JLPT4
“ところ”[tokoro]: be about to do something/in the middle of doing something/just did something
2020/9/15
You might have heard of “ところ” or ”とこ”. Do you know what exactly they mean? How to use them? They are nouns that originally mean ...
とか[toka]: etc/things like that
2020/9/14
It has two meanings. The first is “and/or/etc“ and it is used to mention similar items with something or to give examples. It is interchangeable ...
あまり～ない[amari nai]: not much
2020/8/13
It means “not much”. It is used to describe the degree of something that is not great. It makes the negative sentence softer. “あんまり” is ...
The difference between "あげる", "くれる" and "もらう"
2020/7/6
Can you use "あげる", "くれる" and "もらう" properly? "あげる" and "くれる" mean "give" and they are used when someone does something beneficial to a peer. ...
The difference between "か", "または", "あるいは" and "それとも"
2020/6/20
They are used to give an option, but there is a slight difference. Please memorize these three things to use these expressions correctly. If you ...
ながら[nagara]: while
2020/6/4
"ながら" is a conjunctive particle and it means "while". It is used when you do two things simultaneously. "ながらスマホ" is used when you do something ...