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If you have any ideas for more we could make, feel free to <a href="/contact_us">let us know</a>.</p> <h2>Tools</h2> <ul> <li><a href="/hiragana_flashcards">Printable Hiragana Flash Cards</a></li> <li><a href="/katakana_flashcards">Printable Katakana Flash Cards</a></li> </ul> <p id="instructions">Here are some links that will help further your goals. 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He's only kidding.. learning Japanese is totally worth it!)</li> <li><a href="http://www.ponju.net/index.php?showtopic=23689" target="_blank">You're an Otaku if...</a></li> </ul> </div> </div>  <div id="footer"> <div class="indent"> <div class="w100 h100"> <div class="box_3"> <div class="side_left"> <div class="side_right"> <div class="side_top"> <div class="side_bot"> <div class="left_top"> <div class="right_top"> <div class="left_bot"> <div class="right_bot">  <div style="width: 100%; padding-top: 10px;"> <div class="indent"> <div class="small_menu"><a href="/">home</a> | <a href="/contact_us">contact us</a> | <a href="/privacy_policy">privacy policy</a> | <a href="/terms_of_use">terms of use</a> <br /> </div> ReadJapaneseNews.com © 2009-2010 <a href="http://www.osakared.com">Osaka Red, LLC</a>.<br /> All Japanese language content retrieved from <a href="http://news.ameba.jp">Ameba</a> copyright © 1998-2009 CyberAgent, Inc.<br /> This site is in no way affiliated nor endorsed by CyberAgent, Inc. 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