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Japanese Slang for "I'm Down" - 5 Natural Ways to Show Interest

Learn casual Japanese phrases beyond いいね to express "I'm down with that" - from やろう to 行く行く, discover what native speakers actually say.

daily conversation•japanese learning•vs comparison•3 min read

Master 10 reversible kanji pairs ranked by difficulty. Learn how switching character order completely changes meaning in Japanese.

japanese learning•jlpt vocabulary•study methods•5 min read

Learn when to call someone イケメン vs かっこいい and understand the cultural nuances that native speakers intuitively know.

vs comparison•japanese culture•japanese learning•4 min read

だが and でも both mean "but" but aren't interchangeable. Learn the gender and formality rules that native speakers follow.

japanese grammar•japanese learning•3 min read

Stop asking "what's the best Japanese app" and discover the 5-pillar framework that actually leads to fluency. No single app can do it all.

japanese learning•study methods•learning framework•10 min read