How much time do you dedicate to listening to Japanese every day? Which of the four language skills - listening, speaking, reading, or writing - do you focus on the most in your Japanese studies? Tune in to this episode to reflect on your own study style.

集中(しゅうちゅう)する to focus on

聞(き)く方(ほう)に時間(じかん)を使(つか)う to spend more time for listening practice

間違(まちが)った発音(はつおん) wrong pronunciation

イントネーション intonation

身(み)に付(つ)ける to learn and master

「目(め)から鱗(うろこ)」でした。I was suddenly brought to my senses. Uroko means scales, so that expression literally means the scales have fallen from my eyes.

ハイテクのおかげで thanks to the high technology

日本語(にほんご)の字幕(じまく) Japanese subtitle

知(し)らず知(し)らずに without realizing it

変(へん)な癖(くせ) peculiarity; unnatural accent in this context