Japanese Particles Master

"Omoi" is a Japanese word for 'thought', 'mind', 'feelings', 'love', 'expectation', 'heavy', 'important' or 'serious'. As you can see here, omoi meaning can vary widely depending on context and words used together. It would be confusing to Japanese learners. Fortunately, however, these meanings are …

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"Tsuki" is a Japanese word for 'the moon', 'month' or 'luck'. As you can see, "tsuki" meaning can vary widely. To be honest, "tsuki" has a few more meanings than mentioned here. However, in daily conversation, Japanese native speakers use it to mean one of the three meanings. In this blog post, I …

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"Shigoto" is a Japanese word for 'job', 'work', 'business', 'task', 'occupation' or some such. In this blog post, I will explain "shigoto" meaning based on its kanji components and also related expressions which Japanese native speakers often use. I think it's worth knowing for Japanese learners and …

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The Japanese word, "uchiage", is most probably well known for a part of another word, "uchiage hanabi", meaning 'fireworks' or 'skyrockets'. In reality, however, Japanese native speakers usually use it differently. They use it to mean an 'after party'. In this blog post, I will explain what …

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