Tue 2017.07.11

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Wanted: Editor/Proofreader	Aside, edit, editor, fiction, japan, japanese, proofreader, short story, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.07.10

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.19: Selected Photos]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, photos, pictures, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2017.07.08

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.18: Final Words]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.07.07

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.17: Culture and Societal Notes]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.07.07

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.16: Waikiki Notes]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.07.07

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.15: Bishop Museum]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.07.07

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.14: Linguistic Notes]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.07.06

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.13: Transportation in Hawaii]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.07.06

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.12: Lala Land]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.07.06

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.11 Pepper the Robot]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.07.06

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.10: Oahu Coast Drive]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, japan, japanese, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.07.06

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Hawaii Travelogue: A Japan away from Japan [Ch.9: Izumo Shrine and Chinatown]	culture, General, hawaii, Hawaii trip 2017, izumo, japan, japanese, shinto, shrine, travel	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.07.03

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Japanese fiction translation: “Final Days of Summer” by “Masaki Hashiba” [Story 2 / Part 4]	dolphin, fantasy, fiction, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, whale	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2017.07.02

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Easily misunderstood Japanese word: でぶしょう (debushou) is not about being fat	debushou, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, term	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.06.27

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Japanese fiction translation: “Final Days of Summer” by “Masaki Hashiba” [Story 2 / Part 3]	fantasy, fiction, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.06.20

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shibaraku (しばらく): a good Japanese word to know	a while, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, shibaraku	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.06.19

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Japanese fiction translation: “Final Days of Summer” by “Masaki Hashiba” [Story 2 / Part 2]	fantasy, fiction, final days of summer, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.06.14

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Japanese book review: “その日本語、大人はカチンときます！” [That Japanese is offensive!]	book, business, culture, expressions, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, politeness, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.06.09

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Japanese Slang Word: 「鬼〜」 (Oni~)	culture, devil, expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oni, slang, term, Uncategorized, word	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.06.06

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82 year old Japanese woman’s “hinadan” mobile app: sometimes it takes new technology to uncover ancient traditions	culture, General, hinadan, japan, japanese, Masako Wakamiya	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.06.05

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Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 6]	culture, fantasy, fiction, General, history, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, rainlands, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.06.02

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Japanese translation sample: “Poverty Lessons” (ビンボー魂) by Toru Kazama (風間トオル）	biography, book, culture, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, kazama tooru, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.06.01

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Japanese Book Review: “Poverty Lessons” (ビンボー魂) by Toru Kazama (風間トオル）	biography, book, culture, General, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kazama tooru, nonfiction, poor, poverty, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.05.29

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Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 5]	adventure, fantasy, fiction, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, story, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2017.05.28

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A comical error: Google Translate fails miserably to translate a Japanese verb	General, google, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, technology, translate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.05.23

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Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 4]	fantasy, fiction, General, haruka asahi, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, the rainlands, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.05.15

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Ramen Ryoma: One of the top Ramen restaurants in Portland, Oregon	General, japan, japanese, portland, ramen, restaurant, review, Reviews, ryoma, soup, tasty	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.05.09

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Some announcements about “Final Days of Summer” by Masaki Hashiba	Aside, fiction, General, japan, japanese, kino kuni award, news, translation, update	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.05.02

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Japanese phrase: “warukatta” (わるかった・悪かった)	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, phrase, study, warui, warukatta	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.05.01

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Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 2]	asahi haruka, fantasy, fiction, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, novel, the rainlands, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.04.24

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Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Chapter 1]	adventure, fantasy, fiction, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, journey, novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.04.17

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Japanese literature review: “コンビニ人間” (Convenience Store Woman [Konbini Ningen]) by 村田沙耶香 (Sayaka Murata)	akutagawa, convenience store woman, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, konbini, literature, murata sayaka, ningen, novel, review, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.04.12

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Japanese literature magazine review: 小説幻冬 (Shousetsu Gento)	advanced, culture, General, gentou, historical, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, literature, magazine, Reviews, sampler, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.04.10

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Japanese fiction translation: “Final Days of Summer” by “Masaki Hashiba” [Story 1 / Part 4]	fantasy, fiction, final days of summer, General, japan, japanese, masaki hashiba, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.04.07

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Japanese grammar: a tricky passage and morphing adjectives	adjective, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, noun, self-taught	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.03.28

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Japanese fiction translation: “Final Days of Summer” by “Masaki Hashiba” [Story 1 / Part 3]	book, fantasy, final days of summer, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, masaki hashiba, novel, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.03.27

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Japanese vocabulary list: School and Educational Institution Terms	children, education, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, list, raising a bilingual child, school, terms, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.03.22

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スクショ: a Japanese loanword you’ll never guess the meaning of	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, loanwords, screenshot, Uncategorized, 外来語	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.03.21

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Japanese learning mobile app review: Sokuji (即時): Japanese Dictionary Browser	app, iphone, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learning, review, Reviews, sokuji	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.03.20

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Japanese fiction translation: “Final Days of Summer” by “Masaki Hashiba” [Story 1 / Part 2]	dolphins, fiction, final days of summer, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, masaki hashiba, story, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.03.14

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Japanese fiction translation: “Final Days of Summer” by “Masaki Hashiba” [Story 1 / Part 1]	dolphins, fan, fantasy, fiction, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kakuyomu, mystery, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.03.03

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Japanese Site Review: カクヨム (kakuyomu) – a great place for free novels and short stories	culture, free, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kakuyomu, novel, Reviews, short story, site, translation, web site	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.03.02

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Japanese vocabulary list: Math and number terms	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, list, math, terminology, terms, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.02.28

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The (hobby) translator’s dilemma – project selection	free, General, hobby, japan, japanese, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.02.27

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Japanese novel translation: “Welcome to the Raindance Cafe” Chapter 5: Lonesome Pop Star (Part 3)	fan, fiction, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, raindance, raindance cafe, story, translation, yamasaki	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2017.02.26

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Spear Master and the Black Cat Chapter 27	English, Japanese, Spear Master and the Black Cat, Translation, Web Novel, Yaritsukai to Kuroneko	Birdy Translations

Fri 2017.02.24

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A discussion about the origin of Japan’s name (日本, nihon / nippon)	Aside, country name, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, nihon, nippon, origin, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.02.22

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Koipun.com interviews me	General, interview, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, koipun, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2017.02.19

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Japanese Study Resource List	culture, General, helpful, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, links, list, resources, Reviews, self-study, url	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2017.02.18

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Jobless – Chapter 60 and 61	Japanese, Jobless, Translated Works, Web Novels, Works	Rumanshi's Lair