Sun 2016.07.24

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Unofficial translation: Japanese Novel “Witch of the Library” (図書館の魔女) [1st chapter]	book, fantasy, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, novel, tolkien, translation, Uncategorized, witch of the library	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.07.20

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Japanese Novel Review: “Witch of the Library” (図書館の魔女) by Daisuke Takada (高田 大介) [1st book]	book, fantasy, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, literature, novel, review, Reviews, takada	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.07.12

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Recommend reading list for Japanese learners	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, list, novels, reading, recommended	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2016.07.08

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What it’s like reading Haruki Murakami novels in their original Japanese	culture, fiction, General, japan, japanese, linguistics, literature, murakami haruki, novels, self-study, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.07.05

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Ways to describe style in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, list, style, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.06.30

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Japanese site review for free online novels: 「小説家になろう」	books, culture, free, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, novel, novelist, online, Reviews, shousetsuka, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.06.30

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Japanese Writing Lab #5: Favorite movie	class, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, japanese_writing_lab, language, practice, self-taught, topic, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.26

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The trouble with insufficient samples: The Japanese word 偉い (erai) and it proper usage	culture, erai, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, term, word	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.26

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Report: Meetup at Kale for The Portland Japanese Language Exchange (ポートランド日本語交換会)	culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, meetings, meetup, oregon, portland	Self Taught Japanese
Japanese Vocabulary list: Trains (電車) and related terms	japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, self-study, terms, trains, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists, words	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.06.21

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Meetup this Saturday at Kale for The Portland Japanese Language Exchange (ポートランド日本語交換会)	event, General, japan, japanese, kale, meetings, meetup, oregon, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.19

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Japanese Writing Lab #4: Hobbies	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, japanese_writing_lab, language, linguisttics, practice, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.19

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Spoiling and being spoiled in Japanese: 甘やかす (amayakasu) and 甘える (amaeru)	expressions, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, spoiled, terms	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.06.13

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Japanese Novel Translation: 『そして、星の輝く夜がくる』(And thus, the starry night fell upon them) by 真山仁 (Mayama Jin) [First chapter]	book, fan, General, japan, japanese, jin mayama, language, linguistics, novel, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.06.11

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A response to a reader’s comment about Gengo, quality, and rates for translation	Blog Analytics, free market, General, gengo, japan, japanese, online, quality, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.06.11

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The “〜くある” (~ku aru) form for Japanese adjectives	adjectives, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, ku aru, language, linguistics	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.06.08

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問題 (mondai): a very problematic word in Japanese	explanation, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, mondai, term, Uncategorized, word	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.06.01

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Linguistic debate on the existence of subjects in Japanese (from three points of view)	english, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, sentence structure, subject, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.05.29

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Japanese Writing Lab #1: Basic self-introduction	course, essay, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, lab, online, self-study, study, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.28

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Japanese vocabulary list: airplane related terms	airplane, airport, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, list, terms, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.05.26

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Are you into Japanese culture? Consider moving to Oregon!	Aside, culture, florida, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, moving, oregon, portland, raising a bilingual child, self, study	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.05.23

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Introducing “Japanese Writing Lab”: a new way to practice writing in Japanese	classroom, education, foreign, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Japanese writing lab, lab, language, practice, study, Uncategorized, writing	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.05.23

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Japanese Novel Review: 『そして、星の輝く夜がくる』(Soshite, Hoshi no kagayaku yoru ga kuru) by 真山仁 (Jin Mayama)	book, culture, disaster, earthquake, fukushima, hanshin, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, review, Reviews, tsunami	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.05.17

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Translation challenges: the tradeoffs of title translation with “Godzilla”	culture, General, godzilla, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, movie, title, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.14

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Yuzu kaiten-zushi restaurant in David, Florida – One of the best in south florida	davie, florida, food, General, japan, japanese, restaurant, review, Reviews, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.05.12

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Japanese particle confusion: 　人「？」手伝ってあげる	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, ni, particle, Uncategorized, wo, に, を, 日本語	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.05.09

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Japanese cool band: Fox Capture Plan	culture, fox capture plan, General, japan, japanese, jazz, music, review, Reviews, techno	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.07

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Origami Tales: The artful performance of Kuniko Yamamoto	culture, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, origami, osaka, performance, performances, review, Reviews, tokyo	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.05.07

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Useful Japanese expression: shikata nai (仕方ない) and a bunch of variants	expression, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, linguistics, shikata nai, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.05.04

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Short essay: Thoughts on learning to speak and write in a foreign language… naturally	fluent, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, language acquisition, linguistics, self-taught, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.05.01

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Japanese to English translation: “Candy Candy Final Story” – Chapter 1, Part 1	candy candy, fan, fan translation, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, keiko nagita, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.04.30

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A place to learn more about Hokusai	culture, General, hokusai, japan, japanese, paintings, review, Reviews, web sites	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.04.28

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Japanese podcast review: “僕と、嫁さんと、息子と、ゲームと” (My wife, my son, games, and me)	culture, gaming, General, itunes, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, Podcast, raising a bilingual child, review, Reviews, self-study	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.04.26

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Japanese phrase “~kara de” (〜からで）	advanced, because, construction, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, karade, language, linguistics, particle, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.04.20

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Japanese book review: “Reserved Seat: Short short oukoku” by Jiro Akagawa	akagawa jiro, author, culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, literature, review, Reviews, short stories, short story	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.04.19

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Vocabulary list: Being sick in Japanese	General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, list, self-study, sick, study, vocab, vocabulary, Vocabulary Lists, words	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2016.04.04

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An important Japanese word that is good to master: “hoka” (ほか、外、他）	explanation, General, grammar, hoka, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, other, Uncategorized, word, 他	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.04.03

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Japanese movie review: “百瀬、こっちを向いて” (My pretend girlfriend)	critique, culture, General, hayami akari, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, momose, movie, opinion, review, Reviews, romance	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.04.02

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Working as a freelance Japanese->English translator at Gengo: 3 months	freelance, General, gengo, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, job, translation, translator, working	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.04.02

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More about the origin of the Japanese word くるま (kuruma) [a confession]	april, General, gogen, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, linguistics, origin, word, Word Origins	Self Taught Japanese

Fri 2016.04.01

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The interesting origin of the Japanese word ”くるま” (kuruma)	april, Aside, car, General, gogen, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, kuruma, Uncategorized, word origin, Word Origins, 語源	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.03.29

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A discussion on problems students face with the common Japanese verbs もらう、くれる, and あげる (translated from a textbook)	ageru, book, education, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, kureru, morau, teaching, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese
Vocabulary list: Chess in Japanese	chess, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Moderate, raising a bilingual child, terms, vocab, vocabulary list, Vocabulary Lists	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.03.23

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Unofficial translation of the prologue of Jun Ikeido’s “Downtown Rocket” (Japanese -> English)	book, culture, downtown rocket, fan, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, jun ikeido, novel, official, translation, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.03.17

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Book Review: “Teaching methods based on student native language: English Edition” by Kazuko Nakagawa	academic, book, culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Moderate, lecture, review, Reviews, teaching, textbook, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2016.03.12

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Japanese Movie Review: “Eternal First Love”	culture, eternal first love, japan, japanese, movie, review, Reviews, saki aibu, translation	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.03.03

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Lack of polite Japanese in certain parts of the novel “Downtown Rocket” (下町ロケット）	culture, downtown rocket, forms, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, polite, shitamachi roketto, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.02.23

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Japanese novel review: “Downtown Rocket” (下町ロケット, shitamachi roketto）by Jun Ikeido (池井戸潤)	book, business, culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, jun ikeido, modern, novel, Reviews, shitamachi roketto, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.02.18

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Japanese particle combination での (de no)	combination, de, deno, General, grammar, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Intermediate, no, particle, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.02.11

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Anime : Yamada kun and Seven witches (山田くんと７人の魔女)	anime, Interest, japan, Japanese, manga, Miki Yoshikawa, review, Yamada kun and Seven witches, 山田くんと７人の魔女	Azurro 4 Cielo