5 difficult Japanese words

It is said that Japanese pronunciation is easy for native English speakers, but I think that this can make
them complacent. Whilst a lost of sounds in Japanese also exists in English. There are still lots of
differences between these sounds. This means that there are still quite a few difficult words to say in
Japanese.
In today’s lesson, I would like to introduce you to the following set of vocabulary that might not sound
too familiar but yet good to keep in your vocabulary list: 

Shotaimen （しょたいめん，初対面）＝ Meeting someone for the first time

Kanojo towa shotaimen desu.

=>I just met her for the first time.

かのじょとは，しょたいめん　です。（彼女とは　初対面　です。）

Uwanosora （うわのそら）　＝　absent-minded

Karewa nani o ittemo uwano sora da.

=> It doesn’t matter what you tell him, his mind is somewhere else.

かれは　なにをいっても　うわのそらだ。　（彼は　何を言っても　うわのそらだ。）

Gaiken （がいけん，外見）= Appearance

Gaiken dakede hito o handan shinaide.

=> Don’t judge anyone by appearance.

がいけんだけで，ひとを　はんだんしないで。（外見だけで　人を　判断　しないで。）

Kokoro gakeru (こころがける，心掛ける)= keep in mind

Itsumo nihongo de hanasuyō ni kokoro gaketene.

=>Please keep in mind to speak in Japanese at all times.

いつも　にほんごで　はなすように　こころがけてね。（いつも　日本語で　話すように　心掛けてね。）

Magirawashi （まぎらわしい，紛らわしい）=misleading, ambiguous, hard to tell the difference

The twin brothers look so much alike, and it’s hard to tell one from the other.

==> Ano futago no kyudai wa sugoku yoku niteite, docchi ga docchi ka magirawashi.

あの　ふたごの　きょうだいは　すごく　よくにていて，どっちが　どっちか　まぎらわしい

（あの　双子の兄弟は　すごく　よく似ていて，どっちが　どっちか　紛らわしい。)