Japanese Talk
@japanesetalk.bsky.social
Tips and tricks for learning Japanese language through novels, manga, anime, podcasts, etc.
(JLPT N1. Translator. Live in Osaka, Japan.)
Don't just study Japanese, use it!
勉強だけでなく日本語は、使えば使うほど上手になるんです。
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(JLPT N1. Translator. Live in Osaka, Japan.)
Don't just study Japanese, use it!
勉強だけでなく日本語は、使えば使うほど上手になるんです。
🇯🇵 jtalkonline.com
☕️ https://ko-fi.com/G2G5AEBW
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The famous green owl app Duolingo is going even harder into AI made by stolen content. It's not curated by native speakers so you have no idea if what you're learning is correct. Their algorithm overall tries to hit the happy brain juices instead of helping you learn. So here are some alternatives!
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Ask yourself this: Do you want this to be the future of your anime watching experience, forever? If your answer is no, then act on it! If you are a journalist or anyone with a platform, talk about this! If you know such people, urge them to do so! Use my article as base! Now, before it's too late!
November 21, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Ask yourself this: Do you want this to be the future of your anime watching experience, forever? If your answer is no, then act on it! If you are a journalist or anyone with a platform, talk about this! If you know such people, urge them to do so! Use my article as base! Now, before it's too late!
Study burnout is a real issue, but you shouldn't beat yourself up either if you're struggling with it.
I've been studying Japanese for over 19 years but there were many times I didn't do any studying for months on end, sometimes even six months to a year.
I've been studying Japanese for over 19 years but there were many times I didn't do any studying for months on end, sometimes even six months to a year.
This is probably my 4th-5th rewrite of this post.
I've seen so many friends / peers get burnt out on learning Japanese.
It's a big undertaking: you're learning an entirely new language /and/ the culture that's inseparable from it.
I wish I could give one-size-fits-all advice or encouragement.
I've seen so many friends / peers get burnt out on learning Japanese.
It's a big undertaking: you're learning an entirely new language /and/ the culture that's inseparable from it.
I wish I could give one-size-fits-all advice or encouragement.
November 22, 2025 at 7:38 AM
Study burnout is a real issue, but you shouldn't beat yourself up either if you're struggling with it.
I've been studying Japanese for over 19 years but there were many times I didn't do any studying for months on end, sometimes even six months to a year.
I've been studying Japanese for over 19 years but there were many times I didn't do any studying for months on end, sometimes even six months to a year.
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New YouTube video! I'm hoping to make Fridays a "talk about studying Japanese" day, but we'll see if I can be consistent with that 💦
In today's video I recommend 10 manga to help you study Japanese!
youtu.be/BRHCTLlP8ws
In today's video I recommend 10 manga to help you study Japanese!
youtu.be/BRHCTLlP8ws
10 Shoujo Manga to Help you Learn Japanese
YouTube video by Maddie
youtu.be
November 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
New YouTube video! I'm hoping to make Fridays a "talk about studying Japanese" day, but we'll see if I can be consistent with that 💦
In today's video I recommend 10 manga to help you study Japanese!
youtu.be/BRHCTLlP8ws
In today's video I recommend 10 manga to help you study Japanese!
youtu.be/BRHCTLlP8ws
I love living and working in Japan but no one told me how constantly switching between two languages for nine hours straight would be so exhausting.
November 20, 2025 at 10:27 PM
I love living and working in Japan but no one told me how constantly switching between two languages for nine hours straight would be so exhausting.
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I wrote another in this series exploring kanji by different radicals.
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
Making a Splash: Kanji with the Water Radical (氵)
From ponds (池) to the sea (海), and swimming (泳) to crying (泣), many of Japan’s kanji are connected with water, and include the 氵radical, signifying water droplets.
www.nippon.com
November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I wrote another in this series exploring kanji by different radicals.
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
www.nippon.com/en/japan-top...
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As a complement to my last post, I regret not taking textbooks seriously when I started studying Japanese. I heard people on YouTube saying that textbooks are useless, like "it's not the true Japanese," then I found a hyperpolyglot explaining his learning process through textbooks with audio. (+)
November 17, 2025 at 1:32 AM
As a complement to my last post, I regret not taking textbooks seriously when I started studying Japanese. I heard people on YouTube saying that textbooks are useless, like "it's not the true Japanese," then I found a hyperpolyglot explaining his learning process through textbooks with audio. (+)
I've been struggling to study lately and have to constantly remind myself: It's easier to study a language when you make it easy for yourself.
Make time for your studies; set up your study space so it's easy to open your textbook; work on something at your level; give yourself easy victories.
Make time for your studies; set up your study space so it's easy to open your textbook; work on something at your level; give yourself easy victories.
November 15, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I've been struggling to study lately and have to constantly remind myself: It's easier to study a language when you make it easy for yourself.
Make time for your studies; set up your study space so it's easy to open your textbook; work on something at your level; give yourself easy victories.
Make time for your studies; set up your study space so it's easy to open your textbook; work on something at your level; give yourself easy victories.
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5 video course for beginners when you sign up for my newsletter:
www.japanesewithmanu.com/newsletter
I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!
#japaneseteacher #motivation #japaneselesson
www.japanesewithmanu.com/newsletter
I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!
#japaneseteacher #motivation #japaneselesson
Newsletter | Japanese with Manu
www.japanesewithmanu.com
November 15, 2025 at 5:24 PM
5 video course for beginners when you sign up for my newsletter:
www.japanesewithmanu.com/newsletter
I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!
#japaneseteacher #motivation #japaneselesson
www.japanesewithmanu.com/newsletter
I specifially started teaching Japanese because I want to help people have an easier time studying Japanese!
#japaneseteacher #motivation #japaneselesson
The website is temporarily down while I sort out my hosting.
November 15, 2025 at 2:34 PM
The website is temporarily down while I sort out my hosting.
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Looking for intermediate Japanese listening material? I can highly recommend Seika's Japanese podcast. It's fairly accessible language-wise, and is fantastic for learning to listen to/decode extended articulations of experiences and thoughts/opinions by a native speaker.
sub) 📝PDF / 🎧Japanese Listening🌛 #113 ：日本で今！話題のドーナツ🍩 / Podcast
YouTube video by SeikaのJapanese Room
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November 12, 2025 at 10:34 AM
Looking for intermediate Japanese listening material? I can highly recommend Seika's Japanese podcast. It's fairly accessible language-wise, and is fantastic for learning to listen to/decode extended articulations of experiences and thoughts/opinions by a native speaker.
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Started using @bunprosrs.bsky.social to help me start studying Japanese again now that I'm back in the states. I'm currently in review hell from adding all the words and grammar points I already knew but it's nice to be studying again.
November 7, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Started using @bunprosrs.bsky.social to help me start studying Japanese again now that I'm back in the states. I'm currently in review hell from adding all the words and grammar points I already knew but it's nice to be studying again.
It's less than a month until the JLPT! Now is the perfect time to practice what you studied with drill books and practice exams.
jtalkonline.com/how-to-study...
jtalkonline.com/how-to-study...
How to Study for the JLPT - Japanese Talk
A complete guide for how to study for the JLPT including a list of resources, and how to plan your schedule.
jtalkonline.com
November 10, 2025 at 10:38 PM
It's less than a month until the JLPT! Now is the perfect time to practice what you studied with drill books and practice exams.
jtalkonline.com/how-to-study...
jtalkonline.com/how-to-study...
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Here are 10 (mostly shoujo) manga series I recommend to people studying Japanese!
canadianaujapan.ca/2025/11/06/1...
canadianaujapan.ca/2025/11/06/1...
10 Shoujo Manga To Help You Learn Japanese
**While the majority of the manga included in this article are shoujo, I opted to include some other demographics in the beginner category. These stories will still be ones I recommend, and I have …
canadianaujapan.ca
November 7, 2025 at 12:49 AM
Here are 10 (mostly shoujo) manga series I recommend to people studying Japanese!
canadianaujapan.ca/2025/11/06/1...
canadianaujapan.ca/2025/11/06/1...
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Ever been so annoyed you made a video?
November 7, 2025 at 12:54 AM
Ever been so annoyed you made a video?
This is an intensive language program for intermediate level learners based in Yokohama. It's perfect for people who are serious about improving their Japanese so they can work in Japan.
Applications are open for IUC's 10-month Japanese language program. I'm glad to answer any questions about my time there. I pivoted during the pandemic and enrolled the year I turned 40, so it's possible for a wide range of students. iuc.fsi.stanford.edu/programs-10M
IUC Programs 10-Month
iuc.fsi.stanford.edu
November 5, 2025 at 10:39 PM
This is an intensive language program for intermediate level learners based in Yokohama. It's perfect for people who are serious about improving their Japanese so they can work in Japan.
Just a heads up, but the Japanese Talk Online site will likely shutdown for a little bit while I try to work out an alternative for hosting.
Bill just came in for £288 to host the sites and I can't pay that much anymore. But I also don't have much time/energy to sort it out before the deadline.
Bill just came in for £288 to host the sites and I can't pay that much anymore. But I also don't have much time/energy to sort it out before the deadline.
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Just a heads up, but the Japanese Talk Online site will likely shutdown for a little bit while I try to work out an alternative for hosting.
Bill just came in for £288 to host the sites and I can't pay that much anymore. But I also don't have much time/energy to sort it out before the deadline.
Bill just came in for £288 to host the sites and I can't pay that much anymore. But I also don't have much time/energy to sort it out before the deadline.
I'm not very good at studying languages by myself.
I really need a deadline and regular lessons to keep me motivated. It's why the JLPT was great when I was studying Japanese because only having it once/twice a year meant I had a strict deadline to work towards.
I really need a deadline and regular lessons to keep me motivated. It's why the JLPT was great when I was studying Japanese because only having it once/twice a year meant I had a strict deadline to work towards.
November 1, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I'm not very good at studying languages by myself.
I really need a deadline and regular lessons to keep me motivated. It's why the JLPT was great when I was studying Japanese because only having it once/twice a year meant I had a strict deadline to work towards.
I really need a deadline and regular lessons to keep me motivated. It's why the JLPT was great when I was studying Japanese because only having it once/twice a year meant I had a strict deadline to work towards.
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It's time for the SPOOKY October #Japanese slang review. Click the link below to learn about:
生主
うにお願いします
ギョプる
チョリーッス
できるとできないの間に
ガチ恋距離
つよつよ
ぎりはっぴー
なめぷ
リリイベ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/j...
生主
うにお願いします
ギョプる
チョリーッス
できるとできないの間に
ガチ恋距離
つよつよ
ぎりはっぴー
なめぷ
リリイベ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/j...
Japanese Slang Review – October 2025
And it’s time for the tenth Japanese slang review of 2025 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook, l…
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:07 PM
It's time for the SPOOKY October #Japanese slang review. Click the link below to learn about:
生主
うにお願いします
ギョプる
チョリーッス
できるとできないの間に
ガチ恋距離
つよつよ
ぎりはっぴー
なめぷ
リリイベ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/j...
生主
うにお願いします
ギョプる
チョリーッス
できるとできないの間に
ガチ恋距離
つよつよ
ぎりはっぴー
なめぷ
リリイベ
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/10/31/j...
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New blog post! Five more things I recently learned about Japanese. It's always embarrassing to admit that I don't know some things about Japanese... but I'm not! Just that I DIDNT know things about Japanese! But now I do! And you can too! Click below!
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/f...
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/f...
Five Things I Recently Learned About Japanese: Episode 9
Did you know that I don’t know everything there is to know about Japanese? I know, I’m surprised too. They actually let people get PhDs without checking if they know everything there is…
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
October 30, 2025 at 5:25 AM
New blog post! Five more things I recently learned about Japanese. It's always embarrassing to admit that I don't know some things about Japanese... but I'm not! Just that I DIDNT know things about Japanese! But now I do! And you can too! Click below!
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/f...
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/10/30/f...
(For British citizens only.)
Fancy
🇯🇵 A year learning Japanese?
🏡 A month with a Japanese host family?
🏢 Six months of Japanese work experience?
All in Japan?
Then apply for a Daiwa Scholarship here!
dajf.org.uk/scholarships...
🇯🇵 A year learning Japanese?
🏡 A month with a Japanese host family?
🏢 Six months of Japanese work experience?
All in Japan?
Then apply for a Daiwa Scholarship here!
dajf.org.uk/scholarships...
Daiwa Scholarship: General information
The Daiwa Scholarship is a unique 19-month programme of language study, work placement and homestay in Japan, following a month of Japanese language tuition in the UK. Daiwa Scholarships offer outstan...
dajf.org.uk
October 28, 2025 at 10:46 PM
(For British citizens only.)
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I’ve received so many requests, and it’s finally here — the N4 Group Course! 🎉
Lessons will be held mainly in Japanese, so you can practice natural conversation.
If you’re not sure whether this course is right for your level, feel free to email me anytime!
sakijapaneselessons.com/n4-1/
Lessons will be held mainly in Japanese, so you can practice natural conversation.
If you’re not sure whether this course is right for your level, feel free to email me anytime!
sakijapaneselessons.com/n4-1/
October 26, 2025 at 1:55 PM
I’ve received so many requests, and it’s finally here — the N4 Group Course! 🎉
Lessons will be held mainly in Japanese, so you can practice natural conversation.
If you’re not sure whether this course is right for your level, feel free to email me anytime!
sakijapaneselessons.com/n4-1/
Lessons will be held mainly in Japanese, so you can practice natural conversation.
If you’re not sure whether this course is right for your level, feel free to email me anytime!
sakijapaneselessons.com/n4-1/
Can confirm, these are accurate translations.
Another day, another random post bitterly defaced by yours truly, who only strives to keep it real 😇
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Can confirm, these are accurate translations.
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Language learning is a personal journey, and it will take the time it needs and different forms for every person. There is no singularly most-optimised method that will bring sustainable results quickly.
Also, language learners need to be kind to themselves, as the road is long and winding.
Also, language learners need to be kind to themselves, as the road is long and winding.
Do you have any extremely niche, but serious, ethical stances?
October 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
Language learning is a personal journey, and it will take the time it needs and different forms for every person. There is no singularly most-optimised method that will bring sustainable results quickly.
Also, language learners need to be kind to themselves, as the road is long and winding.
Also, language learners need to be kind to themselves, as the road is long and winding.
Just saw a post that said you can't learn Japanese from watching anime and I agree but also don't agree.
Watching any old anime won't be as helpful as slice of life, which can help with more commonly used words and phrases.
AND you still need to study Japanese to actually learn the language.
Watching any old anime won't be as helpful as slice of life, which can help with more commonly used words and phrases.
AND you still need to study Japanese to actually learn the language.
October 15, 2025 at 11:17 PM
Just saw a post that said you can't learn Japanese from watching anime and I agree but also don't agree.
Watching any old anime won't be as helpful as slice of life, which can help with more commonly used words and phrases.
AND you still need to study Japanese to actually learn the language.
Watching any old anime won't be as helpful as slice of life, which can help with more commonly used words and phrases.
AND you still need to study Japanese to actually learn the language.