A few days ago one of my friends asked me how to say "I'm excited" in Japanese. Even though I knew the answer I decided to dig a bit deeper and I learned so many more useful words and phrases that...

I still remember how nervous I was when I went to a Japanese restaurant in Tokyo for the first time and had to ask for some water in Japanese. However, I quickly noticed that ordering something to...

When you look up how to say "Happy New Year" in Japanese "Akemashite omedetou (gozaimasu)" is the first phrase you will find. However, after moving to Japan I noticed that wishing someone a happy new...

I once did the big mistake to say goodbye to my Japanese friend using the word "Sayonara" and hurt him a lot without realizing it. There are so many ways how you can say goodbye in Japanese and I...

I thought I knew my Japanese greetings before moving to Japan. However, I just realized that nowadays I use totally different phrases to say hello to my friends and when greeting my coworkers in...

The Japanese word senpai is not only an often-heard term in anime or manga, but it has also found its way into the English language. The popular meme "Notice me senpai" has sparked its usage in...