Articles about Everyday Japanese

Kevin Henrique · Jun 12, 2026

Japanese words for “more or less” — from mā mā to taitei, with everyday examples.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2017

From the Shogun's pipe to heated tobacco: manners, booths, and the word tabako

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

Kanji and romaji for roads, vehicles, signals, and everyday traffic situations

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

From yabai to www: youth words, abbreviations, and net talk in Japanese.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

What Hanagoe (鼻声) is, why shop staff in Japan greet through the nose, and how the voice protects the throat while keeping the...

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

Mini-questions friends actually use: surprise, curiosity, plans, and the casual の that softens them.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

How やばい flips between trouble and praise — and how to read the room

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

How そう switches between reported information and what something looks like—and the conjugation that keeps them apart.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2016

Why ん almost never starts a word — and where it still shows up

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

How casual さ colors spoken Japanese—and why textbooks often skip it

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

Two Japanese “sorry” words — and when each one actually fits

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

Japanese words for clothes and accessories, plus the verbs that make “to wear” sound natural

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

A practical guide to tiny Japanese responses that carry surprise, attention, agreement and social nuance.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

Natural Japanese reactions for surprise, doubt, praise, and active listening.

Kevin Henrique · Jan 15, 2015

Learn how Japanese adverbs work, where they go in a sentence, and which time, frequency, degree, and manner expressions appear...