Officer Kaoko

Hello, everyone! Sorry for my long absence to this club. I am hoping I would be more active from now on~ Seems like it has been very fun lately. I want to share a lesson I had wrote, I included a character from Naruto . See here -> http://japanese-ken.blogspot.com/2011/01/hiragana-lesson-19-te-de.html

Ah, sorry. I was kinda tired yesterday... There, I edited it. Thank you for pointing it out by the way ;-). Hiragana: Lesson 19 - 'て' [te] & 'で' [de] Kaoko: Hehe, I thought I would do some entertaining once in awhile, so I invited a guest to join us for today’s lesson. And of course, she also has a connection to our today’s subject. And her name is... TENTEN! Tenten: Hi. How are you guys doing? You see, I have two ‘te’s in my name... that’s why Kaoko invited me for today’s lesson. よろしく お願いします ね~ Kaoko: Plus! She will be our guide. Tenten: Hai! 頑張るよ! So, mmm.. you are dealing with the character ‘te’, right? Kaoko: Yes. Mind explaining it to us? Tenten: Sure. て, in hiragana, or テ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent [te]. How its written and how it is pronounced is really easy to remember. We’ll cover it in a moment. As we are here, you may also want to hear some of my name’s trivia. Tenten, "Ten", in Japanese means heaven or heavenly. So in this case, it means "heavenly, heaven". "Tenten" can also mean, "little by little" in Japanese, "this and that", "here and there", or "dot". It is also a possibility that my name insinuates "Ten out of Ten," a reference to my skill in hitting targets- Kaoko: You are going off-topic. Tenten: あ, ごめん. Kaoko: Oh, can you name anything that begins with ‘te’, Tenten? Tenten: Mmm, the first thing (or word) that comes to mind would be ‘敵/てき’. Meaning ‘enemy’, it could also mean ‘opponent’. That reminds me... I once had a opponent who is so strong... her name also begins with ‘te’. Kaoko: Woah, ほんとう です か? Tenten: Yup. Her name is Temari. I had a match with her in the chuunin exam... but, I- I was defeated. Kaoko: Tenten... Tenten: まあ いい. I have some photos of the event. いっしょ に 見ましょう? Kaoko: Sure! This panel has decided our destiny (see my wonderful name?). We confronted each other, ready for the match. This was just so embarrassing... but as you can see, I was defeated...*sigh* Kaoko: Wait, wait... seeing your name again, it was written in Katakana... Tenten: What's wrong with that? Kaoko: But we are having a Hiragana lesson here... Tenten: まあ いい, at least they had learnt some useful facts. Kaoko: But, but... *Closing for the time being* ______________ Pronunciation: 'て' is romanized 'te'. Words with 'て': 'て' at the beginning: 手/て (te -> hand) 敵/てき (teki -> enemy) 手紙/てがみ (tegami -> letter) 天気/てんき (tenki -> weather) 点/てん (ten -> dot; point; mark) 帝国/ていこく (teikoku -> empire) 照る/てる (teru -> to gleam; shine; sparkle) てんぷら (tenpura -> a Japanese dish made from seafood, chicken, or vegetables dipped in batter and deep fried) 天井/てんじょう (tenjou -> ceiling) 'て' in the middle: 最低/さいてい (saitei -> least; lowest; worst) お手洗い/おてあらい (otearai -> toilet; restroom) 迚も/とても (totemo -> very; exceedingly; awfully) 'て' at the end: だって (datte -> but; however; still; even though) Note: Stroke order: ______________ The character 'て' may also be combined with a dakuten, changing it into ‘で’ [de]. With the dakuten added the pronunciation is changed, to 'de'. て + " (dakuten) = で (look below) Pronunciation: ‘で’ is romanized (pronounced) ‘de’ as in ‘demo’. Words with 'で': 'で' at the beginning: です (desu -> expresses politeness toward the listener) でも (demo -> (particle で [de] + も [mo]) even; but; however) 電気/でんき (denki -> electricity) 電話/でんわ (denwa -> telephone) 出る/でる (deru -> to appear, to come forth, to leave) 'で' at the end: まで (made -> untill; as far as; up to) 腕/うで (ude -> arm; skill) Task: You shall write 'て' & 'で' 50 - 100 times in your textbook. If you want, like with the previous lessons, write 'て' 70 times and 'で' 30 times. Memorize the shape, the stroke order, the sound, the pronunciation (echo the sound of the character each time you write it down), etc. And after you are done write 'た', 'ち', ‘つ’ and 'て' one after each repetitively (た, ち, つ, て, etc.) 50 times (100 if you have time). Thank you very much for attending. See you guys again next time! And good luck with your homework!

You've got the point there. I don't think she will declare it either. If I suppose she will, then that would be her last words when she is about to die (in Shinichi's arms) . In your dreams. Haha, I've never seen a scene like that aside in FanFics . Oh, by the way, what's 'HeiWa' ? You got the point. Shinichi and Ran loves each other. While is Ai and Conan, it is only one sided love.

You do not need to quit because of that Xtion-kun . I am quite busy these days, that's the reason I could not be active anymore in here. But I am planning to do so in the near future... and hence, I didn't quit, I am only having a moment absence. But I will return ... and me too, I miss berry-chan .

Hiragana: Lesson 18 - 'つ' [tsu] & 'づ' [dzu] つ, in hiragana, or ツ in katakana, and the variant form ㋡, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both are phonemically /tu͍/ although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is ‘tsu’. In the Ainu language, where the sound /tu͍/ does exist, it is often written as ツ゚ or ト゚. Pronunciation: 'つ' is romanized 'tsu'. Words with 'つ':- 'つ' at the beginning: 土/つち (tsuchi -> earth; soil; dirt) 月/つき (tsuki -> moon) 次/つぎ (tsugi -> next) 翼/つばさ (tsubasa -> wings) 'つ' in the middle: 殺人/さつじん (satsujin -> murder) 美しい/うつくしい (utsukushii -> beautiful) 'つ' at the end: 警察/けいさつ (keisatsu -> police) 待つ/まつ (matsu -> to wait) 勝つ/かつ (katsu -> to win; to gain victory) 術/じゅつ (jutsu -> method; technique) Stroke order: ______________ The character 'つ' may also be combined with a dakuten, changing it into ‘づ’ [dzu]. つ + " (dakuten) = づ (look below) Pronunciation: ‘づ’ is romanized ‘zu’. Note: 'づ' [dzu] isn't used as the first letter for words anymore. It's kinda like 'ぢ', used once then poof *gone*. ______________ The sokuon: it may also be called 小さな つ (chiisana tsu) or ちいさい つ (chiisai tsu), meaning 'small tsu'. You'll often see this in between words and wonder why 'つ' is unusually small. Well, The sokuon is used for various purposes. The main use is to mark a geminate consonant, which is represented in rōmaji (romanized Japanese) by the doubling of the consonant. In speech, the protocol is to motion the mouth into pronouncing the consonant that follows the sokuon and then stop, allowing a slight pause before voicing the consonant. It can also be seen at the end; A glottal stop or “choked sound”. あっ！ Ah! Again, the sokuon: a small form of つ (tsu). In romanization, this is represented by doubling the following consonant. The equivalent in katakana is ッ. いっぱい — ippai (lot of; much; full) もっと — motto (more; even more) すっぱい — suppai (sour) 学校 /がっこう — gakkou Task: You shall write 'つ' & 'づ' 50 - 100 times in your textbook. If you want, like with the previous lessons, write 'つ' 70 times and 'づ' 30 times. Memorize the shape, the stroke order, the sound, the pronunciation (echo the sound of the character each time you write it down), etc. You may also want to practice the small 'つ' (っ): how you should write it, it is just the same how you write the ordinary one (つ) except smaller. And after you've done that, write 'た', 'ち', and 'つ' one after each repetitively (た, ち, つ, た, ち, つ etc.) 50 times (100 if you have time).

Shinichi and Shiho however do make a good pairing, but sadly... it will end up as Shinichi X Ran. I don't like Mitsuhiko being with Haibara either. It's too creepy. The idea send shivers up my spines . I mean... the age gap, even their characterize don't match. Shiho and Saguru makes good pairing IMHO. Gosho doesn't leave his characters without one (spouse). So I personally guarantee he will pair them up ;-). Ah, in movie 10... they were so close !

This club has been closed! Only current members are allowed to contribute! ... Joking~ Welcome Yellowglow! Welcome to Japanese Classroom ! We recommend you to start from the first lesson if you yet haven't learnt the Japanese characters . Who gives you the permission to permit people to join? HUH !!? Joking ~ Anyone who is determined to learn Japanese are welcome ! Well said, Cheesus . It is to them! Oh, thank you, Wakari. But wow, how many Kanjis do you know now ? I'm studying Kanji with this book: It is also very good and simple, I thought Kanji was really difficult, but when I used this book I learnt that they are all just a bunch of simple kanji put together. But I will take a look at the site you recommended . Haha, sorry for not posting lessons lately. I am currently working on the hiragana 'tsu'. But I am having a difficulty in explaining one of the parts. I will have to get Kenny-sensei to look at it first (so to edit it) before posting it. Wow, that's he exact method I did when I was learning Hiragana and Katakana . First I do the vowel section, writing them over and over again, then I went with the k section, I write from ka to ko over and over again, and then from vowel section and k section, in order and repetitively, over and over again, etc. till my textbook is really full!

This made me smile ! LOL! I read this from my mails subscriptions . Man, your writing is still as amazing as ever, Kiel ! I am glad I found some times as to stop by to read your Fan-Fic. It made me laugh reading the final part; it was all just a play ! Good job on that! It was a good twist ~ But still, you lack one thing... and it is -> characters' personalities . Their personalities are a bit off ... unless you did this on purpose . Ran would be too shy as to give Shinichi a chocolate in public. Shinichi is too rude as to do this in public (to kiss Shiho -> and not to mention - RIGHT infront of RAN and in PUBLIC ) --> reminds me of Spiderman 3. When Peter purposely danced with another girl to make MaryJane jealous . And in most animes I had watched so far... guys don't mind receiving chocolate from ANY girl (including Kaito) ! It is very rude as to decline a chocolate given to you especially when they had put all their efforts in to it . It is heart breaking !! Aside all that, it is an excellent fan fic . Though it would be more romantic if you made it this way: Ran gives her chocolate to Shinichi (at school). Shinichi walks home, and was about to eat the chocolate when a dog snatches it away from him and eats it. Shinichi greatly dissapointed walks home as to see Shiho standing infront of his house gate. She hesitantly gives him a chocolate she had made in the lab, an experiment chocolate. Ran's chocolate worth dogs food , while Shiho's chocolate won Shinichi's heart .

LOL! That isn't an episode , nor an OVA , nor even a MOVIE ! That's Lupin III vs. Detective Conan TV Special ... That was very, very interesting, and hilariously awesome ! See screencaps below ?

Nah, I don't think Conan ever loves Ai, maybe as a close friend who shared the same fate... but as far as love her? No, I don't think so. I can say that maybe Ai loves Conan as hinted in many episodes (or chapters)... or at least like him. But I think she had given up on Conan as the story went on . Because nothing can break the relationship between Ran and Shinichi . And Ai isn't that evil as wanting to do that so she can have him . Oh, and I voted for 'Only Ai loves Conan' .

Of course he is! Remember movie 7? Kazuha is Heiji's first love