An easy-to-use Japanese-English dictionary. It also helps with kanji usages and grammar. You can romanize the Japanese words and it will convert it into Japanese.
This is a great blog for Japanese learners of all levels. Not only is new vocabulary introduced in a cool way, there is also a lot of cultural and local things to learn too.
More for a reference, this is a great page to practice your Japanese at a restaurant. This site is easy to navigate, well translated, and has many menus to practice reading.
Mitsuwa Marketplace:
100 E. Algonquin Road,
Arlington Hts., IL 60005
Open 7 days/week
9:00AM – 8:00PM
RESTAURANTS
11:00AM-7:30PM