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Eve's Latest Blogs

May.17.2013 - 12:27 pm
Let's start with a quiz. What do you think the following term could mean? 頭を刈る (あたまをかる)     head + to cut a. to cut off someone's headb. to cut the head off a...
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May.17.2013 - 12:27 pm
Let's start with a quiz. What do you think the following term could mean? 頭を刈る (あたまをかる)     head + to cut a. to cut off someone's headb. to cut the head off a...
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May.10.2013 - 12:02 pm
Last week I  fell woefully behind. I can attribute it to various things, such as my husband's birthday (and the birthday shopping beforehand), plus extra visits to the park...
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May.03.2013 - 3:28 pm
People constantly have weather on their minds. When I scroll down my Facebook news feed, I see that topic more than perhaps any other. As far as I can tell, that's what my dogs...
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Comments from Eve

Dec.22.2012 - 7:04 pm
In response to: Hidden by Hiragana
I think you're onto something. You know an amazing amount about the language and country!  Thanks for all the...
Dec.21.2012 - 11:37 am
In response to: Where Even Natives Fear to Tread
Sorry, I didn't see this comment till now. Yes, it's definitely used for a cluster of grapes! And many other things,...
Nov.21.2012 - 4:56 pm
In response to: Learning a Language
Thanks so much for pointing that out! Sorry that I didn't think to reread the original blog post before asking my...
Nov.21.2012 - 3:59 pm
In response to: Learning a Language
So who won the contest?! How can we find out?
Feb.10.2012 - 2:08 pm
In response to: Songs of Innocence and Experience
I can't seem to figure out the formatting on Red Room. To see this post with proper formatting, go to http://www....

Published Reviews

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Oct.30.2009
Published by The Asian Review of Books
Eve Kushner, a self-described kanji fanatic, presents excellent learning strategies in her guide.... It helps to be as crazy about kanji as she is; even one of her dogs is named...