Kimtaro
@kimtaro.bsky.social
I juggle tokens, parsers and divs on jisho.org at night. Ruby infra during the day. He/him. 🖖
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New blog post! Breaking down the Japanese buzzwords of the year from 2025:
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Explaining the Nominees for Top Japanese Buzzword of 2025
The “official” list of the top Japanese buzzword of the year was announced in November, with the winner 「働いて働いて働いて働いて働いてまいります」 chosen on December 1st. This list is honestly not the most…
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December 24, 2025 at 1:34 AM
New blog post! Breaking down the Japanese buzzwords of the year from 2025:
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It’s that time again 😇 🎁
December 24, 2025 at 1:25 AM
It’s that time again 😇 🎁
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Some recent visitors asked about shelves full of シャンメリー(Chanmery) which prompts me to repeat an old thread. Chanmery is a carbonated soft drink, with a cap that sounds like a champagne cork popping when you open it.
December 23, 2025 at 8:22 AM
Some recent visitors asked about shelves full of シャンメリー(Chanmery) which prompts me to repeat an old thread. Chanmery is a carbonated soft drink, with a cap that sounds like a champagne cork popping when you open it.
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I keep seeing posts asking if there are any alternatives to Duolingo for Japanese that don't use AI, and yes there are!!!
Also Mango languages might be free through libraries, but they use AI in course creation.
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Also Mango languages might be free through libraries, but they use AI in course creation.
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Japanese Study Apps That DON'T Use AI - Japanese Talk
The plagiarism machine seems to be worming its way into everything. Here's a list of Japanese Study apps That DON'T Use AI!
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December 14, 2025 at 12:04 AM
I keep seeing posts asking if there are any alternatives to Duolingo for Japanese that don't use AI, and yes there are!!!
Also Mango languages might be free through libraries, but they use AI in course creation.
jtalkonline.com/japanese-stu...
Also Mango languages might be free through libraries, but they use AI in course creation.
jtalkonline.com/japanese-stu...
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Explaining the Candidates for Japanese Buzzword of the Year
YouTube video by Scripting Japan
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November 29, 2025 at 4:34 AM
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I wrote another in this series exploring kanji by different radicals.
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Making a Splash: Kanji with the Water Radical (氵)
From ponds (池) to the sea (海), and swimming (泳) to crying (泣), many of Japan’s kanji are connected with water, and include the 氵radical, signifying water droplets.
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November 20, 2025 at 2:52 AM
I wrote another in this series exploring kanji by different radicals.
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J-E false friends: 足が長い, "long legs"
This is a casual JP phrase used to describe tall or lanky proportions.
In EN, describing someone as having long legs takes on very different connotations. So a literal translation would be adding subtext that the source didn't have.
This is a casual JP phrase used to describe tall or lanky proportions.
In EN, describing someone as having long legs takes on very different connotations. So a literal translation would be adding subtext that the source didn't have.
November 18, 2025 at 3:40 AM
J-E false friends: 足が長い, "long legs"
This is a casual JP phrase used to describe tall or lanky proportions.
In EN, describing someone as having long legs takes on very different connotations. So a literal translation would be adding subtext that the source didn't have.
This is a casual JP phrase used to describe tall or lanky proportions.
In EN, describing someone as having long legs takes on very different connotations. So a literal translation would be adding subtext that the source didn't have.
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As a general rule, you should always, ALWAYS be suspicious of katakana words when you translate. Don't translate them without thinking about the context and double checking. And don't trust jisho dot org either.
Every time you translateクリア as ‘clear’ without thinking it through, God adds a new, secret, esoteric form of keigo to a verb you know.
November 4, 2025 at 3:41 AM
As a general rule, you should always, ALWAYS be suspicious of katakana words when you translate. Don't translate them without thinking about the context and double checking. And don't trust jisho dot org either.
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This dictionary is missing a few things but it's designed for Japanese to English media translators.
yakuaru.com
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Yakuaru -- Glossary
Supplementary Glossary of Japanese to English Terms and Definitions for Media Translators
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November 4, 2025 at 3:44 AM
This dictionary is missing a few things but it's designed for Japanese to English media translators.
yakuaru.com
yakuaru.com
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The Yamanote Line first became a full loop in 1925, and November 1st next week will mark the 100th anniversary of its complete encirclement of the city centre. www.47news.jp/13346469.html
JR山手線の環状化まもなく百年 大正期から首都発展支え
東京のJR山手線が大正時代に都心を一周する環状運転になってから、11月1日で100年を迎える。東京、上野、新宿といったターミナル駅をつなぎ、私鉄やバス路線とも接続して首都の発展を支えてきた。34.5 ...
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October 25, 2025 at 8:47 AM
The Yamanote Line first became a full loop in 1925, and November 1st next week will mark the 100th anniversary of its complete encirclement of the city centre. www.47news.jp/13346469.html
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Another day, another random post bitterly defaced by yours truly, who only strives to keep it real 😇
October 22, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Another day, another random post bitterly defaced by yours truly, who only strives to keep it real 😇
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October 3, 2025 at 2:17 PM
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September 16, 2025 at 10:06 PM
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#StarTrek Fonts: The Thread
This thread is going to cover the official typefaces used for on-screen titles and marketing materials etc. Not in-universe graphics, alien scripts or any of that.
Feedback and corrections welcome! Please check ALT text for additional context. 🧵 [001/???]
This thread is going to cover the official typefaces used for on-screen titles and marketing materials etc. Not in-universe graphics, alien scripts or any of that.
Feedback and corrections welcome! Please check ALT text for additional context. 🧵 [001/???]
![FONTS! [the word rendered using different iconic Star Trek fonts]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:mvd4njlxajan7j67vrfhunzv/bafkreie3ax5cnjzvibvirg3yfoxzcezus2lv72ze6p6qsancazmdrza7hy@jpeg)
October 6, 2024 at 3:37 PM
#StarTrek Fonts: The Thread
This thread is going to cover the official typefaces used for on-screen titles and marketing materials etc. Not in-universe graphics, alien scripts or any of that.
Feedback and corrections welcome! Please check ALT text for additional context. 🧵 [001/???]
This thread is going to cover the official typefaces used for on-screen titles and marketing materials etc. Not in-universe graphics, alien scripts or any of that.
Feedback and corrections welcome! Please check ALT text for additional context. 🧵 [001/???]
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Time for the August #Japanese slang review! Click this link to learn about the terms:
ドン勝
回します界隈
ぷくぷく界隈
ダル着
グラドル
筋通しましょうや
ひな？やったー！
生まれ持った顔ポーカー
入れ違いグッジョブ
ほん𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚わかんのでskrrrrメロいちゃむ〜ドカ鬱横転ちゃんねるでしぬ〜セブンのカリカリ梅しか勝たんのやめれる
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ドン勝
回します界隈
ぷくぷく界隈
ダル着
グラドル
筋通しましょうや
ひな？やったー！
生まれ持った顔ポーカー
入れ違いグッジョブ
ほん𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚わかんのでskrrrrメロいちゃむ〜ドカ鬱横転ちゃんねるでしぬ〜セブンのカリカリ梅しか勝たんのやめれる
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Japanese Slang Review – August 2025
And it’s time for the eighth Japanese slang review of 2025 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook, …
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August 30, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Time for the August #Japanese slang review! Click this link to learn about the terms:
ドン勝
回します界隈
ぷくぷく界隈
ダル着
グラドル
筋通しましょうや
ひな？やったー！
生まれ持った顔ポーカー
入れ違いグッジョブ
ほん𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚わかんのでskrrrrメロいちゃむ〜ドカ鬱横転ちゃんねるでしぬ〜セブンのカリカリ梅しか勝たんのやめれる
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ドン勝
回します界隈
ぷくぷく界隈
ダル着
グラドル
筋通しましょうや
ひな？やったー！
生まれ持った顔ポーカー
入れ違いグッジョブ
ほん𝒎𝒐𝒏𝒆𝒚わかんのでskrrrrメロいちゃむ〜ドカ鬱横転ちゃんねるでしぬ〜セブンのカリカリ梅しか勝たんのやめれる
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Here's a thing about translation. Particularly, people who complain about "accuracy." Nearly always, what they mean is, "I put this word into a J>E dictionary and that's NOT what it said!"
But have you looked at an English dictionary? No, really, have you? Does it look like a J>E dictionary?
But have you looked at an English dictionary? No, really, have you? Does it look like a J>E dictionary?
August 21, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Here's a thing about translation. Particularly, people who complain about "accuracy." Nearly always, what they mean is, "I put this word into a J>E dictionary and that's NOT what it said!"
But have you looked at an English dictionary? No, really, have you? Does it look like a J>E dictionary?
But have you looked at an English dictionary? No, really, have you? Does it look like a J>E dictionary?
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This is also actually reminding me of the way a dictionary can be a false friend, too, especially when you don't have a deep enough understand of the source language grammar.
a story🧵:
some years back, I was helping a J->E translator friend untangle a scene she was having trouble with.
a story🧵:
some years back, I was helping a J->E translator friend untangle a scene she was having trouble with.
Here's a thing about translation. Particularly, people who complain about "accuracy." Nearly always, what they mean is, "I put this word into a J>E dictionary and that's NOT what it said!"
But have you looked at an English dictionary? No, really, have you? Does it look like a J>E dictionary?
But have you looked at an English dictionary? No, really, have you? Does it look like a J>E dictionary?
August 27, 2025 at 3:49 PM
This is also actually reminding me of the way a dictionary can be a false friend, too, especially when you don't have a deep enough understand of the source language grammar.
a story🧵:
some years back, I was helping a J->E translator friend untangle a scene she was having trouble with.
a story🧵:
some years back, I was helping a J->E translator friend untangle a scene she was having trouble with.
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New Blog Post! A guide to understanding the nuances behind different uses of #kanji to write a single word in #Japanese (things like 飲む vs 呑む or 見る vs 診る and 観る).
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A Guide to Words With Multiple Kanji
A while ago, I made a video discussing how to navigate cases where a single word is written in multiple kanji. That is, cases like とる being written as 取る and 摂る and 撮る. In making that video, my goa…
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August 5, 2025 at 10:22 AM
New Blog Post! A guide to understanding the nuances behind different uses of #kanji to write a single word in #Japanese (things like 飲む vs 呑む or 見る vs 診る and 観る).
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Any recommendations for an authoritative Japanese etymology dictionary?
August 5, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Any recommendations for an authoritative Japanese etymology dictionary?
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It's time for the July #Japanese slang review! Click the link below to learn about the words:
神ってる
ガイガイ音頭
ネット乞食
ビジュイイじゃん
自発光メイク/モカムースメイク
裏山
詐胸
対立厨/出会い厨/カプ厨/懐古厨
水素の音
マコモ湯構文
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神ってる
ガイガイ音頭
ネット乞食
ビジュイイじゃん
自発光メイク/モカムースメイク
裏山
詐胸
対立厨/出会い厨/カプ厨/懐古厨
水素の音
マコモ湯構文
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com/2025/07/31/j...
Japanese Slang Review – July 2025
And it’s time for the seventh Japanese slang review of 2025 (see all prior posts here)! In these posts I deep dive into the world of Japanese terms you probably won’t see in a textbook,…
wesleycrobertson.wordpress.com
July 30, 2025 at 10:26 PM
It's time for the July #Japanese slang review! Click the link below to learn about the words:
神ってる
ガイガイ音頭
ネット乞食
ビジュイイじゃん
自発光メイク/モカムースメイク
裏山
詐胸
対立厨/出会い厨/カプ厨/懐古厨
水素の音
マコモ湯構文
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神ってる
ガイガイ音頭
ネット乞食
ビジュイイじゃん
自発光メイク/モカムースメイク
裏山
詐胸
対立厨/出会い厨/カプ厨/懐古厨
水素の音
マコモ湯構文
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Do I have Japanese grammar study recommendations for N5 to N2 levels? Do I ever?!
Do you happen to have recommendations for studying grammar from N5 all the way to N3/N2? I was hoping to find some websites that offer structured lessons and provide certificates upon completion, but I’m not sure where to look. 🥹
July 30, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Do I have Japanese grammar study recommendations for N5 to N2 levels? Do I ever?!
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Hey! I've got a chapter on script-based language ideologies across Japanese history in this new book Ideologies of Communication in Japan out via @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social! Use the code in the image for 50% off if you order a copy by the 31st of July!
June 23, 2025 at 11:39 PM
Hey! I've got a chapter on script-based language ideologies across Japanese history in this new book Ideologies of Communication in Japan out via @multi-ling-mat.bsky.social! Use the code in the image for 50% off if you order a copy by the 31st of July!
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Friend of Garak shirts are freshly restocked! I have t-shirts in sizes S-5XL and tank tops in S-4XL. Other sizes available on backorder. Still 10% off for Pride Month. willburrows.art/shop
I started selling stickers, pins, and t-shirts in the spring of 2021 when my "friend of Garak" design took off. I'm forever immensely grateful to a customer in Finland who wore it to a virtual interview with Andy Robinson and captured the moment he saw it for the first time.
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June 14, 2025 at 8:14 PM
Friend of Garak shirts are freshly restocked! I have t-shirts in sizes S-5XL and tank tops in S-4XL. Other sizes available on backorder. Still 10% off for Pride Month. willburrows.art/shop
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New Blog Post! Join the 界隈理解界隈 by reading this deep dive into 界隈... I mean, 界-隈not?
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What’s a Kaiwai?: 界隈理解界隈
If you’ve spent any time on the Japanese internet over the last few years, you’ve probably part of some kind of 界隈 that regularly sees the word 界隈 (かいわい) floating around. This word for …
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May 21, 2025 at 9:54 PM
New Blog Post! Join the 界隈理解界隈 by reading this deep dive into 界隈... I mean, 界-隈not?
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