#it's a japanese song that I'm learning

[reengeen]

見上げてごらん夜の星を

"Look up at the stars in the night sky, the little star's little lights are singing a little happiness

Look up at the stars in the night sky, nameless stars just like us are praying for a little happiness

Let's join hands and chase our dreams, If it's just the two of us it won't be as hard."

(read from right to left)

[forcebookish]

top deepening his voice when talking to mew's moms... gun speaking higher when talking to cher's mom... i love these choices

[crehador]

muffled screaming into hands when arb launched i was like "ok i just need to learn enough japanese to read the dailies and various other missions" and now that i've done that i can easily breezily be like "ah i see i need to play one more diamond type song to clear this task" and STILL fuck it up because my brain just somehow does "that's the green one right? right" but green is CLUBS YELLOW IS DIAMOND I'VE BEEN PLAYING THIS GAME FOR LITERALLY YEARS

so apparently

very rudimentary japanese = learned

ability to identify shapes = work in progress

[keii-starz]

(korean) RIGHT NOW!!!

[ichibanpulcherrima]

HATE hate hate the pressure on musicians to make English versions of their music. English market shut the FUCK up and listen to other languages!!! Weak sauce!!!!

[just-jammin]

can anyone suggest songs for me to learn to play on the uke?

i'm slowly forgetting songs that ppl actually know abt

[yunmew]

Ended up scrolling through the first take channel, caught up on listening to a bunch of good, positive songs that yt didn't show in my subscription list (##) but then I came across this:

OH. MY. GOD. 🤣🤣🤣

Somehow years ago, like back in 2008, I got this song and for some reason I liked it so much 😂 Never could figure out why. Turns out the lyrics are actually really good!!! 😭

立ち上がれ! (WOI!) 上がれ! (WOI!) 恐れずに前へ!

走れ! (WOI!) 走れ! (WOI!) ぶっ倒れるまで!

上がれ! 運命の中で! 咲かせ!

OUGON SOUL!!!

生きて! 生きて! 生きて! 必死で!

ゆっくりだっていいんだ ありのままで!!

[wnjunhui]

i don’t think i’ve expressed how obsessed i am with &team... i have their album playing on repeat ever since it came out

[ghostoftheyear]

Sometimes I think about how much Japanese I've picked up from my special interests or even semi-random sources and I have to laugh. Like, I could make a guide. Yume, dream, was because of the webcomic yu+me by Rosalarian. Uta, song, from Uta no Prince-sama. Tenkuu, vision, from Vision of Escaflowne. (Hitomi, eyes, also from Escaflowne.) Fushigi, mysterious, from Fushigi Yuugi. Even kanji - uta (歌) came up so much in the first UtaPri visual novel I couldn't help but have it burned into my brain, or when I realized that Given's Uenoyama Ritsuka's family name was broken down into 'ue' (上, up or above), 'no' (ノ, the katakana version), 'yama' (山, mountain). Because of recognizing ノ from Tokiya's name (all things really do come back to UtaPri). I know people say you shouldn't learn from anime, but you know, I think it's also a way to help pick up or at least reinforce your learning.

[rinofwater]

So a funny thing's been happening lately

So I took Japanese as my language elective in school and I've kind of been getting back into learning it again recently gee wonder why

And I've been trying to learn Mandarin the last few months GEE WONDER WHY

But I'm having better luck remembering kanji characters in their Mandarin context than I ever did when learning Japanese (probably because in Japanese you can spell words out with hiragana so I had an out for practicing that just doesn't exist for Mandarin to my knowledge lol)

So now I read something Japanese and I'm reading the characters I recognize until I find the hiragana/katakana and then I realize I'm a silly goose

Anyway

[dyed-indigo]

every fucking day i lament over the fact that no one's translated sukuinote by hakushi hasegawa and yukichikasaku/men because that song makes me go insane and i want to Know More

[profic-mafuyu]

:)

[sxorpiomooon]

What does your older self wants to say to you? A pac reading<3

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Pile 1-

you need to let go, this is so funny to me given the pile that you guys have chosen has a tattoo of "amor fati" which literally means this. If you've chosen this pile you might have an anxious attachment and some of you need to go off a relationship that you are holding. A japanese song is playing in my head? Sometimes you only hold onto things very tightly because deep down you know that the moment you let go they are going to leave you. Your older self wants you to let go of such relations one particular scenario that I'm getting is of someone being in a toxic relationship being completely dependent on their significant others knowing that the other person might not choose to stay with them once they let go or once they are given the choice to do so. Stop being dependent on people and allow them and give them the space for them to leave you if they wish to do so the only way to understand how much they love is by giving them the space to leave then only you know that they truly do love you. The other people in this pile need to know that all relations require space and time for both individuals to grow individually too. Only when you have enough space and time to grow individually you can contribute something to the relation. Some of you might have ashlesha nakshatra. Also take care of yourself by yourself your older self really wants you to take care of your hair lmao I keep hearing "wash up wash up" I'm also seeing fishes for some reason those orange ones I don't know what they're called? You might love them now or definitely own them in the future. Your older self also wants you to know that the cycle ends with you. Breaking off from the generation trauma cycle seems to be a very important theme here. I see y'all are already very cool but are even cooler in the future man I'm not gonna lie I also keep hearing alt for some reason whether it's for songs or fashion but y'all are gonna be fucking cool in the future man. Be resilient I have full faith in you pile 1 do it for the super cool you. I also see this pile moving out of this house if they haven't alr I keep getting japan again and again but y'all gonna live a pretty great lifestyle also reminded of lucky from the blue sisters novel? Thankyou!!

Pile 2-

this pile might have the tendency to overreact at that exact moment when they are faced with a problem. Their emotions at times might make it hard for them to actually get a good grasp on the situation. Your older self wants you to learn to differentiate between illusion and intuition lmao. I also had a vision of someone journaling so I think the older self might want you guys to write it down before reacting or coming to a conclusion on any sort of situation. I also think that writing it down might make it easy or better for you to feel and understand your emotions better and the problem as well. This pile also needs to focus on their unconscious mind? If you are manifesting something you might have some biases already that you need to pay attention to. This pile might also easily interpret things and get confused. Your older self wants you to follow your heart I heard "it will lead you to the right path" and right after this "sometimes to run is the brave thing" played in my head from its time to go by Taylor swift. You need to act on whatever feelings you have some of you might write and be confused about whether it's good or not or some confusion related to it here's your answer- it is<3 go ahead and follow your heart pile two it will never lead you to the wrong path in the long end. I also heard "beauty and art is everywhere" this pile needs to follow their passion. Lord this is ending on such a good note. Your older self also wants you to know that you should not fear bc all your hardwork will pay off<3 all your hardwork and sacrifices will pay off and you'll get the success that you desire and want. This was also a pile that I chose and I needed to hear this<3

Pile 3-

The time or whatever you are going through will not be wasted. The journey is there to prepare you and give you the experiences that you need to get to the level that you want to achieve in your life. This pile might be going through some hard things. This pile also needs to know that you cannot force anyone to grow early or to change early or hurry up some process everything has its own time be patient a delay does not mean a no. This pile also needs to come face to face with their problems and fear only then they'll be able to move past it. "The only way out is through" "change is the only constant thing in life" "no one else can do it for you" are the things that I'm hearing. This pile knows what's needed to be done but might fear the unknown. A big transformation that is much needed is coming after that I see a wonderful new beginning for you<3

thankyou!!

[daz4i]

i love reading lyrics that make me feel like i was a different person before and after i read them

[noxtivagus]

LALI-HO <3

[hellkeepers-if]

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Set in an alternate version of Singapore, you're a fresh university graduate bumbling through life as you desperately look for a job.

...Or that's what your mother thinks. In a world where occult ceremonies are as common as an existential crisis, there's no way you were ever going to be a perfectly average office worker. Just like your twin brother, you work for the International Society Of Exorcists (ISOE) which deals with supernatural occurrences, demonic rituals, and the like.

When a tragic event befalls your older sister, it uproots your entire life and everything you ever knew about the supernatural. With it, comes a forced need to come to terms with a family history straight out of the movies. 

After all, how the hell did it take twenty years to find out that you're descended from the freaking king of the underworld?

"I have a duty to myself, but more importantly, my family."

——————

Inspired by Supernatural, Fullmetal Alchemist, Noragami, and the Percy Jackson series, Hellkeepers is a +18 urban fantasy/paranormal interactive fiction, involving elements of Chinese and Southeast-Asian mythology. In every playthrough, you will...

• Play as a female, male, or non-binary Chinese demigod/ess.

• Determine the relationships between you and your family members. After all, they will play a big part in your story...

• Peel apart the full truth behind you and your siblings' birthright. Your parents can't hide it forever.

• Learn more about Chinese and Southeast Asian mythology as you warp into different dimensions, unlike anything you've seen before.

• Learn more about who you were in your past life.

| Nishimura Kazuo (he/him)

Age: 26

Ethnicity: Japanese

With a penchant for mischief and a charm that woos even the most stubborn of grandmas, Kazu is the wildcard of your organization. You think he's an anarchist, and the only reason he's tied down to the ISOE is so that he has an excuse for whatever havoc he wreaks on the supernatural. 

The A-ranked exorcist is your colleague and your brother's mentor, though you rarely ever see him in his office. But if you ever need him for demon fighting, he'll be there. Most of the time.

"Mind taking that pesky thing out for me while I take a quick nap?"

| Quentin Khanh (Quan) (he/him)

Age: 25

Ethnicity: Vietnamese

Quentin, more affectionately known as Quan, was your childhood friend. After he moved overseas, the weekly texts you sent him fizzled into nothing but a lost friendship.

Since then, he's returned to Singapore as a forensics pathologist and researcher under your organisation. Whether you like it or not, you have to no choice but to work with him for most of your investigations.

"If your bribe doesn't involve a penthouse worth of money, don't talk to me."

| Reyna Aliyah Santos (she/her)

Age: 23

Ethnicity: Mixed (Filipino-Chinese)

You've never quite met someone like Reyna. A halfling with a demon mother and a human father. Being raised in Singapore all her life with little knowledge of her parents, it's natural that Reyna would come to the ISOE for help at the mere instance of a fox tail and white fur.

You've been tasked to help her mask and get comfortable with her supernatural powers, but she won't make it easy for you. After all, foxes do bite. 

"Technically, I'm not stealing anything if they don't notice."

| Song Huayun (she/her)

Age: ????

Ethnicity: "Uhh...from Hell?" Chinese

| You don't know too much about Huayun, except for the fact that she lives in Diyu, the Chinese Underworld. As Diyu's gatekeeper, Huayun has seen countless depravities committed by humans before their deaths. That alone has made it hard for her to like them, and the contempt she shows you is no different than what she shows everyone else.

But with time, maybe she'll finally learn what it is like to feel human…and what a smile is.

"If it isn't the star of tonight's show. Welcome to Diyu."

| The Arbiter of Fate (m/f)

Theyre a stranger, or so you say. But this deity knows everyone...especially you.