Joel on The Difficulty Level Guide Of Everything JapaneseOh my god thank you so much for saying this. I thought I'd reached a level of Japanese where I could understand roughly what a sentence was about in any context, until I tried to...
PSMHatsune on Should you Say Farewell to your Kanji Deck?What I found has been working for me so far is to simply pass every card. I see a card, flip it, write it and then pass it. I care more about writing practice while...
RMK on How To Merge Anki Decks TogetherThis really helped me out today, thank you!
Ann on So you Failed the JLPT by 1 PointI just failed BE by 1 point (89 / 180), I wonder if I can claim somehow to pass lol
Nakada on Should you Read Harry Potter and Lord of the Rings in Japanese?I don't recommend you learning Japanese from the Harry Potter series. Because the Japanese version of the Harry Potter Series has many mistranslations, Japanese misuse, and vocabulary that is no longer used. The reason this...
Flashcard Leveling vs. Immersion Quests
If you broke down the entirety of Japanese studying into just two elements, it would come down to: 1. Flashcard ...
Why I Stopped Looking at Reviews Due
The number that seems to endlessly follow you everywhere you go: reviews due. When it hits zero, you get a ...
Survivorship Bias while Learning Japanese
Ever read a blog, forum, or some other social media where someone was sharing their success story to learning Japanese? ...
How Much does the Method Matter?
The endless search for the best method. The one that works so well that you can cut off months or ...
The Risk vs. Reward of Choosing a Fast Study Pace – Is it Worth it?
Answer the following question. Which path would you choose: 1. Try to become fluent in Japanese in 2 years, with ...
Why Pay Money when you can Learn Japanese for Free?
One of the worst decisions I made for my Japanese was accepting a $20,000 scholarship for Japanese classes and materials ...
Jalup Intermediate was Hard – Getting Through it Made me Feel Invincible
The most important part of my journey has been driving down the J-J lane. I’m not a speedrunner but I ...
Jalup 10 Year Anniversary
It has been 10 years since I started Jalup, and I thought I would take this moment to look back ...
