
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Halloween is here at last so we’ve put together another scary story by the legendary storyteller, Inagawa Junji. This story features a Nihon Ningyō (traditional Japanese Doll) which has some connection to Sayaka’s dead sister. The doll has a nasty habit of biting her boyfriends and scaring them away. You’ll never think of these traditional dolls the same again. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a ghost… er, post!
Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! At last our infamous maid series comes to an end. And what a long, strange trip it’s been. We’ve looked at various politeness levels, from slang to humble forms. And we’ve gotten some cultural insights too. Don’t miss the Premium Combined Dialog to bring the whole story together. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post! Moe!!!
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Learning CenterLearn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is Peter’s birthday! He was missing from the office for a few hours, so the rest of us decided to sneak out and put together a special birthday message for him! Please join us in giving a special o-tanjoubi omedetou gozaimasu to Peter-sama!
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Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Today is the end of Natsumi’s taxi ride to Yokohama. Will she still be late for Fabrizio’s party? In today’s lesson we’ll review telling time and take a look at how to express lengths of time in Japanese. Also, if you’ve been following this story arc, don’t forget to check out the combined audio track of Natsumi’s entire cab ride (it’ll be great practice!). After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Learning CenterLearn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Monkey shows featuring Nihonzaru (Japanese Monkeys) are very famous throughout Japan. In today’s lesson, Kōji the Trainer has been training Tarō to do some, shall we say, special tricks! At first Tarō seems excited about all his hard work paying off. Then he starts to realize that Kōji has bigger plans in store for him. Our grammar points are datte and nandatte as used in casual speech. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!
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Topic: dolls, exorcism, ghost stories, halloween, Inagawa Junji | Politeness Level: casual, Informal, Polite
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