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Finally got my hands on untranslated manga, よつばと! Its actually the first manga I've ever bought and it's pre-loved. Im excited to read it!!! (ˊᗜˋ )🍀

Currently reading: 本を守ろうとする猫の話

For March I'm reading the novel 本を守ろうとする猫の話 by 夏川草介（なつかわ そうすけ）. The prologue introduced our main character, Rintarō, who was raised by his grandfather and who is currently dealing with the death of that same grandfather.

As Rintarō is still coming to terms with his loss and considering his options on what to do regarding his grandfather's beloved antique bookstore, the titular cat appears to take him to another world and save the books.

From what I've read so far, I was strongly reminded of the typical story structure of a Ghibli film. From the young protagonist to the talking cat to the journey to another world, it ticks all the boxes so far and I'm intrigued.

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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

Reviewing N2 while studying kanji N1

I was supposed to finish reviewing yesterday but I was really busy so I couldn't

Hopefully, I can finish reviewing the material this week.

JLPT Journal 07/07 (Countdown: 147 days)

That's exactly 21 weeks! Also, today is the day of the summer JLPT. I hope it went well for everyone who took it today!

Today I:

Reviewed 24 kanji

Updated my "Kanji I Always Forget" deck (replaced 6 that are no longer causing me issues with 6 that are causing me issues)

Read the first few paragraphs of an article about tarot

Watched grammar videos about わりに, っぱなし／まま, によって and だらけ

N3/N4 Vocab from today:

種類（しゅるい）kind, sort

一般（いっぱん）universal, general

目的（もくてき）purpose, goal, objective, aim, intention

人生（じんせい）(one's) life

あらゆる all, every

出来事（できごと）incident, affair, happening

あるいは or, either... or

今後（こんご）from now on, hereafter

様々（さまざま）various, varied, diverse

はっきり clearly, plainly, distinctly

世紀（せいき）century

年齢（ねんれい）age

効果（こうか）effect, effectiveness

成績（せいせき）grades, results, marks

給料（きゅうりょう）wages, pay

無駄（むだ）futility, waste, uselessness

発明（はつめい）invention

埃（ほこり）dust (usually written in just kana)

傷（きず）wound, injury, cut

Higher level/non-JLPT vocab

解説（かいせつ）explanation, commentary

タロット tarot

占い（うらない）fortune telling, divination

一般的（いっぱんてき）general, popular, common, typical

特定（とくてい）specific, particular

展開（てんかい）development, evolution, progression, (plot) twist

斬新（ざんしん）novel, original, new, innovative

元々（もともと）originally, from the start, from the outset

纏め（まとめ）summary

遅延（ちえん）delay

それぞれ each, respectively

日替わり定食（ひがわりていしょく）daily special (at a restaurant)

To Review

〜によって

〜ように

Honestly 〜によって and 〜ように are the bane of my existence right now. Both have so many meanings and they're kind of similar so I just. Forget how to use them and mix them up and just ???? I hate them so much. I really need to study them properly and get a grip on them.

How I Feel After Reading Any Japanese

Inwardly: 

Outwardly: 

My Brain: 

heyyyy guess who just learned all the Katakana in a couple hours of one day :D

(..it’s me)

today's notes & homework > busuu

べんきょうしましょう！ 私は きたない へやで べんきょうしません。 I don't sutdy in a dirty/messy room. 聞きましょう！👂 1️⃣ こんにちは、私はナオミです。私のうちはひろいです。でも、私のへやはきれいじゃないです。私はきたないへやでべんきょうしません。ベンさんのすばらしいへやでべんきょうします。ベンさんのおおきいソファーがだいすきです。ベンさんはしんせつな友だちです。 Hello, I'm Naomi. My house is spacious, but my room isn't clean. I don't study in a messy room. I study at Ben's amazing room. I adore Ben's big sofa. Ben is a kind friend. 2️⃣ ぼくはベンです。デザインの学生です。ぼくはあたらしいソファーがすきです。ゆうめいなデザイナーのソファーです。でも、いつもナオミさんはぼくのソファーでねます。ナオミさんはきれいです。でも、ナオミさんのへやはきたないです。へんですね。 I'm Ben. I'm a design student. I like the new sofa. It's from a famous designer. But my friend, Naomi, always sleep on it. Naomi is pretty. But her room is messy/dirty. It's weird. Practice: Tell a little bit about the people and things around you! For example: 私はこのかばんがすきです。でも、ちいさいです。デパートでおおきいかばんをかいます。(I like this bag. But it's small. I'll buy a bigger/big bag in a department store.) Tips: おおきい、ちいさい、いい、わるい、おもしろい、つまらない、ひろい、せまい、きれい、きたない、しんせつ、ゆうめい My answer: こんにちは、私はアラナです。私のうちはひろいじゃないです。そして、私のへやはちいさいです。でも、私のへやがだいすきです。

youtube 🇯🇵 phrases

Changed my Youtube account language to japanese and decided to use this chance to learn something. ^-^ 🖥️ この動画は再生できません Kono dōga wa saisei dekimasen This video cannot be played 🖥️ ホームに戻る Hōmu ni modoru Back to Home 🖥️ 動画を再生できません Dōga o saisei dekimasen Can't play video 🖥️ この動画に関連付けられていた YouTube アカウントが停止されたため、この動画は再生できません。 Kono dōga ni kanrendzuke rarete ita yūchūbu akaunto ga teishi sa reta tame, kono dōga wa saisei dekimasen This video can no longer be played because the YouTube account associated with it has been terminated 🖥️ 動画の保存先… Dōga no hozon-saki Video save destination 🖥️ 後で見る Ato de miru Watch Later 🖥️ 新しい再生リストを作成 Atarashī saisei risuto o sakusei Create a new playlist

🇯🇵 busuu lesson

New kanjis! 匹 / ひき/ぴき/びき Counter for animals. [The pronunciation of the counter varies depending on the number that comes before it.] Example: 一匹 (いっぴき) / 二匹 (にひき) / 三匹 (さんびき) 一匹 / 二匹 / 三匹 one animal / two animals / three animals Example: いぬが一匹います。 There is a dog. 枚 / まい Counter used for something flat. [The radical of 枚 is ⽊.] [Used for sheets of paper.] Example: 二枚のパン (にまいのパン) 二枚のパン two slices of bread Example: ひこうきのチケットを三枚かいます。 I'm going to buy three plane tickets. [Tickets used to always be paper, so we use the counter 枚/まい for flat objects.] 台 / だい / たい Counter used for large furniture and large electronics (Looks like a lamp on a table.) Example: 三台のくるま (さんだいのくるま) / 台風 (たいふう) 三台の車 / 台風 three cars / typhoon Vocab: 犬 / いぬ / けん dog (It looks like a dog's mouth.) Example: 犬のなまえ (いぬのなまえ) / 犬種 (けんしゅ) 犬の名前 / 犬種 name of a dog / dog breeds Example: 私のいぬはゴールデンレトリーバーです。 My dog ​​is a golden retriever. 住 / す-む / じゅう Live / reside Example: 住む (すむ) / 住宅 (じゅうたく) 住む / 住宅 Live / dwelling [The left part of this kanji is a radical meaning "person".] Exercise: Rewrite the sentence in hiragana: 男の人が二人います おとこのひとがふたりいます。 There are two men. [When 人 comes after the name of a country, we use じん, and the whole word refers to the nationality, e.g. アメリカ人 (American).] Listening Exercise Correction: よく聞いてください。 True or false? There are 100 trees. False: The man said "木が八本（はっぽん）あります", not 百本 (ひゃっぽん). Example: テーブルを四台かいます。 I'm going to buy four tables. 四台（よんだい） Example: 私は一匹の犬と一人の友だちと住んでいます。 I'm living with a dog and a friend. 一匹（いっぴき）、一人（ひとり） Example: パンを何枚食べますか。 How many slices of bread will you eat? 二枚食べます。 I'll eat two slices. [Bread slices are flat, so we use the 枚/まい counter for flat objects.] Example: 何匹の犬と住んでいますか。 How many dogs do you live with? 何匹 / なんびき (How many?)

🇯🇵 duo lesson notes

おいしい日本りょうり tasty/delicious japanese food 父はよく日本りょうりを食べます。 My dad often eats Japanese food. 母とすしやに行きます。 I'm going to a sushi restaurant with my mom.

Learning Japanese, just barely getting into the Genki workbook. Is anyone else starting to learn? Is there a discord group? I would like learn With people to help motivate me 😔

Learning katakana is so hard for no reason because it sounds just like the english word but you don't realize until you know what it means. Like if I said "sutukesu" would you automatically realize what it is?? No but when you know it means suitcase it's really fucking obvious isn't it

And "kureyon" means crayon. It's so simple. I learnt it a few months ago and at the time it took like 5 minutes of struggling until my tutor said it (I have to read it out and then translate it, she didn't say it before). I always go one syllable at a time but with katakana it's so much simpler when the words are fast. It was literally:

"ku-re-yo-n???"

".....kureyon"

"OH CRAYON??"

I was sounding it out like I'd never heard a word in my life. And you know the second you figure it out you will feel stupid. (It literally sounds just like crayon when it's said fast enough I'm still mad I didn't get it)

I learnt "macudonarudo" today and I was struggling. It's fucking McDonald's.

Other simple words that I was clever enough to actually figure out without being a moron for 10 minutes are "kare" (curry) "baiorin" (violin) and "pa-ti" (party)

Hey I'm learning Japanese and I have a lil question that I was too embarrassed to ask my tutor so

Ik you say ga arimasu for non living things and ga imasu for living things but what ab like dead things? Like if I found a dead guy would I still say ga imasu?

Same with like if an umbrella came to life, is that still ga arimasu? Does it make a difference if the umbrella doesn't know it's an umbrella?

I'm learning Japanese and it's a video call thing, every time me and my tutor go through the "I don't want to hang up first because it's rude" thing but I'm more anxious than her so I literally wait for her to leave every single time. I'll have my finger over the leave button and just wait for her so I can leave too. It takes like a minute and we sit there in silence until she leaves

Also today she asked me what I like to drink and I tried to say water (mizu) but I accidentally said Miru (which means look) and she was very confused. She asked if I was trying to say milk and I had to awkwardly go "...water??" like I was very new to the concept of liquid and didn't know how to say it