おじさん is a very common but sometimes hard to use word in Japanese. Let’s take a look. What does おじさん mean? おじさん is the…
I started learning Japanese around 20 years ago. A lot has changed now with the internet. There are many new resources that were never…
In my last post, I talked about how I learned Japanese vocabulary. Basically, I read the dictionary and learned from trying to read things…
There are several ways to learn Japanese words. A beginner may learn words in a different way than an advanced learner. Someone who has…
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Speaking requires thinking. Before you can say something in Japanese you need to know what you want to say. That requires being able to…
If you have ever had a beer in Japan you may have heard the word, 生なまビール. Or, while watching television you may see the…
In English, the word stop can have a few meanings. It can mean to cause something to come to an end, or to quit…
Japan is a great country to visit if you have a chance. But, in reality, not all of us can hop on a plane…
When we tell someone no problem in English that can mean a number of things. Depending on the situation we may mean that we…