Thu 2015.02.12

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The Japanese 〜ている form used to express a state	foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, progressive, self-study, tense	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.02.10

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The real story on three Japanese conditionals (すると、したら、すれば) [suru to, shitara, sureba]	conditional, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learn, linguistics, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2015.01.27

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Special uses of the Japanese verb 来る (kuru), “to come”	come, example sentences, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kuru, learn, self-study, verb	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese expression 「ならではの」(nara de wa no) – a lump of particles with an interesting meaning	foreign, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, nara, particles, study, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.12.30

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ある (aru) and いる (iru) in Japanese: two ways to express “existence”	aru, existence, foreign language, General, grammar, iru, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, verb	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.12.22

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Japanese grammar focus: これ／それ／あれ／どれ vs. こう／そう／ああ／どう	basic, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kosoado, language, こそあど	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2014.11.21

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Counters in Japanese	counters, country, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kazoekata, learn, linguistics, object	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.06.01

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Understanding in Japanese: 分かる（wakaru)	beginner, expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, object, Uncategorized, understand, wakaru	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.05.13

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Connecting ideas in Japanese: a high-level guide	chaining, conjunctions, continuing, fluent, grammar, ideas, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, sentence	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.05.07

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Japanese Grammar – What’s it all about?	basics, difficult, foreign language, fundamental, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, self-taught, study, syntax, Uncategorized, 文法	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.05.06

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Colors in Japanese – noun form and adjective form	adjective, colors, foreign language, fundamental, General, grammar, iro, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, noun, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.05.05

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The long road to fluent reading ability in Japanese and some pointers to help on the way	ability, fluent, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, practice, reading	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.04.30

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余裕（yoyuu): a unique and useful Japanese word	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, resource, space, time, Uncategorized, yoyuu	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.04.28

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Japanese adjectival clauses	adjective, basic, clause, foreign language, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, self-study, study	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.04.27

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Special Na-adjectives in Japanese which are really not	adjective, conjugation, foreign language, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, study, words, 形容詞	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2014.04.08

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Don’t make a てき out of 的 (てき）	adjective, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistic, noun, self-study, teki, Uncategorized, 的	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.04.02

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unsettling quotation marks	funny grammar, funny signs, grammar, Uncategorized	Ophelia's Fiction

Tue 2014.04.01

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Different ways of saying “except” in Japanese	except, expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, study	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.27

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“ikizurai” and (improperly) using the -づらい (-zurai) suffix in Japanese	foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, nikui, study, yasui, zurai	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.03.24

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Different ways to express “Again” in Japanese	again, expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, once more, self-study, words	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.20

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Japanese honorific prefixes お and ご (‘O’ and ‘Go’)	expression, grammar, honorific, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistic, prefix, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2014.03.19

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Placing blame or fault in Japanese with せい (sei)	blame, expression, fault, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, okagede, okagesamade, sei, seide, Uncategorized, せいで	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2014.03.16

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Japanese particles: で (de) vs に (ni)	de, expressions, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, ni, particles, words	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.03.10

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まし (mashi) in Japanese – a way to express the best of two evils	expression, foreign language, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, language, linguistics, mashi	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2014.03.06

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A few uses of 〜じゃない	expression, General, grammar, ja nai, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, self-study, study, じゃない	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2014.03.03

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Japanese useful construct: ~なくなる (ex: しなくなる）	expression, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, なくなる, なる	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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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

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

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

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

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

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, 割	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
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

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

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

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

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

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

Thu 2013.12.26

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Expressions for giving and receiving in Japanese (objects and actions) [intermediate]	ageru, expression, General, giving, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kureru, language, morau, receiving, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2013.12.18

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A closer look at Japanese particles wa (は) and ga (が)	ga, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, learn, linguistics, particles, subject, topic, wa, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2013.12.14

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Grammar – it’s the linguistic glue that holds things together [beginner/intermediate]	foreign, grammar, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, languages, learn, linguistic, particles, study, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2009.04.18

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Beta-reading and Editing	grammar, Opinion, reading, Writing	Turn the Page