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Because just a few lines once a month are sufficient, if you write a blog, your ability in English will increase just from doing this.
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Vocabulary list

ni
particle
  1. at (place, time); in; on; during
  2. to (direction, state); toward; into
  3. for (purpose)
  4. because of (reason); for; with
  5. by; from
  6. as (i.e. in the role of)
  7. per; in; for; a (e.g. "once a month")
  8. and; in addition to
  9. if; although
ikkai
noun, adverb
  1. once; one time; one round; one game; one bout; one heat; one inning
ichi
numeric, prefix
  1. one (壱, 弌 and 壹 are used in legal documents)
no adjective, suffix
  1. best
no adjective
  1. first; foremost
noun
  1. beginning; start
noun, used as a prefix
  1. a (single); one (of many) (before a noun)
noun
  1. ace (playing card)
  2. bottom string (on a shamisen, etc.)
kai
counter
  1. counter for occurrences
noun
  1. a time; an instance
  2. inning (baseball); round; game
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. episode; chapter; instalment
noun
  1. Hui (people)
  2. Islam
honno
pre-noun adjectival
  1. mere; only; just; slight
ni
numeric
  1. two (ふ and ふう used mainly when counting aloud; 弐, 貳 and 貮 are used in legal documents.)
san
numeric
  1. three (参 is used in legal documents)
prefix
  1. tri-
kou
noun, noun, used as a suffix
  1. going; travelling; traveling; journey; trip
noun
  1. act; action
noun, used as a suffix
  1. bank
counter
  1. counter for banks
  2. counter for groups or parties of people
noun
  1. type of classical Chinese verse (usu. an epic from the Tang period onwards)
  2. shopping district (of similar merchants; in the Sui and Tang periods)
  3. merchants' guild (in the Tang period)
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
iikara
expression
  1. never mind that; don't worry about that
  2. listen up (used at start of command sentences for emphasis)
ii
i adjective (yoi/ii)
  1. good; excellent; fine; nice; pleasant; agreeable (also written 良い, 好い and 善い)
  2. sufficient; enough; ready; prepared
  3. profitable (deal, business offer, etc.); beneficial
  4. OK; all right; fine; no problem (as て(も)いい, と(も)いい, etc.; indicates permission or compromise)
kara
particle
  1. from (e.g. time, place, numerical quantity); since
  2. from (originator); by
  3. because; since (follows verbs, adjectives)
  4. out of (constituent, part)
  5. through (e.g. window, vestibule)
  6. after; since (following the te-form of a verb)
  7. expresses sympathy or warning
wo
particle
  1. indicates direct object of action
  2. indicates subject of causative expression
  3. indicates an area traversed
  4. indicates time (period) over which action takes place
  5. indicates point of departure or separation of action
  6. indicates object of desire, like, hate, etc.
kaku

te-form

kaite
godan verb, transitive verb
  1. to write; to compose; to pen
  2. to draw; to paint
Suffix after the te form of a verb
iru

Provisional Present Indicative Form

ireba
ichidan verb, auxiliary verb
  1. to be ...-ing; to have been ...-ing (after the -te form of a verb; indicates continuing action or state)
sore
pronoun
  1. that; it (indicating an item or person near the listener, the action of the listener, or something on their mind)
  2. then; that point (in time); that time
  3. there (indicating a place near the listener)
  4. you
dake
particle
  1. only; just; merely; simply; no more than; nothing but; alone
  2. as much as; to the extent of; enough to
de
particle
  1. at; in (indicates location of action; にて is the formal literary form)
  2. at; when (indicates time of action)
  3. by; with (indicates means of action)
conjunction
  1. and then; so
auxiliary
  1. and; then (indicates continuing action; alternative form of 〜て used for some verb types)
particle
  1. let me tell you; don't you know (at sentence-end; indicates certainty, emphasis, etc.)
eigoryoku
noun
  1. command of English; proficiency in English; knowledge of English
eigo
noun, no adjective
  1. English (language)
ryoku
suffix
  1. strength; power; proficiency; ability
ga
particle
  1. indicates sentence subject (occasionally object)
  2. indicates possessive (esp. in literary expressions)
conjunction
  1. but; however; still; and
  2. regardless of; whether (or not) (after the volitional form of a verb)
agaru

Polite Present Indicative Form

agarimasu
godan verb, intransitive verb
  1. to rise; to go up; to come up; to ascend; to be raised
  2. to enter (esp. from outdoors); to come in; to go in
  3. to enter (a school); to advance to the next grade
  4. to get out (of water); to come ashore
  5. to increase (also written as 騰る in ref. to price)
  6. to improve; to make progress
  7. to be promoted; to advance
  8. to be made (of profit, etc.)
  9. to occur (esp. of a favourable result)
  10. to be adequate (to cover expenses, etc.) (often as 〜で上がる)
  11. to be finished; to be done; to be over
  12. (of rain) to stop; to lift
  13. to stop (working properly); to cut out; to give out; to die
  14. to win (in a card game, etc.)
  15. to be arrested
  16. to turn up (of evidence, etc.)
  17. to be deep fried
  18. to be spoken loudly
  19. to get nervous; to get stage fright
  20. to be offered (to the gods, etc.)
  21. to go; to visit
  22. to eat; to drink
  23. to be listed (as a candidate) (esp. 挙がる)
  24. to serve (in one's master's home)
  25. to go north (in Kyoto)
auxiliary verb, godan verb
  1. to be complete; to finish (after the -masu stem of a verb)

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