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Lesson LibraryUpper Intermediate Season 5
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Upper Intermediate Season 5
This 25-lesson season is designed for students with previous experience learning Japanese. The situations, vocabulary, and conversations mimic those that one would encounter in real life on a daily basis.
Contents
25 Audio Lessons
1

Spare Me the Japanese Negativity!

Learn about the negative markers -zu and -nu

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 • 20 Minutes
2

Fate Works In Mysterious Ways in Japan

Learn about the sentence expressions ni, sa, and wa

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 • 18 Minutes
3

I Hope That's the Last Bear Attack in Japan

Learn about the usage of dake, nomi, and kiri

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 • 16 Minutes
4

Japanese Bears Only Attack Because They're Hungry

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

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 • 14 Minutes
5

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

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

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 • 19 Minutes
6

It's Complicated in Japan

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

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 • 18 Minutes
7

Follow This Fundamental Japanese Rule

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

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 • 20 Minutes
8

Murderous Tendencies are Revealed in Japan

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

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 • 17 Minutes
9

A Japanese Lesson That's Filled With Useful Tips

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

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 • 17 Minutes
10

A Sightseeing Trip to a Japanese...Factory

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

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 • 18 Minutes
11

Set Tongues Wagging with these Japanese Expressions

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

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 • 20 Minutes
12

Should you Take a Gift to the Japanese Research Lab?

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

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 • 16 Minutes
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"

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 • 16 Minutes
14

Is There Any Possibility of You Passing This Japanese Exam?

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

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 • 14 Minutes
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

Audio
 • 15 Minutes
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"

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 • 19 Minutes
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

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 • 20 Minutes
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"

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 • 20 Minutes
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

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 • 18 Minutes
20

Ever Been in an Absolutely Unbearable Situation in Japan?

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

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 • 17 Minutes
21

The More You Know, the Harder the Decision in Japan

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

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 • 20 Minutes
22

Getting Caught in a Japanese Lie

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

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 • 20 Minutes
23

Being Right and Wrong At the Same Time in Japanese

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

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 • 20 Minutes
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

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 • 18 Minutes
25

This Big Japanese Secret is for Your Ears Only

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

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 • 18 Minutes