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(Fair use statement: Original Japanese lyrics by Superfly, English translations by Fujikun. I write this blog for educational purpose.) 輝く月のように  (By Superfly) Like the Shining  Moon (English translation by Fujikun Cafe) 輝く  ( かがやく ) : to shine (verb) 月  ( つき ) : the moon 輝く月  : the shining  moon のように  : like that 月のように  : like the moon 輝く月のように  : like the shining  moon No matter how much I thank you, it will never be sufficient. So,  I will stare back at you from my whole heart, like  the shining  moon  from the light of the sun in the night does so. どれくらい  : how many, how large, how often, how much, etc. 感謝 ( かんしゃ ) : thanking  したって  : even if you do it 感謝したって  : even if you thank him/her どれくらい感謝したって  : no matter how much you thank someone 足りる  ( たりる ) : It is sufficient. 足りない  : It is not sufficient. から  : because of it, so 足りないから  : because it’s not sufficient どれくらい感謝したって足りないから、 ..... : No matter how much I thank you

Expensive Books When I want to read a book but it is too expensive, I google the name of the author. Then, I can find that many people are mentioning the author, including what the author often reports, writes and says at many places, conferences, online, etc. Also, I will probably find the YouTube channels on which the author speaks about his or her research. By reading and watching them a lot, I will probably get most of the main idea of the book without actually purchasing it. Andrew: You can say "I Google search the name of the author", but it is more natural to use "Google" as a verb when speaking informally: "I google the name of the author"

Haircut Lately I’ve been thinking that there’s something I was forgetting, and I realized what it was this morning. I haven’t been to the barber in a long time. Now, what should I do? 最近、何か忘れていると思っていたんですが、それが何か今朝わかりました。長いこと散髪に行っていなかったのです。さて、どうしようかな？ 最近 (さいきん) : recently 何か (なにか) : something 忘れる (わすれる) : to forget (verb) 忘れた (わすれた) : You forgot. 何か忘れた : You forgot something. 忘れている : You are forgetting. 忘れていた : You were forgetting. 思う (おもう) : to think (verb), to feel (verb) 忘れていると思う : You think that you have been forgetting it. 思っている (おもっている) : You think so. (current and recent situation) 思っていた (おもっていた) : You thought so. (past situation) 思っているんですが、..... : I think so, but ....... 思っていたんですが、... : I thought so, but ...... それ : it, that それが何か : what it is/was 今朝 (けさ) : this morning わかる : You understand. You get it. You realize. わかった : You understood. You got it. You realized. わかりました : I understood. I got it. I realized. それが何かわかります : I know what it is. それが何かわかりました : I realized what it w

A Weak Dollar and a Weak Yen Fujikun:  If the United States prints a lot of U.S.dollar bills, it causes a strong yen and a weak dollar. Then, Japan will print a lot of Japanese yen, and it will weaken Japanese yen. Then, the exchange rate will restore the normal situation. If so, is there any problem? Jacqueline: I don't know much about inflation, but that's what it would cause. And it wouldn't be a good thing. Menu ドル安、円安 Fujikun: もしアメリカが大量のドルを印刷したら、円高、ドル安を招きます。それで、日本が日本円を大量に刷り、円を弱くします。その結果、為替レートが通常の状態に回復します。これで何か問題があるでしょうか。 Jacqueline: インフレについてはよくわかりませんが、でも、そんなことをしたら、インフレになるので良くないと思いますよ。 Words and phrases A Weak Dollar and a Weak Yen ドル安、円安 ドル : a U.S. dollar, U.S. dollars 安い (やすい) : cheap, reasonable (adjective) 高い (たかい) : high, expensive (adjective) ドル安 (どるやす) : a situation that the U.S. dollar has been weak ドル高 (どるだか) : a situation that the U.S. dollar has been strong 円 (えん) : a Japanese yen, Japanese yens 円安 (えんやす) : a situati

La Peste ペスト I feel like reading the story “La Peste” by Albert Camus. アルベルト・カミュの「ペスト」と言う小説を読みたくなってきました。 アルベルト・カミュ : Albert Camus ペスト : plague 「ペスト」: "La Peste", the title of the novel by Albert Camus アルベルト・カミュの「ペスト」: "La Peste" by Albert Camus 言う (いう) : to say, to tell (verb) と言う (という) : which is called, named, titled 小説 (しょうせつ) : a novel 「ペスト」と言う小説 : the novel "Peste" 読む (よむ) : to read (verb) 小説を読みたい。: I want to read a novel. 読みたい (よみたい) : You want to read it. 読みたくない : You don't want to read it. 読みたくなる : You will want to read it. (literally, "You will have come to want to read it.") 読みたくなった : You want to read it now. (literally "You have come to want to read it.") きました : You came here. なってきました。: I feel like it. You have gotten such a situation. It has gotten such a condition. 読みたくなってきました。: I feel like reading it now. (literally "I feel that I have come to want to read it.") Menu Fujikun: