Mon 2020.02.24

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Japanese grammar pattern: the trailing “te” form	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2020.02.19

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TransLiterary Lab (#11): live analysis / translation of Japanese literature (“Ningen Hyou” by Edogawa Rampo)	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.02.10

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Japanese literary expression: 〜のか〜 (~ no ka ~)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2020.02.05

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TransLiterary Lab (#10): live analysis / translation of Japanese literature (“Akita Kaidou” by Kenji Miyazawa)	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.02.03

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Don’t underestimate Japanese particles!	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particles, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2020.01.22

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TransLiterary Lab (#9): live analysis / translation of Japanese literature (“Akita Kaidou” by Kenji Miyazawa)	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2020.01.17

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TransLiterary Lab (#8): live analysis / translation of Japanese literature (“Lemon” by Motojiro Kaiji)	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, translation, TransLiterary Lab	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2020.01.16

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Japanese word highlight: 良かれ (yokare)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.01.13

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TransLiterary Lab (#7): 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 2020.01.13

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Expressing plurality in Japanese: the full story	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.01.13

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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

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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

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

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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

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

Tue 2019.12.31

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Thoughts for the new year: Satisfaction vs. Enjoyment (and language learning)	General, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.12.30

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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
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

Sun 2019.12.22

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

Wed 2019.12.18

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TransLiterary Lab (#1): 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 2019.12.18

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Japanese literary expression: 〜ものの (~mono no)	grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.12.12

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Japanese word 引きずる (hikizuru)	Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.12.09

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Tips for asking other for help with a foreign language	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.12.02

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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

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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

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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

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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 2019.09.30

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Japanese word highlight: “katte” (勝手)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.09.18

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

Mon 2019.09.16

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Fairy tale about a magic organ: Mimei Ogawa’s “The Life of a Musical Instrument”	culture, General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.08.26

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Literary Japanese: shifting around the order of topics	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.08.15

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まえ (mae) vs まで (made): what’s the difference?	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.08.05

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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

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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

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

Tue 2019.07.16

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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

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Japanese particle combination: だけで (dake de)	General, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.07.15

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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

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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

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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

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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 2019.07.01

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Site review: BFF Tokyo	japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.06.26

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Japanese Novel Review: 天使の卵 (Angel’s Egg) by 村山由佳 (Yuka Murayama)	Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese grammar: verb and adjective confusion	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.06.12

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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

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Japanese word focus: くだらない (kudaranai)	General, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.05.28

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

Mon 2019.05.20

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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

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

Mon 2019.05.06

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Japanese word highlight: まま (mama)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese