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	<description>幸せ [しあわせ] (adj-na,n) happiness, good fortune, luck, blessing</description>
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		<title>Is kana sufficient to write Japanese?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[There is a recurring theme on a lot of blogs and forums that Japanese can only be written intelligibly using kanji. They have the idea that Japanese written only in kana (or romaji) cannot hold enough information and becomes difficult to read if not unintelligible. These ideas are mistaken. Kana is perfectly suitable to represent [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2007/05/31/easy-japanese-crosswords-puzzles-using-kana/' rel='bookmark' title='Easy Japanese Crosswords Puzzles: Using Kana'>Easy Japanese Crosswords Puzzles: Using Kana</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2008/02/06/is-romaji-a-bad-idea/' rel='bookmark' title='Is Romaji a bad idea?'>Is Romaji a bad idea?</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2007/05/30/self-study-kana-workbook/' rel='bookmark' title='Self Study Kana Workbook'>Self Study Kana Workbook</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2011/05/24/is-kana-sufficient-to-write-japanese/</link>
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		<title>Japanese Courses in Sheffield</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I read some comments made by Amelia Cook of Chocochip Languages on a (ill concieved) campaign against romaji web site today. Based solely on the level-headedness of her comments, she comes across as an enthusiastic, thoughtful and caring teacher who can convey her enthusiasm. Following her links to Facebook, I found a page about her [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2007/07/25/premium-courses-from-japanesepod101/' rel='bookmark' title='Premium Courses from JapanesePod101 大学生の一日'>Premium Courses from JapanesePod101 大学生の一日</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2007/12/03/englishpod101/' rel='bookmark' title='EnglishPod101'>EnglishPod101</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2009/05/13/pitch-accent-in-japanese/' rel='bookmark' title='Pitch Accent in Japanese'>Pitch Accent in Japanese</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2011/04/24/japanese-courses-in-sheffield/</link>
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		<title>頑張ろう • ニッポン &#8211; Muslin Square Project</title>
		<description><![CDATA[In the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in Touhoku people are slowly rebuilding their lives. However with so much wiped out I can only guess at the difficulties facing many people. Having a small child in an evacuation centre must be especially difficult. A Japanese friend of mine sent me the following information about [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/01/24/regentag-store-grand-opening/' rel='bookmark' title='Regentag store grand opening'>Regentag store grand opening</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2008/05/15/kanji-study-step-level-8/' rel='bookmark' title='漢字学習ステップ８級 • Kanji Study Step Level 8'>漢字学習ステップ８級 • Kanji Study Step Level 8</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2011/04/19/muslin-square-project/</link>
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		<title>July JLPT in London</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Japan Foundation has announced for the first time that the JLPT will be held on Sunday July 3rd at SOAS in London. The deadline for applications is April 4th. The SOAS web site hasn&#8217;t updated for this information as yet, but the contact details are there to request information and/or an application pack. This [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2007/08/14/london-jlpt-2007/' rel='bookmark' title='London JLPT 2007'>London JLPT 2007</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/01/06/new-jlpt-more-information/' rel='bookmark' title='New JLPT &#8211; more information'>New JLPT &#8211; more information</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/08/26/kanken-london-2010/' rel='bookmark' title='Kanken London 2010'>Kanken London 2010</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2011/03/01/july-jlpt-in-london/</link>
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		<title>Flashcards Deluxe 2.7</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Flashcards Deluxe is a standalone app for the iPhone, iPod or iPad. I&#8217;ve been using it to learn Japanese vocabulary and kanji since I first got my iPod Touch. I thoroughly recommend it. Today sees an update to version 2.7 The most noticeable change is there is now some eyecandy in the form of themes [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2008/04/23/wordchamp/' rel='bookmark' title='WordChamp &#8211; Internet Flashcards'>WordChamp &#8211; Internet Flashcards</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2007/06/02/iflash/' rel='bookmark' title='iFlash'>iFlash</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/05/02/japanese-on-an-ipod-touch/' rel='bookmark' title='Japanese on an iPod Touch'>Japanese on an iPod Touch</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2011/02/05/flashcards-deluxe-2-7/</link>
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		<title>さよなら Smart.fm</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Smart.fm, formally know as iKnow, is going back to its original name and going behind a paywall. Quite a steep paywall as well at 1000円 or $12 a month. And in the process finally abandoning the last of the community/social aspect of their business. They have a lot of disgruntled users. (also complaints at koohii [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2007/06/02/iflash/' rel='bookmark' title='iFlash'>iFlash</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2008/04/23/wordchamp/' rel='bookmark' title='WordChamp &#8211; Internet Flashcards'>WordChamp &#8211; Internet Flashcards</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/05/02/japanese-on-an-ipod-touch/' rel='bookmark' title='Japanese on an iPod Touch'>Japanese on an iPod Touch</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2011/02/01/%e3%81%95%e3%82%88%e3%81%aa%e3%82%89-smart-fm/</link>
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		<title>Kanji Clinic</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kanji Clinic 漢字クリニック is a bi-monthly column in the Japan Times. It covers (as the name might suggest) Kanji. All previous columns are archived at the site as well as articles on kanji learning and links to kanji related sites. If you are interested in kanji you are sure to find something of interest here. [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/02/26/kanji-sieve/' rel='bookmark' title='Kanji Sieve &#8211; Analysing Kanji Usage'>Kanji Sieve &#8211; Analysing Kanji Usage</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2008/04/16/sudoku-using-kanji/' rel='bookmark' title='Sudoku using Kanji'>Sudoku using Kanji</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/11/28/kanji-clinic/</link>
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		<title>microblog</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;ve started a microblog on posterous for briefer posts and interesting pages that don&#8217;t seem to be appropriate for this site. There will probably be posts about FileMaker as I continue with the Kanji Sieve project. Eventually I&#8217;ll sort out the RSS feed display and there will be a listing in the sidebar. しあわせ microblog [...]


Related posts:<ol><li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2009/12/08/my-filemaker-pro-kanji-project/' rel='bookmark' title='My FileMaker Pro Kanji Project'>My FileMaker Pro Kanji Project</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/07/24/kanji-sieve-windows-coming-soon/' rel='bookmark' title='Kanji Sieve Windows coming soon'>Kanji Sieve Windows coming soon</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/07/31/kanji-sieve-for-windows/' rel='bookmark' title='Kanji Sieve for Windows'>Kanji Sieve for Windows</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/11/09/microblog/</link>
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		<title>Kanji Sieve 0.5 released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Now with added Kanji Notebook. New features in this iteration option to turn off tooltips click to display kanji information in statistics view shift-click for options on some buttons October 2010 standard Jyouyou kanji User defined keywords preferred language preference Spanish keywords French keywords Spanish, French and German automatic lookup on wwwjdic added Hispadic and [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/05/11/filemaker-kanji-project-progress-2/' rel='bookmark' title='FileMaker Kanji Project &#8211; progress 2'>FileMaker Kanji Project &#8211; progress 2</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/04/10/kanji-sieve-v0-2/' rel='bookmark' title='Kanji Sieve v0.2'>Kanji Sieve v0.2</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/11/09/kanji-sieve-0-5-released/</link>
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		<title>Kanji Sieve v0.4 released</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Another month another set of improvements to Kanji Sieve. In this release I concentrated on getting data in and out of the program. It is possible to import records from a previous version. As I strongly believe that the data belongs to the user it can all be exported in a variety of formats to [...]


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<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/07/31/kanji-sieve-for-windows/' rel='bookmark' title='Kanji Sieve for Windows'>Kanji Sieve for Windows</a></li>
<li><a href='http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/06/14/kanji-sieve-0-3-mac/' rel='bookmark' title='Kanji Sieve 0.3 Mac'>Kanji Sieve 0.3 Mac</a></li>
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		<link>http://www.shiawase.co.uk/2010/09/19/kanji-sieve-v0-4-released/</link>
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