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Lesson LibraryMastering Upper Intermediate Grammar

Mastering Upper Intermediate Grammar

Learn how to speak intelligent, nuanced Japanese with these lessons.

124 Lessons • 31hrs 30min
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1

Spare Me the Japanese Negativity!

Learn about the negative markers -zu and -nu

20 Minutes • Audio
2

Fate Works In Mysterious Ways in Japan

Learn about the sentence expressions ni, sa, and wa

18 Minutes • Audio
3

I Hope That's the Last Bear Attack in Japan

Learn about the usage of dake, nomi, and kiri

16 Minutes • Audio
4

Japanese Bears Only Attack Because They're Hungry

Learn about the usage of the Japanese words koso and -ba koso

14 Minutes • Audio
5

You Might be Transferred to China Even If You Speak Only Japanese

Learn how to use the Japanese words sae, sura, and made

19 Minutes • Audio
6

It's Complicated in Japan

Learn how to use the the Japanese suffix -ppoi and the auxiliary adjective rashii, meaning "-ish" or "-like

18 Minutes • Audio
7

Follow This Fundamental Japanese Rule

Learn how to use the Japanese suffixes -teki, -fū, -sei, -kei, and -ka

20 Minutes • Audio
8

Murderous Tendencies are Revealed in Japan

Learn how to use the Japanese suffixes -gachi and -gimi, which both indicate tendency

17 Minutes • Audio
9

A Japanese Lesson That's Filled With Useful Tips

Learn how to use the Japanese suffixes -darake, -mamire, and -zukume

17 Minutes • Audio
10

A Sightseeing Trip to a Japanese...Factory

Learn how to use the Japanese words ten and men, meaning "in terms of"

18 Minutes • Audio
11

Set Tongues Wagging with these Japanese Expressions

Learn some set expressions that use the word 舌 (shita), meaning "tongue"

20 Minutes • Audio
12

Should you Take a Gift to the Japanese Research Lab?

Learn about the usage of the auxiliary verb beki, meaning "should"

16 Minutes • Audio
13

It Might be Hard to Pass This Japanese Exam

Learn the difference in usage between the Japanese auxiliary verbs -nikui, -zurai, and -gatai, all meaning "difficult to"

16 Minutes • Audio
14

Is There Any Possibility of You Passing This Japanese Exam?

Learn the usage of the Japanese auxiliary verb -eru or -uru

14 Minutes • Audio
15

In Short, This Lesson Will Teach You Japanese Paraphrasing

Learn the Japanese expressions that we use for summarizing or rephrasing what someone else has said, such as ii kaeru to, tsumari, yōsuru ni, and so on

15 Minutes • Audio
16

What Does Neck Positioning have to do with your Fortunes in Japan?

Learn some set expressions that use the Japanese word 首 (kubi), which means "neck"

19 Minutes • Audio
17

People Probably Wouldn't Vote for the Bonbon in the Japanese Election

Learn the usage of the Japanese auxiliary verbs -mai and -yō, which express the speaker's conjecture

20 Minutes • Audio
18

I'd Rather Be Safe than Sorry During an Earthquake in Japan

Learn the usage of the adverbs mushiro and kaette, which mean "rather"

20 Minutes • Audio
19

In Your Opinion, are Ugly Japanese Vegetables Safe to Eat?

Learn useful expressions for stating your opinion, such as omowareru, iu made mo nai, and to iu yori wa

18 Minutes • Audio
20

Ever Been in an Absolutely Unbearable Situation in Japan?

Learn three similar Japanese phrases: tamaranai, shikata nai, and naranai

17 Minutes • Audio
21

The More You Know, the Harder the Decision in Japan

Learn the usage of ni shitagatte, ni tsurete, and -ba -hodo in Japanese

20 Minutes • Audio
22

Getting Caught in a Japanese Lie

Learn the usage of -to dōji ni and totan in Japanese

20 Minutes • Audio
23

Being Right and Wrong At the Same Time in Japanese

Learn the usage of to tomo ni and to narande in Japanese

20 Minutes • Audio
24

Make Sure you do a Decent Job of Reading Those Japanese Instructions

Learn the difference in usage between roku ni -nai and roku na -nai in Japanese

18 Minutes • Audio
25

This Big Japanese Secret is for Your Ears Only

Learn some set Japanese expressions that use the word 耳 (mimi), meaning "ear"

18 Minutes • Audio
26

Japanese You Need Just in Case

Learn about talking about hypothetical situations

15 Minutes • Audio
27

A Mouthful of Japanese Expressions

Learn about using idioms with the word "kuchi" meaning "mouth"

14 Minutes • Audio
28

Is this Japanese Unlike You?

Learn about talking about actions that are contrary to that person's nature

14 Minutes • Audio
29

Watch Your Japanese Get Better and Better!

Learn about understanding train announcements

15 Minutes • Audio
30

Sniff Out the Best Japanese Phrases!

Learn about using idioms with the word "hana" meaning "nose"

13 Minutes • Audio
31

It's Your Responsibility

Learn about using the word "sekinin" which means "responsibility"

13 Minutes • Audio
32

You're Not Finished Until You Read This!

Learn about expressing that an action is completely finished

15 Minutes • Audio
33

A Match Made in Heaven

Learn about expressing that one thing is the best match for the other

12 Minutes • Audio
34

In Terms of Japanese Lessons, This One's Awesome!

Learn about expressing one's opinions

12 Minutes • Audio
35

Nice Legs!

Learn about using idioms with the word ashi, meaning "legs" or "feet"

17 Minutes • Audio
36

It's One Thing After Another!

Learn about expressing a situation where one thing happens right after another

14 Minutes • Audio
37

You Better Have a Good Reason!

Learn about expressing a conclusion one has reached

15 Minutes • Audio
38

You'll Never Guess What Happened!

Learn about explaining a situation using "wake"

16 Minutes • Audio
39

A Lesson Made Just For You!

Learn about making reservation for a hotel

14 Minutes • Audio
40

This May be Impossible, but...

Learn about calling for help in an emergency situation

13 Minutes • Audio
41

Don't Rush It!

Learn about talking about some impossibility or difficulty

15 Minutes • Audio
42

How's Your Stomach Feeling?

Learn about using idioms with the word "hara," which means "stomach"

12 Minutes • Audio
43

We Can't Rule Out Any Possibilities for Japan!

Learn about expressing one's opinion

16 Minutes • Audio
44

Can You Become a So-called Japanese Expert?

Learn about expressing one's opinion

16 Minutes • Audio
45

Are You Ready to Buckle Down and Learn Japanese?

Learn about using idioms with the word "koshi" meaning "hip"

14 Minutes • Audio
46

All Your Efforts in Japan Will Be Worth it!

Learn about using the word, "kai" which means "worth someone's efforts to do something"

18 Minutes • Audio
47

Make an Impressive Japanese Wedding Speech!

Learn about making a speech at a wedding ceremony

15 Minutes • Audio
48

Talk About Emotion in Japanese: I Feel Sorry for Him!

Learn about using the word, "jō"meaning "emotion"

16 Minutes • Audio
49

After This Review, Japanese Will Be Easier!

Learn about reviewing past grammar points

15 Minutes • Audio
50

This Japanese Review Has All the Right Ingredients!

Learn about reviewing past grammar points

16 Minutes • Audio
51

Don’t Let This Japanese Lesson Go to Your Head!

Learn a variety of Japanese expressions that have to do with the head and mind and actions you do with both

17 Minutes • Audio
52

Sink Your Teeth into This Japanese Lesson!

Learn common Japanese expressions that use the Japanese word that means "tooth"

15 Minutes • Audio
53

Japan Truly Has The People's Court

Learn how to use a conjunction to place a restriction on what came before it

15 Minutes • Audio
54

Tipping the Japanese Scales of Justice

Learn how to form a polite request in Japanese

16 Minutes • Audio
55

Do You Understand What I'm Telling You In Japanese?

Learn how to use certain phrases that you'll find handy in business situations

17 Minutes • Audio
56

There's No Chance You'll Find This Japanese Lesson Boring!

Learn how to say that something is impossible in Japanese

18 Minutes • Audio
57

Give Me Your Best Japanese Advice

Learn how to give someone advice in Japanese

18 Minutes • Audio
58

I'll Get Back to You in Japanese

Learn about using business Japanese

16 Minutes • Audio
59

Thank You for Doing Business with Us in Japan

Learn about writing business e-mails

15 Minutes • Audio
60

What Do You Think about My Japanese Proposal?

Learn the common Japanese phrases you'll use during proposal phases and we'll also teach you the Japanese words you can use to tell someone (hopefully not your spouse

16 Minutes • Audio
61

When I Offered My Japanese Proposal, They Applauded

Learn how you can say something happened in Japanese when someone else did something

17 Minutes • Audio
62

Subject to Your Agreement, We Have a Japanese Deal!

Learn Japanese expressions you can use to reach a conditional arrangement

17 Minutes • Audio
63

You Don't Have to Shoulder the Burden of Teaching Me Japanese

Learn helpful Japanese expressions that relate to the Japanese word meaning "shoulder"

15 Minutes • Audio
64

I Made a Mistake While Speaking Japanese, So I Need to Save Face!

Learn colloquial expressions using the Japanese word meaning "face"

15 Minutes • Audio
65

How Much Do You Appreciate the Japanese Yen?

Learn how to offer a tentative assumption using a certain Japanese adverb

16 Minutes • Audio
66

I Expected Something to Happen in Japan, But Not This!

Learn how to express that something is unexpected in Japanese when compared to something else

14 Minutes • Audio
67

Tell Me How Good You Are in Japanese!

Learn a number of Japanese expressions that use the Japanese word meaning "arm"

17 Minutes • Audio
68

Did You Get What You Asked for in Japanese?

Learn certain expressions using the Japanese word meaning "body"

15 Minutes • Audio
69

I Cannot Agree with Your Japanese Opinion

Learn how to say that something might happen or that you might do something in Japanese

20 Minutes • Audio
70

There's No Point in Complaining Now in Japanese!

Learn how to say that something is "useless" or that "there is no point" to doing something in Japanese

14 Minutes • Audio
71

You're as Sneaky as a Japanese Cat

Learn many expressions that use the Japanese word for "cat"

18 Minutes • Audio
72

Are the Japanese Bugs in Your Stomach Making You Angry?

Learn several expressions that use the Japanese word meaning "bug"

17 Minutes • Audio
73

Even If You Plan Your Japanese Vacation Carefully, Something Will Come Up!

Learn the Japanese phrase that means "even if"

16 Minutes • Audio
74

There's No Way I Can Do Any More Japanese Work!

Learn how to say that something is not possible due to a bad situation in Japanese

12 Minutes • Audio
75

If You Come to Japan, Everything Will Be Fine

Learn how to solve a problem in Japanese

15 Minutes • Audio
76

Moving In Japan - The First Big Step 1

Learn about saying "something is not so — as [noun]"

18 Minutes • Audio
77

Moving In Japan - The First Big Step 2

Learn about explaining apartment equipment

19 Minutes • Audio
78

Moving In Japan - The First Big Step 3

Learn about asking to confirm something

19 Minutes • Audio
79

Life Styles of the Japanese Rich and Famous

Learn about formal way of saying "please let us do something"

18 Minutes • Audio
80

Moving in Japan - Preparing for the Big Day

Learn about calling a moving company to ask for an estimate

15 Minutes • Audio
81

Moving In Japan - Settling In

Learn about explaining the meaning of information one has just received

19 Minutes • Audio
82

Moving In Japan - Meeting the New Neighbors

Learn about saying "hello" for the first time to one's neighbors after moving to a new place

1 Minute • Audio
83

Earthquake

Learn about describing where an earthquake occurred and how big it was

16 Minutes • Audio
84

Finding a Job in Japan 1

Learn about understanding a job advertisement

14 Minutes • Audio
85

Finding a Job in Japan 2 - I Need Some Advice

Learn about making an appointment for a job interview

13 Minutes • Audio
86

Finding a Job in Japan 3- Read this to Land your Dream Job

Learn about talking about one's strengths at a job interview

17 Minutes • Audio
87

Finding a Job in Japan 4 - Learn to Ask Politely

Learn about expressing one's opinion

1 Minute • Audio
88

Eye-popping Japanese Expressions

Learn about expressing that one does something for someone's sake

13 Minutes • Audio
89

Battle of the Classes 1 - Bring on the Sophistication

Learn about providing information that is hearsay

13 Minutes • Audio
90

Battle of the Classes 2 -This will Never Happen in Japanese!

Learn about saying that something can't or won't be done

11 Minutes • Audio
91

Battle of the Classes 3 - A Stroll Down Memory Lane

Learn about talking about what used to be

15 Minutes • Audio
92

Just Wait until You Get Your Hands on This!

Learn about using expressions with the word "hand"

13 Minutes • Audio
93

Japanese Superstitions 1: Fact or Fiction?

Learn about saying that something undesirable will happen

12 Minutes • Audio
94

Japanese Superstitions 2: One Japanese Expression You Must Use!

Learn about saying that one has no choice but to do something

11 Minutes • Audio
95

Japanese Superstitions 3: Thanks to this Lesson, You'll Speak Japanese like a Pro!

Learn about expressing thanks when something that someone does has a favorable result

1 Minute • Audio
96

There is No Better Way to Learn Japanese!

Learn about expressing that someone is the only one to do a certain action

14 Minutes • Audio
97

Critical Japanese Phrases Part 1: Using "In Spite of"

Learn about expressing the idea of "in spite of" or "although"

15 Minutes • Audio
98

Critical Japanese Phrases Part 2: Using "Can Do No Better Than"

Learn about saying that something is the best choice

13 Minutes • Audio
99

Critical Japanese Phrases Part 3: Expressing Certainty

Learn about expressing confidence about something

1 Minute • Audio
100

We Need a Translator 1

Learn about making a business phone call

16 Minutes • Audio
101

We Need a Translator 2

Learn about holding a business meeting and making a formal request

16 Minutes • Audio
102

We Need a Translator 3

Learn about asking for and giving more detailed information at a business meeting

13 Minutes • Audio
103

We Need a Translator 4

Learn about discussing a business deal

1 Minute • Audio
104

The Doctor is In 1

Learn about expressing the idea of "the –, the –"

16 Minutes • Audio
105

The Doctor is In 2

Learn about expressing how one feels

15 Minutes • Audio
106

The Doctor is In 3

Learn about expressing the idea that "if someone does something"

20 Minutes • Audio
107

The Doctor is In 4

Learn about explaining which tooth hurts at a dentist

21 Minutes • Audio
108

Cherry Blossom Showdown 1

Learn about stating your opinion without being assertive

21 Minutes • Audio
109

Cherry Blossom Showdown 2

Learn about expressing one's certainty about what he/she is saying

17 Minutes • Audio
110

Cherry Blossom Showdown 3

Learn about expressing probability

1 Minute • Audio
111

Booking a Ryokan in Shimoda 1

Learn about making a reservation for a hotel room

18 Minutes • Audio
112

Booking a Ryokan in Shimoda 2

Learn about making reservation for a hotel room

14 Minutes • Audio
113

Booking a Ryokan in Shimoda 3

Learn about asking about various services

20 Minutes • Audio
114

Booking a Ryokan in Shimoda 4

Learn about welcoming a guest

1 Minute • Audio
115

Spend Golden Week in Your Car!

Learn about understanding radio traffic information

20 Minutes • Audio
116

Karoushi - Working to Death 1

Learn about giving the definition of something

16 Minutes • Audio
117

Karoushi - Working to Death 2

Learn about explaining what one can see from a chart

13 Minutes • Audio
118

Karoushi - Working to Death 3

Learn about giving the definition of something

1 Minute • Audio
119

Karoushi - Working to Death 4

Learn about expressing one's opinion

1 Minute • Audio
120

A Narrow Escape 1

Learn about expressing one's opinion

16 Minutes • Audio
121

A Narrow Escape 2

Learn about expressing one's opinion

17 Minutes • Audio
122

A Narrow Escape 3

Learn about explaining how something happened

16 Minutes • Audio
123

A Narrow Escape 4

Learn about expressing one's opinion

1 Minute • Audio
124

Familiar Forecast

Learn how to talk about the weather

18 Minutes • Audio