Summer Pockets Grammar and Vocabulary (part2, 0:51~) [Anime Japanese]

oday's lesson is vocabulary and grammar explanation. After giving basic level vocabulary and advanced level vocabulary, I will give you a brief grammar explanation.

Standard Level Vocabulary 0:51~

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vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
小さい	ちいさい	chiisai	small, little	i-adjective
とき	とき	toki	time, when	noun
何で	なんで	nande	why, how come	expression
ちょっと	ちょっと	chotto	a little, slightly	adverb
あなた	あなた	anata	you	pronoun
合う	あう	au	to match, to suit	1 verb
かも	かも	kamo	might, maybe (short for かもしれない)	auxiliary
いい	いい	ii	good	i-adjective
今	いま	ima	now	noun/adverb
全部	ぜんぶ	zenbu	all, everything	noun/adverb
思い出す	おもいだす	omoidasu	to recall, to remember	1 verb
帰る	かえる	kaeru	to return, to go home	1 verb
待つ	まつ	matsu	to wait	1 verb
どうして	どうして	doushite	why, for what reason	adverb
見つける	みつける	mitsukeru	to find	2 verb
気	き	ki	spirit, mood, feeling	noun
また	また	mata	again	adverb
終わる	おわる	owaru	to end, to finish	1 verb

dvanced Level Vocabulary 0:51~

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vocabulary	hiragana	pronunciation	meaning	POS
わくわく	わくわく	wakuwaku	excitedly, to be excited	adverb/onomatopoeia
きっと	きっと	kitto	surely, definitely	adverb
やっと	やっと	yatto	finally, at last	adverb
もうすぐ	もうすぐ	mousugu	soon	adverb
どうしても	どうしても	doushitemo	by all means, no matter what	adverb
記憶	きおく	kioku	memory	noun
巻き込み	まきこみ	makikomi	involvement	noun (from verb 巻き込む)
なのに	なのに	nanoni	and yet, even though	conjunction
近づく	ちかづく	chikazuku	to approach, to get close	1 verb
夏休み	なつやすみ	natsuyasumi	summer vacation	noun
過ごす	すごす	sugosu	to spend (time)	1 verb

Grammar Explanation 0:51~

Study the important grammar in the video!

1. あなた: You

「あなた」 means you. It is a second-person pronoun, but in Japanese, people often avoid using it directly. Instead, they might use the person’s name or title (like “sensei” or “Tanaka-san”

Example:
あなたは学生ですか？
Are you a student?

Note: While grammatically correct, using 「あなた」 can sometimes sound distant or too direct, especially in close relationships. Use it carefully.

2. かも: Maybe / might be

「かも」 is a casual and shortened form of 「かもしれない」, which means might or may. It expresses uncertainty.

Structure:
Noun/Verb/Adjective + かも（しれない）

Examples:
明日は雨かも。
It might rain tomorrow.

彼は学生かも。
He might be a student.

Note:「かも」 is informal. In polite speech, use 「かもしれません」.

3. 「いい」 Conjugation: Good — adjective form

「いい」 is an irregular い-adjective, meaning good. Its past and negative forms are not based on 「いい」 but on its older form 「よい

Conjugation:

Present: いい (good)
Negative: よくない (not good)
Past: よかった (was good)
Past negative: よくなかった (was not good)

Examples:
この本はいいね。
This book is good.

その映画はよくなかった。
That movie wasn’t good.

Note: Even though people say 「いい」, they use 「よ」 in the negative and past forms.

4. ならない / いけない: Must not / Have to

Both 「～てはならない」 and 「～てはいけない」 mean must not do something. They show prohibition.
On the other hand, 「～なければならない」 or 「～なければいけない」 means must do something.

Prohibition: