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Episode 12 (the friendliness particle and ways to say goodbye)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/11/11/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-12/", "published_at": "2023-11-11T16:47:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c87406e4222", "title": "Japanese literature release: “Classic Japanese Fairy Tales [Volume 7]” by Mimei Ogawa", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/11/08/japanese-literature-release-classic-japanese-fairy-tales-volume-7-by-mimei-ogawa/", "published_at": "2023-11-08T15:34:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c87408e2bbf", "title": "Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 11 (introduction to the “te” form and a few expressions for apologizing)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/11/05/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-11/", "published_at": "2023-11-05T17:34:27+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c8740b706bb", "title": "Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 10 (I-adjectives and an expression for a mild suggestion)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/31/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-10/", "published_at": "2023-10-31T22:15:26+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c874119aef0", "title": "Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 9 (The “mo” particle and describing languages)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/28/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-9-the-mo-particle-and-describing-languages/", "published_at": "2023-10-28T15:51:08+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c874143a96b", "title": "Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 8: the past tense)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/25/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-8-the-past-tense/", "published_at": "2023-10-25T22:33:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c87420b39df", "title": "Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 7: Counting from 0-99)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/23/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-7-counting-from-0-99%ef%bf%bc/", "published_at": "2023-10-23T22:14:18+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c87423fb531", "title": "Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 6: the ‘de’ particle)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/21/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-6-the-de-particle/", "published_at": "2023-10-21T20:27:39+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c874271eb05", "title": "Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 5: the negative verb tense)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/18/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-5-the-negative-verb-tense/", "published_at": "2023-10-18T22:38:58+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c8742f20a0c", "title": "Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 4: existence verbs, “ga” and “ni” particles, etc.)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/15/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-4-existence-verbs-ga-and-ni-particles-etc/", "published_at": "2023-10-16T00:58:45+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-ae90-7010-a0a1-3c8743b59759", "title": "Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 3: 1st person pronouns, the “yo” particle, an everyday greeting…)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/13/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-3-1st-person-pronouns-the-yo-particle-a-greeting-etc/", "published_at": "2023-10-13T22:46:20+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d3bf76912", "title": "“Japanese grammar and more!” Episode 2", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/10/japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-2/", "published_at": "2023-10-10T13:33:59+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d3c2adecb", "title": "A new podcast about learning Japanese: “Grammar and more!” (Episode 1)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/08/a-new-podcast-about-learning-japanese-grammar-and-more-episode-1/", "published_at": "2023-10-08T22:59:11+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d3c7603cb", "title": "Review: Sakuraco snack box (reprise)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/08/review-sakuraco-snack-box-reprise/", "published_at": "2023-10-08T16:13:13+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d3d7294f9", "title": "Japanese Calligraphy: The Resurrection of a Brush", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/10/03/japanese-calligraphy-the-resurrection-of-a-brush/", "published_at": "2023-10-03T13:25:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d3db4867e", "title": "Japanese educational book: 筆ペン練習帳 (Calligraphy pen practice notebook) by 鈴木 曉昇 (Gyoushou Suzuki)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/09/26/japanese-educational-book-%e7%ad%86%e3%83%9a%e3%83%b3%e7%b7%b4%e7%bf%92%e5%b8%b3-calligraphy-pen-practice-notebook-by-%e9%88%b4%e6%9c%a8-%e6%9b%89%e6%98%87-gyoushou-suzuki/", "published_at": "2023-09-26T13:24:52+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d3e730706", "title": "Japanese bilingual reader book release: “Kantan! Read Japanese stories like a native (Volume 2)”", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/09/19/japanese-bilingual-reader-book-release-kantan-read-japanese-stories-like-a-native-volume-2/", "published_at": "2023-09-19T13:26:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d3f0e564e", "title": "Japanese literature review: “The Glimmer of Ink” (墨のゆらめき）By Shion Miura (三浦しをん）", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/08/15/japanese-literature-review-the-glimmer-of-ink-%e5%a2%a8%e3%81%ae%e3%82%86%e3%82%89%e3%82%81%e3%81%8d%ef%bc%89by-shion-miura-%e4%b8%89%e6%b5%a6%e3%81%97%e3%82%92%e3%82%93%ef%bc%89/", "published_at": "2023-08-15T13:32:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d3fe9be72", "title": "Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 5/5]", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/08/14/hawaii-travel-report-2023-a-japan-away-from-japan-part-1-5-2-2-3/", "published_at": "2023-08-14T13:21:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d4004a518", "title": "Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 4/5]", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/08/12/hawaii-travel-report-2023-a-japan-away-from-japan-part-1-5-2-2-2/", "published_at": "2023-08-12T21:30:12+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac5-d78d-7352-99b5-339d408d5ec0", "title": "Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 3/5]", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/08/11/hawaii-travel-report-2023-a-japan-away-from-japan-part-1-5-2-2/", "published_at": "2023-08-11T13:31:38+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefc7bba3cf", "title": "Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 2/5]", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/08/10/hawaii-travel-report-2023-a-japan-away-from-japan-part-1-5-2/", "published_at": "2023-08-10T13:26:35+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefc7c6254b", "title": "Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 1/5]", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/08/08/hawaii-travel-report-2023-a-japan-away-from-japan-part-1-5/", "published_at": "2023-08-08T13:27:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefc837b4fa", "title": "Japanese Literature Release: “The Face” by Hayashi Fubo", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/07/18/japanese-literature-release-the-face-by-hayashi-fubo/", "published_at": "2023-07-18T13:23:09+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefc84f0398", "title": "Japanese grammar: the fickle word “ii” (良い) and a trio of particles", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/07/12/japanese-grammar-the-fickle-word-ii-%e8%89%af%e3%81%84-and-a-trio-of-particles/", "published_at": "2023-07-12T15:24:57+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefc94aa9fb", "title": "Important Japanese word: よく (yoku)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/06/27/important-japanese-word-%e3%82%88%e3%81%8f-yoku/", "published_at": "2023-06-27T13:34:53+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefc9a723c6", "title": "Japanese Netflix drama review: “Tiger & Dragon” (タイガー&ドラゴン）", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/06/22/japanese-netflix-drama-review-tiger-dragon-%e3%82%bf%e3%82%a4%e3%82%ac%e3%83%bc%e3%83%89%e3%83%a9%e3%82%b4%e3%83%b3%ef%bc%89/", "published_at": "2023-06-22T13:34:01+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefc9e23370", "title": "The Making of a Japanese Literature Audiobook (and a giveaway)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/06/20/the-making-of-a-japanese-literature-audiobook-and-a-giveaway/", "published_at": "2023-06-20T13:33:48+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefca221f1b", "title": "The origin of the common phrase “ohayou gozaimasu” (meaning “good morning”)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/06/15/the-origin-of-the-common-phrase-ohayou-gozaimasu-meaning-good-morning/", "published_at": "2023-06-15T13:34:41+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefcab94506", "title": "Talking about the seasons in Japanese", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/06/13/talking-about-the-seasons-in-japanese/", "published_at": "2023-06-13T13:26:42+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-0eae-7240-8217-baefcb5e2114", "title": "Japanese educational book release: “Kantan! Read Japanese stories like a native (Volume 1)”", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/06/06/japanese-educational-book-release-kantan-read-japanese-stories-like-a-native-volume-1/", "published_at": "2023-06-06T13:28:24+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-4eb4-71c4-82fe-f3f0559f0517", "title": "How long will it take me to learn Japanese?", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/05/31/how-long-will-it-take-me-to-learn-japanese/", "published_at": "2023-05-31T13:30:25+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-4eb4-71c4-82fe-f3f056606d3a", "title": "The #1 pitfall of teaching yourself (a language)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/05/23/the-1-pitfall-of-teaching-yourself-a-language/", "published_at": "2023-05-23T13:27:30+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-4eb4-71c4-82fe-f3f05745b29d", "title": "Japanese literature audiobook release: “Fast Forward Japan: Stories by the Founding Father of Japanese Science Fiction”", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/05/09/japanese-literature-audiobook-release-fast-forward-japan-stories-by-the-founding-father-of-japanese-science-fiction/", "published_at": "2023-05-09T13:26:50+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-4eb4-71c4-82fe-f3f057944809", "title": "Japanese Netflix Drama review: “Alice in Borderland” (2nd Season)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/05/08/japanese-netflix-drama-review-alice-in-borderland-2nd-season/", "published_at": "2023-05-08T17:09:47+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-4eb4-71c4-82fe-f3f05885935b", "title": "PC game review “Ghostwire: Tokyo” (a realistic trip through the streets of Japan)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/05/02/pc-game-review-ghostwire-tokyo-a-realistic-trip-through-the-streets-of-japan/", "published_at": "2023-05-02T13:41:17+00:00" }, { "id": "01a0cac6-4eb4-71c4-82fe-f3f058d2c5aa", "title": "Useful Japanese words: Expressing annoyance with めんどくさい (mendokusai)", "url": "https://selftaughtjapanese.com/2023/04/25/useful-japanese-words-expressing-annoyance-with-%e3%82%81%e3%82%93%e3%81%a9%e3%81%8f%e3%81%95%e3%81%84-mendokusai/", "published_at": "2023-04-25T13:27:57+00:00" } ] posts Claim your blog
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2025

Anime Review: Frieren Season 1 (an all-time favorite)original ↗
17 Apr 2025
Japanese word origins: the strange tale of three “hashi” (Bridge, chopsticks, edge)original ↗
1 Apr 2025
Japanese Ramen restaurant review: Kyuramen of Portland (九湯ラーメン）original ↗
25 Mar 2025
A Japanese study method for ebooks, Amazon’s blocking of file exporting, and a way around it (for our books)original ↗
14 Mar 2025
Japanese Bilingual Reader Release: “Kantan! Read Japanese Stories Like a Native (Volume 4)”original ↗
10 Mar 2025
Interesting Japanese loanword: アピール (apiiru)original ↗
7 Mar 2025
Netflix Anime Review: “Dandadan” （ダンダダン)original ↗
6 Mar 2025
Advanced Japanese practice: listening to and understanding accents (and a character from Sakamoto Days)original ↗
5 Mar 2025
Japanese Poem Translation: “Darkness and Light” by Suzuko Nakanooriginal ↗
4 Mar 2025
Album Release Announcement: “A Succession of Moments” by If Pianos Couloriginal ↗
3 Mar 2025
Live Aikido Demonstration Event in Tigard, Oregon (near Portland) for Japan Night (this Friday)original ↗
26 Feb 2025
Quick Book Review: Japanthem by Jillian Marshalloriginal ↗
21 Feb 2025
Japanese Grammar: transitive vs. intransitive and relaxing with Ki-Aikido original ↗
7 Feb 2025
Bilingual Japanese fairy tale translation: “The Accordion” by Ogawa Mimeioriginal ↗
3 Feb 2025
Honolulu 2025 trip photo galleryoriginal ↗
31 Jan 2025
A weekend of Ki-Aikido training in Honolulu (and a visit to a temple)original ↗
30 Jan 2025
Language Learning Book Release: “The Language Learning Myth and the War on Addictive Content”original ↗
10 Jan 2025

2024

Ki Aikido: Teaching Childrenoriginal ↗
10 Dec 2024
Japanese grammar: Using を (o) vs. に (ni) with 教える (oshieru) original ↗
6 Nov 2024
Single release: If Pianos Could: “Along the River” (Flute + Piano)original ↗
5 Nov 2024
Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 16 (Osaka travelogue)original ↗
30 Oct 2024
Japanese vocabulary list: Ki Aikido (martial arts) training words original ↗
29 Oct 2024
Photo Album: Japan 2024 October Trip to Osaka/Kyotooriginal ↗
28 Oct 2024
Japanese literature release: “Dreams of a Child: Mimei Ogawa: The Father of Modern Japanese Fairy Tales”original ↗
17 Oct 2024
Anime highlight: Orb: On the Movements of the Earth (チ。―地球の運動について)original ↗
10 Oct 2024
If Pianos Could: Flow [Solo album released]original ↗
27 Sept 2024
Japanese verbs “ukeru” (受ける) and “ukaru” (受かる): a useful pairoriginal ↗
27 Sept 2024
Interview with Neil Gudovitz about what it takes to be a literary agent (also topics such as AI and Japan)original ↗
23 Sept 2024
Foreign Language Tricks: Being aware of tone and nuance (and being humble)original ↗
17 Sept 2024
Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 15 (Let’s learn about ‘you’)original ↗
10 Sept 2024
Introducing “If Pianos Could”, and my first instrumental music album release.original ↗
9 Sept 2024
Japanese Igusa Tatami Mat: add a taste of Japan to your roomoriginal ↗
5 Sept 2024
Japanese vocab list: house-related wordsoriginal ↗
28 Aug 2024
The Japanese piano adventure continues: A Yamaha damaged, a Yamaha boughtoriginal ↗
27 Aug 2024
Japanese Literature Release: “The Accordion and the Fish Town” by Hayashi Fumikooriginal ↗
19 Aug 2024
The challenges of applying Ki Aikido principles in daily lifeoriginal ↗
8 Aug 2024
Japanese audiobook review: “Lecture on Removing Ki Blockages” by Shin’ichi Toheioriginal ↗
24 Jul 2024
Japanese Bilingual Reader Release: “Kantan! Read Japanese Stories Like a Native (Volume 3)”original ↗
16 Jul 2024
The Power of Relaxation Off and On the Mat (discussions on Ki-Aikido)original ↗
12 Jul 2024
Japanese book review: 活の入れ方 (“Techniques for Motivation”) by 藤平信一 (Shin’ichi Tohei)original ↗
25 Jun 2024
Learning to Read Japanese Quicklyoriginal ↗
6 Jun 2024
Japanese Literature Audio Narration: “Bitter Honey”original ↗
3 Jun 2024
Japanesque 5: With recent AI advances, does learning a foreign language make sense anymore?original ↗
15 May 2024
Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 14 (The potential tense)original ↗
7 May 2024
Portland Japanese Garden 2024: photo albumoriginal ↗
3 May 2024
Calligraphy brush unboxing: Ikkyuuen Umihotaru (“Sea Firefly”)original ↗
30 Apr 2024
Studying calligraphy in Japanoriginal ↗
16 Apr 2024
Japan travels: Shimadai Gallery (calligraphy photo collection)original ↗
13 Apr 2024
Training Ki-Aikido in Osakaoriginal ↗
11 Apr 2024
Announcing *Japanesque*: a new podcast about all things Japaneseoriginal ↗
9 Apr 2024
Japan Trip 2024 Videooriginal ↗
4 Apr 2024
Japanese Literature Release: “Bitter Honey”original ↗
12 Mar 2024
Japanese word deep dive: “nakama” (仲間) [as heard in One Piece]original ↗
13 Feb 2024
Why I Train in Ki Aikidooriginal ↗
5 Jan 2024

2023

Japanese expression: (何となく） “nan to naku”original ↗
23 Dec 2023
Japanese Pronunciation Highlight: The debate of the soft “ga”original ↗
22 Dec 2023
Netflix Anime Series Review: Plutooriginal ↗
19 Dec 2023
A reconsideration of teaching Japanese intonation (and a useful tool to examine intonations)original ↗
15 Dec 2023
Japanese literature release: “Alien Christmas” (Volume 3 of Masao Yamakawa collection)original ↗
12 Dec 2023
Japanese Youtube Recommendation: Taigu Osho (talks from a Buddhist Priest)original ↗
7 Dec 2023
Anime movie review: One Piece Film Zoriginal ↗
22 Nov 2023
Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 13 (The Good, Bad, and Ugly of Studying Japanese)original ↗
19 Nov 2023
Starfield Japanese vocabulary listoriginal ↗
14 Nov 2023
Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 12 (the friendliness particle and ways to say goodbye)original ↗
11 Nov 2023
Japanese literature release: “Classic Japanese Fairy Tales [Volume 7]” by Mimei Ogawaoriginal ↗
8 Nov 2023
Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 11 (introduction to the “te” form and a few expressions for apologizing)original ↗
5 Nov 2023
Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 10 (I-adjectives and an expression for a mild suggestion)original ↗
31 Oct 2023
Japanese Grammar and More: Episode 9 (The “mo” particle and describing languages)original ↗
28 Oct 2023
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 8: the past tense)original ↗
25 Oct 2023
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 7: Counting from 0-99)original ↗
23 Oct 2023
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 6: the ‘de’ particle)original ↗
21 Oct 2023
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 5: the negative verb tense)original ↗
18 Oct 2023
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 4: existence verbs, “ga” and “ni” particles, etc.)original ↗
16 Oct 2023
Japanese grammar and more! (Episode 3: 1st person pronouns, the “yo” particle, an everyday greeting…)original ↗
13 Oct 2023
“Japanese grammar and more!” Episode 2original ↗
10 Oct 2023
A new podcast about learning Japanese: “Grammar and more!” (Episode 1)original ↗
8 Oct 2023
Review: Sakuraco snack box (reprise)original ↗
8 Oct 2023
Japanese Calligraphy: The Resurrection of a Brushoriginal ↗
3 Oct 2023
Japanese educational book: 筆ペン練習帳 (Calligraphy pen practice notebook) by 鈴木 曉昇 (Gyoushou Suzuki)original ↗
26 Sept 2023
Japanese bilingual reader book release: “Kantan! Read Japanese stories like a native (Volume 2)”original ↗
19 Sept 2023
Japanese literature review: “The Glimmer of Ink” (墨のゆらめき）By Shion Miura (三浦しをん）original ↗
15 Aug 2023
Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 5/5]original ↗
14 Aug 2023
Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 4/5]original ↗
12 Aug 2023
Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 3/5]original ↗
11 Aug 2023
Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 2/5]original ↗
10 Aug 2023
Hawaii travel report 2023 (a Japan away from Japan) [Part 1/5]original ↗
8 Aug 2023
Japanese Literature Release: “The Face” by Hayashi Fubooriginal ↗
18 Jul 2023
Japanese grammar: the fickle word “ii” (良い) and a trio of particlesoriginal ↗
12 Jul 2023
Important Japanese word: よく (yoku)original ↗
27 Jun 2023
Japanese Netflix drama review: “Tiger & Dragon” (タイガー&ドラゴン）original ↗
22 Jun 2023
The Making of a Japanese Literature Audiobook (and a giveaway)original ↗
20 Jun 2023
The origin of the common phrase “ohayou gozaimasu” (meaning “good morning”)original ↗
15 Jun 2023
Talking about the seasons in Japaneseoriginal ↗
13 Jun 2023
Japanese educational book release: “Kantan! Read Japanese stories like a native (Volume 1)”original ↗
6 Jun 2023
How long will it take me to learn Japanese?original ↗
31 May 2023
The #1 pitfall of teaching yourself (a language)original ↗
23 May 2023
Japanese literature audiobook release: “Fast Forward Japan: Stories by the Founding Father of Japanese Science Fiction”original ↗
9 May 2023
Japanese Netflix Drama review: “Alice in Borderland” (2nd Season)original ↗
8 May 2023
PC game review “Ghostwire: Tokyo” (a realistic trip through the streets of Japan)original ↗
2 May 2023
Useful Japanese words: Expressing annoyance with めんどくさい (mendokusai)original ↗
25 Apr 2023
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