Reams of Homework

I had two Japanese lessons today, though they weren’t that interesting: more confusing that anything, I suppose. I’m enjoying it still though, and I’m just about getting my head around the concept of transitive and intransitive verbs. We don’t make that much distinction in English: we just use that same word, but in a different way: “I open the door.” (transitive) vs. “The door opens.” (intransitive). The Japanese have separate words for each usage. Granted, they are often similar, but there is no rule for forming one from the other. It means you have to remember two verbs instead of one, and which is transitive and which is intransitive. A little complicated, I think.

That’s been my day, as I’ve just been doing my homework since I returned home. It took about three hours in total! At least my weekend is free now, though! We have Kanashima-san’s party tonight at a French restaurant in Ijiri. We have been told that it should not cost more than £25: it’s quite posh, I’m lead to believe. I’m not sure how much I like French food, either, but I have a cup-a-soup at home for when I get back if necessary. There is also Family Mart if I am starving.