Fri, 9 May 2008 This week's fun Friday comes from the conveyor belt sushi restaurant or Kaitenzushi. We sat and talked about various topics while stuffing our faces with delicious sushi. Some ginger slices and cups of green tea made it a fantastic meal.
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Fri, 2 May 2008 
I have created a new community for Learn Japanese for all you Facebook fans. I think this will present a new opportunity for people into Japanese to hang out and exchange info and events. I hope you enjoy it. So please join the Learn Japanese Facebook community! We also have the Learn Japanese Mixi community and don't forget to join the FORUMS! Yoroshiku Category: general -- posted at: 12:00 AM Comments[0] |
Thu, 1 May 2008 My brother Ben and I hung out on the man made beach in the port area of Odaiba in Tokyo. The weather was perfect as we watched the sun set and talked on subjects from magic karaoke pills to architecture in Japan and more. Here is a list of links on the topics we covered Japandra.blogspot.com Provoice Karaoke pills "Shutting out the sun" (book review) Hikikomori "Dave Barry Does Japan" (book review) L'institut Franco-Japonaise The Fuji building Odaiba Also, don't forget to check out our forums and our Facebook community. Comments[2] |
Thu, 24 April 2008 Back in November 2005, El Gringo and myself did what they say shouldn't have been done. We rode around the Loop line in Osaka and made a movie of it. El Gringo has just finished editing the final episode, part 8 of 8. Viewers with a low threshold for naked flesh and immoral behavior should fast forward at the Intermission part of the movie. See all 8 parts here on youtube: Loopline on youtube Alternatively you can download the episodes to your ipod from here: Loopline on NFTOS Category: general -- posted at: 4:23 AM Comments[0] |
Thu, 17 April 2008 Today Waka teaches us how to ask people to go out for lunch in Japanese. Comments[0] |
Thu, 17 April 2008 Here are the lesson notes for show #65 in PDF form. This lesson is about talking about lunch in Japanese. Comments[0] |
Wed, 9 April 2008 This week we study the word "uso". It means "lie" and that's the truth. Comments[0] |
Wed, 9 April 2008 Here are the show notes for lesson #64 Comments[0] |
Tue, 8 April 2008 For some reason the show notes for lesson #62 weren't working but they are up and working now. Just scroll down the page to find them or click here:
Show#62 lesson notes
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Thu, 3 April 2008 In this Learn Japanese podcast we look at the phrase "tondemonai" which has various meanings depending on the context including "outrageous", "unthinkable" and "impossible". Waka sensei was kind enough to research the various uses of this word and type up all the lesson notes for us. She also helped to record the podcast so in the end I paid her for her efforts in ramen. Enjoy. Comments[3] |
Thu, 3 April 2008 Here are the show notes for lesson #63 Comments[0] |
Wed, 26 March 2008 In this podcast, Waka sensei teaches us the various uses of the verb "KASU" to lend. Comments[1] |
Wed, 26 March 2008 Here are the show notes for lesson #62 which focuses on the verb Kasu (to lend) Comments[0] |
Sat, 22 March 2008 Category: general -- posted at: 10:05 PM Comments[0] |
Thu, 20 March 2008 
 Waka sensei was kind enough to teach me Japanese outside on her sunny flower filled wooden deck. This week we studied the verb "Kariru" which means to borrow. This is a very useful word you can use in everyday conversation. Sorry about the noisy dog in the background. Comments[4] |
