にほんごのたね Nihongo no Tane with Yumi
Education:Language Learning
Today, Yumi tells us more about her experiences with dogs and cats and why she originally didn't like dogs (before getting two of them)!
KEY VOCABULARY:
思(おも)い出(で) memories; recollections; reminiscences
犬派(いぬは) dog person [派 (clique; group; faction; party; camp)]
猫派(ねこは) cat person
反応(はんのう)が良(よ)い responsive; good reaction
しつけ discipline; training
おすわり sit (dog command in Japanese)
お手(て) shake paw (dog command)
おかわり shake the other paw (dog command) [this is a command to have a dog place its second paw in one's hand; literally, "another helping" or "refill"]
警察犬(けいさつけん) police dog
番犬(ばんけん) watch dog
牧羊犬(ぼくようけん) sheepdog
苦手(にがて) not good at; not one's cup of tea; dislike of; cannot stand…
恐怖心(きょうふしん) fear; terror [literally a heart of fear]
幼児期(ようじき) infancy; childhood; early years
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