The words "intransitive verb" and "transitive verb" come up often when you are studying Japanese grammar. This article will explain each...

Do you have anything you are good at? or something you are not good at? In Japanese, there are two words that can explain you are good at...

すみません is a word that has three meanings: Apology, Appreciation, and Request. The phrase すみません is used in situations where you apologize...

This article’s topic is なんで(nande) ,どうして (doushite), and なぜ (naze) which are translated as “Why?” or “How?”. It is one of the common...

In Japanese, the word “I” (私;わたし;Watashi) is used in formal and also informal contexts in both writing and speaking. While this is the...

Today’s topic is the difference between 知らない (しらない;Shiranai) and わからない (Wakaranai). When they are translated literally, 知らない will be...

In Japanese, we use a variety of vocabularies to express “You” depending on the person you are talking to and the context in which a...

Many Japanese words have the same English translation but different connotation. 「考える」(Kangaeru) and「思う」(Omou) are one of such Japanese...

There are many Japanese Kanji with the same Japanese reading but with a different connotation. These letters are often one of the...