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  • Rin 02/14/2024 at 3:23 am on Becoming A Japanese Translator: Job TypesI started focusing on Japanese Translating because I am pretty much bed-ridden most of the time and it was the only kind of work in which I could learn the skills all on my own without needing to go into even more debt to get...
  • Rin 02/14/2024 at 2:55 am on Becoming A Japanese Translator: Job TypesI checked out that online school (Jvta) and I think it is definitely not for beginners or even amateurs. Their Japanese to English course requires an JLPT N2 level (when the average skill level for translators I've heard is only N3 - which is probably...
  • Mari 02/13/2024 at 4:07 am on What’s The Best Age To Learn Japanese?i'm starting japanese at 15 rn
  • SakuraSpeak 01/30/2024 at 1:56 am on You Failed the JLPT – Now What?Don't give up! I had the same thing when I started, it took me over a year of studying every day to even have a chance at passing the N5. It might feel hopeless, but at a certain point it will just click and you'll...
  • dee 01/21/2024 at 9:53 pm on You Failed the JLPT – Now What?Hi. I failed the n5 exam during the first try. I know it's sad because i couldn't study for the exam and then, when one day was left for the exam, i studied as hard as i can and failed with 22 marks left to...
  • F.F. 01/18/2024 at 8:26 pm on 16 Japanese Sports Names You’ve Never Heard OfTo be fair, I think "hand egg" should be called "armored rugby" because that's what it actually is.
  • Adam 01/11/2024 at 7:44 pm on Can you Learn Japanese Solely for a Job and More Money?It's a common requirement, but not always. All it takes is one job - keep up the good fight
  • Adam 01/11/2024 at 7:41 pm on 7 Ways Japan Is A Cereal Lover’s Worst NightmareNever noticed that. Wonder why it's cheaper...
  • Adam 01/11/2024 at 7:41 pm on Jalup HeroThanks for pointing out typos 👍
  • Adam 01/11/2024 at 7:40 pm on 7 Japanese Comedy Films That’ll Keep You Laughing For DaysI definitely enjoyed Survival Family, despite being quite weird!
  • Adam 01/11/2024 at 7:39 pm on Why I Stopped Looking at Reviews DueThat number is the worst sometimes
  • Adam 01/11/2024 at 7:39 pm on You Failed the JLPT – Now What?Might be reading this wrong - but you took the exam without learning any Japanese? That's an interesting challenge 😁
  • Adam 01/11/2024 at 7:37 pm on Is Studying Japanese Harder than Ever?My wording was probably a bit off - I was only referring to special as out of the ordinary. But my perspective might be slightly skewed based on my social circle, so fair point. Glad to see you after all these years :)
  • mikem 01/11/2024 at 7:02 am on Is Studying Japanese Harder than Ever?I disagree that Japanese fluency isn't as special anymore. I don't think it was the rareness that made it special but rather the relationships you are able to make and the experiences you are able to have. Even in 2023 I still got plenty of...
  • makotosing 12/28/2023 at 12:37 am on You Failed the JLPT – Now What?I took the N5 exam and failed. I took even without having learned any Japanese word. I got a hard time filling in my name. I can't even read the questions. And during listening exam I don't even the exam already started. I don't know...
  • Tim 12/23/2023 at 6:12 am on Why I Stopped Looking at Reviews DueThis is great advice! Every time I miss a few days my reviews due gets so high that I'm almost afraid to start.
  • Noxsora 12/04/2023 at 8:40 pm on Jalup Heroanother one, I changed:電車が混んでいるから自分の肩と他人の肩が接する。to 電車が込んでいるから自分の肩と他人の肩が接する。the vocab on this card is 接する I'm posting this here cause Jalup Hero has many more comments.
  • Allison Williams 11/20/2023 at 4:00 am on 7 Japanese Comedy Films That’ll Keep You Laughing For Dayssurvival family (2016) one cut of the dead (2017)
  • Noxsora 11/19/2023 at 5:37 pm on 7 Ways Japan Is A Cereal Lover’s Worst NightmareI like heavy cereal. I used to get https://www.calbee.co.jp/ or the store brand bran flakes with banana chips. Reciently I have switched to "pretend" cereal. Cooked rice, dried fruit, nuts, cinnimon or cloves and milk. The thing that threw me off is the low fat...
  • Noxsora 11/19/2023 at 5:22 pm on Can you Learn Japanese Solely for a Job and More Money?Yeah, I went to a Career Vision Conferance yesterday. And hearing "You /propably/ won't be able to keep your work visa unless you pass N2 in the next year" makes me want to give up and go back to the US. I can understand Ghibli...
  • IOB 11/02/2023 at 8:31 am on 7 Ways Japan Is A Cereal Lover’s Worst NightmareI also don’t know why Japan is so cruel to cereal lovers - don’t tell me it’s unwitting coincidence/ bad luck! At least in the year 2023 you can mix the puritan low sugar (bland) granola with the regular (diabetes) granola , throw in some...
  • Mike Hartman 10/22/2023 at 5:02 am on Why Every Japanese Learner Needs Degawa TetsurouI've seen him on TV and in Commercials. I didn't know his name. I saw him in a parking lot just a couple of days ago and gave him the recognition look. He was smiling maybe because a Gaijin recognized him and his personality is...
  • Dan 09/13/2023 at 7:10 am on Why I Stopped Looking at Reviews DueThis may be worth recommending as an easy app update to Nihongo Lessons. I would try toggling off seeing reviews left while doing them. I'll try putting a sticking on my phone covering it up for a fun experiment.
  • Noxsora 09/12/2023 at 7:21 pm on Jalup HeroI was confused by the audio [sound:3247.mp3]. Apparently the word used is a synonym, so I changed the meaning to "関わり:交わり: 付き合い。交際。" so I would practice まじわり and かかわり
  • Noxsora 08/01/2023 at 12:05 am on Is it Better to use Pre-made or Self-Created Anki decks?The combonation of JJ and higher leveling grounds is transformative. skipping the JJ branching by having sensable JJ definitions. By the time you are making your own cards you are comfortable enough to grab the JJ definition from Weblio (Or JJ dictionary of your choice)...
  • Noxsora 07/31/2023 at 11:22 pm on Jalup ExpertHello post covid world! (I caught covid for the first time this week). When I started Jalup in 2020 my requirements were: it reviews old stuff (a must if you wanna study for more than 6 months), Pay once for ever(a must if you wanna...
  • SG 07/21/2023 at 1:04 am on 7 Ways the JLPT is Drastically Changing this YearBut it says March 31
  • JDasterd 07/03/2023 at 6:53 am on Reading Others’ Handwriting: The Ultimate WeaknessWhile I think there is a level difference in writing Japanese, there are difference with how you lift your pencil or brush or whatever instrument you use. This is just as important as stroke order and if you do either incorrectly it shows. Without doing...
  • Ed Zolta 06/12/2023 at 10:40 am on The Really Good Japanese Electronic Music GuideFound this melodic techno track in japanese, pretty cool https://www.mixcloud.com/Thomas_Spare/ https://open.spotify.com/artist/48iwARVx6JwdWwQIBUA2oY
  • ペレグリン 06/02/2023 at 8:05 am on Why are you Studying Japanese?My motivation is simple: my best friend promised me that, if I survived cancer, then we would go and visit Japan for at least one month. I survived, so we plan to go in Spring 2024. Now I want to learn as much Japanese as...
  • Al 05/21/2023 at 7:10 am on Why you should be Watching 出川哲朗の充電させてもらえませんかHi adam, I watch the series lately and I like it. I also love the song theme but do you know what the song is? Al Yogyakarta - Indonesia
  • Shane 05/14/2023 at 1:46 am on Finding The Best Method To Learn Japanese: Choose Your FighterOMG, it's been long since the last time I played Tekken. lol
  • Noxsora 05/07/2023 at 7:35 pm on When Everyone Says your Study Method is WrongYeah. I studied with the genki text book and lingo deer for about a year to refresh my 2 years of beginer japanese class in preperation for the n5. After I passed I tried to get back into it 6 months later. And I couldn't...
  • Noxsora 04/30/2023 at 9:26 pm on Jalup MasterI'm so excited! "However, it should work fine for anyone who is currently somewhere in the Jalup deck series (ex. Advanced)" I'm gonna set my anki to 5 cards each of Master and Expert. I have trouble adjustinging to immersion. I am very greatful for...
  • Ellie 04/25/2023 at 9:42 am on 7 Ways the JLPT is Drastically Changing this YearI somehow ended up here from Google and this made me not want to apply to JLPT for like a month until I came back and read it was an April fool's joke ToT