Thursday, July 21, 2011

Today's Word

強姦 Goukan
Rape

note: 強姦 is used to name a crime, it is a noun. In slang we can say レイプ reipu, and the verb "to rape" is 犯す okasu.

Wednesday, July 20, 2011

Today's Word

怪談 Kaidan
Tale of Horror

怪談(かいだん)とは、怖さや怪しさを感じさせる物語の総称。日本古来のものを限定して呼ぶ場合もある From http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E6%80%AA%E8%AB%87
Tales of Horror is the collective name given to stories intended to inspire fright or suspicion. It can be used specifically to refer to horror stories of Japanese origin as well. 

Today's Word

高所恐怖症 Kousyokyouhusyou
Acrophobia



「高所恐怖症」に効く薬が実験によって明らかにされる

Experimentation reveals a medicine effective against acrophobia

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

Today's Word

キリン Kirin
Giraffe

キリンは長い首をもつ哺乳類だ
A giraffe is a mammal with a long neck

Today's Word

パン Pan 
Bread

焼いたパンは、焼き立てが一番美味しい
Bread is best when it is freshly baked

Tomorrow: another new word