Tag Archives: Japanese

Learning French — Help Required

Posted on August 2, 2009 by DarkMirage

My impression of the French I’ve been taking French lessons at Alliance Française de Singapour for some time now and I have sadly not been making much progress. Maybe I’m just getting too old for it but this foreign language … Continue reading →

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Japanese Titbits #3 – 絶対領域

Posted on December 15, 2006 by DarkMirage

As you may or may not have noticed, there are two new banners in the random rotation. Don’t try refreshing this page because I’m using WP-Cache so the banner changes only after the cache expires. Instead you can view the … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter VI – Keigo

Posted on September 24, 2006 by DarkMirage

You hear it in anime and drama all the time, often without realizing it. It is the bane non-native Japanese speakers (or at least one of the numerous). It lurks in the shadows as it descends upon you with such … Continue reading →

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Japanese Titbits #2 – Hentai vs. Ecchi

Posted on September 9, 2006 by DarkMirage

Okay, so I’m just a little overdue for the next Japanese lesson chapter. It will come soon, I promise. Really. Anyway, I’m going to spend a little time today talking about the difference between hentai and ecchi and why Hentai, … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter V – Adjectives

Posted on August 16, 2006 by DarkMirage

Finally, a new chapter! Sorry it took so long, but I’m lazy. :( This time I’ll introduce Japanese adjectives. Adjective is pretty simple in Japanese so this chapter will hopefully be clear and not as confusing as kanji… Please make … Continue reading →

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Japanese Titbits #1 – 黄昏 (tasogare)

Posted on August 1, 2006 by DarkMirage

I came across an interesting passage about the origin of the word 黄昏 (tasogare) today. It’s not enough for a proper lesson chapter and I have no idea what topic to dump it under, so I’ve decided to create a … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter IV – 1st Katamari

Posted on July 30, 2006 by DarkMirage

In Japanese, 塊まり katamari refers to a lump or a mass of substance, made famous by the hit PS2 game Katamari Damacy about an alien prince trying to roll the entire planet up into a ball. Don’t ask. Today’s lesson … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter III – Kanji

Posted on July 22, 2006 by DarkMirage

Wait a minute… didn’t I mention in the previous chapter that this time I would be highlighting some interesting quirks about the Japanese language instead of a formal chapter? So why is today’s chapter on kanji? Well, let me just … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter II – Sentences

Posted on July 14, 2006 by DarkMirage

Now that we have studied how verbs are grouped in Japanese and the various tenses of the polite (丁寧 teinei) form, it’s time to put some of them to use. I’m going to assume that you have read the first … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter I – Verbs

Posted on July 8, 2006 by DarkMirage

So we finally reach the start of lesson one. Defining the terms took longer than I expected… Please make sure that you have read through the basic term definitions in Chapter 0 before continuing. I assume that people who read … Continue reading →

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Beginner’s Japanese – Chapter 0 – Prologue

Posted on July 8, 2006 by DarkMirage

Instead of preparing for the finals of the speech contest tomorrow, I have decided to start a series of lessons to introduce some aspects of Japanese grammar to the those who are interested in learning about this curious language we … Continue reading →

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Japanese Speech Contest 2006 Preliminary

Posted on May 14, 2006 by DarkMirage

I missed the notice sent three days ago by the Japanese Association, Singapore informing me that I qualified for the semi-finals of the Japanese Speech Contest 2006, which was determined based on an original script submitted sometime ago. Woohoo, now … Continue reading →

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