#Easy Japanese

[dokushoclub]

Short Story Collections for Learning Japanese

Short stories are very popular with language learners – and rightly so. Being able to finish even a short tale aimed at native speakers will feel like a great accomplishment.

I had a look at three approaches for intermediate and advanced learners to enjoy Japanese short stories. For each I can also recommend a few matching short story collections:

Short Stories in Easy Japanese

Japanese Short Stories with English Annotations

Parallel Readers

I give my more detailed thoughts on all these short story collections for learning Japanese in my blog post. You can find it here:

[peistudies]

[doulingosakura]

As of Jan 2024: Section 1 Rookie Vocab

Unit 8 🌸

Part 1: shop for clothes

Part 2: Order food and drink

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* = Already know but now introducing kanji

Unit 8 pt 1: Shop for clothes

Old : furui : ふるい : 古い

New : atarashi : あたらしい : 新しい

Want : hoshi : ほしい

Clothes : fuku : ふく

T-shirt : tiishatsu : Tシャツ

Skirt : sukaato : スカート

Dress : doresu : ドレス

Necktie : nekutai : ネクタイ

Jacket : jaketto : シャケット

Wallet : saifu : さいふ

Hideous : dasai : ダサい

Lovely/nice : suteki : すてき

Nice/good : ii :いい

Expensive : takai : たかい

Cheap : yasui : やすい

Blue : aoi : あおい

Black : kurui : くろい

Store : mise : みせ

How much? : ikura : いくら

Hundred : hyaku : ひゃく : 百

Thousand : sen : せん : 千

Yen : en : えん

That (over there) : ano : あの

Isn't it? : ne : ね

Thank you　 :　 arigatougozaimasu　 :　　　ありがとうございます

(Polite) I don't like/it's a little bit ... 　: chotto : ちょっと

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Unit 8 pt 2: order food and drink

Restaurant : resutoran : レストラン

Meal set (meal deal) : teishoku : ていしょく

One (thing) : hitotsu : ひとつ

Two (things) : futatsu : ふたつ

Three (things) : mittsu : みっつ

Four (things) : yottsu : よっつ

Udon : udon : うどん

Soba : soba : そば

Rice ball : onigiri : おにぎり

Salad : sarada : サラダ

Tempura : tenpura :てんぷら

Miso soup: misoshiru : みそしる

Ice-cream : aisukuriimu : アイスクリーム

Iced coffee : aisukoohii : アイスコーヒー

Black tea : koucha : こうちゃ

Okay then/well then : jaa : じゃ

A bit/a little/a few : sukoshi : すこし

Umm... : eeto : ええと

Ah : a : あ

* Water : 水

* Big : 大きい

* Small : 小さい

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🌸 Well done! Section 1 is now complete! 🌸

[polyglot-thought]

[Japanese->English]

　　　　　　　　　　　 とら 　い　 か

かとうゆず 「虎の威を借る」

Katō Yuzu “Borrowing from the Tiger’s Majesty”

Yuzu Kato

'Borrowing from the Tiger's Majesty'.

かとうゆず 「虎の威を借る」

[daily-deliciousness]

Teriyaki chicken

[tinyfantasminha]

I don't want to keep clogging my blog with vent posts but uh... I guess this is a more general concern/observation

But it's getting real hard to stay motivated in fandom spaces when there's little compensation, and annoying occurrences are more frequent than good ones.

Mainly there's been less engagement/people showing interest in creators and their art (such as sending asks, making comments and reblogging with tags) and MORE parasocial interactions. This goes for both artists and writers.

Over this year I've noticed a vast disinterest within my public in general. Asks about ocs, my art, or just nice simple comments of ''I love your art'' has been getting more and more scarce. My follower number is bigger than 2-3 years ago sure and I get more likes on my posts but they are feeling more like just numbers and statistics than actual people who supposedly like my stuff.

And while people being parasocial with creators has always been a thing, I feel like it's gotten way worse... in general? People sending personal pictures out of the blue in hopes of being validated, unwanted psychological advice or assumptions about the creator without any established connection first ( <- these happened to me in the same week.) ventdump, just insensitive/lacking of common sense comments in general, unreasonable demands (mostly with writers)... I wondered at first if it was just me, but a handful of mutuals/acquaintances who are artists and writers seems to be going through it as well.

It's annoying. It's tough. It's getting exhausting. Creators pour so much of themselves into their work—countless hours, effort, and passion, all to share something meaningful or entertaining with others (and for FREE) The LEAST anyone can do is show respect, even if opinions differ. When a writer posts a fanfic, don't just say ''omg post next chapter!'', when an artist posts a drawing of their favorite character, don't just say ''omg draw (character) next!'' as if they're faceless content machines that are expected to churn out more '''content''' for you without acknowledgment, encouragement, or appreciation.

''I want to support creators but I don't know what to say and I feel intimidated by their talent so I just lurk silently :((('' I swear to you, no creator (at least not the majority) is making up an intimidating persona to discourage you from interacting with them. They WANT your comments. A single ''I love your art/writing/videos'' or even something as silly as ''I want to eat your art'' is enough to keep a creator sighing dreamily for WEEKS. It doesn't have to be deep! It's heartfelt and that's what it matters!! (Just remember to keep it relevant and thoughtful... It takes just a bit of common sense NOT to comment things like ''this looks like (another character)'' or ''this but with (another unrelated ship/character/show)''. No one wants to hear comparisons or unrelated ideas when they’ve poured their soul into something.)

In fact, the ''I like your art but I think you're intimidating'' feels more hurtful than flattering. It makes me feel like I'm doing something wrong, acting wrong. 💀

If you love that fanfic that changed your brain psyche forever and want to gush about it, go tell the writer. If you loved so much a piece of art that you saved it a million times in your phone and can't stop thinking about it, go tell the artist. Push away the ''they probably won't care about my comment/it won't make a difference'' thoughts. DO IT NOW. You won't know when they might go inactive forever or deactivate. You can't know if that is the last piece they will ever post. Make sure you show appreciation to creators NOW, while they are still here. While they're still not being replaced by AI.

[whaliiwatching]

haunts the punk rocker with gay thoughts

prompt: dream

[polyglot-thought]

[Japanese->English] @island-delver-go Duolingo Post - Color Coded Translation

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私は床の上でパンを食べながら泣いている。

わたしはゆかのうえでパンをたべながらないている

I am on the floor eating bread while crying

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Please correct me if I made a mistake

Duolingo with the relatable content

[tanukkie]

gyaru ramuda *⁠.⁠✧

[yumedoca]

雷櫻..⚡🌸

[polyglot-thought]

[Japanese->English] @290_happylife February 26th 2023 HelloTalk Post - Color Coded Translation

Link to original post

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今日はいい天気だったので、

きょうはいいてんきだったので

The weather was good today so,

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青空の下を散歩しました😊

あおぞらのしたをさんぽしました

I took a walk under the blue sky 😊

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気持ち良かったー。

きもちよかったー

It felt very good.

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修正してください

しゅうせいしてください

Please correct me

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Please correct me if I made a mistake

[dokushoclub]

[N5] バナナは日本一

Last reblog reminded me of the free graded reader バナナは日本一 which includes cute illustrations and is suitable for readers with a good grasp of JLPT N5 grammar and vocabulary.

It can be downloaded via Yomimono Ippai as a free pdf.

[peistudies]

N4 Vocab - いかが

いかが how, how about

体調はいかが？How is your health?

暑い��で、窓を閉めてクーラーを付けるのはいかが？Since it's hot, how about closing the window and putting on the air conditioner?

ウエイトレス「お水はいかがですか？」 Waitress: 'How about some water?'

[doulingosakura]

As of Jan 2024: Section 1 Rookie Vocab

Unit 7 🌸

Part 1: Talk about hobbies

Part 2: describe eating habits

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* = Already know but now introducing kanji

Unit 7 pt 1: Talk about hobbies

Watch : mimasu : みます : 見ます

Often : yoku : よく

Sometimes : tokidoki : ときどき

TV : terebi : デレビ

Movies : eiga : えいが

Anime : anime : ア二メ

Read : yomimasu : よみます : 読みます

Listen : kikimasu : ききます

Book : hon : ほん : 本

News : nyuu-su : 二ュース

Manga : manga : まんが

Magazine : zasshi : ざっし

Soccer : sakkaa : サッカー

Music : ongaku : おんかく

Rock : rokku : ロック

J pop : J poppu : J ポップ

Jazz : jazu : ジャズ

Play : shimasu : します

Basketball 　: 　basukettobooru 　: 　　　　　バスケットボール

Baseball : yakyuu : やきゅう

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Unit 7 pt 2: Describe eating habits

Every day : mainichi : まいにち

Every morning : maiasa : まいあさ

Every night : maiban : まいばん

Breakfast : asagohan : あさごはん

Lunch : hirugohan :ひるごはん

Dinner : bangohan : ばんごはん

Eat : tabemasu : たべます

Drink : nomimasu : のみます

Boxed lunch : bento : べんとう

Bread : pan : パン

Sandwich : sandoicchi : サンドイッチ

Juice : juusu : ジュース

Coffee : koohi : コーヒー

Ten : juu : じゅう : 十

(At) o'clock : ji ni : じに : 時に

Eleven : juuichi : じゅういち : 十一

Twelve : juuni : じゅう : 十二

* Nine : 九

* Eight : 八 (Tumblr displays this kanji incorrectly on mobile, sorry can't fix)

* Half : 半

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[lullabycures]

Let's Go To Bed x

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