Japanese Study Techniques to Achieve Your Goals
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…
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…
六人の嘘つきな大学生 (Roku-nin no Uso-tsukina Daigakusei) by 浅倉 秋成 (Akinari Asakura) Author: 浅倉 秋成 (Akinari Asakura) Japanese Level: Advanced (JLPT N1) Genre: Mystery, work drama Pages: 368 Bookwalker Japan: 六人の嘘つきな大学生 Japanese…
I often see people say they struggle with learning Japanese because of ADHD. Some even think there’s no point to even try because of it. I wasn’t diagnosed with ADHD…
不便なコンビニ (Fubenna Konbini) by Kim Hyon / translated by 米津篤八 (Yokuya Yonezu) Author: Kim Hyon Translator: 米津篤八 (Yokuya Yonezu) Japanese Level: JLPT N2-N1 Genre: Slice of life, cozy mystery, Korean…
Language is inherently human. It’s made, evolved, and used by humans to communicate—to convey ideas and emotions. Generative AI is antithetical to this. Generative AI, which uses stolen data scraped…
変な家 (Henna Ie) by 雨穴 (Uketsu) Author: 雨穴 (Uketsu) Japanese Level: JLPT N2 Genre: Mystery Pages: 238 Bookwalker Japan: 変な家 Japanese Summary 知人が購入を検討している都内の中古一軒家。 開放的で明るい内装の、ごくありふれた物件に思えたが、間取り図に 「謎の空間」が存在していた。知り合いの設計士にその間取り図を見せると、 この家は、 そこかしこに 「奇妙な違和感」が存在すると言う。 不可解な間取りの真相とは!? 突如消えた元住人は一体何者!?…
I struggle to have conversations with Japanese people in Japanese. Not because of a lack of Japanese ability, but because of a lack of conversational ability. I can converse (somewhat)…
黄色い家 (Kiiroi Ie) by 川上 未映子 (Meiko Kawakami) Author: 川上 未映子 (Meiko Kawakami) Japanese Level: JLPT N2 Genre: Human drama(?) Pages: 608 Bookwalker Japan: 黄色い家 Japanese Summary 2020年春、惣菜店に勤める花は、ニュース記事に黄美子の名前を見つける。 60歳になった彼女は、若い女性の監禁・傷害の罪に問われていた。 長らく忘却していた20年前の記憶――黄美子と、少女たち2人と疑似家族のように暮らした日々。…