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The name is Robert. I recently returned home from Korea. I taught English there for five years! It was a great experience! I study Korean and can speak at an elementary - pre intermediate level. Let's enjoy studying English together!
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    Hi there. Well, I can tell you a few details about how we celebrate Halloween. Firstly, in my family, we carve silly or scary faces into several pumpkins. Then, we place candles in them and put them outside. These are called Jack-o-lanterns, and they serve as protection from evil spirits. This is my favorite part of Halloween. Halloween is supposed to be the one night of the year when the spirits of the dead are allowed to come back to earth. This is why we dress up in costumes. We need a disguise if we are going to mingle with all those scary spirits! So, usually people dress up on Halloween as a ghost or some character that they really enjoy. The next thing is candy. This is for the children. Growing up, there were a lot of children in my neighborhood. Children come and knock on your door and say "Trick or Treat?!" Then you can try to scare them or make them laugh. Finally, you give them some candy, and they proceed to the next house in the neighborhood. Adults usually have some kind of costume party or something. Sometimes they can be fun, but other times they can be a drag. Personally, I like quiet Halloween celebrations. Once, my friends and I got together to celebrate by watching scary movies until late at night. We cooked pumpkin pie, roasted some pumpkin seeds, and ate great food while watching movies. It is best to be with friends on Halloween. I hope this helped!
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    October 30, 2012
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    よくできましたよ!

     

     

    Although I went to have a flu shot...

    I had a cold.. Actually I went to have a flu shot a few days ago, but maybe I caught the common cold virus from patients there. That is a reason, I think. I had a fever, a sore throat, and a cough, but today I got better! I've still talked in a snuffle though. I hope I will completely get well early :)



    That is a reason, I think. = OKです

    but 病気から? はい。 That is the reason  -> That is how + I got sick. + I think.

    だから、You can say:

    (^_^)

    I think that is how I got sick. (informal & most common)

    or

    I believe that is the reason I am ill. (formal & elegant)


    そしてて、

    I hope I will completely get well early :)

    This does not sound natural.
    You can use these words instead:

    get well = recover          early = soon



    So, you can say:

    I hope I will completely recover soon.

    or

    Soon I hope to recover completely.

    OR!

    I hope for an early and complete recovery!


    Soon is a preposition of TIME. Early is an adjective BUT can be a TIME word.

    これらがちょっとやりにくいですね。



    さあ、これノートブックすごくよかったです。
    それでは、また。









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    October 19, 2012
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    はじみまして、どうぞよろしくお願います。ロバートです。この面白いノトを読みました。

    私がちょっと支援をします。

     

    The relationship between coffee and eyesight

    I heard that if you drink more than three cups of coffee a day, it will make your eyes worse a lot.

    ”make your eyes worse"="make worse"が verb です。

    だから"hurt" や "damage”や "injure"言葉などを用いるごとができます。

    ex. I heard that if you drink more than three cups of coffee a day, it will damage your eyes. (a lot)

    これらの言葉はより明確です。


    It may be true. because I drink a lot of coffee every day, and am constantly watching my computer monitor. every day, So, day by day, my eyes have rapidly gone bad.

    "constantly" = keep doing,... often, always, frequently 何何

    常に [つねに: TSUNENI]  always, constantly.
    しょっちゅう  always, constantly, frequently, often.

     

    ex. " I keep watching every day. -> "I am constantly watching.

    ex. " I keep drinking coffee every day. -> " I'm constantly drinking coffee.


    新しい文章を読んでください。これらぶんはより自然に聞こえるです。

    この言葉、keep は、ちょっと遣りにくいですね。^_^

    持ち [もち: MOCHI]  (1) hold, charge, keep possession, in charge, (2) wear, durability, life, draw, (suf) (3) usage

    預かる [あずかる: AZUKARU]  (1) to look after, to take care of, to keep, to hold on to,...



    じゃあ、がんばってください。コーヒを大好きんです。でもそれが元気ではありません。私の日本語ですみません。あなたの面白いノトを読むことのでありがたいでした。

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    October 12, 2012
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    これを忘れていました。

    A. I told my teacher. B. How beautiful name! I felt.
    If I translate it, -


    A. Maybe this is better and more simple.

    ....my teacher told me. or ...I was told by my teacher.

    or.. My teacher told me that the anime's name is in English is "Castle In the Sky."

     

    B. "How beautiful!" I felt. 

     

    or

     

    "How beautiful!" I thought.

     

    I hope my corrections do not discourage you.

    I really enjoy reading your notebook entries. They are always very good.

    Please take care,

    Robert


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    October 7, 2012
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    あやさん、おはいよございます!

    I Watched the Anime

    I like anime by Hayao Miyazaki.

    My favorite is "天空の城ラピュタ". This anime's English name is "Castle in the sky" I told my teacher. How beautiful name! I felt.
    If I translate it,
    The castle is named 'Raputa' in firmament. It is not cool. ヽ(TдT)ノ… ククク^_^

    The reason why I don't know but I don't have this anime's DVD.

    じゃ、"reason why"  ー> "because"を使用できます。

     

    だから、英語で = I didn't know this because I don't have this anime's DVD.

    これぶんがより明確です。"this"は = The castle is named 'Raputa.'

     

    Someday I want to buy the DVD.

    Now there are the 4 anime movies DVD authorized by Hayao Miyazaki in my collection.

    One of them is "ハウルの動く城" (Howl's moving castle)
    The casles are tough. One of them can fly, the other can move(...The scene is that the castle is walking..)

    And I found that one DVD is subtitled in many languages.

    For example 'Howl's moving castle' is translated to Japanese and English.
    And subtitled to Japanese, English, French, Chinese(Manderin), Chinese(Cantonese). I tried to watch the English sub and translate the English, I found that there is some difference between subtitle and translation.

    ”English translate" ここ何話したいでしたか.

    translation = noun

    translate = verb
    I noticed that there are many expressions phrase by phrase.

    日一日、あなたの英語が向上しています。~^_^ I want to say:

    Day by day, your English is improving.

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    October 7, 2012
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    From Today..

    I'm going to start learning Italian from a TV program. The new program starts today. exactly from tonight.

    or you can say...The new program begins tonight. (はじまる)"exactly"をいりません。

     

    そして、

    Usually, there are no opportunities to listen to Italian in Japan.

    or

    Usually, in Japan, there are no opportunites to listen to Italian.
    or もこれはいい。より明確であります。じつは、"in Japan"をいりません。

     

    in Japan. So I decided to do so! I hope to do well!!

     

    さあ、よくできましたね。かんばってください。(^_^)

     

     

     

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    October 6, 2012
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    Eating at home or outside.

    More and more people eat outside instead of cooking at home while life is improving. Despite the fact they are released from kitchens, they have more time to work or to enjoy their life. But their health becomes a serious issue. Life is threathened by food safety, environment, and diseases. We'd rather eat at home than eat outside because it is safer, also, it can save more money.

     

    I think these corrections are a little more sound.

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    September 26, 2012
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    September 25, 2012
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    Manga   |ω・`)♪

    I live in Japan, Hokkaido. I found this book -Comic FURUSATO HOKKAIDO-.

    I know many Manga's authors are living in Hokkaido.
    I've been looking for them.
    I was able to find about 100 Authors from Hokkaido.


    Lupin the third(MONKIーPUNCH )
    Kimi ni Todoke (shiina Karuho)
    High school Debut! (Kazune Kawahara)
    Fullmetal Alchemist(Hiroshi Arakawa)
    Candy Candy( Yumiko Igarashi)

    These are... perhaps famous Manga for which the authors are from Hokkaido.

    I am surprised that after talking with not only my students but also my teachers, that they know some things about Japanese Manga, anime, movie, or TV.

    (Even if they are not from Hokkaido)
    Many people told me about Japanese Anime, Comic, Movie, and TV.
    Sometimes they knew better more than me.

    I'm glad that so many people enjoy the Japanese culture.

     

    Great notebook entry! You are using some advanced grammar!

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    September 25, 2012
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    September 21, 2012
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