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5 Meanings of 気 (ki) and 30 気-related Japanese Phrases

May 8, 2021

This article explains the main concepts of 気 (ki): "Personality", "Motivation", "Interest", "Care", and "Feeling", and Japanese idioms related to 気.Read More

Boku, Ore, Watashi, Atashi: 15 Japanese Person Pronouns

April 24, 2021

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” and Their Nuances

April 15, 2021

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

April 3, 2021

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

Japanese Money-Related Idioms and Slang Words

March 28, 2021

Introduction of Japanese kanjis, words, idioms, slang terms, and sayings about money! A must-read if you want to talk about money in Japanese!Read More

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