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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Book Review: “Japanese Design: Art, Aesthetics, and Culture” by Patricia J. Graham	art, asia, culture, design, General, history, japan, japanese, review, Reviews, tuttle	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.10.13

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Getting drunk in Japanese: vocab list	alcohol, culture, drink, drinking, drunk, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, list, osake, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	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

Sun 2015.10.04

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Book Review: “Cool Japan Guide” by Abby Denson	asia, book, culture, General, guide, guidebook, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, manga, review, Reviews, tuttle, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
Kendama (けん玉）: a traditional Japanese toy for training the mind and body	asia, ball, culture, endurance, fun, General, history, japan, japanese, kendama, Reviews, sport, toy, train, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.09.10

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Japanese Novel Review: ”オレたちバブル入行組” (Oretachi baburu nyuukougumi) [Hanzawa Naoki Series]	asia, banking, book, critique, culture, General, hanzawa, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, novel, review, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.08

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Travels in Japan 2015: Overview [series of articles]	asia, book, culture, General, japan, japanese, journal, language, tokyo, travel, travels, Travels in Japan 2015	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.08

Content	Tags	Group
Travels in Japan 2015 [Part 16: The Beauty of Japan (picture gallery) ]	album, beauty, culture, General, japan, japanese, pictures, sendai, soma, touhoku, travel, Travels in Japan 2015, trip	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.09.04

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Travels in Japan 2015 [Part 13: Narita View Hotel with hot spring baths]	asia, bath, culture, General, hotel, japan, japanese, narita, onsen, relax, travel, Travels in Japan 2015	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.09.03

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Travels in Japan 2015: [Part 12: Cleanliness in Japan]	bath, cleanliess, culture, General, japan, japanese, observations, shoes, tradition, travel, Travels in Japan 2015	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.09.02

Content	Tags	Group
Travels in Japan 2005 [Part 11: Make it as you like it with Japanese Okonomiyaki]	cuisine, culture, food, healthy, japan, japanese, okonomiyaki, pancake, travel, Travels in Japan 2015	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.09.01

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Travels in Japan: [Part 10: Souma horse riding festival and dressing up like a Samurai]	culture, edo, festival, fukushima, General, horse riding, japan, japanese, nomaoi, samurai, souma, Travels in Japan 2015	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.08.31

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Travels in Japan: [Part 9: Taking your Japanese skills to the next level in Japan]	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, linguistics, skills, study, travel, Travels in Japan 2015	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.08.28

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Travels in Japan 2015 [Part 6: integration of the roman alphabet and English into everyday life]	advertising, alphabet, culture, General, japan, japanese, language, lingistics, marketing, travel, Travels in Japan 2015	Self Taught Japanese
A Bad Idea 43	A Bad Idea, books, culture, demons, depression, entertainment, fiction, humor, meta, science fiction, spaceship, surprise, wordplay, writing	Megapulp

Tue 2015.06.09

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A few more interesting Japanese expressions about food	cuisine, culture, eating, expressions, food, japan, japanese, linguistics, self-taught, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.08

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A few interesting Japanese expressions about food	cuisine, culture, food, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, respect, shinto	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.05.31

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Going cuckoo with Japanese “ku ku”	charts, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learning, math, multiplication, school, self-taught	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.05.12

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Japanese Podcast review: Gen’s modern Japanese corner (源ちゃんのゲンダイ国語)	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, NHK, Podcast, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.04.17

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Japanese Book Review: ザ・ギフティッド 「The gifted」by 大川翔 「Sho Okawa」	book, child, culture, education, General, genius, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, raising a bilingual child, review, sho okawa, upbringing	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.04.15

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Shiritori: Japanese word game	culture, foreign language, fun, game, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, shiritori, word	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.04.07

Content	Tags	Group
Chit chat : Batik…Batik…	batik, Batik Indonesia, Batik Jawa, Budaya, Clothes, Cultural stuff, culture, Dresses, Fashionshow Batik, Formal dress Batik, Indonesia, Interest, Java, Javanese, Javanese Batik, Origin Indonesia, outfit	Azurro 4 Cielo

Thu 2015.04.02

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“Onara” first person pronoun – followup	april fool's day, culture, japan, japanese, linguistics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.30

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Monocle’s special report on Japan	culture, fashion, General, japan, japanese, magazine, manga, media, monocle, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.03.27

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Japanese family terms which include birth order	culture, family, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, terms, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.03.14

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An overview of confusing Japanese loanwords	culture, gairaigo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, loanwords, terms, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.02

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Japanese polite language and appropriate phrases for asking a person’s name	conversation, culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, phrases, polite, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.02.24

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Japanese Drama Recommendation: ありふれた奇跡 (“Everyday Miracle”)	asia, conversation, culture, drama, General, japan, japanese, Reviews, series, soap opera, TV, Uncategorized, Yukie Nakama	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.02.08

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Personal thoughts on loanword frequency in Japanese	culture, eastern, gairaigo, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, loan words, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.02.06

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Why does Japanese have so many loan words? (外来語, “gairaigo”)	culture, gairaigo, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, loanword, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.01.26

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The rice cooker (炊飯器, suihanki) , an essential part of Japanese life	cooker, cooking, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, lifestyle, rice, suihanki, zojirushi, 炊飯器	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.01.15

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Japanese culture highlight: “seiza” (正座) – Traditional Japanese sitting posture	back pain, buddhism, culture, eastern, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oriental, posture, seiza	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.12.24

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Using Japanese family terms to refer to non-family	culture, family, foreign, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, terms, vocabularly, お兄さん, お姉さん	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.12.21

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Japanese culture focus: Understanding what a “Torii” gate is and what it isn’t	buddhism, culture, games, japan, japanese, religion, shinto, torii, Uncategorized, 鳥居	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.12.18

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Solving the mystery of a Japanese phrase on a coffee can (大容量！ビジネスシーンのながら飲みにぴったり！)	coffee, culture, drink, japan, japanese, language, pokka, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
Foreign Language Immersion Trick: Satellite TV	channel, culture, foreign language, General, immersion, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, news, satellite, TV	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.12.04

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Sequential voicing in Japanese (Rendaku, 連濁)	culture, dakuten, General, handakuten, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, rendaku	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.11.04

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Japanese culture highlight: Natto (fermented bean curd)	asian, culture, fermented bean curd, food, General, japan, japanese, natto, smell	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.10

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Japanese culture highlight: 挨拶 (aisatsu)	aisatsu, culture, greeting, greetings, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, politeness, salutations, 挨拶	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.09.05

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“otagai” and “otagaisama” in Japanese	culture, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, otagai, otagaisama, politeness, sama, study	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.09.03

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バトンタッチ (“Baton Touch”) in Japanese	culture, education, expression, foreign language, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized, タッチ, バトン	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.08.22

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Japanese movie review: 「そして、父になる」 (Like Father, Like Son)	culture, family, father, film, fukuyama masaharu, General, japan, japanese, movie, review, Reviews, seikatsukan, son	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.08.18

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Japanese book review:「テレビゲームのひみつ」 (The secret of video games)	book, computer, culture, development, education, games, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, review, Reviews, video games	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.05.26

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Watching culture from the outside in and the uniqueness factor	abroad, culture, difference, different, fanboy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, outsider, travel, Uncategorized, unique	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2014.05.17

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Random : Javanese – Boso Jowo	Boso Jowo, culture, Indonesia, Indonesian, Interest, Javanese, Linguistic	Azurro 4 Cielo

Tue 2014.05.13

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Foreign language fluency – what is it to you?	culture, fluency, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, native, semantics, speech, Uncategorized, words	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.04.24

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Cultural background knowledge and foreign language learning	acquisition, celebrities, culture, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, studying, TV, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.04.10

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Can you say the word “glove” in Japanese, in reverse?	children, culture, expression, funny, game, General, glove, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, joke, Uncategorized	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