Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!賢い (かしこい) clever (adjective)マネージャーのザンの娘さんは賢い人だと、認めざるを得ない。マネージャーのザンのむすめさんはかしこいひとだと、みとめざるをえない。I have to admit, Manager Zhang's daughter is a clever person.賢い考えかしこいかんがえclever mindOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Today, we bring you another blog post from Motoko, JapanesePod101.com lesson creator, host and Office Party Planner! Motoko will be sharing more bilingual posts on our blog, so check back often and leave a comment! Hello everyone, Motoko here. Today’s post is a report from our bowling tournament! The full-time staff at Innovative Language Learning (which I’ll call just Innovative from now on) all took part in a bowling tournament. Initially we were going to have a team-on-team match, but we ended up playing as individuals. 　 A グループ対抗戦　(gurūpu taikōsen) means, just as you can see from the Kanji characters, competing as a group. Conversely, a 個人戦 (kojinsen), individual match, is when you yourself are your only ally and you compete... Show more

Hello Listener, Get ready! We’re getting some new additions to the family! No, you’re not getting a brother or a sister. Come July 2nd, 2012, 6 new languages will join the Innovative Language family. That’s a total of 27 languages that you can be fluent in. And knowing how insanely passionate about language our listeners are, 27 will not be a problem. Want to know what the new languages are? Here are the first three! Bulgarian, Finnish, and Vietnamese. And the others? Find out in an upcoming blog post, but in the meantime, tell us which languages you’d like to see next! Why learn with Innovative Language? It’s the tried and tested Pod101 method we’ve been doing since 2005! And it’s the lessons that our listeners... Show more

Today, we bring you another blog post from Motoko, JapanesePod101.com lesson creator, host and Office Party Planner! Motoko will be sharing more bilingual posts on our blog, so check back often and leave a comment! Hi everyone! Motoko here! A few weeks ago, we celebrated the marriage of Marvin. He's part of our Technical Team and is from Germany. The wedding ceremony was held in May – and what’s more, his bride is Japanese! In Japan, there are all kinds of wedding ceremonies. There’s the traditional Shintō shinzenshiki, which is held at a shrine, and the Buddhist butsuzenshiki, which is held at a temple; there’s also the kyōkaishiki, or church wedding, which has been gaining popularity in recent years. Another more unusual variant... Show more

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!走る (はしる) run (verb)その女性は、浜辺を走っている。そのじょせいは、はまべをはしっている。The woman is running on the beach.男性が走っています。だんせいがはしっています。The man is running.女の人がトラックを走っている。おんなのひとがトラックをはしっている。The woman is running on the track.女の人がトラックを走る。おんなのひとがトラックをはしる。The woman runs on the track.女の人がトラックを走った。おんなのひとがトラックをはしった。The woman ran on the track.スニーカーで走るスニーカーではしるrun in sneakersビーチを走るビーチをはしるrun on the beachトラックを走るトラックをはしるrun on a trackOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Hey there Listener! Here’s a thought: The world around you needs to have little Japanese labels. Anything you see, you’d know its Japanese meaning immediately. Office building? Check. Train station and everything inside? Check. The items in your kitchen? Check. Learning Japanese would take half the time! With InnovativeLanguage.com’s Visual Dictionary Japanese iBook, you can do just that. This Visual Dictionary is the first of its kind. Even iTunes has noticed! Learn by Exploring the World in Japanese! Just tap and zoom through 26 different everyday scenarios. You see the word in its real-world context, read it and hear its pronunciation. From the city streets, to train stations, and right down to your own... Show more

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!描く (かく) draw (verb)イラストレーターに、絵を描くように依頼しました。イラストレーターに、えをかくようにいらいしました。I asked the illustrator to draw me a picture.その芸術家は、筆で中国の文字を描いている。そのげいじゅつかは、ふででちゅうごくのもじをかいている。The artist is drawing Chinese characters with a writing brush.子供達は幼稚園のクラスで絵を描いたり、塗ったりしている。こどもたちはようちえんのクラスでえをかいたり、ぬったりしている。The children are drawing and painting at kindergarten class.芸術家が絵を描いている。げいじゅつかがえをかいている。The artist is drawing a picture.芸術家が絵を描く。げいじゅつかがえをかく。The artist draws a picture.芸術家が絵を描いた。げいじゅつかがえをかいた。The artist drew a picture.絵を描くえをかくdraw a pictureOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with... Show more

Learn a little Japanese everyday with the free Japanese Word of the Day Widget. Check back daily for more vocabulary!結婚 (けっこん) wedding (noun)六月は、恋愛運の良い月と考えられているので、たくさんの結婚式が行われます。ろくがつは、れんあいうんのよいつきとかんがえられているので、たくさんのけっこんしきがおこなわれます。There are a large number of weddings in June, as some think its a lucky month for love.六月の結婚ろくがつのけっこんJune wedding結婚式けっこんしきwedding ceremonyOwn a blog or website? Share free language content with your readers with the Japanese Word of the Day with Audio Widget. Click here for instructions on how to embed and customize this free widget!

Today, we bring you a blog post from Motoko, JapanesePod101.com lesson creator, host and Office Party Planner! Motoko will be sharing more bilingual posts on our blog, so check back often and leave a comment! Hi everyone! Motoko here. Today’s blog is about the concept of off-kai. At the beginning of this month, two JapanesePod101.com listeners came to visit us at the office. Apparently we often used to have listeners come and visit us, but for me it was the first time, so I was really excited. Christophe was from Switzerland, and said that he tries to come to Japan at least once a year. It was really clear to me that he loves Japan! This time he visited our Tokyo office with his friend, who is also a JapanesePod101.com listener.... Show more

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