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Of only I could do something. 何か出来ることが有ったらなぁ。。 何か (なにか) : something 出来る (できる) : You can do it. 何か出来る : You can do something. 事 (こと) : a thing, an event, an issue, a situation, an action, an activity 出来る事 : something you can do (noun clause, "事" is often used to make a noun or noun clause in this way.) 有る (ある) : Such a thing is here/there. You have it. 有った (あった) : Such a thing was here/there. You had it. 有ったらなぁ : If only I would have it. Menu

Title : 'i' John: どうしたの？ Nancy: 彼からのメッセージには、どこにも'i'が無いんです。 John: え、「愛」が無い？　それでメッセージには何て書いているの？ Nancy: "Let's have coffee at Starbucks!" Words and phrases どうしたの？: What's the matter with you? (casual, spoken expression) 彼 (かれ) : he 彼から : from him 彼からの : which is from him (adjective) メッセージ : a message 彼からのメッセージ : a message from him メッセージには : in the message どこにも : anywhere (used with a negative phrase) 無い (ない) : Such a thing is not here/there. It is missing. 'i'が無い : There is no 'i' letter. The letter 'i' is missing. 無いんです : I don't have it. It's missing. I can't find it. (casual, spoken expression) え？: What? 愛 (あい) : love 愛がない : There is no love. You don't love him/her. 愛がない？: Isn't there any love? それで : then, so, therefore 何て？(なんて？) : What? (casual, spoken expression) 書く (かく) : to write (verb) 書いている (かいている) : It's written on it. 書いているの？: Are you writing it? (present progress), Do you write it? (current and

Something More Than "Hi!" Once upon a time, there was a man who always says something more than "Hi!" to people. One day he registered his new account on a SNS. He saw many posts of various people, but one woman got his attention. She had completed her self-introduction,  and had many moments posted. She wrote on her introduction page, "If you message me, please say something more than 'Hi!'." The man messaged her writing: "Something more than 'Hi!'" She replied to the man: "Please say something more than, Something more than 'Hi!'." The man replied back: "Something more than, Something more than 'Hi!'." She replied again: "Please say something more than, Something more than, Something more than 'Hi!'." Then, the man replied back again to her: "Something more than, Something more than, Something more than 'Hi!'." The man and woman continued exchanging their me

In Japanese, we have two types of kana characters: hiragana and katakana characters. I will introduce some hiragana characters first. ' う ' (regular size) (vowel) : Think of the word "boots." The vowel here is a long vowel. Change it to a short vowel. This short vowel is close to 'う'. ' ぅ ' ( small size) : small ぅ Let's name this letter "small う" here. We don't use a small う by itself. It always follows something else to modify the sound. ' と ' : (consonant + vowel): This is the first letter of "Tokyo" or "tofu" in hiragana. Think of the word "talk" and change the long vowel to a short vowel. It will begin with a sound that is close to 'と'. " とぅ " (combination of two letters): The second letter small う modifies the sound of 'と'.  Let's take a English word "tomorrow."  It begins with the sound that is close to "とぅ." ' で ' : English words &qu

Lesson 1 New Hiragana Table 1. あきすての 2. かしつねほ 3. さちぬへも 4. たにふめろ 5. なひむれお 6. はみるえこ 7. まりうけそ 8. らいくせと 9. をわよゆやん 10. あきすての かしつねほ さちぬへも たにふめろ なひむれお はみるえこ まりうけそ らいくせと をわよゆやん Menu Lesson 2. しつ し : Think of the word "sheet" without the last 't' sound, then replace the long vowel with a short vowel. つ : Think of the last sound of the word "sheets" and speak it with a short vowel. Menu Lesson 3. Small 'っ' 1. か, つ, か, かつか, かっか 2. き, つ, き, きつき, きっき 3. く, つ, く, くつく, くっく 4. け, つ, け, けつけ, けっけ 5. こ, つ, こ, こつこ, こっこ Lesson 4. Small 'っ' 1. あった, いった, うった, えった, おった 2. かった, きった, くった, けった, こった 3. さった, しった, すった, せった, そった 4. たった, ちった, つった, てった, とった 5. なった, にった, ぬった, ねった, のった 6. はった, ひった, ふった, へった, ほった 7. まった, みった, むった, めった, もった 8. やった, ゆった, よった 9. らった, りった, るった, れった, ろった 10. わった Menu Lesson 5. Small "ゃっ", "ゅっ", "ょっ" 1. きゃっと、きゅっと、きょっと 2. しゃっと、しゅっと、しょっと 3. ちゃっと、ちゅっと、ちょっと 4. にゃっと、にゅっと、にょっと 5. ひゃっと、ひゅっと、ひょっと 6. みゃっと、みゅっと、みょっと 7. りゃっと、りゅっと、り

My iPhone, iPad, iMac and car.... everything is getting older and older but I don't feel like buying brand new ones. What should I do? iPhoneも、iPadも、iMacも車も、、、何もかもが古くなってきたが、でもなかなか新品を買う気にはなれない。どうしたものか。 車 (くるま) : a vehicle, a car, a wheel iPhoneも、iPadも、iMacも車も、、、: an iPhone, an iPad, an iMac and a car.... / iPhones, iPads, iMacs and cars.... (depends on the context) 何もかも (なにもかも) : everything, whatever 古い (ふるい) : old (adjective) なってきた : It has been changing in such way. You see such a situation or condition nowadays. 古くなる (ふるくなる) : It gets older. 古くなってきた : It has been getting older. It is getting older. 何もかもが古くなってきた : Everything has been getting older. Everything is getting older nowadays. 古くなってきたが、..... : It is getting older but ....... でも : but, however なかなか : very much, easily 新品 (しんぴん) : brand new one 買う (かう) : to buy (verb) 新品を買う : You buy a brand new one. 気 (き) : mind, spirit, mood 気になる : You do mind it. You feel like to do it. 気にならない : You do not mind it. You don't feel lik

The Resurrection Once upon a time, there was a young, beautiful woman who suffered from nasal problems. Her name was Adrienne, and people called her "Addie". She lived with her grandparents, John and Mary, and worked at a flower shop in her town. She liked taking care of flowers and plants very much. She also liked talking with the regular customers. Rocky was one of them. He visited the shop almost every day just to say "Hello!" to Addie. Rocky talked a lot while Addie was busy taking care of the flowers and plants. Unfortunately Addie had severe allergic rhinitis that caused many problems not only during the day time but also at night. While she was working at the shop, she would have a runny nose because her nose was too sensitive to the smell of the flowers. So, she had to carry a tissue box all the time. On the other hand, while she was asleep in her bed, her nose was blocked. Having difficulty with breathing, she often had nightmares that woke her up in the mi