
There are three important differences between Engtsh and Japanese here. First, in English, if
one speaks with too many #Effi or ffiffi,ffi, one may run the risk of sounding childish. In Japa-
nese, there is no fear of this unless one uses onomatopoeia specifrcally used in baby-talk, e.g.,
b ,b , for t. Second, English is actually filled with verbs and adjectives that originated as
ffiffi or ffiffffi but are no longer regarded as such, e.g., slam, whack, flash, slick, smooth,
plump, glisten, etc. In Japanese, on the other hand, many ffi# and ffitrffi are used adverbially,
often with the addition of , as in the following examples:
226
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Third (and this is related to the second point above), there are very often cases where, in English,
complete different verbs are used for related actions while, in Japanese, one and the same verb
will do with the addition of different ffitr or ffi#, as in the following examples:
tl rtl rX,) to guffaw <'r <'rx, to giggle
tl6Ll t)
ffi <T <T'
:f : t r-2t-22
lLLlLLTt.,
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I tt' 6(l-tLl='not much; not enough' l#l > t. >>> < t-rdD a tctrrD]
b) ffifrffif. ( l^r/ut.
(When yo are sick, you can hardly eat anything.)
c ) 4 {Lltfr,tlJ.
(It's just your imagination.)
e) ffi*ilffirEL.tlrr_ ifr.t&u,"
(There ate marry absences, perhaps because the final exam is near.)
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( tuErr]
J >o' V<Lf{,r='1ry V-ing' l#'l > t. I >>>l:
N'(',6 1., in this case, indicates that,N is th ininimum fevel, degree, et Gg.; eqs st,,lightest,
etc.) f t. isoftenreplacedby ( i-.
a) f/J.t!-F- 7-7" (ur: L/t.t'f.. L I ).
(When you have a stomachache, you should limit your diet to something light iike soup.)
b) 7 ./ r, '.* * b rb t: L/ -;-- -o
(It is better not to be too modest in .A.merica.)
l.-Td" -t(fr,ftfi,*r.,
etc.)
tl\
z-qlv: ftL.. 4it-*.. -:fCFffi) L(r(
!., ffrr t.,
ffitb 6,167)rl6
ft.: t*EFl: 3. fifz)sfft'
3 : To someone who is sick, you nor-
mally say lt$:.
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tt *-
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throat
a?a
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r'
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f ,,,g-IVJVl
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nilrtr/J!. !. ) : L #HAL * 1" {> I !.o
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Tffit 6 to have diarrhea
i Et ,lrtT 6 to feel like vomiting
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Effi to break one's leg C J- C :e - [the sound of the howling
windl
.'bt. di t: I feel sorry for you. [:<
I sympathize. (r) ironic
'L i
ffiF-T A to break down
n ) zEV4l*-
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n e)'.zJttft-c Elt- Kt,. Ea/;.
n f ) , 7 | It., zc0)E- -E+ trzJ,->c" (.: tobe fixed)
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t. U lri. '
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to love l^ # standard of living
* 1'
ll?t tobecome anataralized {Et. low [*1.]
citizen pri t i
fi t salary
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n ) )\-
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ust as Japanese people make many errors when they speak English, non-Japanese
T
J naturally make lots of mistakes when they speak Japanese. Making errors and learning
from them is part of the learning process and should not be avoided. Japanese people
might laugh more than Americans would when they hear mistakes, but you should learn to
accept that because their laughter is well-meaning and good-natured.
trtrt,r
Loanwords (or ft'lFH
>>>>>
r oday's Japanese vocabulary consists of three categories of words: wago (l1"+o, i.e.,
I Jupun"re words), kango (#, i.e., words that originated in Chinese or made-in-Japan
pseudo-Chinese words), and gairaigo (tl*F", i.e., words that have been borrowed from
languages other than Chinese). Most gairaigo come from English, and their number is
increasing rapidly. ln this lesson alone, we have seen several English-based loans: F4lt, <>
! =), Z/ (- l'., I t r-, etc. Loanwords are troublesome for English speakers because they
very often change their shapes. For example, many words are cut short. A good example
would be l'.1v l'. (from toilet) shortened to l-.1. Loanwords frequently change their
meanings, too, as you have seen in the case of <2!
=7. Loanwords undergo significant
changes in pronunciation also. When you pronounce them, the best thing would be to
forget they were originally English. Pronounce them just like any other Japanese word. You
will then not only sound more authentic, but will be understood much better.
efore World WarII, the only Caucasians who spoke Japanese were missionaries, and
even they were not all that good. Japanese people therefore developed a mistaken
notion that their language was simply too difficult for gaijn. Even today, when foreigners
who can speak Japanese are no longer oddities, many Japanese still hang on to this same
old myth. When a foreigner, especially a Caucasian, suddenly speaks to them in Japanese,
they sometimes just freeze, i.e., answer with a blank stare, unable to say anything. This
might be particularly true if you go shopping at a store where you are not a familiar figure,
or if you stop a stranger to ask directions. Don't be discouraged, however. At the university
where you are a&#., you will definitely receive better responses!
6
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di ffi:
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4\ ffi: 4{11?
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6ffi personal experience g *a$iJhr,. bathroom Llit., place to
J wash one's handsl
)E*- past
t u t;tJ reason; explanation
'a to state ot ur i rl1.
*"'J U funny -4ffi6
x-ui v
hard [as in "work har']
,t o;
#y+ lname of a templel
F lname of a prefectureJ alcta,
m pronunciation
[>>>git-z- ]
|" L.
4 l',zc ,t to be modest; to humble 21 lpl'C. lr whatever eise might be
oneself said; after all
t( .
'1sY-'4 '/ Y thafs worthy of &(t) complex
you, Jason; thafs truly rtt. .
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v't si
o F^'tv t'. +-'Y Donald Keene 72 l selstudy
r[' u* ttv
r fr: formally F,merSJ l:ffit't^ /
unfamiliar
qri:(
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Chinese language F,/: r.l
'tr t5 , ! u
: (-t:) *
to decide (to -) [u..]
14 tr#f+
F _l-
Chinese food
L-i v
5ffi in those days [: 4 4l 16 4 o)tA in those days
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one sentence
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IH motaT education
ss ffit to understand
245
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a) E 7 r yr^t. N+E+.I*iff i?) 6 ,Hz(t'6 1 i /.
(Most,{mericans seem to think that university professors have a great deal of free time.)
lPt_og..r,vn9....1.,1,s.ta msof
a ) , 2^ r,X.t :I." u- ,T lt, t - t.'> tf #r 4 l' 1. lr 6 l;l r /J to
(Since he lives in a big house like that, he must be real well-off')
Qrrr, Tr(fE) ='ndeed; as may be expected' lfri > u >>> 3-rv I v >reaf
5 "' Ntslvl,lNtcrl? le#z > l.z >>> Jtr !. 1 2. 26 >>> #letvh\ !. 22 >>> O)tO)
*+*.flv< 2.24 >>> *l||rrlu< !-26 >>>the books Etu<]
Both /,. and lA,1 can follow a noun, wittr the meaqing of :things (or people) like-.'
Only t "', however, can follow a sentence. ,'C, is a contraction of many forms such as
tj '- / 'I. tj t. i o)lt. orthelike.
li:lirlr::: lii: 1 li li:l:..:i ':. ,.: .::. :':::, :r::l:::: , l:.. .. --
| ,r, -fr( (f*) ='on one hand; on the other hand' lry>.gf
Ei
:aii.i,i t"i'nsefi;4,n*.l;.r: *:Jii'Hu*.i.i,j "r
it
often omitted.
ffi r ->'c.\. o
(es for U.S.-Japan relations, while, on one hand, cultural exchange in the private domain is quite
popular, on the other 1nand, trade friction is a big probiem.)
It means that it appears like every day, although it is not actually every day. .8:'ch:ib
replaced by E, Fl, +, El, FF|, etc.
b) Et)-i y
-3vt.- lfraIfial Ll,aL- tft,rtrEf. Elf Lr ,.
(Japanese white-collar workers, when they take vacations, take at most four, five days.)
248
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b) t r . El r,fEl * r .
(I am sorr5r but I can't visit you today.)
a ) F-I*Wlffitlffi r,. ,H
=
( (
t- / . Z tt t= L t, H r. : tHt. l.
(I had expected that prices in Tokyo would be high, but even so, I was surprised how expensive
everything was.)
It is used to set limits within which the fo[wing statement trolS true. tt generAty follows
plain forms of verbs and r,.-adjectves. Nouns are in J -form (t.r., {+.X.cA a m I l,
,,'.r
id'..rardjeti., either in t. a rorrn,a!,.jr.,,rl .'(i.
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Ithough Japan is changing from a man's society to one that is kinder to women, the
transformation is quite slow. Women are enterng all phases of Japanese life, but still
many positions are closed to them. Female office workers, because they are not given
important jobs, have more free time than their male counterparts. They save money and
often spend it on traveling. Housewives have to spend much less time on household chores
than before thanks to modern conveniences. As Susan's host mother explains in E 1, they
have more freedom to engage in other activities. Men, on the other hand, especially if they
are corporate workers, have to spend too much time working in the office. They come
home late and exhausted and thus have very little time or energy left for their families. As
a result, mother-child relatonships tend to become excessively dependent while husband-
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washing machine. ln the 70's, "3C" (notice its singular form because of the lack of plurals in
Japanese grammar) represented a cal a color TV, and a cooler (r.e., air-conditioner). "H"
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character goods but also in fashion, personal appearance, mannerisms, etc. You even see
these cute characters on the body of commercial airliners and many government offices
have cute mascots, so they are not just limited to children's goods. A young female office
worker might characterize her male superior's mannerism as "kawaii ." Once a seal
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