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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Now add another layer of difficulty (or actually remove some skin and muscle layers) and learn the bones in Japanese :D (maybe for another time)

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

Hey guys, I am very sorry to inform you that due to increased costs for the hosting of my podcast "Japanese with Skele" I had to delete it. I encourage you to listen to the podcast "Japanese with Manu" instead - I am pretty sure you will get similar vibes there! japanese-with-manu.podigee.io

japanese-with-manu.podigee.io

Japanese with Manu

Hello, I am Manu, and I have been teaching Japanese since 2010. I know the struggles of studying Japanese as a non-native speaker first hand. I have poured my heart and soul into providing my students...

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 20/08/2026

Don't flush your hopes and dreams down the toilet! Picture of a toilet door telling you what not to flush ゴミ gomi garbage ペーパータオル peepaataoru paper towels ガム gamu gum 昔の携帯電話 mukashi no keitai denwa old cell phones ラブレター raburetaa love letters 未払い請求書 mibarai seikyuusho unpaid bills

Picture of a toilet door telling you what not to flush

ゴミ gomi garbage
ペーパータオル peepaataoru paper towels
ガム gamu gum
昔の携帯電話 mukashi no keitai denwa old cell phones
ラブレター raburetaa love letters
未払い請求書 mibarai seikyuusho unpaid bills
希望 kibou hopes
夢 yume dreams
または mata wa as well as
貝殻 kaigara seashells
などを nado wo etc.
流さないで下さいね。nagasanaide kudasai don't flush

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Are you interested in reading the Tanabata Star festival story with me in easy Japanese? Here's the final date: July 14, 9 am JST. Click the link to see it in your time zone Contact me at manu@japanesewithmanu.com if you want to join! www.worldtimebuddy.com/event?lid=18...

worldtimebuddy.com

Meeting Details - World Time Buddy

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

It's already some time ago that I published my book "Reading Japanese for Beginners" Time to update it a little! I have gone through the book once more, with the help of some of my students. I added some more explanations/examples for even easier understanding. The next update adds downloadable

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

皆(みな)さん、お元気(げんき)ですか。 Soon, it's Tanabata in Japan - the starfestival. I'd love to a little reading lesson with you (for free). We'd read a short story that introduces you to the background of this traditional festival. First, we'd go through the necessary vocabulary and then we'd read the story.

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 09/06/2026

Also, happy pride month everyone! As in any part of the world, it's not that easy in Japan either when you are part of LGBTQIA+ I dedicated a section of the book to LGBT rights in Japan (information as of 2024) But that's not the only thing that makes this book queer.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 23/05/2026

Papyrus to Sans after learning about Japanese aesthetics: BROTHER, YOUR FACE ISN'T SMALL, BUT DON'T WORRY, THERE ARE PLENTY OF PEOPLE THAT LIKE YOUR BIG MOCHI FACE Sans: uh, thank you, paps.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Papyrus would definitely want to try all Showa style food. The fizzy cream soda (which is also green), the Napolitan pasta (it's pasta, after all) and the retro pudding called purin ara moodo. Sans would go for Napolitan, because the sauce is ketchup based. #undertale #japan

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 29/04/2026

Papyrus: SANS, LOOK! EVEN THE SAMURAI IN JAPAN KNEW HOW IMPORTANT IT IS TO TIDY UP YOUR ROOM! LOOK AT THEIR WEAPON! Sans: you mean the impressive bow? P: THE DUSTER, OF COURSE! S: yeah, I can see them sweeping their enemies off their feet. Sans is now quite scared of samurai, because they

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 24/04/2026

The little scribble in between the two faces looks like Gaster. ガスターっぽくない？ Gasutaa ppokunai (doesn't it look like Gaster?) Though the Japanese usually call him 博士 hakase, professor/doctor

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Soooo... who of you played Undertale in Japanese? You know they used kana only, so can use it to at least practice your hiragana and katakana! In the past, I was thinking of streaming me playing it in Japanese and also teaching you some grammar and vocabulary.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Papyrus: SANS DO YOU REMEMBER? IT WAS SUCH GREAT FUN! IT'S LIKE ONE OF MY PUZZLES. ESPECIALLY WITH THOSE CHARACTERS THAT LOOK SO MUCH ALIKE! I SPENT HOURS LOOKING AT THEM, WONDERING WHAT KIND OF PERSON EACH KANA WAS IF THE WERE PEOPLE. THE JAPANESE MUST HAVE BEEN A LAZY PEOPLE. ツシソンノ THAT'S YOU

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

Sans version (maybe by Papyrus) Happiness: ケチャップあり kechappu ari - having ketchup Anger: ジェノサイド jenosaido - genocide Sadness: ケチャップなし kechappu nashi - no ketchup #undertale #japaneselanguage #sansundertale

Three skeleton faces, one looks jappy, one very angry and the third one sad

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 20/03/2026

This account has a separate YouTube channel, but updating two channels is a little much, so please follow the reposted channel for Japanese language learning videos, too 🙏

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 18/03/2026

Papyrus spends hours in the kitchen to make the gyoza skin and filling from scratch. Paps: I SHALL PRESENT YOU WITH MY HOMEMADE GYOZA, SANS! SAY ITADAKIMASU BEFORE EATING, PLEASE! Sans: sure paps! itadakimasu! *grabs the ketchup bottle and splurges half of its contents on top of the nicely pleated

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Sans: i wonder if they have blue ketchup Papyrus: Don’t you dare try blue ketchup, brother! Red is already difficult to remove from your laundry. Blue is even worse! (Was too lazy to use Papscaps this time)

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

The next Japanese festival is approaching fast: the doll festival, which is celebrated by families with younger daughters. Papyrus: I LOVE DOLLS! SANS, DO YOU REMEMBER MEW MEW KISSY CUTIE? Sans: i prefer not to think about that specific one... how'bout we display rocky? #undertale #japan

Sakura mochi on a Hina matsuri doll festival plate, with Papyrus and a cup of tea next to it.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 15/02/2026

Papyrus: PAPS, WHAT ARE SUPERSTITIONS? Sans: paps, that's like you believing that putting notes next to my sock will make me remove it. Papyrus: OR YOU THINKING THAT I DON'T KNOW WHERE ALL YOUR HIDING SPOTS ARE. (Papyrus goes on listing all the spots, and Sans starts taking back some steps when

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Papyrus: Sans, why do they say that monsters are bad? We are not! Neither do we spread diseases or misfortune! Sans: here, have some beans, bro. (The beans taste like ketchup) Pap throws beans at Sans after trying one P: maybe the humans are right! There are some rather misbehaving monsters!

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Who wants to learn with me how to form your first easy Japanese sentences? It's free. The course includes 3 videos (with homework) and 3 zoom sessions where you can ask questions. 💪

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 09/01/2026

Japanese From Scratch - free 4 day course Japanese for (absolute) Beginners Thinking about learning Japanese, or already started but struggling to make progress? Then this course is perfect for you! Starting this Saturday, let's start with the basics of the Japanese language,

Japanese from Scratch
January 10-13
Japanesewithmanu.com

and a picture of Manu in a yukata as well as blue-white snowflakes
on a violet background

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 01/01/2026

I wonder if mochi can get stuck in a skeleton monster’s throat. If yes, how easy it would be to remove the stuck mochi with a vacuum cleaner.

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saltwaterwraith 👻 @saltwaterflower.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

@japanesewithmanu.bsky.social Your book arrived today! It is absolutely gorgeous and so beautifully put together. ❤️📖 ありがとう !

Reading Japanese for Beginnings book by Manu - Front cover

Reading Japanese for Beginnings book by Manu - interior pages

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Here's to a wonderful New Year 2026! Akeome kotoyoro! あけおめことよろ are the abbreviations of 明けましておめでとうございます akemashite omedetou gozaimasu and 今年もよろしくお願いします kotoshi mo yoroshiku onegai shimasu, meaning Happy New Year and please be kind to me also this (new) year. Love you guys! ✨️

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

Starting in a few minutes! Join me for some Japanese cooking! youtube.com/live/jKFzRwf...

youtube.com

Casual Japanese New Year's dishes cooking stream

YouTube video by Japanese with Manu

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Wanna do some Japanese cooking with me? The Japanese New Year is the most important festivity here - that means very special dishes you don't usually get. I will prepare some of them and would love to show you the process, and give you some insights of what Japanese New Year dishes even are!

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Japanese cooking show! Well, something like that.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

Are there non round ones, too? Asking for a friend.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

I've heard there's a cooking class (it's free of charge) and I was wondering if some of you were interested in joining! Maybe Sans and Papyrus show up too? Not sure about Sans, but I know Papyrus would be thrilled to cook traditional Japanese dishes! Also, you are very welcome to share this post!

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Thank you, everyone, for following me and liking/commenting/sharing my posts! If you want to support me even more, please get a copy of my book 'Reading Japanese for Beginners' (by Manuela Ito-Loidl) and leave a review. I work diligently on helping you with studying Japanese also next year 💪

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

Papyrus is baking strawberry cake but can't decide which strawberries to cut into slices and which ones to put on top. Sans: I am sure the cake will be tasty, no matter which strawberry is where. But we could also squeeze some ketchup on top, I'm sure the color goes well with the strawberries!

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Japanese with Manu @japanesewithmanu.bsky.social · 23/12/2025

New podcast/youtube episode Gift-giving in Japan(ese) and everything about Japanese Christmas (Link to my podcast in the end) Giving gifts is a pivotal part of Japanese culture, not only during Christmas. Of course that is also reflected in the Japanese language. In this episode you learn

A picture of Manu in a Santa costume, eating Japanese Christmas cake (strawberry shortcake). The title below says: Gift-giving in Japan(ese) and everything about Japanese Christmas

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Sans is taking a bath, and several water sausages and tomatoes are floating in the water. He obviously enjoys it. When Papyrus tells him that he got it all wrong and he should be using yuzu instead, Sans takes a bite out of one of the sausages. "But bro, didn't you know that yuzu and water

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

Do you know these guys? They caused havoc in my kitchen yesterday! The annoying dog is called うざい犬(いぬ) uzai inu #undertale #cookies #gingerbread #japaneselanguage

After the baking process, the annoying dog ended up looking like an annoying pig XD

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

For anyone who can already read hiragana and katakana and wants to get a hold of basic grammar and vocabulary.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

Papyrus: I didn't know that air needs to be conditioned. Does it not have enough stamina and needs to be pimped with proteins, just like the humans do? Sans: Bro, I think it's the other way round. The air is too strong for the humans, they need to weaken its cooling properties. Also, where did you

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 11/12/2025

Papyrus is super excited about his first snowstorm outside the Underground. There actually never was a snowstorm. The snow was just ... there. Just like that. Wind was blowing once in a while, but it was never accompanied by snow. Unlike rain in Waterfall. Snowdin was just magically uh snowed in.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Papyrus is doing the big clean-up 大掃除(おおそうじ oo-sou-ji) while Sans is being his usual lazy self. Sans "What's the difference to your usual cleaning mania?" Papyrus "Sans, don't you know that in Japan, the deity of the New Year is visiting everyone's home? Of course, it needs to be impeccable!"

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

Take this explanation, or humbly ask one of our skeleton teachers for a more indepth lesson about hiragana, katakana, kanji, and rōmaji.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Now imagine Sans and Papyrus instead of the Mario Brothers! I think Sans is too lazy to say tada-ima but Papyrus makes him say it and also asks him to shortcut to the entrance only. Shortcutting into the kitchen always results in Papyrus dropping everything he's holding at that moment, and he

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 24/11/2025

Papyrus makes Sans say itadakimasu every time he takes a sip of ketchup.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 11/11/2025

Japanese with Skele has several skeleton teachers dedicated to specific Japanese language teaching subjects! Take a look at the header and tell us what Japan(ese language) related question you'd ask which skeleton if you had the chance. #undertale #undertaleau #japaneselanguage #japaneselesson

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

Teacher Stretch's explanation: Tanoshii: I enjoy spending time with my brother Blue ブルーと一緒(いっしょう)に時間(じかん)を過(す)ごすのは楽(たの)しい Omoshiroi: I find it funny when Undyne talks about her weird anime passion アンダインがアニメへの情熱(じょうねつ)について話(はな)すのが面白(おもしろ)いと思(おも)う #undertale #japaneselanguage #japaneselesson

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Particles are super important! Here's an easy to understand explanation for particle へ (h)e Red-sensei will only keep teaching you if you have mastered all the particles! So do your best!

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Papyrus dancing the lion dance. Sans Gaster blaster is the lion head. Sans is the little helper carrying the piece of cloth. Most people think it's a Halloween performance or are scared. Papyrus is disappointed that people don't recognize a traditional lion dance when they see one.

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Papyrus doesn't understand why one needs to change clothing depending on the season. But after listening to the episode, he identifies with the court ladies in the Heian period who were adjusting the colours of the 12 kimono layers for each season (5 times a year). Sans now has to make now

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Papyrus and Undyne are trying to recreate Japanese sweets. Alphys saw that specific one pop up in one of the anime she's been watching. Undyne pledges that she will make a perfect kurimushiyoukan. It turns out that she has no idea how to do that, so she gets help from Papyrus. The end of the story:

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Japanese with Skele @japanesewithskele.bsky.social · 23/11/2024

Yo guys, I decided to come to Bluesky! As a housewarming gift, I'll write your name in Japanese. The only thing you need to do is to write the name you want and in case the pronuciation is not clear, please also give me hints on how to pronounce it. The reason: in Japanese, (art itsR4bb1t)

Sans the skeleton - in a fancy suit - teaches kanji. Here you see the kanji for bone - 骨　(ほね) pronounced ho-ne.

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