January 8, 2014 -- Wednesday  (Monday and Tuesday were snow/cold days)
平成二十六年一月八日　－－　水曜日



Students worked on their oral presentations, with help from Kimmel Sensei

Two handouts, one being "Kanji of the Year, 2014" and the other being famous haiku for the New Year from the Hyakunin Isshu  百人一首　(One Hundred Poems by One Hundred Famous Poets)

Kanji of the Year in Japan, 2014

輪	わ	1: ring; circle; loop; 2: hoop; 3: wheel; 4: circle (e.g. of friends)
	りん	counter for wheels and flowers

車　くるま　（wheeled vehicle）

plus

侖	be methodical;   think;	おも.う    リン    ロン
	(not in common use)

五輪　　｛大会｝

ごりん　たいかい

one of the expressions for The Olympics

One Hundred Famous Haiku

 selected and translated into English by Daniel C. Buchanan

    Japan Publications, Inc., Tokyo            1979

名代に

若水あびる

烏かな

Myoudai ni

Wakamizu abiru

karasu kana!

As my deputy

It bathes in New Year's water.

See, there is a crow!

                          by Issa

初夢や

秘めてかたらず

一人笑む

Hatsu yume ya

Himete katarazu

Hitori emu

With the year's first dream

I told no one my secret,

But smiled to myself.

                     by Sho-u

絵にかいた

ようなくもあり

初日の出

E ni kaita

You na kumo ari

Hatsu-hinode

Like a lovely cloud

In a beautiful picture,

New Year's first sunrise.

                         by Shusai

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宿題　Homework:
Write the 4 character Japanese expression for the Olympics 20 times.