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I will not be doing the final day of my Japanese language challenge because today kind of got away from me and I only remembered said challenge right when it's nearly nine pm. My bad.

But this was actually a lot of fun. I came across a ton of games, manga, and YouTube channels that I am dying to talk about more in depth and nothing you can can stop me.

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Saw someone (can't remember for the life of me who) making monthly posts about what Japanese show they'd watched that month and scoring them and I thought that would be a fun thing to do. I watch so much TV. I have no life.

And then I realised it's all bloody anime and the weird stuff too so I might keep this to myself.

#anime

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Thanks to a really obscure horror manga I now know the Japanese word for "A woman in STEM".

(It's リケジョ btw)

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Day six of my Japanese language challenge is here. Only one day to go.

1) Play an hour of a video game.

I played Cat Quest today and, no, I didn't misspell Stardew Valley. Cat Quest is a great game for newbs. The language used is very beginner friendly and the conversations are often pretty short. Not to mention if you can't fully understand what a character is telling you they want, there's always a big old arrow pointing you in the right direction. The gameplay itself is also fairly simple. Very addicting too. God, I love this game. 

2) Read a chapter of a manga.

I think the most accurate depiction of owning a cat that Chi's Sweet Home has shown is in the chapter I just read where Chi has no interest in playing with her new toys and instead attacks the bag they came in. 

3) Watch a video on YouTube with no English subtitles.

Just watched a very basic beginner video designed for listening practice. 

4) Read a graded reader/book aimed at young children.

I read Naku Onna which was the retelling of La Llorona, a very tragic Mexican ghost story. I'm actually surprised such a dark legend was featured on the site among all the cute and bright pictures of animals and smiling families. 

5) Make a post on HelloTalk. 

Made post that said "I don't want romance. I want ice cream." It's a motto I live by. It also dawns on me that I still haven't filled my profile in. Need to work on that. 

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As both a gamer and a learner of Japanese, I have combined the two and am trying to play as many games as I can find in said language. Only problem is my Steam library is vast due to never being able to pass up a sale. Its been very tedious going through all the games seeing which have Japanese language options so I was super happy when I found this site that allows you to filter games via language. And other things like tags and features but I most likely the language bit. Some of the games it turns out I have with Japanese language options was pretty surprising and I can't wait to check them out.

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The site I download a lot of my manga in Japanese from often doesn't have descriptions telling you what the manga is actually about. A lot of the times all you get is a cover image and a few tags and often they don't even have much of those. I've downloaded several manga where all I know about them is that they're horrors. Started reading one today and there was cannibalism of a corpse on page two. Weird. That seems more like a page twelve thing.

#japanese #japanese language #horror

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Day five of the one week Japanese challenge is here. Getting close to the end. I've actually really gotten into playing games and reading manga every day. It's great I can do that and call it studying.

1) Play an hour of a video game.

Mostly hung around the mines today. Stabbed some slimes. Forgot Hailey's birthday. Well, she insulted my clothes so she deserved it. 

2) Read a chapter of a manga.

Read some Chi's Sweet Home and a few pages of a new horror manga I got. It's kanji with no furigana so it's taking me a while. You do not want to know how long it took me to read the first page. 

3) Watch a video on YouTube with no English subtitles.

Just me head banging to nursery rhymes again. 

4) Read a graded reader/book aimed at young children.

Read Mekishiko no Inu. It's about the xolo, an ancient breed of hairless dog. It was a lot more fun to read than that story about peanuts I checked out yesterday. I love doggies. I mean, I like salted peanuts but not enough to read a book about them, regardless of how short. 

5) Make a post on HelloTalk. 

I just wrote "It's Stardew Valley time!" and added a picture of me doing a thumbs up with a picture of the Stardew Valley page on my Steam account. 

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[snowythestudent]

Welcome! And holy crap that's a long time.

First Post

Hello! I have been studying Japanese for 15 years. I want to use this blog to share resources, tactics and progress as I continue my learning!

If anybody wants to connect, or chat in Japanese, that would be awesome!

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We're on day four of the Japanese language challenge. I am tired.

1) Play an hour of a video game.

Free time in class meant game time for me today. Played Pokemon and leveled the hell out of my Pidgey when I misplaced my way. So much tall grass. So many Weedles. The forest was like five pixels big how did I get lost?!

2) Read a chapter of a manga.

I was going to read Zekkyou Gakkyuu but I got tired two pages in and read some less strenuous Chi's Sweet Home instead. 

3) Watch a video on YouTube with no English subtitles.

I found the official channel for the Japanese dub of Bluey. It has two minute clips as well as a few entire episodes. I watched the episode where Muffin is sleep deprived but the way she acted makes me wonder if her parents didn't sneak some Vodka into her sippy cup. 

4) Read a graded reader/book aimed at young children.

I read Rakkasei wa omoshiroi. That means Peanuts are interesting. It was about how peanuts grow. Interesting might not be the word I would have used...

5) Make a post on HelloTalk. 

Had a really crappy and dysphoric day. That's what I made a post about. I now know the word for gender dysphoria. It's 性別違和/Seibetsuiwa. 

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I got tagged?! I am honoured!

Last song I listened to: Bad Felling (Oompa Loompa) by Jagwar Twin has been on loop in my Spotify for days.

Currently watching: Started watching an anime called Erased this morning. One episode in and I'm hooked.

Sweet/savory/spicy: All. Just all.

Relationship status: It's complicated doesn't even begin to cover it.

Current obsession: I've been writing a lot of queer fiction lately. So many files on my laptop full of that trans angst.

I have no idea who to tag, I'm afraid >.<

Nine People I'd Like To know Better

i was tagged by @tokidokitokyo!! thank you tokiさん!

Last Song I Listened To: ascension from sea of stars (fantastic ost!)

Currently Watching: black sails and shogun (slowly but surely...i'm watching them with three other ppl so it takes coordination to get us all in the same room for at least an hour lol)

Sweet/Savoury/Spicy?: sweet and spicy especially! sweet fruits are amazing and also spicy miso.

Relationship Status: long-term relationship :)

Current Obsession: i played ffvii for the first time recently and it did take over my life lol

i don't know if i know nine people who haven't already been tagged 😭 but i'll tag: @aro-langblr @corvid-language-library @seherstudies @jpn-langblr @tokyoproxy (sorry for spamming you guys lol 🙇🏻‍♀️)

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It's day three of my one week Japanese challenge. I am tired.

1) Play an hour of a video game.

I completely owned in my first festival in Stardew Valley. I am king of the egg hunt! And I wear the hat I won everywhere to mock the literal children I beat to get it. 

2) Read a chapter of a manga.

Been reading Chi's Sweet Home but it's way too easy and I wanted a bit of a challenge. Today I read some Zekkyou Gakkyuu, a shoujo horror anthology, instead. It's difficult enough to give me a challenge but easy enough that I'm not lost. I may not understand everything that's being said but at least I get the gist of it. I will read more of Chi because it was bloody adorable but it was way too easy to the point that I didn't feel I was getting much out of it. Now I'm reading stories about young girls being terrorised by monsters. Cool. 

3) Watch a video on YouTube with no English subtitles.

I'm still watching nursery rhyme videos. Yeah, I should probably try something else. 

4) Read a graded reader/book aimed at young children.

I read Yama ni Ikimashita which is about a dog going camping in the mountains. The past couple of books I was quiet pleased with myself because I knew all the words and didn't have to look up a thing. Then Yama ni Ikimashita comes along with several strange words how dare you. 

5) Make a post on HelloTalk. 

I just whined about being too busy to watch Heartstopper. 

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Day two of my one week Japanese language challenge. Let's goooooo!

1) Play an hour of a video game.

Still addicted to Stardew Valley. My heart melted when Vincent called me oniichan. Don't worry, Vincent, I'll be your real oniichan soon enough. I mean I'm gonna fuck your brother. 

2) Read a chapter of a manga.

I think Chi's Sweet Home is a little too easy. I can read several chapters in minutes. There's this other one I want to read tomorrow that's basically a kids horror anthology. Think Goosebumps but in manga form. Might give that one a try tomorrow. 

3) Watch a video on YouTube with no English subtitles.

I highly recommend a YouTube channel called Super Simple 日本語. I'm using it to learn a bunch of nursery rhymes in Japanese. Currently headbanging to a song about a guy making a pizza. Thanks to this two minute song I now know the verbs 塗る and 回す.

4) Read a graded reader/book aimed at young children.

Read Haha no Hi in which two kids buy their mom a mother's day present. 

5) Make a post on HelloTalk. 

Made a post saying I'd been watching a lot of Dungeon Meshi lately and that I want to read the manga next. I will definitely not be reading it in Japanese. 

#japanese #japanese language #language challenge #langblr

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The urge to get really hammered and try speaking in Japanese on HelloTalk is strong. I'm gonna need more booze.

#hellotalk #yay alcohol

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The first day of my personalised week long Japanese language challenge is done.

1) Play an hour of a video game.

I may have played more than just an an hour of Stardew Valley. I couldn't help it, man. It's one of those games that when you start you can't stop and the next thing you know it's five days later, your wife's left you and you can't even remember your name anymore. 

2) Read a chapter of a manga.

Read a few chapters of Chi's Sweet Home and it is by far one of the better manga out there to read for beginners. It's centered around a kitten and her family and the every day shenanigans they get up to. It's very easy to fellow and there aren't massive walls of text every other page like some series. I plan on reading more and making a more in depth post on it. 

3) Watch a video on YouTube with no English subtitles.

I may have just watched a bunch of nursery rhyme videos. Honestly, not a bad way to learn. They're catchy and simple. 

4) Read a graded reader/book aimed at young children.

One of my favourite graded reader sites is tadoku.org. They go from level zero to five with zero being the easiest. Today  I decided to upgrade from zero to one and read a short story called Boku no Kazoku. It's about a teddy bear and his family and it was hecking adorable. 

5) Make a post on HelloTalk. 

Made a simple post saying I had school tomorrow and about how old I am (I'm a  thirty year old student help) and no one has corrected it yet so I'm assuming it was right. People on HelloTalk are usually pretty quick about correcting mistakes. It's why I like it so much.

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There's a new high school bl in town! It's titled Kaze to sharin. Mukai is a top student who uses a wheelchair. Hiyori is a troubled student with bad grades who gets assigned Mukai's helper at school.

Only three chapters are out so far, but it seems interesting and there aren't that many bls featuring disabled characters. I hope it becomes a success and gets a drama adaptation!

Text on the cover:

I wanted this life of mine that doesn't even allow me to dream to end as soon as possible Until I met him that is

The worst troublemaker in school and the top student in a wheelchair

A youth bl woven by two people who had nowhere to belong in

#manga #I'd love to give this a read

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Essay Phrases in Japanese

Beginning

初めに　はじめに　to begin with (first of all)

まず　to start with (first of all)

最初に　さいしょに　first

第一に　だいいちに　first of all

劈頭第一　へきとうだいいち　first and foremost

Continuation

次に　つぎに　next

更に　さらに　furthermore

そして　and (thus)

そのうえに　in addition (furthermore)

また　also

並びに　ならびに　both ～ and ～ (～ as well as ～)

及び　および　and (as well as)

それだけでなく　not only ～ but also ～

のみならず　besides (as well as)

しかも　however

すでに　already

その結果　そのけっか　as a result

それにしては　considering that

それに対して　それにたいして　in contrast

ため　in order to (because of)

というのは　the reason why is

にしたがって　following (in accordance with)

にとって　for (concerning)

によって　due to (because of)

一方で　いっぽうで　on the one hand

まったく　really, truly, entirely

全て　すべて　overall (in general)

多数の　たすうの　majority

必ず　かならず　definitely

急速に　きゅうそくに　rapidly increasing

ますます　increasingly (more and more); decreasingly (less and less with negative)

次第に　しだいに　gradually (little by little)

現在　げんざい　nowadays

確かに　たしかに　it is true that... but

要すると／要するに　ようすると／ようするに　in short

非常に　ひじょうに　extremely

絶対　ぜったい　absolutely

誠に　まことに　absolutely

によると　according to

したがって　accordingly (therefore)

事実上　じじつじょう　actually (as a matter of fact)

だって　also

それに加えて　それにくわえて　in addition to this

Ending

結局　けっきょく　after all

最後に　さいごに　in closing, in conclusion

要約すると　ようやくすると　in summary

つまり　to sum up, in the end

結論は　けつろんは　in conclusion

結論というと　けつろんというと　to conclude

このように　thus, hence

全体的に　ぜんたいてきに　overall, on the whole

Phrases from Quizlet by @uni-venture and Talk in Japanese

#japanese #japanese language #vocab list

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Started watching Dungeon Meshi and it amuses me greatly that Laios named his sword Kensuke. This is because I recently learned that "ken" means "sword" in Japanese. He might as well have named it Swordy McSwordson.

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