Mon 2018.11.19

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese expressions “nimaime” (二枚目) and “sanmaime” (三枚目): the good, and the funny	culture, expression, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.11.13

Content	Tags	Group
Anime review: Inuyashiki (Last Hero)	anime, General, inuyashiki, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.11.07

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese piano shopping in Portland (Yamaha baby grand G2 vs. upright U1)	Aside, General, japan, japanese, piano, portland, review, Reviews, yamaha	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.11.05

Content	Tags	Group
Book Review: “Minature Japanese Gardens” by Kenji Kobayashi [Tuttle]	Aside, bonsai, book, japan, japanese, review, Reviews, tuttle	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.11.02

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese slang word: gyakugire (逆ギレ) [Getting angry at the angry]	expression, gyakugire, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.10.29

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese word “sonna” (そんな) and related expressions [sonna koto nai (そんな事ない), etc.]	expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, sonna	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.10.24

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese expression highlight: “ああ言えばこう言う” (aa ieba kou iu)	aa ieba kou iu, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.10.22

Content	Tags	Group
Some thoughts on “aisatsu” (挨拶): greetings that make relationships smoother	aisatsu, culture, General, greetings, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.10.18

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese drama review: Tokyo Girl (social critique in drama form)	dramas, General, japan, japanese, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.10.15

Content	Tags	Group
Google suggest: a surprising supplement to foreign language learning	General, google suggest, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.10.09

Content	Tags	Group
A confusing Japanese loanword in English: “Hibachi” (it may not mean what you think it does!)	culture, General, grill, hibachi, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.10.08

Content	Tags	Group
Blogging about blogging: optimizing page load time (it does matter!)	Aside, Blog Analytics, blogging, statistics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.10.05

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese expression: “七光り” (nana hikari) – Benefits received on account of a father	expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, nanahikari, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.10.04

Content	Tags	Group
Getting along with people: Japanese expressions involving “naka” (仲) [naka ga ii, nakayoku, nakanaori, etc.]	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, naka, naka ga ii	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.10.02

Content	Tags	Group
A few thoughts on participating in the 2018 Kurodahan Press Translation Contest	contest, General, kurodahan, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.10.01

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese everyday word: “kasabaru” (かさばる）	gasabaru, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kasabaru, terms	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.09.25

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese term “magari” (間借り): renting a room in someone’s house	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, magari, term	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.09.24

Content	Tags	Group
Konbucha: a popular tea with health benefits…or not?	culture, grammar, japan, japanese, konbu, konbucha, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese word highlight: gureru (ぐれる）	grammar, gureru, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, words	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.09.17

Content	Tags	Group
Language learning pitfall: Learning similar words at the same time	homophones, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, techniques	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.09.05

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese book review: “文藝年鑑” (Literature Yearbook) [an important guide for acquiring rights to publish Japanese works]	bungei nenkan, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, literature, Reviews, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.09.04

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese loanword spotlight: 「ナーバス」(naabasu) [It doesn’t always mean “nervous”]	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, meaning, translation, word	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.09.03

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 11 – Miraikan science museum and Odaiba	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, report, Reviews, robots, tokyo, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.08.27

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 10 – Robots in Japan	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, report, Reviews, robots, tokyo, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.08.21

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 9 – Hokkaido: Sapporo and Hakodate (with pictures)	2018, culture, General, hokkaido, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, report, Reviews, tokyo, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.08.20

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese web novel translation: “Japan: A New Age” by Tasogarenin (黄昏人) [Chapter 8: Construction Begins]	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, light novel, sci-fi, shousetsu, translation, web novel	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.08.14

Content	Tags	Group
A quirk of modern Japanese Grammar: adjectives becoming nouns	adjective, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, verb	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.08.13

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 8 – Visiting Square Enix Cafe in Akihabara	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, report, Reviews, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2018.08.12

Content	Tags	Group
Gotta catch ’em all (in Japanese): Learning Pokemon cards in a foreign language	card games, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pokemon, pokemon cards, raising a bilingual child, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.08.08

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 7 – Japanese Elementary School Experience	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, report, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.08.07

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese literature review: “Utopia” （ユートピア) by Kanae Minato (湊かなえ)	book, culture, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kanae minato, literature, review, Reviews, 湊かなえ	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.08.06

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 6 – The Maid Cafe Experience	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, report, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.08.03

Content	Tags	Group
Science Fiction novella released: “Two of Six” (A Captain’s Dilemma) by Tomohito Moriyama (森山智仁）	Aside, book, E-book publishing, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, novella, released, science fiction, sf, tomohito moriyama, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.08.01

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 5 – Practicing Japanese Skills in Japan	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, report, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.07.30

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 4 – Japanese Kindness	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, report, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.07.27

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 3 – Narita View Hotel: A Great Way to Begin and End a Trip (with photos)	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, report, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.07.25

Content	Tags	Group
Japan Trip 2018 (Tokyo/Hokkaido): Part 2 – Traveling to and Around in Japan	2018, culture, General, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, report, travel, travelogue, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.07.03

Content	Tags	Group
Off to Japan for a new adventure	culture, General, instagram, japan, Japan trip 2018, japanese, sapporo, tokyo, travel, twitter, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.07.02

Content	Tags	Group
Using Twitter to improve your Japanese language skills	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, self-study, twitter	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.07.02

Content	Tags	Group
Alternative responses to “arigatou” (thank you) in Japanese besides “dou itashimashite” (you’re welcome)	culture, douitashimashite, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manners, politeness, translation, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2018.07.01

Content	Tags	Group
Highlighted review of “Classic Japanese Fairy Tales”	Aside, book, E-book publishing, fairy tales, japan, japanese, mimei ogawa, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2018.06.30

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese book review: 「脳が若返る！大人の古典・名文暗唱ドリル」(“Revive your brain! Recitation drills of classic literature”) by 篠原菊紀 (Kikunori Shinohara)	classical japanese, classics, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, poetry, Reviews, study, working	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.06.29

Content	Tags	Group
Novel review: Dark Matter by Blake Crouch	Aside, books, english, fiction, General, novel, review, Reviews, science fiction	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.06.27

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Word Highlight: 超訳 (chouyaku), the “extreme translation”	chouyaku, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, Uncategorized, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.06.25

Content	Tags	Group
The Making of an Ebook: “Classic Japanese Fairy Tales”	amazon, E-book publishing, ebook, General, japan, japanese, kindle, making, mimei ogawa, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.06.22

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Vocabulary List: Card and board games	board games, card games, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.06.20

Content	Tags	Group
Bilingual book of classic Japanese fairy tales released (Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales)	book, children's story, E-book publishing, ebook, fairy tale, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, ogawa mimei, raising a bilingual child, release, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.06.18

Content	Tags	Group
Notable Japanese word: “Shikumi” （仕組み / しくみ) and some ways to translate it	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, shikumi, translation, Uncategorized, word	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.06.14

Content	Tags	Group
The correct way to describe a negative state using そう (sou): “なさそう” vs. “なそう” (nasasou vs. nasou)	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, nasasou, nasou	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.06.11

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese SF Novella translation: “Two of Six: A Captain’s Dilemma” by Tomohito Moriyama [Chapter 1, Part 1]	book, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, novella, science fiction, sf, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese