Uh-huh. So much for having a study log when nothing was being logged! 
Self-pity party aside, here’s a rough update log:
| What | How | Type | Dates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kanji | WaniKani | SRS | January 2024 - present | Current level 22 |
| Dropping this. The practices are mostly connecting the dots, putting two and two together like joining puzzle pieces together. What’s lacking is not asking me to compose own sentences. Might be good for exam but not for the end goal. Dropping for now | ||||
| Grammar | Quarter 1 | Book / ToKini Andy YT | June 14, 2024 - present | Picking this up, waiting for the books to arrive. Meanwhile watching ToKini Andy YT. Total 6 chapters, can you do 1 per two weeks?? |
| Dropping this. Not the most disciplined person so creating own deck from the words encountered in the wild proved to be difficult. Need a better way of doing this - look at Torri or iKnow or Kitsun for the core decks. For the favourite phrases (not words) from the wild, can put on notes for now and will add on whichever srs platform later | ||||
| Vocab | ??? | SRS | - | ??? |
| Speaking/Listening | JP-EN language exchange | In-Person | once in blue moon since 2022 | Zero attendance. I did attempted to attend one from meetup.com. However, upon arriving on the venue, mostly guys were present so I chickened out. I entered the next door Korean restaurant instead, I had the おすすめ Sundae Gukbap which I never had tried in my life and it was super. |
| Will put on separate list to track easier. Also I joined LearnNatively, yay - https://learnnatively.com/user/ロレイン/jpn/books/ |
Reading/Watching Logs
| Title | Type | Language | Dates | Remarks |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 葬送のフリーレン 1 | Manga | JP | April 19, 2024 - present | Diligently following 葬送のフリーレン ・Frieren 🧝♂️ (Beginner Book Club) [started 19th April] . My first ever WK book club  |
| 葬送のフリーレン | Anime | JP/EN | April X, 2024 - June X, 2024 | I ended up completing the anime. So, I ended up favoring entertainment over learning, toggling EN subtitles on especially on the later half…  |
| ホリミヤ 3 | Manga | JP | April X, 2024 - June X, 2024 | Late joiner on ホリミヤ ・ Horimiya 🎀 👓 Reading Club [reading volume 3] which just got completed  |
| ホリミヤ 4 | Manga | JP | TBU | Will follow the book club for discussion  |
| 花野井くんと恋の病 | Anime | JP | April X, 2024 - present | One ep per week, no problem-o  |
| 山田くんとLv999の恋をする 1 | Manga | JP | April X, 2024 - stopped | No furigana, too much time to look up every unknown kanji. Will attempt again after level 30ish  |
| Destiny | Drama | JP/EN | April X, 2024 - present | Not really the most interesting of all but I like Satomi so  |
| Godzilla Minus One | Movie | EN | June 2024 | Welp, obviously I can’t keep up with JP subtitles! |
| また、同じ夢を見ていた | Light Novel | JP | TBA | Just logging so I don’t forget, but looking to take this as my first light novel. Not anytime soon, maybe around August |
Some favourite newly learned phrase
- じゃあ、お言葉に甘えて - when politely accepting someone’s offer
- 厄介のにおいする - smells like trouble
- 見る目ない - lack of discerning eye, opposite of 目が高い
- 顔が広い - have a lots of connections (can be used for compliment)
- 口がかたい - can keep a secret
- 鼻が高い - proudness
- 猫を被る - pretending to be kind or innocent
- 水に流す - to forgive
- 彼なりにのやり方で - in his own ways
- この事件のこと首を突っ込むな - do not further your interest
- バカにしやがって - you are making fun of me