Ikigai is another hard to translate Japanese word. If you want to translate it in as simple terms as possible, it could mean what…
April is an important month in Japan. It is a month for change where students are entering college, new graduates are entering into the…
There are a number of methods you can use to learn Japanese. My experience though is that all learning methods get dry and boring…
Cats have all sorts of colors, patterns and fur. Japanese actually has several words to explain this variety in cat coats. Let’s take a…
It has been over 20 years since I first started learning Japanese and the resources available today are more numerous and much better. Computers…
When should you say よろしく? That is a good question since よろしく is a fairly common and broadly said word in Japanese. You can…
Spoiled is not amaenbo. The word 甘あまえん坊ぼう derives from the word 甘あまえる which can mean to be affectionate toward someone, to rely on someone…
仕方しがたがない is one of those words that you will hear all the time. 仕方がない refers to any sort of inevitable situations. You can translate…
Whether you are watching the news and want to know when it will rain, or just going about your everyday life it is important…
拘こだわり is a word to express a fixation on something. It is used to show an obsession with details, strong preference or pickiness, and…