Fri 2014.12.05

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Foreign language learning – use it or loose it (listening vs speaking)	foreign, foreign language, japan, japanese, language, listening, speaking, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

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

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

Sun 2014.11.02

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Japanese suffix ー作り (-zukuri)	foreign language, japan, japanese, language, study, Uncategorized, zukuri, 作り	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.10.10

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Chinese : Mother Tongue or Dialects	Aceh, ancestor, Cantonese, china, chinese, descendant, Dialect, Experience, Hakka, Hokkain, Indonesian Chinese, Interest, Kalimantan, language, Medan, Medanist	Azurro 4 Cielo

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

Wed 2014.09.17

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Using a summaries in your foreign language study to increase retention and understanding	cognitive, foreign language, japan, japanese, language, learning, linguistics, summary, Uncategorized, understanding	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

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

Wed 2014.08.20

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Japanese podcast highlight: 夢夢 (Yume yume) Engine	blog, dream, engine, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, review, Reviews, science, study	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

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

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

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
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

Wed 2014.04.30

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余裕（yoyuu): a unique and useful Japanese word	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, resource, space, time, Uncategorized, yoyuu	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.04.25

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Japanese Vocabulary list: computer science and software development terms	computer science, development, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, software, study, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.04.21

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Japanese suffix ーがる (-garu)	expression, feeling, foreign language, garu, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, look like, study, がる	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.04.20

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Numbers in Japanese: ４（し or よん？） and 7 (しち or なな？）	counting, irregular, japan, japanese, kunyomi, language, linguistics, numbers, onyomi, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.04.16

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Poll: What do you want from this blog?	blog, blogging, feedback, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, poll, survey	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

Sun 2014.04.13

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Foreign Language Practice – Higher necessity means higher understanding and retention	foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, json, language, linguistics, necessity, retention, self-taught, words	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.04.11

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Japanese tongue twisters	fast, fun, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, tongue twisters, word, 早口言葉	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

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 2014.04.03

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Self Taught Japanese’s 100th Post!	100th, anniversary, Aside, blog, blogging, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, post, self-study, statistics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.04.02

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“っぽい” (ppoi): a slang way to express similarity or the tendency to do something	japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, like, linguistics, ppoi, self-study, study, words, っぽい	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.01

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Review: Youkoso: Invitation to Contemporary Japanese textbook	book, college, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, review, Reviews, textbook, workbook, youkoso	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.01

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Different ways of saying “except” in Japanese	except, expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, study	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.03.28

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Review: “Arakawa Under the Bridge” (荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ)	anime, dorama, drama, General, japan, japanese, language, manga, movie, Reviews, TV, 荒川アンダー ザ ブリッジ	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

Wed 2014.03.26

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Learning a foreign language and aging	aging, bilingual, brain, cognition, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, memory, mental	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.26

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Medical Translation Fun Time	language	Sinnesspiel

Wed 2014.03.26

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Medical Translation Fun Time	language	Sinnesspiel

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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Ways to express probability and possibility in Japanese	chance, expressions, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, possibility, probability, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.03.18

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Research Results: Homophones in Japanese	Aside, data, data mining, frequency, General, homophones, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, language, linguistics, php, report, research, Uncategorized	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

Thu 2014.03.13

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A look at a Japanese proverb	General, honda, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, philosophy, proverb, translation, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.12

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Different ways to say ‘only’ in Japanese	expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, only, self-study, study, words, だけ	Self Taught Japanese