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New words I learned in Japan

Last year’s post here. 離陸 [りりく] - takeoff 探偵 [たんてい] - detective 有望な [ゆうぼうな] - good prospects, full of hope, promising 鶯 [うぐいす] - Japanese bush warbler; Japanese nightingale 単品 [たんぴん] - individual item (i.e. not of a set), single article, single item 冤罪 [えんざい] - false charge, false accusation, misrepresentation 来店 [らいてん] - coming to a store (restaurant, bar, shop, etc.) 運賃 [うんちん] - (passenger) fare 清楚な [せいそな] - neat and clean, tidy, trim 箸が転んでもおかしい年頃  [はしがころんでもおかしいとしごろ] - age at which even the slightest things seem funny (esp. said of a girl in the late teens)​ 達成 [たっせい] - achievement, attainment, accomplishment, realization  丁寧な [ていねいな] - polite, corteous, civil; careful, close, thorough, conscientious  積雪 [せきせつ] - snowpack, snow cover, fallen snow  くねくね - winding, meandering, wriggling, wiggling, waving, swaying, twisting and turning 遺伝 [いでん] - heredity, (genetic) inheritance  切っても切れない [きってもきれない] - inseparable (esp. bond, relationship), inextricable, joined at the hip, integral, essential, cannot be broken (cut, separated), indissoluble 出没 [しゅつぼつ] - appearing frequently, infesting, appearance and disappearance  支配 [しはい] - domination, rule, control 惨めな [みじめな] - mizerable, wretched, unhappy, sad, pitiable  蓋 [ふた] - cover, lid, cap 簪 [かんざし] - kanzashi, ornate hairpin 転勤 [てんきん] - job transfer, job relocation, job migration, intra-company transfer 狂暴な [きょうぼうな] - ferocious, brutal, atrocious, savage, barbarous  ヨレヨレ - worn-out, shabby, seedy, wrinkled-up, threadbare  住めば都 [すめばみやこ] - you can get used to living anywhere, home is where you make it, wherever I lay my hat is home  素面 [しらふ] - soberness, sobriety 囲炉裏 [いろり] - sunken hearth, sunken fireplace, irori 夫婦別姓 [ふうふべっせい] - (system of) husband and wife retaining separate family names  利益 [りえき] - profit, gains, benefit, advance, interest (of the public, etc.) 白桃 [はくとう] - white peach 黄桃 [おうとう] - yellow peach

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Japanese Phrases for Essays

初めに・はじめに　　to begin with; first of all まず 　　first of all; to start with 最初に・さいしょに　　first 第一に・だいいちにfirst 劈頭第一・へきとうだいいち　　first and foremost 次に・つぎに next 更に　　furthermore そして　　and; thus その上に・そのうえに　　in addition; furthermore 他に・ほかに　　in addition; besides また　　also 並びに・ならびに　　both ~ and ~; ~ as well as ~ 及び・および　　and; as well as それだけでなく　　not only~ but also ~ のみならず 　　besides; as well as しかも 　　moreover; furthermore; nevertheless; and yet おそらく　　probably しかし 　　however すでに 　　already その結果・そのけっか　　as a result それにしては 　　considering that それに対して・それにたいして　　contrary to this ため 　　in order to; because of というのは 　　the reason why is にしたがって 　　following; in accordance with にとって 　　for; concerning によって　　due to; because of 一方で・いっぽうで　　on the other hand 全く・まったく　　really; truly; entirely 全て・すべて　　overall; in general 多数の・たすうの　　countless; majority 必ず・かならず　　definitely 急速に・きゅうそくに　　rapidly increasing ますます　　increasingly; more and more; decreasingly (when declining); less and less 次第に・しだいに　　gradually; little by little 現在・げんざい　　nowadays 確かに・たしかに　　it is true that (but) 要すると・ようする　　in short 非常に・　　extremely 要するに・ようするに 　　in short 全く・またく　　absolutely 絶対・ぜったい　　absolutely 誠に・まことに　　absolutely 〜によると　　according to 〜によって　　due to 従って・したがって　　accordingly; therefore; consequently 事実上・じじつじょう　　actually; as a matter of fact; in reality だって　　also 結局・けっきょく　　after all おしまい　　in closing 終わりに・おわりに　　to finish; to end; to close やはり　　after all ようやく 　　finally 加えて・くわえる　　in summary それに加え・それにくわえ　　to summarise 最後に・さいごに　　in conclusion

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Japanese Resources

Essentials

Rikaisama - Pop-op Dictionary - based on Rikaichan Yamasa.cc - Learn Handwritten Stroke Order Anki - Spaced Repetition Software Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers Dictionary Codes and Meaning - ex: v4k, vi Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - Stroke Orders, Lists, Study Sheets A better Japanese font for Windows web browsers Verb Conjugation Chart - gaoshukai Similar Kanji Lookup

Dictionaries

Jisho.org Tangorin - English⇆Japanese Online Dictionary Honyaku Star - Simple and Fast Dictionary | No ローマ字 | Specifically for Translators JLect - Japanese Dialect Word Search TMdict - vocabularies from games, books, anime, and other works by Type-Moon.

Kanji Alive_ Web App - Kanji Lookup, Stroke Orders, Examples, Picture Mnemonics Kanji Dictionary - 漢字辞典 Etymologies - A comprehensive, illustrated dictionary with etymologies, pictographs & definitions in English and Japanese More Eymologies - Traditional & Simplified CH/JP Oichan’s Dictionary - CN/JP/EN Dictionary Proverb Dictionary - Dutch, English, and Japanese

語源由来辞典 - Etymology Dictionary 平明四字熟語辞典 - 4-Character Idiomatic Compound Dictionary 故事ことわざ辞典 - Proverb Dictionary 日本語俗語辞書 - Colloquial Language Dictionary 日本語コロケーション辞典

IT用語辞典 e-Words - Internet and Technical Terms 三省堂 Web Dictionary - Sanseido Weblio - 辞書 - Main Dictionary Weblio - シソーラス - Thesaurus Weblio 翻訳 - Translate alc.co.jp - Another Great Dictionary goo.ne.jp - Goo’s Dictionary kotobank.jp - Uses yahoo.co.jp dictionary with a nice Interface Tatoeba - Example Sentences Tsukuba Corpus 複合動詞レキシコン - Compound Verb Lexicon Yamasa.cc - Learn handwritten stroke order kotoba.ne.jp - Extremely useful once you learn its capabilities Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent

Software

Houhou SRS - Dictionary + SRS Tagaini Jisho - Dictionary on each OS zKanji - Another Dictionary + SRS Capture2Text - Get Text from Manga and Other Images JGloss - Automatically annotate Japanese text with readings and translations KanjiTomo aard OmegaT - Translation Memory Tool Foreign Language Text Reader Learning With Texts Language Tool - Proofreading/Spellcheck Program Lingoes - Dictionary & Translation StarDict Wakan - Dictionary App for Chinese and Japanese

Thesauri

Goo.ne.jp’s Thesaurus 類語同義語辞典 - Quasi-synonym/synonym Dictionary

Learning the Language

Wanikani - Learn Kanji Through Spaced Repetition (Paid Subscription) Japaneseclass.jp - Vocabulary and Kanji Kapibara - Apps and Materials U-biq - Japanese study Japanese Stack Exchange - Ask Questions, Get Answers Tae Kim’s Guide - Site for Complete Beginners Chinese and Japanese Characters Mnemonics - With much more material Japanese Parts of Speech - 日本語 Japanese Linguistics - General Terms, Parts of Speech, Particles, etc - General Linguistics Loanwords - gaoshukai.com Esaura - Q&A site dedicated to J<->E translation. Lang-8 - Write Journals, Get Corrections from Natives (All Languages) Japanese Reading Practice with Tanaka Corpus Tips on Japanese JLPT Study Materials JLPT Vocabulary Lists HiNative - Q&A OnomatoProject - Practice Japanese onomatopoeia (擬音語) and mimetic words (擬態語) with examples and illustrations!

Grammar

Imabi - Lessons From Basic to Classical Japanese | Everything You Need for Grammar Kanzen Grammar - Sentences broken down in detail JGram - Japanese Grammar Database Renshuu.org - Over 600 entries for Grammar Jtest4you Auxiliary Verb Chart

Radicals

Kanji Radical Names - 仮名 and ローマ字 214 Traditional Radicals - From Kanji Alive Radical Names in Japanese - with kanji used More Kanji Radicals

Kana

Rapid Recognition Trainer for Hiragana and Katakana Multiple Font and Stroke Magnifier Kana - Anomalous Cursive Syllabary

Advanced Learning

Mistakes & Differences Guide Different Kanji With Same Reading and (Usually) Meaning Slight Different Meanings Read Your Level

Reading Material

Aozora Bunko - Japanese Project Gutenberg Bauddha.net - Similar to Aozora Children’s Reading Material - Fairy Tails Reajer - Bilingual Texts & Frequently-updated Language Blog

Manga & Light Novels

Comico - Manga & Light Novels Mangabox Vomic - Manga with Voice (Mac users download VLC web plugin) Kadokawa - Free Comics

Light Novels

Tueee 小説を読もう！

Anime

AniChart Anime List Hummingbird - MAL Alternative Anime Recommendation Finder

Crunchyroll - Watch Anime Legally Japanese Subtitles

News

SmartNews - Japanese Smartphone News App SANSPO.COM（サンスポ） NHKニュース and NHK Easy Version 朝日新聞 - Asahi and Children’s Edition Japan Times Japan Today MATCHA and Easy Japanese Version - Japan Travel Magazine Metropolis Magazine | Japan’s Number 1 English Magazine Tokyo Weekender - English Magazine Yomiuri, Children’s Edition, and English Edition Easy News - Newsinslowjapanese.com Nikkei Sankei

Japanese Sign Language

ITEC More Lessons

Dialect Study

JLect - Dialect Word Search Osaka-Ben Kansai-Ben Kansaiben.com Kansai-Ben Word List

Pitch Accent

U-Biq Pitch Accent Diagram Excite.co.jp’s Dictionary with Pitch Accent OJAD Online Japanese Accent Dictionary

Recommended Books

White Rabbit Japan - Buy Things From Japan - A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar - A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar - A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar - Dictionary of Misused Japanese - Kanji Dictionary - 1006 Kanji Picture Dictionary - ALC’s Japanese for Business: Business Etiquette

J-LIST - Buys Things From Japan - Handbook for Newcomers, Migrants and Immigrants to Japan - Bilingual - Encyclopedia of Japan - Bilingual

Amazon - The Kodansha Kanji Learner’s Dictionary: Revised and Expanded - Kodansha’s Furigana Japanese Dictionary (Kodansha Dictionaries) - The Kodansha Kanji Dictionary - The Original Modern Reader’s Japanese-English Character Dictionary - The New Nelson Japanese-English Character Dictionary

Culture & Life

AFA Channel - Japanese Pop Culture Video Channel Becomming Legally Japanese - Information on Naturalization Danny Choo - Culture Japan Japan-guide - Your Guide to Japan Japan Subculture Research Center - Yakuza and other cool culture information Just Bento - Blog About Bentos Just Hungry - Japanese Food & Recipes néojapanisme Spoon & Tamago - Japanese Art, Design, and Culture What Japan Thinks - Surveys of Japanese People Niponica - Free Multilingual Magazine in HTML, PDF, or E-Book Nippon.com - Your Doorway to Japan

Music

JPop Asia - Asian Music Videos, Top Charts, Lyrics, & Forum Kasi-time - Lyric Search Utamap - Another Lyric Search utaten - Lyrics with Furigana Lyric Get - Copy Lyrics on Restricted Japanese Lyric Websites

Information

JLPT - Japanese Language Proficiency Test Information JNTO - Japan National Tourism Organization JET Programme - Japan Exchange and Teaching Programme Japanese Language Schools - List of language schools in Japan Society for Teaching Japanese as a Foreign Language

Scholarships

JASSO - Japan Student Services Organization Benjamin A. Gilman International Scholarship Program - U.S. Citizens

Work

GaijinPot - Jobs and Other Information Japan Today Jobs - International Jobs in Japan Kansai Flea Market - Jobs, Classifieds Metropolis Classifieds O-Hayo Sensei - The Newsletter of (Teaching) Jobs in Japan White Companies - Information

Wanikani Extensions

KaniWani - Reverse WaniKani Duendecat - Sample Sentences from WaniKani Progress WaniKani to Anki Exporter

Misc

Free Japanese Kana and Kanji Fonts http://www.find-job.net/startup/ Convert Japanese Dates and Western Dates Japanese History - Wikibooks Japanese Ghost Stories - Hyakumonogatari Reading Speed, Comprehension and Eye Movements While Reading Japanese Novels - Scholarly Article Hinoki Project 何年.jp/ - Japanese 平成 (Heisei) Year Lookup Math Symbols & Readings Traditional Colors of Japan - With Hex Values Color-sample - Colors in detail Onomatopoeia Picture Game - in Japanese Kanji Used in Important Documents Free Beautiful Handwriting - Handwriting Practice Sheets with Your Own Data

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remembering the kanji

the task that seems impossible for anyone who is starting out learning japanese. I’d say I currently know around 100 out of the 2000+ kanji that you need to know to be considered fluent. though my speaking in japanese is barely even conversational, i have a strong fascination with learning the kanjis. 

Starting today until December 31, 2021 (in 128 days) I will be doing a challenge to learn the 2000+ kanjis using 3 methods;

Anki Flashcards

Heisig’s Remembering the Kanji

Reviewing the Kanji

I will report back here every month until the end date to say how I’m going 

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