Japanese learners often say “anata wa” in conversation, meaning ‘and you?’ This expression is still understandable, but can sound weird to Japanese native speakers. In…
There are many different usages of a Japanese word, “demo”. First, it’s used to mean ‘protest/political march’. Second, it’s used to mean ‘teaching something through…
Shiritori is a Japanese word chain game. This is very famous among Japanese people, so it’s not too much to say that everyone knows this…
As I explained in the article, Japanese People Cannot Read Kanji, reading and pronouncing Kanji characters can be very difficult even for Japanese people. This…
In Japan, a word chain game called “Shiritori しりとり” is very famous and popular especially among school kids. The name “shiritori しりとり” expresses rules of…
Japanese has an expression corresponding to the English expression, “not at all”. In negative sentences, we can use the word, “zenzen 全然(ぜんぜん)”, with the auxiliary…
In the last article, Itemization with Two Different Orders, I mentioned Japanese famous poem called “Iroha Uta いろは歌(いろはうた)”, but explained nothing in detail there, so…
I’m pretty sure that those who learn a language know that translation does not always work well and also that sometimes there are no corresponding…
In the last article, I explained the rules of “Shiritori しりとり”, Japanese word chain game, and thought a little bit deeply about the rule 2.…
In English, we often use alphabets for itemization, for example: This style is often used in Japan as well. Alphabets are widely accepted and commonly…