Mike Miller moves from the US to Japan to work for his company's Japanese branch. Although he does have prior knowledge of Japanese, there are many situation that leave him puzzled.
Category: Fiction
[N2] ใใใใๆไบบใซใชใใใใใชใใใใใใ ใชใ ใช!
Renako desperately wants to have a best friend (่ฆชๅ(ใใใใ)) when she enters high school, and her popular classmate Mai seems like the perfect match. Renako's plan seems doomed to failure, however, because Mai confesses her love to her shortly afterwards and would much rather be her girlfriend (ๆไบบ(ใใใณใจ)). After a short discussion, the two make… Continue reading [N2] ใใใใๆไบบใซใชใใใใใชใใใใใใ ใชใ ใช!
[N5] ใใใใใฎไธๆฅ
In this short story we get to know Yui, who hurries to get to her Japanese class on time. Although this little writing project by Elaine Yan is rather short, I believe it's an amazing example how even a short essay for your Japanese class can become a valuable little reading resource for others. With… Continue reading [N5] ใใใใใฎไธๆฅ
[N3] ่ฆชๆๅงซ๏ผใใใใณใฒใ๏ผ
Thumbelina is born from a flower her mother received from a witch, but she is no taller than a thumb (jp: ่ฆชๆ(ใใใใณ))! The animals of the forest are fascinated by her and take her along to live with them. This fairy tale was originally written by Hans Christian Andersen, the famous Danish writer. It was… Continue reading [N3] ่ฆชๆๅงซ๏ผใใใใณใฒใ๏ผ
[N2] ใณใผใใผใงใ้ฃฒใฟใชใใ
By pure chance, Hasegawa comes into possession of a can of coffee one particular morning. Since he has no use for it, he simply gives it away when he has a chance. And that's how his story unfolds. This is a story in which the protagonist gives away his possessions to receive something else in… Continue reading [N2] ใณใผใใผใงใ้ฃฒใฟใชใใ
[N5] ใธใงใณใใๆฅๆฌใธ
This is the first book about John-san in Japan by Kawamoto Kazuko. This part has two chapters - one about his arrival in Japan and one about a visit to the Kabuki theatre. I especially liked the characters John-san and Yuki in this book and how they were illustrated by Miyakawa Satoko. Their interactions remain… Continue reading [N5] ใธใงใณใใๆฅๆฌใธ
[N4] ๆก๏ผใใใ๏ผใในใใชใผ
At the end of March, a crime occurs in a public park full of blossoming cherry trees. A woman in a white dress is stabbed. The suspect: a man in black clothes... The Sakura Mystery is a story on Sakura Tadoku Lab by Harada Teruko and with illustrations by Koyama Junko. The story is divided… Continue reading [N4] ๆก๏ผใใใ๏ผใในใใชใผ
[N2] ๅใฎ่ต่๏ผใใใใ๏ผใใในใใ
A nameless protagonist accidentally comes across the diary of his classmate Sakura and discovers that she suffers from an incurable pancreatic disease. From that point on, the two teenagers, who consider themselves polar opposites, are linked by this secret and decide on spending more time together. Already in the prologue, the narrative reveals how Sakura's… Continue reading [N2] ๅใฎ่ต่๏ผใใใใ๏ผใใในใใ
[N4] ใตใ ใฉใคๆผซ็ป๏ผใพใใ๏ผ
You can get a taste of samurai manga with this story about a nameless rลnin who experiences a typical day full of fights, selfish heroism and hospitality. This short manga was written and illustrated by Yuki Sengoku for the Japan Foundation's anime-manga website. The language of this manga itself can be challenging, but with the… Continue reading [N4] ใตใ ใฉใคๆผซ็ป๏ผใพใใ๏ผ
[N2] ๅๆขๅตใณใใณ ็ด้ป๏ผใใ ใใใ๏ผใฎๆชๅคข ๏ผใใคใใกใข๏ผ
This is the novelisation of the 20th Detective Conan movie The Darkest Nightmare by Mizuki Shima. The plot takes place in the Tลto Aquarium, which is built like a theme park. While on a trip there with Professor Agasa, Conan and the Detective Boys discover a confused woman who has lost her memory. However, she… Continue reading [N2] ๅๆขๅตใณใใณ ็ด้ป๏ผใใ ใใใ๏ผใฎๆชๅคข ๏ผใใคใใกใข๏ผ
