How to Japanese Podcast · Daniel Morales

Episode 63 - 例文

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「Moromoro means things like lots of things, all of things, various things.」

1. How to Japanese Podcast episode 63 centers on 「reibun」, Japanese example sentences, plus a Murakami novella and Kyoto recommendations. 2. Daniel Morales hosts from howtojapanese.com and frames the episode as an April 2025 update with reading-group and study-news context. 3. The episode asks how learners can find and test natural Japanese expressions when they do not have a teacher nearby. 4. Daniel says US JETA contacted him to expand Japanese language offerings, and he and Chris Lindsay built a new 「Japanese coaching」 session. 5. The first coaching session filled up in less than 24 hours, and he says future sessions are planned quarterly. 6. He describes study advice from that session: balance input and output, follow your interests, and set a pace you can sustain. 7. He names specific resources used in that discussion, including Tver, tadoku.org, and JLPT prep books. 8. He explains the search strategy of attaching 「reibun」 to an unfamiliar word to find example sentences in Japanese explanations written for Japanese readers. 9. He recommends checking those phrases against other Japanese sites and social media, including Twitter, before using them yourself. 10. Daniel introduces 「moromoro」 as the new expression he found this month and says it may also work for humor in some contexts. 11. He gives the dictionary-style explanation 「Moromoro means things like lots of things, all of things, various things」 and then tests that meaning with actual usage. 12. One example thanks someone for 「snacks and clothes and other various items」, showing 「moromoro」 modifying a noun phrase. 13. Another example says 「on the topics we consulted about, I have understood all of them」, showing 「moromoro」 used in a more adverbial way. 14. He says the phrase is katai, more common in written language and in the workplace than in daily conversation. 15. Daniel notes that 「moromoro」 should be avoided in apologies because it can sound like it glosses over what went wrong. 16. He connects the phrase to a sincere workplace-style thank-you about adjustments, which he says he could use in his own job. 17. The Murakami section discusses 「Musashi Sakai no Ari Kui」 as a sequel to the June 2024 story 「Kaho」 published in Shincho and later in The New Yorker. 18. He highlights the line 「Sore ga wakatta no wa Ato ni natte kara da」 and the phrase 「kokoro ga yomeru」 as examples of language worth studying closely. 19. The episode sounds like a reflective solo lesson with a calm, explanatory pace and occasional digressions into reading, writing, and travel notes. 20. People studying Japanese independently, especially those interested in example sentences and keigo, will get the most from it.

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A measured walk from Kyoto notes into practical Japanese usage.

Daniel Morales opens with April 2025 updates, a new Murakami novella, Kyoto recommendations, and a note on his expanded volunteering with US JETA before settling into a Japanese expression he first learned as a student.

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