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            <title><![CDATA[Japanese Beyond the Textbook #19]]></title>
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            <pubDate>Sat, 14 Nov 2026 01:52:23 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2026 16:37:20 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 06 Nov 2026 23:43:50 GMT</pubDate>
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            <title><![CDATA[Japanese Beyond the Textbook #16]]></title>
            <description><![CDATA[<div class="medium-feed-item"><p class="medium-feed-image"><a href="https://medium.com/living-japanese/japanese-beyond-the-textbook-16-f529a30c9325?source=rss----2773b2015f31---4"><img src="https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/2600/0*Z80-ix2uoVhH1NPi" width="3840"></a></p><p class="medium-feed-snippet">There&#x2019;s something I want, but I don&#x2019;t want to spell it out&#x2026;</p><p class="medium-feed-link"><a href="https://medium.com/living-japanese/japanese-beyond-the-textbook-16-f529a30c9325?source=rss----2773b2015f31---4">Continue reading on Living Japanese »</a></p></div>]]></description>
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            <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2026 22:10:46 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Sun, 01 Nov 2026 18:47:30 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:18:14 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 30 Oct 2026 00:13:07 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Fri, 23 Oct 2026 16:23:03 GMT</pubDate>
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            <pubDate>Mon, 19 Oct 2026 03:44:42 GMT</pubDate>
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