Nihongo for non J-folk

baka (adj) - stupid

dame (adj) - bad

enkai (n) - drinking party

ganbaru (v) - to persevere; keep trying. see also: ganbatte

ganbatte (exp) - good luck; keep trying; hang in there

genki (adj) - energetic, healthy

kocho (n) - principal

nenkyu (adj) - paid vacation

nensei (n)- grade

nomu (v) - to drink. also: nomimashou - let's drink!

oishii (adj) - delicious; past tense oishikatta

shogakko (n) - elementary school

sugoi (adj) - cool

tanoshii (adj) - fun, enjoyable; past tense tanoshikatta

tahoshimi (v) - to look forward to

Chatboard (3)

  • eggerbug
    nope, that's not me. I'll be with Peppy Kids, a part of KTC. Gave me a lil' scare, though! ;p
  • KittyinJapan
    whats that school you gonna be working at called? i just saw a job listing for Ehime on gaijinpot.com. was wondering if its the same place. (not that id apply.. im shooting for Tokyo)
  • KittyinJapan
    If you want to join up with the mixi thing send me your email address (pc) and then I can send you the invite
  • SakataMon
    Where: Shikoku When: 2004 Remember when you dressed up in cute animal costumes for Halloween with muffskkg* and it was on your website (or hers?). I reckon that's when I started reading your blogs! *(At least, I think it was you two!) (imported from memories)

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