Thu 2018.02.15

Content	Tags	Group
Book Release: Japanese Dystopian Fiction (“Eighteen O’Clock Music Bath” by Juza Unno)	Aside, dystopia, E-book publishing, ebook, fiction, General, japan, japanese, juza unno, literature, publish, release, translation, 海野十三	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.02.12

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Novel review: “Invitation to a Beheading” by Vladimir Nabokov	Aside, classic, culture, dystopia, fiction, historical, novel, Reviews, translation, Vladimir Nabokov	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.02.05

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Some thoughts on effective learning of foreign language vocabulary	japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, memorization, memory, retention, self-taught, techniques, Uncategorized, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.02.02

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More thoughts about the story “Five Minutes Won’t Cut It” by Kisaragi Shinichi	japan, japanese, review, Reviews, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.01.31

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Japanese Read & Answer: #2 [Level 1]	japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, practice, quiz, Read & Answer	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.01.29

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Two types of “can’t” in Japanese: improper vs impossible	cant, General, grammar, impossible, improper, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, potential, self-taught	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.01.22

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Talking about the future in Japanese (mirai, shourai, kore kara, ima kara, etc.)	future, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, self-taught, tense, verbs	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.01.18

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en Taiko: Japanese drumming at its finest	Aside, culture, drumming, en taiko, japan, japanese, oregon, portland, Reviews, taiko	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.01.16

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 7]	fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.01.12

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Difficulties with publishing a translation of a public domain work on Draft2Digital (and a solution)	Aside, books, draft2digital, E-book publishing, japan, japanese, publishing, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.01.09

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The making of an E-book: Science: Hopes & Fears (Juza Unno short story compilation)	amazon, Aside, classic, draft2digital, e-book, E-book publishing, ebook, General, japan, japanese, juza unno, process, publishing, science fiction, sf, short story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.01.08

Content	Tags	Group
Some thoughts on language selection and code switching	code switching, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language selection, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.01.05

Content	Tags	Group
Juza Unno: Classic Japanese SF author published in English for the first time (reprise)	Aside, book, classic, culture, e-book, E-book publishing, fiction, General, japan, japanese, juza unno, publishing, release, science fiction, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.01.03

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Japanese Expression Highlight: 「水を得た魚 」(mizu wo eta sakana)	expression, fish, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kotowaza, phrase, Uncategorized, water	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.01.01

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Hatsuyume (初夢) and Masayume (正夢): First (prophetic?) dream of the year	culture, dream, dreams, General, hatsuyume, japan, japanese, masayume	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.12.28

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Translation Highlight: “Five Minutes Won’t Cut It” by Kisaragi Shinichi	comedy, General, japan, japanese, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.11.16

Content	Tags	Group
Translation Project Update 1	Aside, e-book, fiction, General, japan, japanese, project, publish, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.11.06

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A great Japanese video for science and technology lovers: 「この世界が仮想現実であることを示す証明式」	advanced, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, resources, Reviews, science, Uncategorized, youtube	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.11.03

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Book review: Stone arrangement in the Japanese garden	Aside, book, culture, garden, japan, japanese, karesansui, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.11.02

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Review: 日経おとなのOFF: 美しい日本語と正しい敬語が身に付く本 (“Guidebook to beautiful Japanese and proper polite language”)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, magazine, nikkei, polite language, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.10.24

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Taking translation to the next level: Getting Published	Aside, book, fiction, General, japan, japanese, short story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.10.17

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 6]	fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.10.16

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Japanese novel review: “Little Bird”（ことり） by Yoko Ogawa （小川洋子）	japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, literature, novel, ogawa keiko, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.10.09

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 5]	fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.10.09

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A review of Skoo (スクー): Japanese online classes, streaming or live	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, online school, review, Reviews, skoo, スクー	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.10.05

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A primer on Japanese emotive sentence-ending particles: ne, na, naa, yo (ね、な、なあ、よ)	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, na, naa, ne, particles, raising a bilingual child, yo	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.10.04

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 4]	fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.10.02

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Uso (嘘,うそ): Lying in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, lying, uso, word	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.09.27

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Karesansui (枯山水): The art of Japanese rock gardens (in your own backyard?)	Aside, culture, dry landscape, garden, General, japan, japanese, karesansui, portland, 枯山水	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.09.26

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 3]	fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.09.25

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Japanese novel translation: “Cube City” (立方体都市) by Ikkai Inubousaki (犬吠埼一介): Chapter 1, Part 2	chapter, fantasy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, story, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.09.19

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Babelcube review: taking books global (Japanese to English)	babelcube, General, japan, japanese, review, Reviews, service, translation, website	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.09.18

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 2]	fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Translator’s Afterward]	culture, fantasy, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.09.13

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Japanese jazz pianist Hiromi plays an amazing medley of jazz classics	Aside, hiromi, japan, jazz, piano	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.09.11

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Japanese vocabulary list: language, reading, writing, and translation	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, terms, vocabulary list, Vocabulary Lists, words	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2017.09.09

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 10]	culture, fantasy, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.09.08

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How to ask an author (in Japanese) for translation permission	authors, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.09.06

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel translation: “Cube City” (立方体都市) by Ikkai Inubousaki (犬吠埼一介): Chapter 1, Part 1	chapter, fantasy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, story, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.09.05

Content	Tags	Group
The Japanese particle は(wa), 癒やし (iyashi), and therapeutic dogs.	General, grammar, ha, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particle, passive tense, translation, wa	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.09.01

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 9]	culture, fantasy, fiction, General, history, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, rainlands, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.09.01

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Japanese children’s book review: おしりたんてい (Bum Detective) by トロル (Troll)	children's book, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oshiri tantei, raising a bilingual child, review, Reviews, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.08.29

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 8]	culture, fantasy, fiction, General, history, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, rainlands, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.08.28

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 1]	fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2017.08.27

Content	Tags	Group
Using “~ga suru” (〜がする) to express feeling or sensing something in Japanese	express, feeling, ga, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, suru	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.08.23

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Blog statistics: sometimes the best statistic is a selfish one	analytics, Aside, blog, Blog Analytics, metrics, statistics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.08.21

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 7]	culture, fantasy, fiction, General, history, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, rainlands, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2017.08.20

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Twitter review: “Novel opening bot” (小説冒頭bot): Experience Japanese literature in bite-sized chunks	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, novels, translation, twitter	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.08.14

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Japanese Literature Translation Sample: The Introduction of「蜜蜂と遠雷」(Honey Bees and Distant Thunder) by 「恩田 陸」 (Riku Onda)	book, intro, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, onda riku, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.08.10

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Roudoku (朗読): The fun and benefits of reading books out loud in Japanese	books, confidence, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, raising a bilingual child, reading, recitation, roudoku, self-study	Self Taught Japanese