Learn Japanese at JapanesePod101.com! Now for the exciting conclusion of our K-1 Grand Prix match! In the first the commentators were doing a little pre-game discussion about the impending fight to the end. Today the bell will ring and the fighters will go at it! Who will win? Well, of course, you WILL! With grammar like the passive voice (ukemi) how can you not win? Of particular interest is the idiomatic use of the passive voice to express an undesirable or unfortunate turn of events. You don’t want to miss this one, folks. And, of course, after listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Today Agnes is trying to juggle her professional and private life. Will she drop the ball? To make matters worse, Gori calls with last minute changes for her project just as she’s about to catch the last train home. Our grammar point is the passive and potential form of verbs. After listening, stop by JapanesePod101.com and be sure to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! It can be hard to find good employees. One surefire way is to find someone who is a great employee for another company, and then snatch them up! Headhunting is on the rise recently in Japan, and today we get to see a good example of how it should be done. Today’s grammar point is the ukemi, or passive form, of class 3 Japanese verbs. Tune in and then stop by JapanesePod101.com to leave us a post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! Ten-hut! In today’s lesson it’s supai vs. supai, but who’s watching who? In the final lesson of our ongoing series on the passive in Japanese, we visit the boundary of a battlefield to try to bring it all together. You don’t want to miss today’s lesson on one of the most difficult parts in Japanese grammar. If you stop by, be sure to leave us post!

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Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! When you think of Japan, there’s a good chance you think of Tokyo. The bustling city, the neon glow of Akihabara, the masses traversing the streets in Shibuya… but there is much more to Japan, of course. Agriculture still plays a major part in many areas, and in today’s lesson we visit one of these farming families. Today also marks the return of the bonus track, and what a bonus track it is! Tune in, and then stop by JapanesePod101.com to grab it!

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