{"id":4706,"date":"2016-02-27T21:23:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-27T21:23:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/?p=4706"},"modified":"2018-07-24T14:46:20","modified_gmt":"2018-07-24T14:46:20","slug":"learning-japanese-increasing-your-vocabulary","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.transparent.com\/japanese\/learning-japanese-increasing-your-vocabulary\/","title":{"rendered":"Learning Japanese &#8211; Increasing your vocabulary"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This month&#8217;s theme is all about increasing your vocabulary. When having a daily conversation in no matter what language, it is so easy to stick with the words or phrases that you are comfortable using. It&#8217;s not hard but for some reason, it&#8217;s not too easy to learn new vocabulary each day. You have to remind yourself that you will learn new word or phrase everyday. Consistency is definitely a key.<\/p>\n<p>One of the greatest free services that Transparent Language offers is free Word of the Day program. Sign up <a href=\"http:\/\/www.transparent.com\/word-of-the-day\/today\/japanese.html\">here<\/a> to receive a word of the day in Japanese. \u00a0You will receive an email everyday to your inbox so you can start learning new vocabularies in Japanese.<\/p>\n<p>With this said, I would like to focus on introducing some new vocabularies this month, focusing on the useful words\/phrases.<\/p>\n<p>The topic of today&#8217;s article is about the words\/phrases that describes<em><strong> person&#8217;s characteristics.<\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u967d\u6c17\u306a (\u3088\u3046\u304d\u306a)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Yo-kina, \u00a0Cheerful<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>\u967d\u6c17\u306a \u5148\u751f\u304c \u597d\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002(\u3088\u3046\u304d\u306a \u305b\u3093\u305b\u3044\u304c \u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002)<\/p>\n<p>Yo-kina sensei ga suki desu. I like having a cheerful teacher.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u9811\u5f35\u308a\u5c4b\u306e (\u304c\u3093\u3070\u308a\u3084\u306e) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ganbariyano, \u00a0Hard worker<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u79c1\u306e \u304a\u5144\u3055\u3093 \u306f \u9811\u5f35\u308a\u5c4b \u3067\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e \u304a\u306b\u3044\u3055\u3093\u306f \u304c\u3093\u3070\u308a\u3084 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Watashino onii san wa ganbariya desu. My brother is a hard worker.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u6d3b\u767a\u306a (\u304b\u3063\u3071\u3064\u306a) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Kappatsuna, Active<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u79c1\u306e \u606f\u5b50\u305f\u3061\u306f \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u6d3b\u767a\u3067\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306e \u3080\u3059\u3053\u305f\u3061\u306f \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u304b\u3063\u3071\u3064 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Watashino musuko tachiwa tottemo kappatsu desu. My sons are very active.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u52c7\u307e\u3057\u3044(\u3044\u3055\u307e\u3057\u3044) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Isamashii, Brave<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u79c1\u306f\u3001\u52c7\u307e\u3057\u3044\u4eba\u304c \u597d\u304d \u3067\u3059\u3002 \u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f\u3001 \u3044\u3055\u307e\u3057\u3044\u3072\u3068\u304c \u3059\u304d\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>I\u00a0<span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">like brave person. Watashiwa isamashii hito ga suki desu.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u306e\u3093\u3073\u308a\u3057\u305f<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong> Nonbirishita, calm, relaxed,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5f7c\u306f \u3044\u3064\u3082 \u306e\u3093\u3073\u308a \u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\u304b\u308c\u306f \u3044\u3064\u3082 \u306e\u3093\u3073\u308a \u3057\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Karewa itsumo nonbiri shiteimasu. He is always relaxed.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u304a\u3068\u306a\u3057\u3044 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Otonashii, quiet<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5f7c\u5973\u306f \u30af\u30e9\u30b9\u3067\u306f \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u9759\u304b \u3067\u3059\u3002 \u304b\u306e\u3058\u3087\u306f \u304f\u3089\u3059\u3067\u306f \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u3057\u305a\u304b\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Kanojo wa kurasu de wa totemo shizuka desu. She is very quiet in the class.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u6012\u308a\u3063\u307d\u3044 (\u304a\u3053\u308a\u3063\u307d\u3044) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Okorippoi, short-tempered,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5f7c\u306f \u3044\u3064\u3082 \u6012\u308a\u3063\u307d\u3044\u3002 \u304b\u308c\u306f \u3044\u3064\u3082 \u304a\u3053\u308a\u3063\u307d\u3044\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Karewa itsumo okorippoi. He is always short-tempered.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u8ca0\u3051\u305a\u5acc\u3044\u306e(\u307e\u3051\u305a\u304e\u3089\u3044\u306e) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Makezugiraino, bad loser, sore loser<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5f7c\u306f \u30b5\u30c3\u30ab\u30fc\u3067\u306f \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u8ca0\u3051\u305a\u5acc\u3044\u3067\u3059\u3002\u304b\u308c\u306f \u30b5\u30c3\u30ab\u30fc\u3067\u306f \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u307e\u3051\u305a\u304e\u3089\u3044 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Karewa sakka-dewa totemo makezu girai desu. He is a sore loser when it comes to soccer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u81c6\u75c5\u306a (\u304a\u304f\u3073\u3087\u3046\u306a) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Okubyona, coward,<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u79c1\u306f \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u81c6\u75c5\u3067\u3059\u3002\u308f\u305f\u3057\u306f \u3068\u3066\u3082 \u304a\u304f\u3073\u3087\u3046 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Watashiwa totemo okubyo desu. I am such a coward.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u305d\u305d\u3063\u304b\u3057\u3044 <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Sosokkashii, careless<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u305d\u305d\u3063\u304b\u3057\u3044 \u30df\u30b9\u306f \u3057\u306a\u3044\u3067\u306d\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Sosokkashii misu wa shinaidene. Don&#8217;t make careless mistakes.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5fc3\u914d\u6027\u306e(\u3057\u3093\u3071\u3044\u3057\u3087\u3046\u306e) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Shinpaisho-no, worried, worrying<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5f7c\u306f \u3044\u3064\u3082 \u5fc3\u914d\u6027 \u3067\u3059\u3002 \u304b\u308c\u306f \u3044\u3064\u3082 \u3057\u3093\u3071\u3044\u3057\u3087\u3046 \u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Karewa itsumo shinpaisho desu. He is always worried about something.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u5a01\u5f35\u3063\u305f (\u3044\u3070\u3063\u305f) <\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Ibatta, Arrogant<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u5a01\u5f35\u3063\u305f\u4eba\u3068 \u53cb\u9054\u306b \u306a\u308b\u306e\u306f \u3044\u3084\u3067\u3059\u3002\u3044\u3070\u3063\u305f \u3072\u3068 \u3068 \u3068\u3082\u3060\u3061\u306b \u306a\u308b\u306e\u306f \u3044\u3084\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>Ibatta hito to tomodachini narunowa iya desu. I don&#8217;t like to be friends with someone who is arrogant.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Anything new that you might have learned today? Keep learning new vocabulary one at at time. You will be able to apply to your speaking, writing , and reading as you master each one of them.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This month&#8217;s theme is all about increasing your vocabulary. 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