Adjective List for Shinigami Story....August 2011

OK...Here is a list of some of the adjectives that have been in lessons and games over the last few weeks....Study hard....I guarantee you will see them all again!

Group 1

1.   (kowagateiru ~ kowaku saseru)  ~  Scared /afraid  ~ scary

2.   (zotto shiteiru ~ zotto saseru)   ~  Terrified ~ terrifying

3.    (zotto shiteiru ~ zotto saseru) ~ Horrified ~ horrifying

4.    (zotto shiteiru ~ zotto saseru) ~ Frightened ~ frightening

5.    (kouchoku shiteiru ~ kouchoku saseru) ~ Petrified ~ petrifying

Group 2

1.   (totsuzen ni kyoufu wo kanjiru ~ totsuzen ni kyoufu wo kanjisaseru) ~ *Alarmed ~ alarming
Alarmed was used in the headlines recently!
http://www.newsmax.com/Headline/Obama-economy-Towery-Newsmax/2011/08/15/id/407369

2.      (koufun shiteiru ~ koufun saseru) ~ Excited ~ exciting

3.     (hazukashii ~ hazukashiku saseru) ~ Embarrassed ~ Embarrassing

 

4.    (hajiteiru) ~ *Ashamed
http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1621529/kanye-west-ashamed-vma-outburst.jhtml
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/05/16/sportsline/main20063286.shtml

 

5.    (yuwaku shiteiru ~ yuwaku saseru) ~ *Tempted ~ tempting

  Tempted was used in these headlines about iphones....
http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2011/07/22/tech/cnettechnews/main20082040.shtml


Group 3

1.    (stress ga aru ~ stress wo ukesaseru) ~ Stressed ~ stressful

2.    (tsukareteiru ~ tsukare saseru) ~ Tired ~ tiring

3.   (tsukarekitteiru ~ tsukarekisaseru) ~ Exhausted ~ exhausting

4.   (koufun shiteiru ~ koufun saseru) ~ Confused ~ confusing

5.   (konran shiteiru ~ konran saseru) ~ Puzzled ~ puzzling

Group 4

1.    (youkyufuman ~ kokyufuman ni saseru) ~ Frustrated ~ frustrating

2.    (komatteiru ~ komaraseru) ~ Troubled ~ troubling

3.    (taikutsu shiteiru ~  taikutsu saseru) ~ Bored ~ boring

4.   (shinpai shiteiru ~ shinpai saseru) ~ Worried ~ worrying

5.    (omoshiroi / kyoumi ga aru ~ omoshiroku saseru / kyoumi wo motaseru) ~ Interested ~ interesting

Shinigami 3 ~ August 22 / 2011

This is the 3rd part of the story.  The man will see Death at the feet of a sick person and use the magic spell to make money. 

He will also meet Death at the head of a sick person....What will he do?

Good Luck!

Saturday night class....

Tadashi came back to visit Nagano during the summer vacation.  He also came to study with us on Saturday night.  It was a lot of fun. 

Tadashi .... wants to be in an advertisement so .... After class we took this picture and it will be in the September issue of Hot Pal. 

Summer Vacation 2011

Summer Vacation is finally over.I enjoyed the last 12 days.
I went to Binzuru and did omikoshi.
           *I met a lot of interesting people but I had sore shoulders for 1 week.

I went to a BBQ with the Monday morning students. 
           *I ate lots of delicious food and talked a lot.  Thanks guys!

Ayako sensei and I went to Chio's house.
            *She cooked us a delicious dinner and we talked until early in the morning.  It was a lot of fun!
While we talked, William made a Lego house.  He had a lot of fun by himself...Go William!

William sensei, Ayako sensei, and I went to Kyoto for  a few days
            *We went to Kinkakuji, Ryoanji, Sanjusangendo and Kiyomizu temple.
            *We also went to 4 buffets and 2 of them were all you can drink.  (I gained lots of weight)
            *William got his picture drawn

From the 13th to the 18th, I saw 2 fires around the station, I taught some classes and met some friends.
By the way, I was happy to see that many people wanted to study during the summer vacation.  I really enjoyed teaching you all.  Thank you all for coming.