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Just had a question as to what methods youve been using to study japanese? Since leaving college its been difficult for me to keep up with it xnx

oh god you and me both. I guess “use it or lose it?” is an accurate sentiment. I practice japanese almost all the time by listening to japanese music, watching japanese television shows and even watching youtube channels from japanese content creators. I find watching videos about kanji is helpful for me to remember some symbols i’ve forgotten about. 

Here are a few resources that I use often to keep japanese in my noodle: 

1. Jisho.org  It helps you recognize unfamiliar kanji. I use this usually in conjuncture with google translate. Of course google translate isn’t always reliable, but sometimes it helps me get the pronunciation of kanji compound words that I don’t remember. I love the drawing feature as well. 

2. Tanoshii Japanese THIS website saves my life. Not only does it have a bunch of things like jisho.org, but it also helps you write the kanji with stroke orders and synonyms to compare to them. It also can give you conjugation help :) I use this almost ALL THE TIME. 

3. Japanesepod101 is a youtube channel all about helpful tips to remember vocabulary and other japanese grammar lessons. They have livestreams all the time and they’re super helpful about learning the japanese culture. 

4. Calligrapher Takumi Higashimiya is a calligrapher who does ASMR-esque kanj practice. I watch him sometimes to go to bed at night. It’s a little helpful seeing how a native speaker writes kanji. it definitely improved my handwriting. I recommend watching his videos on katakana and hiragana. 

5. Gaki no Tsukai is a famous japanese comedy variety show with tons of content ever since the 1980′s and still going to this day. Every year they do their famous “Batsu” games and I recommend watching them if you want a good laugh. If you can read hiragana and katakana pretty fluently, you’ll recognize a lot of text that they use on the show as subtitles. It helps hearing the speakers speak, while seeing the brightly colored subtitles at the bottom. It’s also just fucking hilarious lol This webstie is run by fans of the show who translate it for free. Really awesome folks! 

6. Japan Crate is a japanese snack company that sends boxes of japanese treats to your door monthly. I’ve been a subscriber to them on and off for a few years. they’re a great company and their instagram always shows cool stuff on their stories. A great insight on the japanese culture through food and snacks. I recommend buying a crate or two. they’re always giving away prizes and they’re very awesome people. :) 

7. Japanese Language MLC is a japanese learning page on facebook that I follow. they’re always posting self-tests and really helpful infographics to help you remember some important grammar and things. 

I may be drawing a blank at this stage, but feel free to look around on the web. I just downloaded duolingo and it’s really good so far! :) I hope these tips can help 

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Id like prayer for weight loss as well...i lost 58lbs and gained it all back...i know how it feels....we got this and ill be praying for you too!

Thank you. I am focusing on drinking a WHOLE LOT MORE WATER to help lose weight. it’s easy, and something I can do. Online sites recommend drinking a lot of water before each meal so you’re already semi full. And when you get hungry again, to grab an apple for a snack. I also read that scheduling your meals is good too. Rather than just eating when you’re hungry, schedule multiple snacks through out the day and some meals and make sure you go for healthy alternatives. I might also switch to almond milk instead of regular cow milk. These things are all easy and baby steps.