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8 Little Things You Can Do To Improve Your Japanese

December 12, 2013 by Cal 59 Comments

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Whether you’re already pouring hours a day into studying Japanese or struggling to get anything done due to a lack of motivation or time, there is a way to do more. These small tricks will help you neatly fold up some … [Read more...]

Fake It Till You Make It: How I Translate Professionally With Imperfect Japanese

November 13, 2013 by Laura 150 Comments

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Like many second-language students, I am less than happy with my level of Japanese. After years of work, I would consider myself fluent, but still nowhere near the fabled “native level”. Although it seems impressive to my … [Read more...]

Facebook’s Awful Japanese Translations

October 13, 2012 by Hashi 18 Comments

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A while ago, Facebook added the ability to translate statuses and comments in foreign languages. Now, this definitely seems like a great idea in theory -- you can make friends with people from all around the world and even … [Read more...]

10 Japanese Movie Title Translations That Make No Sense

August 4, 2012 by Hashi 59 Comments

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In the 60s, a Japanese song became incredibly popular not only in Japan but across the world. In Japan, it was called 上を向いて歩こう or roughly, “I Will Walk Looking Up.” It was an emotional song about the defeat of … [Read more...]

How Online Translators Work and Why You Shouldn’t Use Them

October 20, 2011 by Hashi

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Your best friend and worst enemy. We've all been guilty of using online translators at one time or another. Maybe you were just translating some Japanese you found online, or trying to figure out what that Jpop song just … [Read more...]

Japanese Online Translators: They Laugh at You

January 18, 2008 by Erin

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Ladies and gentlemen, step right up! Today I am going share with you the secret to producing perfect Japanese emails, comments, and even blog entries all without a drop of effort on your part! Sounds to good to be true, … [Read more...]

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