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Monthly Archives: December 2006
Happy 平成１９年！
Well, it is the new year in Japan anyway. Here is our 年賀状 with our address blacked out. I know everyone who reads this is a good guy, but what about that person reading over your shoulder?! … Continue reading
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第５７回NHK紅白歌合戦
It's official. The White (male) Group wins! If you have never lived in Japan during the New Year, you may not know what Kouhaku is. As the name implies it is a kind of singing contest between the 'red … Continue reading
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親バカ
親バカ I first heard this phrase at a middle school in Japan. The students entering a school play pointed at their respective parents sitting in the stands and said to me, 「親バカ」. Naturally I was a little appalled at hearing … Continue reading
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The Most Muppetational Trip
We bought a DVD player for our minivan so that Makoto could be entertained instead of crying. For the most part he did well without it, but there were moments on the eight hour trip that called for it. … Continue reading
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Free 3 Kyuu Kanji Email List
I have been saying I'd do it for years and one day I paid my sister to do the work for me! Well, I did have some prep work. Anyway, if you are studying for 3 kyuu in '07, sign … Continue reading
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Miyamoto Musashi 宮本武蔵
I just started reading Musashi by Eiiji Yoshikawa (in English). It is definitely a page turner. I'm only about 100 pages down the road, but I will do a full review when I am finished. A director named … Continue reading
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Paper Clips
A friend brought over a DVD last night. It was the most amazing heart-warming story. Evidentially, a middle school teacher in a small town in Tennessee did a lesson on the dangers of intolerance and indifference that led to the … Continue reading
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尻取り
Considering I couldn't think of anything better to talk about to wrap up this week, I thought I'd talk about 尻取り. 尻取り, shiritori, is a word-chain game where you say a word beginning with the last kana of the last … Continue reading
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実際にじっさい
I received a correction by email on the 十 kanji page on TJP.com. We had had the following example sentence: 私は十歳です。watashi wa juusai desu.I am 10 years old. They correctly corrected me by saying it should be jissai instead of … Continue reading
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