Memories and stories
Core words, Stage 3chunk 28 of 76Life and time
Lets you tell a memory: what happened one day and what you remember.
Mix-ups Omoide is a fond memory; kioku is what your brain stored.
kioku
memory; recollection
What you can recall: kioku ga nai (I don't remember), kioku o ushinau (lose your memory).
A cherished memory is omoide. Kiokuryoku = memory as a skill.
sono hi no kioku ga zenzen nai
I have no memory of that day at all.
その日の記憶が全然ない
sono hi no kioku ga zenzen arimasen
I have no memory of that day at all.
その日の記憶が全然ありません
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aru hi
one day (in a story)
Opens a story about a past day; not for a future 'someday'.
Someday in the future is itsuka. Aru means 'a certain', as in aru hito (someone).
aru hi, kyuu ni kare kara denwa ga kita
Then one day he suddenly called me.
ある日、急に彼から電話が来た
aru hi, kyuu ni kare kara denwa ga kimashita
Then one day he suddenly called me.
ある日、急に彼から電話が来ました
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dekigoto
event; something that happened
Any happening, big or small: kyou no dekigoto (what happened today).
In casual speech people often just say koto: hen na koto ga atta. A planned event is ibento.
ano dekigoto wa ima demo wasurerarenai
I still can't forget what happened that time.
あの出来事は今でも忘れられない
ano dekigoto wa ima demo wasureraremasen
I still can't forget what happened that time.
あの出来事は今でも忘れられません
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