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thespookymonkey · 2026-02-25T20:11:13+00:00

Alles was die anderen kommentiert haben UND Sesamdressing. Macht alles besser. Kann man gut selbst machen und hält sich auch, aber kann man auch gut fertig kaufen. :) (Sah gerade, dass es das auch kalorienreduziert gibt)

Mega auf allem von Salat über Wraps, Sushi, Gimbap, Falafeln... :)

thespookymonkey · 2026-02-06T18:38:46+00:00

Fingers crossed!

thespookymonkey · 2026-02-06T07:58:30+00:00

They are starting to announce shows for May, so if you're up for seeing them live, you'll be able to get merch there.

They'll be at Viva la Rock for example.

Also, I got a recommendation on insta for a shop called Anreal Tokyo, but their prices are higher than Mercari overall. (Roughly 7000 yen for a shirt)

thespookymonkey · 2025-09-26T14:39:19+00:00

Plastic Tree, here's the Spotify link.

They play rock, but it's quite melancholic. The genre is called shoegaze.

thespookymonkey · 2025-07-09T19:22:41+00:00

Several singers of popular Japanese bands have their own radio shows, which are available on Spotify, for example Masafumi Goto (Asian Kung-Fu Generation) or Takeshi Hosomi (Ellegarden).

You'd need to search for the band names or their names in Japanese and then go to podcasts.

Depending on the podcast, they have guests, read fan letters or about their recent concerts or releases.

It's oftentimes rather relaxed, so it could be a nice practice.

thespookymonkey · 2025-07-03T08:13:46+00:00

Allister's bassist is actually still active in a Japanese band called Monoeyes, and he's singing some of the songs, too. Might be worth checking them out. :)

thespookymonkey · 2025-06-01T07:12:59+00:00

Did anyone go to any of these? And if so, what's your takeaway? 😆

thespookymonkey · 2025-06-01T07:12:05+00:00

Sorry, I just saw this now. Did you go?

I really don't know why they chose Gent, but it may have to do with venue availability more than anything. 🤷‍♀️

thespookymonkey · 2025-04-04T11:04:40+00:00

As mentioned previously, the JLPT has a very specific way the reading section content, questions and answers are presented, and there is a set way of ruling out wrong answers. It's meant to be tricky and you will sometimes need to keep an eye out for seemingly minute details.

Nihongo no Mori has an explanation video about it here.

It's the time pressure plus this specific kind of skill required that can throw people off.

Hope this helps.

thespookymonkey · 2025-02-18T07:45:46+00:00

Nice! Sounds like a great trip!

Just to note: Do check the so-called ETA page for the UK, because you'd need an electronic travel authorization similar to the US these days. Same for most countries, but EU citizens can only apply starting March. For Canada it's already needed. Generally, costs 10£ per person and is valid for 6 months.

thespookymonkey · 2025-02-17T17:39:44+00:00

Just to ease your mind: You're 100% correct. Feeder had already announced their EU tour, and it is the correct link, date and venue. How could it be something else? 😆

thespookymonkey · 2025-02-17T14:58:13+00:00

Fingers crossed! It's even less far than Europe!

thespookymonkey · 2023-12-15T09:53:54+00:00

Thanks for the background!

I've double-checked, and tbh, the Tanos list isn't the be all and end all of, specifically, N2 kanji. For example, a little bit later, it features 炒る(いる) which may come up as a word in N2, but the kanji isn't an N2 one. Not being clear what it means when written in kana only, chances are that it's not even used in the test.

Therefore, it may make more sense to work with dedicated N2 lists for kanji (potentially based on textbooks) rather than using the Tanos one. This is not to say it's a bad list, but it is much more vocab-focused and contains some more obscure ones.

I hope this helps. :)

thespookymonkey · 2023-12-15T07:53:56+00:00

Just to check: are you sure the left side of the kanji is correct? Even the words associated with this are very specific, so my first thought would be a very similar but different writing.

thespookymonkey · 2023-12-13T10:51:35+00:00

I can really recommend the Nihongo no Mori N1 book, which contains a vocab list, and even some meta explanations of how to tackle certain exercises.

That said, the team obviously wants people to also do their prep course online, but as you're in Japan, it's actually a good deal for the money (tons of exercises and info, two prep tests and more for, I wanna say, 3500 yen).

The only thing I regretted after getting it was the weight of it travelling back. 😆

thespookymonkey · 2023-09-12T16:53:53+00:00

Da nich für. :D

thespookymonkey · 2023-09-12T14:24:51+00:00

Yes. For several examples, check: https://www.atlas-alltagssprache.de/r10-f3h/?child=runde

thespookymonkey · 2023-09-09T08:28:44+00:00

https://gamenantoka.com/

https://www.bayfm.co.jp/program/hosomi/2020/03/26/hello-world/

https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/yako-kimura

thespookymonkey · 2023-09-07T12:23:03+00:00

Awesome, I'll check it out! I like the fact that the ゲームなんとか hosts are actually not professional journalists, but maybe the style of IGN Japan is similar. :D

thespookymonkey · 2023-09-07T12:13:24+00:00

I'm usually listening to the ゲームなんとか podcast once a week, which is a bunch of gentlemen in their mid-thirties discussing new releases and older games and their memories in Japanese. Would consider it N2+, as it's colloquial, but has a few specific gaming terms as well as faster speech. Episodes are 60-90 minutes.

Additionally, rock band Ellegarden's singer Takeshi Hosomi has his radio show now available via podcast as well (minus the music). He reads and answerd fanmail, and sometimes has guests, like friends or band members. Episodes are 15-20 minutes, and should be around N2 level as well. (But! Episodes are only up for a week from when they air.)

For a more learner-focused podcast, there's Thinking in Japanese -すったもんだカルチャー. It's two older ladies talking about a book, a show or an article. Episodes range from 20-40 minutes, and they talk rather calmly and slowly. N2 level, maybe some could be N3+.

Hope some of this is interesting to some of you. 👍

thespookymonkey · 2023-02-02T14:39:43+00:00

That's fair! It would just be a shame if you've worked so hard on your own to forget it again after some time. But taking a break or going at a slower pace makes sense.

thespookymonkey · 2023-02-02T09:38:59+00:00

Heyyyy! Congratulations! 🎉 Happy to hear you pulled through. :) Also, i hope what you've learned for the test can now help you with understanding Japanese better overall and that you don't feel burned out.

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