Study plans and JLPT
Practical guides on speaking, grammar, pronunciation, listening, and study planning, written for learners who want to use Japanese in real life.
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Japanese New Year Cards: Nengajo Phrases and Etiquette
A nengajō is the one letter many people in Japan still write by hand every year, and it follows a fixed shape. Learn the four parts, choose the right greeting for the person, and add the single personal line that makes the card yours.
18 min readJapanese Thank-You Notes and Cards That Sound Right
A short written thank-you carries real weight in Japan, and the good news is that it follows a shape. Learn the three lines, the phrase for each level of formality, and what to say as you hand the card over.
16 min readHow to Write a Japanese Resume: The Rirekisho Explained
The Japanese resume is a fixed form, not a design exercise. Learn what each field expects, the set phrases that fill the history rows, and the habits that mark a non-Japanese applicant as careful rather than careless.
17 min readJapanese Self-PR and Motivation Statements for Job Hunting
Japanese applications ask for two short essays, and most non-Japanese applicants write them the way they would write a cover letter at home. This guide shows the structure Japanese readers expect, the words that carry weight, and how to say the same thing aloud in the interview.
17 min readKeeping a Diary in Japanese: A Daily Writing Habit
A Japanese diary is the cheapest writing practice there is, and the reason most learners abandon it is that they aim too high. Three lines a night, in a fixed shape, will teach you more than a page every Sunday.
16 min readJapanese Punctuation and Writing Conventions
Japanese uses a small set of marks, and most of them behave differently from their English lookalikes. Learn what each one does, why the comma follows rhythm rather than grammar, and how the page changes when the writing turns vertical.
18 min readHow to Fill In Japanese Forms Without Panic
Almost every Japanese form asks the same fifteen or so questions in the same order. Learn those fields once and the clipboard at the counter stops being a test you might fail.
16 min readA 90-Day Japanese Study Plan for Complete Beginners
Ninety days is long enough to go from no Japanese at all to holding a short, real conversation, but only if every week has a job and every day has a fixed shape.
14 min readHow to Restart Learning Japanese After a Long Break
Coming back to Japanese is a different task from starting it, because you are not filling an empty space. You are working around the memory of a level you used to have.
13 min readJapanese Learning Mistakes That Cost Beginners Months
Most beginners do not fail at Japanese because it is hard. They lose months to a handful of habits that feel productive at the time and quietly build the wrong skill.
14 min readHow to Stay Motivated Learning Japanese for the Long Run
Nobody feels enthusiastic about Japanese every day for three years. The learners who last are not more disciplined; they have built a routine that does not need enthusiasm to run.
15 min readStuck at the Same Level? Breaking a Japanese Plateau
A plateau is rarely a mystery. It is usually the predictable result of practising the same comfortable Japanese every day, and it responds to a small number of deliberate changes.
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