Tue 2016.01.05

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The bridge of translation and “yoroshiku onegaishimasu” （よろしくお願いします) in Japanese	culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, onegaishimasu, translation, Word Origins, words, yoroshiku	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.01.03

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Impressions as a new translator for Gengo.com (professional translation services)	culture, english, freelance, General, gengo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, translation, Uncategorized, work	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.12.28

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Using the non-past in Japanese when giving instructions	General, grammar, instructions, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, tense, verbs	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.12.20

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Several ways to say “Never” in Japanese	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, negative, never, not, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.12.18

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Japanese Grammar Focus: “tomo” （とも）	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, particles, tomo, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.12.17

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Japanese Novel Review: Hibana (火花) by Naoki Matayoshi (又吉直樹)	culture, General, hibana, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, matayoshi, naoki, novel, review, Reviews, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.12.11

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Gacco: Online Courses in Japanese	asia, culture, gacco, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, online, online course, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.11.18

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Japanese Vocabulary List: raising children	bilingual, child, children, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kosodate, list, upbringing, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.11.16

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Japanese word nuances: 美味しい (oishii) vs. 美味い (umai) used to describe food	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, meanings, oishii, slang, umai, Uncategorized, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.11.13

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Foreign language trick: use misunderstandings as a hint to refine your speech	foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, self-taught, speech	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.11.08

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

Fri 2015.11.06

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Praying (strong wishes) in Japanese	grammar, hope, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pray, verb	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.11.04

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The phrase “itsumo wa” in Japanese (what is the opposite of “always”?)	ga, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particle, Uncategorized, wa	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.11.04

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Using parallel texts to study a foreign language	books, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, parallel text, self-study, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.11.03

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Text-to-speech: a useful tool for the foreign language self-studier	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pronunciation, Reviews, self-taught, speech, text, text-to-speech, tool, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.11.03

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An interesting use of “wakaranai” (分からない)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Uncategorized, wakaranai, wakaru, yukue	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.10.31

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A few tricks for increasing your reading speed in a foreign language	books, foreign language, General, hints, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, reading, self-study, speed, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.10.29

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A tale of two Japanese “because” words: “node” (ので）vs “kara” （から）	because, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kara, language, linguistics, node, から, ので	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.10.26

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Expressing sameness and similarity in Japanese (onaji, niru, etc.)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, same, sameness, self-study, similiar, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.10.25

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Book review: Etiquette Guide to Japan (by Boye Lafayette De Mente )	book, culture, etiquette, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, Reviews, self-study, tuttle	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.10.21

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Japanese phrase: “yokatta” (よかった)	conversation, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-taught, Uncategorized, yokatta	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.10.14

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Quick translation test: Twitter’s translate feature	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, twitter, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.13

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The whys and hows of Japanese	asia, General, grammar, how, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, Uncategorized, why	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.10.11

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Being girly in Japanese (“womens language”)	culture, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Uncategorized, vocabulary, women	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.10.09

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Manga Review: “宇宙兄弟” (Space Brothers) – One of my favorites	book, comic, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, review, space brothers, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.10.09

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More discussion on Japanese particles “ga” and “ha”, and debate on mistaken examples	education, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particles, teaching, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.10.07

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We don’t make language, it makes us (and an incorrect use of the Japanese particle ‘ga’)	exceptions, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, patterns, self-study, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.06

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Counting irregularities in Japanese when expressing “or”	counting, days, floors, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kazoekata, self-taught, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
Emotions in Japanese: Happiness	emotions, expressing, feelings, General, grammar, happiness, happy, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, shiawase, ureshii, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.10.01

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Animal sounds in Japanese	animal, animal sounds, cat, cow, dog, duck, frog, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.09.28

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How I learned to read in Japanese, and retain Kanji	anki, flash cards, fluent, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, memory, retention, self-study, study methods, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.09.21

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Japanese grammar highlight: Word order in Japanese	english, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, Uncategorized, word, word order	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.09.17

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Can one increase conversation fluency in Japanese without a language partner?	conversation, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, listening, practice, reading, self-taught, talking, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.09.16

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Japanese grammar: the word ‘無し’ [なし, nashi] and related terms	ari, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, nashi, nashide, nashini, rahxephon, Uncategorized, without	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.15

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Japanese weather forecasts – a surprisingly useful study tool (with weather vocabulary list)	conversation, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, news, self-study, study, Uncategorized, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists, weather, words	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.09.13

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Book review: “Japanese Respect Language” by P.G. O’Neill	book, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, keigo, language, resepect, review, Reviews, study, textbook, tuttle, Uncategorized, 敬語	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.09.09

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Product Review: Casio Ex-Word XD-6500 Japanese/English Digital Dictionary	casio, dictionary, digital, english, ex-word, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, liguistics, product, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.08

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The mysterious “といって聞かない” (to itte kikanai) and it’s explanation	conversational, explanation, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, novel, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.08.31

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Travels in Japan: [Part 9: Taking your Japanese skills to the next level in Japan]	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, linguistics, skills, study, travel, Travels in Japan 2015	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.07.23

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“Fushigi”, a decidedly mysterious Japanese word	definition, foreign language, fushigi, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, vocabulary, words	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.07.13

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Japanese site review: Naver Matome (まとめ）	japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, matome, native, naver, review, Reviews, self-study, website	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.29

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Language learning technique: take things a bit beyond your comfort level, then dial them back	advanced, comprehension, difficulty, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, psychology, study, technique	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.29

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Three expressions in Japanese for “by the way”	by the way, chinami ni, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, sou ieba, tokoro de, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.06.26

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Japanese grammar: The pattern 「〜上で」	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, langugae, linguistics, self-taught, ue, 上, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.06.20

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断る（kotowaru): an important Japanese word with two nearly opposite meaningshe first mea	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kotowaru, language, linguistics, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.06.19

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Japanese 手（hand) : usages and expressions	expressions, hand, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, te, vocabulary, 手	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.06.18

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Japanese vocabulary: Business/Economics terms	business, economics, General, government, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, politics, terms, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.15

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Expressing a state with「でいる」	deiru, expressions, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-taught, state	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.06.14

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Using the Japanese particle で (de) to explain a reason	by means of, de, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, particles, reason	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.08

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A few interesting Japanese expressions about food	cuisine, culture, food, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, respect, shinto	Self Taught Japanese