Benkyo benkyo!!!

Konbanwa minna-san!
I'm not using hiragana today because it's very late and I really need to sleep soon because I have so much homework!!! It's the end of the semester, so all of my classes suddenly want me to do EVERYTHING... Insanity...
Well, not much Japanese stuff today... hopefully I will have something fun to share or tell you on Friday! I'll see you then! Sayounara!

benkyo benkyo benkyo benkyo benkyo benkyo benkyo benkyo.............

ラムネ(ramune)

こんばんは！！！(konbanwa)

Today was an interesting day. My computer was having some issues, but thanks to my amazing-awesome brother, I think it's fixed!!! XD

So, today I want to show you one of my favorite Japanese drinks!

ラムね！(ramune)

Ramune is a Japanese soda. The really interesting part is that it's a glass bottle and what seals it is a little marble, so once you push the marble in you can drink it! But you can't close it. It's really fun!!! It comes with directions on how to open it too, so those people like me can know what they're doing. ^-^

I got this when I went shopping with one of my very good friends and her sister this week (I met her sister for the first time then). It's been so long since I found one!!! Anyways, I wonder if I'll drink it soon... ^-^; This one is Melon flavored! They also have Strawberry and Original. I've seen a few other types here in America, but I didn't really like them and I can't remember what they are anyways.

Well, that's all for today!!! Thank you for reading! ありがとうございます! (arigatou gozaimasu)

さようなら！！！(sayounara)

Um...

こんばんは、みんなさん。。。(konbanwa, minna-san...)
おげんきですか？(ogenki desu ka?)
aaaaa..... I don't wanna do anything today.......

In the famous words of Yukari-sensei: "Maybe I should stop................. thinking....................."

This week is my Thanksgiving break, so I don't have school all week! Ah, how nice it is to sleep in...... I set a new record for myself in sleeping in! I slept until 10 AM.

0.o

Inner self: "Oh no! This is bad!!! I can't sleep in that long!!! What happened to that plan for getting all my homework done?! AAAAaaaaaaaahhhh!!!!!!!!!!!!!!"

Hmmmmm, at ten in the morning here it would beeee.... midnight... in Japan.... I think.
There I go thinking again... XD

Um, ya, so that won't be happening again.

So, tomorrow I'm meeting with a very good friend of mine! We haven't seen each other in a while so, it will most definitely be fun!!!

Ahhhh... what to wear.....

Anyways! I'm getting tired even though I slept in so long, so I'll be off to bed now!

Thank you for reading even though I talked about randomness today! ありがとうございます！(arigatou gozaimasu)

Good night!!! おやすみなさい！(oyasumi nasai!)

(Oh, speaking of times, it's just after 10 PM on Monday right now, so it's just after noon on Tuesday in Japan! ^-^)

New!

こんばんはみんなさん！！！(konbanwa minna-san)
げんきですか？(genki desu ka)

............................................................

I had a cold... All week.

Colds are no fun!!! Because all of a sudden you start to cough in class and you can't stop and people stare at you!!! I don't like to be stared at...

Anyways! I wanted to share some news today!!! My 兄(ani, "older brother") sent me something that I really wanted!!! He sent me the type of dictionary that my sister has!!! (If you remember, I used it when posting this.) It is The Japan Foundation's Basic Japanese-English Dictionary Second Edition. Ah! I'm so happy!!! It's new too and the pages feel soft!!! I love it very much!!!

OK! Time to open to a random page, point to a random spot, and share what I find!!!

まず第一に健康に気をつけなければなりません。(Mazu daiichi ni kenko ni ki o tsukenakereba narimasen.) "One should take care of one's health above all else."

.......................................................... Wow............................ How fitting......

OK, well I guess I should explain it a bit... The word being talked about here is 第一に(daiichi ni) which means "first, first of all". The sentence I shared is an example of how it can be used. In this situation, 第一に(daiichi ni) can also mean "above all else". I can see the connection between "first of all" and "above all else" so OK. Well then, that's that.

あの。。。(ano)

So, I have all of next week off of school because of Thanksgiving so I hope to study 日本語(nihongo) lots!!! But I also have a lot of schoolwork to do because finals are in... 0.o They're in three weeks!!! 0.o O noes!

Well, I'll post again on げつようび！(getsuyoubi) Everyone, please have a safe and fun weekend!

As always, thank you so much for reading my blog! ありがとうございます！(arigatou gozaimasu) If I have made any mistakes and you know the correction, please let me know! I would appreciate it very much!

For now, さようなら！！！(sayounara)

(Side note: To Kerryn, I meant to post a comment for you but for some reason I can't comment on things. Thank you very much for following my blog too! I hope we can both help each other learn Japanese!
Everyone! Please check out Kerryn's blog too!!!)

SQUEEE!!!!!

XD

Hello! I have an extra post today!!! One of my friends sent this to me and I think it's hilarious! Please enjoy the video!

Miku Hatsune - Toyota Corolla - All spots compilation 

I'll post again on Friday!!! See you then!!!

Continuous listening.

Konbanwa! Genki desu ka?

Hello there again!

So, I was thinking of what to write about today as I was listening to a song I recently found and I was surprised at how I could pick out words and phrases that I know the general meanings of. There were even phrases that I didn't know specifically but I knew the words in the phrase so I put the meaning together on my own!!! That surprised me! Of course they are very small phrases and fragments of sentences but still, I'm very happy with this small reminder that I am actually making progress in my listening skills as well as my writing and comprehension! ^-^

This is the list of phrases I could pick out from the song linked above.

"suki", "kimi ga suki de", "bakara boku wo", "arigatou", "itsu", "yoroshiku", "ai to ka", "nani", "tabeta", "daisuki de".

I want to be able to understand this song soon, so I will work towards that for now. I hope that I will become fluent in Japanese one day, sooner than later!!!

I'm sorry that there isn't much Japanese in this post and what is here is in Romanji... I got lazy. >///<

Thank you sooooo much for reading!!! When I look at the stats for this blog and see views from places like Russia and Japan, South Korea, Germany, the Netherlands, and many other places as well as here in the United States, that alone makes me one of the happiest people in the world!!! Thank you, and please keep supporting me by visiting this blog!!! One day I will be able to say that I succeeded because of the support from so many people all around the world!

Thank you once again! I'll post again soon! For now, sayounara! (>v<)/

結婚式 (kekkonshiki)

こんにちは！(konnichiwa!)

I'm sorry I didn't post yesterday like I should have. Yesterday was a very special day! Yesterday was my brother's 結婚式！(kekkonshiki)

It was his wedding!!!

(結婚式 (kekkonshiki) means "a marriage ceremony, wedding" according to my sisters Japanese-English dictionary.)

Ah, it was beautiful and I'm so happy for my brother and new sister-in-law!!! ^-^

御結婚おめでとうございます。(gokekkon omedeto gozaimasu)
(Congratulations on your marriage!!!!)

がんばってくらさい！(ganbatte kurasai!)

I will always love you two!!! So please do your best!!!

\(^-^)/

Takarazuka!!!

おはようございます！！！(ohayou gozaimasu!)
きょうわかようびです、でも。。。(kyou wa kayoubi desu, demo...)
Even though today is Tuesday I'm going to post because I want to share what I discovered!

As the title suggests, I discovered Takarazuka!!!
I'm talking about the Takarazuka Music School and Theater. And yes, there will be examples! \(^-^)/
From what I know, Takarazuka Music School is a very famous all girls school for music, dance and theater and all girls who attend can move on to perform in the Takarazuka Theater. Since it's all girls, girls play both the male and female roles in the plays and musicals that they perform.

I actually had been exposed to Takarazuka earlier on and I never knew it until yesterday. If you have read my post An Obsession... you will know that I love the anime Ouran Highschool Host Club. Well, in the 9th episode (sorry, here's some spoilers) the Zuka club comes to Ouran and wants to shut down the Host club because they believe strongly in feminine superiority (or something like that...). Well, the Zuka club was based on Takarazuka, so that is where I was exposed to it before I ever knew about it! Also, the "Zuka club" is actually a nickname for Takarazuka. (I think... in the Japanese anime it's pronounced "zukabu"and the translators note said that it was a nickname for Takarazuka.)

So, That's really all I know about it, but I'm looking up more about it because I think it's interesting and they are really good actors and dancers and singers!!! Ok, example time!!! Please enjoy the videos!!!

TAKARAZUKA FOREVER 
Takarazuka: Ko Minoru/Yuri Hoshina on a Japanese Talk Show 
takarazuka - Rose of Versailles Memorandam 

Thank you very much for reading!!! And please enjoy the videos!!! I would put more, but I have to go to class so I can't... 0.o Anyways... ありがとうございます！！！さようなら！(arigatou gozaimasu! sayounara!)

Coming soon...

Hello everyone!!! I have a pretty good post planned out but I can't post it tonight so I'll be posting that tomorrow morning! (hopefully...) All I can say is please look forward to it! Thank you! See you tomorrow! ^-^

For now, please enjoy this video that is unrelated to anything Japanese!  \(^-^)/

きにょうびです！(kinyoubi desu)

こんばんはみんなさん！！！(konbanwa minna-san)
げんきですか？(genki desu ka)

Ah, it's been getting colder lately! Usually I don't want to wear an extra jacket and some gloves but the other day I was very grateful to have them with me!!! It was very cold!

And then we went and had ice cream. :D

Anyways, not much has happened this week... Unfortunately, with the end of the semester coming so quickly, I have to devote a lot more time to studying for my classes... It's very hard! I have a lot of trouble in my math class especially because my Professor doesn't explain things very well at all. So I'll just have to work extra hard! ^-^

I actually really tried in class today and I kind of understood how to do what we were talking about, but I went a lot slower than the rest of the class so I had to switch between taking notes on what my Professor was talking about next and finishing the problem we were just working on because my professor moved on without me (of course he didn't see that I was still working on the problem and I managed to finish it after that so it'n not a big deal). Nonetheless I figured it out, so that's good!

But anyways, I have a lot of studying to do from now on and it's gonna be tough balancing things I want to do and things I have to do. I guess I'll make it work, I always do. Oh, and I have an essay I have to write soon too...

Speaking of writing, I posted a review of the book called Totto-chan on my other blog and my mom told me that my writing style is maturing! ^-^ That made me happy! I hope I can improve my writing in both English and 日本語(nihongo)!!!

Anyways, I'm gonna go now. Thank you for reading! And if you want to share my blog with people I would be very grateful! ありがとうございます！さようなら！！！(arigatou gozaimasu! sayounara!)

I guess I should share a song before I go, so here you go!
[SS] S/mileage aMa no Jaku (Subtitled) 
The lyrics and how happy the singers are don't seem to go together, but it's a really addicting song! I found this group this week, they're pretty good!