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Vocabs: VSA Kan-san tweets, 2nd Jan 2015 to 27th Jan 2015

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Japanese words review: 豪華 (ごうか, gouka) 1. Wonderful; gorgeous; splendor; splendour; pomp; extravagance. If you have watched VSA, you should have heard this word. Or AnShi. It’s used so often, especially when talking about the guest. 監督 (かんとく, kantoku) 1. Supervision; control; superintendence; direction. 2. Director; superintendent; supervisor; coach; foreman; manager; overseer; controller; boss. You heard this quite often as… Read more »

Vocabs: 17th Jan 2015 Arashi ni Shiyagare

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Some noteworthy vocabs from the show. All definitions, as usual, are from my favourite site: jisho.org. Additional notes by me. 総力 (そうりょく, souryoku) 1. Total energy; all efforts. A very common word. You heard it on their shows often. 立場 (たちば, tachiba) 1. Standpoint; position; situation. Another common word. Somehow I get the impressive than Sho says this often… (then… Read more »