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Time to dust off the cobwebs. One of my 2020 goals is to keep my blog more active. What better way to do that than by talking about some of the stuff I read last year?
Keep in mind that this is not a list of everything I read, just the stuff I remembered to log on Bookmeter (Another resolution of mine is to be better about keeping track of what I read).
Continue reading “My 2019 In Books”Have you ever heard of “coin parking”?
I hadn’t, until I started learning Japanese. I don’t remember ever using the phrase “coin parking”. Metered parking? Parking meter? Sure. I haven’t seen one in a while, but sure, I’ve said it. Coin parking?! コインパーキング！？Not so much.
I will be posting more translations of things I find interesting on the web. Just to be clear, these are just done in my free time. The first one is an interview with a woman who does English-Japanese translation.
Continue reading “【抄訳】Interview With an English-Japanese Translator”
I made this playlist for those new to Japanese Sign Language. These three videos will teach you how to sign the kana (指文字).
Let me know if you’d be interested in more custom playlists!
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