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Writing Japanese characters, kanji, is called calligraphy. In English, traditional writing is called cursive.
A 27-year old master calligrahper named Bisen Aoyagi is very famous. Aoyagi made a video writing probably the most difficult kanji in Japan. It has 56 strokes!
Can you write this kanji? Watch the video here!
calligraphy: 書道
traditional: 伝統的な
cursive: 筆記体
calligrapher: 書道家
strokes: 画；一筆で書く線や点
今日は５級学習者向けでした。皆さんはちゃんとお勉強しているのかしら。来週、英検を受験している方、頑張って下さい！
On September 27th the Osaka Bar Association—assembly hall where all lawyers gather to pass and deny laws—decided that all tattoo artists must have a medical license to perform tattoing on customers.
Mr. Taiki Masuda was charged—claimed to be guilty by authorities—for not possessing a license and tattooing 3 women in 2015 without proper licensing.
Osaka Bar Association: 大阪弁護士会館
tattoo artists: 入れ墨師の複数形
medical license: 医者免許
charged:起訴された
今日の英文は準２級学習者向けでした。難しい言葉がでてきましたかもしれませんが、社会人になる前に分かるべき言葉ですので覚えた方がいいでしょう。
An interesting movie with renowned Japanese actors and actress, such as Ken Watanabe and Yojiro Noda, will be starring as voice actors in this movie.
The art is very interesting.
Take a look at the trailer for more on the story!
renowned: 有名な
voice actors: 声優
trailer: 予告
take a look at:チラッと観て；目を通して
今日の英文は３級でした！
Namie Amuro is a very famous J-pop artist that if you haven’t heard her music, then I’m sure you have at least heard of her name before.
She has won many awards and sold many albums during her career starting in 1996.
About a month ago, she announced she will be retiring from the music industry in September of 2018.
Now everyone is worried about who will sing at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics opening ceremony!
I hope it’s Utada Hikaru!
I’m sure you have at least: ～少なくとも～と確かに思います
career:キャリア
announced:発表しました
retiring: リタイアする
music industry: 音楽業界
worried: 心配する
opening ceremony:開会式、入場式
I hope: ～だといいですね
安室奈美恵さんが来年９月にリタイアするなんて本当に残念なニュースですね。２０２０年東京五輪の開会式に誰が演奏するのかしら。私のもう１人の好きな歌手の宇多田ヒカルさんが演奏するだといいですね！今日の英文は５級向けでした！
Today is Autumnal Equinox Day in Japan.
There are two equinoxes— when the sun shines directly on the equator, or middle area of planet Earth, and the length of day and night is nearly equal.
This happens twice a year. It happens in March and September.
Autumn, or fall, is my favorite season of the year!
I can’t wait to see the beautiful autumn leaves!
equinox(es): 昼夜平分時、春分、秋分◆昼と夜の長さがほぼ等しくなる時。
equator:赤道
equal: 同じようになる
autumn: 秋、またはfallと呼ばれます。イギリスでは良くautumnと言いますとアメリカではfallを良く使います。
leaf:葉っぱ、leavesは葉っぱの複数形
今日はめっきり涼しくなりましたね、特に夜になる時。これから日が長くなるだそうです。天候や気温が良いうちに散歩したりしましょう！今日の英文は３級でした。
Studies have shown that some people feel drowsy when they see dark gray clouds and it rains. Cloudy and rainy weather are sometimes associated with gloomy feelings.
When it rains I don’t feel like going out anywhere. I want to stay in, watch movies and order a pizza.
However, I do like thunderstorms. I like listening to them but I wouldn’t want to be outside in it. Being in the house during a thunderstorm makes me feel safe and happy.
When it’s a sunny and cloudless day, it makes me want to go outside.
How about you? Do you think the weather affects your mood?
drowsy:だるい
associated: 関連する
gloomy:憂鬱
stay in: 家にいる
affects: 影響される
mood:気分；機嫌
今日は２級学習者に対処にしました。雨天が人の体調や心の状態に影響することができると思いますか？
If you like LEGOs then you may be excited to know that a new movie was released today!
The story is about the master LEGO builder named Llyod, who is the Green Ninja and has to battle Garmadon, the evil villain. Master Wu, played by Jackie Chan, teaches Lloyd new powers and with the help of other sceret ninja warriors they must save Ninjago City.
Unfortunately, most Americans do not know the differences between Japan, China and Korean culture so some people think ninjas, sushi, kimono and martial arts are from China! @__@!!
excited:ワクワクする
released:リリースされる
builder:ビルダー
evil:悪
villain:悪役
martial arts:武道
お疲れ様でした。今日の英文は５級以上向けでしたので皆さんはちゃんと読められましたね。ほとんどのアメリカ人が日本、韓国と中国の文化の区別が出来なくて本当に残念なことですね。しかし、日本人も外国人（例えばアフリカ人とジャマイカ人）の違いが分からないので近いうちにお互いの独特な部分などを分かるようになる日が来るでしょう。それをさておいて、レゴの映画は日本に今年末か来年ほど上映するかもしれません。レゴが好きな人は是非観に行ってね！
Do you know The Beatles? They were a very popular British rock band in the 1960’s. One of the band members of the group was John Lennon.
He also married a Japanese woman who was also a famous music artist named, Yoko Ono, in 1969.
In 1966, he got his hair cut by a hairstylist named, Klaus Barbuck, who saved Lennon’s long 4 inch. (10 cm.) strands of hair ever since.
Apparently, someone in Canada bought a lock of John Lennon’s hair for $35,000(¥350,000).
Would you buy a lock of hair from a celebrity?
ever since: その後ずっと；～以来
a lock of ___hair: ～の髪の房
apparently: 明らかに；～のようである
今日は４級学習者向けでした。いかがでしたか？難しい言葉がたくさんでましたか？有名人の髪の毛までを保管しているのはすごいことですね。あなたなら、好きな有名人の所有した物を買いますか？
The human brain is a powerful tool that needs constant care and checkups, just like our physical bodies. Mental health checkups are good for the physical body too.
人間の脳は強力なツールで肉体のように恒常的なケアと診断が必要です。メンタルヘルスケアは身体にも良いことです。
Are you aware of the things you feed your body? How about the words and images you feed your brain?
口に入れる物は自分の身体にどれだけ影響されるのか分かりますか？そしたら、心に入れる言葉と映像のものはどうでしょうか？
It is very important to keep a positive attitude and surround yourself with people that want to help you grow and see you succeed. You should have a teacher and classmates that encourage you on your language learning journey.
ポジティブな姿勢を維持してることは物凄く大事ですし、自分の成長を望んで成功している姿を応援してくれる人と囲まれることも大切なんです。あなたの第二言語を学ぶ冒険では励ましてくれる先生とクラスメートがいるべきだと思います。
Before you begin to learn a second language, it’s important to have a clear understanding of why you are learning the language and the impact it will have on your future.
第二言語の勉強を始める前に、大切なのはその言語を何故勉強しているのかと自分の将来にどういう影響になるのかをはっきり理解していることです。
The process of learning a language is long. So, it’s important to also have patience.
言語を習得する過程は長いです。その為、辛抱を持つことも大事なんです。
Why should you have a teacher and classmates that encourage you? Well, if you always hear, “This is too difficult,” or “You can’t undertsand,” every time, your brain will repeat it; you will start to believe it; and ultimately you will not be able to understand and things will be difficult for you.
なぜ励ましてくれる先生とクラスメートが必要なのか？それは、毎回「これは難しすぎる」とか「あなたは無理なんだ」などをいつも聞いたら、その言葉が心に響いていくといずれ自分も信じてしまいます。そして、結局あなたにはどんなことを学んでも難しくなって本当に無理になってしまう可能性があります。
Be positive. Don’t be arrogant. Learning in general is a life-long journey.
前向きに生きるながらごう慢しないで下さいね。人生は一生涯勉強なんです。
Do you like CG animated films? I watched The Boss Baby yesterday. It’s a DremWorks Animation. DreamWorks made other CG movies such as Shrek, Madagascar and How to Train Your Dragon Series.
The Boss Baby is about a 7 year old boy named, Tim, who helps Boss Baby. Tim’s parents tell him that he has a baby brother. Tim is not happy about this. He gets jealous because all of his parents’ attention and love goes to his new baby brother, Baby Boss.
Watch The Boss Baby to find out what happens and why Boss Baby is wearing a suit!
皆さん、台風１８号がきましたね。夜にかけて明日は暴風と大雨になるらしいのでなるべく外に出ないようにしてね。今日は３級でした！お気をつけてね！
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