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 2016.01.09

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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

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 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
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

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

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

Thu 2015.10.22

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** Japanese Read & Answer series ** (Introduction)	answer, exercises, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, practice, questions, quiz, read, Read & Answer, self-study, series	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.10.05

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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

Sun 2015.10.04

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Book Review: “Cool Japan Guide” by Abby Denson	asia, book, culture, General, guide, guidebook, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, manga, review, Reviews, tuttle, Uncategorized	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

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

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

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

Wed 2015.05.20

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お湯: when “hot water” isn’t water	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, oyu, self-taught, vocabulary, water, yu	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

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

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

Tue 2015.03.31

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A modern first person pronoun in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, linguistics, modern, onara, self-study, slang, terms	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.03.27

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Japanese family terms which include birth order	culture, family, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, terms, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.23

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Easily mistaken Japanese word: 病院 (byouin)	daily life, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, pronounciation, vocabulary, word	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

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

Tue 2015.03.10

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Japanese consanant verbs that end with eru/iru	conjugation, eru, grammar, irregular, iru, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, self-study, verbs	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.03.04

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Mini Japanese quiz 3: distinguishing between transitive and intransitive verb forms	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, learning, linguistics, quiz, test, transitive, verbs	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 2015.02.13

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Short quiz on basic Japanese particle usage	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, linguistics, online quizzes and tests, particles, quiz, study, test, Uncategorized	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

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

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

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

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

Tue 2014.12.30

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ある (aru) and いる (iru) in Japanese: two ways to express “existence”	aru, existence, foreign language, General, grammar, iru, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, verb	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

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