Richness and Beauty of Japanese Expression

Goal: By reading comments about a poem and looking at explanations, you can understand the poem.

Key grammar: ～がたい（～にくい、～づらいとの比較） / ～ように（類似） / ～とともに（変化） / ～をもとに（して）、～をもとにした

Goal: By listening to explanations of wordplay, you can appreciate what makes Japanese interesting.

Key grammar: ～でしょう・～だろう（確認） / ～っけ / ～というわけだ　～わけだ

Goal: By learning about onomatopoeic and mimetic words, you can appreciate what makes Japanese interesting.

Key grammar: ～っこない / ～もん　～んだもん

Goal: You can talk from experience about the enjoyment and difficulty of using Japanese.

Key grammar: ～ほど　～くらい　～ぐらい / ～ところだった / ～てたまらない

Goal: When you ask about Japanese used in daily life, you can listen to and understand the explanation.

Key grammar: ～わけではない　～というわけではない / ～くらい　～ぐらい