Monthly Archives: January 2009

The Ultimate IME Guide (Nothing Penultimate About it)

Kurious over at the forums posted this everything-including-the-kitchen-sink post about using the Japanese IME on a Windows computer. The title is “The Penultimate Japanese IME Guide… well, almost. ” But he was just being a little humble.  I also added … Continue reading

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邪魔もの

The other day, Makoto ran in between Yumi and I and screamed, 「じゃま!じゃま!」. I’m sure he picked that up from Yumi. When she is working, washing dishes, or folding clothes, Makoto likes to ‘help.’ Yumi then says, 「じゃま!」 邪魔 【じゃま】 means … Continue reading

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Katakana Writing Practice Pad

If you are studying katakana, I just put together a writing practice PDF.  You can download it off the TJP katakana pages.

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New Freebie and New $5 Download

First the freebie. Years ago we produced a Hiragana learning pack.  It included a hiragana flashcards PDF that could be printed. I had a request for Katakana flashcards using the same format. Here it is. And for the Not Freebie… … Continue reading

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Jack Bauer is Back!

I don’t watch a lot of live TV now that I have a DVR. I just set it to record various programs on the History Channel, and just to spice things up, the History Channel International too. I rarely ‘channel … Continue reading

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A Great Shock & Japanese Magazines Half Off

Makoto is allow to watch a little bit of Noggin (his favorite channel–shows pre-school level shows like Max and Ruby, a particular favorite) each morning after breakfast while I check email. After finishing email this morning, I noticed the Noggin … Continue reading

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Megumi is So Cute Baby

This morning, Makoto said, “Megumi is so cute baby.” He is creating new and more complex sentences.

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Added Updated $5 Downloads Page

We had a $5 Download Page here at 1Nichi1Kai, but it was downright ugly and it was missing a few of the newer downloads. Well, I’ve worked on it all day (yes, it was that much work) and I’m pleased … Continue reading

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Blu-ray Sale at Amazon

Buy two Blu-ray discs, get one free at Amazon (Offer runs from January 6th to the 16th)

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