I feel like revising some loan words

Japanese loan words

I feel like making a Japanese Torri gate on Minecraft

I feel like animal donuts

I feel like.. Oh wow

I feel like learning how To get Japanese Switch Games (ANY REGION) Step-By-Step Guide!!

I feel like seeing the Sonic Cafe in Tokyo

I feel like learning Japanese through video games

So do I. Here are some suggested games.

Suggested games
Since we are all beginners, I suggest you to start with these titles:


Pokémon (Nintendo consoles)
The Legend of Zelda (Nintendo consoles)
Ni No Kuni (Playstation 3)
Animal Crossing: New Leaf (Nintendo 3DS)
Yōkai Watch (Nintendo 3DS)
Persona 5 (Playstation 4)


Even if you can’t get a Japanese copy of the game (or in case your console is region locked), all the games I mentioned allow you to set Japanese audio and subtitles, allowing you to improve your listening and comprehension skills. Yay.


Video games like The Legend of Zelda and Pokémon have interactive dialogues, where the player can choose when to go on with the conversation. This feature will allow you to read at your own pace, allowing you to look up new words in the dictionary, therefore learning new words and expressions.

Recurring words

Before the start

Menu メニュー menyu

Settings 設定 settei

Select 選択 sentaku

Music 音楽 ongaku

Level レベル reberu

Easy 簡単 kantan

Difficult 難しい muzukashii


During the game

Start 開始 kaishi

Fight 戦う tatakau

Attack 攻撃 kougeki

Save セーブ sebu

Quit 終了 shuuryou

Continue 続きtsuzuki


Characters and locations

Character 人物 jinbutsu

Soldier 兵士 heishi

Warrior 武士 bushi

Traveler 旅人 tabibito

Pirate 海賊 kaizoku

Enemy 敵 teki

Ally 味方 mikata

Monster 魔物 mamono or 化け物 bakemono

Fairy 妖精 yousei

Dragon 龍 ryuu

Spirit 精霊 seirei

Soul 魂 tamashi

Castle 城 shiro

City 町 machi

Shop 店 mise

Island 島 shima

Temple 寺院 jiin

Kingdom 王国 oukoku

World 世界 sekai

Plot and items

Story 物語 monogatari

Legend 伝説 densetsu

Adventure 冒険 bouken

Danger 危険 kiken

Strength 力 chikara

Health 体力 tairyoku

Magic 魔法 mahou

Item アイテム aitemu or 道具 dougu

Chest 宝箱 takarabako

War 戦争 sensou

Weapon 武器 buki

Sword 剣 ken

Bow 弓 yumi

Armor 鎧 yoroi

I feel like listening to the sound a pika makes

The name “Pikachu” is a combination of a couple of Japanese onomatopoeia. The first part, “Pika”, refers to a flash of light (that pretty much explains the electric-ability part), while the second portion, “Chu”, refers to the squeaking noise that mice make.

I feel like using objects to create some hiragana

I feel like practicing Kanji numbers 1-10

I feel like creating a Japanese castle in Minecraft

I feel like reminding myself to use my growth mindset

Ganbaru (頑張る) is often described as “doing one’s best,” “persevering,” or even “toughing it out.” 

We used ink and calligraphy brushes to "do our best" writing. It was very tricky, but we persevered! 

I feel like relaxing

I feel like looking at our koinobori 鯉のぼり

Here are some of our koinobori 鯉のぼり ("carp streamers) we created this week to celebrate Children's Day (Kodomo no Hi, 子供の日).

I feel like finding out Dragon Ball Z Kanji

So I wore my Dragon Ball Z t-shirt to school today. 

Goku's kanji, 悟, pronounced Go (meaning "wisdom" or "enlightenment") is the kanji that Goku adopts after his training in preparation for the upcoming battles on Namek.