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I am reminded now why I don't ever use mood themes... it's because I always fill in my own. But now that I'm using this sweet Baccano! theme (maho_kiwi) I guess I'll have to make an exception.
This is the long-awaited Japanese entry of justice. Prepare yourself.
things that surprised me about Japan:
-There are no trashcans anywhere, even though Japan is remarkably clean. They just carry it with them. wtf?
-Everyone rides their bikes on the sidewalks and it gets kid of annoying. But I don't blame them because I wouldn't want to ride my bike in the street there, either.
-People really do wear those SARS masks all the time when they're sick.
-Japanese people really are excited to talk to you in Japanese, and they will be impressed by your knowledge and that you can write kanji.
-Heated toilet seats are really, really great. Squat toilets still suck.
-Hot milk tea from vending machines is DELICIOUS.
-No napkins in restaurants. Everyone carries mini packets of tissues with them.
-Vending machines. Are. EVERYWHERE.
new words I learned
I swear I learned some of these already, but w/e.
狭い （せまい） semai: narrow
涼しい （すずしい） suzushii: a little cold
濡れる （ぬれる） nureru: to get wet
平気 （へいき） heiki: okay
おかわり okawari: another helping
天皇 （てんのう） tennou: emperor
ゴミ箱 （ゴミばこ） gomibako: trash can ごみばこはどこですか。
超 （ちょう）・めっちゃchou/meccha: slang for "very"; Tokyo-ben/Kansai-ben
きもい kimoi: kimochi warui (slang)
むずい muzui: muzukashii(slang)
元彼 （もとかれ） motokare: ex-boyfriend
元かの （もとかの） motokano: ex-girlfriend
うける ukeru: funny (slang)
ぎこちない gikochinai: awkward
ていねい teinei: polite
苦い （にがい） nigai: bitter
竹 （たけ） take: bamboo
くらい kurai: dark
一列 （いちれつ）ichiretsu: single file
深夜 （しんや）shinya: midnight
びみよう bimiyou: so-so (towards bad)
みにしみる minishimiru: like a chill (lit. cold in your body)
KY: kuuki yomenai 空気読めない (exp) can't read the air/atmosphere/you don't know what the fuck's going on
けんぱい kenpai: sad version of kanpai
烏賊 （いか） ika: squid
章魚 （たこ） tako: octopus
方言 （ほうげん） hougen: dialect/accent sorta
舌（した）shita: tongue
ぐうぜｎ guuzen: coincidence
坂 （さか）saka: steep
じしゃく jishaku: magnet
じゅうしょ juusho: address
よろしい yoroshii: okay
空車 （くうしゃ） kuusha: vacancy; free space (like a taxi, in a parking lot)
いいかんじ ii kanji: good picture (lit. good shape)
入っている haitteiru: liquid in a cup
入口 （いりぐち） ireguchi: entrance
おこえがかり okoegakari: recommendation at a restaurant
most used vocab words/grammar patterns
大丈夫 （だいじょうぶ） daijoubu: I'm okay/are you okay?
うん un: yep
あぶない abunai: dangerous!
早い （はやい） hayai: early or fast
さむい samui: cold
電車・地下鉄 （でんしゃ・ちかてつ） densha/chikatetsu: train/subway
よし！ yosh!: okay let's go/do this!
気をつけて kiwotsukete: be careful/take care
さっき sakki: (that thing) just now
ことがある・ない koto ga aru/nai: have you ever done something/not done something?
potential form, i.e. can you eat this?
～てみる te miru: try to do something
しっている・わっかる shitteiru/wakaru: do you know/understand?
～てもいい？ te mo ii?: is (doing this action) okay?
抹茶 （まっちゃ）maccha: green tea
あずき azuki: red beans
入口・出口 iriguchi/deguchi: entrance/exit
やだ yada: noooo
手袋 （てぶくろ） tebukuro: gloves
things to learn before I go back to Japan
-Become more familiar with the Japanese alphabet order (mostly for karaoke purposes)
-Learn a ton of food-related kanji so I can order delicious things at restaurants.
Ummm that's just basically a lot of lists. Enjoy.
This is the long-awaited Japanese entry of justice. Prepare yourself.
things that surprised me about Japan:
-There are no trashcans anywhere, even though Japan is remarkably clean. They just carry it with them. wtf?
-Everyone rides their bikes on the sidewalks and it gets kid of annoying. But I don't blame them because I wouldn't want to ride my bike in the street there, either.
-People really do wear those SARS masks all the time when they're sick.
-Japanese people really are excited to talk to you in Japanese, and they will be impressed by your knowledge and that you can write kanji.
-Heated toilet seats are really, really great. Squat toilets still suck.
-Hot milk tea from vending machines is DELICIOUS.
-No napkins in restaurants. Everyone carries mini packets of tissues with them.
-Vending machines. Are. EVERYWHERE.
new words I learned
I swear I learned some of these already, but w/e.
狭い （せまい） semai: narrow
涼しい （すずしい） suzushii: a little cold
濡れる （ぬれる） nureru: to get wet
平気 （へいき） heiki: okay
おかわり okawari: another helping
天皇 （てんのう） tennou: emperor
ゴミ箱 （ゴミばこ） gomibako: trash can ごみばこはどこですか。
超 （ちょう）・めっちゃchou/meccha: slang for "very"; Tokyo-ben/Kansai-ben
きもい kimoi: kimochi warui (slang)
むずい muzui: muzukashii(slang)
元彼 （もとかれ） motokare: ex-boyfriend
元かの （もとかの） motokano: ex-girlfriend
うける ukeru: funny (slang)
ぎこちない gikochinai: awkward
ていねい teinei: polite
苦い （にがい） nigai: bitter
竹 （たけ） take: bamboo
くらい kurai: dark
一列 （いちれつ）ichiretsu: single file
深夜 （しんや）shinya: midnight
びみよう bimiyou: so-so (towards bad)
みにしみる minishimiru: like a chill (lit. cold in your body)
KY: kuuki yomenai 空気読めない (exp) can't read the air/atmosphere/you don't know what the fuck's going on
けんぱい kenpai: sad version of kanpai
烏賊 （いか） ika: squid
章魚 （たこ） tako: octopus
方言 （ほうげん） hougen: dialect/accent sorta
舌（した）shita: tongue
ぐうぜｎ guuzen: coincidence
坂 （さか）saka: steep
じしゃく jishaku: magnet
じゅうしょ juusho: address
よろしい yoroshii: okay
空車 （くうしゃ） kuusha: vacancy; free space (like a taxi, in a parking lot)
いいかんじ ii kanji: good picture (lit. good shape)
入っている haitteiru: liquid in a cup
入口 （いりぐち） ireguchi: entrance
おこえがかり okoegakari: recommendation at a restaurant
most used vocab words/grammar patterns
大丈夫 （だいじょうぶ） daijoubu: I'm okay/are you okay?
うん un: yep
あぶない abunai: dangerous!
早い （はやい） hayai: early or fast
さむい samui: cold
電車・地下鉄 （でんしゃ・ちかてつ） densha/chikatetsu: train/subway
よし！ yosh!: okay let's go/do this!
気をつけて kiwotsukete: be careful/take care
さっき sakki: (that thing) just now
ことがある・ない koto ga aru/nai: have you ever done something/not done something?
potential form, i.e. can you eat this?
～てみる te miru: try to do something
しっている・わっかる shitteiru/wakaru: do you know/understand?
～てもいい？ te mo ii?: is (doing this action) okay?
抹茶 （まっちゃ）maccha: green tea
あずき azuki: red beans
入口・出口 iriguchi/deguchi: entrance/exit
やだ yada: noooo
手袋 （てぶくろ） tebukuro: gloves
things to learn before I go back to Japan
-Become more familiar with the Japanese alphabet order (mostly for karaoke purposes)
-Learn a ton of food-related kanji so I can order delicious things at restaurants.
Ummm that's just basically a lot of lists. Enjoy.