Phase 3 · practice day · Day 85 of 100 · ~19 min

More reps — ~と思う / ~と言う — quoting

You met ~と思う / ~と言う — quoting on Day 84 — today is reps, not re-reading. Fresh words and sentences below, same pattern. Reminder: Quote thoughts and speech: 〜と思う (I think that…), 〜と言った (said that…). Re-read the full lesson →

Today's words
umbrella; parasol
to get used to; to grow accustomed to
to go out to meet; to receive
to arrive at; to reach
to take (a resource, e.g. time or money)
opinion; view
to soar; to fly
light (i.e. not heavy); feeling light (i.e. offering little resistance, moving easily)
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
See it in real sentences
I feel comfortable in his company.
That is not altogether false.
The snow lay deep.
I don't suppose it's going to be sunny.
All was silent throughout the castle.
I think I'll lie down for a while.

Practice

Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
boy
(おとこ)()
1d ago
English (language)
英語(えいご)
1d ago
afternoon
午後(ごご)
3d ago
opposition
反対(はんたい)
3d ago
interest (in something)
興味(きょうみ)
7d ago
to be in time (for)
()()
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “umbrella”?
Which word means “to get used to”?
Which word means “to arrive at”?
Which word means “opinion”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “I feel comfortable in his company.”
(かれ)一緒(いっしょ)だと()()くの。
Say: “That is not altogether false.”
(まった)(うそ)()(わけ)ではないんだ。
👀 Today’s input · ~20 min — where fluency actually comes from
Immersion — the real thing
Install the Yomitan pop-up dictionary, put on an anime you actually like with *Japanese* subtitles, and read along — look up only what blocks understanding. From here, this is the engine; the course was just the on-ramp.
Yomitan + anime with Japanese subtitles →

Furigana by kuroshiro · stroke order by KanjiVG · audio by your browser. Sentences are real native sentences, auto-selected for this day.