Mystery Writer and Medium Detective Duo (medium)
medium 霊媒探偵城塚翡翠 (medium Reibai Tantei Jouzuka Hisui) by 相沢 沙呼 (Sako Aizawa) Author: 相沢 沙呼 (Sako Aizawa) Japanese Level: JLPT N2 ~ N1 Genre: Mystery, murder mystery, super natural Pages:…
Passive and Active Memory – Turn Passive Learning into Active Use!
Some people remember languages really easily, but I feel like most people (like myself) struggle to keep things we’ve learned in our brains. I’ve started learning another language from scratch…
The Best Japanese Murder Mystery (Jukkakukan no Satsujin)
十角館の殺人 (Jukkakukan no Satsujin) by 綾辻 行人 (Yukito Ayatsuji) Author: 綾辻 行人 (Yukito Ayatsuji) Japanese Level: JLPT N1 ~ N1+ Genre: Mystery, murder mystery Pages: 512 (paperback edition) Amazon Japan…
Learning Japanese for Translation
Happy international translation day! This is my sixth year as a full-time translator and I wanted to share some things I’ve picked up about learning Japanese and translation. If you’re…
Review of Tettei Training JLPT N1 Moji and Goi
The full title for this book is 絶対合格！日本語能力試験 徹底トレーニング N1 文字・語彙 (Zettai Goukaku! Tettei Toreeningu Nihongo Nouryoku Shiken N1 Kanji Goi) I’ve had, what I will call 徹底トレーニング, in my…
Find and Track Japanese Books with Natively
Natively popped up last year on Reddit as a brand new website where you can find and track Japanese books. Kind of like Goodreads, but for Japanese books aimed at…
Essays for Japanese Game Lovers – 吉田の日々赤裸々 (Yoshida no Hibi Sekirara)
吉田の日々赤裸々 (Yoshida no Hibi Sekirara) by 吉田直樹 (Naoki Yoshida) Author: 吉田直樹 (Naoki Yoshida) Japanese Level: JLPT N2 ~ N1 Genre: Non-fiction, essays, video games Pages: 192 Amazon Japan (Kindle): 吉田の日々赤裸々…
Do I Really Need JLPT N1?
I’ve seen this question crop up a few times lately. Or at least different iterations of it. Do I need to pass the N1? Do I need to learn N1…