Japanese Vocabulary Lessons


Japanese Proverbs ans sayings
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顎で人を使う To Use People (in an arrogant way) with One's Chin 顎で人を使う To Push Someone Around. Click for video.
本物 or 偽者? 本物 honmono (the real thing) and 偽物 nisemono (a fake) are opposites. But there is a third word: 偽者 nisemono - an imposter. Click here for More...
あいづち responding during conversation The origin of あいづち aizuchi [相槌]
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Body Idioms Part V

Body Idioms

手の内を明かす Opening up your heart (but with your hands)
胸をなでおろす Stroking one's chest in relief

Body Idioms Part IV
Body Idioms

耳にたこができる the 'umpteenth' time
足が棒になる My dogs are barkin'

Body Idioms Part III
Body Idioms

足を引っ張る Drag someone down
小耳に挟む Eavesdrop

Body Idioms Part II
Body Idioms

~を尻に敷く be henpecked
腕が鳴る to show one's skills With Video!

Chiyon's nihongo no tamatebako
Chiyon's Lessons
Toil is the Father of Fame
労働は名声の父と言われている。 roudou wa meisei no chichi to iwarete iru. Toil, as they say, is the father of fame.
Body Idioms Part I
Body Idioms

鼻が高い to be proud
顔が広い to know many people

Country Names, Languages, and People Country Names, Languages, and People in Japanese. Flash file with sound.
Japanese Online Word and Phrasebook with Audio beginner Japanese vocabulary
List of な-Adjectives A list of common beginner level -na adjectives with mouseover readings.
List of い-Adjectives Part 2 A list of common beginner level -i adjective vocabulary words grouped by the categories with mouseover readings.
List of い-Adjectives Part 1 A list of common beginner level -i adjective vocabulary words grouped by the categories: Temperatures, Amounts, Sizes, and others with examples and mouseover readings.
The Year The Seasons and Month names in Japanese. Mouseover to see the reading.
Golden Week
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Koinobori
kikitorino renshuu koinobori Download PDF and MP3
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幕末 - Words About the End of the Edo Period

幕末 - End of the Edo Period Vocabulary

Love in Japanese Some important vocabulary words related to love
Useful Around the House Words Vocabulary lesson with useful around the house words. With sound and flash
Long, Useless Words Long strings of kanji better expressed in katakana
Vocabulary at the Post Office A few common vocabulary words at the post office with sound
Murphy's Law in Japanese A few important Murphy's Law statements in Japanese
防 -proof Japanese word study 防 -proof
うるさい Fussy

Study on うるさい Fussy

Word Studies

Japanese Word Studies

折り紙つき certified to be good The etymology of 折り紙つき certified to be good
語源 J Etymology 語源 gogen - Japanese Etymology articles

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