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Brand

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The two of us met and started dating three years ago.


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Once, she stopped in front of an open elevator door.

This is actually one of my first essays.

Actually quite a few of my essays started with doors opening and closing and being careful not to stand when on a moving train. Throw in a few things I memorized for a lark et voila! One slightly wierd but readable and gramatical essay. I had my sensei look through it first of course.

I'm still trying to find a place to use the full text of :icon_mrgreen: ? ...


?? : Literally Brand, a burn caused by hot iron (as in branding cows). Figuratively used as a deep mark or impression.

?? : Two of us. Or two people. Also used in a restaurant.

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?(te form of see http://japanese.about.com/bl_verbs.htm ) a chance meeting
? literally "came together" but in this context meaning romantically
(ta form of http://japan-studies.com/language/gramm ... kei/ta.php ) started

?:
Three years ago
? a thing of

: At one time (lit There was a time)
?: When I was young (lit The time when I was small)

?? : Opened door (this one you hear on the subways alot listen for it)
: Elevator (by which the Japanese mean the lift)

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?? :
?(hand) ?(object marker to indicate what follows is talking about the hand)
(ta form of in this context to mean to be caught. It also has a meaning of being sucked in )

: That's why ...
: Up till now...
?? : Still
??: Afraid

?????? : This is the modified form of the exclamation you can hear at least once in almost any anime
?? : by my two hands
???? : (You) ?(object marker) (te form of ?? or protect) (to give)
protection becomes an object (when modified by te form) which can be given.

? : : ta-form of ?? or said
A?B??? = B said "A". In this case the speaker is implied.

?? : In the end.

: Lit The (brief) moment of a Morning Glory. A short burst of brilliance gone too soon. Set phrase.

???? : ??(door) ?(object marker) ? (press / hold)

? (habit)

This is intresting! Its good for english learner too. Please continue.

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I had lived in India for a year from July 2005. This is a translation of the blog which I maintained at that time.

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Recollections of India

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Elephanta Island is a small island 9km south of Mumbai.

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When we arrived, Mumbai's rainy season had just started.


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Although it (the island) is called Elephanta Island, (we) didn't see a single elephant.

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But there were alot of cows, goats and monkeys.

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Entry fee was 250 Rs. Even though it was cheaper in US dollars, it was (still) a little expensive.

????????????????In a cave in the center of the island are 7th Century stone carvings. Although old, it seemed to be in good condition.

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On our way (to the cave), perhaps the earlier rain had softened the soil, a tree (uprooted) and fell in front of us without warning.

http://singaporeanindia.blogspot.com/20 ... gs-my.html

Oh yeah btw ... if you find any grammatical errors please tell me ya? I need to shape up for my coming exams been pretty sloppy with my grammar lately.

Translating my own blog is a right pain in the arse ...

This next article is taken from the Japanese version of Wikibooks.?They do have several good english/japanese articles.

http://ja.wikibooks.org/wiki/%E4%B8%AD% ... 4.E7.BF.92

Our solar system /

Do you ever wonder about the things in the sky

(??) Our -- ??(we) , (Our)

, ??Sun)???System?

Do you ever wonder about the things in the sky