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Articles for Intermediates
Articles for Intermediates of Japanese
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| 第七章 買物 Shopping |
Chapter Seven: Yuki goes shopping. |
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| 第六章 都に到着 Arrival at the City |
Yuki arrives at her destination and finds a job. |
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| 第五章 助けて！ Help! |
As Yuki continues her journey, she encounters some ronin and needs some help. |
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| ほら吹き Blowing a Shell or Tell a Lie |
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| 土下座 Prostrating Oneself |
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| 一人残らず Everyone |
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| しぶい子供 Sophisticated Child |
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| 顔面蒼白 Pale Face |
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| 難攻不落の要塞 Impregnable Fortress |
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| 寒中水泳 Swimming in the Middle of Winter |
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| 辻斬り Samurai who Kills Someone with a Sword on the Street |
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| 馬が合わない Not get along |
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| 弓を引く Draw the bow; rise up against... |
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| Volume 4: Kanji Form Categories | 六書: What is it? Today we will look at how etymology of kanji are categorized. That is, there are 6 ways the ancient Chinese used to explain how each kanji is put together. | ||
| Volume 3: Letters to Kotoba Zamurai's Little Brother | The Defender of what is right, the corrector of already correct Japanese, That's right, it's "Letters to Kotoba Zamurai's little brother" time! | ||
| Volume 2: Useless Questions for Today |
In This Day and Age, Totally Useless Questions Here are a few questions that once stirred the heart of every Japanese, but today are no longer in debate... |
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| The Kotoba Zamurai Archives |
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| 芥川龍之介 - 鼻 Akutagawa's Hana | This story, The Nose (鼻 hana), was composed in 1916 and is about a monk with a very large nose (hence the title). The story addresses jealousy, egoism, and the making fun of others all with a hint of humor here and there. Complete Story with Audio. | ||
| 幕末 - Words About the End of the Edo Period |
幕末 - End of the Edo Period Vocabulary |
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| 和製漢字 Kanji, made in Japan | Exploring a few 和製漢字, Kanji that were Created in Japan. | ||
| Murphy's Law in Japanese | A few important Murphy's Law statements in Japanese | ||
| 折り紙つき certified to be good | The etymology of 折り紙つき certified to be good | ||
| あいづち responding during conversation | The origin of あいづち aizuchi [相槌] | ||
| 語源 J Etymology | 語源 gogen - Japanese Etymology articles | ||
| New Years Day Words | A few important words and customs for the Japanese New Year | ||
| Why study Osaka-ben? |
Some reasons to study the Osaka dialect |
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| Osaka-ben: Grammar 1- The Plain Form Copula 「や」 | Osaka-ben: Grammar 1- The Plain Form Copula 「や」 | ||
| Japanese Dialects |
Japanese Dialects |
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| The Planets in Japanese |
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| Ame ni mo Makezu Japanese Poem |
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