日本の学校では、私がアメリカで勉強していたのとほぼ同じ科目を教えていますが、私にとって、５つの違いが目を引きました。

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English Translation

While the Japanese school teaches almost the same subjects that I study in America, five differences stood out for me.

Furigana

日本(にっぽん)の学校(がっこう)では、私(わたし)がアメリカで勉強(べんきょう)していたのとほぼ同(おな)じ科目(かもく)を教(おし)えていますが、私(わたし)にとって、５つの違(ちが)いが目(め)を引(ひ)きました。

Romanji

Nippon no gakkō de wa, watashi ga Amerika de benkyōshiteita no to hobo onaji kamoku o oshieteimasu ga, watashi nitotte, itsutsu no chigai ga me o hikimashita.

Words

日本 (にほん、にっぽん)

Japan

の (の)

indicates possessive; nominalizes verbs and adjectives; substitutes for "ga" in subordinate phrases; (at sentence-end, falling tone) indicates a confident conclusion; (at sentence-end) indicates emotional emphasis; (at sentence-end, rising tone) indicates question

学校 (がっこう)

school

で (で、にて)

indicates location of action; at; in; indicates time of action; indicates means of action; cause of effect; by; and then; so; indicates continuing action; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.

は (は)

topic marker particle; indicates contrast with another option (stated or unstated); adds emphasis

私 (わたし、わたくし)

I; me; private affairs; personal matter; secrecy; selfishness

が (が)

indicates sentence subject (occasionally object); indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions); but; however; still; and

亜米利加 (アメリカ)

America; United States of America

勉強 (べんきょう)

study; diligence; discount; reduction

と (と)

if; when; and; with; particle used for quoting (with speech, thoughts, etc.); quoting particle; promoted pawn; indicates question (sentence end)

略 (ほぼ)

almost; roughly; approximately

同じ (おなじ、おんなじ)

same; identical; equal; uniform; equivalent; similar; common (origin); changeless; alike; (usu. part of a 'nara' conditional) anyway; anyhow; in either case

科目 (かもく)

(school) subject; curriculum; course

を (を)

indicates direct object of action; indicates subject of causative expression; indicates an area traversed; indicates time (period) over which action takes place; indicates point of departure or separation of action; indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.

教える (おしえる)

to teach; to inform; to instruct

に取って (にとって)

to; for; concerning; as far as ... is concerned; regarding

五つ (いつつ)

five

違い (ちがい)

difference; discrepancy

目 (め)

eye; eyeball; eyesight; sight; vision; look; stare; glance; an experience; viewpoint; stitch; texture; weave; ordinal number suffix; somewhat; -ish

引く (ひく)

to pull; to draw (attention, etc.); to attract (interest, etc.); to draw back; to draw (a card); to draw (plan, line, etc.); to catch (cold); to play (string instr.); to look up (e.g. dictionary); to consult; to haul; to pull (vehicles); to subtract; to ebb; to fade; to descend (from); to inherit (a characteristic); to quote; to raise (as evidence); to lay (a cable); to draw (a cable)