🗣️📺🎧 Winter 2026 Listen Every Day Challenge🥾❄️⛸️

:headphones: Home post // Feb 16 :snowflake: :ice_skate:

・GTA NewTown - Day #?? (6h 26m)
無馬が街にいた頃 第97話 (51m)

今日も楽しかった! And I got to do a bunch of chores without feeling like all my spoons were being used, fushigi da ne. これでよく寝れます!おやすみ~ :zzz:

Time today: 7h 17m
Monthly total: 79h 59m
Yearly total: 146h 6m

Feb 15-16th

Title Type Progress Time
American Life Podcast ep.111
Running Channel Podcast rest of 276, start of 277 20mins
Youtube Misc 35mins
呪術廻戦 S1 Anime ep.3
ソードアート・オンライン II Anime ep.15
ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ S3 Anime ep.6
中学聖日記 Drama ep.6
推しの子S3 Anime ep.2
Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 S1 Anime ep.11
Long Vacation Drama ep.9 45mins

Did literally nothing on the 15th because I went to bed at 4pm

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2月16日:
Episode 2 of ちゃんと吸えない吸血鬼ちゃん, definitely a different vibe from the prior shows but it is a bit 可愛い and I’m cool with that. Also watched episode 2 of がんばれ同期ちゃん, which was pretty good as well - I would probably have liked to see that series expanded into longer episodes, but they’re nice little vignettes.

2026年2月16日(月) Home Post

:film_projector: Series Episodes
:shinto_shrine: Miku Real Japanese

An ep about Okinawa being awesome! I actually recently did a project about Ryukyuan culture and folk music for a class, so my background knowledge made this video a bit easier. But now I wanna visit! And 90+ year olds doing physical activity like working out and farming sounds crazy :exploding_head:

About 30 mins of listening | Total so far: 20 hrs 4 mins

2月17日(火)

スマホを落としただけなのに・オーディオブック 28/60〜39/60
1時53分

The Bite Size Japanese Podcast
#665 一日の過ごし方
28分

Sayuri Saying Podcast
#309 自然と景色
10分

EASY JAPANESE PODCAST
#981 温泉で息抜き
6分

時をかける少女(2010映画)
28分

Managed to squeeze in a little more listening today

Hope you’re okay

2026年2月17日(火)

Been too busy to post. Two days CNY public holiday here in Singapore.

===Listening 2月14-17日

2026/02/16
ハイキュー!! episode 15

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2月17日:
Episode 3 of ちゃんと吸えない吸血鬼ちゃん, it’s feeling easier than the previous shows but I’m not feeling it as much. It’s not bad, and I don’t feel like giving up on it, but it’s not quite so captivating. Also watched episode 3 of がんばれ同期ちゃん, and enjoyed that quite a bit for all the five minutes or so that it was. Definitely can feel sorry for 同期ちゃん, here’s hoping things turn up for her.

:headphones: Home post // Feb 17 :snowflake: :ice_skate:

・GTA NewTown - Day #8 (9h) x1.5 (he stream too much!)

There’s a lady in the same gang as Kanae and her name is ぽぽ. Her 特徴 is saying ぽぽ at the end of sentences or in the middle of phrases. It’s very catching :laughing: everyone’s saying the same thing as her when she says something.

ありポポございます = arigatou gozaimasu
なるぽぽ = naruhodo
おめぽぽー = omedetou

Time today: 9h
Monthly total: 88h 59m
Yearly total: 155h 6m

Not feeling great since yesterday- so been mostly cooped up on my couch. My mind is still working though, so I finished Lesson 28 of Level 2 Pimsleur Japanese. Just 2 more lessons to go finish this level.

2026年2月17日(火) Home Post

:film_projector: Series Episodes
:shinto_shrine: Miku Real Japanese

Watched this video earlier in the day:

And then two videos with Yusuke at night:

I really loved hearing about Ryoma’s experiences in both America and Honduras. Having a passion really helps to be a great motivator for learning a language.

About 61 mins of listening | Total so far: 21 hrs 5 mins

Week 3 :

  • 2 hr Japanese class with prof
  • Nihongo con teppei : 16 min
  • Koto no ha : 1h05 min
  • 日本語の聴解のためのPodcast : 29 min - testing out this new (for me) podcast, the host explains grammar and vocab in japanese occasionally as she goes along. A little advanced for me but a good challenge.
  • Bite Size Japanese podcast : 52 minutes (+ 2 repeats, so like, an extra hour of the same material)
    • I listened to the episode 一日の過ごし方 three different times this week because I could sort of follow along, and I understood generally what the podcast was about, but I struggle a lot with the transitions between phrases, it’s hard for me to understand how she bridges one topic to the next. It’s very different from my level of comprehension with, Nihongo con teppei’s beginner podcast, where I can really follow his train of thought. also it’s hard to focus on the entirety of the 30 min episode… my brain just gives up.

To follow up Riku-Oh I started La Grande Maison Tokyo which seems fun, especially as the first episode takes place throughout Paris. There is even one scene in a small “restaurant” which is actually a simple fish and chips shop that I’ve eaten at before, lol.

I also saw a Japanese friend and she told me about 朝ドラ, serialized dramas with 15-minute episodes that are on the NHK every morning, which I didn’t know about before. We watched one of the episodes of ばけばけ. I enjoyed it! But I should say that there was a lot of dialect so it was a bit difficult to follow.

Otherwise this week I’ve been following team Japan at the winter Olympics and have been particularly taken with the figure skating team, so I’ve been watching the team videos on Instagram this past week too.

Wishing you all a successful week in your Japanese studies.

2026/02/17
ハイキュー!! episode 16

2月18日(水)

YUYUの日本語Podcast
#429 私がドハマリしたこと
51分

スマホを落としただけなのに・オーディオブック 40/60〜41/60
24分

時をかける少女(2010映画)
20分

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  • NHK ばけばけ
  • NHK うたコン

2026年2月18日(水)

Feb 17-18th

Title Type Progress Time
American Life Podcast ep.111
Running Channel Podcast most of 277 47 mins
Youtube Misc
呪術廻戦 S1 Anime ep.3
ソードアート・オンライン II Anime ep.15
ようこそ実力至上主義の教室へ S3 Anime ep.6
中学聖日記 Drama ep.6
推しの子S3 Anime ep.2
Re:ゼロから始める異世界生活 S1 Anime ep.11
Long Vacation Drama ep.10 45mins

Been bad at updating the last week or so
almost there!

:headphones: Home post // Feb 18 :snowflake: :ice_skate:

・GTA NewTown - Day 9 (8h) x1.5

Didn’t watch the entire vod, the server was open 1h longer than usual. I don’t have time for such long vod. 寝るわ

Time today: 8h
Monthly total: 96h 59m
Yearly total: 163h 6m

2026年2月18日(水) Home Post

:film_projector: Series Episodes
:shinto_shrine: Miku Real Japanese

Grinding out those listening videos in prep for my test!

Also, the way they talk about the Japanese way of learning kanji sounds so strict and awful. I wouldn’t want to do 20 tries per kanji for homework (hand. hand dying. chop it off)

About 45 mins of listening | Total so far: 21 hrs 50 mins

I also joined the speak every day challenge…