Everyone learning Japanese needs a senpai - this podcast is your digital senpai. Join Daniel from HowToJapanese.com and guests to learn what strategies have been effective for them as they study, live, and work in Japan and using Japanese.
他動詞 and 自動詞 are not absolutes. This month, I look at かわる, a versatile verb that can take both forms. And I discuss how you become more familiar with examples like this...sometimes it's just a matter of letting time put you in the position to learn. Check out the newsletter (https://newsletter.howtojapanese.com/kawaru) and blog for more.
Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com.
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26 Aug 2026
Episode 79 - 不完全
Incomplete sentences can actually make you sound more native in Japanese. Here are some ways you can be less complete (and thus more fluent!) in Japanese. Plus, I look at "predicates" in Japanese and have a great recommendation for a way to by used books online in Japan. Check out the blog and the newsletter for more.
Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com.
You can also follow How to Japanese (http://howtojaponese.com/) on the newsletter, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
20 Jul 2026
Episode 78 - 続
Goal setting is an important part of studying Japanese, but students should balance their time doing it: Make a plan, put it into action immediately, and review it periodically. It can be tempting to think too much about how you study Japanese at the expense of actually studying it. This month in the newsletter I wrote about one goal I set during my paternity leave, and on the blog I looked at a post I wrote in 2009 about reading. At the top of the podcast I talk about my experience taking JLPT N5 earlier this month.
Feel free to reach out with any questions or 悩み事 to howtojapanese@gmail.com.
You can also follow How to Japanese (http://howtojaponese.com/) on the newsletter, Bluesky, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook.
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