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New threadwait is 木材 just wood or what
so i was walking past this construction site near the station (i think it was near the 西口 exit anyway) and there was a sign saying 木材 everywhere. i thought would was just Ki 木 ?? why is there a second kanji here lol. like is it fancy wood or tree material? my phone keeps changing wood to would... ugh anyway do i need to use 木材 or is 木 fine? i just want to talk about lumber i think
Jul 16, 20263 commentsMy daily particle audit system for natural output
You need to treat particles like an audit. Phase 1 is logging every topic marker you hear during your 0500 audio block. Phase 2 is the daily fifteen-minute tracking sheet comparison. Don't just talk, you have to run weekly particle audits on your recorded speech logs or you'll never clear the Phase 3 benchmark.
Jul 16, 20262 commentsdrilling 噴 and wishing my brain would literally erupt
some 22yo studytuber is probably learning 50 kanji a day while i've spent the last 40 minutes staring at 噴 trying to find a way to drill it that doesn't make me want to throw my phone. like congrats to them on their 6 month fluency journey but i'm struggling to not fall asleep looking at 'erupt'. any mnemonics that don't involve a 10-page story about a clam spitting water? because i'm so done.
Jul 16, 20264 commentshow i drill 未遂 without losing my mind
so i was trying to drill 未遂 because flashcards make me want to cry so i started writing fake news reports about my 知人 trying to rob my 貯金 but failing so its always a 未遂 lol!! pro tip for saying it: its literally just 'me sweet' but drop the t. like me-swee. say it really fast while doing a ninja kick it actually helps you remember the kanji
Jul 16, 20264 commentshow do you string multiple grammars together?
so wait like if i want to say "i have to go because i want to buy a balloon" do i just stack the grammar points on top of each other? like can i just put the want to form and then the have to form right next to it or is there like a middle word? idk i tried to write it and it looks like a giant trainwreck of verbs. is this dumb?
Jul 16, 20263 commentshow to not forget words?
i keep forgetting all my new vocab and its so annoying. i heard from someone on tiktok that if you sleep right after studying your brain locks it in, but is it true that if you learn more than 10 words a day your brain starts deleting old ones to make room? idk maybe i should just stop? also does anyone else get headache trying to remember the word for danger? is this dumb?
Jul 16, 20263 commentsFixing the 決議 vs 決意 SRS leak in Phase 2
I hit a major blocker on Day 42 of my vocab lock-in. I keep mixing up 決議 with 決意. To patch this, I initiated a micro-intervention: step 1, isolate both items; step 2, run a 45-minute contrast drills block at 05:00; step 3, log daily in your 手帳 tracker. If you do not compartmentalize the 議 and 意 kanji nodes immediately, your Phase 2 SRS retention rate will drop by 15% minimum. Do not skip the 05:00 block.
Jul 15, 20262 commentsHow to actually remember new vocab??
Okay so I keep studying these words like cargo ship and pneumonia and literally TWO MINUTES LATER they vanish from my brain?? I tried using flashcards but then I got distracted by my cat and started looking up vintage clothes online lol. wait what was I saying. Oh yeah, how do you guys measure your progress? No wait, how do you keep them in your head? My brain is literally a sleeve today. Maybe I need more sleep or..
Jul 15, 20264 commentsis 尋ねる the same word as...
ok so my textbook says 尋ねる means to ask. but wait is it the same word as たすけて (help)?? they sound so similar on audio. and also can i use 尋ねる to ask for a favor like 'pedir' in spanish? or is it just for questions like 'preguntar'? the book doesn't explain this at all and im so lost. is this dumb to ask idk
Jul 14, 20262 commentsWhy does everyone struggle with particles? Just use cases
Honestly people overcomplicate particles so much. They are literally just like Russian case endings or Latin. If you just map 'wa' to the nominative and 'ga' to the accusative (which is basic grammar lol), it makes perfect sense. I mastered them in a week by doing this. It's really not that deep.
Jul 14, 20263 commentsis 極度 actually used for extreme things?
ugh literally such a day today. my mom (母) was nagging me about my room looking like a literal bird nest (巣) and then i was trying to relax with some movie 鑑賞 but my brain was just fried. anyway i was trying to text my jp penpal about how i have like extreme anxiety/stress today and i used 極度 but it felt so stiff? like is 極度 actually a normal word people use for being super stressed or did i just sound like a textboo
Jul 14, 20262 commentshow do you guys actually practice listening daily?
omg so today i literally spilled my iced matcha all over my desk and then my cat jumped on my keyboard while i was trying to work from home anyway i realized i haven't done any study today at all and my exam is literally coming up so fast but like my brain is totally fried... what do you guys actually do to listen better? like any small things that actually work?
Jul 14, 20264 commentsvocab routine for busy weeks (spoiler: nothing works)
People swear by SRS or quick apps during busy weeks. It's a joke. You do them fast, you forget them faster. Tried 'micro-sessions' and it's just a waste of energy. If you don't have hours to waste, you're going to backslide. There is no routine. Just accept you're forgetting it all.
Jul 13, 20262 commentshow do people memorize 兎 without losing their mind
ok so im trying to drill 兎 because it keeps popping up but writing it out like 50 times makes me want to scream. wait is this dumb but does the bottom part look like legs? or am i just making that up lol. i tried drawing little ears on it to make it fun but now i just get 混乱 and confuse it with other things. how do you guys practice this without dying of boredom?
Jul 13, 20264 commentshow to actually memorize particles??
so today was a total disaster lol i spilled my iced coffee all over my notes on the train ride to work because this guy bumped into me and then i was trying to read this news article about inflation but the grammar is so confusing anyway how do you guys actually get particles to stick in your brain with real sentences because i feel like nothing is working and im just guessing half the time? help
Jul 13, 20263 comments