ずっと一緒さ : Take 2
March 30, 2008
抱きしめて 静寂(しじま)のなかで
あなたの声を 聞かせて
こびりつく涙をとかして
冬はもうすぐ終わるよ
いくつもの悲しみを
くぐりぬけたその後で
つないだ手の暖かさが
すべてを知っている
あなたと二人で生きて行きたい
それだけで何もいらない
昼も夜も夢の中まで
ずっとずっと一緒さ
傷付いた心のかけらを
ひとつ残らずひろって
愛という不思議なジグソー
つなぐ欠片(ピース)を探すよ
本当の強さは
「ひとりじゃない」って言えること
風の中で寄り添う花のように
秘めやかに
あなたと二人で生きて行けたら
何度でも生まれ変われる
たどり着いた 僕らの場所で
ずっとずっと一緒さ
あなたと二人で生きて行きたい
それだけで何もいらない
時の海に 未来を浮かべ
ずっとずっと一緒さ
I found the regular version of this most excellent song.
Classmates
March 10, 2008
新大阪予備校
中級II
2008-01-09 - 2008-03-14
皆、ありがとう!新学期もよろしく。
ずっと一緒さ - 山下達郎
February 20, 2008
Once in awhile I get suckered into J-dramas. This is the most current one I’m watching. The theme song is excellent.
抱きしめて 静寂(しじま)のなかで
あなたの声を 聞かせて
こびりつく涙をとかして
冬はもうすぐ終わるよ
いくつもの悲しみを くぐりぬけたその後で
つないだ手の暖かさが すべてを知っている
あなたと二人で生きて行きたい
それだけで何もいらない
昼も夜も夢の中まで
ずっとずっと一緒さ
あなたと二人で生きて行けたら
何度でも生まれ変われる
時の海に 未来を浮かべ
ずっとずっと一緒さ
How octopi get you jobs and help pass exams
December 13, 2007
In Japanese, wordplay and homonyms are quite common. As a lazy Japanese student, this humor often escapes me and I need them explained slowly, with graphs, drawings, and finger puppets. Here’s an example:
This little delicious character has 合格, or “pass” written on it. The English word “octopus” can be broken into the syllables “o-ku-to-pa-su”. Taking this, “oku” is the verb for “to place (down)” “okuto” would mean, “When placed down” and finally “pa-su” = “pass”. So “Octopus” becomes “When this is placed down on a table, you pass”.
This is a small little good luck charm that my lovely mother in law gave me to bolster my job search adventure. With this I should be able to become president of a small budding nation. Octopus!
Agh it’s all gone!
February 08, 2007
All my Japanese entries were lost in translation! Or the encoding messed up. Whichever.
もう一度日本語で書く!
My test results
February 07, 2007
I slightly beat my goal of 80% by a whopping 5.25%! Not only that, surprisingly my worst section was Listening while my best was Reading/Grammar. I was expecting the exact opposite. With level 3 out of the way I now look at level 2 without the same level of confidence. Ten months to go. Will I be ready?

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December 12, 2006
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�?�れ�?��?�ょ�?��?�大変�?�目標�?���?�?�。�?�も�?�も�?��?��?��?�ら何を言�?��?��?��?��?�知ら�?��?�。
頑張る。
よ�??話�?��?�
December 04, 2006
最近英語�?�勉強�?�方を考�?��?��?�る。
僕�?�今�?��?�四年間�??ら�?�英語を教�?��?��?�る。レッスン中時々生徒�?��?��?�質��?を�?�れる: How should I study English? 僕�?�答�?��?�今�?��?��?��?�も Practice. Practice. Practice。�?�れ�?��?��?�ゃ�?��?�。
�?�ん�?��?�転�?�る�?��?�習�?��?��?�る時�?�車�?�本を読ん�?��?��?�り�?�ゃ�?��?��?���?�?�?�?��?�時一番大切�?��?��?��?�車�?�中�?�自分�?��?�転�?�る。外国語も�?��?��?��?��?���?�?�。本�?��?�読�?��?��?��?��?�ら会話�?��?��??�?��?��?���?�?�。会話�?�よ�??�?�り�?��?��?�ら話�?��?�方�?��?��?��?���?�?�。も�?���?ん時々間�?��?�る。大丈夫��?本当�?��?��?��?��?��??�?��?�。 (今僕�?�日本語も�?��?�ん�?��??�?�ん間�?��?��?��?�るん。。。)
最後�?�秘密:仕事�?�一番�?��?��?�生徒�?��?��?�も�?��??�?�ん話�?�人。本当�?�。
JLPT 2006
Yesterday was my first experience at writing the Japanese Language Proficiency Test. I had been preparing for this test pretty much for a few months. It paid off. Although I know of a few questions where I had to guess and a few where I know I put the wrong answer, the test was actually fairly easy.
I went for the easy road and took level 3 - a lower intermediate level. My initial goal of level 2 was stomped when I looked at the test earlier this year and realized I would’ve had my ass kicked, 6 months or no 6 months of study. I’ll be preparing for level 2 next year. Considering the rate of studying I’ve been doing it might be possible. I’ll get the results from yesterday’s test in March. (Yes, 4 month wait).
My test took place in Konan University in Hyogo. Although it’s a smaller campus out in the middle of nowhere, a lot of people did the test there. Most of the examinees were south east asian - I heard a lot of Chinese, Vietnamese, and Thai being spoken. Most examinees seemed young as well. I’m guessing they’re studying in Japan. I felt old and out of place but then again that goes for many situations.
The actual test writing time is not that much - about 190 minutes in total. What made it a whole day affair were the rules being broadcast before each test section. I’ve never been to a more militant exam before. Your standard, “Don’t look at other peoples’ answers. Don’t take test materials with you.” applied. The test proctors all carried yellow and red cards to give to people if you break rules. Unfortunately I forgot my Manchester United jersey so I couldn’t play up to that. All the rules were broadcast via CD. The actual proctors did not say anything more than, “Pencils down please” and “Do not open your question book”.
And that was my first JLPT experience. I hope in a year’s time I will be just as pleased with my results from the level 2 test.
My day wasn’t over yet. I attended Yamamoto sensei’s 忘年会 (bounenkai) party. I can honestly say it was one of the better parties I’ve been to this year. I met Lothar whom I haven’t seen in probably two years or so, along with other students from Yamamoto sensei’s school. In addition, I met her family, her nieces and nephews (absolutely adorable kids), and the teachers in training who will be helping out. I will confirm that imbibing beer helps people speak foreign languages. I think I had half a dozen beers but I felt absolutely fine. Now that I think about it, the restaurant must have watered stuff down. Regardless, I was able to speak Japanese most of the night with some spazzes of English in between.
眠�?�
July 26, 2006
昨日��?る��?�?�マクド�?���?ーガを食�?��?�。多分何時間も残�?��?��?��?��?�ら�?��?���?ーガ�?��?�ょ�?��?���?�?��?��?��?�ん。�?�腹�?�痛�??�?��?��?�全然練れ�?��?��?��?�。��?れ�?��?��?��?�時計を見�?�:
�??一時。。。 �??二時。。。 一時。。。 二時。。。 三時。。。
�?��?�感�?�を知�?��?��?�る�?�。三時間�?��?���?�?��?��?��?��?���?�?��?��?�る。今��?時�?���?。。。今も眠�?�。。。 �?��?��?�よ�?�。
��?�?�花�?� - Summer fireworks
July 25, 2006
今日�?�天神祭�?�最後�?�日�?��?��?�。三年間��?�?�一回行�?��?�。�?��?��??人�?��?��?��?��?��?�ら�?��?�り�?��?��?��??�?��?��?��?�。今日ベランダ�?�ら花�?��?��?�ょ�?��?��?��?�る。梅田�?�高�?�ビール�?�間�?��?��?��?�光�?��?��?��?�。 �?�も一人�?��?��?��?��?�ら�?��??�?��?��?�全然楽�?��??�?��?�。 花�?��?�親�?��?�相手�?�見�?��?��?��?��?��?�ん�?���?�?�。
Today was the last day of the Tenjin Matsuri (festival). I went there once three years ago. Because there were so many people there I didn’t really have much fun. Today I was able to see the fireworks from my balcony. I saw some red lights between some tall buildings in Umeda. I was alone so it got really boring and not fun at all. I think it’s better to watch fireworks with friends and loved ones.
�?��?�日本語�?�書�?��?��?�る
July 12, 2006
�?��?�七月�?��?��?�。今日�?�気温�?�29℃�??ら�?��?��?��?�歩�?��?��?�る時�?���?�?�ゃ暑�?�。�??�?�時�?�涼む�?��?�アイスやコーラ�?�最高�?�。家�?�エアコン�?�一日中�?��?��?��?�る。 日本�?���?�?�嫌�?��?�。 冬��?早�??帰�?�。
痛�?�
June 11, 2006
今日�?�足�?���?�?�ホクロを�??�?��?�。�?��?�事�?�簡�?��?�手術�?��?��?�。3��?分�??ら�?��?�全然痛�??�?��?��?��?�。家�?�帰�?��?�後�?�痛�??�?��?��?�。今も痛�?�痛�?��?�言�?��?��?�る。麻酔�?�注射�?���?�??分�?�。 痛�?��?��?��?��?�。
中国語を使�?��?�
June 10, 2006
今夜�?�親�?��?��?��?��?�行�?��?�。最��?�?�僕�?��?��?��?��?�も行�??��?ーも一回�?�行�?��?�。Dave�?�奥�?�ん�?�会�?��?�。最近俺�?�ダーツを�?��?�ビールを飲ん�?��?�る。真ん中�?�bull’s eye�?�投�?�る時�?�気��?�?��?��?���?�??�?�後�?�Dave�?�奥�?�ん�?��?��?��?���?�?�中国料�?�を食�?��?�。�??�?�店�?�広�?�語を使�?��?�。日本�?�広�?�語を�?��??る人�?��?�ん�?�り�?��?��?��?���?�?�。��?�?��?��?�機会�?��?�。以��?�?�僕�?�ペラペラ�?�話�?�る�?��?��?��?��?�全然話�?��?��?�。言語を練習�?��?��??�?�ゃ�?��?��?��?�。
Excite:
It went the best friend and to play tonight. It went to one time first in the bar to which we always went. It met the wife of Dave. I am darts and drinking the beer recently. When throwing out to bull ’s eye at the center, it is pleasant. Afterwards, it ate a recommended Chinese cuisine of the wife of Dave. Cantonese was used in the shop. The person who can do Cantonese in Japan doesn’t think that it is so. Nostalgic chance. I cannot speak at all now before though I can speak to Perapera. The language is not practiced and it doesn’t disregard it.
Babelfished:
Tonight went to play with the close friend. Also the bar where first I go always went to one time. It met to the lady of Dave. Recently, we doing the darts, drinks the beer. When throwing to middle bull ‘ s eye, feeling it is good! After the that the male of the lady of Dave is completed the Chinese cooking was eaten. The Guangdong language was used at that store. The person who can do the Guangdong language in Japan thinks that the bean jam ball it is not. The bosom oak it is and it is the opportunity, it is. In the past however you can speak flimsily, now you cannot speak me at all. You do not practice language and the �?�ゃ are not good.
日本語�?�
June 08, 2006
今回�?�日本語�?�ブログ書�??�?��?��?��?�今や�?��?��?�る。最近生活�?��?��?�。妻�?�楽�?��??�?��?��?��?��?�る。 �?�も最近本当�?�仕事を辞��?�?��?�。�?�由�?�色々�?�るん�?�よ。�?��?�ら�?��?���?ャレンジ�?��?��?��?�ら嬉�?��??�?�る�?���?�?�。 �?��?��?�ょ�?�。。。今�?�日本語レベル�?��??分�?�ゃ�?��??�?�JLPT�?�二級�?���?る。�?��?��?�仕事今何�?�も�?��?�。
Babelfished:
This time with Japanese, being ブログ to like to write now doing, you see. The recent �?� life was good. The wife it has become pleasant. So we would like to stop work recently truly. The reason is a variety, it is. Regrettably you think that it forces and challenge regrettably becomes delightful. ょ �?�. . . There is no current Japanese level sufficiently and two classes of �?� JLPT need. Desired work now it is not anything.








