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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
7 hours ago
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ใใฉใใจใในใฏ Drama and Sheet Masks
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ็งใฎไปไบใฏๆฅๆฌ่ชใฎใฌใในใณใงใใๅคใฏใใพใใฌใในใณใใใพใใใๅคใฏใใฃใใใใพใใ My job is teaching Japanese. I do not teach many lessons at night. In the evening, I relax. ใฟใชใใใฏๅคใไฝใใใพใใใ็งใฏใใใใใฉใใ่ฆใพใใๆ่ฟใฏใใใใใใคใใฟใฏใทใผใใจใใใใฉใใ่ฆใพใใใใใใฏๆฅๆฌใฎNHKใฎใใฉใใงใใ1ใคใฎ่ฉฑใฏ15ๅใใใใงใ็ญใใงใใ่ฆใๆใซใในใฏใใใฆใใพใใในใญใณใฑใขใฎใในใฏใงใใ What does everyone do at night? I often watch dramas. Recently, I watched a drama called "Midnight Taxi." This is a drama by Japan's NHK. One episode is ab

Kazue Ono
Sep 15
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ใใฟใใ Gift
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใใใช๏ผใฆใฌใใใงใใใใใฎใใใซใใคใคใฟใพใใ Text without furigana and English translation ๅ
้ฑใฎๅๆๆฅใซ็ฅใใใใฎใใกใงใใใผใใญใฅใผใใใใพใใใใใใฟใใใๆใฃใฆ่กใใพใใใ Last Saturday, there was a barbecue at an acquaintanceโs house. I took a gift with me. ใใฎๅคซๅฉฆใฏใ้
ใจใใใใๆ็ใๅฅฝใใงใใใใฟใใใฏๆข
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ใซใใพใใใใใใใใๆฅๆฌใฎใฆใฌใใใใใฃใใใซใใใพใใใใฆใฌใใใฏใญใณใใณใฎใธใฃใใณใใฆในใง่ฒทใใพใใใใธใฃใใณใใฆในใซใใใใฎใฏ้ซใใใฉใใใฌใผใณใใซใฏใดใฃใใใงใใๆข
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ใฎใณใใใฆใฌใใใงๅ
ใฟใพใใใ That couple love alcohol and good food. I gave them some plum wine as a gift. I also gave them a Japanese tenugui. I

Kazue Ono
Jul 31
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ๅฃๅฐ(ใ ใใก)ใDanchi - Housing Estate
Starter Beginner Intermediate Quiz Q1. Look for these in the photos A-L. They may appear in more than one photo. ใใใใ ใใใฟ ใ ใใฉใใ ใใตใ ใใฉใณใ ใใผใใซ ใงใใ ใฏใใ ใใผในใฟใผ ใฐใฉใน ใใใฏใใ ใใข๏ผในใฉใคใใใ๏ผ ใใข๏ผใตใคใ๏ผ ใพใฉ ใใช Q2. Look at the three photos of kitchens (E, G, and H) and put them in order from oldest to newest . Text without furigana and English translation ๆฅๆฌใงๅฃๅฐใฎๅ็ฉ้คจใซ่กใใพใใใๆฑไบฌใฎ่ตค็พฝใซใใใพใใ I visited a housing estate museum in Japan. It is located in Akabane, Tokyo. ๅฃๅฐใฏๅคงใใชใขใใผใใงใใๅปบ็ฉใฏ1ใคใใใชใใฆใ้ๅไฝๅฎ
ใงใใๅคใๅฃๅฐใฏใ

Kazue Ono
Apr 15
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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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ใซใปใใฎใถใใ๏ผใใคใถใ SETSUBUN - Traditional Japanese Culture
ใใคใถใใฏใคใบ ใชใณใฏ SETSUBUN QUIZ LINK ๆฏๅนดใ๏ผๆ๏ผๆฅใฏใ็ฏๅใใงใใ๏ผๆใฏ๏ผๅนดใงไธ็ชๅฏใใฆใ็งใใกใฏใใใ้ขจ้ชใใฒใใพใใ็ฏๅใฏ็
ๆฐใซใชใใชใใใใซใใๆฅๆฌใฎ่กไบใงใใ ็ฏๅใฎๆฅใฏๅฎถๆใฎ1ไบบใ้ฌผใซใชใใพใใ้ฌผใๅฎถใฎไธญใซใใใใ็
ๆฐใซใชใฃใใใๆชใใใจใใใใใใใพใใใ ใใใ้ฌผใๅฎถใฎๅคใซ่กใใใใซใ่ฑใๆใใพใใ ่ฑใๆใใๆใซใ้ฌผใฏๅคใ็ฆใฏใใกใใจ่จใฃใฆใใ ใใใใ็ฆใฏใใกใใฎใ็ฆใใฏใใใใใจใใจใใๆๅณใงใใ ใใใใใ็ฏๅใฎๆฅใซใฏ่ฑใ้ฃในใพใใ15ๆใ ใฃใใใ15ๅ้ฃในใฆใใ ใใใ่ฑใฏๆ ้คใใใใพใใใใกใใใ้ฌผใฎไบบใ้ฃในใฆใใใงใใใ ๆตๆนๅทปใฎๅ็ปใฏ ใใกใ ใ

Kazue Ono
Feb 1
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ใใซใใซ! Slippery!
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใชใใใใใฏใคใบ Quiz: Select the meaning best matching the Japanese onomatopoeia. Q1. ใใซใใซใปใคใใคใ - tsuru tsuru a. Icy, smooth b. Exciting c. Clean, shiny Q2. ใญใฉใญใฉใปใใใใ - kira kira a. Sharp, smart b. Sparkling, twinkling c. Heavy, stone-like Q3. ใใฏใใฏใปใตใใตใ - fuwa fuwa a. Soft, airy b. Warm, sunny c. Slippery, slimy Q4. ใขใใขใใปใใตใใต - mofu mofu a. Soft, gooey b. Round c. Fluffy fur Q5. ใฐใใฃใฐใใฃใปใใกใใใกใ - gucha gucha a. Old, worn-out b. Messy

Kazue Ono
Jan 14
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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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ใใฌใใฐใใใฟ ใใฌใคใฟใผใบ TV Show The Traitors
Starter Beginner Intermediate ไปใใคใฎใชในใฎใใฌใใงๅฅฝใใช็ช็ตใใใใพใใBBCใฎใชใขใชใใฃใทใงใผใงใใ I have a favourite programme on British TV at the moment. It's a reality show on BBC. ๅ
้ฑใใใผใงๅใ ใกใจใ้
ใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใใๅ้ใฏTraitorsใจใใใใฌใ็ช็ตใฎ่ฉฑใใใฆใใพใใใๆฌกใฎๆฅใ็งใใใฎ็ช็ตใ่ฆใฆใฟใพใใใใใใใใใฆใๆฏๆฅๆฏๆฅ่ฆใพใใใใจใใฝใผใใๅ
จ้จ่ฆใพใใใ Last week, I had drinks with friends at a bar. They were talking about a TV programme called The traitors. The next day, I tried watching it too. It was interesting, I watched it every single day. I watched all the episodes....

Kazue Ono
Oct 31, 2025
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ใคใใใใ Cook-ahead
Starter Beginner Intermediate Pronunciation ใใคใ Quiz: Housework items in Japanese Text without furigana ้ๆๆฅใซๆ็ใใใพใใใใในใฟใฝใผในใใใใใไฝใใพใใใใคใใใ...

Kazue Ono
Jan 28, 2025
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ใใใ๏ผ It's cold!
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furiagana ไปใใคใฎใชในใฏๅฏใใงใใใใใใใๆใ็ใพใใ ๅฏใๆฅใฏๅคใซๅบใๆใฏใใใใใใธใฃใฑใใใ็ใฆใใใใใฎใผใใใใใถใใพใใๆใถใใใจใใใฉใผใใใพใใ...

Kazue Ono
Jan 12, 2025
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ใฟใใใงใใพใใ I Made Miso
Starter Beginner Intermediate Let's Try! ใใฃใฆใฟใพใใใ Tofu Miso Cheese ใจใใตใฟใใใผใบใฎใคใใใใ Text without furigana 2ๆใซใใกใงใฟใใไฝใใพใใใ ไปใฏ9ๆใงใใใฟใใใงใใพใใใ...

Kazue Ono
Sep 29, 2024
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ใญใใฎใใคใฌ Cat Litter
Starter Beginner Intermediate QUIZ Q1. What problem did my cat have last week? Q2. Where was my cat's litter box originally located, and...

Kazue Ono
Jun 18, 2024
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้ฃไผ๏ผใใใใ ใ๏ผใจใฌใผใใใณใฐ The Long Weekend and Gardening
Starter Beginner Intermediate Quiz: Select four correct sentences about my long weekend. A. Monday was a public holiday in the UK. B. I...

Kazue Ono
May 9, 2024
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ใปใใกใใใใจใใพใ Sharpening Kitchen Knives
Starter Beginner Intermediate Q1. How many kitchen knives do I have? A. 2 B. 3 C. 4 Q2. Which knife do I like? A. Large one B. Small one...

Kazue Ono
Apr 25, 2024
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ใญใใๅฅฝใใชใฐใใ My cat's favourite places
Short and Easy

Kazue Ono
Apr 21, 2024
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ใใใใใ3ใค Three vacuum cleaners
Starter Beginner Intermediate Quiz How many vacuum cleaners do I have now? A) 1 B) 2 C) 3 Choose all the words describing my Dyson vacuum...

Kazue Ono
Apr 5, 2024
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ๆฐใใๅฎถๆ๏ผใใใใใใใใ๏ผNew Family Member
Starter Beginner Intermediate Quiz - Fill in the gaps (1) to (6). The new family member is a female (1)__________ and she is 2 and a...

Kazue Ono
Mar 29, 2024
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ใฟใใใคใใใพใใ Homemade Miso
Starter Beginner Intermediate Q1. The writer drinks miso soup every day and made miso at home on a ________. A) Monday B) Saturday C)...

Kazue Ono
Feb 6, 2024
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ใใใใใใใใถใคใฎใฟใ Houseplant Shop
้ฑๆซใซๆฃๆญฉใใใพใใใใใกใฎ่ฟใใฎ็บใซ่กใใพใใใ่ฆณ่ๆค็ฉใฎใๅบใ่ฆใพใใใๆฅฝใใใฃใใงใใ ่ฆณ่ๆค็ฉใฎๅบใฎใชใผใใผใฏ่ฅใๅฅณใฎไบบใงใใไบไบบใใพใใใคใณใใชใขใฏใดใฃใณใใผใธ้ขจใงใใๅฐใใๅบใงใใใใใใใใๆค็ฉใใใใใใใใพใใ่ฆณ่ๆค็ฉใฎๅๅใฏใใใใใใงใใ็งใใใใใฎใ...

Kazue Ono
Jan 21, 2024
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