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vocabulary
Weather-cold is 寒い, water-cold is 冷たい — Japanese splits one English word into two, and there are even more temperature words to discover.
vocabulary
Still vs already, a little vs a little — Japanese adverbs that look simple but trip up every learner.
vocabulary
Japanese 勉強 means 'study' not 'reluctance,' and 手紙 means 'letter' not 'tissue paper' — know these false friends before they embarrass you.
vocabulary
English has one word for 'when,' but Japanese has 時, 場合, and 際 — and picking the wrong one changes the entire feel of your sentence.
vocabulary
Japanese has two kanji for 'listen' and four for 'see' — picking the wrong one won't break grammar, but native speakers will notice instantly.
vocabulary
Should 'I think' be 思う or 考える? Should 'I know' be 知る or 分かる? Mix these up and your meaning changes entirely.
