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1. Vocabulary List

JapaneseRomajiEnglish
่ฟ‘ๆ‰€๏ผˆใใ‚“ใ˜ใ‚‡๏ผ‰kinjoneighbourhood
ใ‚ใ„ใ•ใคaisatsugreeting
ไธไพฟ๏ผˆใตในใ‚“๏ผ‰fubeninconvenient
ๅคงๅˆ‡๏ผˆใŸใ„ใ›ใค๏ผ‰taisetsuimportant
ใตใ‚ใ—ใfuroshikitraditional wrapping cloth
ใคใคใ‚€tsutsumuto wrap
ใ‚ฌใƒ ใƒ†ใƒผใƒ—gamutฤ“pupacking tape; parcel tape
ใฏใ•ใฟhasamiscissors
ใ‚Šใ‚Œใๆ›ธ๏ผˆใ‚Šใ‚Œใใ—ใ‚‡๏ผ‰rirekishoCV; rรฉsumรฉ
้ง่ปŠๅ ด๏ผˆใกใ‚…ใ†ใ—ใ‚ƒใ˜ใ‚‡ใ†๏ผ‰chลซshajลcar park

2. Grammar & Sentences

ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸ โ€” "I've decided to...":

Used to express a decision that has been made. The verb before ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸ uses its dictionary form (positive decision) or nai-form (negative decision).

  • Structure (positive): [Verb dictionary form] + ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
  • Structure (negative): [Verb nai-form] + ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸ
  • Example 1: ไผ‘ใ‚€ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Yasumu koto ni shimashita.) โ€” "I've decided to rest."
  • Example 2: ใ“ใฎใƒžใƒณใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฏๅ€Ÿใ‚Šใชใ„ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Kono manshon wa karinai koto ni shimashita.) โ€” "We've decided not to rent this apartment."

Note: ๅ€Ÿใ‚Šใชใ„ is the nai-form of ๅ€Ÿใ‚Šใ‚‹ (to rent/borrow).


ใ€œใใชใ‚‹ใจ โ€” "When it becomes (adj)...":

Turns an i-adjective into a condition using ใ form + ใชใ‚‹ใจ.

  • Structure: [i-adj ใ form] + ใชใ‚‹ใจ + [result]
  • Example 1: ๆš—ใใชใ‚‹ใจใ€ใ‚ˆใ่ฆ‹ใˆใชใใฆไธไพฟใงใ™ใ€‚(Kuraku naru to, yoku mienakute fuben desu.) โ€” "When it's dark, I can't see well and it's inconvenient."
  • Example 2: ใใ‚‰ใใชใ‚‹ใจใ€้›ปๆฐ—ใŒใคใใพใ™ใ€‚(Kuraku naru to, denki ga tsukimasu.) โ€” "When it gets dark, the light will come on."

Note: ๆš—ใ„ (ใใ‚‰ใ„) โ†’ ใใ‚‰ใใชใ‚‹ when combined with ใชใ‚‹. ไธ (negative) + ไพฟ (convenient) = ไธไพฟ (inconvenient).


ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚‹ โ€” "To cost / To take":

Used for both money and time. When ใŠ้‡‘ and ๆ™‚้–“ appear together, use ใŒ before ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™.

  • Example 1: ใ“ใฎใƒžใƒณใ‚ทใƒงใƒณใฏใ€ๆฏŽๆœˆๅ…ญไธ‡ๅ††ใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Kono manshon wa, maitsuki rokuman en kakarimasu.) โ€” "This apartment costs 60,000 yen per month."
  • Example 2: ๆ—ฅๆœฌใฎใˆใ‚’้›†ใ‚ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚ใŠ้‡‘ใจๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Nihon no e wo atsumete imasu. Okane to jikan ga kakarimasu.) โ€” "I collect Japanese drawings. It costs money and takes time."
  • Example 3: ไปŠใ‚Šใ‚Œใๆ›ธใ‚’ๆ›ธใใŠใ‚ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใŒใ€ๆ™‚้–“ใŒใ‹ใ‹ใ‚Šใพใ—ใŸใ€‚(Ima rirekisho wo kakiowarimashita ga, jikan ga kakarimashita.) โ€” "I've finished writing my CV now, but it took time."

ใ‚ใ„ใ•ใค โ€” "Greeting":

  • ่ฟ‘ๆ‰€ใฎไบบใซใ‚ใ„ใ•ใคใซ่กŒใใพใ™ใ€‚(Kinjo no hito ni aisatsu ni ikimasu.) โ€” "I'll go and greet my neighbours."
  • ๆœ่ตทใใŸใ‚‰ใ‚ใ„ใ•ใคใ‚’ใ—ใพใ™ใ€‚(Asa okitara aisatsu wo shimasu.) โ€” "I'll greet them when I wake up in the morning."

Key Sentences:

  • ่ฟ‘ๆ‰€ใซใ‚ณใƒณใƒ“ใƒ‹ใŒใ‚ใ‚‹ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ€ไพฟๅˆฉใ ใ€‚(Kinjo ni konbini ga aru kara, benri da.) โ€” "Because there is a convenience store in the neighbourhood, it is convenient."
  • ใ“ใฎ่ฟ‘ๆ‰€ใฏๅฎ‰ๅ…จใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚ๅคœใฏใใ‘ใ‚“ใงใ™ใ‹ใ€‚(Kono kinjo wa anzen desu ka. Yoru wa kiken desu ka.) โ€” "Is this neighbourhood safe? Is it dangerous at night?"
  • ใ“ใ‚Œใฏๅคงๅˆ‡ใชใฎใงใ€ใตใ‚ใ—ใใงใคใคใ‚“ใงใใ ใ•ใ„ใ€‚(Kore wa taisetsu na node, furoshiki de tsutsunde kudasai.) โ€” "Because this is very important, please wrap it with furoshiki."
  • ใ‚ฌใƒ ใƒ†ใƒผใƒ—ใ‚’ใฏใ•ใฟใงๅˆ‡ใ‚Šใพใ™ใ€‚(Gamutฤ“pu wo hasami de kirimasu.) โ€” "I cut parcel tape with scissors."
  • ใกใ‚…ใ†่ปŠๅ ดใคใใฎๅฎถใ‚’ใ•ใŒใ—ใฆใ„ใพใ™ใ€‚(Chลซshajล tsuki no ie wo sagashite imasu.) โ€” "I am looking for a house with a car park."

3. Learning Context

  • Topic: Moving house โ€” decisions, packing, and settling into a new neighbourhood
  • Key grammar: ใ“ใจใซใ—ใพใ—ใŸ for decisions (positive/negative); ใ€œใใชใ‚‹ใจ for conditional change-of-state
  • Culture note: ใตใ‚ใ—ใ (้ขจๅ‘‚ๆ•ท) is a traditional Japanese wrapping cloth used to carry or gift items โ€” important when moving or visiting neighbours
  • ใคใใฎ reminder: [Feature] + ใคใใฎ = "with (feature)" โ€” e.g. ใกใ‚…ใ†่ปŠๅ ดใคใใฎ = "with a car park"

4. Progress Tracker

FieldDetail
Current LevelIntermediate B1
Chapter / TopicChapter 9 โ€” Properties
CompletionSection 11 of 12
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