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Practical Japanese words you can use in real life. Read short Japanese articles with useful vocabulary, English translation, and review questions. Save words as you read and build a wordbook from real Japan.

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Practical Japanese words you can use in real life.

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N3Useful Words4-5 min

「お疲れ様です」は、なぜよく使われるのか

Why people say “otsukaresama desu”

N4Useful Words4-5 min

駅のコインロッカーが便利な理由

Why station coin lockers are useful

N3Useful Words4-5 min

ポイントカードが買い物を変える

How point cards change shopping

N4Useful Words4-5 min

アルバイトで使うあいさつ

Greetings used at part-time jobs

N3Useful Words4-5 min

防災グッズを家に置く理由

Why homes keep disaster goods

N4Useful Words4-5 min

ラーメン店の食券機を使う

Using ramen shop ticket machines

N4Useful Words4-5 min

天気予報で見る季節の言葉

Seasonal words in weather forecasts

N5Useful Words4 min

すみませんのいろいろな使い方

Learn useful Japanese through excuse me / sorry / thank you and real Japan.

N5Useful Words4 min

大丈夫とは何か

Learn useful Japanese through okay / all right and real Japan.

N4Useful Words4 min

よろしくお願いしますが訳しにくい理由

Learn useful Japanese through a flexible polite phrase and real Japan.

N4Useful Words4 min

いただきますを言う理由

Learn useful Japanese through said before eating and real Japan.

N4Useful Words4 min

もったいないとは何か

Learn useful Japanese through wasteful / too good to waste and real Japan.

N3Useful Words6 min

空気を読むとは何か

Learn useful Japanese through read the room and real Japan.

N3Useful Words6 min

頑張るが「try hard」だけではない理由

Learn useful Japanese through to keep trying and real Japan.

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