Nihongo Goes Audio — Lesson 16: Must / Have To — The Training Arc Rules

Lesson 21 decodes ten anime slang words — yabai, maji, uzai, meccha, dasai, mukatsuku, mendokusai, yada, uso, and bimyou — pairing each with its textbook twin so you know when slang is safe and when polite Japanese wins. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

Lesson 20 teaches casual Japanese speech styles — plain verb forms, da instead of desu, dropped particles, and friendly phrases like gomen, ii yo, and daijoubu — so you can hear how friends actually talk in anime. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.

Anime Goes Audio presented by TheAnimeBlog.com: the 20 most-read manga right now, ranked highest to lowest, with original commentary. A daily show. Buy, sell, and track your manga collection at BuySellManga.com

Learn to compare in Japanese — yori (than), hou ga for picking between two, and ichiban for number one — through power-scaling debates about who's stronger, faster, and best. Nihongo Goes Audio, part of Anime Goes Audio, presented by TheAnimeBlog.com. Companion workbook: Learn Japanese by Anime Goes Audio — use code OTAKU for 10 percent off.