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Chapter 3

上 ª うえ ª Above

下 ª した  ª Below

中 ª なか  ª Middle

外 ª そと  ª Outside

右 ª みぎ  ª Right

工 ª こう・く  ª Craft

左 ª ひだり  ª Left

前 ª ぜん・まえ  ª Before

後 ª あと・うし・ご  ª After - Back

午 ª ご  ª Noon

門 ª かど・もん  ª Gate

間 ª あいだ  ª Between

東 ª とう・ひがし  ª East

西 ª にし  ª West

南 ª   みなみ ª South

{4/100} ~ 100 days or productivity

More japanese for me today, I need to work on my handwriting however it’s pretty bad haha how my Japanese teachers put up with me I don’t know 🙇

Chapter 2

日     ª     にち・ひ             ª     Sun / Day / Sunday

月     ª     つき・げつ         ª     Moon / Month / Monday

火     ª     か・ひ                ª     Fire / Tuesday

水     ª     すい・みず         ª     Water / Wednesday

木     ª     もく・き             ª     Tree / Thursday

金     ª     かね・きん         ª     Gold / Friday

土     ª     つち・ど             ª     Soil / Saturday

曜     ª     よう                    ª     Weekday

本     ª     ほん・もと         ª     Book / Base

人     ª     ひと・じん         ª     Person

今     ª     いま・こん         ª     Now

寺     ª     じ・てら             ª     Temple

時     ª     じ・とき             ª     Hour / time

半     ª     はん・なか          ª     Half

刀     ª     とう・かたな      ª     Sword

Chapter 1 

一     ª     いち             ª     One

二     ª     に                  ª     Two

三     ª     さん               ª     Three

四     ª     よん・し       ª     Four

五     ª     ご                  ª     Five

六     ª     ろく               ª     Six

七     ª     しち・なな    ª     Seven

八     ª     はち               ª     Eight

九     ª     きゅう・く    ª     Nine

十     ª     じゅう           ª     Ten

百     ª     ひゃく           ª     Hundred

千     ª     せん               ª     Thousand

万     ª     まん               ª     Ten thousand

円     ª     えん               ª     Yen

口     ª     くち               ª     Mouth

Okay, so this will be a mini post just explaining what I found out on the interview day about the time abroad: First, you can study or work during this time abroad, though places like China and Japan don’t tend to have work placements. (Japan you can work part time after 3 months of residency- most of the time)

Second, as of 2018, the cost of this course is £1350 (which is paid by student finance) which means that you would be in somewhat less debt than if it were the normal tuition for a year. (Yay) this is paid to the university and covers if you are studying abroad so you pay no fees yourself. You do however, in most cases, pay for your flights and for your living - accommodation, food, travel etc. In some cases, if you do well enough in your exams you can get a scholarship at some universities, for example the Fukuoka Women’s University will pay for your travel to and from Japan and your accommodation. You also get quite a bit more maintenance loan to cover you while you are abroad so thats nice, but it’s advised you save before going too. 

Third, your year abroad does not count toward your degree. (unless you want it to?) You will be expected to study the language and take standard classes in that language alongside native speakers. It does look good on your CV and degree, but don’t worry if you aren’t quite good enough to ace every exam in your study language while abroad, that being said you can ask for the grades to be converted over and add them to your degree if you wish.

Fourth, You are expected to come back shit-hot in whatever language you are studying. For Japanese, you have 5 Non-native levels. N5 which is beginner to N1 which is better than most native speakers. When you return from your time abroad you are expected to be at least N2 level.

Fifth, In most cases, your first year is a doss, its there to get you into the swing of things while also giving you your first real taste of freedom (if you’ve just left school) so they don’t count your grades towards your final degree. Sounds nice right? Well, in the case of languages and specifically Japanese studies, it counts. Not towards your degree but towards the University you will study at in Japan. As you apply for your year abroad during your second year before you exams, the only information they have to go off is the first year results. So knuckle down or you may not get into the university you want.

And finally, you don’t just have to go for a year. Exciting right? If you wish to go for just one Semester, thats okay. You can. But you can also stay for longer too, during the lecture they expressed that the University want you to immerse yourself and learn as much as possible while your in your third year, this also means that as soon as you finish your exams in the June for second year, they encourage you to go then and if you can afford it, not come back until your classes start again mid September for Y4. Thats 15 months. 

【はみ出すなら思いっきり！】わらじソースカツ丼 1. Lay out 3 slices of pork loin (bacon) 2. Lightly tenderise until one large loin sheet 3. Dust with desired amount of salt and black pepper 4. Cover pork sheet in flour, beaten egg mixture and breadcrumbs 5. Shallow fry in large pan until golden on both sides  While frying make sauce: 1. In bowl mix: 2 teaspoons of Miso 2 teaspoons of ketchup 50ml of Worcester sauce  Serve on bed of shredded cabbage or lettuce and garnish with sauce and sesame seeds. Enjoy!