Is there a hobby or activity that you have loved doing for a long time?
\nIs there one thing that you can become completely absorbed with while you are doing it?
\nFor me, it is hiking.
\nStarting with Mt. Takao, I have been recently hiking mountains that are about 3,000 meters in height.
\nI love the simplicity of Hiking.
\nYou just need to go up a tall mountain, and come down from it!
\n\u201cWhat one likes, one will do well\u201d is a proverb.
\nWhen it comes to doing something you like, you can focus on it, and continue doing it without feeling tired.
\nBecoming engaged with a passionate heart, you will find ways to improve yourself.
\nAnd no matter how many times you fail, you will pick it up again and keep on challenging without giving up.
\nThis leads to something marvelous in the end.
\nIt would look something look like this in a conversation.<\/p>\n
A:<\/strong> \u201cDid you cook this, B? You\u2019re almost as good as a professional chef!\u201d
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\nKono ry\u014dri, B-san ga tsukutta ndesu ka? Puro-namidesu ne!
\nB:<\/strong> \u201cI just liked cooking for a long time.\u201d
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\nIeie. Mukashi kara ry\u014dri ga sukinadakedesu yo \u0304.
\nA:<\/strong> \u201cIt\u2019s really good! This is what it means when someone says what one likes, one will do well!”
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\nHont\u014dni oish\u012b! \u201cSukikosomononoj\u014dzunare\u201ddesu ne.<\/p><\/blockquote>\nHave you ever heard someone describing you as amazing?
\nIt is something you unknowingly achieve after continuing to do something you like for a long time.
\nWhile you work hard, you naturally end up with advanced skills.
\nHave you ever had something like that? You might be saying you are nobody with nothing special.
\nBut in fact, you often undervalue what you can do well naturally. Take the time to look back and find what you are good at.
\nHave you ever had someone ask you how to do something, or looked surprised at how skillful you were at something?
\nWhen that happens, you can reply by saying, “oh, I just liked doing it”. \u597d\u304d\u3067\u3084\u3063\u3066\u308b\u3060\u3051\u3067\u3059\u3088\u30fc Sukide yatteru dakedesu yo
\nExactly! Doing something you like can be seen as a special talent to someone else.
\nWhen it comes to learning Japanese, why not talk about something that you like?
\nIf it’s something you like, you can naturally concentrate on it, and have fun as you practice.
\nAmong all things, you will learn fast.
\nAbout the Author – Yumi Yoshida from Tohoku has 16 years experience as a Japanese Language Teacher. Yumi loves hiking, traveling and drinking Japanese Sake. She thinks that the best way to learn Japanese is from fun and friendly conversation.
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