Mon 2020.01.13

Content	Tags	Group
Expressing plurality in Japanese: the full story	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
TransLiterary Lab (#6): live analysis and translation of Japanese literary excerpts	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2020.01.08

Content	Tags	Group
Why is grass (草) used in Japanese to mean something is funny?	culture, General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2020.01.07

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Ukemi: Aikido and the art of rolling with the punches	aikido, Aside, culture, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.01.06

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TransLiterary Lab (#5): live analysis and translation of Japanese literary excerpts	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2020.01.04

Content	Tags	Group
TransLiterary Lab (#4): live analysis and translation of Japanese literary excerpts	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2020.01.03

Content	Tags	Group
Interesting Japanese expression: 噛み砕く (kamikudaku)	expression, General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2020.01.02

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 12)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.12.30

Content	Tags	Group
TransLiterary Lab (#3): live analysis and translation of Japanese literary excerpts	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2019.12.29

Content	Tags	Group
The real difference between 遅く (osoku) and ゆっくり (yukkuri)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.12.24

Content	Tags	Group
TransLiterary Lab (#2): live analysis and translation of Japanese literary excerpts	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.12.23

Content	Tags	Group
A prominent figure in Japanese SF and one of the first dystopian novels (+ a book sale)	Aside, E-book publishing	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2019.12.22

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese vocabulary word: 着膨れ (kibukure)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.12.19

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 11)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.12.03

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 10)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.12.02

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel review: 「百の夜は跳ねて」(Across 100 Nights) by 古市憲寿 (Noritoshi Furuichi)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.11.18

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel review: “The Woman in the Purple Skirt” (“むらさきのスカートの女”) by Natsuko Imamura (今村夏子)	culture, General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.11.12

Content	Tags	Group
Interesting Japanese loanword “マウンティング” (mauntingu, a.k.a. “mounting”)	culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.11.04

Content	Tags	Group
Classical Japanese poetry translation: “The Forgotten Garden” (廃園) by Yoshinobu Morikawa (森川義信)	culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, poem, poetry, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.10.28

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese vocabulary list: violin and music terms	General, music, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.10.22

Content	Tags	Group
Oregon Ki Society: Learning mindfulness, self-control, and Aikido in and around Portland	aikido, Aside, culture, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.10.21

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 9)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.10.14

Content	Tags	Group
Interview with Novelist and Translator Eli K.P. William (author of “Cash Crash Jubilee” and “The Naked World”)	Interviews, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.10.09

Content	Tags	Group
Juza Unno SF story available in audio narration form on Historyradio.org radio program	Aside, General, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.10.01

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 8)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.09.24

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 7)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.09.23

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel review: “Shoplifters” (万引き家族) by Hirokazu Kore-eda (是枝裕和)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, novel, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.09.18

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese grammar spotlight: だって (datte) vs だから (dakara)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.09.09

Content	Tags	Group
Strategies for guiding a child to speak in a foreign language	General, raising a bilingual child	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.09.06

Content	Tags	Group
Beware of dubious anime subtitles on Netflix	anime, General, japanese, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.09.03

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 6)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.08.29

Content	Tags	Group
Dystopian SF Novel review: “Cash Crash Jubilee” by Eli K.P.William	Aside, culture, japanese, novels, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.08.15

Content	Tags	Group
まえ (mae) vs まで (made): what’s the difference?	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 5)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.08.05

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese term: What is “Ateji”? (当て字・あてじ)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.07.29

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Useful Word: “Baka” (ばか、バカ、馬鹿）	Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.07.22

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese word focus: 感想 (kansou)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.07.18

Content	Tags	Group
A new YouTube channel for piano music	Aside, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.07.16

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel review: “勝手にしゃべる女” (katte ni shaberu onna) by 赤川次郎 (Jiro Akagawa)	culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.07.10

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese grammar: An overview of the “te” form (and an important use nobody taught you)	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.07.08

Content	Tags	Group
Short translation excerpt: 天使の卵 (Angel’s Egg) by 村山由佳 (Yuka Murayama)	japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.07.02

Content	Tags	Group
Book release: bilingual book of Japanese fairy tales (Mimei Ogawa)	book, E-book publishing, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.06.24

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese grammar: verb and adjective confusion	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.06.17

Content	Tags	Group
Hey man, where’s my drone? (a tale of a runaway UAV) [w/ Japanese vocabulary list]	Aside, drone, General, Uncategorized, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.06.12

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Drama Review: “義母と娘のブルース” (Stepmother and Daughter Blues)	drama, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.06.03

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese book review: 一流の人が学ぶ 氣の力 (“Ki for Business Professionals”) by 藤平信一 (Shinichi Tohei)	aikido, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.05.28

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese useful phrase highlight: “yokattara” (よかったら)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.05.22

Content	Tags	Group
Free Japanese textbooks (for children with Japanese citizenship)	Aside, culture, General, japan, japanese, raising a bilingual child	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.05.20

Content	Tags	Group
Reader question: “What’s the hardest part of learning Japanese?”	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.05.15

Content	Tags	Group
A bittersweet afternoon at Powell’s bookstore	Aside, japanese, portland	Self Taught Japanese