Tue 2021.01.19

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Japanese particle combination: “made de” (までで)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particles	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2021.01.11

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Japanese expression: “年は年だから” (toshi wa toshi dakara)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.12.14

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Are? Yet another use of the word “are” (あれ)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2020.12.09

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Japanese grammar: Solving the mystery of “僕に言われても” (boku ni iwarete mo)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.11.23

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Japanese literary phrase: さも (samo)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.11.16

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The patterns “shite dou?” / “shitara dou?” and vagueness with verb tenses in Japanese	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2020.10.20

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Analysis of a common Internet phrase: “詳しくはこちら” (kuwashiku wa kochira)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese fairy tale now available free on Kanshudo (a Japanese learning site)	Aside, General, grammar, Kanshudo, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.10.12

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Machine Translation Showdown: 5 MTs tested using a classical Japanese excerpt	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Reviews, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2020.10.07

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The right and wrong way to use the verb あげる (ageru) in Japanese	culture, General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.09.21

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Getting specific with も (mo) and what not to tell your lover	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese expression: とんだとばっちりを食う (tonda tobacchiri wo kuu)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.08.17

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Japanese literary expression: ~言わんばかり (~iwan bakari)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.07.20

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The Language Corrector’s Dilemma	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.07.13

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Japanese particle combination: からの (kara no)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.06.22

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Japanese particle combination: にも (ni mo)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particles	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2020.06.07

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Book Release: Japanese Particle Quizzes [Yaba-Q: Volume 1]	E-book publishing, General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, online quizzes and tests, quizzes, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2020.06.05

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Use active reading to boost your foreign language skills	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.06.01

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Particle combination かで (kade)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particles	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.05.04

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Japanese expression: 疲れにくくなる(tsukare nikuku naru)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2020.04.21

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50+ Japanese Grammatical Patterns: an experiment in translation	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.04.20

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Japanese Slang Term: yosage （良さげ）	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, slang, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.04.13

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Self Taught Japanese to Begin Online Japanese Classes [BETA]	General, grammar, meetings, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2020.03.16

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A pair of terribly useful Japanese verbs: 出す (dasu) and 出る (deru)	General, grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, verbs	Self Taught Japanese
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

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

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

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

Tue 2019.12.24

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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

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

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

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 2019.06.24

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Japanese grammar: verb and adjective confusion	General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	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 2019.05.06

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

Mon 2019.02.25

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Using the Japanese particles “to” (と) and “tte” (って) to quote [plus abbreviated uses and particle combinations]	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, particle, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2019.02.18

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Japanese quiz 2: Basic verb conjugation	grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, online quizzes and tests, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2019.02.14

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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

Mon 2019.02.11

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Japanese quiz 1: Basic particle usage	grammar, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, online quizzes and tests, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.01.08

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Tricky Japanese verb pair: 預ける / 預かる (azukeru / azukaru)	grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.12.03

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Japanese expression ありそうでなかった (ari sou de nakatta), and some tasty soy sauce	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.11.26

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Japanese colloquial expression: “sorya sou desho” (そりゃそうでしょ) and related phrases	expressions, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate	Self Taught Japanese