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September 1, 2025

Nihongo no Tane 172: 娘のミュージカル My Daughter’s Musical | Japanese Immersion Podcast

160 ピアノの先生1 The Piano Teacher Part 1 For upper beginners to intermediates. Listen to the short podcast and then answer the comprehension questions below. 睡眠時間 Sleeping Time and Daylight Savings

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July 31, 2025

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

∼んです; ∼んだ [used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん] 私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。 Click for and English I | as for |

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

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Nihongo no Tane 171: ラジオ番組 Radio Show | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #199: もう(part.1-A) already; yet; now

May 29, 2025

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #198: だろう(Part. 5) …, right?

May 16, 2025

かわいい x こわい Cute and Scary in Japanese

In today’s lesson, let’s look at a few word pairs that are easily confused in Japanese. The biggest one… is cute versus scary!かわいい (Kanji: 可愛(かわい)い) Cute; adorable; charming; prettyかわいいUsage: Often

かわいい x こわい Cute and Scary in Japanese

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Nihongo no Tane 170: 日本のお風呂 Japanese Bath | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #197: だろう(Part. 4) I wonder…

April 24, 2025

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #196: だろう(Part. 3) most likely will; probably will

∼んです; ∼んだ[used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。Click for and EnglishI | as for | Tokyo | in |

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #196: だろう(Part. 3) most likely will; probably will

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be

∼んです; ∼んだ[used when explaining something or giving new information; a casual form of のです/のだ; の (explanatory particle) relaxed intoん]私(わたし)は東京(とうきょう)で生(う)まれたんです。Click for and EnglishI | as for | Tokyo | in |

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be

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Nihongo no Tane 172: 娘のミュージカル My Daughter’s Musical | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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July 31, 2025

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

July 20, 2025

Frank and the Obaasan, A Strange but Fun Japanese Reader for Beginners

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

June 16, 2025

Nihongo no Tane 171: ラジオ番組 Radio Show | Japanese Immersion Podcast

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June 12, 2025

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #199: もう(part.1-A) already; yet; now

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July 31, 2025

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

July 20, 2025

Frank and the Obaasan, A Strange but Fun Japanese Reader for Beginners

July 17, 2025

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

Beginning Japanese Phrases With examples, sound files, video, vocabulary, and quiz.

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Nihongo no Tane 172: 娘のミュージカル My Daughter’s Musical | Japanese Immersion Podcast

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

Frank and the Obaasan, A Strange but Fun Japanese Reader for Beginners

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

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Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #199: もう(part.1-A) already; yet; now

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #198: だろう(Part. 5) …, right?

かわいい x こわい Cute and Scary in Japanese

Nihongo no Tane 170: 日本のお風呂 Japanese Bath | Japanese Immersion Podcast

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #197: だろう(Part. 4) I wonder…

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #196: だろう(Part. 3) most likely will; probably will

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #195: だろう(Part. 2) probably; most likely; should be

Nihongo no Tane 172: 娘のミュージカル My Daughter’s Musical | Japanese Immersion Podcast

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

Frank and the Obaasan, A Strange but Fun Japanese Reader for Beginners

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #200: もう(part.1-B) already; yet; now

Nihongo no Tane 171: ラジオ番組 Radio Show | Japanese Immersion Podcast

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #199: もう(part.1-A) already; yet; now

Nihongo no Tane 172: 娘のミュージカル My Daughter’s Musical | Japanese Immersion Podcast

Beginning Japanese Phrases Podcast #201: もう(part.2) shortly; soon; now [gives a sense of being already the time for something or to do something]

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