Author Archive | Ilija Božić

Mastering the Japanese Past and Present Tenses: A Guide for Ichidan and Godan Verbs

Mastering the present and past tenses in Japanese is the stepping stone to having actual conversations. But, besides learning …

Knowing the days of the week in Japanese is a key part of building your core vocabulary. Without the days …

The Japanese language has a lot of conjunction words! Luckily, the meanings tend to be similar to the English versions. …

Are you a drama queen? Then you’ll definitely enjoy watching Japanese television shows as a way to study the language …

I’m wktk! That’s Japanese internet slang for being excited. Okay, so maybe using cool slang isn’t all that exciting. But …

Forget the laws of physics and let’s travel to the future using the power of words! We can travel to …

Choose a topic. Any topic. Science? There’s an anime about that. Introverts? Yep, there’s an anime about those.…

Daft Punk has some excellent life and language learning advice in their popular song: “Work it harder, make it …

It’s a trap! Yes, you’ve encountered another one of those sneaky little tricksters in the Japanese language. The ones that …

“Raw” isn’t always a bad thing. That’s true in Japanese cuisine as well as many other food-based traditions. But you’d …