Damn I must be. I swear I looked for tattoo in jisho and this popped up but I must be misremembering
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Yeah I never know what word to use because I wonder whether 入れ墨 only refers to traditional Japanese style tattooing or includes all tattoos! The jisho entry seems to suggest タトゥー is a better choice for all other styles. But ngl I used the kana word because of the Hige Dan song haha
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This week’s 24 sekki banner
桃始笑
Peach trees begin to bloom
Daily wanikani and Japanese diary streak: 7 weeks 
Like I mentioned in today’s diary entry, my friend is visiting Japan this week and staying for nearly 2 weeks! So I’ve removed listening and job hunting off my habit tracking table and I’m just going to prioritize trying to make sure I do Wanikani and my diary every day even while we’re travelling together !! I’m sure it will be super obvious when we start travelling because the diary entries might be just one sentence long, but I’m determined to maintain my streak! Something is always better than nothing 
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月 Long work day!
今日はちょっと忙しかった。来学期授業の資料を作り続けて、仕事の申し込みを探して、ちょっと疲れた。今夜、買い物しなければいけなくて、運動のためにたぶんお店へ走る。でも、めちゃお腹が空いたから、走れるためのエネルギーがないわ~
火 MY MIND IS BUSY AND OVERWHELMED 
昨日と同じで今日は忙しそう。今日中時間がなくて、今速く日記を書く。今日別な学校に行って、夏に日本から出発を準備して、今夜友達と日本語練習にする。やることがたくさんだから、最近ちょっと不安している。でも今朝姉がメンタルヘルスのアプりを薦めて、使って楽しみ！
Look ups:
- app is アプリ not アップ! Good to know!
水 Goodbye meal!
今月隣が引っ越するにして、今夜彼女のためにサヨナラ飯をする。初めてにオムライスを食べてみて楽しみ！飯の後で、洗濯しなければいけなくて、きっと遅くベッドに入る。忙しい夕べ！
Got my reviews down to 0 today to try and keep them as low as possible during traveling but regardless I still think the count is going to get pretty high welp
木 Planning lots of trips!
今年の夏友達と富士山に登りたいから、今朝計画し始めた。午後からイギリスから友達が日本に来て、私達の旅は始まる！それに、他の旅二つ（来月と八月の旅）も考えているから、ちょっと頭痛になりちゃった。詳しすぎて、格旅ってたくさん思い出しなきゃ事があって、楽しみでもちょっとお疲れた！
Look ups:
- Originally I wrote 覚えなきゃ instead of 思い出しなきゃ but after running my entry through a translator it seems that while they both mean remember, the former is closer to memorize and the latter is closer to recall
金 Productive but sleepy day!
昨夜遅くベッドに入られてから、今日ちょっとお疲れたけど、仕事っていい日だった！たくさんやられてよかった！仕事の後で、友達と大好きなレストランに行くにする！楽しみ！
土 cute friend time !
年休がほとんど余らないから、友達は私に訪ねてくれていても、昨日仕事しなければならなかった。でも仕事に通いながら、友達は私と歩いた。晩ご飯はすごくおいしい天ぷらを食べた！
日 Friends meeting 
昨日イギリスから訪ねている友達が私の日本に住んでいる友達と会った！楽しかった！
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Congratulations on passing your first job application last week! Hope all is well on that front and the job hunt blues don’t get you too hard. You mentioned seasonal blues in your daily diary as well, so I hope the coming of spring helps with that too!
Longer response than expected on onsens
I was pretty surprised by this too when I lived in Japan. I’ve gone to a few onsens in Kansai area and twice in Tokyo and I’ve always seen that sign that says no tattoos. Thankfully, my tattoos can easily be hidden with a waterproof watch or a skin colored sports/athletic tape on both wrists so I’m able to get away with it.
A quick look up on google shows that there are a number of onsens you can enter around Japan with a tattoo though. Here’s the top result from my search: 30 Tattoo Friendly Onsen in Japan - GaijinPot Travel.
On that note, if you’re really into bathhouses and saunas, I would recommend trying out Korean bathhouses, which are less traditional than Japanese ones and have a lot more to offer. They allow people with tattoos and there are dry, communal areas for men and women where they’re given uniform pajamas to wear and you can enter different kinds of dry saunas with different temperatures, an ice room, a snack area and a sleeping area. They’ll usually have this in different floors so those trying to relax won’t be disturbed by noise or the smell of food. Sometimes there are even karaoke rooms and play areas for kids. And you can stay for 12 hours! So when I was a graduate student exploring different parts of Korea, I would just go to the bathhouse instead of getting a hotel/hostel because it was way cheaper. 
Sorry! I think I’ve said too much! I didn’t mean for that to become an ad for Korean bathhouses. 
But just in case you really like bathhouses.
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Thanks for the well wishes! I actually got my first rejection last week too and since I’ve only submitted one application so far, that makes the rejection rate…
百パーセント
But it’s still early days! So it hasn’t hit me too hard yet.
As for the coming of spring, I feel that HARD. When I went hiking the other day I kept catching myself lingering in sun beams. I think my body just needs vitamin D and to feel warmed from the outside in. I’m so excited for summer.
Thanks for the info on Korean bathhouses !! That’s super interesting and good to know!
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Sorry to hear about the rejection 
But it’s good you’re keeping a positive attitude!
It’s time for winter sads to go away. I cannot wait to feel warmed by the sun again. Have you ever used a heated blanket? They feel similar to laying in nice warm sunshine.
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Wow! That was a fairly quick rejection… Hang in there!
Silver lining
You got a response and didn’t have to wait long! I’ve had job applications where I never got a response, or it took them extremely long to let me know. At the least, you don’t have to spend more energy waiting and wondering whether they’re still considering your application. Right now, I still have 6 active applications which I applied for between December - February, which have yet to give me a response. Usually by the 1st month of waiting, I’m already mourning and assuming I’ve been rejected, but it really sucks when you don’t get a definite answer. So right now, I’m mourning 4 applications 
Also, Vitamin D recharge on a hike sounds perfect for lifting your spirit!
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@alygator YES I completely 1000% agree with everything you said in the silver lining comment; I applied on Monday and was rejected on Thursday - I think it’s the quickest turn around on an application I’ve ever experienced ! (I’m sure it’ll only get quicker what with AI and ATS screening through resumes with target vocab.) I’m sorry to hear about all those applications you haven’t heard back about. Not getting a response is the worst 
I don’t understand why companies can’t just set up an automated email to let people know. Well done for getting so many applications sent off!! I’m going to work on some more today 
@hotdogsuplex I’ve never tried a heated blanket no that sounds so niiiiice. Right now I’ve got about 8-10 layers on top of my duvet each night hahaha I feel like the pea in “The Princess and the Pea” story lool
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24 sekki banner
March 16-20
菜虫化蝶
Cabbage whites (a VERY cute name for a butterfly) emerge from their cocoons
(I don’t think the butterfly I have in my banner is a cabbage white tho oops)
Wanikani & Japanese diary streak: 8 weeks
It’s 5 minutes past midnight but I have a free moment to quickly upload my log for the upcoming week as I won’t be able to tomorrow! So far I’ve managed to keep my wanikani and diary streak even tho my friend is visiting yay ! My wanikani reviews are super low as I’m not doing any new lessons which is great - I think I’ll be able to keep it up while traveling <3
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月 ghibli !
今日は友達とジブリパークに行った！映画のキャラクターみたいなたくさん可愛い造像があった！でも一日中歩いて、お疲れた！
火 shopping ! (Writing this after midnight !! Nearly forgot!! 危ない)
今日買い物した！友達は日本のデパートが好きで、たくさんお店で服を買った。
水 rain!!
たくさん歩いたから友達と私の足が疲れて、今雨が降っている。それで、ベッドから出にくい！
木 cool boots!
昨日は友達がかっこいい長靴を見つけて買った。白くタビの長靴だ。初めてにこういう靴を見た! そんなにかっこいい長靴だから、買わなければいけなかった、友達が感じがった。
金 USJ!
今日USJに行きました！ライドは怖かったけど、楽しかった。子供の時友達と私は遊園地によく行ったから、今日は懐かしかった！
土 Tokyo today!
昨日は最後の関西にいる日で、今日は東京へ旅行している。昼ごはんは好きなラーメン店に行って楽しみ!
日 last day!
今日はホリデーの最後日で、明日仕事しなきゃことを信じられない！
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Butterfly names are weird! I took a picture of a butterfly one day via an app that recognizes the kind of animals / plants you take pictures of, and it told me that it was a “petite tortue” (little turtle). Thought that there must but something wrong with the software for sure, to mess up the classification that bad… Nope, that’s just the name of the butterfly apparently Small tortoiseshell - Wikipedia
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Sakura begins to bloom babyyyyy!
櫻始開
Wanikani & 日本語日記 streaks: 9 weeks
I did it!! (kinda!) Even while traveling with my friend in Japan, I kept my wanikani and Japanese diary streaks going, albeit doing the bare minimum (sometimes just 10 reviews or 1 sentence a day). I’m traveling again during Golden Week bc family is visiting so it’s reassuring to know I can keep it going. I’ll spend this week getting the reviews back down to low numbers. I bought a copy of Howl’s Moving Castle in Japanese at the Ghibli Park so maybe I’ll give that a glance sometime soon (tho probably it will just go on my bookshelf untouched for months bc I’m a goof lol)
Cursed stressful bonus update talking about 💴 click 4 bad vibes
Returning to work today made me realize how much I have to do before I leave Japan in 4 months. There’s lots of logistical and financial worries wobbling me. I know it will all work out, but it’s hard to figure out what the best moves are and what my priorities should be !! Initially I held the attitude that “these are my last few months in Japan and I’m likely never going to live here again, let alone with all the great friends I have now so I should say yes to every opportunity and live life abundantly!! 
”. Buuuuuut haha the more I realize about how expensive / time consuming it is to move (getting rid of everything in my apartment from many years of predecessors + all the various fees etc.), the less attainable that attitude seems. Beyond the fun trips/adventures and things, there were also lots of things I’d have liked to sign up for to challenge myself (like the JLPT or another running event), but they also cost (both money and time!).
My neighbour who is moving out this month recommended that I start the moving out process asap sooo as of this week I’ll start doing that. I’ve already (as of this morning) cancelled one trip I had planned for this summer (the Fuji hike 
) to try and save some money. 仕方がないね! I’ll just have to fill up my last few months with fun things that are cheap and cheerful! On the plus side, maybe that will be good for my Japanese and running since both studying and exercise are free lool
We’re back to tracking listening and job hunting alongside the dailies now since I have another few weeks before I’m traveling again! Let’s goooo
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月 First day back at work!
昨夜東京から帰って、今日は仕事し帰った。同僚と私の旅について喋るのが楽しんで、写真を見せた。みんながUSJのお土産が好きでよかった！2週間走らなかったから、今夜走るにして楽しみ。でも今日中雨が降っているから、きっと寒いラン。
火 Forgotten luggage and a Japanese phone call :o
私は夕べの12時に友達が連絡されて、東京のホテルに彼の荷物を忘れちゃった事を教えた。荷物をもらい返すために、彼はホテルに連絡してくれてと頼んだ。それで、25分間ぐらいホテルの職員と話して、日本語でだけ。来月東京に訪ねている時、ホテルに帰って荷物を持つにする。会話は難しかったけど、結局大丈夫で良かった。
Look ups:
- In the end 結局
水 Job Application #2 !
今日可能な仕事を応募した。実は、就職活動し始めたから、今日の応募はしか二番目じゃなかった。来月また旅行する前に、どんどんもっと仕事を応募したい。まあ、今ワニカニ復習する。
木 DJ Khaled (another one!)
今日も別な仕事応募してしました！現在の仕事と比べて、全然違った職業へ応募したけど、納まりたい！だが、会社が私の応募が好きだったら、私はインタビューをしなければいけない。それだったら、母の妻へ手伝ってくれて聞くにする。彼女が便利なアドヴィスをあげれるかも、彼女は同じ職業働いているから。
Look ups:
- 職業 profession (always getting that mixed up with 就業 etc)
- took me a long while to remember 現在 (present), often times I just write a bunch of words into the translator JP → EN until I remember the right one!
Thanks again @alygator for the useful tip about making a spreadsheet to track the progress of different job applications! It’s been super helpful!
金 Moving desks and staff drinks tonight
毎年学年の初めに職員室に先生が全部机と椅子の位置を変えって、今日しました。また、今夜職員の飲み会です。楽しみです！
土 only doing 10 WaniKani reviews now oops !! Tomorrow I’ll try and get them (550 ish reviews) down to 0 
昨日の職員の飲み会はすごく楽しかったです。今日、友達と映画館に行った。今はちょっと遅いで、アタシは眠くても、毎日の日本語タスクをしなきゃ! ワニカニ復習を10つだけして、なるべくはやく日記を書く!
日 ooooph my wanikani is LACKING atm
昨日全部ワニカニ復習をすると言っても、実はまだ何もしなかった。今日10キロ走って、電話でアメリカに住んでいる友達と喋って、少しネットフリックスみた。今洗濯所にいて、服を洗い待ちながら、ワニカニ復習とする。でも、昨日のゴール通り、全部復習した方がいいけど、全部できなくて、それでしょうがない。できる分量だけをしてしまう。
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雷乃発声
Thunder rumbles far away
A list of cool things:
- My streak of writing a diary entry in Japanese every day and doing wanikani reviews just hit TEN WEEKS!!! 10 whole weeks!! That’s soooo freaking cool. And I’m only gonna keep on going!
- I had my end of year work party last Friday and a coworker said I was ペラペラ loool which is absolutely absurd and not true BUT it’s very kind ~ I have leagues and bounds to go in my listening comprehension and my recall of most vocab BUT I think I can say I’m pretty happy with my accent and my ability to be understood in the sentences (albeit simple) that I do say. Gotta celebrate small wins!
- If anyone remembers from my post last week, I said I had cancelled my plans to hike Fuji with my friends because I can’t afford it …. WELL… turns out I am very easy to convince loool so I’m climbing Fuji !!! The trip will be right before I leave Japan :o I will be poor, but I will be happy. <3
Didn’t manage to get my wanikani reviews down last week so I’ll attempt that at work today. Lots of people have taken the day off so I feel less of the panoptic stare over what I’m doing than usual hahah (hence why I spent the morning planning my Fuji trip and writing this post up). The plan this week mostly hasn’t changed: I’ll keep doing my diary and wanikani daily. While reading all my fav study logs, so many people are mentioning how the spring challenges begin today sooooo it would be cool to attempt to try one of those (either listening or reading). But I’m traveling again at the end of the month so I need to prioritize submitting job applications frequently during this ‘free’ period. Sooo maybe I won’t join any challenges officially but just keep it relaxed and post about it on my page.
It’s finally feeling warm again here <3 Happy Spring y’all !
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Diary
月 01/04/24 little gas leak :o
今日は仕事に小さいガッス漏だった！私の机の下からきたから、匂いは強かった！結局問題を見つけて、皆んなは大丈夫だってよかった！
火 02/04/24 I’m a lil baby (harsh coworker who after saying this proceeded to show me pictures of Japanese ovens -.-)
先週のワークパーテイーで優しい同僚が私はペラペラと言っても、今日は全然違うこと起こってしまった。同僚が私と日本語で喋ってみて私は分からなかった後で、別な同僚が私に「もっと日本語勉強しなきゃ。日本に住んでいるから、しょうがない、日本で喋って」と言った。ちょっと厳しいと思う。習っている人は間違うとき、人は悲しくならせないで。
水 03/04/24 COLD DAY (but I submitted another application! Whooop)
今日は本当に雨天で、職員所は寒かった！今日中いつもベッドに帰る事を空想していた。
Look ups:
- fantasize 空想 (Kuusou)
The Japanese was not Japanesing today hahaha wonder if my lack of dedicated study is starting to show…
木 04/04/24 Texting and a run tonight
今日グループチャットからたくさんメッセージをもらって、仕事でいても、スマホをいつも使った事を感じた。仕事の後で、長い走りをしてみる。大抵、私がたくさんしなかった日なら、夕べ中運動したい。
Going to try and practice the Quartet grammar points for the next few days of diary entries. For today’s, なら - I nearly always use たら as my primary conditional in my writing and speaking (sometimes と) so it’s good to practice other ones (tho I have a hunch my example sentence above isn’t as natural).
金 05/04/24 Big run and running goals this year !
昨日走ることにしても、予想した通りじゃなくて、ハーフマラソンを走ってしまった事を嬉しく述べる！10マイルだけを予定したけど、10マイルを達して後でもう走り続けた。良かった！今年の目標の一つは2時間以下ハーフマラソンをできたい！でも、この速度できたがったら、たくさんハーフマラソンを練習し、各マイルは9分ぐらいかかるらしい。
Today’s Quartet grammar points:
Today’s look ups:
- to reach 達する
土 06/04/24 My friend got into running!
今朝他に走りをした！最近友達がランニングを興味なったにをきっかけに、私ももっと走る。健康のために最高だから、彼に良かった！でも、最初の月時、もう素人はマイルを走りすぎたら、怪我できるようになる！それで、マイルをゆっくりで増して、注意しなきゃ！
Today’s Quartet grammar points:
- ために (I use this grammar point aaaaaaalll the time! Feel confident using it!)
- きっかけ … V にをきっかけに (I TOTALLY FORGOT ABOUT HER lol who is she ? I should defo try and practice using this one more!)
- (Potential V) ようになる (welp another forgotten one!)
日 07/04/24 Hanami!
今日隣の町で花見した。友達が言ったところによると、この週末は桜を見るのラストチャンスで、行って良かった。今年の夏に日本から引っ越するので、その前になるべく友達と会うようにする。
Quartet 1 Grammar points:
- (ところ) によると according to
(I’d be able to recognize this one reading but couldn’t recall it in production, and definitely not the Tokoro part that comes after a verb - ようにする try to
I use just にする aaaaall the time, forgetting that they have different nuances; ni suru is to have decided on something but you ni suru is just endeavoring to !
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Congratulations on your 日記 streak! Really commendable! Hope I can have a writing streak one day too!
I’m so glad the spreadsheet for job applications is helping! 
On a related note, just last week I received an invitation to interview from a job application I submitted two months ago! I had already given up on that one so that was a surprise.
I’m also really glad to hear that you’re cancellation to Mt. Fuji got cancelled! 
I’m sure it’ll be worth it and you can always improve your financial status later. I always think experiences are the best way to spend your money anyhow. Gotta be honest though, I’m slightly jealous!
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That’s awesome!!! 2 months wow — crazy wait time! GOOD LUCK FOR THE INTERVIEW!! You’re gonna smash it <3 lmk how it goes 
defo repeating the mantra that “in a year’s time I’ll remember the experiences not the financial stress” to myself ! Fuji should be crazy cool!
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The 24 sekki banner is 鴻雁北 (wild geese fly north) how freaking cute!
Well y’all —
I did it every day last week so hit 11 weeks and then yesterday (tho I did some wanikani) I didn’t do my diary I had a veeeeeery bad mental health day so I’m not even annoyed at myself. I’m just glad yesterday is over and today is a new day! Part of why I didn’t was because it was a new week so I ‘had’ to make a new study log post (banner/table etc.) and I didn’t have that energy. I didn’t wanna post just the diary entry which is a bit stupid since it cost me the streak. But hey ho, the world has blessed me by this week’s 24 sekki being cute so I feel like the geese r rooting for me and I’m staying positive. It’s very very rare that the aesthetic maintenance of this study log is a hindrance (because usually it’s a huge motivator) so I’m not gonna blame it too heavily.
Have y’all heard of the “75 hard” challenge ? It’s that thing ppl do on TikTok where they exercise twice a day, drink a gallon of water, abstain from alcohol etc. for 75 days. If you slip up on any of the components, you reset and you’re back to day 1. It’s pretty hardcore and unforgiving aha. In the health world there’s no way I’d ever do this buuuut I’m really wanting to vamp up my Japanese studies. I can feel my Japanese brain getting ”””soft””””. So, I’m feeling the urge to attempt my own “Japanese 75 hard” of sorts. Funnily enough, 11 weeks is 77 days so technically I’ve already completed a “wanikani and Japanese diary 75 hard” which is encouraging.
The things I’d like to do daily:
- my Japanese diary
- some reading
- some listening
- some speaking
I don’t mind if the speaking is just reading my diary aloud to myself nor do I mind how much reading/listening I do. For now, I won’t track quantity more so just the fact I did it. Crucially wanikani is not on this list !! I’m thankful to have got into quite a good habit of doing wanikani daily but I actually don’t think it’s serving me enough atm, not as much as dedicating my time to other things could. I just don’t feel as though I’ve been studying to maximum efficiency. It’s like I’m putting in the time and tiring myself out when I could be studying smarter, not harder. I only have 4 more months left in Japan and I’m kinda feeling the push to try my best while I’m still here. So we’ll see if reorienting my focus on these other things helps!
The main thing is if I don’t do one day, the count goes back to 0.
Who knows how this will go lool. (It’s kinda funny to time starting this challenge after missing one day but I don’t think they’re related - I’ve been wanting to do something like this for a while! Anyway, here goes!)
09/04/24 (Day 1/75)
- reading - NHK easy news (1 article)
- listening - Teppei and Noriko (10 mins)
- speaking - reading aloud diary/article
- writing -
今日は働いている学校の入学式でした！観客は入学生と彼らの親戚で、目の前に、私が舞台に登りのタイミングって間違えました。恥ずかしかったです。ハハ！
10/04/24 (Day 2/75)
- reading - Reading a pamphlet from work
- listening - Chatting with students / teachers
- speaking - Chatting with students / teachers
- writing -
今日は入学生の前に日本語で自己紹介し, できて良かったです。言語を使いながら、間違わなずに習えないだという事を述べました。それで、恥ずかしがらないで、入学生は英語を心配しないでほしいだと言いました。
Quartet grammar points:
- formal conjunction
- ずに
11/04/24 (Day 3/75)
- reading - a few lines from 2 mangas
- listening - Noriko and Teppei (1 episode; 7 mins)
- speaking - reading the manga aloud
- writing
最近の悪かったメンタルヘルスな日の時、私が友達に私の思いはうるさすぎるという事と言った。それで昨日友達がプレイリストを作ってくれた！音楽を聞けば聞くほど、ひどい思いを聞かなくて、無視し安くなるね。今日プレイリストを聞いた。
Quartet grammar point:
12/04/24 (Day 4/75)
- reading - 1 NHK news article
- listening - Japanese practice with a friend
- speaking - same practice ^
- writing -
今日はとうとう金曜日でうれしい。今日日本語を練習のために友達と会うにする。友達がギネスが欲しいからイギリススタイルのパブで日本語会話に行く。楽しみ！
13/04/24 (Day 5/75)
- reading - Japanese subtitles in an anime
- listening - Teppei and Noriko 2 eps
- speaking - reading diary aloud and asking a local for directions
- writing -
今日ハイキングする! 正直に今日疲れても、夏に富士山を登るようにトレインしないと! 今日の登る山の高さはあまり高くないけど、何もしないのより少しだけするの方がいい!
The grammar in that last sentence is OFF I just know it loool but I’m writing this quickly on the train so hey ho
14/04/24 (Day 6/75)
- reading - 1.5 pages of Howl’s Moving Castle
- listening - YouTube game play through video
- speaking - reading aloud HMC
- writing -
今日は完璧な日だった！今朝早く起きなくて、午後10.5マイル走って、里芋で手作りなバーガーを料理して、ネットフリクスを見た。今日本語タスクをする。
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oooh I Like this!!! I am just thinking about writing 75 characters a day for 75 days… not nearly as challenging as your checklist with everything in it, but… maybe fun?
In any case, I hope it helps you get the most out of the next 4 months!
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yeeees writing is so fun :> are you thinking of writing by hand or typing?
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hmmm good question. Typing is so much faster and easier to copy into langcorrect, and I don’t get distracted trying to remember how to write a kanji (although then I guess I can just write in kana and go back). But there is something a bit more thoughtful about writing by hand that I like. For some reason, I always feel like my thinking is better when I write by hand, in any language.
How about you?
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@mitrac Yeah I’m certain I wouldn’t have been able to commit to a writing streak this long if I were writing by hand since typing is sooo much faster and more convenient. I have tried doing the diary entries by hand in the past:
But it was copying out pre-typed up stuff (in the same way I practiced writing by copying lines of the books I read). When I attempt writing completely by hand it’s just sooooo much kana like you say (and then going back and writing the kanji above it). I do see what you mean about the thoughtful component to handwriting tho!
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Nice journal!
That’s an interesting idea to hand write something you pre-type. Maybe typing could be my way into this then to make it more realistic, and if I have time I could write by hand. I hadn’t thought of it like that! Thanks!
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