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

Wed 2014.11.26

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ん and the disappearing Japanese Y(en)	accent, en, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, money, pronounciation, sound, yen, 円	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.11.23

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Japanese drama review: 素敵な選Taxi (suteki na sen-Taxi)	dorama, drama, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, quantum leap, review, Reviews, takenouchi, tv show	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.11.21

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Counters in Japanese	counters, country, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kazoekata, learn, linguistics, object	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

Tue 2014.09.16

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Japanese Anime Movie Review: Wolf Children (おおかみこどもの雨と雪)	animer, cg, children, ghibli, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, movie, review, upbringing, wolf	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.10

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Japanese culture highlight: 挨拶 (aisatsu)	aisatsu, culture, greeting, greetings, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, politeness, salutations, 挨拶	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.09.08

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More foreign language tracking: vocabulary words	analysis, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language on track, linguistics, Reviews, study, tool, vocabulary, web site	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.09.05

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“otagai” and “otagaisama” in Japanese	culture, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, otagai, otagaisama, politeness, sama, study	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.03

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バトンタッチ (“Baton Touch”) in Japanese	culture, education, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized, タッチ, バトン	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2014.08.30

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Of the many ways to enjoy studying a foreign language	activities, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, methods, Reviews, self-study, study, website	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.08.19

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Language goals help foreign language study	Aside, foreign language, free, General, goals, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language on track, learn, Reviews, study, tool, website	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

Mon 2014.06.09

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Three great Japanese verbs about the mind: 覚える（oboeru), 思い出す（omoidasu), and 思いつく(omoitsuku)	foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, remember, study, think of, thought, verb	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.06.05

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Foreign language learning and the rebirth of a new you	creation, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, rebirth, self, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.06.01

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Understanding in Japanese: 分かる（wakaru)	beginner, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, object, Uncategorized, understand, wakaru	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.05.26

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Watching culture from the outside in and the uniqueness factor	abroad, culture, difference, different, fanboy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, outsider, travel, Uncategorized, unique	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.05.19

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ちょっと (chotto): a little word with a big set of meanings	chotto, expression, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, learn, linguistics, little, Uncategorized, vocabulary, wait, ちょっと	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.05.13

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Foreign language fluency – what is it to you?	culture, fluency, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, native, semantics, speech, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.05.12

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ちゃんと (chanto): doings things properly in Japanese	chanto, expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, properly	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.05.09

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Language is always evolving	evolution, evolve, foreign language, General, history, india, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, spanish, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.05.07

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Japanese Grammar – What’s it all about?	basics, difficult, foreign language, fundamental, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, self-taught, study, syntax, Uncategorized, 文法	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.05.06

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Colors in Japanese – noun form and adjective form	adjective, colors, foreign language, fundamental, General, grammar, iro, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, noun, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.05.05

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The long road to fluent reading ability in Japanese and some pointers to help on the way	ability, fluent, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, practice, reading	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.05.04

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Japanese phrase ender し (shi)	conversation, expression, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, rola, self-study, shi, slang, study, Uncategorized, し	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.05.02

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Learning foreign languages and humility	correction, foreign language, General, humility, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, self-awareness, self-study, study, words	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese adjectival clauses	adjective, basic, clause, foreign language, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, self-study, study	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.04.24

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Cultural background knowledge and foreign language learning	acquisition, celebrities, culture, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, studying, TV, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.04.23

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Japanese ふりかけ (furikake) – a nutritious and tasty condiment	asian, condiment, cooking, flakes, flavor, food, furikake, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, low salt, Reviews, ふりかけ	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

Tue 2014.04.15

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Is there really no word for ‘foot’ in Japanese?	expression, feet, foot, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistic, loanwords, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.04.14

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Japanese Vocabulary List: Final Fantasy 1 words	ff1, final fantasy, game, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, nintendo, rpg, Uncategorized, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists, words	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.04.10

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Can you say the word “glove” in Japanese, in reverse?	children, culture, expression, funny, game, General, glove, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, joke, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.08

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Don’t make a てき out of 的 (てき）	adjective, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistic, noun, self-study, teki, Uncategorized, 的	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.04.06

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Language on Track – A new tool to help with foreign language learning (call for alpha testers)	alpha, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language on track, prototype, study, test, tool, website	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.04.04

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Don’t underestimate the Japanese ”っ”　(little tsu)	foreign langugae, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, pronunciation, tsu, words	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.27

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“ikizurai” and (improperly) using the -づらい (-zurai) suffix in Japanese	foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, nikui, study, yasui, zurai	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.03.25

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Programming Podcast – a fresh look at Japanese conversation between everyday people	conversation, fluent, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Podcast, programming, resource, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.03.24

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Different ways to express “Again” in Japanese	again, expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, once more, self-study, words	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.20

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Japanese honorific prefixes お and ご (‘O’ and ‘Go’)	expression, grammar, honorific, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistic, prefix, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.19

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Placing blame or fault in Japanese with せい (sei)	blame, expression, fault, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, okagede, okagesamade, sei, seide, Uncategorized, せいで	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.03.16

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Japanese particles: で (de) vs に (ni)	de, expressions, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, ni, particles, words	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.03.14

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Beginner Japanese: Are three alphabets better than one?	alphabet, beginner, characters, General, hiragana, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, kanji, katakana, language, linguistics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.12

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普通 (futsuu), a perfectly “normal” Japanese word	expression, futsuu, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, normal, self-study, self-taught, Uncategorized, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.03.11

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〜て + ある (~tearu): saying something exists in a certain state	expression, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, tearu, words, ある	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.03.10

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まし (mashi) in Japanese – a way to express the best of two evils	expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, mashi	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.06

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A few uses of 〜じゃない	expression, General, grammar, ja nai, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, study, じゃない	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.03.04

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そろそろ (sorosoro) – an extremely useful Japanese phrase	daily life, expression, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, learn, linguistic	Self Taught Japanese