10 Greatest Benefits of Learning Japanese to Motivate Your Learning Journey For some, Japan is all about anime, manga, samurai, geisha, sushi, game shows, Hello Kitty, Harajuku …
How to Learn Japanese: 13 Foolproof Steps to Get Fluent in Less Time You want to speak Japanese now, like right now. Obviously, you can’t learn a language instantly, but there are …
30 Japanese Metaphors and Expressions That You Need to Know Even if you speak Japanese pretty well, the English idioms that you want to use just won’t translate. Conversely, a …
Osaka-ben: 12 Ways to Rock This Badass Japanese Dialect The Osaka dialect or Osaka-ben (大阪弁 / おおさかべん) is one major variation of the more expansive Kansai dialect (関西弁 / …
25 Ways You Can Use Japanese Ki to Express Abstract Ideas Wish you could express abstract ideas and emotions in Japanese? Let’s talk ki! The Japanese ki is going to …
Omiyage: The Joy of Giving and Receiving Gifts in Japanese Culture Ever heard of omiyage? The literal translation of — omiyage —（おみやげ) is “local product” and is usually translated as …
19 Easy Japanese Books, from Novels to Manga What is it about Japanese books that might have us laying down our weapons and waving the white flag before …
90+ Japanese Music Words for Talking About Your Favorite Band So you’re well on your way to being fluent in Japanese? Awesome! To put it like The Beatles so …
A Foolproof Guide to Finding Japanese Song Lyrics (Plus: Discovering Your Genre) Music lovers, could you take off the headphones for a second? What were you listening to just now? Doesn’t matter, …
4 Ways to Keep Calm and Carry On in Japanese Conversation Practice Close your textbook. You’ve probably been at it for an insane amount of time anyway. At this point, how much …
