An effective way to learn and remember vocabulary is to not only to try to memorize particular words, but also to learn how to define them. As students we often become too dictionary dependent and not actually take the time to learn the meanings of new vocabulary. Often we forget new words and as a result become frustrated and get into a negative state of thinking, believing we can’t easily remember new words. However, we can communicate what we want to say often by defining the word we have forgotten. We do this quite often in our native language when we can’t remember elusive words or when we are just having a mental block. In the process oflearning the definitons of new words we also improve our chances of remembering new words and reinforce words we already know.
Method
This method will work wonders for you vocabulary building, overall fluency and reading. Please put in an effort to follow the steps below.
| 1. Try reading the definitions by yourself 2. Listen to the audio tracks and take mental notes of Kaoru Sensei’s readings * 3. Try to read the definitions in the same manner as Kaoru Sensei 4. Find the English translation for each definition 5. Try to recall the definitions from memory 6. Repeat process until you can define each word from memory 7. Practice an hour for each lesson. DON’T RUSH through these lessons * Only with Kanji Supremacy – These lessons also come with video tutorials |
Vocabulary List with Definitions
| Word | English | Definition |
| あくび | Yawn | ねむくなったり、 あきたりしたときに、 しぜんに口を大きくあけていきをすること。 |
| いじめる | よわい人に、わざとひどいことをする。 | |
| うるさい | 音が大きすぎて、いやだ。 やかましい | |
| えんそく | 学校で、 見学やうんどうのために遠くに出かけること。 | |
| おいしい | あじがよい | |
| かお | 目や、 はなや、 口があるところ。 | |
| 聞く | 声や音を耳でかんじる。 | |
| くせ | いつも、 気づかないうちにしてしまうこと 。 | |
| けいさつ | わるい人をつかまえたり、 みんなのくらしをまもったりするやくしょ | |
| こうえん | みんながあそんだり、 休んだりするためのひろば。 |
Words In English
Bully Excursion Face Park Noisy Yawn Delicious Listen Police Habit
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January 28th, 2009 at 5:07 pm
I have always admired the Japanese and their culture is amazing to me, but I have to admit this bit about them bothers me. I couldn’t imagine getting married or starting a family without love. In this aspect, it seems like Japanese culture is still very primitive. It’s funny how anime/manga is usually very crazy and the characters are sometimes outspoken and unruly. Qiute opposite of how things really are.