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The Art of Focus: F the Big Picture
Posted May 5, 2013 By torabisu
He who tries to defend everything, defends nothing. -Frederick the Great Okay, so that quote doesn’t directly fit the title (or this article), but a modification of it does....
Social Resistance and You: How to Handle Unsupportive Surroundings
Posted April 24, 2013 By torabisu
We’ve all run into it at some point in our lives. That “something” out there which people question why you have or have not done it. Or better yet,...
Phase 2: Kana
Posted March 25, 2013 By torabisu
“Kana”, collectively ひらがな(hiragana) and カタカナ(katakana) are what I consider the mortar which holds the Japanese language together. More importantly, they are what makes learning Japanese beyond simply speaking possible....
Obon
Posted September 1, 2012 By torabisu
お盆 (おぼん/obon) is a festival held by the Japanese in the summer in honor of one’s ancestors. Traditionally, it is held over a three-day period in the summer. The...
Introduction to the Japanese Writing System
Posted August 10, 2012 By torabisu
This entry is part 1 of 1 in the series Japanese Writing SystemNote: I originally intended this all to be one post, but it was becoming far, far too...
How Unnecissary Discipline will Kill Your Japanese
Posted July 19, 2012 By torabisu
Alright, we all knew this may happen at one point or another. You’ve fallen off the wagon. Probably while it was moving at a good speed, too. You’re likely...
ノンストップチューブ：ランダム日本語のビデオ (NonstopTUBE: Random Japanese Video)
Posted April 19, 2012 By torabisu
NonstopTUBE is a great resource for immersion that I’ve been wanting to share for some time. It’s a site that plays from a collection of Japanese videos, ranging from...
MCDs vs. Sentences
Posted March 13, 2012 By torabisu
Alright, so I’ve had some time to look into these MCDs posts on AJATT to see what they are all about. It seems each MCD is meant to focus...
Why learn Japanese?
Posted January 5, 2012 By torabisu
It’s a simple question, really. The answer? For some it will be just as simple, whereas other folks may find trouble coming up with an answer. I didn’t initially...
Audio Source: TBS Radio Podcasts
Posted December 30, 2011 By torabisu
I found another great resource for audio immersion. TBS Radio 954 has a site chock full of downloadable podcasts. They are mostly talk shows, which is perfect. They feature...
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Sentences Series 5: Using SRS Effectively
This entry is part 5 of 6 in the series Sentences SeriesAlright, so it’s been a while since I...
Keep Your Feet on the Ground!
I have to stop every once in a while and remind myself that learning a language, especially Japanese, is...
Phase 1: Kanji
The first phase (aside from the preparations beforehand) is probably the most crucial of the bunch – learning the...
An Overview of Immersion
Updated 7/12/2011. Immersion. From everything I’ve seen/read/heard, immersion is quintessential to learning not just Japanese, but anything, really. If...
Don’t (Do) Learn Japanese
Edit: Just kidding, this was April Fool’s if nobody figured that out… Seriously. It’s too hard. Don’t do it....
Audio Source: TBS Radio Podcasts
I found another great resource for audio immersion. TBS Radio 954 has a site chock full of downloadable podcasts....
