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Sat 2018.03.10

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Self Taught Japanese’s first voice interview (with John Sensei of Manga Sensei) Aside, General, interview, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, podcast Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.03.09

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The mysterious case of the double wo (を) particle General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, o, particles, wo Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.03.07

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Japanese Read & Answer: #6 [Level 1] japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, practice, quiz, Read & Answer, test Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.03.05

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The making of the English translation of “Eighteen O’Clock Music Bath” book, E-book publishing, ebook, General, japan, japanese, juza unno, publishing, translation Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.03.02

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Japanese Read & Answer: #5 [Level 2] japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, practice, quiz, Read & Answer, test Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.02.28

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Japanese Novel Review: “Boy of Civilization” (文明の子) by Hikari Ota (太田 光) book, culture, General, hikari ota, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, novel, Reviews Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.02.26

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Japanse novel translation excerpt: “Little Bird”(ことり) by Yoko Ogawa (小川洋子) General, japan, japanese, novel, translation Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.02.23

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Kickstarter Highlight: Japanese Verb Conjugator app, Aside, japan, japanese, kickstarter, Reviews Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.02.23

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Japanese Read & Answer: #4 [Level 1] japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, practice, quiz, Read & Answer Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.02.22

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Japanese particle combination: ”no ni” (のに) General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, noni, のに Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.02.21

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‘Shiro no Kanata e’ had a sequel…? Japan, Japan: Translation 茉莉花の独り言

Tue 2018.02.20

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Japanese Read & Answer: #3 [Level 1] japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, practice, quiz, Read & Answer Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.02.19

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和風月名: Alternate names for the months of the year in Japanese: (睦月, 如月, 彌生, 卯月, 皋月, 水無月, 文月, 葉月, 長月, 神無月, 霜月, 師走) calendar, culture, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, months, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.02.15

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Book Release: Japanese Dystopian Fiction (“Eighteen O’Clock Music Bath” by Juza Unno) Aside, dystopia, E-book publishing, ebook, fiction, General, japan, japanese, juza unno, literature, publish, release, translation, 海野十三 Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.02.05

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Some thoughts on effective learning of foreign language vocabulary japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, memorization, memory, retention, self-taught, techniques, Uncategorized, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.02.02

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More thoughts about the story “Five Minutes Won’t Cut It” by Kisaragi Shinichi japan, japanese, review, Reviews, story, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.01.31

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Japanese Read & Answer: #2 [Level 1] japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, practice, quiz, Read & Answer Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.01.29

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Two types of “can’t” in Japanese: improper vs impossible cant, General, grammar, impossible, improper, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, potential, self-taught Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.01.23

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Japanese While White Japan David Chart's Blog

Mon 2018.01.22

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Talking about the future in Japanese (mirai, shourai, kore kara, ima kara, etc.) future, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, self-taught, tense, verbs Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.01.18

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en Taiko: Japanese drumming at its finest Aside, culture, drumming, en taiko, japan, japanese, oregon, portland, Reviews, taiko Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.01.16

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 7] fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.01.12

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Difficulties with publishing a translation of a public domain work on Draft2Digital (and a solution) Aside, books, draft2digital, E-book publishing, japan, japanese, publishing, translation Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2018.01.09

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The making of an E-book: Science: Hopes & Fears (Juza Unno short story compilation) amazon, Aside, classic, draft2digital, e-book, E-book publishing, ebook, General, japan, japanese, juza unno, process, publishing, science fiction, sf, short story, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.01.08

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Some thoughts on language selection and code switching code switching, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language selection, linguistics, raising a bilingual child, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2018.01.05

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Juza Unno: Classic Japanese SF author published in English for the first time (reprise) Aside, book, classic, culture, e-book, E-book publishing, fiction, General, japan, japanese, juza unno, publishing, release, science fiction, translation Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.01.03

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Japanese Expression Highlight: 「水を得た魚 」(mizu wo eta sakana) expression, fish, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kotowaza, phrase, Uncategorized, water Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2018.01.01

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Hatsuyume (初夢) and Masayume (正夢): First (prophetic?) dream of the year culture, dream, dreams, General, hatsuyume, japan, japanese, masayume Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.12.28

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Translation Highlight: “Five Minutes Won’t Cut It” by Kisaragi Shinichi comedy, General, japan, japanese, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.12.05

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Reflections on Teaching English in Japan Japan David Chart's Blog

Thu 2017.11.16

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Translation Project Update 1 Aside, e-book, fiction, General, japan, japanese, project, publish, translation Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.11.06

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A great Japanese video for science and technology lovers: 「この世界が仮想現実であることを示す証明式」 advanced, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, resources, Reviews, science, Uncategorized, youtube Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.11.03

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Book review: Stone arrangement in the Japanese garden Aside, book, culture, garden, japan, japanese, karesansui, Reviews, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.11.02

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Review: 日経おとなのOFF: 美しい日本語と正しい敬語が身に付く本 (“Guidebook to beautiful Japanese and proper polite language”) grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, magazine, nikkei, polite language, review, Reviews Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.10.24

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Taking translation to the next level: Getting Published Aside, book, fiction, General, japan, japanese, short story, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.10.17

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 6] fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.10.16

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Japanese novel review: “Little Bird”(ことり) by Yoko Ogawa (小川洋子) japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, literature, novel, ogawa keiko, review, Reviews Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.10.09

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 5] fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.10.09

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A review of Skoo (スクー): Japanese online classes, streaming or live culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, online school, review, Reviews, skoo, スクー Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.10.05

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Mimusubi Japan, Shinto David Chart's Blog

Thu 2017.10.05

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A primer on Japanese emotive sentence-ending particles: ne, na, naa, yo (ね、な、なあ、よ) General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, na, naa, ne, particles, raising a bilingual child, yo Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.10.04

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 4] fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.10.02

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Uso (嘘,うそ): Lying in Japanese General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, lying, uso, word Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.09.29

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Journey’s End a-bomb, attractions, food, hiroshima, japan, locations, miyajima, museum, peace, travel, words Zxzxzx's Blog

Wed 2017.09.27

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Karesansui (枯山水): The art of Japanese rock gardens (in your own backyard?) Aside, culture, dry landscape, garden, General, japan, japanese, karesansui, portland, 枯山水 Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.09.26

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 3] fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.09.25

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Japanese novel translation: “Cube City” (立方体都市) by Ikkai Inubousaki (犬吠埼一介): Chapter 1, Part 2 chapter, fantasy, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, story, translation Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2017.09.19

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Babelcube review: taking books global (Japanese to English) babelcube, General, japan, japanese, review, Reviews, service, translation, website Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.09.18

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Japanese novel translation: “House Ephemera” by Hatasu Shikishima [Chapter 2] fiction, General, japan, japanese, literature, mystery, novel, story, surreal, translation, Uncategorized Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2017.09.15

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Japanese novel translation: “The Rainlands” by Haruka Asahi [Translator’s Afterward] culture, fantasy, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, translation Self Taught Japanese