Japanese Saying Of The Week!

for study snack day of the October Study Challenge, here’s the apple spice mug cake recipe I mentioned here!

Ingredients:

2 tbsp (30g) all purpose flour

¼ tsp baking powder

2 tsp granulated sugar

1 ½ tbsp (22.5ml) milk

1/8 tsp ground cinnamon

2 tbsp (30g) applesauce

2 tbsp (16g) chopped apples

Directions:

put all ingredients except apples into microwave safe mug

mix with fork until smooth

stir in apple cubes!

cook in microwave for about one minute. (if needed, cook for additional 15 seconds)

sprinkle a little more cinnamon on top and eat! (careful, it’s hot!)

Notes:

try to use a sweeter variety of apple, otherwise your cake will come out a little tart. cut the apple into cubes about ½ inch in size.

for an extra treat, scoop on some ice cream or add whipped cream!

feel free to mess around with the amounts a little to get the texture and flavour you like the most - there’s a whole bunch of recipes for cakes just like this out there on the internet!

Kanji version of words usually written in hiragana

While these words are usually written in hiragana, sometimes you’ll see them written in kanji instead, so learning to at least recognize them is pretty helpful. Trust me on this, I got confused by 沢山 way too many times already haha

有難う（ありがとう）ー thank you 幾つ（いくつ）ー how many 流石（さすが）ー as one would expect 更に（さらに）ー furthermore, again, after all 既に（すでに）ー already 沢山（たくさん）ー a lot 丁度（ちょうど）ー just, exactly, precisely 出来る（できる）ー to be able 尚（なお）ー furthermore, still, yet 何故（なぜ）ー why 等（など）ー et cetera 程（ほど）ー degree, extent, approximately 然し（しかし）ー however 居る（いる）ー to be (people, animals) 有る（ある）ー to be (things) 恐らく（おそらく）ー probably, likely 下さい（ください）ー please (give me, do for me) 只（ただ）ー only,  just; free of charge 及び（および）ー and, as well as

October/Halloween Vocabulary 十月とハロウィーン

十月: じゅうがつ (juugatsu) - October/ month 10

十月十日: とつきとおか (totsukitooka) - babies born on October 10, supposedly conceived on New Year’s Day/ normal gestation time (i.e. 9 months)

秋: あき (aki) - autumn/ fall

草枯れ: くさがれ (kusagare) - autumn/ withering of the grass

秋日: しゅうじつ (shuujitsu) - autumn day/ autumn

紅葉: こうよう (kouyou) - autumn colors/ leaves changing color/ leaves turning red/ red leaves/ leaves turning yellow/ yellow leaves

紅葉: もみじ (momiji) - (Japanese) maple (Acer japonicum)/ venison

秋季: しゅうき (shuuki) -  autumn season

秋風: あきかぜ (akikaze) - autumn breeze

秋色: しゅうしょく (shuushoku) - autumn scenery

紅葉狩り: もみじがり (momijigari) - autumn-leaf viewing

オカルティック (okarutikku) - occult/ spooky/ eerie

気味悪い: きみわるい (kimiwaru) - unpleasant/ uncomfortable/ creepy/ spooky

お化けの話: おばけのはなし (obakenohanashi) - spooky tale/ ghost story

物の怪: もののけ (mononoke) - (vengeful) ghost/ specter/ spectre

鬼: おに (oni) - oni, ogre, demon/ spirit of a deceased person/ ogre-like person (i.e. fierce, relentless, merciless, etc.)

魔: ま (ma) - demon/ devil/ evil spirit/ evil influence/ someone who habitually performs some negative act

魔女: まじょ (majo) - witch

南瓜: かぼちゃ (kabocha) - pumpkin (Cucurbita species)/ squash

お菓子: おかし (okashi) - confections/ sweets/ candy

キャンディ (kyandi) - candy

コスプレショー ( kosupuresho) - costume party

コスチュームプレー (kosuchu-mupure-) - cosplay/ period drama, costume drama, costume play

25 Japanese words for clothing items

1。 ベルト [beruto] ~ belt

2。母子 [bōshi] ~ cap; hat

3。ブラジャー [burajā] ~ bra

4。ブリーフ [burīfu] ~ briefs; men’s underwear

5。ドレス [doresu] ~ dress

6。ジャケット [jaketto] ~ jacket

7。ジーンズ [jīnzu] ~ jeans

8。コート [kōto] ~ coat

9。靴 [kutsu] ~ shoes

10。靴下 [kutsushita] ~ socks

11。ネクタイ [nekutai] ~ neck tie

12。サングラス [sangurasu] ~ sunglasses

13。セーター [sētā] ~ sweater

14。シャツ [shatsu] ~ shirt

15。スカート [sukāto] ~ skirt

16。スーツ [sūtsu] ~ suit

17。スニーカー [sunīkā] ~ sneakers

18。トランクス [torankusu] ~ boxers; men’s underwear

19。ズボン [zubon] ~ pants

20。手袋 [tebukuro] ~ gloves

21。スカーフ [sukāfu] ~ scarf

22。宝石 [hōseki] ~ jewelry

23。水着 [mizugi] ~ swimsuit

24。パジャマ [pajama] ~ pajamas

25。服 [fuku] ~ clothes

days of the month!The top with the number is how they are normally written out. The hiragana and kanji are how to say them. If you need any help let me know!

Boston Post, Massachusetts, April 3, 1921

one of my lecturers printed us a step-by-step guide to writing an essay for an assignment we had. i decided to type it up and share it with you guys. i think for the most part it is really useful and a super simple way to break down your essay. hope this helps :~)

Japanese Music Vocabulary ・音楽についての単語

I re-watched my favorite anime, Nodame Cantabile. The feels and obsession are real, like the heaps of music-themed vocabulary I learned from it! Here you are! EVERYONE, WATCH NODAME CANTABILE, I AM SERIOUS!  (のだめカンタービレ)

「楽しい音楽の時間だ」

The nice thing about music vocabulary is that there are some Kanji that keep appearing again and again, making the words easier to remember (the readings)

General Stuff

音楽・おんがく・music

弾く・ひく・to play (an instrument)

楽器・がっき・Instrument

楽譜・がくふ・sheet music

クラシック・classical music

演奏・えんそう・performance

演奏旅行・えんそうりょこう・tour

手中・しゅちゅう・concentration

奏法・そうほう・way of performing, playing

公演・こうえん・performance

Some instruments

ピアノ・piano

バイオリン・violin

オボエ・oboe

ティンパニ・tinpani

ファゴット・fagott

トランペット・trumpet

フルート・flute

ギター・guitar

チェロ・cello

コントラバス・contrabass

ビオラ・viola

ピッコロ・piccolo

ドラム・drum

マンドリン・mandolin

Compositions

作曲・さっきょく・composition (also a する verb)

楽曲・がっきょく・composition

器楽曲・きがくきょく・instrumental piece

練習曲・れんしゅうきょく・étude

交響曲・こうきょうきょく・symphony

協奏曲・きょうそうきょく・concerto (eg. ピアノ協奏曲 piano concerto)

狂奏曲・きょうそうきょく(yes, the same as in concerto)・rhapsody

曲名・きょくめい・title 

Artists and Ensembles

音楽家・おんがくか・musician

奏者・そうしゃ・player, musician

指揮者・しきしゃ・conductor

デュエット・duet

室内楽・しつないがく・chamber music

オーケストラ・orchestra

Music Theory

音楽理論・おんがくりろん・music theory

器楽・きがく・instrumental

長調・ちょうちょう・major key

短調・たんちょう・minor key

和音・わおん・accord

協和音・きょうわおん・consonant accord

不協和音・ふきょうわおん・dissonant accord

小節・こぶし・measure

音符・おんぷ・note

休符・きゅうふ・rest, pause (playing)

絶対音感・ぜったいおんかん・perfect pitch

楽想・がくそう・theme

作品・さくひん・opus number (e.g. 作品18 - op. 18)

楽章・がくしょう・movement (e.g. 第1楽章 - first movement)

Giving (complete) guidetojapanese.org a chance