The nice thing about being a small independent business using a local printer is that we can take on board your feedback and apply it every time we do a print run. We’ve been writing down all your suggestions over the last year following the launch of our book Hai!ku Read more…
We’re often asked why the Katakana ヲ (Wo) is not included in our set. The short answer is that it’s super rare to see and we felt including it along with the other ‘obsolete’ kana would just be adding another character to learn that you may never see. The reason Read more…
お久しぶりですね – おひさしぶりですね – Long time, no see! 2021 was a bit of a mad one, I’m sorry it’s been so long since I was last active and posting. *Just checked Instagram* it’s been since last March that I posted haha oh dear not good. Well, 2022 is in full Read more…
Now it’s the start of 2021 rather than stating generic new Year resolutions to ‘study more’ I wanted to review my Japanese learning experience in 2020. See what worked, what didn’t, and how I can improve going into 2021. This is in part an honest self-reflection to better understand and Read more…
It’s been a super long time in the making so thank you for your patience as we’ve been putting it all together. We intended to show it off sooner but we really wanted to make sure it was right before we did! It is such a large topic and can feel Read more…
I found myself struggling to wrap my head around verb conjugation. You start with “-masu” (polite form) easy enough, and then add in dictionary form… okay I still get it, then you have “-ta”, “-te”, “-nai” for the Past, Imperative, Negative and so on and then I find myself getting Read more…
