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ใใใใใใผใใฃ Takoyaki Party
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ้ฑๆซใซๅ้ใฎๅฎถใซ่กใใพใใใๅ้ใฎๅฎถใซใใใใๅจใใใใพใใ4ๅฎถๆใงใใใใใใใผใใฃใผใใใพใใใ I went to a friendโs house at the weekend. They have a takoyaki maker at home. The four families got together and had a takoyaki party. ใใกใฎ่ฟใใซๆฅๆฌไบบใฎๅ้ใไฝใใงใใพใใใคใฎใชในไบบใจ็ตๅฉใใฆใใพใใใใจใใคใฎใชในไบบใฎๅคซๅฉฆใใใพใใ็งใฎใใกใฏๆฅๆฌไบบๅคซๅฉฆใงใใใฟใใชๅ้ใงใใ Japanese friends live near my house. Theyโre married to British people. Thereโs also a British couple. My family is a Japanese couple. Weโre all

Kazue Ono
Oct 5
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ใปใใใกใ Hojicha
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๅ
้ฑใฎๆฅๆๆฅใ็งใฏใฉใใซใๅบใใใพใใใงใใใใใกใซใใพใใใใใกใงใใปใใ่ถใไฝใใพใใใ Last Sunday, I didnโt go out anywhere. I stayed at home. At home, I made hojicha. ใฟใชใใใฏๆฅๆฌ่ถใๅฅฝใใงใใใๆฅๆฌ่ถใฎไธญใงใไฝใๅฅฝใใงใใใ็งใฏใปใใ่ถใใใกใฐใๅฅฝใใงใใ็งใฎใใกใซใฏๆฅๆฌ่ถใใใใใใใใพใใใใใ็ฉใฎใ่ถใใใใพใใ Do you like Japanese tea? Which type of Japanese tea do you like? I like hojicha best of all. I have a lot of Japanese tea at home. Some of it is tea Iโve been given as gifts. ่ชๅใงใ่ถใ่ฒทใใจใใฏใปใใ่ถใ่ฒทใใพใ

Kazue Ono
Sep 22
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ใใใฟใฎใฒ My Day Off
Starter Beginner Intermediate Activity - Itโs your turn to talk! Q1. What did you do on your recent day off? Q2. Do you like saunas and cold plunge? Q3. Do you like Korean food? Text without furigana and English translation ๅ
้ฑใฎ้ๆๆฅใฏไปไบใไผใฟใงใใใๆ10ๆใซใจใใ ใกใฎใใกใซ่กใใพใใใใใฃใใใซใตใฆใใจใ้ฃฏใซ่กใใพใใใ Last Friday I had the day off work. I went to a friendโs house at 10 oโclock in the morning. We went to the sauna and had a meal together. ใตใฆใใฏๅ
ฌๅใฎไธญใซใใใพใใใพใใใฏ็ทใใใฃใฑใใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎๆธฉๆณใๆใๅบใใพใใใใฃใใใตใฆใใซๅ
ฅใฃใฆใใจใใฉใๆฐด้ขจๅใซๅ
ฅใใพ

Kazue Ono
Sep 9
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ไปใฏๅฅฝใ (ใใพใฏใใ) I like it now
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใใ
ใใใๅฅฝใใชๅฆๆช๏ผใใใใ๏ผThe yokai who loves cucumbers Text without furigana and English translation ็งใฏใใใใๅฅฝใใงใใๅคใฏใใใใใใใใใงใใใชใใๅคงๅฅฝใใงใใ I like vegetables. Tomatoes are delicious in summer. I also love aubergines. ใใใใฏไฝใงใๅฅฝใใงใใๆใฏใใ
ใใใๅฅฝใใใใใใพใใใงใใใไปใฏๅฅฝใใงใใใใใใตใฉใใใตใณใใคใใใซๅ
ฅใใฆ้ฃในใฆใใพใใ I like all sorts of vegetables. I didnโt used to like cucumbers, but I do now. I often eat them in salads or sandwiches. ไปๅนดใฎๅคใฏใจใฆใๆใใฎใงใใใ
ใใใใใใใใจๆใใใใซใชใใพใใใไปใๆฐใซๅ
ฅใฃใฆใใใฎใฏใใ
ใใใจใใใใฎๅทใใใฝใผในใงใ

Kazue Ono
Jul 24
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ใใใใใใณใฎใฑใผใญ Birthday Cake
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๅ
้ฑใฎๆจๆๆฅใใๅคไผใฟใใจใฃใฆใใพใใๅฎถๆใจใใฃใใใซใฏใญใขใใขใฎๅณถใซๆฅใฆใใพใใไปๆฅใฏ็งใฎใใใใใๆฅใงใใ Iโve been on summer holiday since last Thursday. Iโm staying on an island in Croatia with my family. Today is my birthday. ๅคไผใฟใฏ10ๆฅ้ใงใใๆตทใฎ่ฟใใงใใฃใใใใฆใใพใใAirbnbใฎๅฎถใซๆณใพใฃใฆใใพใใ้จๅฑใฏๅบใใฆใใใใใงใใ็ชใใๆตทใ่ฆใใพใใไปๆฅใฎๆฉใ้ฃฏใฏBBQใงใใๅญใฉใใใฑใผใญใไฝใฃใฆใใใพใใใ้ฃในใใฎใๆฅฝใใฟใงใใ The summer holiday is 10 days long. Weโre relaxing by the sea. Weโre staying in an Airbnb. The room is spacious and c

Kazue Ono
Jul 5
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ในใฟใณใใซใผใ Stamp Card (Loyalty Card)
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใใคใใ Text without furigana and English translation ใใกใฎ่ฟใใซใใณๅฑใใใใพใใใใณใฏ้ซใใใฉใใใใใงใใในใฟใณใใซใผใใใใใพใใ Thereโs a bakery near my house. The bread is expensive but delicious. They do a loyalty stamp card. ในใฟใณใใซใผใใฏใใใใใงใใใใณใ10ๅ่ฒทใฃใใใๆฌกใฎใใณใ็กๆใซใชใใพใใๆ่ฟใในใฟใณใใซใผใใฏใใธใฟใซใซใชใใพใใใใกใใฃใจใใใฉใใใใงใใใงใใไปใฏไฝใงใใขใใชใ ใใใใใใใใชใใงใใ Itโs nice to have a loyalty stamp card. If you buy bread ten times, the next loaf is free. Recently, the stamp card has gone digital. Itโs a bit of a pain. B

Kazue Ono
May 20
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ใขใคในใฏใชใผใ ใIce Cream
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๆฅๆๆฅใฏใใๅคฉๆฐใงใใใๅๅพใๅ
ฌๅใซ่กใใพใใใใขใคในใฏใชใผใ ใ้ฃในใพใใใ On Sunday, the weather was lovely. In the afternoon, I went to the park. I had an ice cream. ๆฅๆๆฅใฏๅ
ฌๅใฎ่ฟใใงใใผใฑใใใใใใพใใใจใฆใใซใใใใงใใ้ฃใน็ฉใฏๅฎใใชใใงใใใๆฅฝใใใงใใ็งใฏใขใคในใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใฉใจใใใงใณใฌใผใใฎใใใซใงใใใณใผใณใใใชใใฆใใซใใใซใใพใใใใจใฆใใใใใใฃใใงใใ On Sundays, thereโs a market near the park. Itโs very lively. The food isnโt cheap, but itโs fun. I bought an ice cream. It was a double scoop of vanilla and choc

Kazue Ono
May 5
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ๆฅๆฌ(ใซใปใ)ใใใใใฎใใใใ Japan Travel Photos
ใฉใฎใใใใใงใใ๏ผ Beginner 1-8 Beginner 9-16

Kazue Ono
Apr 20
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ไนๅไน้(ใใใ ใใใ) Kujukuri
Starter Beginner Intermediate Quiz: True or False? Q1. I went to Kujukuri with my family. Q2. I bought Sakuramochi and Daifuku at a Japanese sweets shop. Q3. I had lunch at a modern, large restaurant. Q4. My friend run the set-meal restaurant in Kujukuri. Q5. I had to make an appointment to see the friends because their shop was busy with customers. Q6. Kujukuri was named after its long coastline. Text without furigana and English translation 4ๆ4ๆฅใซๆฅๆฌใซๆฅใพใใใๆฅๆฌใฎๅฎถๆใซไผใใพใใใๅฎถๆใจใใฃใ

Kazue Ono
Apr 11
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ใใพใใตใณใใEgg Sandwich
Starter Beginner Intermediate O nomatopoeia Quiz (Spring!) Choose the suitable word from the list below. ใใชใใใ(ใใใ๏ผใงใใ Onaka ga ( ) desu ใฆใใใ ๏ผใใใ๏ผใงใใ Tenki ga ( ) desu ใใฐใตใง ๏ผใใใ๏ผใใพใใ Shibafu de ( ) shimasu ใใพใใ ๏ผใใใ๏ผใงใใ Tamago ga ( ) desu ใฏใใฏใ๏ผใใใ๏ผใใพใใ Haru wa ( ) shimasu ๏ผใใใใ๏ผใในใพใใใ ( ) tabemasu ใตใใตใ / ใใใใ / ใใใใ / ใบใใบใ / ใฝใใฝใ / ใใใใ Fuwa fuwa / Goro goro / Mogu mogu / Peko peko / Poka poka /

Kazue Ono
Mar 24
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ใจใใ ใกใฎใใก Friendsโ House
Starter Beginner Intermediate Quiz - True or False? Q1. The dinner served at the friend's house was Japanese food. Q2. The host couple are British and enjoy cooking. Q3. I played Mahjong before drinking sake. Q4. There were a total of 12 people there. Q5. We played many rounds of Mahjong throughout the night. Q6. The couple's travel plans for Japan were written on a blackboard in the kitchen. Text without furigana and English transcript ๅๆๆฅใฎๅคใๅ้ใฎๅฎถใซ่กใใพใใใใใใใใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใใกใญใทใณๆ็ใงใใ

Kazue Ono
Feb 10
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ใใกใใจใใใ Green Tea and Wagashi
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana with English translation ๅ
้ฑใญใณใใณใฎ็บใซ่กใใพใใใใ่ถใจๅ่ๅญใ่ฒทใใพใใใ Last week I went to Central London. I bought tea and Japanese confectionary. ใคใฎใชในใซใใฉใใใ ๏ผใกใคใฝใณใจใใๅบใใใใพใใ็ด
่ถใๆๅใงใใใใฎๅบใซ่ฒทใใใใ่ถใใใใพใใใ็ด
่ถใใใชใใฆ็ท่ถใงใใใชใฌใณใธๅ
ฅใใฎใ่ถใงใใใใฎใ่ถใ้ฃฒใใ ไบบใใใใใใฃใใจ่จใฃใฆใใพใใใใใใงใ็งใ้ฃฒใใงใฟใใใจๆใใพใใใ There's a shop in the UK called Fortnum & Mason. It's famous for its black tea. I wanted to buy a tea from this shop. Not black tea, but green tea. It's a tea with orange in it.

Kazue Ono
Feb 3
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ใตใใใใฟ Winter Holiday
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana ใใใพใใฆใใใงใจใใใใใพใใไปๅนดใใใใใใ้กใใใพใใใฟใชใใใๅฌไผใฟใฏไฝใใใพใใใใ Happy New Year. Thank you for your continued support in the coming year. What did everyone do during the winter holidays? ็งใฏ้ขจ้ชใๅผใใพใใใใใถใใคใณใใซใจใณใถใ ใฃใใจๆใใพใใ12ๆ26ๆฅใใ30ๆฅใพใงๅฏใฆใใพใใใใใใใๅฏใใใๅ
ๆฐใซใชใใพใใใ I caught a cold. I think it was probably influenza. I was in bed from the 26th to the 30th of December. I slept a lot, so I've recovered. ๅคงๆฆๆฅ๏ผ12ๆ31ๆฅ๏ผใฏใใกใงใใฐใ้ฃในใฆใๅค12ๆใซ่ฑ็ซใ่ฆใพใใใใๆญฃๆ๏ผ1ๆ1ๆฅ๏ผใฏๆใใ้็
ฎใ้ฃ

Kazue Ono
Jan 2
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ใซใปใใฎใถใใ๏ผใซใปใใฎใใใใใใค
๏ผ๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใฏๅคงๆฆๆฅใงใใ็งใฏใใฐใ้ฃในใพใใใๅคใๅฎถๆใจใใฃใใใซใใฌใใ่ฆใพใใใ ๏ผ๏ผๆๅใซ็ฅ็คพใซ่กใใพใใใ๏ผ๏ผๆใซใซใฆใณใใใฆใณใใใพใใใใใใใใ็ฅ็คพใงๅใใใงใใใพใใใ ็ถใฎๅฎถใฎๅใซๅฐใใ็ฅ็คพใใใใพใใใใคใใฏ้ใใงใใใใๆญฃๆใฏใซใใใใงใใใใใใใฎไบบใๅ่ฉฃใซๆฅใใใใงใใ ็งใใกใฏ๏ผ๏ผๅใใใไธฆใณใพใใใๅฎถๆใฎๅฅๅบทใ็ฅใใพใใใใใฟใใใๅผใใพใใใๅคงๅใงใใใใใใใจใใใใใใงใใ ๏ผๆ๏ผๆฅใฏใใๅคฉๆฐใงใใใ็งใฏๆฏๅนดใใๆญฃๆใฏใคใฎใชในใงใฎใใณใ้ใใใฆใใพใใใใไปๅนดใฏๆฅๆฌใซใใใฎใงใใคใฎใชในใซๅธฐใ้ฃ่กๆฉใฎใใงใใฏใคใณใใใใใๅญใฉใใใกใซใใใใๅนด็ใ็จๆใใใใๅฟใใใฃใใงใใ ๆผใใใซใๅขๅใใซ่กใใพใใใใใกใใฌในใงๆผใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใๅ
ๆฆใฏ้ใใฆใใใฌในใใฉใณใๅฐใชใใฎใงใๆททใใงใใพใใใๅๅพใใคใฎใชในใซๆใฃใฆๅธฐใใๅ็ฃใ้ฃใน็ฉใ่ฒทใใพใใใๅๅฃฒใใฎใปใผใซใ็ฆ่ขใใใใใใในใผใใผใฏ้ใใฆใใพใใใ

Kazue Ono
Jan 1
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ใซใปใใฎใถใใ๏ผใใใฟใใก
ใ้ค
ใๅฅฝใใงใใใใใใฏ้ก้ค
ใงใใๅคงใใใ้ค
ใงใใ ้ก้ค
ใฏๆฅๆฌใฎใๆญฃๆใฎ้ฃพใใงใใในใผใใผใๅ่ๅญๅฑใใใง่ฒทใใพใใใ้ค
ใฎไธใซใฟใใใไนใใฆใใใกใฎไธญใซ้ฃพใใพใใ็ฝใใ้ค
ใจใฟใใใฏใใใใงใใใใใฆใๆใใใงใใๆฐใใๅนดใฎ็ฅๆงใฏใใใฎใ้ค
ใฎใจใใใซๆฅใพใใ ไธธใใฆใๅคงใใใฆใ้กใฟใใใชๅฝขใ ใใ้ก้ค
ใจใใๅๅใงใใ้กใซใฏๆชใใๆฐใใใฏใญ่ฟใๅผทใใใฏใผใใใใใใงใใๆฅๆฌใฎๅคใใ็ฅญใใงใฏ็ฅๆงใซ้กใใใใใ็ฟๆ
ฃใใใใพใใใ ้ก้ค
ใซใฏไธธใใ้ค
ใ๏ผใคไฝฟใใใฆใใพใใ๏ผใคใฏๅคช้ฝใงใใใ๏ผใคใฏๆใฎๆๅณใใใใจ่ใใใใจใใใใพใใ ้ก้ค
ใฏ้ฃในใใใใ้ค
ใงใใ๏ผๆ๏ผ๏ผๆฅใฏใ้ก้ใใใจ่จใฃใฆใ้ก้ค
ใ้ฃในใๆฅใงใใๅคงใใชใ้ค
ใๅฐใใๅใฃใใใๅฒใฃใใใใฆ้ฃในใพใใใใๅใใใใๅฒใใใฏใใใใใใ ใคใกใผใธใใใฃใฆ็ธ่ตทใ่ฏใใชใใฎใงใใ้ใใใจ่จใใใใงใใ็ฅๆงใๅ
ฅใฃใฆใใ็นๅฅใชใ้ค
ใ ใใใ้ฃในใใจใ๏ผๅนด้ใ็
ๆฐใใใชใใงๅ
ๆฐใซ้ใใใใจใใงใใพใใ

Kazue Ono
Jan 1
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ใใฃใใทใฅใใค Fish Pie
Starter Beginner Intermediate QUIZ Q1. When did I cook fish pie? Q2. Where did I first try fish pie? Q3. What are inside the fish pie besides fish? Q4. What did I do after eating the fish pie at my friend's place? - Two things. Q5. What kind of recipe did my friend share with me? Q6. Why do I sometimes cook this recipe? Q7. On top of my fish pie there is ( A ) instead of ( B )? - What are A and B? ใใฎใใใใกใงๆฉใใฏใใใคใใใพใใใใใฃใใทใฅใใคใ้ฃในใพใใใใใใใใฃใใงใใ Yesterday, I made dinner at home. We

Kazue Ono
Dec 18, 2025
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ใกใใใฟใใใ Seasonings and Condiments
Starter Beginner Intermediate ่ปใงในใผใใผใซ่กใใพใใใไธญๅฝใฎในใผใใผใงใใ่ชฟๅณๆใ่ฒทใใพใใใ I went to the supermarket by car. It's a Chinese supermarket. I bought some seasonings. ็งใฏๆฏๆฅใใกใงใ้ฃฏใไฝใใพใใๆฉใ้ฃฏใฏใ ใใใๅ้ฃใงใใใ ใใใใใกใซใฏๆฅๆฌๆ็ใฎ่ชฟๅณๆใใใใพใใใใคใใใใใใใจ้
ใจใฟใใใไฝฟใใพใใใใพใซใใ้
ขใใใใพๆฒนใไฝฟใใพใใใใพๆฒนใฏไธญ่ฏๆ็ใซใไฝฟใใพใใไปๆฅใฏในใผใใผใซใใใฎใใณ้
ขใใใใพใใใๅใใฆ่ฒทใฃใฆใฟใพใใใ I cook meals at home every day. Dinner is usually Japanese food. So we have Japanese cooking seasonings at home. I always use soy sauce, sake, and mirin. Occasionally, I use vinegar or sesame o

Kazue Ono
Dec 13, 2025
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ใใ Red
Starter Beginner Intermediate ไปๆฅใฏ็พ่ก้คจใซ่กใใพใใใ็พ่ก้คจใฎๅบญใฏใใใใงใใๅคงใใๆจใใใใพใใไปใ่ใฃใฑใ่ตคใใงใใ Today I went to the art museum. The museum garden was lovely, with large trees. Right now, the leaves are red. ็พ่ก้คจใฎใฌในใใฉใณใงๆผใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใใในใผใใจใใณใๆณจๆใใพใใใ่ตคใในใผใใงใใใใใใใใฃใใงใใ I had lunch at the restaurant in the art museum. I ordered soup and bread. The soup was red, and it was delicious. ใใใใใ็พ่ก้คจใซๅ
ฅใฃใฆ็ตตใ่ฆใพใใใไปใใใณใใผใฏใฎใขใณใใปใขใณใซใผใจใใ็ปๅฎถใฎ็นๅฅๅฑใใใฃใฆใใพใใ็ตตใฎไธญใฎๅฅณใฎไบบใฏ่ตคใๆใ็ใฆใใพใใใ Then I went inside the museum and looked at the pain

Kazue Ono
Nov 10, 2025
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ใซใกใใใณใฎใใใใฏใ Sunday Breakfast
Starter Beginner Intermediate ๆฅๆๆฅใฎๆใ10ๆใใใใซใซใใงใซ่กใใพใใใใซใใงใงๆใใฏใใ้ฃในใพใใใ On Sunday morning, I went to a cafรฉ around ten o'clock. I had breakfast at the cafรฉ. ใคใฎใชในใฎๆใ้ฃฏใฎไธญใงไธ็ชๅฅฝใใชใฎใฏใจใใฐใปใญใฏใคใคใซใงใใใใใฃใณใฎไธใซในใขใผใฏใตใผใขใณใจๅตใใฎใฃใฆใใพใใใใใฆๅตใฎไธใซใใใใใฝใผในใใใใฃใฆใใพใใ My favourite British breakfast is Egg Royale. It is smoked salmon and an egg on a muffin. And a delicious sauce is poured over the egg. ใซใใงใงใจใใฐใปใญใฏใคใคใซใจใณใผใใผใๆณจๆใใฆใใใๆฌใ่ชญใฟใพใใใ After ordering Egg Royale and coffee at the cafรฉ, I read a book. ใซใใงใฏใ ใใ ใๆททใใง

Kazue Ono
Nov 6, 2025
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ใใฏใใจใใฃใใใซ Toppings for Rice
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใตใใใไบบๆฐใฉใณใญใณใฐ Popular Furikake Ranking ใใฟใผใใฏใใๅบใฆใใๆฌ ใThe Book in which Butter Rice Appears ็งใฎใใกใซ็้ฃฏๅจใใใใพใใใใใ้ฃฏใ้ฃในใพใใ I have a rice cooker at home. I eat rice often. ใใกใฎๆฉใ้ฃฏใฏๅ้ฃใๅคใใงใใใ้ฃฏใจใๅณๅๆฑใใใ้ฃในใฆใใพใใ Our dinner is often Japanese-style. We frequently have rice and miso soup. ใ้ฃฏใฏ็ด่ฑใใๆตท่ใใใญใ ใใจไธ็ทใซ้ฃในใพใใไปๆฅใฏใตใใใใใ้ฃฏใฎไธใซใใใฆ้ฃในใพใใใใคใฎใชในใฎในใผใใผใง่ฒทใฃใใตใใใใงใใใใใใใงใใ I have rice with natto, nori, or kimchi. Today I had furikake sprinkled on top of my rice. It's furikake I

Kazue Ono
Oct 9, 2025
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