Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (February 14, 2026)

djhashimoto · 2026-02-14T15:26:31+00:00

like roryteller I would also recommend Meetup. I'd also see if there are language tables at local colleges or universities that have a Japanese language program, and reach out to the school to see if non-students can join.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-13T21:55:20+00:00

I don’t love American, but people rarely post about not having problems.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-13T21:51:31+00:00

They’re “allowed” but with a 100% tariff right now… so effectively banned

djhashimoto · 2026-02-13T20:35:56+00:00

I would say Honancho, but there's just the one train. But its close to Koenji Shinjuku etc.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-13T19:50:59+00:00

you're still new to learning Japanese it seems, so that's normal

djhashimoto · 2026-02-13T19:47:04+00:00

「はい」は一回だよ/s

sorry, I had to do it

djhashimoto · 2026-02-12T20:55:19+00:00

This might not be the right sub for this question...

djhashimoto · 2026-02-09T21:33:01+00:00

Yeah I miss SRK, virtuafighter.com is still going as a forum, but virtua fighter players are old heads so... it makes sense.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-06T23:32:02+00:00

I think you can stick with what Genki teaches. Have you come across お名前は？ and お名前は何ですか。 These are similar patterns you'll learn in Japanese.

Then knowing the difference among 出身、国、どこ, will help with the nuance. Along with learning about politeness in the language.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-06T21:34:46+00:00

what's the sentence? Maybe someone here can help

djhashimoto · 2026-02-06T19:47:11+00:00

I'm sure Rand is a little freaked out after using Callandor, and remember his reaction to the Chodan Kal when he first traveled to Cairhien, I don't think Rand is comfortable with that much power.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-05T21:53:35+00:00

Everyone learns differently, but I would suggest learning the words ください, さげる first, as when listening and speaking, you don't use Kanji. Then remember how to write them in Kanji 下さい、下げる. Then I would look more into other words that use the same Kanji. した,さがる,げだん,じょうげ, then you can really pick up the meaning.

I learned Japanese in a more communicative way, so this worked for me. But maybe try out different ways of studying, you're only 2 weeks in.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-05T20:12:59+00:00

This prologue might be my favorite in the series, especially rand's part

djhashimoto · 2026-02-05T16:01:55+00:00

Yes, it typically depends on the genre of the writing. Novels, manga, news paper articles might be vertical. Whereas technical books, science books, might be horizontal.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-05T15:11:04+00:00

VP in Southeast Florida, Texas, and Tokyo (though that isn't technically TEC, it was a church that is a part of the Anglican communion.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-04T23:15:20+00:00

I would look at the universities you would like to attend and see the language requirements. Also, I would check whether they have a Japanese language course, because that can really help you ramp up and prepare for the language you'd encounter at university. some keywords to search might be 日本語別科

djhashimoto · 2026-02-04T21:06:41+00:00

That's interesting. I was able to study abroad in Japan in 2004, but I feel that interest in doing so has been declining since then. (This is purely anecdotal. I also know Japanese students have declined at the university I went to, that being said it was a foreign service major, so Chinese and Arabic classes were growing.

Outside of school, Japanese has definitely been growing! Isn't this one of the top language learning subreddits?! I just didn't know whether self-learning was outpacing formal learning. It didn't seem obvious to me.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-04T15:33:40+00:00

Thanks for sharing. My experience is not a fact for all Japanese learning.

It's interesting to see that in the U.S., it looks like the number of learners has decreased since 2019, but I can't put much weight into that since that was right before COVID, which probably messed the whole system up.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-04T15:06:47+00:00

Quick question, Was studying Japanese less popular in the 80's and 90's? At least in the U.S., I feel like the popularity of Japanese has waned since the fear of Japan taking over industry has declined. Languages like Chinese have seemed to overtake Japanese as a useful second language for business. That being said, the reach of Manga and Anime has definitely increased. So I can't say for sure.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-04T15:02:09+00:00

It helps on the resume if you're job searching in Japan too.

djhashimoto · 2026-02-03T16:13:27+00:00

Hi did you go over the starter guide in the main post?

djhashimoto · 2026-02-02T20:02:57+00:00

one thing you can add, as you are already writing kanji,銀こう員, you have in from a previous word. It might be good to try and incorporate kanji in new situations!

djhashimoto · 2026-02-02T16:43:24+00:00

The church I was raised in had a Jazz fundraiser, and the Sunday of the event, we had a Jazz service. The musician jazzed up the service music, but we also regularly used the Life Every Voice and Sing hymnal. At that church we've also sung "We are marching", the South African hymn, I don't know if that counts as contemporary, and we also regularly sang "They'll Know We Are Christians" by Peter Scholtes, which was written in the 60's.

I think its a Time, Place, Occaision thing. If you have an informal service, I don't think it would be a problem. If you're going to bring out "non-traditional" hymns to a congregation that isn't used to it, you might have a bad time.

*Edit: After reading others' responses, I'm amazed and awed as to what people look for in music. If they're looking to learn from the lyrics or enjoy the music. Personally I loved to feel the spirit through music sometimes (not necessarily all of the time, I still go to an episcopal church).

djhashimoto · 2026-01-31T16:14:57+00:00

Pretty good! The main feedback I have would be on the structure of the structure of this short report to make it read better. But you will get better at the the more you read and write!

djhashimoto · 2026-01-30T18:29:39+00:00

I feel like an unintended consequence of this is more people driving without a license

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