Mon 2015.07.20

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Book Review: “Japan Journeys: Famous Woodblock Prints of Cultural Sights in Japan”	anime, General, hasui, hiroshige, japan, japanese, paintings, review, Reviews, travel, tuttle, woodblock	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.07.05

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LUSH FUN: multipurpose soap bar that donates to Fukushima	children, disaster, donation, fukushima, fukushima disaster, japan, lush, ranger, soap, support, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.29

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Three expressions in Japanese for “by the way”	by the way, chinami ni, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, sou ieba, tokoro de, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.06.26

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Japanese grammar: The pattern 「〜上で」	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, langugae, linguistics, self-taught, ue, 上, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.22

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The art of 独占 (a puzzle game for iPhone)	announcement, Aside, board game, dokusen, domination, General, go, japan, japanese, othello, puzzle game, 独占	Self Taught Japanese
断る（kotowaru): an important Japanese word with two nearly opposite meaningshe first mea	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kotowaru, language, linguistics, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese
“Diversity” and American Dominance in RPGs	Game Design, Japan	David Chart's Blog

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

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

Mon 2015.06.15

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Expressing a state with「でいる」	deiru, expressions, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-taught, state	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.15

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Go (囲碁): An ancient asian board game of deep strategy	board games, chess, china, go, igo, japan, japanese, strategy, Uncategorized, 囲碁	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.06.14

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Using the Japanese particle で (de) to explain a reason	by means of, de, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, particles, reason	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.06.14

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Japanese phrase 〜として (~toshite) [including としても and としては]	asia, expression, grammar, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, self-taught, toshite, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.06.09

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A few more interesting Japanese expressions about food	cuisine, culture, eating, expressions, food, japan, japanese, linguistics, self-taught, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.08

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A few interesting Japanese expressions about food	cuisine, culture, food, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, respect, shinto	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.06.07

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Japanese anime movie review: Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ)	anime, cartoon, cg, film, General, japan, japanese, mamoru hosoda, movie, review, Reviews	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

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

Sun 2015.05.31

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ASIAN AFFAIRS: Japan rocked by an earthquake	Asian Affairs, Earthquake, Japan	The Asian Cult

Wed 2015.05.27

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Racism in Japan	Foreigners' Assembly, Japan, Kawasaki	David Chart's Blog

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
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

Sun 2015.05.17

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The difference between 何の and どんな	grammar, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, question words, self-taught, Uncategorized, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.05.12

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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

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

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

Thu 2015.04.02

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“Onara” first person pronoun – followup	april fool's day, culture, japan, japanese, linguistics, Uncategorized	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

Tue 2015.03.31

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March 2015 Favourites	Beauty, Book, C-novel, china, chinese, Chinese-English, Diary, dish, Experience, Favourites, Food, Indonesia, Indonesian, Interest, japan, Japanese, Korea, Korean, Life, Makeup, manga, March 2015, me, Montly, Novel, novel translation, product, Skin care, snack, Taiwanese	Azurro 4 Cielo

Mon 2015.03.30

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Monocle’s special report on Japan	culture, fashion, General, japan, japanese, magazine, manga, media, monocle, review, Reviews	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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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

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

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

Tue 2015.03.10

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Japanese Novel Review: Manazuru (真鶴）by Hiromi Kawakami （川上弘美）	book, General, hiromi kawakami, japan, japanese, literature, manazuru, novel, review, Reviews, surreal	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

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

Fri 2015.03.06

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Experiment: How good are Google Translate’s English to Japanese translations?	AI, experiment, General, google, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, language, linguistics, translate, translation	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

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

Sun 2015.03.01

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Movie review: Big Hero 6	action, animation, asia, cg, disney, eastern, General, japan, movie, review, Reviews	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