Mon 2018.01.08

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Some thoughts on language selection and code switching	code switching, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language selection, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.02.14

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“I am” (A linguistic essay)	Aside, essay, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, poetry, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2017.01.14

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Japanese Children’s Book Review: 「言葉図鑑」(Visual Word Encyclopedia) by Taro Gomi (五味 太郎)	book, children, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, portland, review, Reviews, vocabulary	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

Mon 2016.10.10

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The Art of Translation: My process for translating from Japanese to English	becoming, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, process, self-taught, translation, translator, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
What it’s like reading Haruki Murakami novels in their original Japanese	culture, fiction, General, japan, japanese, linguistics, literature, murakami haruki, novels, self-study, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.07.05

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Ways to describe style in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, list, style, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.26

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The trouble with insufficient samples: The Japanese word 偉い (erai) and it proper usage	culture, erai, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, term, word	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2016.06.24

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Japanese Vocabulary list: Trains (電車) and related terms	japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, self-study, terms, trains, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists, words	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.19

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Spoiling and being spoiled in Japanese: 甘やかす (amayakasu) and 甘える (amaeru)	expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, spoiled, terms	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.06.13

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Japanese Novel Translation: 『そして、星の輝く夜がくる』(And thus, the starry night fell upon them) by 真山仁 (Mayama Jin) [First chapter]	book, fan, General, japan, japanese, jin mayama, language, linguistics, novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.12

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Japanese Writing Lab #3: How do you study Japanese?	essay, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, japanese_writing_lab, language, linguistics, practice, self-taught, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.06.11

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The “〜くある” (~ku aru) form for Japanese adjectives	adjectives, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, ku aru, language, linguistics	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.06.01

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Linguistic debate on the existence of subjects in Japanese (from three points of view)	english, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, sentence structure, subject, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.28

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Japanese vocabulary list: airplane related terms	airplane, airport, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, list, terms, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.05.17

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Translation challenges: the tradeoffs of title translation with “Godzilla”	culture, General, godzilla, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, movie, title, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.05.12

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Japanese particle confusion: 　人「？」手伝ってあげる	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, ni, particle, Uncategorized, wo, に, を, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.07

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Origami Tales: The artful performance of Kuniko Yamamoto	culture, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, origami, osaka, performance, performances, review, Reviews, tokyo	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

Thu 2016.05.05

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Interesting in buying a bunch of Keigo Higashino（東野 圭吾）novels?	Aside, for sale, General, higashi keigo, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, novels, sale, 日本語, 東野 圭吾	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.05.04

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Short essay: Thoughts on learning to speak and write in a foreign language… naturally	fluent, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language acquisition, linguistics, self-taught, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.04.26

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Japanese phrase “~kara de” (〜からで）	advanced, because, construction, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, karade, language, linguistics, particle, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.04.04

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An important Japanese word that is good to master: “hoka” (ほか、外、他）	explanation, General, grammar, hoka, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, other, Uncategorized, word, 他	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

Sat 2016.01.16

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Japanese vocabulary list: Words used in Twitter	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, terms, twitter, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	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

Sun 2016.01.03

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Impressions as a new translator for Gengo.com (professional translation services)	culture, english, freelance, General, gengo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, translation, Uncategorized, work	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.12.26

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Japanese story translation: Shusaku Endo’s “The man who shared my face”	humour, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, language, linguistics, shusaku endo, shuusaku endo, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.12.18

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Japanese Grammar Focus: “tomo” （とも）	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, particles, tomo, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.12.16

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Gengo.com – contract translation services: First take	contract, gengo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, language, linguistics, Reviews, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.12.14

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The joys of translating	Aside, book, candy candy, culture, General, japan, japanese, joys, linguistics, novel, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.12.11

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Gacco: Online Courses in Japanese	asia, culture, gacco, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, online, online course, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

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

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

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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

Thu 2015.10.29

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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

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

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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

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

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

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

Sun 2015.10.11

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Being girly in Japanese (“womens language”)	culture, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Uncategorized, vocabulary, women	Self Taught Japanese
What are teachers really needed for?	Aside, education, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, teaching, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.10.07

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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

Thu 2015.10.01

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Animal sounds in Japanese	animal, animal sounds, cat, cow, dog, duck, frog, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.09.30

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(Foreign) Language fluency at work	fluency, foreign, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, self-study, software, Uncategorized, work	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.09.21

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Japanese grammar highlight: Word order in Japanese	english, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, Uncategorized, word, word order	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.09.19

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Need something translated from Japanese to English?	anime, free, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, manga, novels, service, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese