Everyday ConversationWhat’s the difference between “Shungiku” and “Shinjuku”?
My boyfriend and I grow vegetables every summer in Canada. Last year, because of the pandemic, we moved to the countrysi...
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Everyday ConversationHow do you say “Never mind” in Japanese?
In Japanese, when people want to say "never mind", they say,
Everyday ConversationHow do you say “What do you mean?” in Japanese?
In Japanese, "what do you mean?" is "どういうこと（ですか）？' or "どういう意味（ですか）？"
Everyday ConversationHow do you say “Delicious” in Japanese?
In Japanese, "delicious" is "oishii". It's an i-adjective. Here is the conjugation.
HaikuA white skull
A white skullOnce you're also the onePursue the dream しゃれこうべ君もかつては夢追い人か When I was in high school, I often spent time dr...
Everyday ConversationHow do you say “It’s hurting” in Japanese?
In Japanese, "it's hurting" is "itai". When you want to say which part of your body is hurting, you can say "(a noun) ga...
HaikuGrandfather
memories crumbledeyes wander on my facestill, love is there When I was little, I was afraid of my grandfather because he...
Everyday ConversationHow do you say “I’m hungry” in Japanese?
When you want to say "I'm hungry" in Japanese, you can say,
Everyday ConversationHow do you say “It’s just your imagination” in Japanese?
When you want to say "It's just your imagination" in Japanese, you can use, "気のせい (ki no sei)".
Everyday ConversationHow do you say “definitely” in Japanese?
Yesterday, we talked about how to say "maybe" in Japanese. Today, we are going to learn how to say "definitely".
Everyday ConversationHow do you say “maybe” in Japanese?
"Maybe" in Japanese is "tabun". Japanese people like using this word, so you will hear it very often when you talk with ...
HaikuMy Haiku may be a bit different from the one written by English poets
I started writing Haiku and Tanka in English on Medium. Here I am writing on Substack for one of my newsletters, and I t...
BlogWhy do Japanese people want to be white?
"Why do Japanese want to be white?" My boyfriend asked me at dinner yesterday. He said that there was a session about ra...
BlogWriting a book is lonely work
Last summer, I published one of my ebooks in English. The first draft of this book was a collection of essays that I wro...
Japanese ReadingReading Japanese: How to write just as who you are
This was the question that someone asked on Quora in Japanese, “自分らしい文章を書く方法はなんですか？” which means “How to write just as w...
Kanji歩(to walk): Kanji Meaning and Pronunciations
Origin of Kanji "歩" 歩 Meaning: to walkPronunciations: ho, bu / aru(ku), ayu(mu) 歩 is formed from the symbol of left and ...
BlogAre things Expensive in Japan?
At the end of the 1980s, the growth of the Japanese economy reached its peak. Executive golf courses, luxury brand shops...
TankaHurry up to see her before my mum’s gone: Michinoku no Hahano inochi…
みちのくの 母のいのちをひと目見ん ひと目見んとぞ ただにいそげるMichinoku no Haha no inochi wo Hitome-min Hitome-min tozo Tadani isogeru To the Tohoku ...