こたつの（ ）に ねこが いる。a. うえ b. した c. そば d. なか Before I talk about the answer, I’d better explain…
～合（あ）う
Today’s Question What’s the difference between the following two?a. 進路（しんろ）について話（はな）しました。b. 進路（しんろ）について話（はな）し合（あ）いました。 Today’s Grammar Point: ～合（あ）う Connection [selected verb stem] +…
夢
夢 is listed under its semantic element of #ゆうべ（夕）and its phonetic element is apparently a simplified version of 瞢, which is not part of Japanese.
一富士二鷹三茄子
It is believed to be auspicious if Mt. Fuji, a hawk or an eggplant appeared in you first dream of a year. Did any of that appear in your dream this year?
～しか…ない/ません
Today’s question Which sounds more appreciative?A: おとしだまは五千円（ごせんえん）しかなかった。B: おとしだまは五千円（ごせんえん）だけだった。 Today’s Grammar Point: ～しか…ない/ません Connection [noun] + しか + [verb ない form][noun]…
易
Today’s #kanji is #易, which is a pictogram and it is the original form of 蜴, a lizard. Because lizards…
Why you shouldn’t say 座（すわ）りながら食（た）べる
（×）座（すわ）りながら食（た）べる（✓）座（すわ）って食（た）べる In English it’s OK to say “I eat (it) while sitting down.” but in Japanese, 座りながら食べる is an ungrammatical…
～あいだ vs ～あいだに
～あいだ can be used like a English conjunction “while” but adding に afterwards or not changes the nuance quite a bit. This post explains how.
満
満 is a simplified character of 滿, made of its semantic element of #さんずいへん（氵） and the phonetic element of 㒼, although 満 and 㒼 don’t share a sound in Japanese.
あけましておめでとうございます
あけましておめでとうございます。今年もよろしくお願いいたします。 A Happy New Year.I’m looking forward to working with you this year again! As today is the first day…
