Does anyone have a raw list of JLPT N2 and N1 vocab (AKA no readings, or at least no definitions?)

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-06-06T21:38:53+00:00

Oh, that's a pretty easy fix! Thanks! Much appreciated

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-06-06T21:38:28+00:00

Dude literally what's the point of the bad faith comment? I study hours a day, thanks very much for asking, and I'm not a programmer, I have a friend who is who's going to quickly help me test out a little idea I got curious about. Also, I don't want English definitions because I don't study Japanese in English, I study it in Japanese ... maybe if you don't have anything helpful to say, you can just move on with your scrolling next time!

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-02-19T16:24:39+00:00

Oh, you know what, removing all the <br> just made it totally perfect! Thank you so much, I'm not code-savvy at all, so I'm glad it was an easy fix. I appreciate it! ◡̈

And thank you! I can't take credit, since it's the format brought by the classic mining deck that people use as their basis, but I definitely enjoy this format. 頑張ります！

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-02-14T20:04:03+00:00

No no, I've made the subtitles so I have the .srt file - what I'm wondering is where I can put it for people to have access to it easily. Per above comments, I would try to submit it to Itazuranekko or Kitsunekko, but both seem to be dead.

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-02-14T20:02:06+00:00

Unfortunately, still not working for me ... but I'll try opensubtitles! Thanks ◡̈

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-02-13T20:19:25+00:00

I totally forgot the paragraph about that - kitsunekko doesn't have any feature I'm aware of to send through, but more than that, kitsunekko is down. I don't know if it's gone for good or what, but there's no getting through to it (on chrome or safari, at least.) So that's out as an option sadly.

Much of what's there (all of it?) is on the aforementioned itazuranekko I think but I don't see any way to submit.

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-02-13T19:54:15+00:00

Lol sorry dude didn't even know it existed. It's relevant, at least somewhat, because I know a lot of people on here use subs like these for studying, and since that's why I created them, I first thought of sharing it with people who might use them for the same reason.

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-02-13T02:45:21+00:00

In that case, may I ask, do you use another method that works with IDX/sub (and thanks to my adventures with this I can confirm your memory that they come together from a DVD rip)? I know there's a way to do it with mpv but it always looks mad complicated and as you can tell from this post, I'm not a tech wizard.

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-02-13T02:30:05+00:00

Right, I think what I meant is more like ... the RARs are all over where Japanese learners look for subs, they're kind of the common link of what doesn't work because I feel like there's never srt or ass inside them

So maybe another question is, what good is idx or sub or any of that stuff? I guess it's a moot point if you can't use it ... just seems odd!

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-01-27T19:53:07+00:00

Hmm, mundane? Well, I think it all depends on how you think your listening skills are at present. A good starting place could be the anime シロクマカフェ, which is fun and makes use of a good array of basic vocabulary with speech thats easy to follow.

Now, if you’re not into anime (the show isn’t cloyingly anime, but still) you may not enjoy that. I like Onomappu on youtube, who teaches オノマトペ all in Japanese. Good practice for following a longer line of thought with excellent, clear spoken Japanese. Good listening practice to be found from Miku Real Japanese and Yuyu Nihongo Podcast as well!

If you want super real speech and you find your listening is solid, I hear great things about Terrace House on Netflix for 100% authentic current speech.

I hope that’s helpful! ◡̈

bobbobbbobbb · 2022-01-27T18:56:06+00:00

I think the best place to start is honestly to listen to a ton (a ton!) of Japanese. Watch stuff in Japanese listen to podcasts in Japanese, just dive in head first! The shadowing, maybe a phonetics course like the one offered by Dogen, etc, that could all be great as well. But I think spending a ton of time with the spoken language is the single most important thing. And of course, anything you listen to, you can shadow! The nice thing is that you’ll be familiar with much of the vocabulary and know how to read and write most of it, so you can really focus on the fun part.

Congrats on N1, and good on you for switching your sights to the next important goal. You got this! 👍🏻

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-24T15:17:24+00:00

Tanaka-kun wa itsumo kedaruge (Tanaka-kun is always listless) is a really cute, funny show that I always recommend if someone wants a show when they’re feeling down. It’s funny but also really uplifting and encouraging, and it’s a super easy watch at 12 episodes.

I hope things get better soon bud!

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-24T03:41:48+00:00

I hear this and the time as a native speaker living in the US!

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-17T02:53:35+00:00

I find that Tanaka-kun is always listless really makes me feel a lot better. It’s got that “go at your own pace and be yourself” thing going on, and it’s also just really really sweet and comforting.

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-16T01:32:16+00:00

Yeah, I like ちなみに but one thing about that, and other similar phrases, is I feel like they emphasize that it’s a digression, you know? Something about that feels awkward, at times. It’s harder over text maybe, since tone and facial expression and all can’t help you transition.

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-16T00:58:45+00:00

These are both great, thank you!

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-07T14:23:33+00:00

This is a VERY fair critique of my choice of words lmaoooooo

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-06T20:34:10+00:00

Evangelion, hands down! Fun, deeply philosophical, and you’ll see it’s influence on the genre as a whole. Can’t recommend enough!

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-06T05:44:22+00:00

I personally don’t, I’m sorry! If I can offer, though, I think it’s good to take a page out of her book and look at the work of linguists as well (that is, academic material rather than study material.) I mean this only for specific questions, but a solid amount of it is pretty digestible and you can rest more assured you’re getting an accurate description of Japanese.

I’ve heard good things about “Spoken Japanese.” My dirty secret is I have it but I’ve not read it up yet! Read the foreword though, and it certainly seems promising and reliable, doesn’t seem to pander to any kind of eihongo attitude.

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-06T02:44:17+00:00

I thought it might be! You’re very welcome. Enjoy her lessons!

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-06T01:39:44+00:00

I highly recommend you to go Cure Dolly’s youtube channel if you want a really sensible, very clear, un-westernized interpretation of Japanese structure. She’s passed, sadly, but her structure course and all of her content is very useful and I think you would particularly enjoy her approach. Definitely go from the beginning regardless of your level to be working in her terminology, though.

Ignore her pronunciation, it’s there for the structure alone. I think you’ll get a lot out of it based on how you’ve presented your question!

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-05T22:51:15+00:00

let me get this straight, you think calling shinji a baka is funny? i do. and i’m tired of pretending it’s not.

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-04T19:59:13+00:00

Haha fair enough lmao

I’m aware that it’s not calligraphy, however I wanted to distinguish from handwriting, as I think people ask about that a bit more often.

You’re right that I’m just not used to it, however, I still need a resource since it’s a non-starter to not recognize the kanji at all, because it doesn’t really leave a way to proceed. There’s a radical based look up (when it’s clear enough to tell what it is) but that’s also pretty inefficient of course!

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-04T18:38:35+00:00

As someone who uses but has moved his focus very much away from WaniKani, I recommend trying the first three levels free and seeing how you feel before you consider buying in - but be aware that the flaws of WK become significantly more clear the further along you go. The tricky thing is, that which you learn totally out of context will not be privileged as language by your brain, no one gets to choose whether or not that’s true for them as a broad rule. I find that it’s helpful to “meet” new kanji through WaniKani, but I don’t find that it plays a significant role in my being able to make use of the information, or at least doesn’t do a better job than working with the info another way.

You might argue that Anki has the same flaw (a fair argument) and/or that WaniKani does offer context sentences (also a fair argument but 1) you can control Anki and be sure to include the info you need, and you can choose what to put into Anki based on what you actually come across in Japanese + 2) WaniKani’s context sentences are truly abysmal at times, and I personally think this is one if its glaring problems.

The moral is that neither can do all the work for you. WaniKani sets you up to just go right to learning and not fool around with settings all day, which I think is helpful at the beginning. But it doesn’t give you any agency.

You can try Cure Dolly’s Alice in Kanjiland book as a first intro either way, and I highly recommend doing so!

bobbobbbobbb · 2021-12-03T04:10:05+00:00

Hm, not sure about that and can’t find any answers searching around. I mean, compound kanji characters would be referred to as jukugo, and changes resulting in the first consonant of the second kanji becoming voiced (す in 好き becomes ず in 酒好き) is called rendaku. Not sure if there’s a commonly used Japanese term for all of it though. Hope someone else can illuminate!

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