The questions everyone asks before they start, answered without hype.
Honest timelines for learning Japanese: from reading hiragana in two weeks to basic conversation, JLPT levels and fluency, plus what speeds you up.
Is Japanese really that hard? What’s surprisingly easy (pronunciation, simple verbs) and what really takes time (kanji, listening), and how to get started anyway.
Why does Japanese have three writing systems? What hiragana, katakana and kanji are each used for, how they work together, and which one to learn first.
Can you learn Japanese from anime? What anime is great for, the phrases you shouldn’t copy, and a simple 4-step method to turn watching into real learning.
Aishiteru, suki desu, daisuki: how to say I love you in Japanese, what each phrase really means, how confessions work in Japan and what to say instead.