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    Extended Leave

    Hey Everyone I’m back!
    I’m now working as an official translator at a company in Osaka! I was also in the US for a few weeks catching up with family and whatnot. This blog has been neglected.
    I’m back now though, and getting into the groove of my new working lifestyle, so you should start seeing updates […]

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    Blog Stretch

    Hey everyone,
    I just stretched the width of the blog, so post from now on will have larger ad images! This should allow for easier Kanji reading…
    楽しみにしておいてよ!
    - Harvey

    Kanji Assistance with POPjisyo

    If you click the link in the upper right of this page that says…
    Read the Kanji on this page with POPjisyo.com
    You can get informative pop-ups when you mouse over Japanese Text.
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    漢字の読み方が表示されます。びっくり仰天!
    I think I’m going to stop adding Romaji to the explanations now that tools like this are available!
    - Harvey

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    Welcome to Japanese Ads, from JapanNewbie.com!
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