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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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「お疲れ様です」は、なぜよく使われるのか
Why people say “otsukaresama desu”
駅のコインロッカーが便利な理由
Why station coin lockers are useful
ポイントカードが買い物を変える
How point cards change shopping
アルバイトで使うあいさつ
Greetings used at part-time jobs
防災グッズを家に置く理由
Why homes keep disaster goods
ラーメン店の食券機を使う
Using ramen shop ticket machines
天気予報で見る季節の言葉
Seasonal words in weather forecasts
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.
大丈夫とは何か
Learn useful Japanese through okay / all right and real Japan.
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.
いただきますを言う理由
Learn useful Japanese through said before eating and real Japan.
もったいないとは何か
Learn useful Japanese through wasteful / too good to waste and real Japan.
空気を読むとは何か
Learn useful Japanese through read the room and real Japan.
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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