Sentence Ending Particles (2)
In Japanese, there are many particles that are added to the ends of sentences. They express the speaker’s emotions, doubt, emphasis, caution, hesitation, wonder, admiration, and so on. Some sentence ending particles distinguish male or female speech. Many of them don’t translate easily.
No
(1) Indicates an explanation or emotive emphasis. Used only by [...]

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Sentence Ending Particles (1)

Sentence Ending Particles (1)
In Japanese, there are many particles that are added to the end of a sentence. They express the speaker’s emotions, doubt, emphasis, caution, hesitation, wonder, admiration, and so on. Some sentence ending particles distinguish male or female speech. Many of them don’t translate easily.
Ka
Makes a sentence into a question. When forming a [...]

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Relationships with Nature: The Firefly

The Role of the “Hotaru” in Japanese Society
The Japanese word for a firefly is “hotaru.”  In some cultures hotaru might not have a positive reputation, but they are well liked in Japanese society. They have been a metaphor for passionate love in poetry since Man’you-shu (the 8th century anthology). Their eerie lights are also thought [...]

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Learn From Movie Dialogues (2)

Following last week’s lesson, here is another lesson with movie dialogues. If you recognize the scenes from the lines, you must be a movie junkie!
* Sukatto shita zo! (That hit the spot!) – Pulp Fiction
“Sukatto” is one of the onomatopoeic expressions. It describes elevated mood after solving a problem or nuisance. It also [...]

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Learn From Movie Dialogues (1)

What Hollywood Actors Say in Japanese
Here comes another Oscar season. Movies are fun to watch and also great source of learning language. Watching Japanese movies can be a good listening practice. 
Many Hollywood movies are shown in Japan as well as Japanese films. I have told you about the translated movie titles before, but [...]

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Movie Titles in Japanese

Part 1: Houga and Youga
The Japanese enjoy movies, eiga (映画), very much. Unfortunately it is a little bit expensive to see movies at the theater. It costs 1800 yen for adults.
Houga （邦画）are Japanese movies and youga （洋画）are western movies. The famous Hollywood movie stars are popular in Japan as well. Girls love Reonarudo Dikapurio [...]

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