Intentional under water chairs with booze and fruit

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This is English learning book must think Mrs. Wilson's pie sucks?!

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[Beginner] seasonally appropriate! What's the yummy cake say guys? Maybe upper beginner because there is one easy kanji.. go for it!

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[Beginner] - Walking along, you see a little yellow box! The glowing letters are requesting action! What is it telling you to do? Romaji so I know you actually can read it, plus translate please!

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[Beginner] Seasonally appropriate! What's this sign say? Font is a bit tricky, but it's only KATAKANA and HIRAGANA, go for! What's it say and mean? You ever worn one?

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[Beginner] - Ok super BEGINNER peeps, hiragana only... we get drunk and wander the warm summer streets... suddenly a red lantern sign! oooh whats this sign say? What can we get here?!

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[Beginner] Did people still try to translate these things? Come on beginners! HIRAGANA ONLY! Come on over and try to translate this! What can you eat here?

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Cute little Turtle with a Farm up Top!

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[Intermediate] Oh nice view of Tokyo Sky Tree..ahh.. wait a minute! What's that! I wonder how many illiterate foreigners accidentally included this yellow sign in their shot? What's it say/mean? (Easy kanji etc, could be advanced beginner)

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[Beginner] Only HIRAGANA! Even true beginners can read these big red letters... ! Give me what it says in romaji? Might need cultural knowledge to understand meaning though.. give it a go!?!

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[Beginner] OK, this is REALLY a beginner post. KATAKANA ONLY! Come on begin peeps, try to read this big blue sign and tell me what it means and also give me the romaji. What do you think I could find here?

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[Intermediate] This might be as far as upper intermediate and if you understand it without googling it you have to have a lot of cultural knowledge! So maybe even advanced? What's it literally mean? What's it used for? What did I eat for dinner tonight?!

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[Beginner] Hey TRUE BEGINNERS! You could be only a few weeks into Hiragana study and you should be able to sound this out! Give it to me in romaji (and hiragana if you can type!) and do you know this word? What's it mean? You can do it!

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[Beginner] - Somewhat seasonal! Only one KATAKANA word BUT you might need some high level beginner brain stretching to figure out what it means! Can you read it? What's it mean?

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[Beginner] Hey guys, a bit of a mixed level, but begin-peeps; please read the RED HIRAGANA, what's it say? What's it mean? Higher level begin-peeps, read the blue KATAKANA blue that, what is that? And maybe intermediates can go for the blue kanji on the right too. Nice logo on the left too, eh?

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[Beginner] OK, so this is kind of Advanced Beginner, it has some basic kanji (but ones you must know!) but mostly KATAKANA with a bit of hiragana: is this a good deal? What does it mean? Does the handwritten note change things for you?

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[Beginner] - absolute beginners; don't be scared! Try this one! No kanji, just hiragana plus a picture! Do your best!

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[Intermediate] Can you make out what this odd very worn-down sign says?! (Advanced beginners might be able to hit it too.) What does it mean?

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[Beginner] This store entrance sign-flag has seen better days; when this shop was open what could I buy here? Do you like it? How do you read the sign? Spell it out etc! HIRAGANA only so true beginners come on!

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[Beginner] OK My beginner peeps! Get out your KATAKANA reading skills and guess what this means? (Read the BIG KATAKANA WORDS) Go for it!

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[Beginner] - this one is real beginner level, no kanji, just some katakana, do your best!

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[Advanced] Someone left a very WTF message in a guestbook at a rural lodge. The content isn't that hard but I'm marking it as advanced due to handwriting and slangy oddness of writer... so what's it say?

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[Beginner] Only KATAKANA! What are these Japanese letters? What do they mean? I got the munchies, would this be a good place to grab something?

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[Beginner] Not enough stuff on here for my begin-peeps... Check out this lantern! What's this in romaji? What does it mean? Have you had it? Do you like it/want to try it?!

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[Beginner] - A little tricky for beginners, but a challenge is good! Mostly all hiragana, plus one kanji but I'll put a hint about that and one tricky vocab word in the comments! What's this sign telling us?

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[Beginner] uh oh! Kanji warning! This one is maybe ADVANCED BEGINNER if you don't like kanji, but it is a simple 1 you should learn before moving beyond beginner so if you don't know it, time to learn it. What's this old shop sell? You like it?

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[Advanced] OK time to get out your thinking caps and show us what you got, anybody up for a REAL challenge? Crack this nut, tell us what it says/means and I don't know if you can even type it out for us! Go go go! (PS. Good view!)

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[Beginner] OK, all you total beginners, no excuses, KATAKANA ONLY! Bring out your skills and read this! What's it say? What's it mean?

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[Beginner] OK total begin-begin peeps! Get up and show us your HIRAGANA SKILLS! This is only THREE characters (two of which are the same!) if you can't do this you aren't even a beginner; you're just lazy! Read it! What's it say/mean?

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[Beginner] good warning on the train platform! one kanji (but you should know it as a beginner!) and tricky grammar make this ADVANCED BEGINNER but can you do it? What's it say? Step on up and try your best!

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[Intermediate] - What's this warning? Do people really fall for this scam? What's the scam? Whaaaat?

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[Beginner] Just TWO basic HIRAGANA characters, if you can't read this and you are a beginner you need to learn these characters on Wikipedia now and read it to me! What's this say?!

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[Intermediate] Where is this? Who put up the sign? Why? What's it say/mean? Figure it out!

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[Intermediate] If you read this literally you might think the owners of this restaurant are horrific cannibals so tell me what this says a little less literally! Japanese text and English meaning for full karma and glory!

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[Beginner] What can I buy here? What kind of building do you think it is in? How do you read this sign? I want you to use your Hiragana Skills!

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[Intermediate] Was taking a walk and found someone's dropped shopping list (with the title oddly written in English... English Mania or foreigner's list??) So let's take a peek! What's on their shopping list? (Warning: Handwriting, could be a bit tricky!)

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[Intermediate] Pretty topical, you see a lot of these protestors around Tokyo these days. What's her total message say? What's it mean? What do you think?

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[Intermediate] - This place gave a helpful picture, so you can maybe guess what it is, but how do you read the Japanese (give me hiragana or romaji)? And it means? have you ever had it? think it's a good price?

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[Beginner] Hiragana only! Real beginners welcome! This is a totally beat up old lantern. What's this shop sell? Have you tried it before? Do you like it?

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When on vacation in Hawaii, saw this crab climbing the sea rocks, what specifically is it? [Hawaii]

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[Beginner] Page from a fun kid puzzle book! Fill in the missing characters kind of like a crossword puzzle! Only HIRAGANA but vocab level makes this maybe advanced beginner. Plus instructions to read!

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[Beginner] I think this one is clever! only KATAKANA, small word! Write it in Japanese, romaji and tell me what it means! Go go go!

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[Beginner] Super beginners rejoice! This one is ONLY HIRAGANA! Do your best and read it for me! What can I buy in this shop? Do you like it?

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[Beginner] this is a katakana challange! Come on, take a swing at it... whats the romaji? whats it mean? is it a good price? FYI, 円 means yen!

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[Beginner] This one is ONLY KATAKANA practice for your real beginners; the vocab is a little tricky, but you can do it! What's this guy selling? Do you want some?

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[Beginner] This is all HIRAGANA so try to sound it out! If you are a true beginner you might not understand the grammar, but see what you can get? (high level beginner) What's it say? What's it mean? Where would you see this?

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[Beginner] Don't freak out, there's hard kanji on this one! But you BEGINNERs only need to focus on the KATAKANA on the top row; what's it say? What's it mean? Upper levels can help with the lower row kanji if they want!

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[Beginner] Lets do another role play! You live in Japan, today you took a walk and are a bit hungry. You see this shop, should you step in? If you can't understand the HIRAGANA only sign do your best then roll a d20 and I'll help!

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[Beginner] *Only HIRAGANA!* Even if you are just starting you should be able to read this one! Try your best! What's this store sell? Have you tried it before? Do you like it?

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[Intermediate] Over here in Japan, there are often messages written down on the train station stairs... what's this one say? Why do you think they had to have that message?

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[Advanced] So you enjoy struggling out what handwritten real Japanese says? You do realize that you like a challenge and need to show your skills? Step up step up, don't run away now, genuine hard one for you to chew on! Go for it! What's this letter mean? Extra karma, how you write it in Japanese?

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[Beginner] Only KATAKANA, good for real beginners, come give it a try! How do you read this sign? What are the Japanese letters? What does it mean? What kind of place is this? I love this font!

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[Beginner] This one is KATAKANA only! Super beginners welcome! Come on over, pull out your skills and tell he what these big green letters say. What do you think you can buy here? If you can't read this; you are illiterate and need to study Katakana again! Go go go!

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[Intermediate] So I stayed at a rural guest lodge run by this ancient couple. They had tattered old guest log notebooks stretching back to the early 90s. Fascinating to flip through. Here's an odd one (Handwriting so maybe upper intermediate)

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[Beginner] Oh I think I'll grab a nice cold coke from the machine.. wait a minute, wtf, there's something wrong! Take a closer look! What's this say and why would you be surprised if you were expecting a coca cola?

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[Beginner] Not to be too dramatic, but the caricature of a foreigner on this shop is the thing nightmares are made of! Does it have any relationship to the shop type? Are you scared now? Only KATAKANA so noobs can try too! Come on!

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[Beginner] So imagine you are walking around on a hot summer day in rural suburban Japan and you come across this sign... what's it say? What's it mean? (KATAKANA and/or HIRAGANA practice, zero KANJI so real beginners come on over!)

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[Beginner] KATAKANA and HIRAGANA only! What's this say? (Write it out in Japanese letters and romaji to check.) What's it mean? Do you think this kind of sign would work?

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[Intermediate] I think I'm a weirdo; I imagined this had a stranger meaning that it really does. Awesomely whacky handmade logo on this shop too, eh!

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[Intermediate] Upper intermediate I guess... saw this at a shrine.. what the heck is it? Can you read the signs?

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According to the rules on the side bar this counts as a lamppost? stone lamp post I saw in a garden over here in Japan today

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[Intermediate] The grammar isn't the easiest on this; but if you are looking for a good message and a good challenge, come on over and translate this! Perfect for summmmer!

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[Intermediate] saw this cool handwritten sign at the supermarket today! What's it selling? (You like it? It was over 1800 yen each!) What's the whole sign say? What's it mean? Oooooh!

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[Beginner] Can you read the green headline and the three items on the bullet point menu list? The middle one is actually in kanji but a super common useful kanji set so I will add a spoiler to the comments if you can't read it! (Need to be intermediate maybe to read everything...)

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[Intermediate] What does this white sticker on a vending machine say? Why? What's the significance of needing to say that?

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[Intermediate] Walked past this hotel the other day and thought; wow I bet that's an old hotel! Why'd I think that? Read the sign, figure it out! Advanced beginners might be able to puzzle out enough clues too...!

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[Beginner] roleplay time! So imagine.... you live in Japan, you wake up and head to the station, you are sleepy, so you stop at a vending machine and want some strong coffee.. you see this. What is it? Coffee? What's it say? Should you get it?

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[Beginner] This one is in all HIRAGANA so you can try! If you wanted to, what could you buy at this old shop? Write it out!

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[Beginner] A few months ago while it was still cold I got a hot one of these, what is it? How do you write it in Japanese? Had one? (Only HIRAGANA with VISUAL HINT! Do it!)

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[Intermediate] A lot of Kanji so maybe Upper Intermediate? But relevent to what's happening in the world today! What's the RED and BLUE say? Hope N. Korea doesn't see this as a chance!

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[Intermediate] So you are in Japan, you walk up to the toilet door in a fast food shop... oh there's a sign on the door... what's it say? What's it mean? How does it effect your actions?

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[Beginner] This one is KATAKANA only, so take a swing at it Beginner-friends! What's this sign say? It's for a shop, so what kind of shop is it? Do your best!

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[Beginner] This is like advanced beginner; a whole sentence with hiragana, katakana and one kanji (spoiler in the comments with reading of it, if you don't know kanji) this will be you pulling all your beginner skills together to attack this one, good luck! What's this happy sign say/mean?

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[Beginner] Where are these people? What are they getting? (What's the sign say?) Have you ever got one? Tell me about it!

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[Beginner] Here's some KATAKANA only practice! What's the name of this old shop? What's it mean? Write kana and English meaning etc! (Address and etc obscured...)

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[Intermediate] What did I pick up for dinner at the street market? How do you write that, say that? Have you tried it? Does it sound good to you?

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[Intermediate] Easy intermediate, high beginner... translate this sucker! ever used one?

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[Beginner] ok so this is KATAKANA only! It's a bit Japanglish but can you work out what it means? Pretty early beginners might be able to hit this one! Good luck!

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[Beginner] Have you stepped into a time machine?! What can you buy at this store? Write the Japanese letters & English translation please! Only KATAKANA so perfect for somewhat early beginners...

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[Beginner] What's this sign say in Japanese? What's it mean? There's one KANJI but don't be scare, you should be able to guess by the picture! If not, read the hint I will post in the comments

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[Beginner] So I was in a bookstore tonight, and walked past the kids books section... and saw this uhm... special kids book. What's the title? What's it mean?

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[Intermediate] Role-play time! You live in Japan and are out drinking, you decide to go home but you see just this looping on the LED display at the station. What's it say/mean? What do you do?

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[Intermediate] Was out walking around Gunma 5 or 6 years ago and stumbled on this quaint little real sign, what's it say? What's it mean? What kind of building was it in front of?

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[Beginner] We need some REAL beginner challenges up in here, this one is only ONE BIG RED HIRAGANA character. If you can't read it, you aren't even a baby beginner. This one is for the new guys! But what does the character say? What does it literally mean? Where is it usually found?

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[Beginner] It's the season for it! This TANABATA wish is written in all HIRAGANA so marked it beginner, but lots of vocab/grammar make it a bit tricky unless youre advanced beginner. This kid either has great handwriting or mommy wrote it for him!

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[Tokyo, Japan] This guy looks like a bee, but is it a moth? it would suck on sector and kept dropping out little white gunk (what's going on there?) when flying to the next flower... help me identify?

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[Beginner] Ok this on is for the SUPER BEGINNERS CLUB! Only one ONE hiragana character! What does it say? What does it mean? Do you want to go in this door? Have you ever? Tell me about it!

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[Beginner] What do the big red letters say? Write it out in Japanese, translate to English! KATAKANA only so true beginners rejoice!

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[Intermediate] This is a fun little sign! What's the safety password? What does it mean? Who is this targeted towards? Do you think it would be effective?

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[Beginner] Here's a pretty easy one for you beginners, HIRAGANA only! Plus a little pictogram! What's it say? What's it mean?

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[Intermediate] It's only KATAKANA but I think you might have to be intermediate or so to be able to puzzle it out maybe? What's the connection of the letters written over this part of a phone number? What do they mean?

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[Beginner] A bit blurry (old camera shot!) and grammar not too easy but there are small hiragana letters above the kanji so even beginners should be able to get their teeth into this one! What's it say in Japanese? Any idea what it means? Good luck!

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[Beginner] OK you beginners, get out your skills! This green sticker on the vending machine has a good message! What's it say/mean? (Hiragana and Katakana practice!)

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[Beginner] What can you buy here? What's the name of the shop? Do you like the font? Give the Japanese reading in romaji (to make sure you get it!) and write the Japanese letters and translate for full karma! Good luck! (only KATAKANA!)

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[Beginner] This is KATAKANA only practice! Anyone wanna try to make out what the text on this display says? Read it to me! What's it mean? Type it out too if you can!

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[Intermediate] I saw this description in a magazine at a convenience store a few years ago and was thinking WTF!? ... is it just me or is that incredibly racist? What do you guys think? (Translate and discuss!)

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[Intermediate] Wow, gotta get me one of these! What's this thing? (Name is in the big black text written vertical) Translate it and give me the Japanese too. Careful, the Katakana is a bit tricky. This one was fun for me to workout in my head...!

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[Beginner] Some interesting not standard typography on this one! What's the name of this restaurant? (Give me the Japanese letters (in Japanese and romaji since this is beginner) and if you think it means anything! etc HIRAGANA only! You can do it!

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[Intermediate] What's this important sign telling us? (Write Japanese letters and also English gloss for full karma! You can do it!)

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[Intermediate] What's this little box do? What's the text say/mean? Technically this is ALL HIRAGANA so I guess even beginners could take a swing at it, but I guess the grammar/vocab would be quite hard for most beginners...

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[Beginner] Only HIRAGANA so even if you are fresh you can attack this one! What's it say? What's it mean?

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[Intermediate] This is one of those times that even if you can read it you might be a little puzzled still, odd shirt. What's this guy's jacket say? What does it mean? Small romaji hint on there, but for most of it you have to work it out yourself! Do it!

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[Beginner] This is FOUR characters in HIRAGANA only; you should be able to read this even if you just started studying this week! What's it say in Japanese? What's it mean?

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[Intermediate] What's this lovely garden sign say? (Japanese text and English gloss please!) Ignore the yellow three, that's graffiti. I want to hang around their garden on a Friday night to see if the sign really is needed!

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[Advanced] You know those paper graffiti-like things you see in shrines? This one was beating me up; how the heck do you read/write this one? Pull out some Advanced Skills and conquer it, take no prisoners and show no mercy!

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[Intermediate] Are we doing political posters? What does this beautiful one say? Do you think he will be successful?

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[Beginner] You often see these blinking signs on JR station platforms, what's it say? (Kanji on this one but you beginners should know it and if not learn it; and the grammar is pretty easy but maybe think of this as ADVANCED BEGINNER if that helps)

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[Advanced] This might be more like upper intermediate, but hand-writting is hard to read I suppose. Scrawled on a station wall, somebody is being naughty. What's it say?

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[Advanced] Ohhh nice and juicy, this is the deffinition of Advanced, if you don't got the skills you ain't gonna be able to step up to the plate. What's this nationalist got plastered all over their van?

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[Intermediate] What are these? Where do I put them? (Incidentally, I often see this written with out the middle 用 kanji too, so why did they decide to use it?) What do you call these things? When do you use them? Investigate!

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[Beginner] So where did I go yesterday...? KATAKANA only, so pretty early beginners might be able to puzzle it out!

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[Beginner] This was a cool fan, you need them in this hot hot summer... what's it say? This is a little tricky, maybe upper beginner and one kanji word but it's one beginners should know! Will hint in comments.

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[Intermediate] Fascinating little cultural moment with this sidewalk tile! A lot of text so might be upper intermediate if you get tired reading easily.

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[Beginner] I took this picture years ago, but it's perfect for this sub! What's in this truck? KATAKANA practice! Read the big green letters to me! (For extra practice read the other signs too)

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[Intermediate] Had some yummy ramen tonight, the shop had an interesting offer taped on the counter; what is it? What do you think? Would you try it?

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[Beginner] Calling all REAL BEGINNERS! Come on over and try this one out, it's all KATAKANA! Look at those stylish dudes, you know you wanna read this one! Give me the meaning and type out the Japanese too!

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[Intermediate] This odd little sign and this poor little cat: awwww. The handwriting on this is a little whack, so maybe that bumps it up to lower level advanced? Or high level intermediate? Do your best!

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[Intermediate] You are walking a long a dark path after sunset, you come up to a red lantern; what does it say/mean?

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[Intermediate] Lost hand written shopping list, what was this person suppose to get? Hand writing is always harder to figure out than print so I suppose this is upper intermediate, but do your best!

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[Advanced] This one is perfect for you from-overseas immersion friends! Unless you were here this week in Tokyo area; you might not ever get the chance to see this annoying sticker that was plastered [in some form] on many vending machines and trash cans. What's it on about?

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[Intermediate] I like the way this first kanji is written; interesting stuff! What kind of shop is this? What could I buy here? What's this sign say?!

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[Intermediate] Oh yeah, watermelon time! What's this yellow sign selling watermelons say? English translation AND Japanese letters please! (Any beginners around too? Read the largest Hiragana letters, that's watermelon in Japanese! What is it?)

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[Beginner] The grammar on this is a little complex and one kanji, so maybe advanced beginner, but a fun little phrase on a billboard! (hint in the comments about the kanji if you can't readit, but it's one beginners should know!)

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[Intermediate] Must be the season of protests! Ran into some more protesters in Tokyo. What's this lady's sign say/mean?

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[Advanced] This isn't that hard, so some intermediates might be able to get it, but many people struggle with handwriting so I'm marking this spiritual message as advanced. I think it's a good message; whats it say/mean? Do you agree?

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[Intermediate] Seasonally relevant! What's the slogan on this mini mask's package say/mean? What's the relevance to the season? Let us know!

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[Beginner] The grammar on this is a bit hard, so maybe ADVANCED BEGINNER but it is all HIRAGANA! Show us your skills! Read it, write it out and translate it! Go go go!

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[Beginner] This one is an INTENSE HIGH LEVEL beginner level. One kanji in this one, but don't worry. I'll put a hint in the comments. Besides if you can't read this kanji as a beginner, you should learn it now. Pretty common one.

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[Intermediate] Was wandering around today and stumbled on these two beautifully super old signs with little messages on them. Might be on the tricky side grammar-wise for intermediates, but try to see if you can figure them out?

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[Beginner] A sign I saw in a convenience store... only HIRAGANA and KATAKANA so true beginners are gonna be happy! What's this sign telling us?

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[Intermediate] Oh, someone left a note down here! Is it a love note?! Give me the Japanese words and the English approximation for full karma!

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[Advanced] OK, I'm looking at y'all who said we need more HARD signs! cus this one ain't easy, especially right hand side one (left one not as bad) can anyone puzzle em out and provide me the Japanese and English? It's a doozie! (still crying from looking at the right handside one, dang)

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[Intermediate] Saw an interesting protest downtown a few days ago. What are they protesting? How do you say that in Japanese/English? Do you support them or oppose them? Why?

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[Beginner] You didn't used to see these kinds of signs that often, but for the last few years they have been increasing! What's it say/mean? Spell it out in romaji too to make sure you got it? (KATAKANA only practice!)

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[Intermediate] What food is this on? Do you like it? How do you eat it? Write out the package instructions in Japanese and include an English gloss for maximum karma! Go go go!

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[Intermediate] Maybe these words don't show up in your textbooks that often? What does this sign say? Write the Japanese and provide a smooth translation into English for full karma! Enjoy!

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[Intermediate] How about some Japanese you won't find in your textbooks? What's this little naughty sign at this seedy shop say? Extra karma for those who write out the Japanese text AND include a smooth English translation!

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[Tokyo area, Japan] Is it a beetle? If so, what kind? Looks a bit like a stubby mantis. It was stuck in my house, but I helped it escape.

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[Intermediate] Well, what else would you do with it? Read this sign! Give the text and a natural translation into English! Good luck :)

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[Beginner] This is a weird little shop I saw! It's in the SUPER BEGINNERs CLUB! Only HIRAGANA, what's the name of this shop? What does it mean? Be brave, try to figure it out!

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[Intermediate] Was out in Gunma last year, saw this cute little sign. I think the old lady that ran this boardinghouse misspelled one word (?!!) so I'll provide that correctly as a hint in the comments if you are stumped! Good luck!

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[Intermediate] So yeah, Japan has a lot of manners posters. The dog on this one seems a little too happy! What's this one say?

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[Beginner] What can you buy in this red shop? How do you write those letters? (Write it in Japanese and romaji also to check, since this a beginner thread) Have you ever been to this kind of shop in Japan? What do you think of what they sell?

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Help me out? A foreign friend is in Taiwan and saw this famous person (businessman?) with tons of reporters... know who it is? Identification would be cool. Thanks!

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[Beginner] OK beginners; time to get out your HIRAGANA and KATAKANA and simple grammar skills! (No kanji on this one.) What's this say? What does it mean? Go for it!

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[Beginner] What does this funny little button say? What does it mean? Where would you find it? What does it do? Have you ever pressed it? If not, would you? Good luck, do your best!

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Do your best guys! I can't wait to see how much you all can figure out!

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[Intermediate] Saw an interesting billboard ad in the station! (Company name removed) What does it say? What do you think of the services?

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[Beginner] OK you KATAKANA fans! What did I buy today? How do you read it? What's it literally mean? What is it?

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