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A beautiful pastel spread by emtudier

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Today I’ll be reading some papers, meet with our research group and go to my lecture for psychodynamic consultation. It’s going to be a very productive day! Also; isn’t @emmastudies her October wallpaper the prettiest?

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this post is meant to be a directory of every resource I come across for Japanese. It will be a continuous work in progress so thank you for your patience! if you have any issues or things to add, please reply to this post!

apps

hiragana hero

book recommendations

read real japanese fiction - michael emmerich

courses

bliubliu

book2

colloquial (2nd edition) [pdf]

japanesepod101

making sense of japanese: what the textbooks don’t tell you - jay rubin [pdf]

mangolanguages [english loanwords] [mimetic words]

memrise

mondly

pimsleur 1 (3rd edition) [pdf]

renshuu

dictionaries

jisho

wwwjdic

figures of speech

figure of speech index

proverbs

flashcards

quizlet

tinycards

forums

stackexchange

unilang

grammar

100 bite-sized grammar points

adjectives

an elementary grammar of the japanese language: with easy progressive exercises - tatui baba [pdf]

a dictionary of intermediate japanese grammar - seiichi makino & michio tsutsui [pdf]

expressing state-of-being

japanese grammar guide - tae kim [pdf]

japanese: verbs & essentials of grammar - rita l. lampkin [pdf]

making sense of japanese grammar: a clear guide through common problems [pdf]

particles: basics

particles: cheatsheet [pdf]

particles: wa, mo, ga, wo, na, no [pdf]

prefixes and suffixes

pronouns

honorific language

honorifics

honorifics for phone calls

japanese respect language - p. f. o’neill [pdf]

politeness guide

wikipedia article on honorifics

kana

comparison between hiragana and katana

english to katakana converter

hiragana chart [another chart with pronunciation]

hiragana hero [app]

hiragana poster printables

hiragana stroke chart [pdf]

hiragana writing practice sheets [pdf]

kana index

katakana chart with pronunciation

remembering the kana: a guide to reading and writing the japanese syllabaries in 3 hours each [pdf]

teaching yourself: beginner’s japanese script [pdf]

kanji

2000 most frequent kanji

elements [graphic]

guide to kanji radicals

intermediate kanji book - kano shieko & shimizu yuri [pdf]

kanji by frequency

kanji by grade

kanji by topic

kanji stroke order diagrams

memrise courses

remembering the kanji: a complete course on how not to forget the meaning and writing of japanese characters [pdf]

remembering the kanji: a systematic guide to reading japanese characters [pdf]

remembering the kanji: writing and reading japanese characters for upper-level proficiency [pdf]

smart kanji book [pdf]

literature

reading and translation practice

read real japanese: short stories by contemporary writers [pdf]

movie recommendations

like father, like son (2013)

rashomon (1950)

throne of blood (1957)

tokyo story (1953)

yojimbo (1961)

news

newspaper list

phrasebooks & travel guides

a handbook of common japanese phrases - sanseido & john brennan [pdf]

berlitz: phrase, dictionary and study guide [pdf]

essential phrases [pdf]

everyday japanese phrases - wikiversity

in-flight japanese: learn before you land [pdf]

japanese core words and phrases - kazuko shoji [pdf]

japanese phrasebook [pdf]

the rough guide phrasebook: japanese [pdf]

wikivoyage

pronunciation

forvo - pronunciation dictionary

pronunciation guide

sound symbolism

quizzes & exercises

an integrated course in elementary japanese: workbook - eri banno & yutaka ohno [pdf]

berlitz: basic japanese workbook - lynne strugnell [pdf]

hiragana quiz - easyjapanese

kana invaders [flash game]

kana quizzes masterpost

kanji quizzes masterpost

katakana quiz - easyjapanese

proficiency test - manythings

proficiency test - transparent

quizzes - iteslj

sign-reading exercises

vocabulary games - babadum

radio

music radio stations list

social media

blog - transparent language

twitter - japanlanguage

wikipedia

tumblrs

@easy-japan

@japanese-revision

@learnjp

@nihongogogo

@nihongotime

verbs

conjugations cheatsheet

conjugator - verbix

japanese verbs at a glance - naoko chino [pdf]

japanese: verbs & essentials of grammar - rita l. lampkin [pdf]

vocabulary

300 basic words

apologizing

asking for help

bullying

clothing [video]

common adjectives

english loanwords [mangolanguages]

greetings

halloween [more]

happy birthday

hobbies

let’s learn japanese picture dictionary [pdf]

mimetic words/sound symbolism [mangolanguages]

months

numbers

swadesh list

weather & seasons

what did you eat today?

word frequency lists

word of the day tool

writing tips

writing e-mails in japanese [pdf]

youtube

japanesepod101

let’s learn japanese basic 1 [playlist]

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12/11/17 6:37pm | 42/100 days of productivity

Today was a great day, me and my broken shoulder finally got out of the house and it was so so good! We had coffee and pizza in the sun and I had a brilliant time. I then had a little Sunday afternoon snooze because I got all my uni work for this week out of the way earlier!

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Won’t accept no for an answer.

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her heart was a dark forest, her soul all the wild things which dwelt between the trees.

night curses and other lullabies // l.e. wildë (via mostruositas)

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Guys, if you think you’re getting nowhere with Japanese now, listen to this. I started learning 4 years ago. I never ever thought that I would be able to pronounce Japanese properly, or at a quick speed, nor would I ever be able to read the kana without a chart. Now, in my college level beginning Japanese course, my professor doesn’t even question whether i need help pronouncing a work or whether or not I understand him. I talk to my new friends (and my crush!!) all the time, and I understand what they say to me. I never, ever thought I would be there. I watched an episode of SnK without paying attention to subs, half asleep, and I still kept up the whole time. When I think back to where I started, I’m so amazed at how far I’ve come. I still have a long way to go. But your journey is not pointless. It is long and difficult, but it’s also beautiful and rewarding and fun. So please don’t give up, and practice whenever you can. You will not regret it. I believe in you all!

★〜がんばってね〜★

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My ideal morning: I wake up, get out of bed, get into another bed that is warmer and softer, and fall asleep

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Here’s to a new semester

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원고지 Download

I’m not sure if it’s available in other versions of Microsoft Word, but recently they added a 원고지 format in the Korean version. It’s only available in red but 한글 has black and green. You can practice your Korean and Japanese (since I saw that they also use 원고지) writing, especially if you’re practicing for TOPIK 쓰기. All are 400자.

Links

[Red - Vertical] [Red - Horizontal] [Black - V] [Green - V]

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Family Members Hey guys, today we’re gonna discuss family members in Japanese! It’s important to note that when talking about your own family members you should be modest, but when you’re talking about someone else’s family members you should be respectful! That’s why there are two different ways of saying a family member in Japanese! My Family・私の家族・わたしのかぞく: Mother・母・はは Father・父・ちち Older Sister・姉・あね Older Brother・兄・あに Younger Sister・妹・いもうと Younger Brother・弟・おとうと Grandmother・祖母・そぼ Grandfather・祖父・そふ Aunt (older than parents)・伯母・おば Aunt (younger than parents)・叔母・おば Uncle (older than parents)・伯父・おじ Uncle (younger than parents)・叔父・おじ Male cousin・従兄弟・いとこ Female cousin・従姉妹・いとこ Useful Modest Vocab: Parents・両親・りょうしん Wife・妻・つま Husband・夫・おっと Daughter・娘・むすめ Son・息子・むすこ Child・子供・こども Grandchild・孫・まご Nephew・甥・おい Niece・姪・めい In law・義理の～・ぎりの～ Siblings・兄弟・きょうだい Relative・親戚・しんせき Family・家族・かぞく A’s Family・Aさんの家族・Aさんのかぞく: Mother・お母さん・おかあさん Father・お父さん・おとうさん Older Sister・お姉さん・おねえさん Older Brother・お兄さん・おにいさん Younger Sister・妹さん・いもうとさん Younger Brother・弟さん・おとうとさん Grandmother・お婆さん・おばあさん Grandfather・お爺さん・おじいさん Aunt (older than parents)・伯母さん・おばさん Aunt (younger than parents)・叔母さん・おばさん Uncle (older than parents)・伯父さん・おじさん Uncle (younger than parents)・叔父さん・おじさん Useful Respectful Vocab: Wife・奥さん・おくさん Husband・ご主人・ごしゅじん Daughter・お嬢さん・おじょうさん Son・息子さん・むすこさん Child・お子さん・おこさん Grandchild・お孫さん・おまごさん Parents・ご両親・ごりょうしん Siblings・ご兄弟・ごきょうだい

e.g. Do you have any siblings?        兄弟がいますか。        My mother is a very kind person.        私の母はとても優しい人です。        My older sister is a high school student.        私の姉は高校生です。

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suzume yosano + favorite outfits requested by anon

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@pjkook -  jimin, gentle love

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2.6.17-2.12.17: break has f i n a l l y started so i can post these old spreads! this is from last week ^^

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by Mitsu

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Reading is a great way, in any language, to learn new vocabulary. In this post, i am going to give some tips that you can use to learn new vocabulary while you are reading some of your favorite books.

Gather Tools

Book to read I, personally, prefer to read manga and books with a lot of pictures when it comes to reading in Japanese. This is because these books tend to have a lot of pictures so that I can kind of guess what’s going on in the situation. You can also opt to read a text-only book

Notebook or another way to take notes You’ll want somewhere to put all of the information that you are learning! I personally use a oneNote notebook to keep track of new works and grammar structures to look up later.

Dictionary Whether it’s a paperback or online dictionary, you will want one to look up all of the new words or phrases you will be learning. I personally prefer to use Jisho.

Choosing Your Book

Choose according to your level For instance, if you don’t know any Kanji, you may find it extremely difficult to read a book that has no Furigana and is in almost entirely Kanji. If you have started dabbling in Kanji, but don’t know all that many yet, it may be a good idea to start off with a book for younger audiences, as you will find simpler Kanji and more Furigana.

Choose a genre of book that interests you No matter what, you’re going to learn a lot. If you don’t like mystery books normally, don’t try to read mystery books. You’re less likely to keep up with it if you absolutely loathe the book

Manga or full text? This one is up to you - I personally prefer to read manga, as it is much easier for me and looking at what’s happening in each frame gives me a better idea of what’s going on in the story. If you prefer just text, however, please feel free to read that!

Accessibility Obviously, don’t choose a book you can’t easily access

Taking Notes

Do not write everything down Writing everything down is just a waste of time. if you know what the word “水” means, don’t write it down!

Write down grammar points to look up later While your’e reading, you will probably run into grammar points you don’t know. Take note of the page and that speech blurb and then look up the grammar point later on! 

Use colors for different types of verbs and adjectives Color-coding your notes are a great way to tell different vocab words from another. For instance, coloring your “う” verbs blue will make it a lot easier when you’re looking for that certain verb.

Don’t be afraid to write in your book I know people that put numbers next to vocab words they don’t know so that they can easily search for them in an indexed vocab list! If you think this will help you, by all means do it!

I finished the book… now what?

Re-read with or without notes When you’ve finished the book, you can go back and try re-reading it with or without your vocabulary notes and see how much you remember! This time will probably go much quicker because you won’t be heading to a dictionary every 5 minutes

Translate If you want, you can go through and translate the book to another language! Many books will not have a direct translation, so don’t worry about looking up for an English version and judging yourself too harshly. Japanese has weird intonations that change up the meaning depending on different words, so you will almost never have a perfect translation!

Staying Motivated

Create a book club Book clubs are a great way to stay motivated to read books normally, so why can’t they work here? Set up a book club on goodreads or with a few friends online or at home and read/learn together! 

Create Vocabulary lists online If you’re one of those people that get motivated by teaching others, this is a great option for you! Head on over to Memrise or a similar site and create vocabulary lists based on what you read!

Set goals It’s only natural that you will take a while to finish the book since you are just learning the language, so don’t plan to finish a book in one day. Instead, set a schedule to read 5-10 pages a day and keep up with it daily! Give yourself a few break days as well.

I should take a moment to remind everyone that reading Manga or any other books are not a substitute for a good textbook or online resource. First and foremost before beginning to read a book in a foreign language, you should already know basic grammar and vocabulary via a previous course or other resource. You can find some resources to begin your Japanese studying on this masterpost.

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The 時 -Clauses

Have you ever wanted to tell someone about “the time when…” ? Then you need the 時(toki)- clause. 

時-clause refers to the English “when” clause. It describes the time of an action or state. It can follow; plain forms of verbs, nouns + の, い-adjectives, or な-adjectives followed by な. 

Lets takes a look

Plain form of verbs + 時

1.) 家に来る時、電話してください。(uchi ni kuru toki, denwashite kudasai.) -> Please call me when you come to my house. 

2.) 分からない時は、聞いてください。(wakaranai toki wa, kiite kudasai) -> Please ask me when you don’t understand. 

3.) 勉強していた時に、友達が来ました。(benkyoushite ita toki ni, tomodachi ga kimashita) -> My friend came when I was studying. 

4.) 分からなかった時、先生に聞きました。(wakaranakatta toki, sensei ni kikimashita) -> When I didn’t understand I asked the teacher. 

Noun +の+ 時  *negative=noun+じゃない時

1.)学生の時、たくさん勉強しました。(gakusei no toki, takusan benkyoushimashita)-> I studied a lot when I was a student. 

2.) クラスメートじゃない時は、山田さんの名前を知りませんでした。(kurasumeeto ja nai toki wa, yamada san no namae o shirimasen deshita) -> When Yamada was not my classmate, I did not know his/her name.

Pain/ Non-Past Form of Adj.’s   *regardless of tense* 

1.) 暑い時、ビーチに行きます。(atsui toki, biichi ni ikimasu) -> I go to the beach when it’s hot. 

2.) 暑い時、ビーチに行きました。(atsui toki, biichi ni ikimashita) -> When it was hot I went to the beach. 

な-adj + な＋時

1.)暇な時、よく映画を見ます。(hima na toki, yoku eiga o mimasu) -> When I’m free, I often see a movie.

2.) 暇な時、友達に電話しました。(hima na toki, tomodachi denwashimashita) ->I called my friend when I was free.