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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You have been waiting on the edge of your seat to find out whether you have passed the entrance exam to attend a Japanese graduate school. If you don’t get in, you’re not sure what you’ll do. Maybe you’ll take the year off and travel around Japan or the world. Or maybe you’ll find a job and go to school later on. Until you find out, you cross your fingers and repeat the Japanese expressions you know about remaining positive, no matter what!

In this lesson, you’ll learn some set expressions that use the Japanese word 首 (kubi), which means “neck.” Our Japanese conversation takes place at a college and is between two friends; therefore, they will be speaking informal Japanese. You’ll also learn other useful Japanese phrases. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!


Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You are wrapping up your studies in Japan, and you think the next step for you is to attend a Japanese graduate school. But with Japanese entrance exams, schools’ reputations to consider, and a lot of paperwork to complete, you are feeling overwhelmed. Thank goodness your friends in Japan know all about these things and are ready to help when you need it! In this lesson, you’ll learn the difference in usage between the Japanese auxiliary verbs -nikui, -zurai, and -gatai, all meaning “difficult to.” Our Japanese conversation takes place at a college and is between an advisor and a student. The student will be speaking informal Japanese, and the advisor will be speaking formal Japanese. You’ll also learn other useful Japanese phrases. Visit us at JapanesePod101.com, where you will find many more fantastic Japanese lessons and learning resources! Leave us a message while you are there!