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Japanese Word of the Day - soap (noun)

Friday, December 30th, 2011

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石鹸 (せっけん) soap (noun)

その固形石鹸は青いです。
そのこけいせっけんはあおいです。
The bar of soap is blue.

石鹸と水で、毎日体を洗いなさい。
せっけんとみずで、まいにちからだをあらいなさい。
Bathe with soap and water every day.

固形石鹸
こけいせっけん
bars of soap

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Japanese Word of the Day - blood test (noun)

Thursday, December 29th, 2011

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血液検査 (けつえきけんさ) blood test (noun)

血液検査で彼の血液中のアルコール度数が高い事がわかった。
けつえきけんさでかれのけつえきちゅうのアルコールどすうがたかいことがわかった。
The blood test found his blood alchol level was very high.

血液検査用の小ビン
けつえきけんさようのこびん
vial of blood for a blood test

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Japanese Word of the Day - receiver (noun)

Wednesday, December 28th, 2011

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受話器 (じゅわき) receiver (noun)

受話器を置く
じゅわきをおく
hang up the receiver

受話器を取る
じゅわきをとる
pick up the receiver

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Japanese Word of the Day - air conditioner (noun)

Tuesday, December 27th, 2011

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エアコン (エアコン) air conditioner (noun)

暑い夏の日は、エアコンのおかげで一日中涼しくいられる。
あついなつのひは、エアコンのおかげでいちにちじゅうすずしくいられる。
On a hot summer day, the air conditioner works all day to keep us cool.

外付け式のエアコンは結構安い。
そとづけしきのエアコンはけっこうやすい。
External air conditioners are quite cheap.

セントラルエアコン
セントラルエアコン
central air conditioner

エアコンの室外機
エアコンのしつがいき
external air conditioner unit

壁掛け式エアコン
かべかけしきエアコン
wall-mounted air conditioner

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Japanese Word of the Day - competition (noun)

Monday, December 26th, 2011

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試合 (しあい) competition (noun)

競技場での試合
きょうぎじょうでのしあい
competition on the sports field

最高の試合
さいこうのしあい
epic competition

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Japanese Word of the Day - difficult (adjective)

Sunday, December 25th, 2011

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難しい (むずかしい) difficult (adjective)

水曜日のテストは難しいだろう。
すいようびのテストはむずかしいだろう。
Wednesday’s test will be difficult.

それは答えるのが難しい質問です。
それはこたえるのがむずかしいしつもんです。
That is a difficult question to answer.

彼は難しいコンピューターのプログラムを使っています。
かれはむずかしいコンピューターのプログラムをつかっています。
He is using a difficult computer program.

英語は難しい。
えいごはむずかしい。
English is difficult.

難しい本
むずかしいほん
difficult book

扱うのが難しい子供
あつかうのがむずかしいこども
difficult child

難しい仕事
むずかしいしごと
difficult job

とても難しい
とてもむずかしい
very difficult

難しい問題
むずかしいもんだい
difficult problem

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Japanese Word of the Day - spider (noun)

Saturday, December 24th, 2011

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クモ (クモ) spider (noun)

クモがクモの巣で待っている。
クモがクモのすでまっている。
The spider is waiting in the spider web.

蜘蛛は八本の足を持っている。
くもははっぽんのあしをもっている。
A spider has eight legs.

蜘蛛が自分の身を守っている。
くもがじぶんのみをまもっている。
The spider is protecting itself.

八本足のクモ
はっぽんあしのクモ
eight-legged spider

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Japanese Word of the Day - sweater (noun)

Friday, December 23rd, 2011

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セーター (セーター) sweater (noun)

外が寒いときにはセーターがぴったりだ。
そとがさむいときにはセーターがぴったりだ。
A sweater is nice to wear when it is cold outside.

その女性は、黒のセーターを着ている。
そのじょせいは、くろのセーターをきている。
The woman is wearing a black sweater.

緑色のセーター
みどりいろのセーター
green sweater

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Japanese Word of the Day - cement (noun)

Thursday, December 22nd, 2011

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セメント (セメント) cement (noun)

その道具はセメントを積み上げるのに必要なものです。
そのどうぐはセメントをつみあげるのにひつようなものです。
The equipment needs to be mounted to a solid cement floor.

セメントの床
セメントのゆか
cement floor

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Japanese Word of the Day - print (verb)

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

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印刷する (insatsusuru) print (verb)

女性が書類を印刷しています。
じょせいがしょるいをいんさつしています。
The woman is printing a document.

書類を印刷する
しょるいをいんさつする
print a document

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