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

Tue 2019.08.13

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 5)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.08.08

Content	Tags	Group
Chapter 20: Legend! Aldas, Famous For One Challenge	General	creativesteamedbun.com

Tue 2019.08.06

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 4)	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

Thu 2019.08.01

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 3)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.07.23

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 2)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	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

Wed 2019.07.17

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Light Novel Translation: “Past, Present, You” by Yuki Hoshizaki (Chapter 1 + Description)	General, japanese, light novel, translation	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

Tue 2019.07.16

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese particle combination: だけで (dake de)	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese
Commentary (解説): One of the Joys of Japanese Literature	culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, Uncategorized	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

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 2019.06.10

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese word focus: くだらない (kudaranai)	General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	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

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

Mon 2019.05.13

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese slang term: meccha “めっちゃ”	culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, slang, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.05.09

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese astronomical terms: “chidousetsu” (地動説) and “tendousetsu” (天動説)	astronomy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.04.22

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese phrase highlight: うまくやんなよ (umaku yan na yo)	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.04.18

Content	Tags	Group
Cute Little Staff Members and a Con(vention)	General, Why Duke?	HaruPARTY
Audio Book Review: “Kyoudan X” (教団 X）by Fuminori Nakamura (中村文則)	General, japanese, literature, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2019.04.14

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Book Review: “The Power of Ki” (氣の威力）by Koichi Tohei (藤平光一）	aikido, culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.04.12

Content	Tags	Group
Just read it	General, Why Duke?	HaruPARTY

Thu 2019.04.11

Content	Tags	Group
Japan trip 2019 report (Part 4)	General, japan, japanese, travel, Travels in Japan 2019, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.04.10

Content	Tags	Group
Japan trip 2019 report (Part 3)	General, japan, japanese, travel, Travels in Japan 2019, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.04.10

Content	Tags	Group
Training Aikido in a Japanese Dojo: An intriguing experience	aikido, Aside, culture, General, japan, japanese, Travels in Japan 2019	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.04.09

Content	Tags	Group
Japan trip 2019 report (Part 2)	General, japan, japanese, travel, Travels in Japan 2019, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.04.08

Content	Tags	Group
Japan trip 2019 report (Part 1)	General, japan, japanese, travel, Travels in Japan 2019, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.04.08

Content	Tags	Group
New projects, New staff, New recruitment campaign	General, Summon Kitchen	HaruPARTY

Mon 2019.04.01

Content	Tags	Group
A thoughtful discourse on literature with Japanese author Fuminori Nakamura (中村文則)	Aside, culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novels, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.03.25

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese Book Review: “ふしぎがわかるよ！” (A visual encyclopedia for children)	encyclopedia, General, japan, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.03.18

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Interview with Ben Hourigan: author, editor, Japan aficionado	culture, E-book publishing, General, interview, Interviews, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.03.12

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese slang word: あざす（azasu) [“Thanks”, without the politeness]	azasu, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.03.11

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese pronunciation: when vowels get quiet	General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pronunciation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.03.05

Content	Tags	Group
What’s the difference between a 翻訳者 (‘honyausha’) and 翻訳家 (‘honyakuka’)?	General, honyakuka, honyakusha, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.03.04

Content	Tags	Group
A few more confusing Japanese loanwords	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, loanwords	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2019.03.02

Content	Tags	Group
HaruPARTY is back…and a little more drunk	General, Snow White's Stepmother, Villainess x Commoner, Why Duke?	HaruPARTY

Tue 2019.02.26

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese words that mean “not at all” (zenzen [全然], etc.)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized, Vocabulary Lists, zenzen	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.02.19

Content	Tags	Group
The *other* uses of polite language in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, keigo, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.02.14

Content	Tags	Group
Talking about ways of doing things in Japanese with 〜かた (~kata)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kata, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.02.13

Content	Tags	Group
The upward spiral of language learning	aikido, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, spiral, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.02.08

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese word 我慢 (gaman): putting up with it	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.02.07

Content	Tags	Group
Pronunciation: one of the hardest parts about learning Japanese (and a review of a great resource to help with that –– OJAD)	General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, pronunciation, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2019.02.01

Content	Tags	Group
Fiction Curation for Translation	curation, E-book publishing, General, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.01.31

Content	Tags	Group
Japanese novel review: “火星に住むつもりかい?” by 伊坂幸太郎 (Koutaru Isaka)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese