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I don't know if I will continue with Japanese after this semester. It was my unequivocally favorite class last semester and probably will be again this semester, but for practical reasons I don't see myself going to an elective five days a week for the rest of my time at Princeton.

Due to this uncertainty, I want to spend the current semester in Japanese class in a way that will leave me no regrets should it be my last. A frustration I've had intermittently since September was not being able to express my feelings properly both in speech and in writing. I want to convey my true thoughts, not simplified or abridged versions due to linguistic incompetence. Although that will not happen within five months, it will be my ideal to work toward this semester.

To achieve my goal, I will do the following:
1) Learn how to use in speech any new vocabulary appearing in my Blog entries
2) Learn at least 3 Japanese songs
3) Shadow 15 minutes a week outside of PE

「火垂るの墓」

冬休みにルームメイトと「火垂るの墓」をみて、泣きました。私は泣きした前回を覚えていない。

私がみましたアニメ映画の中です、「火垂るの墓」は一番痛烈で悲しいです。

飢えた節子のえは私の心の中にあるので、私は長い間、和食を食べません。私は有罪です。

アメリカも有罪です。

戦争は罪。

Watch 10:39 to 13:25 and you'll understand why I won't be able to let myself eat Japanese food until I forget Setsuko.