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Wed 2014.02.26

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What to say in Japanese when you don’t know what to say beginner, conversation, expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, study Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.02.25

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Don’t be fooled by translations books, dubbing, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, movies, Reviews, subtitles, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.02.24

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20 Century Boys: An amazing Japanese comic series 20th century, 21st century, book, boys, comic, General, japan, japanese, manga, movie, review, Reviews, Uncategorized, urasawa naoki Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.02.23

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いい (ii): A very ‘good’ Japanese word expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, study, いい, 日本語 Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.02.19

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Some hints about Japanese pronunciation General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, pronounce, pronounciation, sounds, speak, speech, study, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.02.19

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でしょう / だろう (deshou/darou) in Japanese darou, deshou, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.02.18

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“Self Taught Japanese” email address for questions contact, email, General, japan, japanese, learn, self-study, self-taught, study, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.02.17

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Restaurant Review: ‘Osho’ at San Francisco International Airport airport, california, cuisine, food, General, japan, japanese, osho, Reviews, san francisco, shougi Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.02.16

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The Japanese question particle, か (ka) expression, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, particle, polite, question, study, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.02.13

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Conversing with native speakers and the human element conversation, General, human, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, native, practice, social, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.02.10

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Kinokuniya and Mitsuwa Marketplace in San Jose, California bookstore, california, daiso, General, grocery store, japan, japanese, kinokuniya, mitsuwa, Reviews, san jose, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.02.10

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Don’t be afraid to joke around in a foreign language foreign language, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, joke, language, self-study, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.02.10

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More uses and notes on ‘そう’ (Sou) and usage of ‘だ’ (da) adjectives, expressions, gender, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, linguistics Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.02.07

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Simple expressions with そう and a few particles expressions, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, particle, sou, study Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.02.05

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Expressing strong feelings in Japanese, a language with less curse words conversation, curse, emotion, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, particles, slang Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.02.05

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Anime : Say I Love You anime, Interest, japan, Japanese, manga, romance, say I love you Azurro 4 Cielo

Tue 2014.02.04

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Plurality in Japanese General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learn, plural, self-study, singular, study Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.02.03

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Self Taught Japanese – 50th post! 50th, anniversary, blog, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, life, post Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.02.03

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Anime : Chibi Devil anime, baby, chibi devil, Interest, Japanese, manga, mao chan Azurro 4 Cielo

Fri 2014.01.31

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The diversity and “domainness” of language domain, foreign language, General, japan, japanese, language, learning, linguistics, self-study, Uncategorized, words Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.01.29

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Oblivion Island: Haruka and the magic mirror anime, blender, cartoon, cg, eview, film, General, japanese, japanf, movie, Reviews, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.01.29

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Aishiteruze Baby AKA I Love You, Baby aishiteruze baby, anime, baby, children, comic, I love you, Interest, japan, Japanese, manga Azurro 4 Cielo

Tue 2014.01.28

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Three confusing Japanese words challening, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, tekitou, Uncategorized, yappari Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.01.27

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Festival at Ichimura Japanese Gardens (South Florida) culture, festival, florida, garden, General, japan, japanese, martial arts, miami, Reviews, Uncategorized, usa Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.01.24

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The right way to use subtitles when studying Japanese dramas, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learning, movies, self-study, study, subtitles, TV Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.01.23

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Popular Japanese series: Heartbroken chocolatier (失恋チョコラティエ) chocolate, drama, entertainment, fiction, General, ishihara, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, matsumoto, Reviews, series, TV Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.01.22

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Tricky Japanese loanwords borrowed, gairaigo, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, loanword, vocabulary, 外来語 Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.01.21

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“Becoming” in Japanese: the many uses of なる (naru) become, beginner, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, linguistic, naru, Uncategorized, なる, 日本語 Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.01.20

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The wonders of Japanese particle も(mo): different ways to say “also” [intermediate] also, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, mo, particle, self-study, study Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.01.19

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Shimajiro and Benesse’s distance learning program for kids benesse, bilingual, child, course, distance learning, education, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, parenting, raising a bilingual child, Reviews, shimajiro, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.01.17

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Quruli(くるり): Japanese dynamic band country, General, japan, japanese, music, pop, quruli, Reviews, rock, singer, techno, u2, Uncategorized, くるり Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.01.17

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Photo actor, furukawa yuki, itazura na kiss, Japanese, Uncategorized Azurro 4 Cielo

Thu 2014.01.16

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Some important uses of wari (割) comparison, considering, expression, for, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, wari, わり, Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.01.15

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Variations of saying a simple phrase in Japanese expression, General, grammare, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, study Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.01.15

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Japanese dramas to watch abe hiroshi, comedy, drama, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kimutaku, love comedy, Reviews, show, soap opera, TV, Uncategorized, ドラマ Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.01.13

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Words are bursting at the seams with meaning acquisition, dictionary, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learning, linguistic, linguistics, memory, Uncategorized, words Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.01.13

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Learning resources for experienced learners [advanced] advanced, bilingual, dictionary, example sentences, General, goo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, learning, study, yahoo, 知恵袋 Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.01.12

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Japanese aizuchi (相づち), the glue that holds conversation together aizuchi, back chanelling, conversation, dialogue, fluent, grammar, japan, japanese, linguistics, skills, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.01.10

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Raising a bilingual child where one language isn’t your native tongue baby, bilingual, child, country, education, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, language, raising, speak, trilingual, upbringing Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.01.09

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Transitive and intransitive verb pairs in Japanese [Intermediate/Advanced] action, General, grammar, intransitive, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, master, object, transitive, tsukeru, tsuku, verb, 他動詞, 自動詞 Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.01.08

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Why I decided to learn Japanese anime, culture, foreign language, General, haruki murakami, japan, japanese, language, life, samurai, study, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.01.07

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Omitting subjects and other words in Japanese [Intermediate] fluent, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, omitting, self-study, study, subject Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.01.06

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Embarassing moments learning a foreign language embarassing, foreign language, funny, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, life, story, study, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.01.05

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Use your energy: Useful expressions in Japanese which use ‘ki’ (気)[Intermediate] chi, energy, expressions, fluent, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, ki, life force, qi, self-study, study Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2014.01.04

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Using Japanese Documentaries as a study aid ceo, child, education, facebook, father, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, mark zuckerberg, son, Uncategorized, upbringing Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.01.03

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Study trick: refine your Japanese with help from Google [Intermediate/Advanced] General, google, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, search, tool, translate, trick Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.01.01

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Japanese verb dictionaries: are they really needed? [beginner] beginner, conjugation, dictionary, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, reference, self-study, study, verb, verbs Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2013.12.31

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New Years Resolution: Why not learn a foreign language? 2014, bilingual, blogging, General, japan, japanese, language, life, new years, resolution, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2013.12.30

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Japanese Anime Movie Review: The Garden of Words (2013, Blu-ray) anime, art, beautiful, cartoon, cg, fantasy, film, japan, japanese, makoto shinkai, movie, Reviews, Uncategorized, visual effects Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2013.12.29

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Say “yes” to a better understanding of the Japanese particle “no” (の) assertion, foreign, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, learn, linguistics, particle, self-study, study, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese