告白 (Kokuhaku) by 湊かなえ (Kanae Minato) Author: 湊かなえ (Kanae Minato) Japanese Level: High-Intermediate (N2) Genre: Thriller, horror, mystery Pages: 226 Bookwalker Japan: 告白 Japanese Summary 「愛美は死にました。しかし事故ではありません。このクラスの生徒に殺されたのです」我が子を校内で亡くした中学校の女性教師によるホームルームでの告白から、この物語は始まる。語り手が「級友」「犯人」「犯人の家族」と次々と変わり、次第に事件の全体像が浮き彫りにされていく。衝撃的なラストを巡り物議を醸した、デビュー作にして、第6回本屋大賞受賞のベストセラー。 English Summary (translation by…
This week marks twenty years since I first started learning Japanese. Twenty years!!! I started this journey the week before my 17th birthday by learning from a private teacher. I…
７７７ トリプルセブン (777 Triple Seven) by 伊坂 幸太郎 (Kotaro Isaka) Author: 伊坂 幸太郎 (Kotaro Isaka) Japanese Level: High-Intermediate (N2) Genre: Action Pages: 334 Bookwalker Japan: ７７７ トリプルセブン Japanese Summary 殺し屋シリーズ最新作。世界で最も不運な殺し屋、ふたたび！！ あの世界で一番不運な殺し屋が、また騒動に巻き込まれる――。『マリアビートル』では新幹線から降りられなかったが、今度は東京の超高級ホテルから出られない……！？ 伊坂幸太郎、２年ぶりの完全書き下ろし。殺し屋シリーズ最新作。…
I started learning Korean recently—okay, that’s a lie, I actually started learning Korean about three years ago but was struggling to get beyond beginner level. I even went to Korea…
早朝始発の殺風景 (Souchou Shihatsu no Sappukei) by 青崎 有五 (Yugo Aosaki) Author: 青崎 有五 (Yugo Aosaki) Japanese Level: Intermediate (N3-N2) Genre: Cozy mystery, short stories, slice of life Pages: 228 Bookwalker…
italki, like so many great services for language learners, is dead. Well, not dead dead, but it’s heading that way. italki was a great service that connected language learners with…
The2025 was not a good reading year for me. I was insanely busy at work (yay Japanese corporate life) and the nine to eleven hours of hyper-focusing in two languages…
Having a goal is key to long-term language study. Progressing towards that goal keeps you motivated and gives you something to strive for and measure your progress. Common goals amongst…
