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7. Well, as I’ve already said when answering question 4, I think it would be very helpful if these lessons started again, even a lesson once a year would be good enough.
In the absence of Koichi, you maybe want me to try giving it a shot? =)
They’re .zip archives, aren’t they? Have you tried extracting them?
Like I’m pretty sure I’ve said before, I’m not bothered. Ask away. =D
They’re both correct, but they don’t quite mean the same thing. The second sentence means that it’s no longer the morning in March any more.
Come to think of it, if the context is that this line immediately follows the one in the Good Life #1 thread, then, yeah, it’s probably meant to be past tense. “I remember the day I was born. It was a very clear morning in March.” Japanese is an extremely contextual language, but you’re not typically required to infer the tense of the sentence from context.
Looks like these are the very first lines of the first episode. Might have to see if I can find the original Japanese script. Or listen to the episode for myself…
Sneaky trick with Japanese: subordinate clauses and the main clause can have different tenses.
The verb 澄む means “to clear up”, which is to say, the past tense 澄んだ means the sky cleared up in the past. It’s probably safe to say that it’s still clear, but either way, it’s still the morning in March (the main clause 三月の朝 is in non-past tense).
澄んだ is past tense. =)
Ask him about it. Think whichever script it is that’s managing membership is being too aggressive – he needs to make sure that it’s actually granting a month’s access with each payment and not just going “well, he’s got a recurring payment active, so I’ll give him access”.
I’ve spent two weeks, six years ago. Really would like to go back, even if it’s just for another brief holiday.
Actually, the Tohoku Region tourism types are offering someone a million yen to travel around southern Miyagi Prefecture for a month next February (and post articles and videos about it on the internet). I’m really tempted to apply, except that I can’t afford to take all of February off work (or rather, my work can’t afford for me to take the month off – it’s the busiest time of year).
Welcome! How was Ritsumeikan?
I was tempted to do it myself, but I could never simultaneously find both the time to do it and the money to afford it.
Yeah, he still replies to e-mails.
Welcome! =)
Welcome!
Just so’s ya know, English is pretty much the ridiculousest of all languages, even without the genered nouns. =)
Welcome! =)
Hi, Doctor Chalk.
We went to Himeji to visit the castle – largest original castle remaining in Japan. Sadly, when we arrived, they’d just commenced a major restoration of the main keep, and so we couldn’t enter it. We did get a guided tour of the grounds and peripheral buildings, and they were certainly impressive enough, but we weren’t able to see the main keep. It’s open again now, so on my next trip, I’ll certainly be visiting it.
I’ve got a huge list of things I want to do if I ever get the chance to visit Japan again. Shikoku is interesting to me as well – the 88 Temple Pilgrimage is tentatively on my list, but since walking the whole thing takes a month or two, that’d be a little bit much for just a holiday. Hokkaido also puts in a few appearances on my list, but for some reason, Hokkaido (and Okinawa) has never grabbed my interest as much as the central areas of Japan.
The Tohoku Region is currently having a competition – the prize is a million yen to travel in Japan, but in exchange, you essentially need to be a tourism ambassador in Miyagi prefecture. Which is to say, it’s presented as a competition, but really they’re advertising for a short-term job. I’m tempted to apply, but the trip has to happen next February, and I’m not sure I can afford to take February off from work.
Well, either way, the website about it is here: https://tohoku365.com/entry.html
