Photography A walk in Shōwa Memorial Park Last weekend, I went to the Shōwa Memorial Park in Tachikawa, and took a few photographs there.
TIL TIL #4 – From the pinta to the cruz In Japanese, the word ピンキリ（ピンキリ）is used when talking about something that could be either great or bad value. Wine for example.
TIL #3 – Name for kanji radicals that just make sense For the longest time, I just thought 禾 was a word by itself, that it was read のぎ, and that was basically it. Well, there's more…
TIL #2 – Gendered nouns for cows vs. chickens Many intermediate Japanese learners are familiar with the words オス and メス, but there's more…
TIL TIL #1 – There is no useless talent 鶏鳴狗盗 means both ‘there is no useless talent,’ and designs such a talent, or the person whose only talents are useless. Learn its origin.
Japanese Japanese phrases that don't literally translate in English… but do in French Since learning Japanese, I've come across some words or expressions, that look like a direct calque of French (without necessarily being one) with no direct English translation.
Photography Cycling tour in Asuka I went on a e-bike cycling tour in Asuka and learned a lot about the old capital of Japan.
Japanese Is _____ a good resource to learn Japanese? What is the best resource for learning Japanese? And what if this was not the important question?
Photography An afternoon cycling around Kashiba I love taking my camera on my bicycle, roaming around and taking pictures. I think there's a real sense of serendipity to it. You never know what you're going to get, but it's almost always worth going out in the end. On that day,
Japanese Featured Should I spend time learning pitch accent? I discuss what is pitch accent, how to learn it, and whether it is worth you time.
