It has been a tumultuous year, but I’m happy to say that I’ll be able to take the JLPT N1 at the end of this year after all! I know, I know. I had finally gotten my head wrapped around the idea that this thing that I had been working towards for more than aContinue reading “2022 Final? Boss: JLPT N1”
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July 2022 Tadoku!
I went very quiet on this blog again this month, but for good reason! Last time I wrote, I was pretty down in the dumps. Looking back at it, it feels incredibly silly. Yes, I still have some lasting issues but I was able to solve them to the best of my ability! And, thankfully,Continue reading “July 2022 Tadoku!”
There’s always something.
Things were going just a bit too good for awhile, but now my daily routine has been greatly interrupted!I’ve been a bit sick off and on for awhile, and I’m currently in a long “on” period. It was bad enough that I went to the ER last weekend, and even found myself a PCP toContinue reading “There’s always something.”
On Reading, JPDB, and MOYOM
I’ve been learning Japanese for a long time, off and on, with varying degrees of commitment. I’ve always enjoyed reading in Japanese, and I’ve technically “finished” books years ago. I’m less confident to even consider it reading at this point just because of where I’m at now, but I know that going through those booksContinue reading “On Reading, JPDB, and MOYOM”
Another year, another perspective
Imagine actually keeping blogs up to date. Couldn’t be me and I’m not going to pretend it ever will be. A lot of things have changed in my life since I last posted, so please bear with me! For starters, I picked up painting again for money. Balance has ever been my enemy, and itContinue reading “Another year, another perspective”
Learning Japanese through a video game????
I love Final Fantasy XIV so much when it comes to learning Japanese. That game also explains my, uh, lack of posts here! I competed in Ishgard Restoration rankings (number 1 Miner on my world wooooo) for one, and that ate up literally all available time I had. Because I was just mining, I wasContinue reading “Learning Japanese through a video game????”
Grammar is a friend: ～てはばからない
So today, I’d like to make a post about a grammar point that I saw on Nihongo no Mori, but haven’t been able to find in the two grammar books I have.~てはばからない意味：周囲を気にしたり、遠慮したりすることがない様子接続：Vて＋はばからないI’d like to also add the meaning of the verb being attached to て.憚る はばかる (v5r,vi) (1) (uk) to hesitate; to have scruples; to be afraidContinue reading “Grammar is a friend: ～てはばからない”
Weekly Check-in 09/02/2020
Mature cards: +117Young/Learn: -91 I really slowed down on adding new cards this past week. I spent a lot of time actively watching things on youtube and occasionally adding to my live mining deck via ShareX. I also decided to make a lazy vocabulary deck. Active Vocab is where I’m adding vocabulary only cards (viaContinue reading “Weekly Check-in 09/02/2020”
Weekly Check-in 08/25/2020
Oops, yesterday was Monday! I usually like to do these on Monday but I completely forgot. Mature cards increased by: 82Young/Learn cards…decreased by: 4. Wow I had a bunch of cards become Mature in the past week! That is very comforting to know. I feel a little anxious with my “unseen” number getting bigger andContinue reading “Weekly Check-in 08/25/2020”
Weekly Check-in 08/17/2020
I was definitely not as active in Anki as I was last week!Mature cards increased by 30. Young/learn cards increased by 60. “If all of the cards in this deck are n+1, why do you have suspended cards?” asked nobody!I always add cards after learning new words. So let’s say I learned “班長”. I’ll searchContinue reading “Weekly Check-in 08/17/2020”
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