「今年も義理チョコばかり！」
= Kotoshi mo girichoko bakari!
= “Just obligatory chocolates again this year…”
「せめてホワイトデーで元を取らないと…」
= Semete howaito dei de moto wo toranaito..
= “I should at least get what I invested in return on White Day.”
方角 ( = hougaku) + 節分 ( = Setsubun) Lesson
「今年は西南西の方向を向いて食べるんだよ！」
= Kotoshi wa seinansei no houkou wo muite taberundayo!
= “This year, you have to eat it facing west-south-west!”
:「お腹すいたからどっちでもいいのに…」
= Onaka suitakara docchi demo ii noni…
= “I don’t care which direction I face… I am hungry…”
明けましておめでとう！( = Akemashite omedetou) Happy New Year!
「明けましておめでとう！」
= Akemashite omedetou!
= “Happy New Year!”
「お年玉は？」
= Otoshidama wa?
= “Where is your New Year gift money for me?”
節約 ( = setsuyaku) + もったいない（ = mottainai)
「今月は厳しいなあ…」
= Kongetsu wa kibishii naa..
= “This month is kind of tight..”
「まだ使えるのに…」
= Mada tsukaeru noni..
= “It is still usable…”
(I can still play with the ball!)
「もったいない！」
=Mottainai
= “It is a pitty to throw it away and waste it.”
風邪 （ = kaze) Cold Related Lesson!
Blood types 血液型 ( = Ketsueki gata) Japanese culture
血液型 ( = ketsueki gata) Blood type
「マギー先生の血液型は何ですか？」
= Maggie sensei no ketsuekigata wa nan desu ka?
= “What is your blood type, Miss Maggie?”
「え〜と、A? B? C???」
= Eeto, ei? bii? cii???
= “Let me see, A? B? C???”
Lesson about 「笑う」( = warau) = to laugh
「ねえ、新しいおもちゃ買って！」
=Nee, atarashii omocha katte!
= “Hey, buy me a new toy!”
「私の笑顔みたらイヤって言えないでしょ！」
= Watashi no egao mitara iyatte ienai desho!
= “Once you see my smiling face, you can’t say no, can you”
ヘヘ…
= hehe..
J-Culture: お土産 ( = Omiyage) gift or souvenir
「お土産，皆さんでどうぞ！」
=Omiyage、 minasan de douzo!
“Here’s a souvenir (gift) for everyone!”
ん？大統領からのお土産？
=Nn? Daitouryou kara no omiyage?
(“What? Is it a gift from the President?”)
お風呂＆温泉 ( = Ofuro & Onsen) Learn Japanese from a TV commercial
お風呂 ( = ofuro) bath
「あ〜さっぱりした！」
= Aa sappari shita!
= “Boy I felt so refreshed!”
「いいお湯だったよ。お先に！」
= Ii oyu datta yo. Osaki ni!
= “It was nice and warm water.(→The bath felt good!) Thank you for letting me go first!”
Slang: 婚カツ（ = Konkatsu)
「この際、長男でもいいか…」
= Kono sai, chounan demo iika….
= “I can’t be so choosy now so I could compromise and marry an oldest son…“
