{"product_id":"makoto-magazine-101-all-the-fun-japanese-not-found-in-textbooks","title":"Makoto Magazine #101 - All the Fun Japanese Not Found in Textbooks","description":"\u003ch2 style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eMakoto E-Zine Series #101\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eRecommended for \u003cstrong\u003ebeginner\u003c\/strong\u003e to \u003cstrong\u003eintermediate\u003c\/strong\u003e learners of Japanese.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content-box1\"\u003e\u003ccenter\u003e\u003cb\u003eYou can purchase the printed version on Amazon by \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/4weDjuU\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003eclicking here.\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/center\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMakoto Japanese Language \u0026amp; Culture Magazine\u003c\/b\u003e Issue 101 (July 2026) — the first issue of the next hundred\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMakoto is a monthly digital magazine for beginner to intermediate learners of Japanese. Each issue blends short stories, language lessons, cultural notes, humor, and native-audio recordings — all designed to make Japanese feel natural, usable, and enjoyable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIn this issue (July 2026, Issue 101):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eAfter the fireworks of issue #100, #101 gets to enjoy the quiet luxury of being a perfectly ordinary number — which means it's simply a magazine full of Japanese to dig into. Frank clocks in for a full shift at the diner, a rain-soaked stranger shows up at a castle gate claiming to be a princess, and the etymology section explains why the gods get credit for thunder. All in the fully redesigned format introduced last issue: PDF, ePub, web, and the iPhone \u0026amp; Android apps, all from the same source.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eReaders:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBeginner Reader (Let's Read): 看板を読む子 (Reading the Signs)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e A bored kid in the back seat reads restaurant signs out the car window — and accidentally gives Mom entirely the wrong idea. Presented in hiragana-spaced and kanji+furigana formats for multiple reading passes, with grammar notes covering の modifiers, 何も～ない, ～ている, ～ことにする, のなら, and て-form sequencing.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJapanese Reader: えんどう豆の上のお姫さま (The Princess and the Pea)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e After last month's ghost story, something gentler: Andersen's classic retold in clear, approachable Japanese. A prince wants a \u003cem\u003ereal\u003c\/em\u003e princess, and the queen has a testing method involving one very small pea and a great deal of bedding. Full vocabulary, grammar notes, and audio — watch for ～かどうか (whether or not), ～たり～たり, ～ようで, and the confident conclusion pattern ～にちがいない.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eFrank and the Obaasan: Season 3, Episode 9 A Day at the Restaurant (定食屋の日常)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Last month Frank got a job. This month he actually has to do it. A full day at the teishoku diner — morning prep, lonely regulars, and Frank's particular gift for saying goodbye to fish. Includes structured Japanese, vocabulary\/grammar support, and Japanese-only reading.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eLanguage \u0026amp; culture lessons:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGrammar Time — Beginner: ～てもいい (JLPT N4)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The everyday permission pattern: \"you may ~\" \/ \"is it okay to ~?\" — with examples across verbs, adjectives, and nouns.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eGrammar Time — Intermediate: ～ものの (JLPT N2)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e The \"although ~\" pattern for when the first half of your sentence writes a check the second half can't cash — a contrast connector you'll meet constantly in written Japanese.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eOnomatopoeia Focus: Rain\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e しとしと, ざあざあ, and ぽつぽつ \u003c\/strong\u003e— three ways Japanese hears the rain, from a gentle drizzle to a downpour to the first scattered drops that make you regret not bringing an umbrella.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eVocabulary (5 entries, N5 to N1):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e いただきます, 久しぶり, 気になる, 念のため, and 気が置けない \u003c\/strong\u003e— graded across all five JLPT levels, each with usage notes, example sentences, and audio.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eEtymology: 雷\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Why is thunder called かみなり? Because to the ancient Japanese, it was quite literally the sound the gods make — a word history that traces the kanji back to lightning spreading across the sky beneath rainclouds.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eKanji Spotlight (JLPT N5 to N1):\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 館, 親, 登, 現, and 矛\u003c\/strong\u003e — readings, meanings, stroke order, compound words, and example sentences for each.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003ePrefecture Spotlight: 神奈川 (Kanagawa)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Home to Yokohama — one of Japan's first ports opened to foreign trade in 1859 and now home to the country's largest Chinatown — plus Kamakura's Great Buddha and more.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eAnime Phrase of the Month\u003c\/span\u003e 「同じ気持ちじゃない時、どうしたらいいんだろう？」 from \u003cspan class=\"a-text-italic\"\u003eちいかわ\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e — Hachiware wonders what to do when someone doesn't feel the same way. Small, cute, and quietly devastating, as Chiikawa tends to be.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eHaiku Spotlight: 正岡子規 (Masaoka Shiki)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e 「ずんずんと夏を流すや最上川」\u003c\/strong\u003e— the mighty Mogami River sweeps summer itself downstream, in one of Shiki's most energetically modern-sounding classical haiku. With five English translations and full analysis.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eJokes \u0026amp; Riddles, Katakana Match (Nation Names), and more\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eIncludes:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul class=\"a-unordered-list a-vertical\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e106 pages (PDF) in the fully redesigned Makoto format\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e27 MP3 audio files\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e4 Anki flashcard decks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003e2 eBook formats (PDF + ePub)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eScan-and-listen QR codes for quick mobile access\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-list-item\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFull integration with the Makoto Japanese Explorer app and Sentence Explorer — magazine content is built into the Read tab with inline audio, tappable vocabulary, furigana-on-demand, translations, notes, and vocabulary tracking\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIssue 101: no milestones, no fireworks — just a magazine full of Japanese worth digging into.\u003c\/strong\u003e Whether you're testing princesses with produce, learning to hear the rain in Japanese, or just here to see how Frank handles the lunch rush — welcome to the second hundred.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"content-box1\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eNOTE:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital and Print Versions Available (print on Amazon, digital here).\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDigital version downloads are instant—no waiting.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNo Dropbox account required. 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