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Boku, Ore, Watashi, Atashi: 15 Japanese Person Pronouns
This article explains the meanings and differences of over 20 Japanese personal pronouns, e.g. 僕 (boku), 俺 (ore), 私 (watashi), お前 (omae), ワシ (washi)Read More
30+ Japanese Words for “Very”: Synonyms of とても (totemo)
This post introduces Japanese intensifiers (from standard to slang words) meaning “very”, e.g. 超絶 (chou zetsu), 鬼 (oni), 実に (jitsuni), 激 (geki)Read More
30+ Essential Japanese Words to Describe Food
Do you wanna sound like a connoisseur of food in Japanese? This post introduces a medley of Japanese words/idioms that describe the taste of food!Read More