5 Easy Tricks to Learn Conversational Japanese for Human Beings I had made—yet another—social blunder. I used a phrase that sounded way too formal and made it seem …
10+ Easy Japanese Books to Skyrocket Your Japanese I studied Japanese with this one goal in mind: To visit a 満喫 (まんきつ, manga cafe). Although the task seemed …
250 Easy Japanese Words and Phrases to Rock Any Situation Even easy words and phrases in Japanese might seem like they’d take years to master. But what if you need …
An In-depth Guide to Japanese Adjectives: What They Are, Conjugations, Endings and Examples Adjectives are the crayons of the speech world. They add color and interest to conversation. As soon as you start …
42 Steamy, Romantic Japanese Phrases to Get Your Love Game On Romance: it’s everywhere. Japan is no exception. Our favorite Japanese comics are filled with blushing students confessing to their 先輩…
A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Internet Slang You message your Japanese friend: Who are you tutoring tonight? To which they respond: jk. Hold up. So the tutoring …
11 Awesome Japanese Dictionary Apps to Read and Define Anything Finding a phone app and downloading it takes but a few seconds, but how do you know if your Japanese …
A Useful Guide to Japanese Phrases That Will Make You Sound More Humble Hey there, Big Shot. Yeah, you. You can read hiragana and katakana. Heck, you can even read kanji without …
31 Best Apps for Learning Japanese in 2022 [iOS and Android] In this post, I’ve sifted through app stores and websites to find the best apps for learning Japanese in 2022.…
10 Spooky Japanese Superstitions That Will Totally Freak You Out Did you ever hopscotch over sidewalk cracks because someone told you: “step on a crack, break your mother’s back”? Who …
The Ultimate Guide to Learning Hiragana and Katakana When you start your Japanese learning journey, the first thing that is often recommended by textbooks and teachers is to …
The Complete Guide to Japanese Regional Cuisine Japanese food isn’t just sushi. There’s one major thing foreigners tend to agree on after visiting Japan. The diversity of …
The Essential Guide to Understanding Japan’s National Mascot Obsession Have you heard of Japan’s yuru-kyara mascots? Each mascot is like an anime character come to life. We all know …
5 Tokens of Japanese Fortune Telling Want to have your fortune told? Fortune telling is a common practice in many countries, and Japan is no exception.…
Japanese Onomatopoeia: 70+ Simple Words to Describe Sounds Like a Native Woof, roar, tick-tock, ding-dong, whoosh, BOOM! All of these are examples of onomatopoeia, or words that imitate the sound it …
7 Useful Phrases All Japanese Learners Should Know While engaging in conversation with your Japanese language partner, you’re bound to come across unfamiliar terms. Even if you’re advanced …
An Introduction to Japanese Chopstick Etiquette How many times have you heard, “No elbows on the table!” or, “Chew with your mouth closed.”? Growing up I …
The Ultimate Japanese Vocabulary List for Soccer / Football Like Japanese movies, dramas, and aizuchi, learning Japanese soccer vocabulary is another way to connect with other …
Aizuchi: A Beginner’s Guide to Japanese Grunting Etiquette Did you know that grunting is a natural part of Japanese conversation? If you forget to utter that “un”, “hai!” …
