“I saw someone.” Depending on who and how you saw the person, we need to use different verbs. a. I…
求
This week’s #kanji is #求, which is listed under #したみず（氺). Apparently it is a pictograph depicting hanged animal fur. Meaning:…
手が 出ない
Today’s post is another set expression using 手（て）- hand. What does あのコートが ほしいけど、私（わたし）には 手（て）が 出（で）ない mean? a. I want that…
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[てform]くれて ありがとう
Thank you for watching my video.わたしの ビデオを ＿＿＿＿＿ ありがとう。What would you put in the blank? The correct answer is みて…
ねる/ねむる/めがさめる/おきる
Do you remember the sleep related verbs in Japanese? Let’s check out how to use them to describe each stage of your sleep.
便利（べんり）
Which べんり is used incorrectly? a. この かばんは たくさん ポケットが あるから べんりです。b. ジョンさんの アパートは べんりな ばしょに あります。c. すいようびは べんりですか。d. ちかてつが…
to have
The English verb “to have” has many meanings one of which is to show an ownership. When you own these…
疑
This week’s #kanji is #疑, which is listed under the radical of #ひき（疋）. It is a combination of ヒ +…
手をかける
手をかける has a few different meanings. a. to put one’s hand on …; to touch; to handle はなたばに そっと 手を…
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[ばform]よかった
トイレットペーパーを かえば よかった。 a. I’m glad I bought toilet rolls.b. I should have bought toilet rolls.c. It was good that…
しっています vs わかります
Many English speakers seem to think しっています = to know and わかります = to understand, but that is not quite the case. This post explains the difference.
What does けっこう mean?
a. （それは） けっこう ですね。b. （それで） けっこう ですよ。c. けっこう です。d. けっこう むずかしい です。 The Japanese word 結構（けっこう） is similar to the…
～なきゃ and ～なくちゃ
～なきゃ or ～なくちゃ is a very casual alternative for ～なければならない. They are usually only used in a conversation. Check examples here
迷
This week’s #kanji is #迷. In my dictionary it is listed under its semantic element of #しんにょう and it says…
手を焼（や）く
あの子には手を焼（や）いています。 a. I burned that boy’s hands.b. I’m warming up that boy’s hands.c. I find that boy difficult to deal…
～ながら…
A: ワインを飲（の）みながら映画（えいが）を見（み）た。B: 映画（えいが）を見（み）ながらワインを飲（の）んだ。 With which sentence is it likely to remember the story of the movie next day? [verb stem]ながら……
Don’t use わかっている unless you really mean it!
わかっている is made of the てform of わかる but わかっている and わかる give quite a different impression from each other. You should not say わかっている unless you really mean to.
にぎやか vs いそがしい
Both にぎやか（な） and いそがしい are usually translated “busy” but the meanings are very different. This post explains the difference.
～する vs ～している
You had a busy day and you feel tired. Which one would you say to your family when you get…
望
Today’s #kanji is 望, which is listed under #つきへん（月）.
