Japanese Skill:Condition

Condition
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Language	Japanese
Skills	218
Skill No.	128
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Condition is the 57th skill (assuming read left to right) in the Japanese language course. It has 7 lessons.

Grammar Notes

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Lessons

Abbreviations and Codes

abbr	abbreviation
adj-i	adjective (keiyoushi)
adj-na	adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)
adj-no	nouns which may take the genitive case particle 'no'
adj-pn	pre-noun adjectival (rentaishi)
adv	adverb (fukushi)
arch	archaism
ateji	ateji (phonetic) reading
col	colloquialism
ctr	counter
exp	expressions (phrases, clauses, etc.)
hon	honorific or respectful (sonkeigo) language
hum	humble (kenjougo) language
n	noun (common) (futsuumeishi)
n-suf	noun, used as a suffix
P	Popular term
pn	pronoun
rK	rarely-used kanji form
suf	suffix
uk	word usually written using kana alone
v1	Ichidan verb
v4s	Yodan verb with 'su' ending (archaic)
v5k-s	Godan verb - Iku/Yuku special class
v5r	Godan verb with 'ru' ending
v5r-i	Godan verb with 'ru' ending (irregular verb)
v5s	Godan verb with 'su' ending
vi	intransitive verb
vs	noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru
vs-i	suru verb - included
vt	transitive verb

* Underlines (when present) indicate high-pitched syllables in the Tokyo dialect.

Lesson 1

• 様子 (yō-su) = situation / condition / how it goes
• おかしい (o-ka-shi-i) = odd
• おかしな所 (o-ka-shi-na-to-ko-ro) = something fishy / strange place
• 形 (ka-ta-chi) = shape (かたち)
• ようだ = (it) appears to be
• 頭がおかしく (a-ta-ma ga o-ka-shi-ku) = insane

Lesson 2

• 壊れる (ko-wa-re-ru) = _(v1,vi) to be broken; to break (こわれる)
• 壊れた (ko-wa-re-ta) = it broke
• 素晴らしい (su-ba-ra-shi-i) = great/excellent (すばらしい)
• 素晴らしく (su-ba-ra-shi-ku) = stunningly / wonderfully
• 格好 (ka-kkō) = suitable / form (かっこう)
• 背格好 (se-i-ka-kkō) = height
• 年格好 (to-shi-ka-kkō) = apparent age (of someone)
• みたい (mi-ta-i) = looks

Lesson 3

• 忙しそう (i-so-ga-shi-sō) = look/seem busy
• 壊れそう (ko-wa-re-sō) = seems broken
• 易しそう (ya-sa-shi-sō) = seems/looks easy
• 変な (he-nna) = strange
• 普通 (fu-tsū) = normal / ordinary / typical / not special (ふつう)
• スマホ = smartphone

Lesson 4

• 美しい (u-tsu-ku-shi) = beautiful (うつくしい)
• 厳しい (ki-bi-shii) = strict (きびしい)
• 子供っぽい (ko-do-mo-ppoi) = childish
• 水っぽく (mi-zu-ppo-ku) = watery
• 本当らしく聞こえる (hon-tō-ra-shi-ku ki-ko-e-ru) = sounds true
• なかなか (na-ka-na-ka) = quite

Lesson 5

• 甘み (a-ma-mi) = sweetness
• 大きな (ō-ki-na) = great / a lot / big
• 少ない (su-ku-nai) = few / little
• 痛み (i-ta-mi) = pain
• 悲しみ (ka-na-shi-mi) = sadness / sorrow
• 感じる (kan-ji-ru) = _(v1,vt,vi) to feel; to sense; to experience (かんじる)
• 背中に (se-na-ka ni) = in / on your back
• どんな感じ (don'na kan-ji) = what is it like
• ひどい (hi-do-i) = terrible / dreadful
• これほど (ko-re-ho-do) = such as this
• らしい (ra-shi-i) = apparently / It seems

Lesson 6

• 最近 (sai-kin) = recently
• 最新 (sai-shin) = latest
• うまみ (u-ma-mi) = savouriness
• 最悪 (sai-a-ku) = worst
• 最も (mot-to-mo) = best / most
• 最高 (sai-kō) = the best / greatest / the highest
• 最後 (sai-go) = last
• Previously seen:
  • 最初 (sai-sho) = first