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I'm familiar with the argument you make, and was always curious: if Japanese and Korean aren't necessarily related,...
Yes, it's hard to learn proper use of those particles... but I'd have to ask, what's unusual about that? There's no...
The relation between Japanese and Korean has never been proven and is heavily disputed (as well as being politically...
Nice article, I'd dispute your points about the particles. The particles are hard enough even for native...
Well, I'm thankful for the input and would like to say "good point!", but I think we've got different zens...
If I may, kaizen is made up of two parts.One is kai which has several meanings - "effect or worth" - "cut, trim...
Hello! You still remember the kana after 20 years? Good work. The teaching method must have been good, as...
I learned Japanese for three years in high school, and we had wonderful flash cards to help us learn the Japanese...
Hello! "Never perfect" sounds to me like something attributed to the modern "Japanese philosophy" meaning tacked on...
Hi Great explanation. Unfortunately I can not remember where I heard it but as some stage I was told that...