vocabulary

"Natsu" is a Japanese word for 'summer'. Japanese people often use it and also its related expressions in conversation. In this blog post, I will explain "natsu" meaning and its related expressions in detail. They would be helpful for Japanese learners to deepen understanding of Japanese summer …

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Japanese people often use a word, "jikan", in daily conversation, meaning 'time'. In this blog post, I will explain its meaning from its components and also how it's different from a similar word, 'tori'. In addition, useful related expressions will be introduced through some examples. Let's get …

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Japanese people often say "okagesama de" in daily conversation. This is a Japanese expression widely used to mean, say, 'thanks to your help', 'thanks to your support' or just 'thanks to you'. In this blog post, I will explain its meaning from its components and show how Japanese people use it …

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Japanese people often use a word, "ippai", in daily conversation. As usual, its meaning varies depending on context and other words used together. It can mean, 'a cup of', 'a glass of', 'full', 'much', 'many' and so forth. In this blog post, I will explain "ippai" meaning from its kanji components. …

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Japanese people often use a word, "yopparai", meaning 'a drunkard' or 'drunkards'. They use it in conversation especially at or after drinking parties or when they see someone heavily drunk. In this blog post, I will explain some essential Japanese expressions for drunk and then dive into yopparai …

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