Vocabulary in context
Read word families, compare useful combinations, and practise retrieving words in sentences.
Kariru vs Kasu: Borrow and Lend with Clear Roles
Borrowing and lending describe opposite sides of one exchange. Identify who gets temporary use of the item before choosing 借りる or 貸す.
Japanese Frequency Words: Itsu Mo, Yoku, Tokidoki, and Amari
Say how often you do something without assigning invented percentages to frequency words. Practise common expressions and the negatives used with あまり and 全然.
Japanese Family Words: Your Family and Someone Else’s
Choose family terms for a specific conversation. When speaking politely about your family to an outsider, some terms differ from the words used for someone else’s family.
Japanese Weather Words: Atsui, Samui, Atatakai, and Suzushii
Describe the weather with a small set of adjectives, then change them into past and negative forms. Keep atmospheric temperature separate from the temperature of a drink.
Japanese Taste Words: Sweet, Salty, Spicy, Sour, and Bitter
Describe how food tastes with Japanese adjectives. Notice that 甘い and 辛い differ by more than one English label, and learn each word with a plausible food example.
Japanese Time Words: Today, Tomorrow, Last Week, and Next Week
Learn time expressions as a connected set, then use them in short plans. The contrast between 昨日 and 明日 is more useful when you can also choose an appropriate verb ending.
Iku, Kuru, and Kaeru: Japanese Movement Verbs in Context
Follow where the person starts and where they are going. 行く, 来る, and 帰る describe movement from different viewpoints, even when English could use “go.”
Kiru, Haku, and Kaburu: Which Japanese Verb Means Wear?
Japanese chooses different verbs for putting on different items. Learn a small outfit as verb–noun pairs instead of translating every item with 着る.
Miru, Kiku, and Yomu: Read, Watch, Listen, and Ask in Japanese
Choose an action that matches the medium and purpose. Practise reading a message, watching a film, listening to music, and asking a person a question.
Aku, Akeru, Shimaru, Shimeru: Open and Close with the Right Subject
Distinguish a door opening from someone opening a door. These four verbs help you connect vocabulary, particles, and the resulting state expressed with ている.