原生林・げんせいりん Virgin forest 猛獣・もうじゅう wild animal 大蛇・だいじゃ big snake 再現・さいげん reproduction えもの・獲物 prey まるごと・丸ごと in its entirety 冒険・ぼうけん adventure p8. …絵を描きあげた The あげる here is not «to give» (in this case, it would be 描いてあげた but «to be finished, completed» which is constucted with -masu stem. 傑作・けっさく masterpiece めざす・目指す to aim at 操縦・そうじゅう flying a plane 見わける・みわける to recognize 持ち歩く・もちあるく to carry with oneself 冴える・さえる to be clear-headed…
Read MoreMy reading notes for the third story of すーちゃん by Masuda Miri. (p19 to 24) 気合を入れる・きあいをいれる means to motivate oneself, to give it one’s all. I had learnt this expression in one of my N2 books but it is the first time I encounter it. Maichan says 行くぞ・いくぞ to herself. I thought ぞ was very rude and…
Read More…is difficult but don’t give up and keep trying! Somedays, I wake up and I have become a Genius overnight. I know I can read anything in japanese, I just need to trust myself! So, I get prepared and head to a bookshop, eager to test my new ability. I pick a book which looks…
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