石の上 on Gflash

by Matthew

I have started making flashcards for the new words I meet. This turns out to be much more useful — in terms of me being able to remember the stuff I look up, and practice it and for getting rid of the annoying lists-of-words posts that I was doing.
If you use gFlash flashcards (on your [...]

Today’s Gems

by Matthew

I got some more gems today from my ever-obliging students:

埋まる(うまる) — be buried; be filled up with. 5.30のレッスンはもう埋まってる。 部屋は人々で埋まってた。メモが多くて余白がすっかり埋まってしまった。 >> 余白(よはく)= blank space // すっかり= utterly: as in すっかり忘れていた。
貢献(こうけん) — contribution; service. ~する — contribute;
整理(せいり) — arrangement. ~する — arrange, adjust, regulate, put in order. 部屋を整理する。
操る(あやつる) — manage, handle, manipulate. 英語を自由にアヤツル — have a good command of English; 人を自由に操る — [...]

Random

by Matthew

Some random things I have picked up in the last few days:

愛妻弁当(あいさいべんとう) — a lunch prepared by one’s loving wifey;
愛妻家(あいさいか) — a devoted husband;
システム障害(しょうがい) — system failure;
障害を乗り越える(のりこえる) — overcome an obstacle;
障害にぶつける — run into difficulties;
生涯(しょうがい) — lifetime, life, career, for life… とか;
生涯の仕事 — one’s lifework;
生涯の友(とも) — a lifelong friend;
検討中(けんとうちゅう) — under investigation / considerationっていうかI am [...]