Vocabulary
Word usage tips and nuances to help you choose the right word
Word usage tips and nuances to help you choose the right word
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Vocabulary
How to say cabbage, hazelnut, BBQ, garlic, and other food ingredients in Japanese. Essential vocabulary for grocery shopping and eating out in Japan.
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How to say cholesterol, gargle, forehead, ligament, and other body and health words in Japanese. Essential for doctor visits and pharmacy trips in Japan.
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How to say hail, lightning, rainbow, blizzard, and other weather and nature words in Japanese. Pronunciation, example sentences, and forecast vocabulary.
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きれい ends in い but is a な-adjective. 大きな looks like an adjective but can't be a predicate. This guide walks you through every trap.
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嬉しい and 楽しい both mean happy, 悲しい and 寂しい both mean sad — but mixing them up sounds unnatural. This guide sorts them all out.
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totemo, kanari, nakanaka all mean something like 'very' — but they're not interchangeable. One chart to master them all.
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Japanese has a different word for every shade of 'often' — from 100% itsumo to 0% kesshite. One scale to sort them all out.
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Want to say 'take it slow,' 'speak clearly,' or 'do it properly'? Japanese manner adverbs turn flat sentences into vivid ones.
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飛び出す means to rush out, 飛び込む means to dive in — one points outward, the other inward. Learn them as a pair.
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From starting to finishing, Japanese uses three compound verbs to map out a timeline: 始める, 続ける, and 終わる — plus 直す and 上がる for bonus power.