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book review: どんなときどう使う日本語表現文型辞典

I bought this book last month and have been using it to prepare for conversation classes and with my own personal writing. If I had to describe it, I would say it’s a book of useful expressions and grammar structures for learners of all proficiency levels. Expressions are listed alphabetically (kana order) and are easyContinue reading “book review: どんなときどう使う日本語表現文型辞典”

drama review: familiar wife / しってるワイフ

Familiar Wife is a drama I started watching earlier this year while it was airing after it was recommended by my Japanese teacher. I did try watching it live but only got the gist of the story, so very quickly found somewhere to watch with subtitles. Note – this review is for the Japanese remakeContinue reading “drama review: familiar wife / しってるワイフ”

resource review: wanikani

Just in case you didn’t know, WaniKani is a web-based platform for learning kanji and vocabulary with it’s own SRS (spaced repetition system). It’s what I use to learn kanji and I will admit that I have a long and complicated history with it. After going between WaniKani, Anki and other kanji based books (KodanshaContinue reading “resource review: wanikani”