わざわざ = wazawaza (Mini Lesson #145)

June 30, 2012 in Mini Lesson from No.124, Vocabulary

「えっ!?わざわざ来たのにゆかり留守なの?」

= Eh!? Wazawaza kita noni Yukari rusu nano?

= What? I came here all the way but Yukari is not here (at home) ?

なんだ…

= Nanda…

= Oh well…


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誰でも & 誰にも = Dare demo & Dare nimo (Mini Lesson #144)

September 27, 2011 in Mini Lesson from No.124

「マギー、日本語なんて誰でも教えられるよ。」

= Maggie, Nihongo nante daredemo oshierareru yo.

= Hey, Maggie, anybody can teach Japanese, you know.

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「日本語を教える情熱は誰にも負けないわよ!」

= Nihongo wo oshieru jōnetsu wa darenimo makenai wayo!

= Nobody can beat my passion for teaching Japanese!

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指切り+ 約束 =yubikiri+yakusoku (Mini Lesson #142) 

June 21, 2011 in Mini Lesson from No.124

「約束ね!指切りしよ!」

= Yakusoku ne! Yubikiri shiyo!

= Let’s make a promise with pinkie?

「針、千本かあ…」

= Hari senbon kaa…

=Um…(if I break my promise, I need to swallow) one thousand needles, huh?

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甲斐 = かい = kai (Mini Lesson #141)

June 17, 2011 in Mini Lesson from No.124

「食べることが生き甲斐なの!」

= Taberu koto ga ikigai nano

= I live for eating!

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ちゃら /チャラ = chara (Mini Lesson #140)

June 15, 2011 in Mini Lesson from No.124

一年間の家賃、これでチャラにして下さい。

= Ichinenkan no yachin kore de chara ni shite kudasai.

= Let me give you this to cover this year’s rent and we’ll call it square.

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縄張り = なわばり = nawabari (Mini Lesson #139)

June 11, 2011 in Mini Lesson from No.124

「ここに入らないでよ!」

= Koko ni hairanai deyo!

= Don’t come in here, OK?

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新年の抱負 = Shinnen no houfu (Mini Lesson #138)

January 1, 2011 in Mini Lesson from No.124

明けましておめでとう!

= Akaemashite omedetou!

= Happy New Year!

今年もよく遊んで、よく笑います。

= Kotoshi mo yoku asonde yoku waraimasu.

= I resolve to play a lot and will laugh a lot again this year.

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Repost :やっぱり = yappari (Mini Lesson#49)

December 14, 2010 in Mini Lesson from No.124

マギー先生の頭の中をスキャンしてみたら…

= Maggie Sensei no atama no naka wo sukyan shite mitara…

= We “scanned” Maggie’s brain and…

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けちょんけちょん = kechonkechon (Mini Lesson #137)

November 30, 2010 in Mini Lesson from No.124

「あんなにけちょんけちょんに言わなくっても..」

= Annani kechonkechon ni iwanakuttemo…

= There is no need to criticize me that bad…

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すねる = suneru (Mini Lesson #136)

November 26, 2010 in Mini Lesson from No.124

「誰もパーティーに招待してくれなかったの…」

= Daremo paatei ni shoutai shite kurenakattano…

= Nobody invited me to the party…

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