Learn Japanese with Calvin and Hobbes – January 14 2026
Speaker: “What’s THIS disgusting slimy blob?” (これは何のひどいヌルヌルした塊?) (Kore wa nan no hidoi nurunuru shita塊?) Vocabulary: 塊 (かたまり) — blob Note: The term “塊” conveys a…
Speaker: “What’s THIS disgusting slimy blob?” (これは何のひどいヌルヌルした塊?) (Kore wa nan no hidoi nurunuru shita塊?) Vocabulary: 塊 (かたまり) — blob Note: The term “塊” conveys a…
Speaker: Mom “Mom, can I take up the floorboards in my room and make a secret passageway?” (お母さん、部屋の床板を外して秘密の通路を作ってもいい?) (Okaasan, heya no yuka ita o hazushite…
Speaker: “And with that report, we…” (その報告で、僕たちは…) (Sono hōkoku de, bokutachi wa…) Vocabulary: 報告 — report Note: “報告” is often used in formal contexts but…
Speaker: Calvin “What are you watching?” (何見てんの?) (Nani mite n no?) Vocabulary: 見る — to see/watch Note: The casual んの ending gives it a colloquial…