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Tips and tricks for learning Japanese language through novels, manga, anime, podcasts, etc.
(JLPT N1. Translator. Live in Osaka, Japan.)
Don't just study Japanese, use it!
勉強だけでなく日本語は、使えば使うほど上手になるんです。
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(JLPT N1. Translator. Live in Osaka, Japan.)
Don't just study Japanese, use it!
勉強だけでなく日本語は、使えば使うほど上手になるんです。
🇯🇵 jtalkonline.com
☕️ https://ko-fi.com/G2G5AEBW
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The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives!
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A NEW QUIZ HAS DROPPED!
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of our Japanese Quiz! 🎉
「12月」に関する知識や日本語の理解を試そう！
Test your knowledge about "December" & your Japanese understanding!
Discordメンバーは18日までに挑戦して賞状をもらおう！
5 questions. Take the challenge by the 18th for a certificate in Discord!
❄️ forms.gle/PMSebcojpJmL... ❄️
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of our Japanese Quiz! 🎉
「12月」に関する知識や日本語の理解を試そう！
Test your knowledge about "December" & your Japanese understanding!
Discordメンバーは18日までに挑戦して賞状をもらおう！
5 questions. Take the challenge by the 18th for a certificate in Discord!
❄️ forms.gle/PMSebcojpJmL... ❄️
にほんごクイズ（15回目 2025年12月）
「ゆっぴーと日本語」日本語クイズです。今回のテーマは「12月（2年目）」です。がんばりましょう！
"Learn Japanese with Yuppy" Japanese quiz! This time's theme is "December (2nd year)." Are you ready?
forms.gle
December 3, 2025 at 7:41 AM
A NEW QUIZ HAS DROPPED!
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of our Japanese Quiz! 🎉
「12月」に関する知識や日本語の理解を試そう！
Test your knowledge about "December" & your Japanese understanding!
Discordメンバーは18日までに挑戦して賞状をもらおう！
5 questions. Take the challenge by the 18th for a certificate in Discord!
❄️ forms.gle/PMSebcojpJmL... ❄️
ONE YEAR ANNIVERSARY of our Japanese Quiz! 🎉
「12月」に関する知識や日本語の理解を試そう！
Test your knowledge about "December" & your Japanese understanding!
Discordメンバーは18日までに挑戦して賞状をもらおう！
5 questions. Take the challenge by the 18th for a certificate in Discord!
❄️ forms.gle/PMSebcojpJmL... ❄️
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December 2, 2025 at 1:30 AM
コロケーションが身につく日本語表現練習帳 is a vocabulary and grammar book for advanced learners that focuses on similar words and how they're used.
I picked this up because I needed to practice particles at an advanced level and this book was perfect.
I picked this up because I needed to practice particles at an advanced level and this book was perfect.
December 1, 2025 at 11:18 PM
コロケーションが身につく日本語表現練習帳 is a vocabulary and grammar book for advanced learners that focuses on similar words and how they're used.
I picked this up because I needed to practice particles at an advanced level and this book was perfect.
I picked this up because I needed to practice particles at an advanced level and this book was perfect.
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AI is NOT inevitable. Keep not using it. Uninstall Copilot from your computer. Refuse to use programs bogged down with it. Complain loudly about it when they shove it into the programs you use. We can starve the slop machines.
"All of this falls apart if humans don't adopt the tech. This is why you've seen Meta cram its lame chatbots into WhatsApp and Instagram. This is why Notepad and Paint now have useless Copilot buttons on Windows. This is why Google Gemini wants to "help you" read and reply to your emails."
Analysis: OpenAI is a loss-making machine, how can it survive?
Don't call it a bubble! Loss-making monster OpenAI is on the hook for $1.4 trillion (with a T) in compute commitments. How can this go on?
www.windowscentral.com
November 30, 2025 at 11:12 PM
AI is NOT inevitable. Keep not using it. Uninstall Copilot from your computer. Refuse to use programs bogged down with it. Complain loudly about it when they shove it into the programs you use. We can starve the slop machines.
It's been two months and italki still hasn't fixed their UI and removed the AI slop (and that stupid fish), so I'm officially quitting italki. Going to work with teachers directly and see if I can find some local lessons.
December 1, 2025 at 3:55 AM
It's been two months and italki still hasn't fixed their UI and removed the AI slop (and that stupid fish), so I'm officially quitting italki. Going to work with teachers directly and see if I can find some local lessons.
2006 - started studying Japanese
2008 - year abroad in Japan and passed JLPT 4
2010 - year abroad
2011 - passed N3
2012 - 6 months in Japan and passed N2
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 - failed N1 nine times (also moved in Japan in 2018)
2022 - passed N1 🥳
2008 - year abroad in Japan and passed JLPT 4
2010 - year abroad
2011 - passed N3
2012 - 6 months in Japan and passed N2
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 - failed N1 nine times (also moved in Japan in 2018)
2022 - passed N1 🥳
2012 - start studying in high school
2013 - take classes in university
2014 - passed N4
2015 - exchange year in Japan
2016 - passed N1
a little insane now that I look back on it, actually. I studied hard on my exchange year
2013 - take classes in university
2014 - passed N4
2015 - exchange year in Japan
2016 - passed N1
a little insane now that I look back on it, actually. I studied hard on my exchange year
I'm curious what others' JLPT journey was.
I'll start:
2016 - started studying Japanese at uni
2019 - passed N2
2021 - failed N1
2024 - passed N1
I'll start:
2016 - started studying Japanese at uni
2019 - passed N2
2021 - failed N1
2024 - passed N1
November 30, 2025 at 1:53 PM
2006 - started studying Japanese
2008 - year abroad in Japan and passed JLPT 4
2010 - year abroad
2011 - passed N3
2012 - 6 months in Japan and passed N2
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 - failed N1 nine times (also moved in Japan in 2018)
2022 - passed N1 🥳
2008 - year abroad in Japan and passed JLPT 4
2010 - year abroad
2011 - passed N3
2012 - 6 months in Japan and passed N2
2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021 - failed N1 nine times (also moved in Japan in 2018)
2022 - passed N1 🥳
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It's time for the November #Japanese slang review! Click the link below to learn about:
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
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サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
Japanese Slang Review – November 2025
And it’s time for the eleventh Japanese slang review of 2025 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook…
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
November 30, 2025 at 12:02 AM
It's time for the November #Japanese slang review! Click the link below to learn about:
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
サナ活
アッシー・メッシー
全ア
らりる
全肯定bot
半ドン
スキマバイト
ドロンする
鬼ムシャ
~ドリュ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/11/30/j...
The 教師と学習者のための日本語文型辞典 is a grammar dictionary for teachers and linguists that every intermediate and advanced learner of Japanese should get.
The explanations and examples are written for native Japanese speakers, which (I think) makes some complex grammar patterns easier to understand.
The explanations and examples are written for native Japanese speakers, which (I think) makes some complex grammar patterns easier to understand.
November 29, 2025 at 2:27 PM
The 教師と学習者のための日本語文型辞典 is a grammar dictionary for teachers and linguists that every intermediate and advanced learner of Japanese should get.
The explanations and examples are written for native Japanese speakers, which (I think) makes some complex grammar patterns easier to understand.
The explanations and examples are written for native Japanese speakers, which (I think) makes some complex grammar patterns easier to understand.
While I'm fighting with my previous website host so I can move the hosting to someone less hostile and more reasonably priced, I've decided to do some random reviews on BlueSky of Japanese study resources I've collected over the years. I have a lot...
November 29, 2025 at 9:49 AM
While I'm fighting with my previous website host so I can move the hosting to someone less hostile and more reasonably priced, I've decided to do some random reviews on BlueSky of Japanese study resources I've collected over the years. I have a lot...
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Ask yourself this: Do you want this to be the future of your anime watching experience, forever? If your answer is no, then act on it! If you are a journalist or anyone with a platform, talk about this! If you know such people, urge them to do so! Use my article as base! Now, before it's too late!
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ask yourself this: Do you want this to be the future of your anime watching experience, forever? If your answer is no, then act on it! If you are a journalist or anyone with a platform, talk about this! If you know such people, urge them to do so! Use my article as base! Now, before it's too late!
Study burnout is a real issue, but you shouldn't beat yourself up either if you're struggling with it.
I've been studying Japanese for over 19 years but there were many times I didn't do any studying for months on end, sometimes even six months to a year.
I've been studying Japanese for over 19 years but there were many times I didn't do any studying for months on end, sometimes even six months to a year.
This is probably my 4th-5th rewrite of this post.
I've seen so many friends / peers get burnt out on learning Japanese.
It's a big undertaking: you're learning an entirely new language /and/ the culture that's inseparable from it.
I wish I could give one-size-fits-all advice or encouragement.
I've seen so many friends / peers get burnt out on learning Japanese.
It's a big undertaking: you're learning an entirely new language /and/ the culture that's inseparable from it.
I wish I could give one-size-fits-all advice or encouragement.
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Study burnout is a real issue, but you shouldn't beat yourself up either if you're struggling with it.
I've been studying Japanese for over 19 years but there were many times I didn't do any studying for months on end, sometimes even six months to a year.
I've been studying Japanese for over 19 years but there were many times I didn't do any studying for months on end, sometimes even six months to a year.
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New YouTube video! I'm hoping to make Fridays a "talk about studying Japanese" day, but we'll see if I can be consistent with that 💦
In today's video I recommend 10 manga to help you study Japanese!
youtu.be/BRHCTLlP8ws
In today's video I recommend 10 manga to help you study Japanese!
youtu.be/BRHCTLlP8ws
10 Shoujo Manga to Help you Learn Japanese
YouTube video by Maddie
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New YouTube video! I'm hoping to make Fridays a "talk about studying Japanese" day, but we'll see if I can be consistent with that 💦
In today's video I recommend 10 manga to help you study Japanese!
youtu.be/BRHCTLlP8ws
In today's video I recommend 10 manga to help you study Japanese!
youtu.be/BRHCTLlP8ws
I love living and working in Japan but no one told me how constantly switching between two languages for nine hours straight would be so exhausting.
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I love living and working in Japan but no one told me how constantly switching between two languages for nine hours straight would be so exhausting.
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I wrote another in this series exploring kanji by different radicals.
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
Making a Splash: Kanji with the Water Radical (氵)
From ponds (池) to the sea (海), and swimming (泳) to crying (泣), many of Japan’s kanji are connected with water, and include the 氵radical, signifying water droplets.
www.nippon.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I wrote another in this series exploring kanji by different radicals.
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
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As a complement to my last post, I regret not taking textbooks seriously when I started studying Japanese. I heard people on YouTube saying that textbooks are useless, like "it's not the true Japanese," then I found a hyperpolyglot explaining his learning process through textbooks with audio. (+)
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
As a complement to my last post, I regret not taking textbooks seriously when I started studying Japanese. I heard people on YouTube saying that textbooks are useless, like "it's not the true Japanese," then I found a hyperpolyglot explaining his learning process through textbooks with audio. (+)
I've been struggling to study lately and have to constantly remind myself: It's easier to study a language when you make it easy for yourself.
Make time for your studies; set up your study space so it's easy to open your textbook; work on something at your level; give yourself easy victories.
Make time for your studies; set up your study space so it's easy to open your textbook; work on something at your level; give yourself easy victories.
November 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I've been struggling to study lately and have to constantly remind myself: It's easier to study a language when you make it easy for yourself.
Make time for your studies; set up your study space so it's easy to open your textbook; work on something at your level; give yourself easy victories.
Make time for your studies; set up your study space so it's easy to open your textbook; work on something at your level; give yourself easy victories.
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5 video course for beginners when you sign up for my newsletter:
www.japanesewithmanu.com/newsletter
I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!
#japaneseteacher #motivation #japaneselesson
www.japanesewithmanu.com/newsletter
I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!
#japaneseteacher #motivation #japaneselesson
Newsletter | Japanese with Manu
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November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
5 video course for beginners when you sign up for my newsletter:
www.japanesewithmanu.com/newsletter
I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!
#japaneseteacher #motivation #japaneselesson
www.japanesewithmanu.com/newsletter
I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!
#japaneseteacher #motivation #japaneselesson
The website is temporarily down while I sort out my hosting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The website is temporarily down while I sort out my hosting.
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Looking for intermediate Japanese listening material? I can highly recommend Seika's Japanese podcast. It's fairly accessible language-wise, and is fantastic for learning to listen to/decode extended articulations of experiences and thoughts/opinions by a native speaker.
sub) 📝PDF / 🎧Japanese Listening🌛 #113 ：日本で今！話題のドーナツ🍩 / Podcast
YouTube video by SeikaのJapanese Room
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November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Looking for intermediate Japanese listening material? I can highly recommend Seika's Japanese podcast. It's fairly accessible language-wise, and is fantastic for learning to listen to/decode extended articulations of experiences and thoughts/opinions by a native speaker.
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Started using @bunprosrs.bsky.social to help me start studying Japanese again now that I'm back in the states. I'm currently in review hell from adding all the words and grammar points I already knew but it's nice to be studying again.
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Started using @bunprosrs.bsky.social to help me start studying Japanese again now that I'm back in the states. I'm currently in review hell from adding all the words and grammar points I already knew but it's nice to be studying again.
It's less than a month until the JLPT! Now is the perfect time to practice what you studied with drill books and practice exams.
jtalkonline.com/how-to-study...
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How to Study for the JLPT - Japanese Talk
A complete guide for how to study for the JLPT including a list of resources, and how to plan your schedule.
jtalkonline.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It's less than a month until the JLPT! Now is the perfect time to practice what you studied with drill books and practice exams.
jtalkonline.com/how-to-study...
jtalkonline.com/how-to-study...
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Here are 10 (mostly shoujo) manga series I recommend to people studying Japanese!
canadianaujapan.ca/2025/11/06/1...
canadianaujapan.ca/2025/11/06/1...
10 Shoujo Manga To Help You Learn Japanese
**While the majority of the manga included in this article are shoujo, I opted to include some other demographics in the beginner category. These stories will still be ones I recommend, and I have …
canadianaujapan.ca
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Here are 10 (mostly shoujo) manga series I recommend to people studying Japanese!
canadianaujapan.ca/2025/11/06/1...
canadianaujapan.ca/2025/11/06/1...
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Ever been so annoyed you made a video?
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Ever been so annoyed you made a video?
This is an intensive language program for intermediate level learners based in Yokohama. It's perfect for people who are serious about improving their Japanese so they can work in Japan.
Applications are open for IUC's 10-month Japanese language program. I'm glad to answer any questions about my time there. I pivoted during the pandemic and enrolled the year I turned 40, so it's possible for a wide range of students. iuc.fsi.stanford.edu/programs-10M
IUC Programs 10-Month
iuc.fsi.stanford.edu
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is an intensive language program for intermediate level learners based in Yokohama. It's perfect for people who are serious about improving their Japanese so they can work in Japan.