The number of people who want to immigrate to Japan, work in Japan, or study Japanese because they love Japanese anime and manga is increasing year by year. Among them, how are you actually studying Japanese? You are probably studying at Japanese language schools or purchasing textbooks to study on your own.

However, is that Japanese really “Japanese that Japanese people use in their daily lives”,in other words, native Japanese?

For example, the Japanese used in textbooks is certainly not wrong and is correct, but native Japanese speakers don’t usually speak like that in their daily lives. Particularly in recent years, the way words are used has been changing, and new words have become popular and established.

There are various purposes for learning Japanese, such as loving Japan, wanting to learn Japanese, wanting to live in Japan, wanting to be able to speak Japanese, or wanting to truly understand the words in Japanese anime and manga. However, by knowing “real Japanese,” all of these goals can be achieved, and life in Japan and communication with Japanese people will become enjoyable.

This book comprehensively covers “Japanese that Japanese people actually use in their daily lives” in various situations. Moreover, it doesn’t simply introduce such Japanese, but includes proper example sentences and illustrations to make it easy to visualize usage examples and nuances.

With this one book, you can learn “real Japanese” that is not found in textbooks. And there’s no doubt that you’ll be able to use it in communication situations when you talk to Japanese people using the words featured in this book, you’ll get a great reaction! Furthermore, you’ll naturally understand how the words that Japanese people use came to be, making this an enjoyable book in that regard as well.

Chapter 1
Real Japanese Phrases People Use in Conversation
日本人が本当によく使うリアルな「会話」表現
Agreeing
Disagreeing
Understanding
Disbelief
Excitement
Hunger
Gratitude
Disappointment
Confusion
Uncertainty
Mess ups
Hostility
Segue
Filler words
Encouragement
Caring
Complaints
Availability
Affirmation
Love
Checking In
Calling Out
Fifty-Fifty Decisions
Secrets
Forgiveness
Swearing
Boredom
Compliments
Touching Moments
Privacy
Fate

Chapter 2
Real Phrases You Often See in Daily Life
生活シーンで本当によく見るリアルな表現
Paying
Otaku Life
Work Life
Money Matters
Train Travel
Social Media
On the Menu
Izakaya
Booze
Chit-chat
Romance
School
Studying

Chapter 3
Everyday Japanese with Some English Words
「英語が混ざった」リアルな日常日本語表現
Feeling Great
Feeling Down
Perfectionist Vibes
Lazy Vibes
Life of the Party
Shy & Quietness
Anger
Sadness
Red Flag Energy
Chill Vibes
Scaredy Cats
Awkward Moments
Totally Obsessed
Color-related
Other Unique Words

Chapter 4
Real Japanese Phrases to Show Feelings
日本人が本当によく使うリアルな「感情」表現
Four-character Idioms
Verbs
Adjectives
Plant-related
Food-related
Money-related
Sayings
Romance
Intents
Animal-related
Eye-related
Face-related
Body-related
Color-related
BFF
Rudenss
Difficult Moments
Sports
Sleeping

Chapter 5
Funny and Cute Japanese Words People Use
日本人が本当によく使う「面白い・カワイイ」日本語表現
Dating
Smartphone Life
Friends
Workplace Lingo
In Trouble
Motivation
Eating Out
Food
Music
Everyday Items
Around Town
Types of People

Chapter 6
Real Japanese Sound Words(Onomatopoeia)
日本人が本当によく使うリアルな「オノマトペ」
Studying
Money
Food
Cleaning
Crafting
Nervousness
Excitement
Anger
Sadness
Movements
Love-dovey
Weather