I previously wrote a very, very long article all about study resources and tips for beginners looking to learn Japanese. But there’s not really anything like this for intermediate learners.…
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…
2025 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…
