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mi nds???

i
Good guess, Mr. Pole. It is a sibling of the body part-i-adjective
combos. This time, I would like to bring your attention to
expressions combining C[ki] (mind) and S [kokoro] (heart), with
i-adjectives. These two words are staples for combination forms
in everyday conversation, with ki combining with more than 120
wordsincluding not only i-adjectives, but verbsand kokoro with
more than 40 words. Presented here are the more common of
such expressions, along with three more body part-related ones.
Mr. Pole
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1
15
2 14
5
4
3
6
7
8
9
10 13
11
12
Several friends of mine have commented on me,
saying, ki ga oi desu ne (You have many minds.),
but I have no idea what they mean. I think I m not
supposed to take these words literally because I m
not aware of more than one mind in my head, of
course! My guess is, the phrase is really something
like those body part and i-adjective combinations you
talked about in our previous class (May 10). Am I
fast@
D
e
s
ig
n

:
M
a
s
a
k
o

B
a
n
i - a d j ect i v es
early
fast

hayai
heavy
d
omoi
short
Z
mijikai
long

nagai
small

chisai
weak

yow ai
young

w akai
many

oi
strong

tsuyoi
nice
good
wide
narrow
L
hiroi

semai
mind
C
@
ki
hasty; impatient
3 short@
short-tempered; impatient
4 long
patient; easy-going
5 small@
timid
6 weak@
weak-willed; timid
7 young
young at heart
8 many @
capricious; fickle
9 strong@
strong-willed; aggressive
10 good@
good-natured
2 heavy@
in no mood to; feeling reluctant
15 fast@
feet;
leg(s)
@
ashi
perishable; easy to go bad

ashi ga
11 wide@
heart
S
@
kokoro
generous
S
kokoro ga
12 narrow@
S
kokoro ga
narrow-minded
14 heavy@
waist
lower back
@
koshi
slow to act

koshi ga
Did all the expressions on the left make sense to you? Now,
let s see if you can apply what you have just learned to the
c
Oda-san no oku-san w a
13 good@
arm(s)
r
@
ude
skilled; good at
r
ude ga
For answers to fill in the boxes,
check with i-adjectives on the left
that have corresponding numbers.

C
C
S
r
With cooperation from Akiko E. Yasukawa
ki
mind
Mr. Oda s wife is strong-willed (aggressive) but generous.
generous strong-willed
Oda-san s wife
~x v B
mo f uyu-yasumi no kekaku desu ka
A plan for winter vacation already? You must be impatient.
impatient
l
go-shujin w a ryori no
Your husband is good at cooking. I envy you.
I
ippan-teki ni
Generally speaking, short-tempered people suffer a loss.
short-tempered
generally suffer a loss
f ...
kyo-ju ni kotow aranakereb a-narimasen
I have to give (them) my refusal today. I m reluctant.
already winter vacation plan
skilled
one s husband
Z
w atashi no tansho w a
my
B
desu ne
in no mood to
within today
~ J
toku ni tsuyu no nama-mono w a
Uncooked foods, particularly in rainy season, go bad fast.
especially
easy to go bad
In job interviews at J apanese companies, you are sometimes
asked to describe the strengths and weaknesses in your
character. Take stock of yourself and try filling in the boxes
in the following sentence with expressions from this and the
Vol. 3 lesson that best fit your character.
My main strength is , but my main weakness is .
W
h
a
t? D
id

th
e
y

m
e
a
n

t
o

s
a
y

I

w
a
s

c
a
p
r
i
c
i
o
u
s
?

F
i
c
k
l
e
?

W
e
l
l
,

p
e
o
p
l
e

d
o

m
i
s
t
a
k
e

m
e
for w h a t I m n o t ! ! . . .

ga
C
ki
C
ki

ga

ga
C
ki

ga
C
ki

ga
C
ki

ga
C
ki

ga
C
ki

ga
C
ki

ga
C
ki

ga
C
ki
ashi koshi ude kokoro
feet; leg(s) waist arm(s) heart
A
desu ga
B
desu
l B
hito w a son o shimasu

desu ga c hosho w a
B
desu
B
desu
strength(s) weakness(es)
B A B
desu ne urayamashi desu
meal; cooking I envy you.
B
desu
must decline/refuse
uncooked food rainy season
5-minute Japanese Class by Hitomi Hirayama
Vo l . 4
many
mi nds???
Copyright 1999 The Yomiuri Shimbun

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