Thu 2015.11.26

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Alpen Rose Episode 03 – A whistle beyond death	Alpen Rose, alphine rose, Anime, austria, bern, Cartoon, Download, Fansub, gourmont, http://schemas.google.com/blogger/2008/kind#post, Japanese, Jeudi, Lundi, town, Translated, Translation	Anime, manga, translations

Sun 2015.11.22

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Le Festin de Vampire – Chapter 02-32	Japanese, Le Festin de Vampire, Translation, Web Novel	Lascivious Imouto

Thu 2015.11.19

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Le Festin de Vampire – Chapter 02-31	Japanese, Le Festin de Vampire, Translation, Web Novel	Lascivious Imouto

Wed 2015.11.18

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Japanese Vocabulary List: raising children	bilingual, child, children, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kosodate, list, upbringing, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.11.16

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Chapter 13 – First time playing in a Party (First Part)	Chapter 13, Croseven, English, Japanese, Main Project, Sem categoria, Toaru, Toaru Ossan no VRMMO katsudouki, Translation, VRMMO, webnovel, WordofCraft	Word of Craft

Mon 2015.11.16

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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

Thu 2015.11.12

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Book Review: “Manabeshima Island Japan” by Florent Chavouet	culture, General, guide, japan, japanese, picture, Reviews, travel, tuttle, Uncategorized	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

Sat 2015.11.07

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Review : Albion Exage Softening Cleansing Cream	Albion, Beauty, Cleansing Foam, Exage, Japanese, Makeup Remover, product, review	Azurro 4 Cielo

Fri 2015.11.06

Content	Tags	Group
Praying (strong wishes) in Japanese	grammar, hope, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pray, verb	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.11.04

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The phrase “itsumo wa” in Japanese (what is the opposite of “always”?)	ga, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particle, Uncategorized, wa	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.11.04

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Using parallel texts to study a foreign language	books, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, parallel text, self-study, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.11.03

Content	Tags	Group
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

Tue 2015.11.03

Content	Tags	Group
An interesting use of “wakaranai” (分からない)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Uncategorized, wakaranai, wakaru, yukue	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

Sun 2015.11.01

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Anime movie review: Hal (ハル）	animated, anime, General, japan, japanese, movie, review, Reviews, robot	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.10.31

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A few tricks for increasing your reading speed in a foreign language	books, foreign language, General, hints, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, reading, self-study, speed, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.10.30

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Anime movie review: Patema Inverted (サカサマのパテマ）	anime, cartoons, japan, japanese, laputa, movie, patema, Reviews, sakasama, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.10.29

Content	Tags	Group
A tale of two Japanese “because” words: “node” (ので）vs “kara” （から）	because, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kara, language, linguistics, node, から, ので	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
Expressing sameness and similarity in Japanese (onaji, niru, etc.)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, same, sameness, self-study, similiar, vocabulary	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

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

Wed 2015.10.21

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese phrase: “yokatta” (よかった)	conversation, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-taught, Uncategorized, yokatta	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

Wed 2015.10.21

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Followup on Japanese podcast about gaming (with a message from them)	Aside, games, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Podcast, review, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.10.19

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Language Learning Trip: think meaning, not words	Aside, comedy, General, grammar, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, meaning, self-taught, tricks, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.10.19

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Japanese podcast review: “Game chomp chomp”（ゲームモゴモゴ）	game, gaming, ingress, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, mobile, Podcast, review, Reviews, self-study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.10.19

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Chapter 12 – Bad luck, an original ability is not allowed	chapter 12, Craft, Croseven, English, Japanese, Katsudouki, Main Project, of, Ossan, Toaru, Toaru Ossan no VRMMO katsudouki, Translation, VRMMO, webnovel, Word, WordofCraft	Word of Craft

Sun 2015.10.18

Content	Tags	Group
Chapter 11 – I reject an egoistical society	Chapter 11, Craft, Croseven, English, Japanese, Katsudouki, Main Project, of, Ossan, Toaru, Toaru Ossan no VRMMO katsudouki, Translation, VRMMO, webnovel, Word, Wordofcraft	Word of Craft

Fri 2015.10.16

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Japanese word puzzles (nazo nazo)	challenge, culture, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, nazonazo, puzzle, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.10.14

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Quick translation test: Twitter’s translate feature	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, twitter, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.13

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Book Review: “Japanese Design: Art, Aesthetics, and Culture” by Patricia J. Graham	art, asia, culture, design, General, history, japan, japanese, review, Reviews, tuttle	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.13

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The whys and hows of Japanese	asia, General, grammar, how, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, Uncategorized, why	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

Mon 2015.10.12

Content	Tags	Group
Chapter 10 – It is today, therefore, thinking it is tomorrow is foolish	Chapter 10, Croseven, English, Japanese, Katsudouki, Main Project, Ossan, Toaru, Toaru Ossan no VRMMO katsudouki, Translation, VRMMO, webnovel, WordofCraft	Word of Craft

Sun 2015.10.11

Content	Tags	Group
Being girly in Japanese (“womens language”)	culture, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Uncategorized, vocabulary, women	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.10.09

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Manga Review: “宇宙兄弟” (Space Brothers) – One of my favorites	book, comic, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, review, space brothers, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.10.09

Content	Tags	Group
More discussion on Japanese particles “ga” and “ha”, and debate on mistaken examples	education, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particles, teaching, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.10.08

Content	Tags	Group
What are teachers really needed for?	Aside, education, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, teaching, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.10.08

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Chapter 9 – I finally start the capture. But seeing from the surroundings it is done at turtle speed.	Chapter 9, Croseven, English, Japanese, Katsudouki, Main Project, Ossan, Toaru, Toaru Ossan no VRMMO katsudouki, Translation, VRMMO, webnovel, WordofCraft	Word of Craft

Thu 2015.10.08

Content	Tags	Group
Self Taught Japanese now on twitter!	Aside, follow, General, japan, japanese, twitter	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.10.07

Content	Tags	Group
Chapter 8 – It is important to prepare the equipment	Chapter 8, Croseven, English, Japanese, Katsudouki, Main Project, Toaru, Toaru Ossan no VRMMO katsudouki, Translation, VRMMO, webnovel, WordofCraft	Word of Craft

Wed 2015.10.07

Content	Tags	Group
We don’t make language, it makes us (and an incorrect use of the Japanese particle ‘ga’)	exceptions, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, patterns, self-study, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.06

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Counting irregularities in Japanese when expressing “or”	counting, days, floors, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kazoekata, self-taught, Uncategorized	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

Content	Tags	Group
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