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ceiling

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天井　てんじょう

Laying in bed I imagine on the “ceiling” a painted ‘sky castle’. It’s Kumamoto castle!

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floor

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床　ゆか

The desert “floor” is covered with ‘yucca’ plants. Japanese would probably pronounce it ‘yuka’

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reward, prize

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褒美　ほうび

Work is its own “reward” and work is my ‘hobby’.

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advice

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助言　じょげん

Imagine Joe Rogan, or ‘jogen’ for short being who I seek for “advice” on MMA fighting.

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consultation, discussion

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相談 そうだん

Everyone begins a “consultation” with me by saying, “ ‘So Dan’, what do you think?

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approximately, about

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約　やく

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cut, wound, flaw

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傷　きず

When we were ‘kids’ we often fell down and got “cut” or “wounded”

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wall

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壁　かべ

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experiment

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実験　じっけん
Imagine yourself in chemistry lab and asking yourself, “Geeeeeken I mix these together???” and then the experiment blows up in your face and burns down the school! And just repeat Geeeken over and over.

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case, situation

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場合　ばあい
You’re stuck in a really bad ‘situation (case)’. When you appear before the judge, you just keep repeating “but I, but I, but I”

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roof, rooftop

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屋根　やね

I told my Japanese host sister to get on the “roof”, she’s scared of heights and screamed, ‘Yaaaaaa neeeeee!!!!”

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urgent, sudden

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急　きゅう

Hurry up and break! with what? A billiard ‘cue’!

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cool breeze and bright moon, nature’s beauty

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風月　ふうげつ
“who gets” the most energy? The one who stays in the moonlight and the wind the longest. that’s why this means nature’s beauty.

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impossible, unlikely

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あり得ない ありえない

Sounds Like “not REI” It would be impossible or very unlikely for REI not to have something you need.

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nightmare

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悪夢　あくむ

Did you have a nightmare about akuma (Japanese demon)? that’s an akuma-akumu.

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relationship

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関係　かんけい

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refreshing, invigorating

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爽やか　さわやか

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ulterior motive

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下心　したごころ

beneath the heart lies your real motivation

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smile

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笑み　えみ

Amy Shin had such a nice smile. Amy = smile.

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conclusion

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結論　けつろん
I keep getting the answers wrong in Wanikani. Gets wrong, gets wrong, gets wrong. I need to study more.
That’s my conclusion.

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direction, way, compass point

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方角　ほうがく

other meanings of this word are law school(法学), and Japanese traditional music(邦楽)

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plans, schedule

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予定　よてい

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sarcasm, irony

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皮肉　ひにく

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sale, offering, release

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発売　はつばい

The new Nintendo system is going to be up for sale soon, it could be a “hot buy”

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train direction, bound for
行き　ゆき | Snowbound train? what's that? it's a ゆき train.
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wicked woman
悪女　あくじょ | Sounds kind of like Cujo, that dog in a Stephen King novel. That dog is one wicked bitch.
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late at night
深夜　しんや | The shinya from shinya shokudo
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resturaunt
食堂　しょくどう | Think shinya shokuda, the late night diner.
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order, decree, directive
命令　めいれい | The "order" was given to use the melee attack. Which in Japanese sounds just like meirei!
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championship, (title of) champion
選手権　せんしゅけん | 'since you can' beat everyone, that makes you the "champion" of the "championship"
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overall victor, champion
優勝　ゆうしょう | 'You show' them all what you can do when you win the "championship"!
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representative, delegation, example
代表　だいひょう
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association; society; organization; organisation
協会　きょうかい | What is a church, but an organization? Differenct kanji, but same pronunciation. (教会=church)
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activity, participation, effort
活躍　かつやく Katsuyaku can also mean pig roast. Like the annual big roast that we all participated in in Chinatown. It's an activity in which we all put forth effort. Participatation and effort!
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future (usually near), prospects
将来　しょうらい
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announcement, publication, presentation, breaking (news story)
発表　はっぴょう When something really great happens you want to "announce" it to the world. I'm 'happy yo!' Like the birth of a baby, or a friend getting married.
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temperature
温度　おんど
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cause, origin, source
原因　げんいん "gaining" You've been researching the source of all this climate change in the world. Are we "gaining" any ground on discovering the cause or origin?
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evidence, proof, verification
証明　しょうめい | When you need to prove something with evidence, you have to verify by showing it. That's why it's "show me"!
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exactly, precisely
ぴたり this is a mimetic word that makes a sounds like the action represents. To "pitari" is the sound of precisely one drop of water being dropped into a bucket. Imagine that.
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polite, courteous
丁寧　ていねい
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self study
独学　どくがく "dokugaku" sounds like "poison school" in Japanese. What's the poison school? It's when you study only by yourself and you overdose on information. Too many kanji pills?
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opinion, view
意見　いけん | My opinion has changed. At first I thought Ken couldn't rebuild a GTO, but now I know 'he can'.
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trouble, bother, annoyance
迷惑　めいわく This laptop "may work" and it may not. if it doesn't, it'll be a big annoyance. You plug it in, but it's windows so it crashes! Trouble!
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construction, establishment
建設　けんせつ | Ken sets out to build. What is he building? A GTO!
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foreign minister
外相　がいしょう turn on the TV and it's the "guy show" there's a guy on there and you know "guy" means foreign in Japanese. Who is this guy? he's the foreign minister!!! Imagine it's all Japanese old guys in the audience when they introduce the foreign minister.
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next time
次回　じかい　 | 'Gee Kai', wonder where you and Ikeda will go fishing "next time".
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plan, project, schedule
計画　けいかく | Kay is planning to draw up the plans. Keikaku!
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prohibition
禁止　きんし
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situation, state of affairs, circumstances
事態　じたい
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swimming in the ocean
海水浴　かいすいよく
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best thing under the sun
天下一　
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bookcase, bookshelf
本棚　ほんだん
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fundamental, basic, standard
基本的　きほんてき
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graffiti
落書き　らくがき
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end
末　すえ　 | sounds like sway. and it look like a samurai swaying back and forth at the end of a tree top.
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Japanese ground defense forces
陸上自衛隊　りくじょうじえいたい

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