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 it to the WagaWiki for easier access.

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 ‘hindrance’ or ‘intrusion’ or ‘thing in the way.’
So when Makoto ran between us and [...]

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

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…
(Drum roll please)
We just uploaded a new $5 download. It is a reader for upper beginners called Ikkyuu-san and [...]

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 surf.’
But last night I was channel surfing and happened to notice ‘24′ was about [...]

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 show had a black warning stripe at the bottom of the screen reminiscent of a tornado [...]

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

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 to say I think I got it alright this time.
If you are looking for [...]

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