#Japanese Vocabulary

[goodplan-ipromise]

[writerofscratch]

Today I learned about the following Japanese words

晴れ女 (はれおんな), a woman who causes the weather to become sunny when she goes out

晴れ男 (はれおとこ), a man who causes the weather to become sunny when he goes out

雨女 (あめおんな), a woman whose presence causes rain

雨男 (あめおとこ), a man whose presence causes rain

I decided to create a fifth one:

天気の友 (てんきのとも), your nonbinary friend who is always prepared for whatever weather they might face. Rain coat, mittens, zip-off pants, you name it. They're prepared.

For illustrative purposes:

[tokidokitokyo]

Phones in Japanese

Some vocabulary for phones in Japanese.

携帯電話 けいたいでんわ mobile phone, cell phone

携帯 けいたい mobile phone, cell phone (abbreviated)

スマートフォン smartphone

スマホ smartphone (abbreviated)

電話番号 でんわばんごう phone number

シムカード・SIMカード SIM card

(携帯) メール (けいたい) メール text message (usually just メール)

通話 つうわ phone call

データプラン data plan

契約 けいやく contract

適法契約 てきほうけいやく legal contract

保証期間 ほしょうきかん warranty period

分割払い ぶんかつばらい installment payment plan

プリペイド式携帯電話 プリペイドしきけいたいでんわ prepaid mobile phone

データ量上限 データりょうじょうげん data cap

ローミング roaming

モバイルネットワーク事業者 モバイルネットワークじぎょうしゃ mobile network operator

ネットワーク受信エリア ネットワークじゅしんエリア network coverage area

サービス状況 サービスじょうきょう service status

サービス停止 サービスていし service outage

セルラーネットワーク cellular network

ワイヤレスブロードバンド wireless broadband

ワイファイ Wi-Fi (usually written as Wi-Fi)

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接続詞（せつぞくし）

conjunctions - words that are used to link phrases together

情報を加える // Adding information：

しかも　besides そのうえ　moreover, on top of that さらに　moreover, on top of that そればかりか　not only that, but also... そればかりでなく　not only that, but also...

情報を対比する // Putting into contrast：

それに対して　in contrast 一方　whereas

他の可能性・選択肢を言う // Giving alternatives：

あるいは　or perhaps (presenting another possibility) それとも　or (presenting another option within a question)

結論を出す// Drawing a conclusion：

そのため　for that reason したがって　therefore そこで　for that reason (I went ahead and did...) すると　thereupon (having done that triggered sth. to happen) このように　with this (adjusting a conclusion to the arguments given beforehand) こうして　in this way

理由を言う // Giving a reason：

なぜなら...からだ　the reason is というのは...からだ　the reason is

逆説を表現する // Expressing a contradiction：

だが　however, yet, nevertheless (contradicting what one would have expected) ところが　even so (spilling a surprising truth) それなのに　despite this, still それでも　but still (despite a certain fact, nothing changes)

説明を補う // Amending one's explanation：

つまり　that is, in other words (saying the same thing using different words) いわば　so to speak (making a comparison) 要するに　to sum up, in short

説明を修正する // Revising one's explanation：

ただし　however (adding an exception to the information stated beforehand) ただ　only, however もっとも　however (obviating any expectations that might arise through the previous statement) なお　in addition, note that (adding supplementary information)

話題を変える // Changing the subject：

さて　well, now, then (common in business letters after the introductory sentence; is often ignored in tranlations) ところで　by the way

[kin-no-suke]

[vocabulary] サシで？ 🥺 *pangs of jealousy*

Here’s a neat little phrase I stumbled across recently. 

I was telling a Japanese friend that I'm going out for a meal with another friend, and he dropped this on me:

サシで？

I had no idea what it meant, so I asked. Turns out, サシ comes from 差し向かい, which means “face to face.” So when someone asks 「サシで？」, they’re basically saying, “Just the two of you?”

It is used with the で particle, like in:

サシで飲む to have a private drink

or

サシで話す to talk one-on-one

From サシで飲む also comes the noun サシ飲み (a private drink), which seems to be pretty common.

It can also be written in kanji as 「差し」.

Now you can ditch your 二人きり and use サシ instead to impress your Japanese friends ;)

[japanologydiaries]

Japanese Vocabulary ヾ(＾∇＾/ ''

1 . 攻撃的 (こうげきてき): aggressive, offensive

2 . 副作用 (ふくさよう): adverse effect (of a medication), side effect

3 . 早退 (そうたい): leaving early

4 . 点検 (てんけん): detailed inspection, checking

5 . 不愉快 (ふゆかい): unpleasant, disagreeable

6. 仮病 (けびょう): feigned illness

7. 賢明 (けんめい): wise, sensible, intelligent

8. 効率 (こう��つ): efficiency

9. 敏感 (びんかん): sensitive, susceptible, aware, alert

10 . 在庫 (ざいこ): stock, inventory

11. 招待 (しょうたい): invitation

12. 独占 (どくせん): monopoly, exclusivity

[tan1-7jhing1932an]

[kumabenkyou]

フレーベル館の図鑑 NATURA : たべもの

I am back from Japan and i bought for myself some books to go on practicing reading.

It's a book from an encyclopedia serie, about many topics, birds, animals, earth etc.

It has really lovely drawings and furiganas help for kanjis you don't read yet.

Do you want to know more about carrots in japanese? Now you can!

It covers many pages about food, veggies, fishes, milk products etc. There are even some recipes!

Note : i don't own any rights on this book. I only post extracts for learning purposes.

[onigiriforears]

Vocab pt. 1 | 「伝える力」が伸びる! 12歳までに知っておきたい語彙力図鑑

I've recently started reading 「伝える力」が伸びる! 12歳までに知っておきたい語彙力図鑑 (or what I only refer to as "Words You Ought to Know as a 12-year old") as a means to up my vocab game before the JLPT.

I'll probably post a review about the book once I actually finish it.

But in the meantime, here are some of the words that I learned just from reading the sections about how to use the book and all 5 of it's sections. I was quite pleased at the amount of words that I've already learned (and how many of them were N2 words).

語彙力 (ごいりょく)- (the extent of) one's vocabulary

図鑑 (ずかん)- field guide; illustrated reference book

目指す (めざす)- to aim at (for; to do; to become); to try for

各 (かく)- each, every, all [prefix]

繰り返す (くりかえす)- to repeat; to do over again

基礎 (きそ)- foundation; basis

言い換える (いいかえる)- to say in other words; to put another way; to rephrase

言い換え (いいかえ)- putting in other words; paraphrase; rephrasing; rewording

状況 (じょうきょう)- state of affairs; circumstances; situations; conditions

鍛える (きたえる)- to drill; to train; to discipline; to forge; to temper

変換 (へんかん)- change; transformation; conversion

観察眼 (かんさつがん)- observing eye

目の付け所 (めのつけどころ)- focus of one's attention; what one is looking for; viewpoint; point one is trying to make

文豪 (ぶんごう)- literary master

候補 (こうほ)- candidate; contender; prospect; pick; choice; list

まつわる- to be related; to concern; to be associated with

登場 (とうじょう)- entrance; appearance; arrival

表現 (ひょうげん)- expression; representation; description; representation (of a group)

解決 (かいけつ)- settlement; resolution; solution

ワンパターン - following a single pattern; conforming to the same pattern; repetitive; stereotyped; predictable [Wasei-eigo]

Hopefully, I'll be able to consistently post some of the vocab lists that I continue to compile for this. I'm in the Step 1 section of the book where it gives you synonyms and explains the connotations behind them/situations in which to use them. The first section I read was for やばい~

[rikkahonyaku]

Japan Housing Websites (part one)

Want to move to Japan? Me too! Lately I’ve seen a lot of Instagram pages dedicated to showing off cheap homes in Japan. These pages usually just link back to a Japanese real estate website, so I’d like to list some handy vocabulary to help you navigate the sites and find some houses on your own!

Note: This post was made with intermediate level Japanese learners in mind. It's meant to be a vocabulary list with visual examples, not an all-inclusive house buying guide. A complete list of vocab words can be found at the end of the post. For general website navigation, I’d recommend the RikaiChan / RikaiKun extensions which will display a translation of each word you mouse over.

What Websites?

I really like SUUMO, so that will be the site I use for the example pictures. But any website will have more or less the same words!

Navigating the Website

[ 1 ]　Creating an Account会員（かいいん）登録（とうろく）：Member Registration

[ 2 ]　Search探す（さがす）：Search / Find This word will come up a lot! The search function may also appear as... 検索（けんさく）：Search 物件（ぶっけん）検索：Property Search

Suumo has a nifty map on the front page. If you know the region you'd like to search in, you can choose it here.

[ 3 ]　Renting 借りる（かりる）：Rent (Borrow) 賃貸（ちんたい）：Lease / Rent

[ 4 ]　Purchasing買う（かう）：Buy

[ 5 ]　House Terminology If you've taken a Japanese class, you may have learned that the Japanese word for house is 家 or いえ. Unfortunately, this short and simple word isn't used much on real estate websites. The following terms are typically used instead.

一戸建て（いっこだて）：Detached Building A standalone house, as opposed to an apartment or condo.

新築（しんちく）一戸建て：New Buildings

中古（ちゅうこ）一戸建て：Old Buildings 中古 can mean "old", "used", or “secondhand”, none of which sound ideal, but all it means is that the house that has been lived in previously. This is where you find the cheap ones!

Finding Houses

Once you have the region and building type selected, you’ll see a new map you can use to select the prefecture. I'll highlight a few key search methods on this screen.

[ 1 ]　Search by Area（エリア）

Click on a prefecture to bring up a checklist of cities and districts. At the bottom of the list, you'll see two options: refining the search further or proceeding with the checked options.

「チェックした市区郡の町名を絞り込む」 "Narrow by town names of checked cities/wards/districts"

市区郡（しくぐん）："City Ward District" 町名（ちょうめい）：Town Name 絞り込む（しぼりこむ）：Narrow / Refine

「この条件で検索する」 "Search with these conditions"

条件（じょうけん）：Condition / Term

The orange number shows how many total properties were found with the checked selections. Click the blue search button if you want to jump straight to the houses without refining the search.

[ 2 ]　Search by Railway（沿線）or Station（駅）

Click on a prefecture to bring up a checklist of railways. At the bottom of the list, you'll see two options: refining the search further or proceeding with the checked options.

「チェックした沿線の駅を絞り込む」 "Narrow by stations of checked railways"

沿線（えんせん）：Railway / Track 駅（えき）：Station 絞り込む（しぼりこむ）：Narrow / Refine

「この条件で検索する」 "Search with these conditions"

条件（じょうけん）：Condition / Term

Once again, the orange number shows how many total properties were found with the checked selections. Click the blue search button if you want to jump straight to the houses without refining the search.

[ 3 ]　Search by Map（地図、ちず） Clicking here will open up a much more detailed map that you can scroll through! Definitely the easiest option, which is why I put it last. :)

The End.

Here's the complete vocab list for ease of viewing:

会員（かいいん）：Member 登録（とうろく）：Registration 探す（さがす）：Search / Find 検索（けんさく）：Search 物件（ぶっけん）検索：Property Search 借りる（かりる）：Rent (Borrow) 賃貸（ちんたい）：Lease / Rent 買う（かう）：Buy 一戸建て（いっこだて）：Detached Building 新築（しんちく）一戸建て：New Buildings 中古（ちゅうこ）一戸建て：Old Buildings 市区郡（しくぐん）："City Ward District" 町名（ちょうめい）：Town Name 沿線（えんせん）：Railway / Track 駅（えき）：Station 絞り込む（しぼりこむ）：Narrow / Refine 条件（じょうけん）：Condition / Term

[kyouryuu-kyoushitsu]

Started playing Stardew Valley in Japanese. My character has a mohawk and skull t-shirt, the perfect getup to go farming. I only played through the opening cutscene just to test things out and I already picked up so many words to put in my newly created just for this game Anki deck.

牧場/ぼくじょう - farm (livestock), stock farm, ranch, station

暮らし/くらし - (way of) life, living, livelihood, life circumstances

地元/じもと - home area, home town, local

大工/だいく - carpenter

町長/ちょうちょう - town mayor

案内/あんない - guidance, leading (the way), showing around

到着/とうちゃく - arrival

準備/じゅんび - preparation, arrangements, getting ready, provision, setup, reserving

草木/くさき - plants, vegetation

ゴチャゴチャ - messy, confused, chaotic, disorderly, mixed-up, jumbled up

牧場主/ぼくじょうぬし - rancher, cattleman, person who owns or runs a ranch

小屋/こや - hut, cabin, shed, (animal) pen

不満/ふまん - dissatisfaction, discontent, displeasure, complaint, unhappiness

増改築/ぞうかいちく - extension and structural alteration of building

長旅/ながたび - long journey, long trip

[goodplan-ipromise]

[my-japanese-corner]

please reblog for a larger sample size、あれがとう!!

[tokidokitokyo]

Japanese Summer Vocabulary

夏 なつ summer

夏休み なつやすみ summer vacation, summer holidays

暑い あつい hot (temperature)

蒸し暑い むしあつい humid and hot

じめじめ humid, damp (onomatopoeia)

海 うみ ocean

浜 はま beach, seashore

ビーチ beach (lit. beach)

砂浜 すなはま sandy beach

水着 みずぎ swim suit, bathing suit, swimming costume

日焼け ひやけ sun tan, sun burn

日焼け止め ひやけどめ sunscreen, sunblock

水泳 すいえい swimming

スイカ watermelon

スイカ割り スイカわり breaking a watermelon with a wooden stick whilst blindfolded, usually on the beach, so that everyone can eat it

扇風機 せんぷうき electric fan

うちわ uchiwa, traditional Japanese handheld fan (not a folding fan)

エアコン air conditioner (lit. air con)

風鈴 ふうりん wind chimes

セミ cicada

虫捕り むしとり bug collecting

花火 はなび fireworks

花火大会 はなびたいかい fireworks display

祭 まつり festival (usu. traditional Japanese style festival)

フェス festival (lit. fes, usu. music festival, etc.)

ひまわり sunflowers

かき氷 かきごおり shaved ice, snow cone

妖怪 ようかい yokai, apparition, monster

幽霊 ゆうれい ghost, apparition

肝試し きもだめし test of courage (by going to a frightening place, e.g. a place with yokai or yurei)

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部屋探し｜Apartment Hunting

Let me share with you my current struggles on finding a place to stay in Japan with this long vocabulary list!

住宅（じゅうたく）housing, residential building

住宅街（じゅうたくがい）residential area

最寄り駅（もよりえき）nearest train station

共同住宅（きょうどうじゅうたく）residential complex, apartment house

不動産屋（ふどうさんや）real estate agent

物件（ぶっけん）object, property (real estate)

ネット上（じょう）on the internet

掲載する（けいさい）post, insert (advertisement)

家賃（やちん）rent

共益費（きょうえきひ）common fee, utility fee

加算する（かさん）add

月額（げつがく）monthly amount

初期費用（しょきひよう）initial costs

入居する（にゅうきょ）move into

翌月（よくげつ）next month

翌月分（よくげつぶん）next month's rent

礼金（れいきん）key money (fee paid for rental rights)

敷金（しききん）deposit

保証金（ほしょうきん）deposit

清掃費（せいそうひ）cleaning fee

火災保険料（かさいほけんりょう）fire insurance fee

内見（ないけん）viewing

賃貸（ちんたい）lease, rent

賃貸借契約（ちんたいしゃけいやく）rental contract

借り主（かりぬし）debtor, tenant

貸主（かしぬし）lender, landlord

大家さん（おおや）landlord

一時に（いちどき）at once

滞納（たいのう）falling behind (with a payment)

Moving into a Japanese property comes with high initial costs which can be broken down into numerous different fees. Unfortunately, share houses are not necessarily fully excluded from this, but it really depends on the company. I'm glad that I could take some time to work and save up money before going to Japan. The first month will be very expensive.

[kin-no-suke]

[vocabulary] 恋人繋ぎ

恋人繋ぎ・こいびとつなぎ noun = intimately holding hands with interlocked fingers (lit. lovers' interlock)

holding my textbook like a lover