Mon 2019.05.13

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese slang term: meccha “めっちゃ”	culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, slang, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.05.09

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese astronomical terms: “chidousetsu” (地動説) and “tendousetsu” (天動説)	astronomy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.05.06

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Japanese word highlight: まま (mama)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.05.03

Content	Tags	Group
“Horumon Yaki”: Do the Japanese really eat grilled hormones?	culture, food, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.04.23

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Japanese novel review: さざなみのよる (sazanami no yoru) by 木皿泉 (Izumi Kizara)	culture, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2019.04.14

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Book Review: “The Power of Ki” (氣の威力）by Koichi Tohei (藤平光一）	aikido, culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.04.11

Content	Tags	Group
Japan trip 2019 report (Part 4)	General, japan, japanese, travel, Travels in Japan 2019, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.04.10

Content	Tags	Group
Japan trip 2019 report (Part 3)	General, japan, japanese, travel, Travels in Japan 2019, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.04.10

Content	Tags	Group
Training Aikido in a Japanese Dojo: An intriguing experience	aikido, Aside, culture, General, japan, japanese, Travels in Japan 2019	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.04.09

Content	Tags	Group
Japan trip 2019 report (Part 2)	General, japan, japanese, travel, Travels in Japan 2019, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.04.08

Content	Tags	Group
Japan trip 2019 report (Part 1)	General, japan, japanese, travel, Travels in Japan 2019, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.04.01

Content	Tags	Group
A thoughtful discourse on literature with Japanese author Fuminori Nakamura (中村文則)	Aside, culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novels, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.03.25

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Book Review: “ふしぎがわかるよ！” (A visual encyclopedia for children)	encyclopedia, General, japan, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.03.18

Content	Tags	Group
Interview with Ben Hourigan: author, editor, Japan aficionado	culture, E-book publishing, General, interview, Interviews, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.03.12

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese slang word: あざす（azasu) [“Thanks”, without the politeness]	azasu, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.03.11

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese pronunciation: when vowels get quiet	General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pronunciation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.03.05

Content	Tags	Group
What’s the difference between a 翻訳者 (‘honyausha’) and 翻訳家 (‘honyakuka’)?	General, honyakuka, honyakusha, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.03.04

Content	Tags	Group
A few more confusing Japanese loanwords	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, loanwords	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.02.26

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese words that mean “not at all” (zenzen [全然], etc.)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Vocabulary Lists, zenzen	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.02.25

Content	Tags	Group
Using the Japanese particles “to” (と) and “tte” (って) to quote [plus abbreviated uses and particle combinations]	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particle, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.02.19

Content	Tags	Group
The *other* uses of polite language in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, keigo, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.02.18

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese quiz 2: Basic verb conjugation	grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, online quizzes and tests, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.02.14

Content	Tags	Group
Talking about ways of doing things in Japanese with 〜かた (~kata)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kata, translation	Self Taught Japanese
The upward spiral of language learning	aikido, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, spiral, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.02.12

Content	Tags	Group
Hitori Saito (斎藤一人): entrepreneur, best-selling author, motivational speaker	Aside, culture, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.02.11

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese quiz 1: Basic particle usage	grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, online quizzes and tests, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.02.07

Content	Tags	Group
Pronunciation: one of the hardest parts about learning Japanese (and a review of a great resource to help with that –– OJAD)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pronunciation, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.02.01

Content	Tags	Group
Fiction Curation for Translation	curation, E-book publishing, General, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.01.31

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel review: “火星に住むつもりかい?” by 伊坂幸太郎 (Koutaru Isaka)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.01.29

Content	Tags	Group
Finding Japanese Singles in Portland (or anywhere else)	Aside, culture, japanese, meetings, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.01.24

Content	Tags	Group
Anime movie review: “Welcome to the Space Show” (宇宙ショーへようこそ)	General, japanese, movie, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.01.23

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Read & Answer: #10 [Level 2] ––test your reading comprehension––	japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, practice, quiz, Read & Answer, test	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.01.21

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese restaurant review: Kuu of Portland	Aside, japanese, oregon, restaurant, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.01.17

Content	Tags	Group
How I got over half a million hits in a year	Aside, Blog Analytics, blogging, General, statistics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.01.16

Content	Tags	Group
A great Japanese word: 脱サラ (dassara) –– getting away from The Grind	datsusara, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, term, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.01.14

Content	Tags	Group
Classic SF novel review: “Roadside Picnic” by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky	Aside, book, Reviews, science fiction	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.01.11

Content	Tags	Group
Confusing Japanese loanword: エール (Eeru)	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, loanwords, translation, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.01.10

Content	Tags	Group
“The Allure” sample voice narration (from “Tales of the Disturbed” short story collection)	E-book publishing, ebook, General, japan, japanese, narration, roudoku, translation, yoshio toyoshima	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.01.09

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese educational site review: ReadNihon (“Learn Japanese By Reading It”)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, review, Reviews, website	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.01.08

Content	Tags	Group
Tricky Japanese verb pair: 預ける / 預かる (azukeru / azukaru)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.01.07

Content	Tags	Group
The making of “Tales of the Disturbed” (Japanese classic literature translation)	E-book publishing, ebook, General, japan, japanese, literature, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.01.04

Content	Tags	Group
Five of the best books I read in 2018	Aside, books, General, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.01.04

Content	Tags	Group
A few hints for teaching a foreign language to children	General, japan, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.01.03

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Writing Lab #6: Where you live	class, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, japanese_writing_lab, language, practice, self-taught, topic, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2018.12.29

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese magazine review: 通訳翻訳ジャーナル (Intrepretation/Translation Journal)	General, japan, japanese, magazine, review, Reviews, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.12.28

Content	Tags	Group
Novel review: “Summerland” by Hannu Rajaniemi	Aside, novel, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.12.27

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese slang term: 不思議ちゃん (fushigi chan)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, slang, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.12.25

Content	Tags	Group
A few more thoughts on the Kurodahan translation prize (2018)	contest, japan, japanese, kurodahan, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.12.21

Content	Tags	Group
Book release: “Tales of the Disturbed” (classic Japanese fiction by Yoshio Toyoshima)	Aside, culture, E-book publishing, ebook, General, japan, japanese, literature, translation, Uncategorized, yoshio toyoshima	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.12.18

Content	Tags	Group
Shinichi Tohei (藤平信一), current head of Ai Aikido (心身統一合氣道), appears on a Japanese educational program	aikido, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese