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I get asked a lot “How long did it take you to learn Japanese?”

I get asked how I learned English so well sometimes, too, but that’s a different story. read more »
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The Victory Method of learning a language - Apply it to any one you like! (Korean is used as an example) read more »
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A short example of how even simple words can be difficult to translate from Japanese to English: 生活する. read more »
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A basic run-down of useful tools for quickly translating and understanding Japanese. The first in a series of how I use technology to hack through learning the Japanese language. Less of a detailed tool review than a map of the landscape, and anecdotes about which tools, after going through a bunch read more »
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Social Japanese learning web site - I'm still trying to work out what it actually is, but it does seem to be useful! read more »
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I have at last managed to pump out another in my Moving to Japan series, this time on how much language you really need to move here. As usual it is aimed at the only semi-voluntary crowd of expat wives (lol) but should be useful to others, too. read more »
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Looking for Japanese slang? I found this site via SU today and got a kick out of some of the terms so thought it was worth a soc. read more »
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Koichi put together a little ebook and some tips on how to study Japanese counters. Plus an appearnace by Sekai no Nabeatsu. read more »
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A fast, easy way to test yourself on kanji for the upcoming JLPT exam. read more »
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An interesting article about aizuchi - common interjections used in the Japanese Language. He's asking readers to think about their equivalent in English. read more »
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Another fantastically helpful language article from Soccerphile at Japan visitor blog. This one gives a well detailed run down on the various ways to (or not to) refer to yourself in various situations. read more »
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My review of the awesome SNS site, Lang-8. It basically is a place to blog that also includes a review system so commenter can actually correct your mistakes. It's hard to be criticized, but people are very polite about it. Excellent idea. read more »
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A few useful terms to know when looking for a place to stay in Japan. read more »
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This is Tofugu's first annual "Top 10 Free Online Resources for Learning Japanese" list! Come see the best Japanese learning resources on the web (granted, it's all tied to my opinion, but whatever). If you know of something else that's great, let me know in the Tofugu comments! There's also read more »
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