Wed 2015.07.15

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Searching out opportunities to think in a foreign language	bilingual, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, practice, raising a bilingual child, study	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.07.12

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June (er July) Surprise Teasers! And General status of series	General, OreDungeon, Teaser, Yuusha Party	HaruPARTY

Mon 2015.06.29

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Language learning technique: take things a bit beyond your comfort level, then dial them back	advanced, comprehension, difficulty, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistics, psychology, study, technique	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.06.29

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Three expressions in Japanese for “by the way”	by the way, chinami ni, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, sou ieba, tokoro de, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.06.26

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Japanese grammar: The pattern 「〜上で」	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, langugae, linguistics, self-taught, ue, 上, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.06.24

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And Now For Something Different	Fantasy, General, Short Story, The Cahuac Cycle, Writing	Tales From a Thousand Worlds

Mon 2015.06.22

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The art of 独占 (a puzzle game for iPhone)	announcement, Aside, board game, dokusen, domination, General, go, japan, japanese, othello, puzzle game, 独占	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.06.20

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断る（kotowaru): an important Japanese word with two nearly opposite meaningshe first mea	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kotowaru, language, linguistics, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.06.19

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A question to all of you!	General, Infinite Novel Translations, Kuro no Shoukanshi	Infinite Novel Translations

Thu 2015.06.18

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Japanese vocabulary: Business/Economics terms	business, economics, General, government, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese Study: Moderate, language, linguistics, politics, terms, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese
Expressing a state with「でいる」	deiru, expressions, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-taught, state	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 2015.06.07

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Japanese anime movie review: Summer Wars (サマーウォーズ)	anime, cartoon, cg, film, General, japan, japanese, mamoru hosoda, movie, review, Reviews	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

Sun 2015.05.31

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Yuusha Party 13-14 | Moving iminent	General, Yuusha Party	HaruPARTY

Tue 2015.05.26

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Japanese verb 切る and related expressions	everyday conversation, expressions, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kiru, self-study, verb, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.05.20

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お湯: when “hot water” isn’t water	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, oyu, self-taught, vocabulary, water, yu	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.05.20

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OreDungeon re-write | Progress chart	General, OreDungeon	HaruPARTY

Wed 2015.05.13

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Yuusha Party 10 | OreDungeon 5-6 |Recruitment	General, OreDungeon, Yuusha Party	HaruPARTY

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

Sun 2015.05.10

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Some uses of the Japanese verb 限る (kagiru)	foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kagiru, language, linguistics, study, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2015.05.03

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Japanese movie review: 陽だまりの彼女 (The girl in the sun)	celebrity, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, jun matsumoto, juri ueno, movie, mystery, review, Reviews, romance	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2015.05.02

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Why I Write Short Fiction	General, Novelette, Novella, Short Story, Writing	Tales From a Thousand Worlds

Sat 2015.05.02

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Teasers, PDFs & coming Blog-hosted chapters, and Tip Jar!	General, Teaser	HaruPARTY

Thu 2015.04.30

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Words to express “truth” in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, true, truth, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.04.23

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Japanese expression “kuru kuru paa”	baka, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kurukuru paa, language, linguistics, slang	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.04.22

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Making embedded questions in Japanese	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, questions, self-taught, study	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.04.22

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So I happened to make a site	General	Pummels Translations

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

Fri 2015.04.10

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Tokio Heidi – Japanese children’s songs	bilingual, children, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Moderate, raising a bilingual child, tokio heidi, upbringing	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.03.31

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A modern first person pronoun in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, linguistics, modern, onara, self-study, slang, terms	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

Mon 2015.03.23

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Japanese podcast review: “Oogiri Corner”	conversation, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, listening, NHK, Podcast, radio, Reviews, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.23

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Updates on High Speed!	General, High Speed!, High Speed! 2, High Speed! manga, High Speed! movie	Nanowave Translations

Mon 2015.03.23

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Easily mistaken Japanese word: 病院 (byouin)	daily life, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, pronounciation, vocabulary, word	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.03.18

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Expressing interest in Japanese	expression, foreign language, General, interest, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kyoumi, language, linguistics, self-taught	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.03.17

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Japanese manga review: “Dog House” (いぬやしき) Issue 1 by Hiroya Oku	book, comics, doghouse, gantz, General, Hiroya Oku, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, manga, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.03.12

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Spoken language vs written language	conversation, fluent, foreign language, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, overseas, self-study, Uncategorized, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.03.10

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Japanese Novel Review: Manazuru (真鶴）by Hiromi Kawakami （川上弘美）	book, General, hiromi kawakami, japan, japanese, literature, manazuru, novel, review, Reviews, surreal	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2015.03.09

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Japanese verb suffix 〜きる (~kiru)	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kiru, linguistics, self-taught, study, suffix	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2015.03.06

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Experiment: How good are Google Translate’s English to Japanese translations?	AI, experiment, General, google, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, language, linguistics, translate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.03.05

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Opposition to the overuse of metrics in language learning (and in daily life)	analysis, anki, Aside, General, japanese, language, learning, life, linguistics, measurement, metrics, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.03.04

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Mini Japanese quiz 3: distinguishing between transitive and intransitive verb forms	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, learning, linguistics, quiz, test, transitive, verbs	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

Sun 2015.03.01

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Movie review: Big Hero 6	action, animation, asia, cg, disney, eastern, General, japan, movie, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2015.02.26

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食べられる (taberareru) vs 食べれる (tabereru)？ The phenomenon of ら抜き (ra-nuki) in Japanese	conjugation, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, ra-nuki, rareru, self-taught, verbs	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2015.02.25

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Japanese Particle combination では (de wa) and じゃ (ja)	conversation, de wa, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, particles, self-taught, syntax, 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

Fri 2015.02.20

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What’s with the Japanese “〜まして” form? (~mashite)	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, mashite, masu, polite, self-study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese