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In-depth articles about Japanese language topics that go beyond individual dictionary entries.

Body-Part Idioms
ไฝ“(ใ‹ใ‚‰ใ )ใฎๆ…ฃ(ใ‹ใ‚“)็”จ(ใ‚ˆใ†)ๅฅ(ใ)
vocabularyidiomsbodyexpressions
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Common Onomatopoeia and Mimetic Words
ๆ“ฌ(ใŽ)้Ÿณ(ใŠใ‚“)่ชž(ใ”)ใจๆ“ฌ(ใŽ)ๆ…‹(ใŸใ„)่ชž(ใ”)
vocabularyonomatopoeiamimetic-wordssound-symbolism
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Giving and Receiving: ใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹, ใใ‚Œใ‚‹, ใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†
ใ‚ใ’ใ‚‹ใƒปใใ‚Œใ‚‹ใƒปใ‚‚ใ‚‰ใ†
grammarverbsgiving-receivingsocial-language
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Greetings and Set Phrases for Everyday Life
ๆŒจ(ใ‚ใ„)ๆ‹ถ(ใ•ใค)ใจๆฑบ(ใ)ใพใ‚Šๆ–‡(ใ‚‚ใ‚“)ๅฅ(ใ)
expressionsgreetingspolitenesssocial-language
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Japanese Counters and Classifiers
ๅŠฉ(ใ˜ใ‚‡)ๆ•ฐ(ใ™ใ†)่ฉž(ใ—)
grammarcountersnumbers
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Katakana Loanwords and Wasei-eigo
ๅค–(ใŒใ„)ๆฅ(ใ‚‰ใ„)่ชž(ใ”)ใจๅ’Œ(ใ‚)่ฃฝ(ใ›ใ„)่‹ฑ(ใˆใ„)่ชž(ใ”)
vocabularyloanwordskatakanawasei-eigo
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Referring to People: Pronouns, Names, Titles, and Family Terms
ไบบ(ใฒใจ)ใฎๅ‘ผ(ใ‚ˆ)ใณๆ–น(ใ‹ใŸ)
vocabularypronounsfamilypolitenesssocial-language
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The Basic Keigo System
ๆ•ฌ(ใ‘ใ„)่ชž(ใ”)ใฎๅŸบ(ใ)ๆœฌ(ใปใ‚“)
grammarkeigopolitenesssocial-language
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The Te-Form Helper Verbs: ใฆใ„ใ‚‹, ใฆใŠใ, ใฆใ—ใพใ†, and More
ใฆๅฝข(ใ‘ใ„)ใฎ่ฃœ(ใป)ๅŠฉ(ใ˜ใ‚‡)ๅ‹•(ใฉใ†)่ฉž(ใ—)
grammarverbsaspectte-form
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Transitive and Intransitive Verb Pairs
่‡ช(ใ˜)ๅ‹•(ใฉใ†)่ฉž(ใ—)ใจไป–(ใŸ)ๅ‹•(ใฉใ†)่ฉž(ใ—)
grammarverbstransitivity
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