Instead of a regular post today, I wanted to post up a few things. To be fair, one of the sections of this post is about a ginormous guide that was originally going to be this post (but was too guide-y), so if you’re looking for your regular dose of Japanese content, just jump to [...]
One of the things I’ve learned about learning a language over the years is that association in memory is a very (very) powerful tool. Memories are almost always learned best when you associate them with another already learned memory. So, if you can attach a new memory to an old one, then the effectiveness of [...]
While many of you non-American countries will scoff at the idea of it being difficult to procure alcohol underage, Americans will know how difficult it is to get away with this sort of thing. Many American stores and restaurants have a “if they look under 35, card them” policy. Still others have a “always card, [...]
If you study kanji for long enough you’ll begin to see patterns emerge. At first, they won’t make too much sense and you’ll think it’s pure luck. You’ll make a couple of connections and say “Hey! Nice! This made it easier to remember this kanji. Lucky me.” Then, you’ll go about your life as if [...]
For the last month I’ve been working hard on advanced materials for TextFugu. During that time, some changes have happened in my mind, and one way or another (I’ll explain in a second), it came to be that instead of an advanced section for TextFugu, we’ll be putting out an entirely separate resource. If all [...]
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Last time I wrote about the beginnings of Japanese baseball. That’s where it all started, and what an interesting story it was. Now I want to talk about the post-war years, when Japanese baseball really started to become good, as in, can-beat-an-American-team-sometimes good. Japan has really come into its own on the world baseball stage [...]
