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Need to get a new apartment in Japan? Do you know where to start? In this series, we’re going to show you step by step how to rent an apartment in Japan. We’ll give you all the tools you need to make the whole process as painless as possible. Our grammar points are the Japanese idiomatic phrase tari shite which is used to obscure statements and the humble form of suru, itadaku, used in polite Japanese conversation. If you’re planning on moving to or in Japan, you don’t want to miss this practical Japanese lesson!

Apartments in Japan

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Ever been lost at a baseball game? Could you find your way back in Japanese? We recommend seeking out a cute cheerleader and asking for help! In today’s episode we’ll help a maigo (lost child) find his mother. This week’s grammar point will cover some common humble expressions in Japanese. We’ll introduce oru, the humble form of iru and itasu, the humble form of suru. Understanding when and how to use humble language is critical to mastering Japanese and this lesson is the best place to start learning kenjogo (humble forms).

Japanese Baseball and the Chiba Lotte Marines


Need to convert dollars to yen? Coins to bills? Today we’ll show you how to convert any kind of currency to something else. If you’re traveling to Japan to living in Japan, this series is critical to your financial transactions. And we still have 1 more next week! For our Japanese grammar point, we’ll show you how to create honorific noun phrases in Japanese the easy way!

Japanese Money Japanese Currency Japanese Banks


It’s illegal, but everybody’s mom is doing it! We discuss the dangers of riding 3 seat bikes in Tokyo. It seems many Japanese people don’t even know it’s illegal to ride these bikes in the Tokyo area. We’ll give you two grammar points sou ni naru, used to describe apparent states of change, and ~zaru wo enai, used to describe when there are no alternatives left. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

Bicycles in Japan, Riding Bicycles, Japanese Manga, Learn Japanese


What’s the most dangerous vehicle on Tokyo streets? Mothers on bicycles! Usui-san had a terrible run in with 3 mothers on mama-chari and is going on national TV to make his case that these dangerous bikes should be banned in Japanned! In our Japanese grammar point we’ll show you how to use honorific progressive forms using ~te orareru and ~te irassharu. These will help you watch Japanese TV - believe it or not! After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

Mamachari, Mama Chari, Charinko, Japanese Bicycle, Learn Japanese Culture