Hi all. It took waaaaaaaaay longer than it should have (and I'm truly sorry about that) but the new lesson is now ready and waiting for you wonderful subscribers!
I won't make an promises (as I'm not sure I can keep them due to how unpredictable things are right now) but I do hope the wait between the next lesson and Te...
2025-12-03 04:13:17 +0000 UTC View PostZero to Hero lesson 25 should have been up by now. Unfortunately, it's going to be a while longer before its ready. I'd very much like to have up by this Sunday night at the latest, but I won't make any promises -- there's still a good chance it could be further delayed.
The life of a freelancer (a life I've been force...
The tables are being flipped over for this one. While we usually look at the mistakes found in English localisations, today is all about a mistake in a Japanese localisation. And boy, it was a big one!
I probably won't write many pieces like this, because I don't usually keep track of the specifics of errors in Japanese...
2025-11-11 13:32:59 +0000 UTC View PostYes, that's right! The lesson is finally available to subscribers.
Sorry it took a lot longer than expected, but it also grew to be a longer chapter than I originally thought it would be. I blame those silly girls. They have tendency of doing things I didn't plan.
I hope you you enjoy reading this one as much as I...
2025-10-31 10:53:02 +0000 UTC View PostHi all! Thanks for your continued support.
It's been about a year since Moonrune Saga launched. Plus, with several new people subscribing (thank you!), I figure it's time to repost the premium link so it's easier to find. And who knows, maybe I'll finally figure out how to pin a post!
[I guess you might have notic...
2025-10-27 03:29:04 +0000 UTC View PostThe latest lesson is ready and waiting for you!
Remember, you can currently access the premium stuff from the following link:
https://moonrunesaga.bansama.com/603d24ml/jsa7rdhp/index.html
I'll let you know ...
Please enjoy the examination of a new line from The Hundred Line!
This one's a long'un. I hope you find it an interesting read despite the heavy tone the piece ended up taking.
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2025-10-08 09:51:57 +0000 UTC
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I'm sorry about the delay in recent updates. Life just keeps throwing curveballs at me.
But, Lesson 22 is up at last! Touch wood, I'll be able to have the next Textbook Example up within the week, but no promises. Once I do manage to get things back on track, with a new release weekly*, I'll be looking at chang...
2025-09-30 12:58:27 +0000 UTC View PostI hope you enjoy the lesson as much as I enjoyed writing it!
This was meant to be a shorter piece, but the girls had other plans. Sometimes that happens, and like many a writer, I go with the flow and let the characters have their fun.
See you next time!
Today's Textbook Example is inspired by the often made claim that it's not possible to faithfully translate cultural references from Japanese into English.
To examine this, I've selected a strip from the Aho Girl manga. The Textbook Example page only includes the last two panels of the four panel strip (just in case of...
2025-09-08 10:39:26 +0000 UTC View PostI truly am sorry it took this long. But that's life, I'm afraid.
You can find the lesson up on the premium site.
The current link for which is: https://moonrunesaga.bansama.com/603d24ml/jsa7rdhp/index.html
The next Zero to Hero lesson is running late, I know. Sorry! This year's summer has been doing a real number on me. Plus, I've had to focus time on a few more trials and editing work. The plan was to write lesson 20 on Thursday of last week, but I only had time to start on it on Saturday. It's about 70% written.
While I...
2025-08-25 11:13:41 +0000 UTC View PostSorry for the wait. It's been a hell of scorcher lately, with temperatures on Tuesday hitting 40℃ or, as one publication put it, 4188℃ for the town just a short hop away from me. Yeah, they missed a decimal point, but I don't think it really matters... It may as well have been that hot!
For this week's lesson, we l...
2025-08-08 15:35:32 +0000 UTC View PostToday's Textbook Example continues our journey through the Hundred Line demo.
You can find it in the usual place (which at this moment in time is still via: https://moonrunesaga.bansama.com/603d24ml/jsa7rdhp/index.html...
2025-07-31 00:56:03 +0000 UTC View PostLesson 18 is now available to you wonderful people.
If you have questions you can ask here or send me a message.
See you next time!
2025-07-24 03:10:20 +0000 UTC View PostIt's been a busy one this week, with more work done to get the site ready for the backend overhaul. In addition to that, I've also been dealing with the annoyance that is job hunting, freelance style; also known as trials.
If you want to do translation work and aren't part of some nepotism-based clique, then you have to...
2025-07-18 03:15:29 +0000 UTC View PostWe continue our look at time with some key vocab. Give the homework at the end a try if you'd like. The answers for that one will be included in lesson 18.
Have good one!
I've just published a new Textbook Example looking, again, at a line from the Hundred Line. Well, more like four lines... You'll see. And with it, I've got a new favourite word to add to my collection.
Summer is about to start in earnest here, and with it the daily thunder and lightning. It is very frightening. For my ...
2025-07-01 14:03:49 +0000 UTC View PostVery sorry for the delay on this one, folks. Unexpected work, translation trials, and a migraine all decided to be a nuisance at the same time. If you want to try your hand at the homework, don't forget you can always DM me if you want your answers checking or have questions!
Have a good one!
You won't find any visible changes to the site this week, but that doesn't mean I haven't been busy! Actually, I've been too busy with doing stuff for other people. I'd love to talk specifics of the light novel translations I work on, but alas, NDAs don't let me. Basically, it was a long one that I enjoyed — too bad there's...
2025-06-16 05:10:25 +0000 UTC View PostYou can find the latest free lesson here: https://moonrunesaga.bansama.com/public/zh-index.html
Sorry today's lesson took a little longer than anticipated to get it up. Health problems got in the way T___T
Please enjoy the lesson, and if you'd try the homework, you can always message your answers to me if you want.
Have a good week!
Lesson 5 has now been published on the free site for anyone to read and learn from.
If you like what you see, please consider subscribing.
You can find it from the contents page here: https://moonrunesaga.bansama.com/public/...
The latest lesson is ready for you to enjoy.
As always, if you have an questions, etc., either post them here or send a message.
Have a good week!
There's no new piece today as this week's update focused on updating some of the previous ones instead.
First, I've swapped out SVG generated images in Textbook Example 3. A beautiful jet-black gem! and 10. There'll be dead people! for both the romaji and kana versions. These are now JPGs that are signif...
Lesson 4 has now been published on the free site for anyone to read and learn from.
If you like what you see, please consider subscribing.
You can find it from the contents page here: https://moonrunesaga.bansama.com/public/...
Lesson 13 is now ready. If you can't see it, please refresh the index page.
I'm thinking that moving forward, I'd like to try setting a specific time range for publishing these lessons. With that in mind, I'm going to try aiming for Mondays between midday and 2pm (JST). This, hopefully, could mean a more predictable s...
Sorry for the delay again. Installation of the new air conditioner took longer than expected. But it's in place now, and just in time, too! Temperatures threaten to hit 30 degrees C in the next week or two. Hopefully, this also means I can get future pieces up a bit faster (but no promises!)
Today's Textbook Example loo...
2025-05-05 12:43:10 +0000 UTC View PostLesson 3 has now been published on the free site for anyone to read and learn from.
If you like what you see, please consider subscribing.
You can find it from the contents page here: https://moonrunesaga.bansama.com/public/...
I'm sorry about the delay in having lesson 12 available. I had to prioritise a deadline for some editing work. But, it's available now, so yay!
Today's lesson is our first foray into adjectives with the i-type.
For those of you who like homework, why not try tackling creating your own table of i-adjectives and ...
