You met plain-form sentences on Day 60 — today is reps, not re-reading. Fresh words and sentences below, same pattern. Reminder: Drop です/ます for casual speech with friends — this is how anime talks. Re-read the full lesson →
Today's words
赤い
red; crimson
あう
to meet; to encounter
育てる
to raise; to rear
おく
to put; to place
光る
to shine; to glitter
進む
to advance; to go forward
素晴らしい
wonderful; splendid
面
face
Write today's kanji — tap to replay
赤
育
光
進
素
晴
面
See it in real sentences
面白そうな話だ。
That's an interesting piece of information.
素晴らしい考えがひらめいた。
A wonderful idea just ran through my mind.
見ておくべきだ。
You should try to see it.
敵同士が面と向かい合った。
The enemies stood face to face.
何か手を打っておくべきだった。
I should have done something.
面目を失うより死んだほうがましだ。
We might as well die as disgrace ourselves.
Practice
Spaced review — recall from earlier days (tap to flip)
to take (someone) with one
連れる
1d ago
two out
二死
1d ago
to steal
盗む
3d ago
regrettable
残念
3d ago
one cup (of)
いっぱい
7d ago
to resemble
似る
7d ago
Recall
Which word means “to meet”?
Which word means “to put”?
Which word means “face”?
Which word means “red”?
Listen and choose
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
What did you hear?
Your turn — say it, then check
Say: “That's an interesting piece of information.”
面白そうな話だ。
Say: “A wonderful idea just ran through my mind.”
素晴らしい考えがひらめいた。
👀 Today’s input · ~15 min — where fluency actually comes from
Real-world Japanese
NHK News Web Easy is now within reach — simplified news with furigana *and* audio, so you can read and listen at the same time. Do one short article a day; hover past what you don’t know.