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All the Japanese Slang You Can Stand - http://www.angelfire.com/anime4/jslang/
Dictionary of slang terms, with an introductory page offering general advice and book recommendations to people interested in learning Japanese.

Classical Japanese Language and Literature - http://www.classical-japanese.net/
This site teaches classical Japanese through poems and extracts from literary classics. Grammatical points are explained.

Discovery Information's Kanji Lessons - http://www.discover.btinternet.co.uk/
Free online kanji lessons and links to Japanese-related sites.

Gender Distinction in Japanese - http://www.coolest.com/jpfm.htm
Essay on "Manifestations of Gender Distinction in the Japanese Language".

Japanese wa, mo, ga, wo, na, no - http://www.kortlandt.nl/publications/art191e.pdf
Scholarly study of the syntax of the six most common post-nominal particles in Japanese, by Frederik Kortlandt.

Kanji Names Project - http://www2.gol.com/users/billp/students/kanjiname/
Descriptions of Japanese names in English with kanji image files, and information on kanji books.

Keiichiro's Home Page - http://home.att.net/~keiichiro/
Features lengthy list of "Janglish" words used in contemporary Japanese, including their pronunciation and meaning, as well as brief articles on features of English confusing to a speaker of Japanese and examples of Japanese brand names.

My Furusato - http://www.japanippon.com/
Features eight basic Japanese lessons, stories, Japanese proverbs related to smiling, and miscellaneous personal features.

Nihongo: Japanese Language - http://www.trussel.com/f_nih.htm
Articles reflecting on miscellaneous aspects of the language, thorough resources for Japanese numbers and counters, and lengthy list of summaries of books for learning Japanese.

Origins of the Japanese Language - http://users.tmok.com/~tumble/jpp/japor.html
Presents a theory on the origin of the Japanese language, addressing issues of whether it is an isolate and its relationship to surrounding languages.

Osaka Shoin Women's College - http://www.age.ne.jp/x/oswcjlrc/index-e.htm
The Japanese Language Research Center.

Otake Japanese Calligraphy - http://www5.big.or.jp/~otake/hey/fude00.htm
Pictures of kanji characters and their meanings in several categories. Also features a list of many common English names transliterated into kana characters.

Reading Tutor Homepage - http://language.tiu.ac.jp/index_e.html
Designed to help JFL/JSL learners improve their reading skills in Japanese. Has bilingual dictionary; vocabulary and kanji level checkers.

The Japanese Language - http://www.wsu.edu:8001/~dee/ANCJAPAN/LANGUAGE.HTM
Gives a linguistic look at Japanese, its classification, and its changes from adoption of Chinese characters and development of its own syllabaries.

The Kanji Master Program - http://www.kotoba-project.com/
Site devoted to the study of kanji in the light of their history and place within Chinese and Japanese civilization.

The Origins of Kanji in Japan - http://www.logoi.com/notes/kanji_origins.html
The history of kanji and how it came to be used in Japanese writing.

The World Slang Database - Japanese - http://www.coolslang.com/bislang.php?LanguageFromCode=jpn&LanguageToCode=eng
A collaborative dictionary of Japanese slang and its origins. Definitions in English and Japanese.

Your Name In Japanese - http://www.yournameinjapanese.com/
Translates any name phonetically into Japanese kanji.

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