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ใฉใใใใใใญ Reading Glasses
Starter Beginner Intermediate Text without furigana and English translation ๆ่ฟใๆฐใใใใใญใ่ฒทใใพใใใใฌในใใฉใณใงใในใใใงใใ I recently bought a new pair of glasses. Theyโre handy at restaurants. ็งใฏใ ใใใๆฏๆฅใใใญใใใใฆใใพใใใงใใใใผใซใซ่กใๆใจใๆ
่กใฎๆใฏใณใณใฟใฏใใฌใณใบใใคใใพใใ I wear my glasses almost every day. However, I wear contact lenses on days when I go to the swimming pool and when Iโm travelling. ๅ
ๆใใใฉใณในใฎใใชใซๆ
่กใซ่กใใพใใใไน
ใใถใใซใณใณใฟใฏใใฌใณใบใใคใใพใใใ่็ผใๅงใพใฃใใใใใฌในใใฉใณใงใกใใฅใผใ่ฆใๆใซๅคงๅคใงใใใ In August, I went on a trip to Paris in France. I

Kazue Ono
Sep 4
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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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ใใใใ Incense Sticks
Starter Beginner Intermediate SWAY EDIT. ใซใกใคใใญใผใฝใฏ Text without furigana and English translation ๅ
้ฑใฎๆฅๆๆฅใซใญใณใใณใฎใทใงใผใใฃใใใซ่กใใพใใใๆฅๆฌใฎใๅบใใใใพใใใ Last Sunday, I went to Shoreditch in London. There was a Japanese shop there. ใทใงใผใใฃใใใงใใใใใๅบใ่ฆใคใใพใใใ้่ฒจๅฑใงใใๅ
ฅใๅฃใซใฎใใใใใใฃใฆใใฆใๆฅๆฌ้ขจใงใใ I found an interesting shop in Shoreditch. It was a general store. There was a noren hanging at the entrance, in Japanese style. ๅบใซๅ
ฅใฃใฆใฟใพใใใๆฅๆฌใฎใ่ๅญใฟใใใช็ฉใใใใพใใใใงใใใใใฏ้ฃใน็ฉใงใฏใใใพใใใใ็ท้ฆใงใใ็งใฏใณใกใใณใผใใผใฎใ็ท้ฆใ่ฒทใใพใใใใณใกใใฏๆฅๆฌใฎๅซ่ถๅบใฎๅๅใงใใ

Kazue Ono
Jun 27
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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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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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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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่ฒทใ็ฉ(ใใใใฎ) Shopping
Starter Beginner Intermediate ไปๆฅใ่ฒทใ็ฉใซ่กใใพใใใในใผใใผใใๆฅ็จๅใฎๅบใใใชใผใฌใใใฏใทใงใใใชใฉใซ่กใใพใใใ Right now, I went shopping today. I went to a supermarket, an...

Kazue Ono
Jul 25, 2025
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ใใฃใใ ใใใ A Week in My Life
Starter Beginner Intermediate ๅ
้ฑใฎๆๆๆฅใซในใผใใผใซ่กใใพใใใใใณใจใ็ไนณใจใ่ใจใ้่ใ่ฒทใใพใใใใใใใใใซใใใฉใผใกใณใ2ใค่ฒทใใพใใใๅญใฉใใซใใใพใใใ Last Monday I went to the...

Kazue Ono
Jun 14, 2025
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ใฆใฌใใ Tenugui - Japanese Tea Towels
Starter Beginner Intermediate English Transcription I went to Japan in April this year. I bought tenugui in Japan. Today, I...

Kazue Ono
May 17, 2025
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iPhone 16eใฎใใใ Pre-order the iPhone 16e
Starter Beginner Intermediate ใขใณใฑใผใ Text without furigana ็งใฎใใใใ้ป่ฉฑใฏiPhoneSEใงใใ2020ๅนดใซ่ฒทใใพใใใใใฎใiPhone 16eใไบ็ดใใพใใใ...

Kazue Ono
Feb 25, 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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12ๆ23ๆฅ 23 December
Starter Beginner Intermediate Katakana Games for Christmas Text without furigana 12ๆ23ๆฅ ็งใฏไปๆ8ๆใซ่ตทใใพใใใๆใใฏใใ้ฃในใพใใใ9ๆๅใซในใผใใผใซ่กใใพใใใในใผใใผใงใฏใชในใใน...

Kazue Ono
Dec 23, 2024
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10ๆ(ใใค)ใฎใใ ใใพใค Weekedn in October
Starter Beginner Intermediate QUIZ Please select the places I visited over the weekend according to the blog. Indicate Friday, Saturday...

Kazue Ono
Oct 21, 2024
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ๅ ่ฃ ็ด๏ผใปใใใใ๏ผWrapping Paper
Short and Easy

Kazue Ono
Aug 17, 2024
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ใขใคในใณใผใใผใ็ถใฎๆฅ๏ผใกใกใฎใฒ๏ผใซIced Coffee for Father's Day
Starter Beginner Intermediate QUIZ - Let's fill in the spaces (1)-(8)! The third Sunday in June is Father's Day. I gave my father a gift...

Kazue Ono
Jun 12, 2024
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ใใใใใใใฐใ New Bag
Starter Beginner Intermediate Quiz True or False I bought the bag a long time ago. The bag is dark brown. The bag is not for work. The...

Kazue Ono
Apr 11, 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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ใพใใใ่ฒท๏ผใ๏ผใใซ Going to Buy a Pillow
Starter Beginner Intermediate Q1. Who did I go shopping with? A) Alone. B) With a friend. C) With my husband. D) With my children. Q2....

Kazue Ono
Mar 3, 2024
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ใใใกใใจใในใฑใใ Tea and Biscuits
็งใฏๆฏ้ฑในใผใใผใซ่กใใพใใไป้ฑใฏในใผใใผใง็ด
่ถใจใในใฑใใใ่ฒทใใพใใใ ็งใฏๆฏๆฅใ็ด
่ถใ้ฃฒใฟใพใใๅ
้ฑใใกใซ็ด
่ถใใใใพใใใงใใใไป้ฑใฎ่ฒทใ็ฉใชในใใซๅ
ฅใใพใใใ ใคใฎใชในใฎในใผใใผใฎ็ด
่ถๅฃฒใๅ ดใฏๅคงใใใงใใ็ด
่ถใฏใใคใEnglish...

Kazue Ono
Jan 16, 2024
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ใฏใชในใในใฎใใใ Christmas Vegetables
12ๆ22ๆฅใซในใผใใผใฎใใชใใชใผใๆฅใพใใใใฏใชในใในใฎ้ฃใน็ฉใ่ฒทใใพใใใ่ใจ้่ใ่ฒทใใพใใใ้่ใฏใใใใใใจใใซใใใใจใใใผในใใใใจใ่ฝใญใฃใใใงใใ ๆฅๆฌใซไฝใใงใใๆใใใผในใใใใ็ฅใใพใใใงใใใใใผในใใใใฏ็ฝใใฆใ้ทใใงใใ็ฝใซใใใใจใ่จใใพใใ...

Kazue Ono
Dec 23, 2023
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