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Mǎi dōngxī de shíhòu, wǒ xǐhuān yīgǔnǎo bǎ dōngxī mǎiwan
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Mǎi dōngxī de shíhòu, wǒ xǐhuān yīgǔnǎo bǎ dōngxī mǎiwan
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- 我一股脑地吧我的衣服洗了
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- 我一股脑地吧我的衣服洗了
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Wǒ yīgǔnǎo de ba wǒ de yīfú xǐwanle
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Wǒ yīgǔnǎo de ba wǒ de yīfú xǐwanle
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- 别一股脑吧一切打开玩
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- 别一股脑吧一切打开
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Bié yīgǔnǎo ba yīqiè dǎkāiwan
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Bié yīgǔnǎo ba yīqiè dǎkāi
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- 她总是一股脑地读个不停
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- 她总是一股脑地读个不停
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Tā zǒng shì yīgǔnǎo de dú gè bù tíng
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Tā zǒng shì yīgǔnǎo de dú gè bù tíng
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- 他总是一股脑地唱歌个不停
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- 他总是一股脑地唱歌个不停
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Tā zǒng shì yīgǔnǎo de chànggē gè bù tíng
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Tā zǒng shì yīgǔnǎo de chàng gè bù tíng
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# Random Words
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# Random Words
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- 现在外面正在下雨
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- 现在外面正在下雨
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Xiànzài wàimiàn zhèngzài xià yǔ
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Xiànzài wàimiàn zhèngzài xià yǔ
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- Qíngshāng // Emotional Intelligence
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- Qíngshāng // Emotional Intelligence
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# Main Point
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# Main Point
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## Don't over do it
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### Structures
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Subj + Verb + Obj 是要小心,一定不要用力过猛
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Subj + Verb + Obj shì yào xiǎoxīn, yīdìng bùyào yònglìguò měng
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Be careful when Subj + Verb + Obj, must not over do it
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- yīdìng -> must
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- yīdìng is optional, only add for emphasis
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- yònglìguò měng -> Over do it
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Subj + Verb + Object 的时候用力过猛,result
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Subj + Verb + Object de shíhòu yònglìguò měng, result
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when Subj overdid Verb (+obj), result of overdoing it
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### Examples
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你想他们传道士也可能用力过猛,结果跟他们起了冲突
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Nǐ xiǎng tāmen chuándàoshi yě kěnéng yònglìguò měng, jiéguǒ gēn tāmen qǐle chōngtú
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You toward them (family) preaching also might overdo it, the result with them have conflict.
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- yònglìguò měng -> Over do it
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我们像亲人传到的时候要小心,一定不要用力过猛
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Wǒmen xiàng qīnrén chuán dào de shíhòu yào xiǎoxīn, yīdìng bùyào yònglìguò měng
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We towards other people preach want to be careful, must not overdo it
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- qīnrén -> Relatives
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干活的时候,要小心,一定不要用力过猛
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Gàn huó de shíhòu, yào xiǎoxīn, bùyào yònglìguò měng
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When you work (physically), need to be careful, don't overdue it
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她化妆的时候用力过猛,看起来很不自然
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Tā huàzhuāng de shíhòu yònglìguò měng, kàn qǐlái hěn bù zìrán
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She went overboard with her makeup; it looks very unnatural.
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我做饭的时候用力过猛,结果很不好吃
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Wǒ zuò fàn de shíhòu yònglìguò měng, jiéguǒ hěn bù hào chī
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When I go overboard in cooking, the result doesn't taste good
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# Note
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Look up differences between verb compliment le, and verb compliment wan
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# Homework
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3 Sentences for Structure A
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3 Sentences for Structure B
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# Homework
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3 Sentences for Structure A
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zuofan de shíhòu, Jiā yán shì yào xiǎoxīn, yīdìng bùyào yònglìguò měng
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Pào chá de shíhòu, Jiā Fēngmì shì yào xiǎoxīn, bùyào yònglìguò měng
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Tígōng jiànyì de shíhòu bié shuō tài duō, yīdìng bùyào yònglìguò měng
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3 Sentences for Structure B
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Subj + Verb + Object de shíhòu yònglìguò měng, result
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# Random Words
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- 服务器 -> Fúwùqì -> Server (As in computer)
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- Lit: Serving Machine
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- 你真的太会玩儿了
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Nǐ zhēn de tài huì wán erle
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You really know how to have a good time!
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Can be applied to most anything, as long as your having fun
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- 小远 -> Xiǎoyuǎn -> This is apparently our name.
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- You can add xiao before the hanzi to show familiarity to someone?
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- 怎么了 -> Zěnmele -> Whats up?
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- 没怎么 -> Méi zěnme -> Not much
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# Aiko
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- 矮子刻意避开我
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Ǎizǐ kèyì bì kāi wǒ
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Aiko deliberately avoided me
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- kèyì -> deliberately
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- 不过得看谁和我们一起
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- Bùguò déi kàn shéi he wǒmen yīqǐ
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It Depends on who's with us
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- déi kàn -> Depends on
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- 上个星期五我主持传到前聚会
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Shàng gè xīngqíwǔ wǒ zhǔchí chuándào qián jùhuì
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Last Friday I conducted meeting before service
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No le, because this is part of a story. If it was just a statement, le would there.
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- 我是唯一的弟兄
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Wǒ shì wéiyī de dìxiōng
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I was the only brother
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- 爱子和其他地方的朋友来了
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Àizǐ hé qítā dìfāng de péngyǒu láile
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- 他的朋友大概四五十岁
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Tā de péngyǒu dàgài sìwǔshí suì
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Her Friend probably 40/50 year old
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- 从澳大利亚来
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Cóng àodàlìyǎ lái
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From Australia came
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- 他的朋友人非常好。
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Tā de péngyǒu rén fēicháng hǎo.
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Her friend is a very good person.
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- 安排 an1pai2 appointment
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- 我们传道的地方不一样
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Wǒmen chuándào de dìfāng bù yīyàng
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Ours preaching place not the same
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- 非常近,非常远
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Fēicháng jìn, fēicháng yuǎn
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very close, very far
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- 传道之后 Chuándào zhīhòu
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After preaching
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- 跟日本人结婚了
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Gēn rìběn rén jiéhūnle
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Married to Japanese people
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- 如何跟日本人谈恋爱
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Rúhé gēn rìběn rén tán liàn'ài
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How to date a Japanese person
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- slow 慢 man4
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- 日本人喜欢慢慢的谈恋爱,不能着急。
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Rìběn rén xǐhuān mànman4 de tán liàn'ài, bùnéng zhāojí.
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Japanese people prefer to take their time in dating and don't like to rush.
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- 想法 xiang3fa3 thought
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- 我觉得你们俩以后会好的。
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Wǒ juédé nǐmen liǎ yǐhòu huì hǎo de.
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I think you two will be together in the future.
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- 我说你真的很喜欢爱子
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Wǒ shuō nǐ zhēn de hěn xǐhuān ài zǐ
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I said you really like Aiko
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- 妈妈说:
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mama shuo:
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Mom said:
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- 你离开了我
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Nǐ líkāile wǒ
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You left me
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- 爱子是一个糟糕的女儿
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Ài zǐ shì yīgè zāogāo de nǚ'ér
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Aiko is a terrible daughter
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# Main Point
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##
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# Note
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Look up differences between verb compliment le, and verb compliment wan
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# Homework
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# Random Words
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梅雨 -> つゆ -> Rainy Season
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それる -> To Go around
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憲法記念日 -> けんぽうきねんび
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勤勉 -> きんべん -> Diligent
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招き猫 -> Inviting Cat (Kami that invites money)
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頼む -> たのむ-> To Ask/Request
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警察 けいさつ -> Police
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誘う -> さそう -> To Invite (More casual)
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# Main Point
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## Golden Week
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憲法記念日 -> けんぽうきねんび -> Constitution Memorial Day
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5/4 -> 国民の休日 -> Citizens Holiday
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5/5 -> 子供の日 -> Boys Holiday
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Its basically a collection of holidays they just kept adding to it to make it a week
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## Passive Form // 受身形
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This transforms the verb from "to do something" to "to be done something to by"
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To Invite -> To be invited by
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To eat -> To be eaten by
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To love -> To be loved by
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|**Group**|**Dictionary Form (Vじしょ)**|**Passive Form (Vうけみ)**|**Example (Dict.)**|**Example (Passive)**|
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|**Group 1**|~u|~**aれる**|しかる|**しかられる**|
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||~う|~**われる**|さそう|**さそわれる**|
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|**Group 2**|~る|~**られる**|たべる|**たべられる**|
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|**Group 3**|する|**される**|ゆにゅうする|**ゆにゅうされる**|
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||くる|**こられる**|もってくる|**もってこられる**|
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私は 友達から 結婚式に 招待される
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As for me, From a friend, To Wedding, was invited
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### Examples
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彼女はお母さんからスーパーに買い物に行って、と頼まれました
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The girl, from mother, to supermarket buy things, requested to
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いとうさんは警察から注意されました
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As for Itou, by police, was told to be careful
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鈴木さんは井上さんからデートに誘われます
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Mr. Inoue asks Ms. Suzuki out on a date.
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- Mozzarella cheese
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- Corn Starch?
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- coriander
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- Pesto
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- sweet potato
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# The INTJ/ESFJ Operating Manual: 10 Principles
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1. **Harmony > Correctness**
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The social atmosphere is the highest priority. If a fact is correct but ruins the "vibe," it is a system error. Prioritize the mood over the data.
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2. **Impact > Intent**
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3. **Small Talk is a "Health Ping"**
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4. **Externalize the Appreciation**
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ESFJs feel loved through voiced validation. Silence is not "neutral"—it can be interpreted as disapproval. Explicitly name the things you notice.
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5. **Consistency Creates Security**
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Reliability is her currency for trust. Grand gestures matter less than "showing up exactly when you said you would."
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6. **The Tribe is the Filter**
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She is a collectivist. Her friends and family are secondary processors for her decision-making. If they trust you, her trust in you will accelerate.
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7. **Consult, Don’t Command**
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Presenting an "optimized" plan as a finished product can feel exclusionary. Frame your ideas as a consultation: "I was thinking X, what are your thoughts?"
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8. **Validate Before You Solve**
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She seeks emotional resonance, not an immediate patch. Give her 10 minutes of "That sounds hard" before offering "Here is how to fix it."
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9. **Read the Air**
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Perform a "system scan" of the room before speaking. Adjust your directness to match the collective energy of the group.
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10. **You are her Sanctuary**
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The social world is noisy for her. Use your logic to protect her from chaos (being the "bad guy" or setting boundaries) rather than using it to critique her.
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We were told to write down exactly what we want in a mate, so here we go, yea?
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# **MANKIND NEEDS BETTER RULERSHIP** (4 min.)
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> [!question] MANKIND NEEDS BETTER RULERSHIP (4 min.)
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## Why do human governments fail to meet the needs of their subjects? ([Pr 29:2](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=20029002&wtlocale=E))
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> > > [!help] Lets take a quick look a the state of the world.
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### Man has neither the right nor the ability to govern himself successfully ([Jer 10:23](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=24010023&wtlocale=E))
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> > > - Covid-19 : 7.1 million confirmed deaths
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> > > - According to the inflation calculator, cost of living has risen ~38% over the past ten years
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#### His efforts to do so have led to much injustice and suffering ([Ec 8:9,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=21008009&wtlocale=E) [11](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=21008011&wtlocale=E))
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> > > Why? Mankind often looks to their leaders, the governments to fix these things, but often finds these same governments are the ones contributing to, or even causing these problems.
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## The Bible foretells that God’s Kingdom will soon replace human rule ([Da 2:44;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27002044&wtlocale=E) [7:13, 14](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27007013-27007014&wtlocale=E))
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> > > [!question] *Man has neither the right nor the ability to govern himself successfully*
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> > > This same issue has been plaguing mankind for the past 6000 years
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> > > Read ([Jer 10:23](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=24010023&wtlocale=E))
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> > > - It does not belong to man to direct his own step, nonetheless others steps, nonetheless an entire countries worth of people's steps.
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> > > His efforts to do so have led to much injustice and suffering ([Ec 8:9,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=21008009&wtlocale=E) [11](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=21008011&wtlocale=E))
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> > > So, what then? Is that the end of it? Are we doomed to a future of repeating failure?
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> > [!question] *The Bible foretells that God’s Kingdom will soon replace human rule ([Da 2:44;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27002044&wtlocale=E) [7:13, 14](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27007013-27007014&wtlocale=E))*
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> > Focusing on this scripture for a second, what comes to mind when you hear the word "Kingdom?" -> King/Queen/Castle/Peasants -> Form of government.
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> > - Will not be destroyed, will crush all other governments
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> > When will God’s Kingdom begin ruling? Has it already started ruling? When will it take full control?
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> [!question] [**DANIEL CHAPTER 4**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004001-27004037&wtlocale=E)**—A PROPHETIC DREAM ABOUT RULERSHIP** (5 min.)
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> To answer these questions, we're going to look at a prophecy in Daniel. We're going to study Daniel chapter 4 in depth, and see what information it holds that pertains to the questions we just asked.
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> > [!question] Jehovah caused King Nebuchadnezzar to have a dream about rulership ([Da 4:10-17](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004010-27004017&wtlocale=E))
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> > - Read Daniel 4:4,5 - Sets the stage
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> > - Next few verses he calls in the wise men of Babylon to interpret the dream, but nobody can. Nobody except for Daniel, a known servant of Jehovah.
|
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> > - Read Daniel 4:10-17 - The dream
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> >
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> > Right away we know the dream is not literal. A tree of such size can not exist. Also in verse 16 it states that the heart of the tree will change from a human to a beasts.
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> >
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> > So, what's it mean?
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> >
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> > > [!question] **God inspired Daniel to interpret the dream**
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> > > Read key portions of [**Daniel 4:20-27**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004020-27004027&wtlocale=E)
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> > > - Vs 22 - Tree is King Nebuchadnezzar
|
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> > > - Vs 24,25 - King will driven from men, and become cow
|
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> > > - Vs 26,27 - King will return
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> > > - Vs 28 - All of this came to pass
|
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> > > ---
|
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|
> > > We right away learn two things:
|
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> > > 1. Daniel accurately interpreted and foretold these events, which confirms this dream was from Jehovah, and thus its fulfilment to be taken note of
|
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> > > 2. The dream emphasizes that Jehovah God has the right to determine who will rule mankind
|
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> > > ---
|
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|
> > > Ok, great, we have a weird dream, we have a crazy fulfillment, why are we discussing this after we just mentioned God's Kingdom?
|
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|
> [!question] **THE DREAM FORETELLS THE RULE OF GOD’S KINGDOM** (16 min.)
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|
>
|
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|
> > This dream is a prophecy that has a larger fulfillment in connection with the establishment of God’s Kingdom ([_it_-1 132-135](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-1200000316&lang=E))
|
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|
> > > [!question] What reason is there to suggest that the dream is more than just an interesting story about the humiliation of Nebuchadnezzar?
|
||||||
|
> > > 1. The dream was given at the _time_ when God had just allowed his earthly kingdom to be overthrown
|
||||||
|
> > > - Context First: Read 1 Chronicles 29:23
|
||||||
|
> > > - Jehovah had an Earthly Kingdom already set up in Jerusalem
|
||||||
|
> > > - The time this dream was delivered was 607 BCE, right after Jehovah used Babylon to overthrow Jerusalem, his earthly kingdom.
|
||||||
|
> > > - Gods kingdom was "cut down" for a time. There was no kingdom that directly represented Jehovah at this point in time
|
||||||
|
> > > 1. The _person_ to whom the dream was given was the very one used by God to cut off rulership in Jerusalem
|
||||||
|
> > > - Nebuchadnezzar was directly involved in the temporary "cutting down" of Jehovah's rulership
|
||||||
|
> > > 1. The _theme_ of the dream is God’s right to rule over the entire “kingdom of mankind” ([Da 4:17,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004017&wtlocale=E) [25,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004025&wtlocale=E) [32](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004032&wtlocale=E))
|
||||||
|
> > > - Daniel 4:17 stated "So that people living may know that the Most High is Ruler in the kingdom of mankind+ and that he gives it to whomever he wants"
|
||||||
|
> > > 4. The dream’s _context,_ the book of Daniel, repeatedly points forward to the rule of God’s Kingdom
|
||||||
|
> > > - Not only the theme of this dream, but the entire book of Daniel is pointing forward to God's Kingdom
|
||||||
|
> > > 5. Daniel’s prophecies would not be fully understood until _“the time of the end”_ ([Da 12:4,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27012004&wtlocale=E) [8, 9](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27012008-27012009&wtlocale=E))
|
||||||
|
> > > - Read Daniel 12:4,8,9
|
||||||
|
> > > - Focus on "Time of the end".
|
||||||
|
> > > - Thats the time we're in right now.
|
||||||
|
> > > ---
|
||||||
|
> > > This dream will have multiple fulfillments.
|
||||||
|
> > > In the first fulfillment, the large tree was King Nebuchadnezzar himself
|
||||||
|
> > > In the larger fulfillment, the tree represents Jehovah’s rulership. How can we say that?
|
||||||
|
> > >
|
||||||
|
> >
|
||||||
|
> > > [!help] For a period of time, Jehovah’s rulership had been represented by the Israelite kings who ruled in Jerusalem ([1Ch 29:23](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=13029023&wtlocale=E))
|
||||||
|
> > >
|
||||||
|
> > > - Ezekiel foretold that the earthly representation of God’s rulership would be cut off and that God would later appoint a new Ruler **[Read** [**Ezekiel 21:26, 27**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=26021026-26021027&wtlocale=E)**]**
|
||||||
|
> > > - What is "Later"?
|
||||||
|
> > > - In 607 B.C.E., Jehovah used Nebuchadnezzar to destroy Jerusalem;
|
||||||
|
> > > - Reference Daniel 4:16, talking about the "Seven Times"
|
||||||
|
> > > - this marked the beginning of the “seven times” during which God’s rulership would be interrupted ([Da 4:16](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004016&wtlocale=E))
|
||||||
|
> > > - How long would this period last?
|
||||||
|
> > > - Daniel does not say, but there are other parts of the bible that do tell us
|
||||||
|
> > > - We're going to look a few scriptures that help us find the answer.
|
||||||
|
>
|
||||||
|
> > [!help] ** Jesus said that Jerusalem, representing God’s rulership, would “be trampled on . . . until the appointed times of the nations” were fulfilled ([_w06_ 7/15 6 ¶1-4](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2006521&lang=E&par=16-19))**
|
||||||
|
> > First, [Read [**Luke 21:24**](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=42021024&wtlocale=E)]
|
||||||
|
> > - “The appointed times of the nations” are the same period as the “seven times” of [Daniel chapter 4](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=27004001-27004037&wtlocale=E)
|
||||||
|
> > - Jesus indicated that “the appointed times of the nations” were still ongoing during his earthly ministry, so the “seven times” could not be seven literal years counted from 607 B.C.E.
|
||||||
|
> > - Next up, Read [Revelation 12:6,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=66012006&wtlocale=E) [14](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=66012014&wtlocale=E). As we read, focus on where it talks about timing
|
||||||
|
> > - 1,260 Days = 3.5 times. 3.5times x 2 = 7 times. 7 times = 2,520 days // About 7 years.
|
||||||
|
> > - “Seven times,” or seven Biblical years, are equal to 2,520 days ([_w06_ 7/15 7 ¶1-2](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2006521&lang=E&par=20-21))
|
||||||
|
> > - Adding 2,520 days // About 7 years to 607 BCE doesn't really get us anywhere, and we know its wrong from Jesus words earlier in Luke
|
||||||
|
> > - Applying the rule of “a day for a year” and counting 2,520 years from 607 B.C.E. brings us to 1914 C.E. ([Nu 14:34;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=4014034&wtlocale=E) [Eze 4:6](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=26004006&wtlocale=E))
|
||||||
|
> > - In 1914, Jesus began ruling in heaven as the appointed King of God’s Kingdom
|
||||||
|
> > - Why Jesus?
|
||||||
|
> > - Jehovah promised David that one of his descendants would rule forever ([2Sa 7:16](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=10007016&wtlocale=E))
|
||||||
|
> > > - Just to quote: "[16](https://www.jw.org/open?bible=10007016&wtlocale=E) Your house and your kingdom will be secure forever before you; your throne will be firmly established forever.”"
|
||||||
|
> > - As a descendant of King David, Jesus is “the one who has the legal right” to rule ([Eze 21:27;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=26021027&wtlocale=E) [Lu 1:32, 33](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=42001032-42001033&wtlocale=E))
|
||||||
|
|
||||||
|
> [!help] **GOD’S KINGDOM WILL SOON TAKE FULL CONTROL** (5 min.)
|
||||||
|
> - Does reality match up with this claim?
|
||||||
|
> - Events since 1914 confirm that God’s Kingdom has been established ([Mt 24:3,](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=40024003&wtlocale=E) [7-14](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=40024007-40024014&wtlocale=E); [_w15_ 6/15 22-24 ¶12-14](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2015446&lang=E&par=21-23))
|
||||||
|
> - Jesus disciples asked Jesus what the sign of his presence would be, and in Matt 24:7-14, Jesus gives many things to look out for.
|
||||||
|
> - Wars, Food Shortages, Earthquakes, Tribulation, a shift in mankind's attitude
|
||||||
|
> - History documents that these things have been increasing since 1914, with the start of World War I, and continue to increase exponentially.
|
||||||
|
> - World events confirm that Jesus is now ruling over God's Kingdom.
|
||||||
|
> - What comes next?
|
||||||
|
> - Jesus is now ruling “in the midst of [his] enemies,” and he will soon “complete his conquest” ([Ps 110:2;](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=19110002&wtlocale=E) [Re 6:2](https://www.jw.org/finder?bible=66006002&wtlocale=E))
|
||||||
|
> - Read Rev 6:2
|
||||||
|
> - We know this white rider as Jesus Christ himself
|
||||||
|
> - Notice "he went out conquering and to complete his conquest."
|
||||||
|
> - Right now we are waiting for Jesus to complete his conquest, to crush all other kingdoms/governments, and for God's Kingdom to take full control.
|
||||||
|
> - Once that happens, Rule by God’s Kingdom will bring blessings to obedient mankind ([_w14_ 10/1 5-7](https://docs.jw.org/finder?lank=doc-2014723&lang=E&par=9-34))
|
||||||
|
> - That subject alone is an entire talk in itself, just to mention a few points:
|
||||||
|
> - No more health problems
|
||||||
|
> - No more death
|
||||||
|
> - No more Homelessness or Unemployment
|
||||||
|
> - No more War, Food Shortages, or Poverty.
|
||||||
|
> - Humans will live forever, in a paradise earth, truly enjoying life
|
||||||
|
> - Is it time for change? Yes.
|
||||||
|
> - Until then, now is the time to take your stand in support of God’s Kingdom
|
||||||
|
> - Imitate Jesus by telling all we can, and sharing the Good news of the kingdom, and help everyone to eagerly await its arrival.
|
||||||
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|
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|
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|
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