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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....
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....
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...
Podcasts + Text = Podcastle
Posted May 8, 2012 By torabisu
Part of immersion is listening to audio, such as podcasts. However, most Japanese podcasts do not come with written transcripts. This represents an issue when studying because it can...
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...
Sentences Series 1: An Overview of Phase 3
Posted November 29, 2011 By torabisu
This entry is part 1 of 6 in the series Sentences SeriesSentences are the largest part of learning Japanese, for several reasons. But before we jump into that, let’s...
Writing is Remembering
Posted August 5, 2011 By torabisu
Ever noticed how you remember something better when you write it down? On the flip side, did you ever notice that not writing something down is pretty much like...
進捗状況の更新/しんちょくじょうきょうのこうしん/progress update
Posted June 19, 2011 By torabisu
おはようございます！ I know, it’s been a bit since an update, but I have reasons. Good ones, in fact. First off, I’ve noticed that trying to have a new post...
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MCDs vs. Sentences
Alright, so I’ve had some time to look into these MCDs posts on AJATT to see what they are...
Throwing Away Cards
This is a topic I’ve been meaning to write on for a while. I was reviewing my Kanji deck...
How it all started…
I began studying Japanese in April of 2011. Looking back, I’ve been wanting to visit Japan for a long...
Day 3
Here’s today’s stats: 32 reviews, 15 new cards (kanji) 23 reviews, 0 new (kana) 7 hours streamed Japanese audio...
Immersion Tools: TuneIn
Immersion tools can be difficult to find, especially when it comes to anything besides text. When you’re talking audio...
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....
