Mon 2014.03.10

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Poll Analysis: “Why are you studying Japanese?”	analysis, data, General, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, motivation, poll, reason, statistics, why	Self Taught Japanese
まし (mashi) in Japanese – a way to express the best of two evils	expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, mashi	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.03.09

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Thinking in a foreign language	bilingual, culture, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, thought, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.06

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A few uses of 〜じゃない	expression, General, grammar, ja nai, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, study, じゃない	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.05

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First Poll: Why are you studying Japanese?	culture, history, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, poll, polls, questionaire, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.03.03

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Japanese useful construct: ~なくなる (ex: しなくなる）	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, なくなる, なる	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.02.26

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What to say in Japanese when you don’t know what to say	beginner, conversation, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, study	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.02.25

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Don’t be fooled by translations	books, dubbing, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, movies, Reviews, subtitles, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.02.23

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いい (ii): A very ‘good’ Japanese word	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, study, いい, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.02.19

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Some hints about Japanese pronunciation	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, pronounce, pronounciation, sounds, speak, speech, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.02.19

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でしょう / だろう (deshou/darou) in Japanese	darou, deshou, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.02.16

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The Japanese question particle, か (ka)	expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, particle, polite, question, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
More uses and notes on ‘そう’ (Sou) and usage of ‘だ’ (da)	adjectives, expressions, gender, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, linguistics	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.01.31

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The diversity and “domainness” of language	domain, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, language, learning, linguistics, self-study, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.01.28

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Three confusing Japanese words	challening, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, tekitou, Uncategorized, yappari	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.01.22

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Tricky Japanese loanwords	borrowed, gairaigo, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, loanword, vocabulary, 外来語	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.01.13

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Words are bursting at the seams with meaning	acquisition, dictionary, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistic, linguistics, memory, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.01.12

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Japanese aizuchi (相づち), the glue that holds conversation together	aizuchi, back chanelling, conversation, dialogue, fluent, grammar, japan, japanese, linguistics, skills, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.01.07

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Omitting subjects and other words in Japanese [Intermediate]	fluent, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, omitting, self-study, study, subject	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2013.12.29

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Say “yes” to a better understanding of the Japanese particle “no” (の）	assertion, foreign, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, linguistics, particle, self-study, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2013.12.18

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A closer look at Japanese particles wa (は) and ga (が)	ga, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learn, linguistics, particles, subject, topic, wa, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2013.12.09

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Set your focus for effective foreign language learning	foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, self-study, self-taught, studying, 日本, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2013.12.08

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A new blog is born: *Self Taught Japanese*　「日本語学習ブログ登場」	asia, foreign, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, language, life, linguistics, self-taught, study, 日本, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2012.04.17

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C. S. Lewis on writing	CS Lewis, Fun, language, Linguistics, randomness, Social Sciences, Writing	Turn the Page