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Thu 2016.10.27

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Japanese learning site review: Reajer.com japan, japanese, language, review, study, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.10.19

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Japanese drama review: Mr. Nietzsche in the Convenience Store (ニーチェ先生~コンビニに) comedy, drama, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, nietzsche, review, Reviews Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.10.18

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Japanese novel short excerpt translation: “Passaggio” (パッサジオ) by Hitonari Tsuji (辻仁成) excerpt, fiction, japan, japanese, literature, translated, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.10.17

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Japanese novel review: “Passaggio” (パッサジオ) by Hitonari Tsuji (辻仁成) fiction, japan, japanese, literature, murakami, novel, review, science fiction, translation, Uncategorized 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

Mon 2016.09.26

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Translator’s notes behind the scenes, General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, light novel, notes, syosetsu, translation, translator, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.09.26

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 10: “Graduation” fan, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, novel, short story, translation Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.09.22

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 9: “Defeat” fan, fiction, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, novel, short story, syosetsu, translation Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.09.12

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 6: ‘Memories Traced by a Corpse’ General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, light novel, novel, syosetsu, translation Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.09.08

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 5: “A Digression” free, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, story, translation Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.09.06

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 4: “City” General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, novel, syosetsu, translation Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2016.09.02

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 3: “Introduction” japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, syosetsu, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.08.29

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 2: “Masatoshi Sakizaki” japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, light novel, novel, syosetsu, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.08.21

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Japanese short novel translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Chapter 1: “Saki Mitsumura” fan, fiction, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, novel, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.08.18

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Japanese short novel translation “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記): Ch.4 “Festival Girl” Blog Analytics, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, short novel, shousetsu, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.08.17

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Another use of the simple non-past tense in Japanese: admonishing children grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Moderate, orders, raising a bilingual child Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.08.17

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Japanese short novel translation “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記): Ch.3 “The City of Cats” General, Japanese Study: Moderate, translation Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.08.16

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Thanks to the person who is adding my stories to NovelUpdates.com! Aside, novelupdates, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.08.16

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Japanese short novel translation “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記): Ch.2 “Car Conversation” fan, fiction, final fantasy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, story, translation Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.08.15

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Japanese short novel translation “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記): Ch.1 “Coffee and Camera” fiction, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, literature, shousetsu, translation, translator Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.08.14

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Japanese short story translation: ”Sluggish Symbol, Inane Illusion” (緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想): Prologue General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, novel, short story, syosetsu, translation Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.08.10

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Japanese short story translation “Memoirs of a Traveller” (ある旅人の手記): Prologue free, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, short story, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.08.08

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Japanese to English translation: “Candy Candy Final Story” – Chapter 1, Part 2 candy candy, english, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.08.04

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Japanese Anime Review: “Time of Eve” (イブの時間) anime, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, movie, review, Reviews, series, time of eve Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.08.02

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A nice diversion: Trip to Mount Shasta, California Aside, california, mountain, review, shasta, travel, travelogue, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese
Japanese short story review: “Memoirs of a traveller” (ある旅人の手記) by Romo Mamiya (まみや ろも) fiction, free, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, memoirs, Reviews, short story, shousetsuka, travel, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.07.25

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Japanese short story review: 「緩慢な表象と虚ろな幻想」”Unreliable Symbol, Hollow Illusion” by 藤村由紀 (Yuki Fujimura) free, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, meta, review, Reviews, short story, shousetsu, surreal, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.07.24

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Unofficial translation: Japanese Novel “Witch of the Library” (図書館の魔女) [1st chapter] book, fantasy, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, novel, tolkien, translation, Uncategorized, witch of the library Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.07.20

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Japanese Novel Review: “Witch of the Library” (図書館の魔女) by Daisuke Takada (高田 大介) [1st book] book, fantasy, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, literature, novel, review, Reviews, takada Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.07.17

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Kukai: Quite possibly the best Ramen in America culture, food, General, japanese, ramen, restaurant, review, Reviews, soup, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.07.12

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Recommend reading list for Japanese learners General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, list, novels, reading, recommended Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2016.07.08

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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

Thu 2016.06.30

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Japanese site review for free online novels: 「小説家になろう」 books, culture, free, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, novelist, online, Reviews, shousetsuka, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.06.30

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Japanese Writing Lab #5: Favorite movie class, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, japanese_writing_lab, language, practice, self-taught, topic, writing 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

Sun 2016.06.26

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Report: Meetup at Kale for The Portland Japanese Language Exchange (ポートランド日本語交換会) culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, meetings, meetup, oregon, portland 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

Tue 2016.06.21

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Meetup this Saturday at Kale for The Portland Japanese Language Exchange (ポートランド日本語交換会) event, General, japan, japanese, kale, meetings, meetup, oregon, portland, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.19

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Japanese Writing Lab #4: Hobbies General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, japanese_writing_lab, language, linguisttics, practice, writing 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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A response to a reader’s comment about Gengo, quality, and rates for translation Blog Analytics, free market, General, gengo, japan, japanese, online, quality, translation, Uncategorized 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 2016.06.08

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問題 (mondai): a very problematic word in Japanese explanation, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, mondai, term, Uncategorized, word Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.05

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Japanese Writing Lab #2: Why did you start studying Japanese? essay, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, lab, language, practice, self-taught, study, writing 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

Sun 2016.05.29

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Japanese Writing Lab #1: Basic self-introduction course, essay, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, lab, online, self-study, study, writing 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