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Japanese Onomatopoeia 28 Apr 2013 | 05:08 am
Onomatopoeia. That's a big scary term with a much less daunting meaning: any word that mimics a sound. In English, onomatopoeia consists of words like “boom”, “pop”, and “cock-a-doodle-do”. Of course...
6 Sites All Japanese Learners Should Bookmark 15 Jan 2013 | 03:04 am
Today I'm going to share a collection of websites that I think are absolutely amazing resources which everyone learning Japanese should know about. A few of them I don't use (because I'm already fluen...
36 Cool and Obscure Words (WOTD Roundup) 7 Dec 2012 | 11:48 pm
For the last month or so, (almost) every day, I've been posting a #Japanese #WOTD on Twitter. Since information on twitter is quickly buried, I'll leave a record here for the sake of data permanence.....
Reading Practice: the Dead Parrot Sketch in Japanese 1 Dec 2012 | 03:12 am
Month Python's dead parrot sketch. It's deservingly one of the most famous sketches in all comedy, in which John Cleese (Mr. Praline) attempts to return a dead parrot to a stubborn pet shop owner...
Numbers and Time Cheat Sheet (PDF) 20 Oct 2012 | 12:41 am
For those of you who missed it because you aren't connected with Nihonshock on either Twitter or Facebook (shame on you!), I just released a digital version of one of the most popular sheets in the fu...
Basic Japanese Cheat Sheet: Digital Version! 14 Oct 2012 | 10:37 pm
Today I am releasing a version of the Basic Japanese cheat sheet which has been fully optimized for use on a computer (or computer-like device).
5 Traits of a Successful Japanese Learner 1 Oct 2012 | 10:02 pm
Let's be honest, learning a language is tough. While some learners go on to be highly proficient speakers, living and working in their second language, a large number (probably a majority) either give...
Shorthand Kanji Forms 11 Aug 2012 | 03:33 am
Shorthand kanji forms (called 略字:ryakuji in Japanese) are something you're unlikely to come across in your Japanese studies (since they're technically incorrect), and thanks to the everything-becoming...
Off the Beaten Path: Gujo-Hachiman 19 Jul 2012 | 06:10 am
Japan seems built for great tourism. Everywhere you go you will find some attraction or historical spot, and every city (in some cases every restaurant) claims to have it’s own 名物 (meibutsu: famous lo...
Otaku Expression: MINAGITTEKITA!!! 11 Jul 2012 | 02:37 am
This week I’ve been busy getting all the pre-sales of the cheat sheets ready to go. All the envelopes are ready and waiting, and I’m scheduled to pick up the sheets on Thursday. If all goes as planned...
