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Japanese Word of The Day in January 2022

February 1, 2022

Unique Japanese Word of the Day (incl. phrases/idioms/slang) posted every day in January 2022. You’ll surely learn some interesting and useful new words here.Read More

Japanese Word of the Day (November 2021)

November 30, 2021

A list of the Japanese Words of the Day (including idioms and slang words) posted on Takashi’s Japanese Dictionary in October 2021Read More

Japanese Word of the Day (October 2021)

November 1, 2021

List of the Japanese Word of the Day (including idioms and slang words) posted on Takashi’s Japanese Dictionary in October 2021Read More

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