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Kayoko
Japanese
Apr 7, 2020
今は大変な時期ですが、何か目標をもって過ごすことの大切さを　綺麗な日本語で伝えてくださいました。またご一緒できることを楽しみにしています。
Kayoko
Japanese
Feb 5, 2020
とてもきれいな日本語を　落ち着いてお話しになる　素敵な生徒さんでした。
Fumiko Ogawa
Japanese
Jan 26, 2018
レッスンありがとうございました。文法と会話は、ふたつともとても大事なものです。できるだけたくさんの単語を、会話練習の中で使って、できるだけたくさんの文法を覚えていきましょうね。
Fumiko Ogawa
Japanese
Jan 22, 2018
レッスンありがとうございました。新しい提案をしてくれてありがとうございました。そして、とても楽しかったです。＾＾次回もたくさん話しましょうね。
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  • Corrected
    If I make a mistake, please correct me. A contracted sound 拗音 A youon (palatalised sound) is created by combining two syllables, such as ki and ya (kya), ki and yu (kyu), and ki and yo (kyo). 「きゃ」「きゅ」「きょ」などの2文字で表記した音韻は、拗音と言います。 The rule is that the syllables that follow appear as small letters from the "ya" column of the syllabary: "ya", "yu", and "yo". 後ろの文字は、ヤ行拗音「ゃ」「ゅ」「ょ」の小さい文字が付くのが決まりです。 Nowadays, it is only recognized in dialects, but there is also a "wa" column of the syllabary, which is used for "kwa" and "gwa". 現在では、方言に認められるだけですが、「くゎ」「ぐゎ」のワ行拗音「ゎ」もあります。 These combinations include two syllables, but the sound is only one syllable (one clap). 2文字ですが、一音節（1拍）です。 The syllables from the ya column can follow syllables called "inodan". The 11 "inodan" syllables are as follows: "ki", "gi", "shi", "ji", "chi", "ni", "hi", "bi", "pi", "mi" and "ri". ヤ行拗音は、「いの段」と呼ばれる文字の後ろにつきます。下記の11文字が、「いの段」です。 「き」「ぎ」「し」「じ」「ち」「に」「ひ」「び」「ぴ」「み」「り」 *A did change the wording a bit from the Japanese in places to help make the meaning more clear.
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    February 20, 2021
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  • Answered
    Greetings Yun, I would assume that this is "old growth oak trees." Old growth trees are trees that were planted long ago.
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    February 20, 2021
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  • Corrected
    Superdry is Not a Japanese Brand

    Today, I had a lesson with a tutor living in the UK.
    When we talked about fashion brands like UNIQLO and North Face, I asked her: “ What do you think of Superdry?”
    She said, “That's a Japanese brand, right?”
    When I said “No way! It's a British brand!” she was completely surprised.
    But at the same time she thought it made sense, because Superdry products are clearly not Japanese style.
    I think many people regard Superdry as a Japanese brand because the logo has Japanese writing in it.
    In addition, when I told her that the Japanese writing in the logo is unnatural, she said that was really embarrassing, then we laughed together.
    According to her, fast fashion brands sometimes include French in their designs because they are trying to look cool, but the writing doesn't always make sense.
    In Japan too, there's strange English used all over - it's the same everywhere, isn't it.
    It’s interesting!

    It is interesting, Megumi! I didn't want to change too much - I tried to make your writing sound a bit more natural while staying as close as possible to your original Japanese.

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    May 16, 2020
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  • Answered
    Here, "working over" has the meaning of "reworking" or "redoing." Warhol tries to control death by acting like a (not alive and therefore can't die) machine, and mechanically repeating the same identical image. The images, however, are not identical due to the process he uses. The irony is that by repeating the image over and over in order to try to make each one identical, he is continually focused on the trauma of death. As you say, this functions like a fetish object that is supposed to protect us against anxiety, but itself generates anxiety. I hope this helps, you've selected some difficult material to read!
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    April 11, 2020
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    PercheNo: This doesn't really make sense, can you check if this is the complete sentence?
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    April 7, 2020
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  • Answered
    Greetings! 7:13: "I feel pretty unprepared by it." 7:18: Yes, he says "endow us with a skillset" 8:18: "My friends from college, the majority of them are unemployed, we all have student loan bills. I have staggering student loan bills." In the quote at 8:18, it's a bit hard to understand because he really says "we all've student loan bills," he makes this into a contraction. Good luck with your studies!
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    April 1, 2020
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  • Answered
    If you want to use the word "belated," you'd say "Just asking belatedly." However, this sounds unnatural - most native speakers would not use "belatedly" in this context. Are you making this conversation up? If I was actually having this conversation, I'd say something like: A: Which one do you think I should buy? (Showing 2 pics) B: Why? You already bought the first one. A: You're right, I did already buy the first one, but I'm just curious about your opinion.
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    February 12, 2020
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  • Corrected
    If we read old travel stories about Bogotá,

    we <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">would</s> can see the fascination that was <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">produced</s> generated by/inspired by traditional markets.
    <em>or, better would be:</em>
    we can see that traditional markets were a source of fascination.

    As Issac Holton wrote <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">told us,</s> in his book <em style="background-color: rgb(255, 153, 0);">New Granada: Twenty Months in the Andes,</em> published in 1857, it was possible to see the influx of people from the countryside coming into town <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">going downtown</s>, and “the streets became a river in which honey, panela [a typical food from Colombia], sugar, fruit<s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">s</s>, and one thousand things flow.” In 1882, Rosa Carnegie-Williams <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">(1990)</s> was also <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">find</s> surprised by the way in which indigenous people, without shoes and carrying their babies <s style="background-color: rgb(255, 255, 0);">in</s> on their backs, brought food to Bogota.

    <em>Maybe it's easier to read without the additions and deletions:</em>
    As Issac Holton wrote in his book <em>New Granada: Twenty Months in the Andes,</em> published in 1857, it was possible to see the influx of people from the countryside coming into town, and “the streets became a river in which honey, panela [a typical food from Colombia], sugar, fruit, and one thousand things flow.” In 1882, Rosa Carnegie-Williams was also surprised by the way in which indigenous people, without shoes and carrying their babies on their backs, brought food to Bogota.


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    January 30, 2020
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  • Corrected
    Greetings Karlalou,
    The context of this sentence isn't clear, does it need to be an "if-then" sentence?

    If so, to sound natural I'd say:
    "If you live in a developing country for a while, you'll have <s>an</s> the opportunity to look at Japan from a different point of view."

    Perhaps it's better to stay with your translation:

    "Living in a developing country for a while <s>becomes</s> provides a good opportunity for you to look <s>again</s> at Japan from a different perspective."
    or
    "Living in a developing country for a while <s>becomes</s> can provide a good opportunity for you to look <s>again</s> at Japan from a different perspective."
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    January 29, 2020
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  • Answered
    Hello Megumi, I would change this to: We do not accept products which are 10 years past their manufacturing date. or We do not accept products which are 10 years past their date of manufacture. I hope this helps, Suzy
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    January 28, 2020
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