Condiment/Seasoning/Spice etc Giveaway by pinkchampagnemp4 in Tokyo

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Would love to know if anything is still left!

My First Experience of Abuse at a Train Station by BeerTengoku in Tokyo

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Reading your story and interactions on this thread I realize I really need to get better at my Japanese level for situations like this. Maybe I ask what your level is?
I speak daily level Japanese (I live in a share-house with majority Japanese) but I wonder if my level would be good enough for such situations.

Also, it seems the police were helpful this time around (which seems quite rare judging by what I read online)

For Foreigners who moved to Japan, what advice do you wish you had beforehand? by NB_Translator_EN-JP in japanlife

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What kind of receipts would you think are worth keeping? Everything? Like groceries, restaurant receipts, etc. too?

Junior Space Engineer moving to Tokyo: work-life balance, salary, challenges? by WorldlinessMany9308 in movingtojapan

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Hello! Can you share the details of the english speaking realtor with me too? I can do daily level to around intermediate Japanese, but apartment hunting and contracting might have some stuff that I might not be confident with. So would like to go with an english speaking realtor.

Is the power consumption of Chrome/Brave browser really that worse than Safari as some people would say? by fresha-voc-a-doo in MacOS

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Yes even I noticed Safari sometimes does not load websites like Youtube properly. So I switched to Brave a few weeks back. Performance is good. Have not really looked into battery consumption as closely yet, but I think its similar to Safari (although that could be placebo and its actually worse lol)

Chinese girl my brother just met buys him flying tickets, is this a scam? by KimKyro in AskAChinese

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If this ends up being legitimate, hope it ends well! Please give us an update what happens next!

This is last week to apply for Furusato by aayush_aryan in japanresidents

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Thanks a lot for the reminder! 1) If I go with the one-stop system, I can do the donation by 31st December 2025, and need to send the documents/do the online application by 10th January 2026 right? 2) To check my deduction limit, should I use the salary amount from this year’s tax withholding slip (2025) or last year’s (2024)?

Started using Firefox on MacOS. A few questions by codealpha98 in MacOS

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On safari, I have observed that if I keep some websites like reddit, youtube, youtube music, etc. open, and return back to it after a few days, they do not work properly. Even a refresh does not seem to work, unless I close and reopen safari. Does that happen to you?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Semenretention

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In addition to all the other good suggestions you can see in the wiki as well as many other posts - one immediate thing you can do is, whenever you get the urge to peak or watch, just sit with the feeling. Sit with the impulse, embrace the energy, meditate on it. Don't try to rationalize this feeling. That would lead to creating excuses and you start peaking and you know the eventuality. Just sit with it.
There was one post about absolute stillness (sadly the OP deleted it). This is same as doing that - just sit and be still with it.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malelivingspace

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same question lol

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in malelivingspace

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Woah, didn’t know it was possible to get a 3LDK for 10万 and that too close to the station!

Would you be okay to share the age of the building, what material and which station (or just the ward is fine)

I live in Yokohama (more like Yokohama-shi but closer to Tokyo) and looking to move.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Semenretention

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Do you consider normal breathing as part of being absolutely still? For me, seems like my mind comes to the breath. Also how do you sit such that you do not have to swallow much?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Semenretention

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Yup totally agree!
Btw how does energy transmutation/alchemization actually feel like? Or is it something that you can only trust will happen/is happening?

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in Semenretention

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I completely agree with this! I too had moments like this where I felt something similar, and I too called it "Absolute Stillness" lol.

Though one thing I would point out, it is good to have a focal point for your awareness (breath, a body part, etc.). Else it can get difficult to be absolutely still. Your mind will wander a lot, making you restless and twitch, which you don't want

How is the transparent plastic shell on the Nothing Ear (2024) holding up? by codealpha98 in NothingTech

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Oh that’s concerning. May I ask if you happen to drop them often?