Comments on: Audio Blog #67 - End of Oshōgatsu http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/ Learn Japanese with Daily Podcasts from Tokyo Whether you are Japan-bound or a seasoned speaker, our lessons offer something for everyone. We incorporate culture and current issues into each episode to give the most informative, both linguistically and culturally, podcasts possible. For those of you with just the plane ride to prepare, check our survival phrase series at Japanesepod101.com. One of these phrases just might turn your trip into the best one ever! Yoroshiku O-negai Shimasu! Fri, 21 Nov 2008 23:49:14 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.11 by: Miki http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240065 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:17:16 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240065 ＞Sindyさん Happy new year! good!You spent nice holidays:grin: I enjoyed Christmas Eve ,How about you? Presidential elections are also hot topic in japan:grin: ＞Sindyさん
Happy new year!
good!You spent nice holidays :grin:
I enjoyed Christmas Eve ,How about you?

Presidential elections are also hot topic in japan :grin:

]]> by: Ｓｉｎｄｙシンディー http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240063 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:15:46 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240063 Japan is waiting for me very soon, I'm coming home!!!:nihon: S_R_C Japan is waiting for me very soon, I’m coming home!!! :nihon: S_R_C

]]> by: Miki http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240050 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 04:01:40 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240050 ＞まーきー AOKY:cool: あけおめぇ〜！今年はサル年じゃなくて残念だね:lol:キーキーキー！ ＞watermenさん よかった:grin:今年もよろしくおねがいします！ ＞プチクレアさん 明けましておめでとうございます！今年もよろしくおねがいします！ そうですね、「七」はきっと特別な数字ですね。日本には七福神という七人の神様もいます:grin: 七つもデザートがあるなんていいですね:lol: 全部食べたら太ってしまうかな？ ＞Carlo さん 日本はだいたいの会社が２９日からお休みです。今年は休みを上手に使って、９日間お休みを取れた人もいるみたいです:lol: 二日から仕事に戻るというと大変だなぁと思ってしまいます。日本ではお正月はのんびり過ごす時ですから:wink: でもクリスマスはもちろん仕事です:cool: 「パンドロ」おいしそうですね！甘いもの大好きです:lol: ＞rigoさん Im back:grin: I enjoyed（ing???:lol:） special food!and...gaining weight:cool:It's just as I thought.:roll: ＞Neilさん I also ll study English more:grin:I have test next week:cool: ことし　も　よろしく　おねがいします！ ＞maxiwawaさん Thank you for easy-to-understand explanation:grin: 今年もよろしくおねがいします！ ＞デボン さん 明けましておめでとう〜:lol:今年もよろしくお願いします！ はい、少し太りました:cool::mrgreen: 運動しなくちゃ！ ＞まーきー
AOKY :cool:
あけおめぇ〜！今年はサル年じゃなくて残念だね :lol: キーキーキー！

＞watermenさん
よかった :grin: 今年もよろしくおねがいします！

＞プチクレアさん
明けましておめでとうございます！今年もよろしくおねがいします！
そうですね、「七」はきっと特別な数字ですね。日本には七福神という七人の神様もいます :grin:
七つもデザートがあるなんていいですね :lol:
全部食べたら太ってしまうかな？

＞Carlo さん
日本はだいたいの会社が２９日からお休みです。今年は休みを上手に使って、９日間お休みを取れた人もいるみたいです :lol:
二日から仕事に戻るというと大変だなぁと思ってしまいます。日本ではお正月はのんびり過ごす時ですから :wink:
でもクリスマスはもちろん仕事です :cool:
「パンドロ」おいしそうですね！甘いもの大好きです :lol:

＞rigoさん
Im back :grin:
I enjoyed（ing??? :lol: ） special food!and…gaining weight :cool: It’s just as I thought. :roll:

＞Neilさん
I also ll study English more :grin: I have test next week :cool:
ことし　も　よろしく　おねがいします！

＞maxiwawaさん
Thank you for easy-to-understand explanation :grin:
今年もよろしくおねがいします！

＞デボン さん
明けましておめでとう〜 :lol: 今年もよろしくお願いします！
はい、少し太りました :cool: :mrgreen:
運動しなくちゃ！

]]> by: Ｓｉｎｄｙシンディー http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240039 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:24:57 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240039 Ｍｉｋｉ美樹 Fat!*just kidding* :wink: Happy New Year 2008! :cool: I spent new year with my family not like last year that I went to Times Square remember? :twisted: We watch the ball drop on Spanish TV, We ate a Mexican dish call Tamales and drink some champaign, wine, Japanese beer, etc. :oops::lol: How was your Christmas eve ehhhh? :hachimaki: あなたは単に最も良いです！ I look foward to better times after that the elections. :wink: S_R_C Ｍｉｋｉ美樹 Fat!*just kidding* :wink:

Happy New Year 2008! :cool:

I spent new year with my family not like last year that I went to Times Square remember? :twisted:
We watch the ball drop on Spanish TV, We ate a Mexican dish call Tamales and drink some champaign, wine, Japanese beer, etc. :oops: :lol:

How was your Christmas eve ehhhh? :hachimaki:
あなたは単に最も良いです！

I look foward to better times after that the elections. :wink: S_R_C

]]> by: Miki http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240034 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:16:36 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240034 :nihon::dogeza:明けまして　おめでとうございます:dogeza::nihon: みなさんはどんなお正月を過ごしましたか？ 私はバーゲンに出かけたり、マラソンを見たり、おいしいものを食べたりしました:lol: もちろん初詣にも行きましたよ:cool:とっっっっても人がたくさんいて、混雑していました:cry: みなさんにとって幸せな一年になりますように！ 今年もよろしくおねがいします:wink::kokoro: :nihon: :dogeza: 明けまして　おめでとうございます :dogeza: :nihon:

みなさんはどんなお正月を過ごしましたか？
私はバーゲンに出かけたり、マラソンを見たり、おいしいものを食べたりしました :lol:
もちろん初詣にも行きましたよ :cool: とっっっっても人がたくさんいて、混雑していました :cry:

みなさんにとって幸せな一年になりますように！
今年もよろしくおねがいします :wink: :kokoro:

]]> by: デボン http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240033 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 03:11:03 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240033 美樹さん～　あけましておめでとう！今年もよろしくお願いします! 太りましたかな？　:oops: 美樹さん～　あけましておめでとう！今年もよろしくお願いします!

太りましたかな？　 :oops:

]]> by: Glenn http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240022 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:34:50 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240022 I know how you feel Miki I too put on weight over New Year's. I love learning about Japanese superstitions and now I have another one. Problem is one goes in and another drifts off into the recesses of my mind. I know how you feel Miki I too put on weight over New Year’s.

I love learning about Japanese superstitions and now I have another one. Problem is one goes in and another drifts off into the recesses of my mind.

]]> by: markystar http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240016 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:14:04 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240016 PS: JK about the LatinPod101 thing... :lol: PS: JK about the LatinPod101 thing… :lol:

]]> by: markystar http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240015 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 02:13:39 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-240015 auspicious is a great word!! it comes from the Latin words avis (bird) and spex (watching). the augurs (a kind of fortune teller/soothsayer) in ancient Rome would watch the flight patterns of birds to predict the future or determine what days were lucky (auspicious) for certain occasions or which were unlucky (inauspicious) for certain occasions. just an upcoming tidbit from LatinPod101.com :lol: auspicious is a great word!! it comes from the Latin words avis (bird) and spex (watching). the augurs (a kind of fortune teller/soothsayer) in ancient Rome would watch the flight patterns of birds to predict the future or determine what days were lucky (auspicious) for certain occasions or which were unlucky (inauspicious) for certain occasions.

just an upcoming tidbit from LatinPod101.com :lol:

]]> by: maxiewawa http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-239971 Thu, 10 Jan 2008 00:18:46 +0000 http://www.japanesepod101.com/2008/01/09/audio-blog-67-end-of-oshogatsu/#comment-239971 Ah yes, auspicious. It's come to mean "lucky", but only when referring to Asia (usually East Asia), and only when referring to superstitious areas. You can't say "I was late, but the bus driver drove extra quick, I'm was so auspicious". But you can say "I chose my Chinese name as an auspicious combination of three characters". "Inauspicious" is the opposite of "auspicious". Ah yes, auspicious. It’s come to mean “lucky”, but only when referring to Asia (usually East Asia), and only when referring to superstitious areas.

You can’t say “I was late, but the bus driver drove extra quick, I’m was so auspicious”.

But you can say “I chose my Chinese name as an auspicious combination of three characters”.

“Inauspicious” is the opposite of “auspicious”.

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