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Monthly Archives: August 2008
Some Thoughts on Hurricane Curry
Yumi, ever thinking of the next meal, asked me over breakfast: 今日の昼ごはんは台風カレーはどう？ kyou no hirugohan wa taifuu kare- wa dou? How about ‘hurricane curry’ for lunch? Well, at least that is what I heard. With Gustov (a hurricane heading toward … Continue reading
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Nintendo DS Practicing Japanese with Zelda
Out of boredom, I bought a few DS games the other day. I bought 人生ゲーム平成のデキゴト (Game of Life: Heisei) thinking it would be a great way for me to learn more about recent Japanese popular culture. I was very wrong. … Continue reading
JLPT Revision Updates
Musouka pointed to a PDF in a comment earlier about the changes to the JLPT in 2010. See here. (Thanks Musouka!) Some juicy information includes: Starting in 2009, the current JLPT will be held twice a year JLPT 1 and … Continue reading
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Makoto and the Combine アンド親父ギャグ
One of Makoto’s favorite new words is ‘Combine.’ A month or two ago while at his cousin’s house he had an opportunity to sit on their combine harvester tractor. He declined the offer preferring instead to cower behind his daddy. … Continue reading
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On Sweet Coffee
This morning while rummaging through the refrigerator looking for some drink to drink, I saw the only ice coffee left was the non-black variety–only sweet coffee. I haven’t had sweet coffee in years so I thought I’d give it a … Continue reading
Yuki no Monogatari – Chapter Four Video
Just released! Richard VanHouten’s Yuki no Monogatari–the Video–Chapter Four!
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Cat, Grandma, and Poop
Just a quick entry. This morning, minutes after waking up, Makoto saw two of his favorite things at once–grandma (baba) and cat (neko)–and decided to put the two together saying, 「猫ばば」 (neko baba) 猫糞 neko baba [lit. cat poop] is … Continue reading
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Four NEW JLPT Books with CDs
Up until now Bonjinsha has published one book with the previous year’s 1 & 2 level tests and another book with 3 & 4′s actual tests. This has always been a great way for students wanting to take the Japanese … Continue reading
Telemarketers are People too
But that doesn’t mean we can’t have some fun with them: (Sorry, a little off-beat) Turns out this guy does this for a living. Check it out: http://www.tommabe.com/videos-find/video_index.htm In related news, you may enjoy this voicemail drama: http://www.misanthropytoday.com/2008/06/27/olga-and-dmitri-funny-voicemail/
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Small Earthquake and Old Apartments
Yesterday we experienced our first earthquake since we’ve been back in Japan. It was a 震度１ (Category 1) which lasted for less than a second and felt like an extremely heavy truck passing right by. It reminded me of our … Continue reading
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