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Intermediate Lesson
Touching Down

19

Lesson Code: 174_I19_062306

Kanji Transcript

Kana Transcript

Translation

Vocabulary

Grammar Points

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Lesson Code: 174_I19_062306

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Translation
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Ryuta Well, thats life. The more time passes, memories change.
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Ryuta Your heart changes your memories bit by bit. For example, my old girlfriend. At the time, she
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in my mind. Well... What I want to say is, in other words, it isnt as bad in real life as it is in
your head. Youll understand when we return.
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Vocabulary -

Kanji

Kana

Lesson Code: 174_I19_062306

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reisei ni
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yugamu
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bin
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English
this airplane
suddenly
in a calm manner, cooly
memory
to be distorted
at that time
magic, sorcery
somehow or other, for some reason
to calm down, to feel at ease
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this store
this company
person in question
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landing
trade
organization
World Trade Organization
government organization
memory
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Grammar Points
In todays grammar point, both the conjunction sono ue, and the particle hodo are explained.

This conjunction comes after either a comma ( - RUDIXOOVWRSSXQFWXDWLRQPDUN -

). The meaning of sono ueLVFORVHWRWKH(QJOLVKIXUWKHUPRUHRULQDGGLWLRQDQGVLPLODUO\LVD
rather formal expression.

This restaurant is cheap. Furthermore, it is delicious.

He is smart. In addition, he is cool.

When using this expression, the emphasis is on the part that follows sono ue.

This is a particle that expresses the degree or extent of which something is, or someone does something.
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This construction can also be used in a demonstrative fashion:

Yesterdays test wasnt that easy. (with emphasis on that)

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Lesson Code: 174_I19_062306

June 23rd 2006 / 2006623