Fri 2015.06.05

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All about Japanese 後 (“ato, “go”, “kou”): “after”	ato, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.05.31

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Going cuckoo with Japanese “ku ku”	charts, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learning, math, multiplication, school, self-taught	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.05.26

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Japanese verb 切る and related expressions	everyday conversation, expressions, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kiru, self-study, verb, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.05.10

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Some uses of the Japanese verb 限る (kagiru)	foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kagiru, language, linguistics, study, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.05.03

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Japanese movie review: 陽だまりの彼女 (The girl in the sun)	celebrity, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, jun matsumoto, juri ueno, movie, mystery, review, Reviews, romance	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.04.30

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Words to express “truth” in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, true, truth, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.04.23

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Japanese expression “kuru kuru paa”	baka, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kurukuru paa, language, linguistics, slang	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.04.22

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Making embedded questions in Japanese	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, questions, self-taught, study	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.04.17

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Japanese Book Review: ザ・ギフティッド 「The gifted」by 大川翔 「Sho Okawa」	book, child, culture, education, General, genius, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, raising a bilingual child, review, sho okawa, upbringing	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.04.15

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Shiritori: Japanese word game	culture, foreign language, fun, game, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, shiritori, word	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.23

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Japanese podcast review: “Oogiri Corner”	conversation, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, listening, NHK, Podcast, radio, Reviews, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.03.18

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Expressing interest in Japanese	expression, foreign language, General, interest, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kyoumi, language, linguistics, self-taught	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.03.17

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Japanese manga review: “Dog House” (いぬやしき) Issue 1 by Hiroya Oku	book, comics, doghouse, gantz, General, Hiroya Oku, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.03.14

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An overview of confusing Japanese loanwords	culture, gairaigo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, loanwords, terms, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.03.12

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Spoken language vs written language	conversation, fluent, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, overseas, self-study, Uncategorized, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.09

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Japanese verb suffix 〜きる (~kiru)	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kiru, linguistics, self-taught, study, suffix	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.02

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Japanese polite language and appropriate phrases for asking a person’s name	conversation, culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, phrases, polite, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.02.26

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食べられる (taberareru) vs 食べれる (tabereru)？ The phenomenon of ら抜き (ra-nuki) in Japanese	conjugation, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, ra-nuki, rareru, self-taught, verbs	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.02.25

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Japanese Particle combination では (de wa) and じゃ (ja)	conversation, de wa, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, particles, self-taught, syntax, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.02.23

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Discussion of a tricky で vs に question (mini quiz 2: で and に）	de, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, ni, online quizzes and tests, particles, quizzes, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.02.22

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Mini Japanese Quiz: Particles で vs に	de, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, ni, online quizzes and tests, particles, quiz, test, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.02.20

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What’s with the Japanese “〜まして” form? (~mashite)	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, mashite, masu, polite, self-study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.02.18

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Short Particle Quiz: Explanation of a tricky question (に vs を)	foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, ni, particles, wo	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.02.17

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The Japanese volitional form (~しよう、〜しましょう): much more than just “Let’s”	foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, Uncategorized, volitional, will	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.02.12

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The Japanese 〜ている form used to express a state	foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, progressive, self-study, tense	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.02.10

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Dreaming in Japanese	dreams, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, yume, 夢	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.02.10

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The real story on three Japanese conditionals (すると、したら、すれば) [suru to, shitara, sureba]	conditional, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learn, linguistics, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.02.08

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Personal thoughts on loanword frequency in Japanese	culture, eastern, gairaigo, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, loan words, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.02.06

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Why does Japanese have so many loan words? (外来語, “gairaigo”)	culture, gairaigo, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, loanword, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.02.04

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Japanese useful word: 大変 (taihen)	expression, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, taihen, term, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.01.28

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The Art of Conversation (in a foreign language)	Aside, cognition, conversation, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, self-study, speech, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.01.27

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Special uses of the Japanese verb 来る (kuru), “to come”	come, example sentences, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kuru, learn, self-study, verb	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.01.26

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The rice cooker (炊飯器, suihanki) , an essential part of Japanese life	cooker, cooking, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, lifestyle, rice, suihanki, zojirushi, 炊飯器	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.01.22

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Japanese 調子 (choushi) – a useful term to add to your lexicon	choushi, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, langugae, linguistics, self-study, term, vocabulary, word	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.01.20

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Why write nouns in part Hiragana, part Kanji? (Japanese)	General, hiragana, history, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kanji, language, linguistcs, politically correct, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.01.16

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Japanese expression “kke” (っけ) – for the forgetful	expressions, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kke, language, linguistics, quruli, study, Uncategorized, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.01.15

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Japanese culture highlight: “seiza” (正座) – Traditional Japanese sitting posture	back pain, buddhism, culture, eastern, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oriental, posture, seiza	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.01.13

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Japanese intonation changes in two-word compounds	accent, General, intonation, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, pitch, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.01.12

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Japanese expression 「ならではの」(nara de wa no) – a lump of particles with an interesting meaning	foreign, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, nara, particles, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese magazine review: 「子供の科学」 (Science for kids)	book, education, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, magazine, review, Reviews, science, 子供の科学	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.01.02

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Japanese vocabulary list: Science terms	experiment, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, list, science, terms, vocab, vocabulary, words	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.01.01

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Survey: What is your level of advancement in Japanese?	fluent, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, new years, poll, study, survey, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.12.31

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Distinguishing between 〜う words and ~お words in Japanese	irregular, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, monkey, oo, ou, pronounciation, sound	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.12.29

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Useful Japanese slang word: 微妙 (bimyou)	bimyou, foreign, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, slang, term, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.12.24

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Using Japanese family terms to refer to non-family	culture, family, foreign, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, terms, vocabularly, お兄さん, お姉さん	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.12.22

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Japanese grammar focus: これ／それ／あれ／どれ vs. こう／そう／ああ／どう	basic, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kosoado, language, こそあど	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.12.16

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Foreign Language Immersion Trick: Satellite TV	channel, culture, foreign language, General, immersion, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, news, satellite, TV	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.12.10

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Two modes of foreign language reading: content-focused and language-learning-focused	Blog Analytics, content, foreign, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learn, reading, study	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.12.04

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Sequential voicing in Japanese (Rendaku, 連濁)	culture, dakuten, General, handakuten, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, rendaku	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.11.28

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Happy 1st Birthday Self Taught Japanese!	announcement, bilingual, birthday, blog, Blog Analytics, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, self-taught, study	Self Taught Japanese