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The Makoto Letters
Podcast Bonus Content
Japanese TV and Movie Breakdowns
CM Breakdown: やめるの、やめた | Bonus Download
Outsider Cops | She’s Aiming for Him | Bonus Download
釣りバカ日誌 | Been 課長 for a Long Time | Bonus Download
Learn Japanese with Dramas 悪女～働くのがカッコ悪いなんて誰が言った？～ Using やる気 Bonus Download
Learn Japanese with 結婚できない男: 持ちつ持たれつ Mochitsu Motaretsu Bonus Download
Spirited Away 千と千尋の神隠し Movie Famous Lines Bonus Download
Japanese Anime and Manga Breakdowns
Crayon Shinchan: Shinchan’s Truly Terrifying Sight?!
Crayon Shinchan: Shinchan Gets His Own Room
Dr Stone Japanese Manga Walkthrough – Bonus Content
Crayon Shinchan: しんちゃん is Lost – Bonus Content
Crayon Shinchan: 父ちゃん is Sick – Bonus Content
One Punch Man Bonus Content
Japanese Song Lesson Worksheets
綺麗な花が咲くこの世界 Song Lyrics
To the World of Dreams (夢の世界へ) Moomin Theme Song Bonus Content
Kissin’ Christmas (クリスマスだからじゃない) Bonus Content
愛の花 ー Bonus Content
Spring Thief by Yorushika Bonus Content
Sukiyaki by Sakamoto Kyuu 上を向いて歩こう Bonus Content
Japanese Shadowing
Shadowing #7: Ordering Coffee
Free Access: For a limited time, we are opening this page up
Shadowing #2-6: Katakana Words
Download the PDF, Anki flashcard deck, and sound files below, or just
Shadowing #1: Basic Morning Phrases
Download the PDF and sound files here, or just watch the video
Japanese Vocabulary Worksheets
Looking for the grammar deep dives? They now have a page of their own, with a new one every week: Grammar Deep Dives
だけ・しか・ばかり・のみ: Four Ways to Say “Only”
つもり・予定・はず・べき: Plans, Expectations and Oughts
は vs が: The Stage and the Spotlight
ている・てある・ておく・てしまう: What the て-Form Is Really Doing
に vs で: The Two Japanese Place Particles
Five Ways to Say “It Seems” in Japanese: そう・よう・みたい・らしい・っぽい
Sleep Stories
For studying, these stories are probably all intermediate and above level. Also much of the language is a little old fashioned. These are, however, all excellent stories and very famous.
Even beginners can use these recordings to help fall asleep. Who knows? You might learn something in your dreams!
Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s トロッコ in Japanese | The Trolley Cart | Makoto+
Listen and sleep to Akutagawa’s story, The Trolley Cart
Akutagawa Ryunosuke’s 羅生門 in Japanese | Rashomon | Makoto+
Listen and sleep to Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting tale, 黒猫 (The Black Cat)
O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi 賢者(けんじゃ) の 贈(おく)り 物(もの) in Japanese | Makoto+
Read O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi in Japanese! This contains the story with furigana and a version with a running glossary and literal translation. Finally, you’ll find the original English.
Edgar Allan Poe’s 黒猫 in Japanese | The Black Cat | Makoto+
Listen and sleep to Edgar Allan Poe’s haunting tale, 黒猫 (The Black Cat)
Sleep Stories in Japanese | Kicchomu Tales | Makoto+
Listen and sleep to several fun Kicchomu tales
Sleep Stories in Japanese | Hikoichi Tales | Makoto+
Listen and sleep to several fun Hikoichi tales
Sleep Stories in Japanese | The Little Mermaid | Makoto+
Hans Christian Andersen’s tale in Japanese. Part 1 through 3.
Sleep Stories in Japanese | History of Japan from Jomon to Nara | Makoto+
縄文時代から奈良時代 Ancient Japanese History to the Nara Period
Sleep Stories in Japanese | 宮沢賢治 Miyazawa Kenji’s 「セロ弾きのゴーシュ」 Gauche the Cellist | Makoto+
Relax tonight while listening – in Japanese – to Gauche the Cellist (セロ弾きのゴーシュ by Miyazawa Kenji.
Web Tools for Practicing Japanese
Tokyo Explorer – Geography Quiz
Explore and learn about the wards, cities, towns, and villages that make up Tokyo.
Katakana Reading Game Web App
Use this web app to practice the readings for katakana. Can you find the corresponding romaji in time?
Hiragana Reading Game Web App
Use this web app to practice the readings for hiragana. Can you find the corresponding romaji in time?
Food and Drink Vocabulary Reading and Meaning Game Web App [INTERMEDIATES]
Use this web app to practice vocabulary. Food and Drink words for beginners of Japanese.
Food and Drink Vocabulary Reading and Meaning Game Web App [BEGINNERS]
Use this web app to practice vocabulary. Food and Drink words for beginners of Japanese.
Cardinal and Intercardinal Directions Practice Web App
Use this web app to practice listening to and telling compass directions in Japanese.
Japanese Pronunciation Practice Web App 長音 Long Vowels and 促音 Small っ
Use this web app to practice listening to long vowels and the small tsu in Japanese
Japanese Time Telling Quiz Listening Practice Web App
Use this web app to practice listening to and telling the time in Japanese
Japanese Number Listening Practice Web App
Use this web app to practice listening to Japanese numbers from 1 to 100.
I used sleep learning while living in Japan listening to grammar topics not covered in school. Rather obnoxious but it works.
That’s great! It is exposure and any exposure to Japanese helps. I usually listen to Japanese on YouTube or a Podcast when going to sleep. It does help somehow!
how do i get to the historical names page? I clicked on the link from your email, but was just taken to this generic page. (Shogun member)
Oh sorry! I thought I tested the links, but I may not have changed one.
Here’s the introduction for the historical figures section:
https://makotoplus.com/course/introduction-4-2-2/
It only has 20 figures now, but I’ll add more later.