Tue 2024.03.12

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Japanese Literature Release: “Bitter Honey”	E-book publishing, General, Japanese Study: Moderate, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.09.23

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Japanese novel review: “Shoplifters” (万引き家族) by Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝裕和)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, novel, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.06.02

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Japanese translation sample: “Poverty Lessons” (ビンボー魂) by Toru Kazama (風間トオル）	biography, book, culture, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, kazama tooru, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.01.31

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Japanese novel translation: “Welcome to the Raindance Cafe” Chapter 3: Lonesome Pop Star (Part 1)	fiction, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, light novel, short story, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.01.23

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Japanese novel translation: “Welcome to the Raindance Cafe” Chapter 2: Waging War (Part 2)	japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, light novel, raindance cafe, romance, translation, yama yamasaki	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.11.21

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Japanese online novel translation: “Japan: A New Age” by Tasogarenin (黄昏人) [Chapter 1]	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, light novel, novel, revolution, science fiction, sf, translation	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 6: ‘Memories Traced by a Corpse’	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, light novel, novel, syosetsu, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.08.18

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Japanese short novel translation “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記): Ch.4 “Festival Girl”	Blog Analytics, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, short novel, shousetsu, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.08.17

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Another use of the simple non-past tense in Japanese: admonishing children	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Moderate, orders, raising a bilingual child	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.08.17

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Japanese short novel translation “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記): Ch.3 “The City of Cats”	General, Japanese Study: Moderate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.08.15

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Japanese short novel translation “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記): Ch.1 “Coffee and Camera”	fiction, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, literature, shousetsu, translation, translator	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.08.14

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Japanese short story translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Prologue	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, novel, short story, syosetsu, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.07.27

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Japanese short story review: “Memoirs of a traveller” (ある旅人の手記) by Romo Mamiya (まみや ろも)	fiction, free, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, memoirs, Reviews, short story, shousetsuka, travel, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.06.11

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The “〜くある” (~ku aru) form for Japanese adjectives	adjectives, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, ku aru, language, linguistics	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

Wed 2015.12.02

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Japanese to English translation: “Candy Candy Final Story” – Prologue	book, candy candy, english, fan, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, keiko nagita, novel, translation, unofficial	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.11.27

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Japanese book review: “Candy Candy Final Story”	book, candy candy, coming of age, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, novel, review, Reviews, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.10.28

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Using online searching to uncover natural expressions in a foreign language	colloqiual, foreign language, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, research, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.27

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Japanese children’s book review: “It might be an apple” 「りんごかもしれない」by Shinsuke Yoshitake	book, childrens, education, fun, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, raising a bilingual child, review, Reviews, ringo	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

Thu 2015.10.22

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Japanese word “koso” (こそ) explained in detail	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, koso, language, linguistics, self-study, term, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.10.21

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A further note on the ~がる (~garu) suffix in Japanese	garu, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, self-study, がる	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.13

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Getting drunk in Japanese: vocab list	alcohol, culture, drink, drinking, drunk, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, list, osake, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.22

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Japanese grammar focus: particle “sa” and related words (saa, sate, satetto) 「さ、さあ、さて、さてっと」	conversational, explanation, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, particles, sa, saa, self-study, self-taught, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.09.20

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Manga Review: Hyakumanjou labryinth (百万畳ラビリンス)	comic, fantasy, General, hyakumanjou, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, labryinth, manga, nerd, review, Reviews, takamichi, Uncategorized, young king comics	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.07.27

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Expressing state in Japanese with “ni aru” and “ni natte iru”	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, self-taught, state, term, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.07.15

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Searching out opportunities to think in a foreign language	bilingual, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, practice, raising a bilingual child, study	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
Japanese Podcast review: Gen’s modern Japanese corner (源ちゃんのゲンダイ国語)	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, NHK, Podcast, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.04.10

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Tokio Heidi – Japanese children’s songs	bilingual, children, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Moderate, raising a bilingual child, tokio heidi, upbringing	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

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

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

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

Thu 2014.11.13

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Start a Japanese blog the right way – the way a Japanese person would	blog, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, self-study, study, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.10.08

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The amazing educational Shimajiro! (followup)	bilingual, books, distance learning, education, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, raising a bilingual child, shimajiro, teaching, upbringing	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.08.13

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Foreign language accents and levels of thought	accent, age, alcohol, foreign, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, pronunciation, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.08.01

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Language on Track, a new tool to help language learning – open to the public	Aside, educational, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, new, study, tool, tracking, Uncategorized, website	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.22

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The art of パラ読み (parayomi) in a foreign language	book, book off, bookstore, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, new york, nyc, parayomi, peruse, speed reading, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.04.13

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Foreign Language Practice – Higher necessity means higher understanding and retention	foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, json, language, linguistics, necessity, retention, self-taught, words	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.03.23

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Tate’s Comics: One of the best shops in South Florida for all your comic needs	anime, Aside, bookstore, comics, florida, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, manga, review, Reviews, store, tates	Self Taught Japanese