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[studyingatsunrise]

It is okay to rest or slow down. Stop putting so much pressure on yourself to be constantly productive. You deserve to have a break

[allthatglittersisgay]

Destroy the idea that sacrificing your health and wellbeing is a necessary part of academia.

[glazecake]

_jwlettering on ig

[sheglows]

*cleans my room and buys a plant* i should be a lifestyle blogger my life is officially Put Together no one can touch me now

[languagessi-deactivated20210423]

It is okay to progress slowly in your target language! It is okay to take weeks to learn the alphabet! It is okay to take months to be able to string the simplest of sentences together! It is okay to take years to be able to have a full conversation in the language! We all learn at a different pace and that’s okay! 

[notopeninsula]

恋路海岸

[xharlxquinnx-deactivated2019011]

Fuck You

[xharlxquinnx-deactivated2019011]

I’m an angel

[ohitoyoshi]

『ふしぎねこのきゅーちゃん』にとりささみ | ツイ４ | 最前線

キュートなきゅーちゃんはふしぎねこ。踊って、歌って、一緒にハッピー！

Another cute little 4koma gem published on the same site as Hedgehog Harry and many others.

Tofugu mentioned this comic in their ‘New learning resources’ post way back in March, and I’m so glad I finally read it, even though I wish I did this earlier.

The language in this one is pretty easy, grammar used is also fairly simple and straight-forward. There isn’t all that much text to begin with, some strips have nothing by sound effects. No difficult kanji either. I’d say that 80% (if not more) of vocab is covered by JLPT N5-N4, with N3 it would be a breeze.

猫が顔を洗うと雨が降る。 if a cat washes its face, rain is coming​.

‘It’s a pity but if you have no money I can’t give it to you’. Puns! 金「かね」 money ＝鐘「かね」 bell.

So, in conclusion, I think it’s a great chance for beginners to try their reading skills. This 4koma is very cute and pretty (i really love the colors) and makes for a nice relaxed read. Also, the first tankobon seems to be out, so please check it out!

[hoppusteppujanppu-blog]

最近授業終わった！17日イギリスに帰る。めちゃへんだよ。

[languagessi-deactivated20210423]

Friendly reminder that you don’t have to strictly follow the language learning advice and tips you see online. You have your own circumstances, methods, and resources and that’s alright. 

[tokyogems]

strolling around kamakura.

鎌倉でぶらぶら。

[ohitoyoshi]

Japanese topsy-turvy words

Topsy-turvy… Yeah. Sounds dumb. IDK maybe there’s proper term for this. What I mean is a pair of words consisting of the same 2 kanji (with the same readings, mostly), only in a different order, like this:

日本 「にほん」 Japan 本日 「ほんじつ」 today

花火 「はなび」 fireworks 火花 「ひばな」 spark 

一万 「いちまん」 ten thousands 万一 「まんいち」 unlikely event, one in 10.000 chance 

会社 「かいしゃ」 company 社会 「しゃかい」 society

女子 「じょし」 girl 子女 「しじょ」 sons and daughters

父親 「ちちおや」 father 親父 「おやじ」 one’s father, old man

途中 「とちゅう」 on the way, midway 中途 「ちゅうと」 in the middle, half-way

階段 「かいだん」 stairs 段階 「だんかい」 level, phase

会議 「かいぎ」 conference, meeting 議会 「ぎかい」 congress, parliament

現実 「げんじつ」 reality, true fact 実現 「じつげん」 realization, materialization

海上 「かいじょう」 marine, by/at/on sea 上海 「しゃんはい」 Shanghai

苦痛 「くつう」 pain, agony 痛苦「つうく」 anguish

関連 「かんれん」 relation, relevance​ 連関 「れんかん」 relation, linkage​

形象 「けいしょう」 shape, figure 象形 「しょうけい」 hieroglyphics

[hoppusteppujanppu-blog]

さしぶりですね、ごめんね。

皆んな元気ですか？

最近たくさん授業と宿題と試験とバイトがありました。とても忙しかったです。でも私の日本語はちっともっと上手になりました！

[lavidapoliglota]

*replies in the wrong language*

*apologises for using the wrong language in the wrong language*

[lesfleurss-deactivated20180824]

interesting english words

i. capricious - being unstable, unpredictable in changes of mood and/or behavior

ii. luminescent - the giving and presence of light not from a heat source

iii. incandescent - passionate, radiant, brilliant; may also mean light given from a heat source

iv. equestrian - of or relating to horse riding

v. repartee - banter or conversation, usually characterized by wit or snark

vi. altruistic - unselfish, concerned and invested in others

vii. ensconce - to place in a comfortable space

viii. avarice - essentially greed, usually a very strong want

ix. myriad - many, countless

x. predilection - a bias, or simply a preference for one thing over another

xi. ameliorate - to improve uponsomething, to make something originally bad, better

xii. eclectic - wide ranging, diverse, from all around

xiii. misanthropy - a disdain for humanity

[retiredtayo]

studying Japanese is mostly just quietly sobbing “wakaranai” into your ramen