Tiny but Mighty: Use Japanese Particles Like a Pro Particles are like flavors. It’s not much use having an espresso shot of hazelnut or vanilla if you don’t have …
Why Saying “I Want to Learn Japanese” Won’t Help You and How to Set Good Goals I became a vegetarian in high school but that all changed about two days after arriving in Japan. I realized …
Kanji Mnemonics, or How to Learn Kanji by Picturing Grandma Doing a Headstand Nothing could’ve prepared you for this. Your grandmother, all 93 years of the woman, is balanced upside down on a …
Japanese Phonetics and the Power of Pronunciation Let me set the scene: Japanese class, second semester. Small university in the middle of nowhere. A meter of snow.…
Make Japanese Friends Online and Go Beyond Language Exchange I’ve known Vera for three years now—she’s one of my best friends and we Skype regularly. She also happens to …
How to Say “I Want” in Japanese, Explained with Ties It’s an unremarkable weekday evening and a salaryman is collapsed in the aisle of a dilapidated discount department store. He …
Build a Strong Japanese Core Vocabulary from Your First 100 to Beyond 6,000 Learning a new language involves learning lots of new words, and not all words are equal. Some are used differently …
Learn Japanese by Reading: 20+ Guided Reading Suggestions for Eager Students Have you ever had that experience where you understand every single kanji and vocabulary word but have no idea what …
The Etiquette and Format of Japanese Email Writing “… I think that your Japanese is good enough to understand how you should address a professor. Please reword this …
Let’s Dance: Using the Volitional Form of Japanese to Make Suggestions I’m about to explain the Japanese volitional form to you and once I’ve finished this post let’s reward ourselves by …
