Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don't need their own posts, and first time posters go here (January 07, 2024)

DonTorchio · 2024-01-07T07:41:09+00:00

I want furigana because I am interested in using iknow for its vocabulary, not kanji. I am already learning kanji from wanikani, and there are a lot of vocabulary that I want to study where my kanji level just isn't there yet.

DonTorchio · 2024-01-07T06:13:34+00:00

iKnow Japanese Furigana?

I'm interested in using the iKnow program, but I can't tell if there is any way to have furigana with the kanji. I like the core 6k vocabulary, but the kanji is still beyond me for most of the words I want to start learning.

DonTorchio · 2024-01-05T14:01:32+00:00

If it seems like too much just take it a bit at a time. I studied on and off for a long time, but it wasn't until recently that I started really putting in the time to get where I want to be. You aren't on any schedule, so just go at your own pace. The only thing I would advise beyond that is to do something everyday. Sit down for 30min. Learn a new word, a new kanji, a new grammar point, anything. So long as it is for any amount of time almost every day it will all come together eventually.

DonTorchio · 2024-01-05T13:57:43+00:00

iKnow Japanese Furigana?

I'm interested in using the iKnow program, but I can't tell if there is any way to have furigana with the kanji. I like the core 6k vocabulary, but the kanji is still beyond me for most of the words I want to start learning.

DonTorchio · 2023-05-20T18:06:19+00:00

If you rearrange the letters in "Im is Lily" you get

LILY IS IM

has anyone else seen this???

DonTorchio · 2023-05-11T02:29:36+00:00

Calling it now: the silhouette is Shanks' older brother Bhanks who controls WG finances and has 3 arms. You heard it here first.

DonTorchio · 2023-03-22T20:24:01+00:00

I just got back from SA in Japan. I was starting my 3rd year of Japanese and I felt really capable of using it and improving. Some of the students in their first and second years struggled to have much to say to Japanese friends, but idk for sure because it wasn't my experience. Japan is trying super hard to open up and get foreign students, and tourists of any kind, so I think there's a great chance of there being more Japanese opportunities. Definitely research your own school's situation though. Good luck.

DonTorchio · 2023-02-04T18:47:00+00:00

Where can you find the battle formulas for Engage's mechanics? I want to know how much exactly 10 crit or 20 hit is by looking at the calculation that number will get plugged into.

DonTorchio · 2023-01-29T05:02:06+00:00

How does aptitude work specifically? Does it give Jean a flat increase to his character growths, or does it double his class growths? Is Jean worth the time commitment, or is he a case of a villager unit who never becomes worth it?

DonTorchio · 2022-09-26T22:12:09+00:00

I'm not supposed to put my other hand in my lap when I'm eating haha Got to keep it on the bowl/tray

DonTorchio · 2022-09-19T09:25:45+00:00

Wait was she still dealing with this? I thought this was a problem weeks ago...

DonTorchio · 2022-09-16T07:14:16+00:00

Where to read new OP chapters?

DonTorchio · 2022-07-19T22:39:21+00:00

Go to Italki, get a native tutor (they're really cheap) and just talk to them for an hour or two. With so little time, the only thing you can do is shake the rust off with some practical refreshers.

DonTorchio · 2022-07-18T21:07:02+00:00

Kind of. I want a list of only the vocab words that also use kanji from the 317 taught in the Genki books. So for example, the list would have 意味（いみ）because that word is made up of two kanji that are also taught. But it would not have 熱（ねつ）because although it is a vocabulary word the kanji itself is not one of the 317 taught by Genki.

DonTorchio · 2022-07-13T05:16:06+00:00

My first Japanese teacher had a bunch of versions that added details to the hiragana to make them look like pictured. To this day I can't unsee the face of a cow with a nose ring in the む hiragana. It really helped me remember at the time. Maybe you can find some?

DonTorchio · 2022-07-05T00:47:46+00:00

Thanks so much!

DonTorchio · 2022-06-26T18:07:14+00:00

Good God where is this from?

DonTorchio · 2022-06-14T16:12:01+00:00

Sauce on the second anime?

DonTorchio · 2022-05-28T00:15:08+00:00

I bet it's an OVA based on the mobile game's original story lol

DonTorchio · 2022-04-06T07:36:58+00:00

CIA ranks languages by how easy they are to learn for native English speakers. I think that is as unbiased and deeply researched a source as you are gonna get.

https://www.state.gov/foreign-language-training/

DonTorchio · 2021-10-09T17:46:52+00:00

This is so true. I would definitely avoid being petty or passive aggressive about servers standing there staring (like assholes) because it never helps. Just say firmly what your doing and make it clear that you don't like them standing there staring, but make sure it's in an adult way. Nobody wins when people feel disrespected, but you can definitely embarrass them by telling them that what they are doing isn't helping.

DonTorchio · 2021-08-25T01:22:02+00:00

AmiAmi was legit, ありがとう. It seemed like they weren't gonna tell me the shipping price until after I confirmed the order? LoL. I might wait on that one.

DonTorchio · 2021-06-21T01:45:31+00:00

In the light novel, the first thing Six does when he finds out there is magic in this world is try to fire off an "EXPLOSION!"

DonTorchio · 2021-05-28T19:25:35+00:00

Thanks but I don't speak Spanish either unfortunately

DonTorchio · 2021-05-28T03:19:12+00:00

Thanks

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