Fundamentalism

Fundamentalism represents perhaps the greatest threat to peace on a world-wide scale that human civilization faces at the moment. In particular, religious fundamentalism. (Continued)

時間に関する前置詞 - prepositions of time

In this entry I want to look at some prepositions of time - in, for, till, by - which are often confused by learners of English. There are of course many more such prepositions, but I think it is better if we just focus on a few tricky ones. (Continued)

したい!I want to … !

英語では、「何かがしたい」と言うときは、「want + to + 動詞の原型」という構文を使います。次の例文を見てください: (Continued)

Adjective + Preposition

Prepositions can be tricky to learn as they can be used with such a range of meanings. In this post I am going to introduce some common ‘adjective + preposition’ combinations.

prepositions - 前置詞
a range of meanings - 幅広い・様々な意味
combinations - 組あわせ
adjective - 形容詞 (Continued)

Thoughts on Japan

I’ve been thinking recently about what I’ve learnt from my six and a half years in Japan. I’ve learnt a lot about the country and the people and some of my friends tease me by saying I have almost become Japanese. Living abroad is often a psychological catalyst for change and personal development, and I think that has been true of my time living here. (Continued)

どれぐらい?何回? - frequency

このポストで、現在形を使って、「~することがありますか?」とか「どれぐらいやりますか?」とかと言うような質問から始まるやりとりを勉強します。 (Continued)