Tue 2024.02.13

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Japanese word deep dive: “nakama” (仲間) [as heard in One Piece]	culture, General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2023.12.23

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Japanese expression: (何となく） “nan to naku”	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2023.04.25

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Useful Japanese words: Expressing annoyance with めんどくさい (mendokusai)	General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2023.04.06

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Ten surprising Japanese loanwords that come from German	General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese
Several usages of “mono”（もの）in Japanese	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2022.11.18

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Omae (お前): a Japanese pronoun with confusing nuances	culture, General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2022.11.08

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Japanese word: 良さげ・よさげ (yosage)	grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2022.05.31

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Japanese expression: どうにでもなれ (dou ni demo nare)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2022.05.23

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Japanese expression highlight: あるある (aru aru)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2022.04.18

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The origin of 幸せ (shiawase), a Japanese word for “happiness”	General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2022.03.30

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Japanese Grammar: The mysterious connection between the volitional form and でしょう / だろう (deshou / darou)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2022.03.02

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10 usages of the Japanese word でも (demo)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2022.01.12

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Japanese expression “〜なくてすむ” (~nakute sumu)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2021.06.02

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Beware of fake Japanese proverbs	culture, General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2021.04.01

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Japanese vocabulary: the *real* origin of the word: 不気味 (bukimi)	Aside, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2021.02.02

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Japanese literary term: おぼしき (oboshiki)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.04.20

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Japanese Slang Term: yosage （良さげ）	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, slang, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2020.04.14

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Japanese キャンディ (kyandi) vs. Western “Candy”	candy, General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2020.01.16

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Japanese word highlight: 良かれ (yokare)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2020.01.08

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Why is grass (草) used in Japanese to mean something is funny?	culture, General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2019.12.29

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The real difference between 遅く (osoku) and ゆっくり (yukkuri)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2019.12.22

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Japanese vocabulary word: 着膨れ (kibukure)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.11.12

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Interesting Japanese loanword “マウンティング” (mauntingu, a.k.a. “mounting”)	culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.08.05

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Japanese term: What is “Ateji”? (当て字・あてじ)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.07.29

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Japanese Useful Word: “Baka” (ばか、バカ、馬鹿）	Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.07.22

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Japanese word focus: 感想 (kansou)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.05.09

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Japanese astronomical terms: “chidousetsu” (地動説) and “tendousetsu” (天動説)	astronomy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.05.03

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“Horumon Yaki”: Do the Japanese really eat grilled hormones?	culture, food, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.03.05

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What’s the difference between a 翻訳者 (‘honyausha’) and 翻訳家 (‘honyakuka’)?	General, honyakuka, honyakusha, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.01.16

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A great Japanese word: 脱サラ (dassara) –– getting away from The Grind	datsusara, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, term, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.01.11

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Confusing Japanese loanword: エール (Eeru)	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, loanwords, translation, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.12.27

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Japanese slang term: 不思議ちゃん (fushigi chan)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, slang, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.11.19

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Japanese expressions “nimaime” (二枚目) and “sanmaime” (三枚目): the good, and the funny	culture, expression, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.10.24

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Japanese expression highlight: “ああ言えばこう言う” (aa ieba kou iu)	aa ieba kou iu, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.10.09

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A confusing Japanese loanword in English: “Hibachi” (it may not mean what you think it does!)	culture, General, grill, hibachi, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.10.05

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Japanese expression: “七光り” (nana hikari) – Benefits received on account of a father	expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, nanahikari, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.07.02

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Alternative responses to “arigatou” (thank you) in Japanese besides “dou itashimashite” (you’re welcome)	culture, douitashimashite, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manners, politeness, translation, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.06.27

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Japanese Word Highlight: 超訳 (chouyaku), the “extreme translation”	chouyaku, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.02.24

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A discussion about the origin of Japan’s name (日本, nihon / nippon)	Aside, country name, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, nihon, nippon, origin, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.11.27

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あらせられます (araseraremasu): A triple-polite Japanese word	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, politeness, verb, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.07

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Useful Japanese expression: shikata nai (仕方ない) and a bunch of variants	expression, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, shikata nai, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.04.02

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More about the origin of the Japanese word くるま (kuruma) [a confession]	april, General, gogen, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, origin, word, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2016.04.01

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The interesting origin of the Japanese word ”くるま” (kuruma)	april, Aside, car, General, gogen, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kuruma, Uncategorized, word origin, Word Origins, 語源	Self Taught Japanese
”テンション” (tenshon), a tricky Japanese loanword	english, expression, General, high, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, loanword, slang, tenshon, tension, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.01.09

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Researching terms during translation	General, gengo, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, research, techniques, terms, translation, Uncategorized, Word Origins, work	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

Mon 2015.11.02

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The real origin of “arigatou” (ありがとう), Japanese for “Thank you”.	arigatou, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, language, linguistics, thank you, thanks, translation, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese