Japanese Skill:Nature 2

Nature 2 is the 54th skill in the Japanese language course. It has 7 lessons.

Grammar Notes[]

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Lessons[]

Lesson 1[]

太陽 (tai-you) = the sun ()
月 (tsu-ki) = moon
星 (ho-shi) = star
きらきらして = sparkling/glistening
光る (hi-ka-ru) = to shine; to glitter; to be bright _{(v5r, vi)} (ひかる)
キラキラ光っている (ki-ra-ki-ra hi-ka-te-i-ru) = sparkling/glistening
Previously learned:
- 空 (so-ra) = sky

Lesson 2[]

田舎 (i-na-ka) = countryside
空気 (kū-ki) = air
浜辺 (ha-ma-be) = beach
湖 (mi-zū-mi) = lake
行くつもりです (i-ku-tsu-mo-ri-de-su) = plan to go
海洋 (kai-yō) = ocean
Previously learned:
- 町 (ma-chi) = town

Lesson 3[]

島 (shi-ma) = island (しま)
枝 (e-da) = branch/branches (えだ)
森 (mo-ri) = forest (もり)
折る (o-ru) = ₍₁₎ to break; to fracture; (+) _{(v5r, vt)} (おる)
折り (o-ri) = broke (おり)
動物の森 (dō-bu-tsu-no-mo-ri) = Animal Crossing (a video game) (‘Animals Forest’)

Lesson 4[]

景色 (ke-shi-ki) = view/scenery (けしき)
濡れ (nu-re) = wet (ぬれ)
濡れる (nu-re-ru) = to get wet _{(v1, vi) (P)} (ぬれる)
草 (ku-sa) = grass (くさ)
木 (ki) = tree (き)
葉 (ha) = leaf (は)
木の葉 (ko-no-ha) = tree leaf/leaves (このは)
石 (i-shi) = stone (いし)

Lesson 5[]

乾く (kawa-ku) = to get dry _{(v5k, vi) (P)} (かわく)
乾いている (ka-wai-te i-ru) = it is dry
乾き (ka-wa-ki) = dry
林 (ha-ya-shi) = the woods
浅い (a-sai) = shallow
泳ぐには浅すぎます (o-yo-gu ni-wa a-sa-su-gi-ma-su) = too shallow to swim in
深い (fu-kai) = deep / profound
あまり深くなかった (a-ma-ri fu-ku-na-kat-ta) = was not very deep
意味がある (i-mi-ga-a-ru) = to have meaning; to be meaningful _{(exp, v5r-i)} (いみがある)
深い意味があります (fu-kai i-mi ga a-ri-ma-su) = has profound meaning

Lesson 6[]

火 (hi) = fire
富士山 (fu-ji-san) = Mount Fuji
波 (na-mi) = wave/waves (なみ)
暖かくしました (at-ta-ka-ku-shi-ma-shi-ta) = made warm / warmed up
貸していただけませんか (ka-shi-te-i-ta-da-ke-ma-sen-ka) = Can you lend me
進みます (su-su-mi-ma-su) = moves
ことがない (ko-to-ga-na-i) = ₍₁₎ to have never done (something); (something) has never occurred; (+) _{(exp, adj-i) (uk)}
光 (hi-ka-ri) = light
光は音より速くわる進みます (hi-ka-ri-wa o-to-yo-ri ha-ya-ku-su-su-mi-ma-su) = Light travels faster than sound ("Luminance, regarding it, sound, than it / compared to it, goes fast.")
タバコに火をつけます (ta-ba-ko-ni hi-o-tsu-ke-ma-su) = light a cigarette

Lesson 7[]

揺れる (yu-re-ru) = to sway; to shake; to waver _{(v1, vi) (P)} (ゆれる)
揺れ (yu-re) = swaying / fluttering (ゆれ)
釣る (tsu-ru) = ₍₁₎ to fish; to angle; to catch _{(v5r, vt)} (つる)
釣り (tsu-ri) = catch (つり)
見つける (mi-tsu-ke-ru) = ₍₁₎ to find (e.g. an error in a book); to discover; (+) _{(v1, vt)} (みつける)
つった (tsu-tta) = caught
生き物 (i-ki-mo-no) = living thing(s); living creature(s); animal; life _{(n) (P)} (いきもの)
頭のいい (a-ta-ma-no-i-i) = smart; bright; intelligent _{(exp, adj-ix)} (あたまのいい)