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| Title | Pub. Date | Duration | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 226 - "tsuide ni" (While you're at it / While you're doing ~ / On the way / Since you're already doing ~) | 24 Oct 2026 | 00:13:23 | |
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| Episode 225 - "ni taishite" (Towards ~ / Against ~ / In contrast to ~ / Whereas ~) | 10 Oct 2026 | 00:13:37 | |
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| Episode 224 - "kuse ni" (Even though ~ / And yet ~ / In spite of the fact that ~) | 26 Sep 2026 | 00:09:01 | |
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| Episode 223 - "wari ni" (Considering ~ / For ~ / Despite ~ / Although ~ / In comparison to ~) | 19 Sep 2026 | 00:10:12 | |
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| Episode 222 - "ni totte" (For ~ / To ~ / From the standpoint of ~ / Concerning ~) | 29 Aug 2026 | 00:08:23 | |
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| Episode 221 - How to use "ppoi" (-ish / -like / somewhat ~ / tends to ~) | 15 Aug 2026 | 00:07:27 | |
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| Episode 220 - How to use "darake" (Full of ~ / Covered with ~ / Filled with ~) | 01 Aug 2026 | 00:06:35 | |
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| Episode 219 - How to use "ni tsurete" (As ~ / As ~ progresses / In proportion as ~) | 18 Jul 2026 | 00:08:04 | |
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| Episode 218 - How to use "muke da" (Intended for ~ / Aimed at ~ / Designed for ~ / Suitable for ~) | 04 Jul 2026 | 00:08:24 | |
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| Episode 217 - How to use "beki dewa nai" (Should not do ~ / Ought not to do ~ / Not supposed to do ~) | 20 Jun 2026 | 00:08:27 | |
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| Episode 216 - How to use "beki da" (Should do ~ / Ought to do ~ / Supposed to do ~) | 06 Jun 2026 | 00:06:31 | |
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| Episode 215 - How to use "ni kurabete" (Compared to ~ / In comparison to) | 23 May 2026 | 00:08:22 | |
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| Episode 214 - How to use "koto ni" (To my surprise, joy, regret, etc.)/ It is (adjective) that) | 09 May 2026 | 00:09:41 | |
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| Episode 213 - How to use "ta totan" (The moment ~ / As soon as ~ / Right after ~) | 25 Apr 2026 | 00:09:21 | |
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| Episode 212 - How to use "chuushin ni, chuushin ni shite, chuushin toshite" (Mainly / Centered on / Focused on / With ~ as the core) | 11 Apr 2026 | 00:10:30 | |
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| Episode 211 - How to use "nanka" (Like ~ / Something like ~ / Someone like ~ / Anything / Kind of ~ (Expressing contempt, modesty, denial, suggestion, vagueness, or casual tone)) | 28 Mar 2026 | 00:12:30 | |
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| Episode 210 - How to use "nante" (What a ~ / I can’t believe ~ / Such a ~ / Even ~ (Expressing surprise, emotion, evaluation, contempt, or humility)) | 14 Mar 2026 | 00:12:58 | |
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| Episode 209 - How to use "wake da" (That’s why ~ / No wonder ~ / Of course ~ / In other words ~) | 28 Feb 2026 | 00:09:06 | |
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| Episode 208 - How to use "ni yotte" (by / depending on / due to / according to) | 14 Feb 2026 | 00:10:46 | |
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| Episode 207 - How to use "tabi ni" (Every time ~ / Whenever ~ / Each time ~) | 31 Jan 2026 | 00:07:02 | |
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| Episode 206 - How to use "kana" Part 2 (I wonder if ~ / I think maybe ~ / Perhaps) | 17 Jan 2026 | 00:08:46 | |
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| How I Improved My Speaking Skills with Native Speakers | 03 Jan 2026 | 00:09:13 | |
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| Episode 205 - How to use "kana" Part 1 (I wonder if ~ / I think maybe ~ / Perhaps) | 20 Dec 2025 | 00:09:56 | |
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| Episode 204 - How to use "o tsuujite / o tooshite" (Through ~ / Throughout ~ / By means of ~) | 06 Dec 2025 | 00:08:07 | |
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| Episode 203 - How to use "gachi" (Tend to ~ / Often ~ / Prone to ~) | 22 Nov 2025 | 00:06:18 | |
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| Episode 202 - How to use "koso" (Emphasis marker) | 08 Nov 2025 | 00:12:32 | |
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| Episode 201 - How to use "mono da" (It is natural that ~ ; Of course ~ ; That’s the way it is) | 25 Oct 2025 | 00:08:48 | |
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| Episode 200 - How to use "ue ni" (Not only ~, but also ~; On top of ~; Moreover ~) | 11 Oct 2025 | 00:09:27 | |
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| Episode 199 - How to use "te mo shouganai / te mo shikata ga nai" (It can’t be helped (even if ~); There’s no use (even if ~); Naturally ~) | 27 Sep 2025 | 00:08:52 | |
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| Episode 198 - How to use "to ittemo?" (Although I say ~; Although one might say ~; Although called ~) | 13 Sep 2025 | 00:10:11 | |
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| Episode 197 - How to use "to iuto, to ieba, to ittara?" (Speaking of ~; When you talk about ~; When you say ~) | 30 Aug 2025 | 00:08:25 | |
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| Episode 196 - How to use "ni kanshite?" (about, concerning, regarding, with regard to, related to, in relation to) | 16 Aug 2025 | 00:11:15 | |
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| Episode 195 - How to use "you ni omou, youni kanjiru?" (have a feeling that; feels like; seems like; think that) | 02 Aug 2025 | 00:11:03 | |
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| Episode 194 - How to use "kawari ni?" (On behalf of, in place of, instead of, as a substitute for) | 19 Jul 2025 | 00:10:30 | |
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| Episode 193 - How to use "tara doudesu ka?" (why don’t you…) | 05 Jul 2025 | 00:11:27 | |
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| Episode 192 - How to use "ni kakete" (through; from A to B) | 21 Jun 2025 | 00:08:09 | |
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| Episode 191 - How to use "te hajimete" (not until…, only after… ) | 07 Jun 2025 | 00:07:37 | |
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| Episode 190 - "Verb stem/Noun + gimi" (-like; -looking; -looked; tending to~) | 24 May 2025 | 00:08:11 | |
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| Episode 189 - "Verb stem + kiru" (to do something completely, to use something up, to run out of something) | 10 May 2025 | 00:10:03 | |
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| Episode 188 - " i adj & na adj + sae + conditional form ba" (as long as, if only ~ then) | 26 Apr 2025 | 00:11:40 | |
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| Episode 187 - How to use "sae + conditional form ba" (as long as, if only ~ then) | 19 Apr 2025 | 00:11:28 | |
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| Episode 186 - How to use "noun + sae" (even) | 11 Apr 2025 | 00:10:25 | |
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| Episode 185 - How to use "A wa mochiron B mo" (not only but also, let alone, not to mention, of course) | 29 Mar 2025 | 00:10:48 | |
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| Episode 184 - How to use "nomi narazu" (not only A, but also B) | 15 Mar 2025 | 00:07:19 | |
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| Episode 183 - How to use "bakari de naku" (not only A, but also B) | 01 Mar 2025 | 00:09:47 | |
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| Episode 182 - How to use "dake de naku" (not only A, but also B) | 08 Feb 2025 | 00:08:00 | |
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| Episode 181 - How to use "～wake dewa nai/～wake jya nai" (it doesn’t mean that, I don’t mean that) | 01 Feb 2025 | 00:11:15 | |
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| Episode 180 - How to use "～kakeru" (half…, not yet finished, in the middle of…) | 18 Jan 2025 | 00:09:47 | |
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| Episode 179 - How to use "made" (even, also) | 04 Jan 2025 | 00:10:17 | |
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| Episode 178 - How to use volitional form + to suru (trying to do something, making an effort to do something) | 21 Dec 2024 | 00:08:49 | |
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