は and が - An In-Depth Guide
This guide heavily borrows concepts and examples from Hisashi Noda’s (野田尚史) published works『｢は｣ と ｢が｣』(1996) and『文の構造と機能からみた日本語の主題』(1998), including his model for the nine sentence structures and their syntax. The flowchart model is loosely based on the flowchart in these books. Unless explicitly mentioned, all examples I feature here ... Read more
A Color Font for Mahjong Tiles | マージャン牌の色付きフォント
A while back when I was working on a translation of a Mahjong textbook, I modified an existing font (archived link) to match the style of the inline tile diagrams in the book. It came out better than I expected, so I decided to release for anyone to use. The tiles have a pink accent, and I think they look pretty neat! If your browser ... Read more
Studying Backgammon Positions with XG and Anki | XGとAnkiのバックギャモン勉強法
Here’s a simple Anki notetype which you can paste your backgammon positions in. Anki is spaced-repetition flashcard software which I highly recommend. You can configure it to use an highly-optimized algorithm (FSRS) to show you your flashcards before you forget them while minimizing workload. When I was first learning how to play Backg... Read more
Learning Stenoword with Anki and Plover | AnkiとPloverでステノワードを学びましょう
Stenoword (ステノワード) is a Japanese machine stenography system primarily used at NHK Broadcasting Corporation to provide live captioning for their programs. It was probably invented around 1995, when its parent company Speed-WP Inc. was founded.1 Information about the details of this system on the Internet is scarce, as with many other sy... Read more