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Monthly Archives: November 2007
A Japanese Language Proficiency Test Story
I took level three of the JLPT in 1999. I passed easily (well, after studying hardly). I spent all of 2000 preparing for level two. Again I passed, but not as easily. Well, the test wasn’t bad, but taking the … Continue reading
Japanese Language Proficiency Test
The JLPT is this Sunday. Thousands of people will be traveling to take the test. I won’t be among them, but I do plan to take 1 kyuu one day. I passed 2 kyuu in 2000 and since being back … Continue reading
Nintendo DS: 250万人の漢検
Well, I finally got around to removing the shrink wrap on the ２５０万人の漢検 DS software. This was no easy task. Usually Japanese shrink wrapped items have a little pull string to help the poor guy who bought the item. But … Continue reading
Three New Nintendo DS Kanji Learning Games
I got in three new Nintendo DS Games yesterday from Japan. I haven’t had a chance to even open them, but I will try to get to at least the ２５０万人の漢検* since it will replace the popular ２００万人の漢検 and other … Continue reading
Josei Jishin Magazines Almost Gone!
This morning I awoke to a large order that nearly wiped us out of our Josei Jishin magazines. (Thank you!) A few years ago I got the desire to import Japanese magazines to sell at our store. The problem is, … Continue reading
Half Baked in Japanese and the Theme’s Progress
Well, as you can see I am making some progress with the new theme, but it is still half baked. Ok, so as to not totally waste web space and bandwidth with this post, how do you say ‘half baked’ … Continue reading
A New Half-Baked Design is in the Works–Obviously
I had every intention to sit down and totally revamp the blog’s theme this morning. It so happened that life happened and my new theme didn’t fully happen. I will try to finish it tomorrow but in the meantime please … Continue reading
On修 and Learning Kanji in General
This morning I was going through a Unicom JLPT 1 kyuu kanji study book (an older version of this one). It had a list of six jukugo using 修 but I was struck by the wide variety of meanings. Here … Continue reading
On Being at Wal-Mart this Morning
It was 4:29 this morning. The alarm went off and so did I—to Wal-Mart that is. Today was Black Friday. The day retail stores see more black than red. There weren’t many cars on the road, but as I pulled … Continue reading
七面鳥 Japanese Turkeys have Seven Faces
Today being Turkey day (at least for a few more hours here in Florida), I thought I’d look up the origin of the word ‘turkey’ in Japanese. It has nothing to do with the Turks, by the way. The word … Continue reading