Because I suck at learning... anything.

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Tou-san says that I'm autodactic - or autodactyl, I'm not sure which. But it means I learn best when I teach myself.

So, What Japanese I Know So Far -

Tou-san - Dad

Kaa-san - Mum

Nii-chan - Younger Sibling

Oji-san - Uncle/Aunt

Jii-sama/Jii-san - Grandfather/Grandpa

Obaa-chan - Grandma

Neko - Cat

Inu/Ken - Dog

Buta - Pig

Tori - Bird

Shika - Deer

Hebi - Snake

Taka - Hawk

Biwa - a kind of instrument a little bit like a ukelele, plucked with a tool shaped like a fish's tail.

So-kai (long vowel) - I see/ Oh, right.

Wakatta - Understood

Nani dai o (Nandai-o) -  I'm not sure...

Nani? - Huh? What?

Nani desu ka (Nandeska) - What the hell?

Yari, yari - I know, I know

Hayaku! - Hurry!

Urosai - Shut up!