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Laid-back Japanese — 71 episodes

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1

Yokai: Easy-to-miss Japanese culture

2

Chopsticks in Japan (& being rude without realizing)

3

Japanese barcode hair??

4

Getting through typhoon season in Japan?

5

Japanese fish paste balls??

6

When you drink coffee in Japan

7

Why walks in Japan hit different

8

Japanese ice cream - the best conbini ice cream?

9

Japanese Trains - What's a Romance Car??

10

Japanese Bookstores are a Magical Place

11

The Ty send-off episode

12

How I self studied N1

13

Japanese honorifics: さん, くん, and... ちゃま??

14

Japanese onomatopoeia: zoo sounds

15

Japanese kitchens part 2: onomatopoeia

16

Things in a Japanese kitchen (part 1)

17

The one-year anniversary episode

18

Talking about tea in Japanese

19

Talking about family and strangers

20

The real differences of Japanese male and female speech

21

Should I say 私 watashi, 僕 boku, or 俺 ore?

22

なぞなぞ: Impress your Japanese friends

23

The worst and best things in Japanese mailboxes

24

The games the cool kids play in Japan

25

早口 hayakuchi, or how to impress your Japanese friends

26

Kanji: what you need to know

27

Shrines and temples: what do I do??

28

Using video games to learn Japanese

29

Just what is a Japanese police box?

30

The countless ways to use がり gari

31

ご縁 goen and relationships in Japanese

32

Getting the COVID vaccine in Japan

33

Japanese slang

34

Japan‘s different views on blood types

35

Japan‘s 5th season: 梅雨 tsuyu

36

Japanese formality levels

37

Bakeries in Japan

38

How to say laid-back in Japanese

39

ふわふわー! Fuwafuwa! Onomatopoeia for fluffy things

40

Trash talk in Japan

41

Japanese pronunciation: The R sound, pitch accent, and common mistakes

42

Using しっかり shikkari like a native

43

What's the difference between 一生 isshou and 二度と nidoto?

44

Using ~ばいい -baii and ~ばよかった -ba yokatta to say "should"

45

Pets Part Two: Onomatopoeia and commands for pets

46

Pets Part One: Counting and caring for them (in Japanese)

47

Japanese ピザ pizza just isn't the same (it's better)

48

Using くせに "kuse ni" to say "despite the fact"

49

Going to カラオケ "karaoke" in Japan

50

っぽい "ppoi" is really usefulっぽい! The grammar point that doesn't belong in JLPT N2

51

Japanese movie theaters and describing movies in Japanese

52

海行こう umi ikou! Going to the beach in Japan

53

What's the difference of 寝る neru and 眠る nemuru? Sleeping and bedtime routines in Japanese

54

Navigating the 新幹線 shinkansen / bullet train in Japanese

55

お引越し! Ohikkoshi. Moving, Japanese apartments, and share houses

56

How to cook and prepare food in Japanese (肉じゃが nikujaga part 2)

57

肉じゃが nikujaga and Japanese cooking ingredients, part 1

58

It's on the... service?? How is サービス saabisu different from service in English?

59

Is walking and biking in Japan convenient? 徒歩 toho and 自転車 jitensha

60

Wait, did the ground just shake? Understanding 地震 jishin earthquakes in Japanese

61

お土産 omiyage and Japanese gifting culture when travelling

62

Learning Japanese with anime?? まさか! Masaka!

63

When the weather outside is... ポカポカ pokapoka! Japanese weather onomatopoeia

64

ハッピーバレンタイン! Happii Barentain! Valentine's Day is different in Japan?

65

お誕生日おめでとう! Otanjoubi omedetou! Understanding birthdays in Japanese

66

The endless ways to say "to wear" in Japanese

67

らっしゃーせー!Rasshaasee! Navigating your way through Japanese restaurants

68

かわいい kawaii doesn't mean cute? Did you just say 怖い kowai?

69

Shall I warm this up? Using あたためる atatameru and its variants

70

It's cold! 寒い vs 冷たい - samui vs tsumetai

71

What is the Laid-back Japanese podcast?