#lookasta

[blacklinguist]

in which i support nectarines in all their endeavors while adding furigana to my kanji practice 🌱

[cactii-studies]

hi all! this studyblr’s been around for about three years now (!!!) but hasn’t been that active lately, and some things have changed. so now is as good a time as any to re-greet the studyblr community!

basics

name: ada 

age: eighteen

location: america

grade: recent high school grad, headed off to uni in august

major / minor: japanese studies major + environmental science minor

languages: fluent in english + japanese is passable + can understand spanish but struggle to reply + starting to learn mandarin

tracking: #cactii-studies

my about me page! (lots of random info there)

fun stuff

anything japanese: language, culture, food, geography, history, etc.

languages: shooting to learn at least five throughout my life

the environment: in love with saving the earth

photography: nature and landscape in particular

reading: classic and foreign novels + poetry are my go-to

cats: definitely obsessed with my two sons

classes

third year japanese (not sure how that happened)

modern japanese culture and society

japanese literature in translation

the controversial legacy of jean-jacques rousseau 

fencing (so pumped)

life objectives

pass the jlpt n3 this december

study abroad in japan sophomore year

join the japanese studies student leadership, taiko, and fencing clubs become vegetarian

finish uni with a 4.0 GPA

work as a translator / interpreter for japanese environmental scientists 

studyblr objectives

post at least three times a month

create more vocab lists

become more involved in the community

get back into bullet journaling 

some (but certainly not all) of my favs

@uni-venture | @annikki-studies | @hinodestudies | @ccstudys | @toastystudent | @chouhatsumimi | @studyflwr | @artemistudying | @milkastudies | @in-the-vortex | @amzstudies | @sucy-studies

looking forward to encouraging and interacting with everyone again! 

[hannahsox-studies]

5.30.19 Japanese Notes

Got accepted into the Girls Who Code Summer Immersion Program so trying to finish up as much coursework as possible before I leave in 4 weeks!

🎶 eclipse - GOT7

[stinsteed]

08//22//18

First day back on campus... Classes don’t start until next week, but I’ve got to get a head start on that organic chemistry I signed myself up for...

[indigo-shades]

ig: study_polarbear  

[ambitionblessed-blog]

Ambition is enthusiasm with a purpose.

[jpn-langblr]

Update

Two reviews by @mousekatsu have been added to the ‘Resources’ page! You can read their thoughts about 必ずできる！　JLPT「読解」N3 and  日本語総まとめ N4 文法・読解・聴解 there (click the name of the resource on the Resources page to be taken to the full review post).

If you have written a review of a study resource and would like it on that page, please tag #lookasta when you make your post or send me a link to it so that I can add it. Thank you!

[blacklinguist]

the sun came out after i finished my linguistics notes on rendaku this morning 🍃

[cactii-studies]

Vocab from “Kitchen” by Banana Yoshimoto Set 1

Vocabulary words taken from page one of Kitchen by Banana Yoshimoto. 

場所（ばしょ）・  place

台所（だいどころ）・  kitchen

機能的（きのうてき）・  functional

出来れば（できれば）・  ideally / if possible / preferably

乾い（かわい）・  dry

清潔（せいけつ）・  immaculate

ふきん ・  dish towel

タイル ・  tile (like on a floor)

ぴかぴか ・  sparkle

輝く（かがやく）・  to shine / to glitter / to sparkle

たまらなく・  irresistibly

汚い（きたない）・  dirty

野菜（やさい）・  vegetable

床（ゆか）・  floor

裏（うら）・  sole (of a shoe)

広い（ひろい）・  wide

冬（ふゆ）・  winter

軽い（かるい）・  light (not heavy)

食料（しょくりょう）・  food

並ぶ（ならぶ）・  to line up

巨大な（きょだいな）・  huge

冷蔵庫（れいぞうこ）・refrigerator 

そびえ立つ（そびえたつ）・  to tower over

扉（とびら）・  door

油（あぶら）・  oil

飛べる（とべる）・  to fly / to jump

錆び（さび）・  rust

包丁（ほうちょう）・  kitchen knife

ふと ・  suddenly

窓（まど）・  window

外（そと）・  outside

淋しい（さみしい）・  lonely

星（ほし）・  star

光る（ひかる）・  to shine

As always, if you see any mistakes please point them out, and I’ll fix them!

[hannahsox-studies]

3.19.19

Math notes ft. my fav lotion

[stinsteed]

04//16//18

At this point I feel like I’m a walking Starbucks advertisement, but also know that I am most definitely always suffering from the amount of coffee I consume :’)

[onigiriforears]

Practice Grade 1 Jōyō Kanji

This 30-page reusable practice packet is available here at my ko-fi shop.

"This practice printable includes all of the grade 1 kanji from the 2010 National Jouyou Kanji List that was officially announced by the Japanese Ministry of Education. The Jouyou Kanji List is not an exhaustive/comprehensive list of all kanji; however, these kanji and their readings are permitted for usage in official government documents (which helps to minimize confusion). For grade 1, there are 80 kanji. This practice printable is organized by radicals, strokes, and readings. There is also a practice section for practicing the kanji and noticing the differences between typed kanji and handwritten kanji. There are 30 pages in this pdf."

[ambitionblessed-blog]

Life takes on meaning when you become motivated, set goals and charge after them in an unstoppable manner. — Les Brown

[jpn-langblr]

update!!

so that thing i mentioned that was in the works a few weeks ago? it’s up! i thought it would be beneficial in general to compile some of the many reviews of study resources that are posted all around on studyblr/langblr, and so i made a page for it. as you can see, it’s still in the works and heavily community based, but i’m hoping to add to it as time goes on! if you ever post a review, please feel free to tag me with #lookasta, or @ me!