You met casual contractions on Day 88 — today is reps, not re-reading. Fresh words and sentences below, same pattern. Reminder: Real speech shrinks: ている→てる, のだ→んだ, ては→ちゃ, では→じゃ. Re-read the full lesson →
Today's words
有名
famous; well-known
壁
wall; partition
盤
board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.)
洗う
to wash; to cleanse
ベル
bell
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
有
名
壁
盤
洗
See it in real sentences
ベルが鳴ってるよ。
There's the bell.
あっベルが鳴ってる。
There's the bell.
有名になったのでお高くとまっているんだよ。
He's letting his fame go to his head.
気にしないようにしているんだ。
I just brush it off.
花がしぼんだ。
The flowers withered up.
何考えてんだ？
Where's your head at?
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
in the prefecture
県下
1d ago
to dance (orig. a hopping dance)
踊る
1d ago
humble position
下手
3d ago
to make a mistake (in)
間違える
3d ago
afternoon
午後
7d ago
opposition
反対
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “board (in shogi, go, chess, etc.)”?
Which word means “bell”?
Which word means “famous”?
Which word means “to wash”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “There's the bell.”
ベルが鳴ってるよ。
Say: “There's the bell.”
あっベルが鳴ってる。
👀 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.