There was a fire this morning down the street. I heard the sirens wailing all morning long. I figured something was up, but since the earth didn’t shake any, I didn’t think it was anything too widespread. S-kun from class talked to the police, and they said it was probably caused by a cigarette– somebody fell asleep smoking. Apparently that happens a lot here.<\/p>\n
Unlike the US, Japan still like cigarettes. <\/p>\n
I lucked out in one regard today: S-sensei skipped today’s quiz. It was nice to have a break from that for a change. Mondays are still a little rough. Okay, not as rough as they could be.<\/p>\n
I learned some fun new phrases in JBPP today: \u00e3\u0081\u201d\u00e9\u0081\u00a0\u00e6\u2026\u00ae\u00e3\u0081\u00aa\u00e3\u0081\u008f and \u00e3\u0081\u201d\u00e5\u00bf\u0192\u00e9\u2026\u008d\u00e3\u0081\u00aa\u00e3\u0081\u008f (Don’t hold yourself back, and don’t worry, but very polite versions.) I also learned that \u00e5\u00be\u0152\u00e3\u0081\u00bb\u00e3\u0081\u00a9 can be anything from 15 minutes to never. Sort of like “later,” I guess.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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