Twenty-eight everyday Japanese idioms, learned in context. Each chapter opens with a fox-and-tanuki manga, and every idiom gets a two-page lesson: what it means, the picture behind it, how it changes in a sentence, and example sentences with furigana, translations and vocabulary notes. A short reading and practice with explained answers close each chapter.
Seven chapters: Can You Keep a Secret? · Getting Along or Not · A Little Help, Please · Getting Noticed · Wanting, Waiting, and Daydreaming · Tricks and Hidden Intentions · When Things Get Difficult.
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Flip through the opening of Japanese Idioms in Context 1 exactly as it appears in the book: the Chapter 1 manga and the first lesson, 口が重い (くちがおもい), with what it means, the picture behind it and example sentences. Then hear the manga scene and the lesson read aloud.
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Chapter 1 manga: Can You Keep a Secret? Manga scene
口が重い (くちがおもい): quiet or reluctant to speak Lesson 1
The full book has seven chapters like this one: 28 idioms in all, each chapter with its own manga, reading and practice, and audio for every lesson, manga and reading. Want something free to read next? Join our newsletter and get three free eBooks: one on hiragana, one on kanji, and the 100th issue of Makoto magazine. Get the free eBooks
