Vocabs: Thanksgiving
To my readers from the US and Canada, I hope you’ve had a great Thanksgiving! Here are some Thanksgiving related vocabulary to mark the occasion! 感謝祭 (かんしゃさい, kanshasai) – Thanksgiving This phrase is...
View ArticleRandom word list – 17 Nov 2018 edition
I’ve been playing catch up with my Arashi TV shows, as well as watching NewsZero weekly… So here’s a mix of words from various places. あおり運転 (あおりうんてん, aoriunten) – tailgating This was the topic of this...
View ArticleMoss ink?
I’ve been into fountain pens and fountain pen inks for over a year now. And well, Japan is quite a huge maker of fountain pens and inks. Recently, a brand of inks from Kyoto, appropriately called Kyoto...
View ArticleNew Year’s Cards
As 2019 draws near… It’s that time of the year again! Time to get ready to send out 年賀状 (ねんがじょう, nengajyou) or New Year’s Cards. This year too, Japan Post has promotional events to encourage people to...
View ArticleBlog: Greetings and updates
Hi folks! So I’ve trying to get back on track with regular updates for the site. I’m aiming for at least two updates a month… (Ideally it’ll be a weekly thing, but well…) Maybe something short, just a...
View ArticleHave a Discount!
So I got a message from J today, asking me what the words on the yellow sticker mean. Well, good news! I hope you bought that pack of Okinawa pork because… It’s on offer! Let’s see what’s on the yellow...
View ArticleReview: Japanese Graded Readers app
Hi all! It’s been a long time since I made a post! Today I would like to do a review of the Japanese Graded Readers mobile app. If you’ve been wanting to have listen to stories in Japanese, then this...
View ArticleArashi’s “untitled” concert DVD/Blu-ray to be released on 13 June 2018
The highly anticipated concert DVD/Blu-ray release date has been announced! Arashi’s 2017-2018 live tour “untitled” will be released on DVD and Blu-ray on the 13th of June 2018. As a promotion of their...
View ArticleBlog: 99.9 season 2 first thoughts
Miyama is back! And this time we have a new female lawyer for him to blanter with! Maiko used to work as a judge, and she has a completely opposite viewpoint of Miyama when it comes to criminal cases....
View ArticleArashi to release new single ‘Find The Answer’ on 21st Feb 2018
Japanese boyband Arashi has announced their first single of 2018! The highly anticipated single, titled ‘Find The Answer’, contains a lead song of the same name. The lead song will be used as the theme...
View ArticleArashi releases new album “untitled” on 18 Oct 2017
Yup. You read that right. The Japanese boy band Arashi’s new album is titled “untitled”. “untitled” marks Arashi’s 16th album, and will be released on the 18th of October 2017. Pre-orders for the album...
View ArticleGutto! Sports Episode Guide
Important Note: This episode guide is still a work in progress. The guide will be updated as I watch the show! Gutto! Sports is a TV show hosted by Aiba Masaki that airs every Tuesday from 9:25 PM to...
View ArticleBlog: New Beginnings
Hi all! It’s been a while since the last update on Nihongo Manabu, for that I apologise. It’s been a tiring past few months. I took up a new job in late April and let’s just say that I’ve been really...
View ArticleNews: Arashi’s 52nd single “Tsunagu” to be released on the 28th of June
Arashi will be releasing their 52nd single Tsunagu (つなぐ). The title song Tsunagu will be the theme song for the movie “Shinobu no Kuni” starring Arashi’s leader Ohno Satoshi. The movie is based on the...
View ArticleNews: Arashi’s Are You Happy? DVD/Blu-Ray to be released on the 31st of May
Arashi’s Are You Happy concert DVD and Blu-Ray will be released on the 31st of May. The concert promotes Arashi’s 15th album, the oricon ranked no. 1 album “Are You Happy“. The concert was held from...
View ArticleNews: Sakurai, Kamenashi and Koyama to be 24 hour TV Personality
Arashi’s Sakurai Sho, KAT-TUN’s Kamenashi Kazuya and NEWS’ Koyama Keiichiro have been announced as the main personalities of the 2017 24-hour Television charity event. This year marks the 40th...
View ArticleBreaking down the “I’ll be there” lyrics
So… Arashi performed “I’ll be there” during the FNS music festival that aired on the 22nd of March. With the TV performance, we now know the lyrics to part of the song (they won’t perform the entirety...
View ArticleNews: Ohno Satoshi’s Arashi Discovery to end on 31st March
So if you’re an Arashi fan, you may already have heard the news. Ohno’s radio program Arashi Discovery will end at the end of this month. The news was announced by Ohno during the show itself two days...
View ArticleNews: Arashi to release new single “I’ll be there”
Arashi’s 51st single entitled “I’ll be there” will be released on the 19th of April 2017. This will be their first single release of 2017. The title song “I’ll be there” will be the theme song for the...
View ArticleVocabs: Jun’s jweb blog Enjoy Vol. 146
So Jun updated his jweb blog today! Just going to highlight a few kanji from his (short) blog post. 花粉 (かふん, kafun) – pollen Not used in the post… But since Jun was talking about pollen flying all over...
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