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Sun 2016.06.05

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Japanese Writing Lab #2: Why did you start studying Japanese? essay, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, lab, language, practice, self-taught, study, writing Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.06.01

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Linguistic debate on the existence of subjects in Japanese (from three points of view) english, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, sentence structure, subject, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.05.29

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Japanese Writing Lab #1: Basic self-introduction course, essay, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, lab, online, self-study, study, writing Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.28

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Japanese vocabulary list: airplane related terms airplane, airport, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, list, terms, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.05.26

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Are you into Japanese culture? Consider moving to Oregon! Aside, culture, florida, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, moving, oregon, portland, raising a bilingual child, self, study Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.05.23

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Introducing “Japanese Writing Lab”: a new way to practice writing in Japanese classroom, education, foreign, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, lab, language, practice, study, Uncategorized, writing Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.05.23

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Japanese Novel Review: 『そして、星の輝く夜がくる』(Soshite, Hoshi no kagayaku yoru ga kuru) by 真山仁 (Jin Mayama) book, culture, disaster, earthquake, fukushima, hanshin, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, review, Reviews, tsunami Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.05.17

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Translation challenges: the tradeoffs of title translation with “Godzilla” culture, General, godzilla, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, movie, title, translation Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.14

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Yuzu kaiten-zushi restaurant in David, Florida – One of the best in south florida davie, florida, food, General, japan, japanese, restaurant, review, Reviews, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.05.12

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Japanese particle confusion:  人「?」手伝ってあげる General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, ni, particle, Uncategorized, wo, , , 日本語 Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.05.09

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Japanese cool band: Fox Capture Plan culture, fox capture plan, General, japan, japanese, jazz, music, review, Reviews, techno Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.07

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Origami Tales: The artful performance of Kuniko Yamamoto culture, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, origami, osaka, performance, performances, review, Reviews, tokyo Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.07

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Useful Japanese expression: shikata nai (仕方ない) and a bunch of variants expression, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, shikata nai, Word Origins Self Taught Japanese
Interesting in buying a bunch of Keigo Higashino(東野 圭吾)novels? Aside, for sale, General, higashi keigo, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, novels, sale, 日本語, 東野 圭吾 Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.05.04

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Short essay: Thoughts on learning to speak and write in a foreign language… naturally fluent, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language acquisition, linguistics, self-taught, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.05.01

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Japanese to English translation: “Candy Candy Final Story” – Chapter 1, Part 1 candy candy, fan, fan translation, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, keiko nagita, translation Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.04.30

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A place to learn more about Hokusai culture, General, hokusai, japan, japanese, paintings, review, Reviews, web sites Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.04.28

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Japanese podcast review: “僕と、嫁さんと、息子と、ゲームと” (My wife, my son, games, and me) culture, gaming, General, itunes, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Podcast, raising a bilingual child, review, Reviews, self-study Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.04.26

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Japanese phrase “~kara de” (〜からで) advanced, because, construction, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, karade, language, linguistics, particle, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.04.20

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Japanese book review: “Reserved Seat: Short short oukoku” by Jiro Akagawa akagawa jiro, author, culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, review, Reviews, short stories, short story Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.04.19

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Vocabulary list: Being sick in Japanese General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, list, self-study, sick, study, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists, words Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.04.04

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An important Japanese word that is good to master: “hoka” (ほか、外、他) explanation, General, grammar, hoka, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, other, Uncategorized, word, Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.04.03

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Japanese movie review: “百瀬、こっちを向いて” (My pretend girlfriend) critique, culture, General, hayami akari, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, momose, movie, opinion, review, Reviews, romance Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.04.02

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Working as a freelance Japanese->English translator at Gengo: 3 months freelance, General, gengo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, job, translation, translator, working Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.04.02

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More about the origin of the Japanese word くるま (kuruma) [a confession] april, General, gogen, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, origin, word, Word Origins Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2016.04.01

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The interesting origin of the Japanese word ”くるま” (kuruma) april, Aside, car, General, gogen, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kuruma, Uncategorized, word origin, Word Origins, 語源 Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.03.29

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A discussion on problems students face with the common Japanese verbs もらう、くれる, and あげる (translated from a textbook) ageru, book, education, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, kureru, morau, teaching, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.03.24

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Vocabulary list: Chess in Japanese chess, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, raising a bilingual child, terms, vocab, vocabulary list, Vocabulary Lists Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.03.23

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Unofficial translation of the prologue of Jun Ikeido’s “Downtown Rocket” (Japanese -> English) book, culture, downtown rocket, fan, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, jun ikeido, novel, official, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.03.17

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Book Review: “Teaching methods based on student native language: English Edition” by Kazuko Nakagawa academic, book, culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, lecture, review, Reviews, teaching, textbook, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.03.12

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Japanese Movie Review: “Eternal First Love” culture, eternal first love, japan, japanese, movie, review, Reviews, saki aibu, translation Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.03.10

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Bye to Google Adsense ads, adsense, advertising, Aside, Blog Analytics, blogging, google, money making, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.03.10

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Book Review: “Tokyo: Capital of Cool” by Rob Goss book, cool, culture, General, guidebook, photographs, review, Reviews, rob goss, tokyo, travel, tuttle, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.03.03

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Lack of polite Japanese in certain parts of the novel “Downtown Rocket” (下町ロケット) culture, downtown rocket, forms, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, polite, shitamachi roketto, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.03.02

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Richmond Elementary School: one of the few true Japanese immersion programs in the US bilingual, culture, elementary school, General, immersion, oregon, portland, program, raising a bilingual child, Reviews, richmond Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.02.23

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Japanese novel review: “Downtown Rocket” (下町ロケット, shitamachi roketto)by Jun Ikeido (池井戸潤) book, business, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, jun ikeido, modern, novel, Reviews, shitamachi roketto, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.02.18

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Japanese particle combination での (de no) combination, de, deno, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, no, particle, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.02.07

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Lego Ninjago Anime on Youtube – in Japanese dubbed, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, Lego, ninja, ninjago, Reviews, study, youtube Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.02.04

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Japanese Language Stack Exchange – forum for asking question about Japanese language forum, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, message board, questions, review, Reviews, stack overflow Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.01.31

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Thoughts on working part time for a month as a Japanese to English translator at Gengo.com commentary, english, experience, General, gengo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Reviews, translate, translation, translator, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.01.28

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Anime Film Review: The Wind Rises (風立ちぬ) [Miyazaki’s final film] commentary, critism, culture, film, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kaze tachinu, miyazaki, movie, review, Reviews Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.01.20

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Translation contests (Japanese => English) for 2016 contests, english, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, review, translation Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.01.20

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Japanese expression of respect: “足を向けて寝られない” (“ashi wo mukete nerarenai”) ashi wo mukete nerarenai, expression, General, grammar, honor, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, respect, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.01.17

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Unofficial English translation of the first few pages of Hibana (火花) by Naoki Matayoshi (又吉 直樹) culture, fan, General, hibana, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, manzai, manzaishi, naoki matayoshi, transation, translation, Uncategorized, unofficial Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.01.16

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Japanese “oyakoukou” 親孝行 – being dutiful towards one’s parents asia, culture, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oyakoukou, Uncategorized, 親孝行 Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.01.16

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Japanese vocabulary list: Words used in Twitter General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, terms, twitter, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.01.14

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Booklive.jp: a great place to browse and buy Japanese E-books booklive, culture, e-book, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews, Uncategorized, 電子書籍 Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.01.13

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”テンション” (tenshon), a tricky Japanese loanword english, expression, General, high, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, loanword, slang, tenshon, tension, Uncategorized, Word Origins Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.01.09

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Researching terms during translation General, gengo, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, research, techniques, terms, translation, Uncategorized, Word Origins, work Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.01.09

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Response on “Candy Candy: Final Story” prologue and notes about translation bias, candy candy, fans, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literal, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese