Getting Cultured

We did adjectives today: in the past tense, as well as the past negatiive tense. In Japanese, the adjective has to agree. Well, only i-adjectives, actually, whereas the na-adjectives behave normally.

For example, the word for warm is atatakai (あたたかい).
In the past tense this becomes: atatakakatta (あたたかかった).
In the negative it is: atatakakunai (あたたかくない).
Whilst in the past negative: atatakakunakatta (あたたかくなかった).
Such a tongue-twister.

Went into Tenjin with Flick after doing my homework (she went to help with Izumi's class). We went to Rainbow Plaza and got some information about Aikido dojos: there's supposedly one in Chikushino (where we live) which is cool since at the worst we could cycle there. We've got the phone number, so we will get Kanashima-san to phone them tomorrow!

We also got some details about Taiko classes. Seb also sent Binks an email saying there's a place that has a class every weekend for only ￥2000 a month (that's £2.50 a lesson), however he forgot to include the email addresse or web site. D'oh!

Went shopping afterwards. Well, I followed Flick round the clothes shops! Neither of us got anything. She had a conversation class, as well, so left whilst I carried on going round the Tenjin shops. I explored the underground arcade, but there weren't any really interesting places. Mostly clothes shops.

Had dinner with Nozomi and co. They invited me to play with them in the park, but I declined. Who can say what they do in the dark at 8pm...