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Hi, I have a Tour Guide-Interpreter license for Japan's tourism, so I can encourage you to understand Japanese history and culture, not only its language. Hope to make language exchange friends/partners here! I'm a simply outgoing person, so feel free to invite me :-D Love: music(Ben Harper etc), guitar/karaoke, movies, animes('90s-'00s, incl "The Simpsons", "Garfield"), vintage cars/bikes, architectures, history/culture, animals, photo etc 職業として日本語を教えた経験はありませんが、言語を学ぶ同じ仲間として、精一杯サポートできたらと思っています。お気軽に招待してください( ´∀`)
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    March 8, 2018
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    News Article Translation Practice #2 [JP to EN] It would be kindly appreciated if someone correct my English :) Source link is below. [Title] 90th Oscar: First Japanese to win Makeup Award, Kazuhiro Tsuji [Body] An announcement of the Oscars, which was regarded as the highest honor in the American movie industry, was made on March 5th in Japan time in Hollywood. The makeup and hairstyling award went to Kazuhiro Tsuji, who became the first Japanese to win this award. On March 4th, in Hollywood, California, the 90th Academy Awards was celebrated with the announcements and its ceremony. Mr. Tsuji earned the makeup and hairstyling award with other two his colleagues for his special makeup work on the film 'Darkest Hour'. Mr. Tsuji is a 48-year-old artist from Kyoto, Japan. In his teen years, he began to learn special makeup techniques on his own. After working for several films including those of the film director Akira Kurosawa, he moved to the United States and has continued his works. In recent five years, he had more focused on his career as a contemporary artist and been apart from the movie industry, until he accepted the direct offer from Gary Oldman as the special makeup artist for the film. For him, this was the third time as an Oscar nominee, and he became the first Japanese to win this award. He has issued a statement after his winning to express his gratitude. "I am truly honored to be able to get this, and I want to share this moment with my colleagues. Also I am sincerely humbled to be awarded among so many talented nominees." Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180305/k10011351891000.html?utm_int=news_contents_news-main_004
    March 7, 2018
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    Thank you Douglas and Matt! I haven't heard of "Wus crackin?" either. That is a really informative background that non-natives can hardly know without going there. Thank you for sharing your experience, I kindly appreciate that :)
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    March 5, 2018
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    That's really interesting, as my expectation before was simply for cool stuff like cars or rock bands, etc. I haven't expected some people use it even for food! Thank you for sharing and your prompt answer :D
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    March 5, 2018
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    Definition of "That's gonna be cracking!" I've heard this phrase in Top Gear on TV(current version, not Jeremy's). I cannot remember the exact details around this phrase, but I think its context was "That's gonna be cool!" or something like that. Is this a more British/English phrase? Or is it even familiar in the US regardless of other factors such as generations, or their gender? I would be really glad if you share your thought with me :)
    March 5, 2018
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    News Article Translation Practice [JP to EN] It would be kindly appreciated if someone correct my English. NOTE: By the way, when I read this article on my iPhone after writing it on my Mac(Chrome), I found the line break function didn't seem to work properly somehow. Some notebooks written by others also seem to have the same issue as mine. If someone knows a workaround for this bug-like issue, please let me know. [Title] "Showa Retro" Atmosphere in Sightseeing Train, by Wakazakura Railways in Tottori [Body] A memorial event was held for celebrating the grand opening of the brandnew sightseeing train called "Showa" operated by the third-sector company Wakazakura Railways in eastern Tottori. About 80 people, who were mainly locals and tourists, gathered to celebrate its opening at Wakazakura Station in Wakazakura Town, Tottori Prefecture. After the ceremony, approximately 40 tourists got on the train and local residents sent them off. The train "Showa" was designed by Eiji Mitooka who was reputed for his past work on the luxurious train "Seven Stars" for JR Kyushu. His concept on this one-car train was "Showa Retro" and its body color was inspired by the vibrant blue color of a river along with its railway. In this train, box seats are equipped as well as tables so that passengers can comfortably enjoy their trip. Also wood materials are used in various parts such as its floor, window frames, and handles for hanging straps. Source: https://www3.nhk.or.jp/news/html/20180304/k10011351151000.html?utm_int=news-social_contents_list-items_002
    March 4, 2018
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    NOTE: It would be kindly appreciated if you correct my English as well :D Your example "コンピューターに関連する仕事" is a natural phrase even as a native speaker indeed. Good job! I understand 関連, 関係, 関する are quite difficult words for Japanese learners :) Let me share some examples along with your last one to contribute to your knowledge. e.g. ■ a job related to computer, a computer-related job ・コンピューターに関連する/関連した/関係する/関係した/関する/ 仕事 ・コンピューター関連/関係 の仕事 (Slightly shortened version of the above phrase.) ■ My job is related to computer. ・私の仕事はコンピューターに関連/関係 しています。(Personally, this sounds slightly smoother than finishing with 関連/関係します。Finishing with 関します。will sound more awkward but still understandable. However I don't recommend you to use it in that way.) ・私の仕事はコンピューター関連/関係 です。 ■ I work in the computer-related industry. ・私はコンピューター関連/関係 の仕事をしています。 ・私はコンピューターに関連/関係/関 する仕事をしています。 関連 can function as a verb, preposition, and even a noun, depending on the context and following words such as する, して, した, について, 性, etc. Feel free to ask me additional questions if you have. Good luck!
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    March 4, 2018
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    Just in case, this is my first correction. So don't hesitate to ask me anything if you notice something wrong, and I will be glad if you correct my English below, as well :-)

    比較するの練習 *比較の練習/比較級の練習/比較表現の練習 are better.


    私の上司は同僚より優しいです。*Great!

    彼は私より早く速く走りました。*早く=early. This should be 速く=faster. Even some natives make the same mistake in writing as well, because both sound totally the same. So don't worry.

    リンゴとバナナとでは、どちらがもっとより甘いですか? *Understandable enough but どちらがより甘いですか?or より甘いのはどちらですか? will sound more natural in this case.
    バナナの方が甘いと思います。*Perfect!

    走るのと歩くのとでは、どちらの方が好きですか? *Perfect!
    歩くの方が良い好きです。*Understandable though, a bit awkward.

    動物の中でではあなたが一番かわいいと思うのは何でいますか? *あなたが一番かわいいと思う動物は何ですか? sounds more natural to me, very slightly though. both should be OK as native phrases.

    何県が一番面白いですか? *Grammatically perfect but also sounds a little bit insufficient or awkward as it lacks some additional information. The same thing can be said in English as well. If you just say like "Which is the most interesting state in the US?", then I guess you will feel that sentence lacks something important such as when or especially for what, etc. Therefore by adding some on the original text like, 今、何県が一番面白いですか? or スノボするなら、どこの県が一番面白いですか? your context should be more clearer and sufficient.

    カレー、寿司、ラメんラーメンの中では、どれが一番好きですか? *Close to perfect! Don't worry, just a typo, everyone can understand what you meant :D
    私はカレーが一番好きですよ!*Perfect!

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    March 3, 2018
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    I really appreciate both of your comments, Phil and Chris! Your answers made my confusion completely disappear. Indeed before getting your advices, I have felt a sort of paradox in terms of the app design that they are encouraging us to fill in my Skype account but at the same time, they seem they don't utilize it for instant Skype name exchange between partners as I said. But finally with your help, I ended up understanding how even such a process at the beginning was also important before starting a new communication :-D
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    March 3, 2018
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    Thank you for sharing your thought. However, what I expected when filling out "Edit Communication Tools > Skype" field under "Edit Profile" page was that once I allowed my friends to see my Skype ID in that field, my friends could have access or make a call to my Skype ID seamlessly by just tapping the field value on the screen without that sort of tedious chat, for example. 

    My focus with this question was simply to make sure whether there was a more efficient way or not, rather than how tedious the chat was. If that Skype account information is not used for calling a friend directly from italki app, what would be the reason to fill in? I am still confused. Maybe I guess that information can be used only for teachers to call over the students in a class, etc, although I haven't found any such official statements regarding its usage.
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    March 3, 2018
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