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Hi! I'm currently learning Japanese at my university. I'm trying to find someone who can help me practise speaking Japanese. I'm also interested in helping others learn English or Malay. I'm a very easy-going and casual person, so don't be afraid to shoot me any question if you have any. Thanks!
こんにちは！アヤシです。大学で日本語を勉強しています。いま、日本語のスピーキングの練習のパートナを探しています。そして、暇だったら、誰かの英語を直しています。よろしくおねがいします。
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I dropped an electric dictionary in front of the Taipei station
I dropped (to drop: 落とす) an electric dictionary in front of the Taipei station. Even after I had changed the battery, it didn’t turn on. The switch was cracked.
After returning to Japan. I decided to repair it using traveling insurance. At first my husband went to the Casio shop to get an estimate cost of repair. It was about 20000 yen. It was the similar to the price of a new one. It might take about three weeks to repair it.
It is very stressful for me to study languages without having an electric dictionary. I can’t wait for 3 weeks, so I bought a new electric dictionary secretly. My husband found my new dictionary last Thursday. He was mad at me. "Why did you waste of money? You are not supposed to have two dictionaries."
Casio company called me, "We are out of stock of the motherboard in your old dictionary, so If you pay 9720 yen, we will give you a new electric dictionary from last year's model." I accepted this suggestion.
I bought a dictionary from this year's model for 37000 yen. I received 20000 yen from my insurance company. I am going to sell the electric dictionary from last year's model at Yahoo Auctions or Mercury. My target sell price is about 20000 yen. It was a really complicated issue.0 votedJuly 8, 20191Mars’ problem
*I would like you to fix these sentences! Thank you!*
The temperature difference is too big.
Mars’ soil includes a lot of perchlorate which is a harmful substance.
Cosmic ray can reach the surface because the atmosphere is very thin.
There is no ozone layer so people will be exposed to UV rays.
Mars’ atmospheric concentration is very low and 95% of it is CO2 so there is no pure oxygen.0 votedJuly 8, 20190Should children obey rules or do what their parents and teachers want them to do?
It’s not unusual that parents and teachers set all kinds of rules to children, which is deemed to be obstacles to children’s growth, in certain people’s opinion. However, I would argue that obeying rules is an important lesson for children and should be encouraged.
Some people hold the idea children are supposed to abide by regulations either at home or school because children are too young to tell right from wrong. They could easily behave in a wrong way which they may not even notice, for example, playing video games for too long, ignoring table manners, or bullying other children. All of these behaviours could cause severe outcomes if they are not stopped in time. Thus, children should always be under parents and teachers’ control.Nonetheless, other people complain that children are regulated too much, which may cause a series of problems. On the one hand, it may cause mental issues to these children. They live a life in the shadow of parents and teachers, fearing of failing to meet their expectations. On the other hand, it could stifle these children’s creativity. They will find it difficult to make innovations since what they only know is to take orders.
In my view, it is every parent and teacher’s mission to set rules to children, as no children can independently regulate themselves well. Even though there are such concerns that over-control could limit children’s minds, it is still necessary to teach them rules to avoid misconduct. The reason for this is apparent by weighing the harm of over-control and lack of control. After all, over-control cannot do severe harm to children since they will at least know how to behave themselves decently, while a lack of control inevitably brings about a large number of problems to children and lead them astray.Excellent essay! Your thoughts are stated nicely using clear examples and reasons. Your sentences are also very cohesive and easy to understand.
0 votedJuly 8, 20190Could you please check my writing? (No worries, although it'd be nice if you give this entry a suitable title, like "Extensive Reading" for example.)
Have you ever heard about "Extensive Reading"?
I heard that it can improve your vocabulary.
The "Extensive Reading" has below three rules as follows:
Never use a dictionary, before you finished reading a book.
Disregard the book, if you don't understand some sentences.
If you think the story is boring, then stop reading the book and start reading another one.
This method/technique is better, because you won't don't translate the text into your native tongue.
When you do not use a dictionary, you won't take a longer time to read.
So you can read more and more books.
The experience could improve your foreign languages.
This is what we call Extensive Reading.
I usually use a dictionary, when I encounter new words.
So I always need a long time to read texts in foreign languages.
It sometimes makes me really tired.
Just reading without a dictionary might be fun.
Could you please check my writing? Thank you.
You're welcome, Kaori. Excellent effort in your writing! You used many complex sentence structures, but some word choices and grammar were a bit off, which made some sentences sound quite unnatural. Don't worry. By going through many examples of English sentences, I'm sure you'll get the hang of it. I enjoyed reading and correcting your entry.0 votedJuly 8, 20191My Diary 11/14
It was a normal day although our boss was absent. We usually have some trouble when he is absent.
An engineer went to a business trip to repair (repair: 直す) our products. He called in this afternoon. I guessed something happened. He lacked some components for it. Then our products will be sent back to our factory. His business trip proved to be unnecessary. It was not a serious problem. We worked dilligently. If we sabotage anything, we will be cutting our own throat.0 votedNovember 16, 20180Food or tourist spot
Sometimes recommending food and tourist spots to foreigners is a difficult problem for me to recommend foreigners.
When someone asks me what is a famous food or tourist spots in my area, I am always thinking about that deeply when they ask me, because we have a lot of cultures.
Recently, Fox Village is becoming a famous spot for foreigners in my area.
Some foreigners took videos and then uploaded them to Youtube. It was a smash hit.
So, I recommended that place to my italki friend but I'm not sure if it is good or not for her.
Because some people don't like zoos because of caged animals, so I'm still thinking about that.
I don't want to get blame from foreigners.
What do you think about this issue?0 votedNovember 16, 20183Veganism in Japan
Veganism in Japan is not so popular compared to other countries like the US and Europe.
One of my vegan friends is now tring to spread veganism in Japan. She organizes the activities like 'Cube Of Truth', an activity where members wearing Guy Fawkes masks stand in an outward-facing square, and show the videos of suffering animals.
I am not a vegan though as one of sentient beings I feel sympathy for animals. So I'm a kind of flexitarian.
Tonight we ate dinner at a vegan restaurant and talked about how we can change Japan into a more vegan-friendly society.
In my opinion, in general, if we want to change someone from a bad habit, firstly we need to present what is the problem in doing so.
And it is important that they notice the problems by themselves.
When they feel they want to solve a problem, then we can advise them how they can.
Then they will be motivated to change themselves.
That's it.
So, in respect to making people concious about the cruelty toward animals, 'Cube Of Truth' would be one of the efficient ways to turn Japan into vegan-friendly society.
- Reference: https://www.anonymousforthevoiceless.org/0 votedNovember 16, 20181An email: Learning English
I received this email from my cousin, Ana.
(It's a beginner work in "Cambridge English Write & Improve" https://writeandimprove.com)
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Hi,
I saw your mum yesterday. She told me you are learning English. That’s good news! But I want to know why you are studying English. Why is learning the English language important to you?
I wish you luck!
Ana
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I'll write an email to Ana and answer her question.
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Dear Ana,
Thank you for your mail. Yes, I'm studying English. Because English is used around the world and it enables me to broaden my world. It's also important to read and write well in English for my work. That's why I'm studying English.
Kind regards, (We usually end an email with a closing such as "Kind regards", "Best wishes", etc. followed by your name.)
(Your name)0 votedNovember 16, 20180- Mr. Sasano is one of my neighbors. He planted many watermelons in his yard. The watermelon's vine had (past tense) entwined itself around my water heater.
My husband was worried that a fire incident might happen and cut the vine of the watermelon without asking a permission from Mr. Sasano. Mr. Sasano got a bit angry at us and ignored us. Even when I greet him, he says nothing.
That is indeed my problem.0 votedJuly 28, 20180
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