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About Me

Makurasuki Sensei, Brett McCluskey. enjoys sharing his knowledge of Japanese Grammar with those serious about becoming fluent in another langauge. Japanese Just happens to be his forte. He applauds all efforts in of those who pursuit fluency in Japanese, or in whatever language they choose to learn. Journey to Fluency/

I started my Journey toward Japanese fluency at a tender age. I remember studying very hard waking up early every morning to study with only one goal in mind. To be able to converse freely with the Japanese people in their own tongue, I desired this skill more than any other. I worked at it and it has become a continuos study.

Check out my Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar http://squidoo.com/japanese123456 or if you can't wait take an even shorter cut to learning a second language by going to Lingual Advancements
I am also a performing musician and very much into music and Japanese, but not necessarily Japanese music.

JPPGG - Is The premier ghetto grammar workstation for Japanese langauge learners. Ja mata kondo! Make strides toward fluency in any language!"

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GeneWise Life Sciences: Introducing The Life Sciences of GeneWise What if I said that you could break into a futuristic vault containing the world's newest technology? What if after gaining access to the information contained in that vault that you found out that by usin...
Essential Japanese Words: The follwing words are included in this set of essential Japanese words. You should get acquainted with these words that are a must for surviving the confounding of tongues found when a native speaker of English finds himself having to speak in Japan...
Ghetto Grammar : Japponics: Shitokan to Akan Yo! Colloquial Japanese. Article #117 Ghetto grammar Supplement - Learning how to say wazzup dog? and other phrases in Japanese By Makurasuki Sensei, Brett McCluskey Useful Japanese Words My lenses here at Squidoo entitled...
Reverse Phone Lookup: I made this lens due to the amount of time I have spent searching for free reverse phone lookup services. In the end I found a better way to do these type of searches. Finally something worth my time. Don't get discouraged, you can find out who owns...
101 Useful Japanese Words and Phrases: OK so here goes! The Following isn't just some humdrum useless list of never to be used vocabulary, this is 'The Motts'. These words should come in handy at some point in your acquisition of the Japanese language. While living in Japan, I kept a...
3 Survey Companies That Keep Sending Me Checks!: 3 Survey Companies That Keep Sending Me Checks! 3 online survey sites worth your time! Now don’t get me wrong, In order to get paid by the survey sites I had to manually request that a check be sent to me. But the checks did come, and I re...
Japanese Days of the Week: In Japanese, the days of the week are easy to learn. The days of the week from Sunday to Monday for a total of 7 days, all have one thing in common in Japanese. YO^BI or 'day'. ^ -long vowels Long vowel that is pronounced like the English word ,&quo...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 1: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. te - hand 2. hana - nose, or flower 3. mimi - ears 4. kuchi - mouth 5. deguchi - exit 6. iriguchi - entrance 7. atama - head 8. kata - shoulders 9. hiza - lap, knees 10. ashi - feet, or foot 11....
Ghetto Grammar : Japanese words for 'Ya Feel Me?': O.k. so you want to ask your friends if they are 'catching your drift', or if they understand 'where you are coming from.' In Japanese you could say these type of phrases to friends of some acquaintance easily by saying only one w...
Words for Delicious In Japanese - Hakata Dialect: So you have learned how to say oishii to signify your gratitude for the hearty portion of sushi you have just eaten. Well when on the most southern island of Kyushu try these varieties for differing effects on your hosts. Next time you are invited to...
Kotowaza - Japanese Proverb: Kotowaza are words of wisdom, ancient sayings or Japanese proverbs. Skillful use of the kotowaza by a non-native speaker can be a powerful addition to your Japanese communication skills. When used correctly, Kotowaza can express ideas that you want t...
Music Speed Sight Reading Magic Part 2: Suggestions for sight reading come in two parts: first the pre scan and analysis then the actual playing or sight reading. I. Preliminary Scan and Analysis 1. Scan the Time signature, then find the lowest common note value. Note the extreme val...
Saying Please In Japanese: Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar Lesson #98 The please do and the please don’t bunpo with special guest - verb in base TE A quick and easy way to say, “Please verb” in Japanese is to put the Japanese v...
On counting in Japanese: ICHI NI SAN: On Counting in Japanese - Study Strategem 1 &n...
How to Thoroughly Enjoy Learning Japanese, Plus 10 Useful Grammar Principles to help you: If you are studying Japanese right now, and are desirous to improve your speaking ability, then this article is for you. In this article, I am going to share with you my Japanese learning method called, JPPGG or Japanese Plug and PLay Ghetto Grammar....
The First 100 Essential Japanese words: This text of the first 100 essential words in Japanese is not scripture, but it gives you a good one hundred words to start your study with. 1.mon - gateway 2. After- 後 ato,go 3. Again-mata, futatabi 4. All- すべて subete,zenbu 5. Almost -chika...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 5: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. tsukau - to use 2. jissai - actuality 3. ushi - cow 4. kiiro(i)- yellow 5. kuwashii - detailed 6. sasuga - gee 7. chikara - power, strength 8. usui - thin 9. nomimono - drinks, a drink or beverage...
Have you ever... ?: GhettoGrammar Lesson #100 - Have you ever ... verbed... (before)? The koto ga aru construction will be useful in many different situations where you may want to strike up conversation.Construction you will be able to ask questions like, "Have you eve...
The Count of Monte Nippon - A Japanese Vocabulary Builder: So ...You say you can count to 10 in Japanese backwards and forwards quicker than one can bat an eye ...eh? Now what? Fight me Akira Takemitsu! A battle of wills to master the language of the Land of The Rising Sun. Then when we meet a...
Basic Japanese Grammar - Base TE Miru - Let's Have a Look See: Today's Japanese grammar lesson uses the verb miru in its construction. Instructions: 1. Plug in a Japanese verb into the construction 2. Play around with sentences that you can make
Everybody Wants Some... I need some too! GhettoGrammar#107 base TE hoshii: Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar #107 JPPGG by Makurasuki Sensei & Brought to you in part by the Japanese Language Learner Assistance League and The San BrettskerinoJapanetic Enthusiasts of America club. International. Let's say that one day,...
Humble and Exalted Pie part 2 - Japanese words: Humble - humble form (lowering), exalted (raising) Father - chichi, otosan (long o) Mother - haha, okasan (long a) Older Brother - ani, onisan (long i) Younger Brother - ototo, ototosan (long o) Older Sister - ane, onesan Younger Sister - imoto,...
Life in a Condominium: If I had ever spent even 1 week just to see how awful life can be to live in a condominium, It is possible that I may not have bought my place. But in particular my Condominium here in San Bernardino, CA. It is called the Edgehill Village, and there&...
Japanese Prepositions Ghetto Grammar #104 JPPGG: 4 Ways to Negate Anything in Japanese - Ghetto grammar Lesson #104 : Usage of the preposition but, in Japanese. It is never a wise idea to refute the ideas of others. However, in the normal processes of direct communication between two individua...
Chemtrails Conspiracy: chemtrails It never seemed funny to me, while growing up in an American suburb how every fall around august or so I would get some sort of flu. This happened like clockwork to me and it affected my work and play so I had to deal with it. But I feel t...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 38: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #38 15 Words every 2 days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Get quizzed, GO! Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com 1. abunai - dangerous 2. dame - no good 3. jama - bothersome, a bugaloo 4. ganbaru - to do your best 5. mendoukus...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 30: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #30 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. yobun - an excess, surplus 2. ishiki o ushinau - lose consciousness 3. gimu - duty 4. gimu o hatasu - to fulfill your duty...
Ghetto Grammar : Japanese bumpo lesson #115: Japanese Language Mastery in 130 modernized lessons. Ghetto Grammar Lesson #115 - The bunpo of Intentions: Intend to Verb In Japanese it is easy to construct sentences that tell others your intentions. To say that you intend on doing something i...
The No Particle: The no particle : That symbol to the left is the の particle. The no particle is affixed to a noun and indicates possession. The construction is as follows: NOUN + NO = 'S Ex. 1 The dog’s food. Inu no esa. Inu (dog) + no = the dog's....
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Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 22: 1. ita! - ouch! 2. itai - it hurts, painful 3. arau - to wash 4. futago - twins 5. mitsugo - triplets 6. hata - flag 7. meishi - business card 8. meishi - noun 9. katazukeru - to tidy up, to clean 10. kubaru - to distribute, to hand out, deal out 11....
Japanese - Easier Than You Might Think: Why the learning of the Japanese language has been unfairly labeled as a difficult language, I'll never know. I feel that if you want to learn a language, you should reap the benefits of learning a language. I recommend for you to try the Japanese la...
Polydactyl Cats: A polydactyl cat is a multi digited paw upon our little furry kitten friends, ie my cats can count up to 24. But it isn't always a for sure digit, or number. Sometimes the polydactyl cats have any number of extra digits when they are born. The trait...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 3: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. glasses - megane 2. mushi - bug 3. bara - rose 4. ahiru - duck 5. kumo - spider 6. kumo - cloud 7. mushiba - cavity 8. suberu - to slide 9. neru, nemuru, toko ni tsuku - to sleep 10. yomu - to rea...
Maybe! Japanese Grammar Kamoshirenai JPPGG #90: Kamo is the word for duck in Japanese, but this lesson is on the grammar of how to say probably or maybe in Japanese. Kamoshirenai.
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 50: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #49 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Ponder Rinse, Get Quizzed, Repeat Now Blast! 1. negau - to plead, to beg, to ask 2. hakugai suru - to persecute 3. tatami - straw mat (flooring) 4. senpuki - fan 5. senta...
Shiroi Neko Shani no Monogatari - Japanese translation practice 2 Ghetto Grammar Bonuses: Test you Japanese skills by translating the story found below. After your first translation come back here and study the following ways to form some simple phrases. Phrase Constructions verb(base IV - BA) + verb dake - If I had only verbed or verb...
Japanese Grammer not Spelling: Base II + nagara - While 'verb'ing ex. Tabenagara, hanashite wa dame! Don't talk while eating! Base II + yasui - Easy to verb ex. Gobo wa tabeyasui. Burdock root is easy to eat. Base II + sugiru - to verb too...
Japanese Words of Proximity: Here, There, and Everywhere Japanese Demonstrative Pronoun Notice in the following that Interrogatives (questions) tend toward --> D here proximity --> K there proximity --> S over there proximity --> A Donna ni okii desu? - How Big? Konna ni ok...
Yayoi のSmile　日本語ジャーナル（Japanese Journal）: Yayoi のSmile　日本語ジャーナル - （Yayoi's Smile: a Japanese Journal）博多弁：Hakata Ben (Hakata Dialect) - lesson #1 Hakata ben lesson #1 *Even in regional dialects such as Hakataben (博多弁) found in Fukuoka's Hakata region in...
Japanese Grammar Base TE Oku - To verb for later: Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar or JPPGG� Lesson #101: Verb (base TE) Oku - To verb for later By Makurasuki Sensei, Brett McCluskey When translating from Japanese to English, whether text or spoken conversation, there are times when it is quit...
How to Count in Japanese : Part Quatro - The Final Count Down!: Part Quatro: More Japanese Counters continued http://squidoo.com/japanese123/ The final Countdown - Part 4 on how to count in Japanese 10 – JU 9 – KU 8 – HACHI...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 10: 1. fumikiri - crosswalk 2. dekai - enormous, big 3. purin - pudding 4. eki - trainstation 5. hashiru - to run 6. tobu - to fly 7. denki - light(s) 8. kutsu - shoes 9. nugu - to take off (shoes,clothes etc.) 10. densha - train 11. tokkyu^ - special li...
Japanese basic verb structures and coach hand bags: Knowing the way verbs can be fashioned to derive more meanings is crucial to your fluency. Don’t begin your conquest of the Japanese language without learning basic strategy. Basic strategy says always speak in the most polite level of language...
Japanese Demonstrative Pronouns: The demonstrative pronouns indicates nearness or a distance from the speaker. In Japanese a pattern emerges that shows us these same properties. D - questions K - near S - away A - Far Away
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster Lensograph Index: This table will eventually hold the links to all of the Japanese Vocabulary blasters, 150 in total. Each list contains 15 Japanese words that you can use in daily conversation. Since fluency is in the eye of the locutor, the amount of vocabulary you...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 4: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. chizu - map 2. nishi - west 3. minami - south 4. majime - serious 5. aruku - to walk 6. mitsukeru - to find 7. kao - face 8. kami - hair 9. kami - god 10. kami - paper 11. higashi - east 12. kita...
O-Miai (Oh Me Eye) What kind of Japanese Concoction is that?#%^#@ Pre-Arranged Marriages Yo!: An O-miai is a pre-arranged meeting between two adults who have proclaimed themselves seekers of significant others. These eligible candidates are serious about who they meet and who they will end up spending the rest o...
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When You Used to Do it! Ghettogrammar #88: A Brief History of the tradition of the Japanese Genkan. JPPGG© Bunpo #88: Used to ~ verb By Makurasuki Sensei, Brett McCluskey During my first stay in Japan, I used to get embarrassed because my American friend’s feet would give off...
Ghetto Grammar #106 - Making Japanese Grammar Interesting. JPPGG: Ghetto Grammar - Japanese Bunpo lesson #106 Today’s lesson focuses in on the ghetto grammar principle: Verb (base II) + nagara - to do while 'verb'ing. You are able to express past tense and current tenses with this bunp...
Go Go Godzilla - How Godzilla Got It's Name: If you aren't quite sure how Godzilla got It's name, let me put it into a formula for you. You might also be curious to know or have wondered where the z or d in the name Godzilla came from then if Godzilla actually is just Gojira. Th...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 14: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. shigoto - job 2. hataraku - 3. do^ryoku* (suru)- effort, (to try) 4. omoshiroi - interesting 5. kitai suru - to expect, to look forward to 6. minami - south 7. kita -north 8. nishi - west 9. higas...
Work It - Plug and Play Japanese Grammar: Learn Japanese Now by Makurasuki Sensei #17 in a 25 part series aimed at overcoming second language acquisition obstacles and barriers by using effective memorization. Click Here! for memory techniques applying tried and true techniques that ar...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 6: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. iu - to say 2. tasukaru - come in handy, to be helpful 3. niji - rainbow 4. asa - morning 5. yoru - evening 6. o-hiru, hiru - afternoon 7. konnichi wa - good afternoon, hi 8. yoru - to get close 9...
Speed Sight Reading Music Part 1: You've heard of Speed Reading for books, you've seen the blazing superhumans display their speed reading skills on the pages of the Guiness Book of World's Records, you even fancy yourself somewhat of a speed reader... well read on...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 8: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. atsui - hot 2. suzushii - cold 3. jidohanbaiki -automated vending machine * 4. suteki na -neat, nice 5. furui - old 6. tabako - cigarettes 7. haizara - ashtray 8. hai - ash, ashes 9. hai - lung(s)...
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Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #16: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. usagi - rabbit 2. saru - monkey 3. monku - complaint 4. nodo ga kawaita - thirsty 5. o-nka ga suita - 6. suku - to become empty, to be less full 7. akirameru - to give up 8. suppai - sour 9. amai...
Quick Japanese Plug and Play Grammar #119 Probably . . . For Sure!: Why Certainly! Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar #119 How to say something is for sure in Japanese Noun CHIGAI NAI I. Noun NI CHIGAI NAI - Noun for sure! To be (noun phrase) without fail ! The Japanese bunpo^ NOUN NI CHIGAI NAI grammar constru...
Skunk Bud Is The Best Weed Ever!: The Best Weed Ever: 4:20 p.m. 24/7 is the motto of granny Poohnanny. Welcome to our discussion of Skunk bud, the best weed ever!
Japanese Grammar lesson on how to say "You shouldn't have done it!" in Japanese.: Watch the latest videos on YouTube.com Ezine Articles JPPGG
How to say "I got'to homie" rhythmically in Japanese: Ghetto grammar supplement #114: Ghetto grammar supplement #114 Today’s ghetto grammar lesson takes us to Kansas, where along with Toto today’s language journey will take us and show us how to say a very long, and unfamiliar Japanese bunpo(grammar) constru...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 20: No time to not be rehearsing your vocabulary. Get in gear and push yourself. Set some vocabularific goals like 15 words every 2 days, which is my best recommendation for an accelerated learning path towards acquisition of Japanese as a second languag...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 9: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. tsumetai - cold 2. samui - cold 3. retsu - line 4. minikui - ugly, hard to look at 5. atarashii - new 6. rippa na - splendid 7. sara - dish 8. nikui - difficult to extendor 9. bai - times counter*...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 31: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #31 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. kyo^ryu^ - dinoasaur 2. koseibutsugaku - paleontology 3. fukuzatsu - complex, intricate 4. hade - stylish 5. hane - a feat...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 23: 15 Words every 2 days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Get quizzed, GO! 1. yakamashii - noisy 2. omoi - heavy 3. omotai - heavy 4. renraku - to get a hold of, to contact 5. denwa suru - to make a call, to phone 6. mo^ - already 7. dake - only 8. tomodachi -...
Japanese Ghetto Grammar #97: verb (base TE) Shimau: Today’s lesson: Verb (Base TE) + Shimau. – To completely verb (negative connotation) Sanseido’s Daily concise Japanese - English Dictionary defines the verb shimau as, “to finish completely, or to put an end to”. &nb...
Top 10 Rules for Roadies: Top 10 Rules for roadies to live by; Real Time advice for the aspiring roadie. First allow me to explain to you what a roadie is and what a roadie is not. A roadie is a person who accompanies a band to the place where they will be performing music. T...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 33: A land that has a lot of graywhacke, fugu, tachi shoben guys and washiki toilets for gaijin. Did you get all of that. Oh I forgot to mention that it is very hilly in Japan, there are a lot of onsen naturally springing up and take or bamboo grows wild...
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Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 32: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster # 32 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. gakko^ - school 2. au - to meet 3. fune - boat, ship 4. jitensha - bicycle 5. kuruma - car 6. heru - to decrease 7. masu...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 7: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. ji^ to miru - stare 2. akai - red 3. akachan - baby 4. akambo - baby 5. kanashii - sad, sorrwful 6. erai - great! ,well done! 7. chi^sai - small, little 8. nan - what 9. nani? - what? 10. meshiaga...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 28: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #28 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. o^jiru - to reply 2. ou -drive away, pursue, run after, also to owe, to owe a life debt 3. mitsumori - an estimate 4. miko...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 26: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #26 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. toku - to loosen, untie 2. semeru* - to blame (money innocent) 3. fuketsu - unclean 4. seiketsu - clean, sterile 5. isakiy...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 24: Japanese Vocabulary #24 15 Words every 2 days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Get quizzed, GO! 1. unagi - eel 2. shiroi - white 3. yowamushi - wimp, weakling 4. umai* - umm, umm, good, delicious 5. dorodake - muddy 6. insho^ - impression 7. honmono da- the...
It's Your Prerogative - Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar 99: This lense will show you how to get someone to do something for you in Japanese. After you get the hang of the following grammar constructions, you can proceed to use any verb you may already know or any verb that you may le...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 19: Study, Memorize! 15 new Japanese words every 2 days GO! 1. isu - seat, chair 2. wakachiau - to share 3. shima - island 4. kawa - river 5. kitanai - dirty 6. saiko^ - awesome, the best 7. yowai - weak 8. komu - to be congested (traffic etc.) 9. kubi...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 45: 1. mondai - problem 2. chie - wisdom 3. bokushi - preacher, minister 4. hiniku - sarcasm 5. tan'i - (a)college credit 6. gizensha - hypocrite 7. kasestsu - hypothesis 8. shinwa - myth, mythology 9. machigai- mistake 10. nado - etc. 11. kotoba - word(...
Bakari - The other Japanese Rum: "BAKARI", by itself, means, just, or only. If we were to say, "Japanese Grammar bakari",we'd be saying, "Only Japanese grammar...?..., that's all, just Japanese Grammar? nothing else? If a noun is followed by the word bakari you can usually translat...
Counting in Japanese - Part Deux: Ok. Now that you can count to 10 in Japanese, it is not a good time to start lounging around leisurely praising yourself for being able to do such a thing! Its fantastic that you can count and you should feel proud of yoursel...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 13: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. mayo^ - to get lost (maze, streets) 2. pera pera - fluent 3. wakaru - to understand 4. akarui - bright 5. e - picture 6. asa - morning 7. asa gohan - breakfast 8. yu^han - din din, dinner 9. hiru...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 27: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #27 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. zoku - genus 2. kari no -temporary 3. kasnshin - interest, concern 4. bakuhatsu - to explode 5. keiken suru - to experienc...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 12: Here are 15 more words to add Japanese Language arsena - 1. otoko - man 2. onna - woman 3. otoko no ko - boy 4. onna no ko - girl 5. kawai - cute 6. suteki na - cool, nice, neat 7. kekkon suru - to marry 8. wakai - young 9. migaku - to shine (shoes,...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 34: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #34 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. ushinau - to lose, be deprived of 2. makeru - to lose a match or game 3. katsu - to win 4. nokoru - to remain (intransitiv...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 15: Here are another 15 new words for you! Goal: Memorize 15 new Japanese words every 2 days! GO! 1. kumo - cloud(s) 2. makura - pillow 3. tenshi - angel 4. tengoku - heaven 5. jigoku - hell 6. mairu - to come, to visit (honorific) 7. magaru - to bend,...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 17: Study, ponder, get quizzed,retain GO! 1. umi - the sea, the ocean 2. tsuki - the moon 3. hata - a flag 4. fune - ship 5. kaze - wind 6. kaze - a cold (to catch a) 7. tsurara - an icicle 8. shio - salt 9. sen - line 10. onsen - hotsprings 11. umu - t...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 18: 1. futsu^ - ordinary, regular, normal 2. nikko - sunshine, sunlight 3. inazuma - lightning 4. kaminari - thunder 5. kashikoi - smart 6. moon - tsuki 7. konran - confusion 9. bikkuri suru - to be surprised 10. shitsumon - question 11. zurui - sneaky,...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 21: Now that you are of age, lets get learning some more Japanese Vocabulary. 3500 words to go. Do your best! Ganbatte ne! 1. nagai - long 2. mijikai - short 3. hone - bone 4. seicho^ suru - to grow 5. arukoru - alcohol 6. biru - building 7. biiru - bee...
Ghetto Grammar #77 - Japanese Adjective Fun: Ghetto Grammar # 77 - Japanese Adjective Fun All adjectives end in a diphthong created from the 5 vowels of the Japanese syllabary and the vowel i. (a,i,u,e,o + i (pronounced ee)) The endings of adjectives are thus: a + i = ai hayai, arai, asai, mijikai...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 48: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #48 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! Blasters 46- 49 Focus on ADVERBS 1. jissai ni - actually 2. omo ni - mostly 3. seishinseii de - sincerely 4. kicho^ na - prec...
Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar #99: Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar #99 JPPGG #99 Three Ways of Saying "After Verb'ing" in Japanese. There are 3 easy ways to say to "after verb'ing" in Japanese 1. verb (base TE) KARA 2. verb (base TA) ATO DE 3. verb (base TA) NOCHI NI By thems...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 11: These are the words 15 new words every 2 days GO! 1. gobo - burdock root 2. ronsha - theorist 3. kiken - caution, warning, dangerous 4. abunai - dangerous 5. taki - waterfall 6. korobu - to tumble, to fall 7. roba - donkey 8. chika - underground 9....
Real Easy Japanese - How to Keep it Simple: Kantan the Japanese adjective which by itself means easy or simple and the shiyasui simpletons. (Or things which are easy to do simple-folk). In Japanese if you want to express that something is easy to do, use the following contsructi...
Japanese Plug And Play Ghetto Grammar - To seem about to verb JPPGG #83: To say that someone seems about to verb in Japanese, use the following construction: Verb(base II) So^ desu This one is an easily constructed grammar principle. First we take any verb we like and put it into base II. Hanasu - to speak - Hanasu(bas...
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Counting In Japanese - Part Trois: Ok. Now that you can count to 10 in Japanese lets get going there are a lot of useful things we can now work on once we know how to count to 10. Let's review. (If you want the entire review, see http://squidoo.com/ichinisan) 1 - ichi 2 - ni 3 - san 4 - y...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 35: After this blaster, we will have increased our Japanese vocabulary weapon stock with 35 x 15 words or - 525 Words, that is 1/8 of our goal. Congratulations! Omedeto^ Gozaimasu! 1. nebo^ suru - to oversleep, to sleep in 2. tazuneru - to ask 3. yakuda...
Viral Inviter vs TrafficXplode 2.0 Review: If you have been around in the internet marketing world long enough you probably have heard of Mike Filsaime's Viral Friends Generator. What it does is basically bribe the visitors to tell their friends about the site. In the early days, the interfac...
Shall we Dance? How to say "let's" verb in Japanese!: Let’s Do Something in Japanese Today’s bunpo will show us how to say, "let’s verb" in Japanese. Then we can put this construction into question form by adding ka so that we will be able to invite or persuade someone t...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 25: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #25 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Ponder Rinse, Get Quizzed, Repeat Now Blast! 1. boeki - trade 2. teian - suggestion 3. teian suru - to suggest 4. kemushi - caterpillar 5. kitai hazure - let down 6. kige...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 41: 15 Words every 2 days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Get quizzed, GO! 1. onpu - musical note 2. gakki - instrument 3. utau - to sing 4. kashu^ - singer 5. koto or O-koto - 13 stringed zither 6. shakuhachi - Japanese flute 7. Shamisen - 3 string Japanese b...
Chelada: The new Chelada by Budweiser and Clamato is a delicious combination of Budweiser beer and Clamato, clam and tomato juice, blended so perfectly delicious, it will leave your mouth watering, and leaves you begging for more. Con Sal y Limon La Combinac...
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Playing With Japanese Nouns - Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar #112: In this plug and play we will be using nouns as opposed to our use of verbs as is usually done in JPPGG or the Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar. Enjoy
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 37: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster # 37 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. kasu - to lend 2. kariru - to borrow 3. wasureru - to forget 4. kiroku - records, written documents 5. baito - part time...
Japponics: There are a lot of words in modern Japanese that were borrowed from the English language particularly those who sound exactly the same as , that one could say that you could get by in your daily communications to get you through the day. Below is a l...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 36: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #36 Eat, drink and sleep your vocabulary to death Rinse and Repeat The Promised 15 1. ichirui - 1st base 2. nirui - 2nd base 3. sanrui - 3rd base 4. honrui - home base 5. yakkyu^ - baseball 6. sakkyoku suru - to compose 7...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 39: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #39 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. ibiki o kaku* - to snore 2. sashimi - fresh raw fish/ no rice / small slabs of jewel like raw fish 3. daigaku - college 4....
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 42: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 42 15 Words every 2 days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Get quizzed, GO! 1. daisuki - favorite 2. sensei - teacher 3. narau - to learn 4. oshieru* - to teach, to tell (phone number) 5. kantan - easy, simple 6. raku -relaxed, ea...
How to say, I'm Deaf! in Japanese: When conversing with elderly folk in Japan I recall overhearing, a few times, the phrase, mimi wa toi. Mimi wa toi literally means, "my ears are far away", or "my ears are way in the back jack". I thought this was at least as...
Japanese Vocbulary Blaster 29: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #29 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Drill Study, Ponder, Get Quizzed, Rinse and Repeat! 1. yokei na o-sewa da! - Mind your own business! 2. kibun ga warui - I'm not feeling so hot 3. tsubusu - to crush, mash (pota...
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Japanese Language Survival: If you are planning a trip to Japan or have the need to speak in Japanese now but don't have the time to look up a word or can't seem to get your message across, then try circumlocuting in Japanese. Its all explained right here! How to get around one...
Japanese Ghetto Grammar #111, Iru and Aru, the twins of Existence: In Japanese, the verb aru is used to signify the existence of something, while the verb iru is used to signify the existence of someone. They shouldn’t be used interchangeably, even though their meanings are the same. You would do well to...
Kotowaza 2: To say, "To kill 2 birds with one stone" in Japanese, use the phrase Isseki Nicho Continue reading below for some interesting facts about using kotowaza.
Squidoo Modules 4 U Module Usage and Compilation Abbridgement: Gobs of modules, low and high modules, left and right, midsection modules, modules that can go up to 11, nagahyde modules. And we are here to give them the test so hang on baby@!
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Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 49: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster #49 15 Words Every 2 Days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Ponder Rinse, Get Quizzed, Repeat Now Blast! 1. kobosu - to spill 2. sosogu - to pour 3. yaku - to bake, toast, roast 4. taku - to cook rice 5. so^jiki - a vacuum cleaner...
The Head Dressers Ball At The Orange Show Pavilion In 1999: The Greatest Gig Ever: Our band as well as the audience had a blast doing the party portion of the Head Dresser's Ball. Our band never used a horn section, but that night we did and the dance floor stayed packed until the very last song which is proof that it was a success...
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Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 43: Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 43 15 Words every 2 days. Learn, Memorize, Study, Get quizzed, GO! 1. nerau - to target, to set your sights on 2. oka - hill 3. yama - mountain 4. saki ni - first, ahead of 5. ~saki - peninsula 6. shiharau - to pay a fee...
Chat Acronyms You Can't Stand: These abbreviated words really pack a wallop! The following are some of the most common but useful acronyms for all your online chatting needs. Use acronyms in your chat to flaunt the flair! Instead of typing the whole enchilada just use the acronym...
How to say "___" in Japanese (Modern Colloquial Approach): Samu? Samu Samui? or Samurai? Knowing how to say that phrase might not be useful, but try the following list of Japanese phrases and sayings will build strong Japanese language muscles and form a secure foundation from which you can improve your Jap...
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2 words guaranteed to . . .: For a native Japanese person to pronounce in English. It is quite amusing to see the Japanese attempt to say the two words 1. SQUIRREL or 2. WORLD If you find a Japanese person that can successfully pronounce either of those words then pat them o...
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japanese grammar: Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar JPPGG #95 Base TE Miru - To see about verb'ing, verb and see. Putting verbs into base te Bu mu nu - nde U tsu ru - tte Ku - ite Gu - ide Irregular Suru - shite Hanashite miru - I'll try talking to him, (Talk...
Japanese Vocabulary Blaster 40: If you have memorized all 15 words in all 40 lists, you would now be boasting a 40X15 word vocabulary. So how many words is that? Let's see, 40 X 15 = 600 words. Good Job and happy 40th anniversary to the Japanese Vocabulary Blaster here on Squidoo.c...
Keigo: The Best Japanese Ever: If you can speak keigo then you can mingle with the Emporer. You will also be considered a polite individual that knows how to show respect to others and in so doing can expect to be treated the same. Keigo is polite Japanese. Keigo is more than just...
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After you did what. . . ? Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar 109: There are actually 3 ways to say after verb'ing in Japanese. The explanation follows below good luck, and don't forget to take use the vocabulary found on the Japanese vocabulary index page and plug them into the Grammar Constructions, and don't forg...
Don't you think you ought to . . . ? JPPGG 103: If you want to start communicating in Japanese quickly, JPPGG or Japanese Plug and Play Ghetto Grammar is the quickest way to be able to start speaking right away. This isn't a language course you can use to read or write in Japanese, this is strictl...
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