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A.E.A.D. (A Expression A Day)
2024.04.27 Sat: All or nothing
一か八か
ichika-bachika
all or nothing
一か八かやってみよう。
Let's go for broke!
Literally, the utterance means "one or eight." The word "ichi" means "one" and the word "hachi" means "eight." The word "ka" is a particle that is used to indicate a choice between two options. The word "ichika-bachika" is used to describe a situation in which there are only two options: all or nothing. I do not know why one and eight are chosen for this expression. It is a gambling term.
2024.04.26 Fri: Highly recommendated
一推し
ichi-oshi
highly recommendated
今年一押しの映画はこれだ。
The best movie of the year is...THIS!
The word "ichi-oshi" means "one of the best." The word "ichi" means "one" or "first." The word oshi" means "push" which is used to mean "recommend" or "support." The word "ichi-oshi" is used to describe something that is one of the best in its class or category or one of the best choices.
2024.04.25 Thu: Forest Gum
一期一会
ichigo-ichie
once in a lifetime
一期一会を大切にしたいと思います。
I think that I want to cherish the once-in-a-lifetime encounter.
The word "ichigo-ichie" means "once in a lifetime." The word "ichigo" means "one time" or "one period." The word "ichie" means "meeting" or "encounter." The word "ichigo-ichie" is used to as a sub title in Japanese of the movie "Forrest Gump." in which the main character meets many people only once in his life. Tom Hanks plays the main character.
2024.04.24 Wed: Everything
一切合財
issai-gassai
whole nine yards
一切合財、全部、まとめて、お世話いたします。
I will take care of everything for you.
The expression "issai-gakksai" means "whole nine yards." The word "issai" means "all." The word "gassai" means "property" or "possessions." It means "put it all together and we will take care of you."
2024.04.23 Tue: Do one's best
一所懸命
issho-kemmei
Put one's life in one place.
一所懸命、がんばります。
I will do my best.
The expression "issho-kemmei" means "put your life in one place." The word "issho" means "one place" or "one location." The word "kemmei" means "put spend all one's life" or "do your/my best." This expression is used to describe someone who is working very hard or doing their best.
Let's practice every day!
Let's learn Japanese through dictation practice!
PDF Workbook (volume 1 and 2) is available from
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It includes the notes of words, phrases and grammars.
This is the dictation practice site operated by Japanese Language Teaching Section, Tokyo Institute of Technology.
This practice involves a variety of natural expressions in daily conversation.
You can practice 10 sentences a day depending on your language ability.
It's a very simple exercise. You just follow the audio you hear and type in Roman letters.
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Zen and the Art of Dictation
Let's learn Japanese through drill and practice!
You will practice 10 sentences in an episode.
It's a very simple exercise.
You just follow the audio you hear and type in roman letters.
The first objective is to learn the basic Japanese sounds
and hiragana/katakana combinations.
You can practice as many times as possible.
The more you practice, the better you will get.
Please regularly contribute your time to this practice.
It is important to practice every day rather than to practice a lot at once.
The following is the psychological evidence of the importance of regular practice:
Figure 1: The forgetting curve described by Hermann Ebbinghaus.
Here, b represents 'Savings' expressed as a percentage, and t represents time in minutes, counting from one minute before end of learning. The constants c and k are 1.25 and 1.84 respectively. Savings is defined as the relative amount of time saved on the second learning trial as a result of having had the first. A savings of 100% would indicate that all items were still known from the first trial. A 75% savings would mean that relearning missed items required 25% as long as the original learning session (to learn all items). 'Savings' is thus, analogous to retention rate.
Drill for Every Day (D4E: V5)
