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The New Japanese Kanji Study App SRS Expansion—Guided Study

March 11, 2023

I love the Japanese Kanji Study app on Android. I’ve had it for so many years I can’t remember when I started using it! The UI is smooth, aesthetically pleasing,…

Reading Speaking Tips & Tricks Vocabulary

Passive and Active Memory – Turn Passive Learning into Active Use!

January 28, 2023

Some people remember languages really easily, but I feel like most people (like myself) struggle to keep things we’ve learned in our brains. I’ve started learning another language from scratch…

Advanced Japanese Tips & Tricks

Learning Japanese for Translation

September 30, 2022

Happy international translation day! This is my sixth year as a full-time translator and I wanted to share some things I’ve picked up about learning Japanese and translation. If you’re…

Advanced Japanese JLPT N1 Kanji Resource Review Vocabulary

Review of Tettei Training JLPT N1 Moji and Goi

August 27, 2022

The full title for this book is 絶対合格！日本語能力試験徹底トレーニング N1 文字・語彙 (Zettai Goukaku! Tettei Toreeningu Nihongo Nouryoku Shiken N1 Kanji Goi) I’ve had, what I will call 徹底トレーニング, in my…

Anime & Manga Reading Resource Review

Find and Track Japanese Books with Natively

August 6, 2022

Natively popped up last year on Reddit as a brand new website where you can find and track Japanese books. Kind of like Goodreads, but for Japanese books aimed at…

Advanced Japanese JLPT N1 Tips & Tricks

Do I Really Need JLPT N1?

April 24, 2022

I’ve seen this question crop up a few times lately. Or at least different iterations of it. Do I need to pass the N1? Do I need to learn N1…

Motivation Tips & Tricks

How to Make Studying Japanese a Habit

January 31, 2022

Having a goal for studying Japanese can be a help or a hinder. Some people swear by goal setting, and by telling the whole world about your goals. I used…

Japanese Novel Review Reading

Favourite and Least Favourite Japanese Novels of 2021

January 6, 2022

Despite being confined indoors for the majority of 2021 and reading every day (for at least 30 minutes), I didn’t read that many books in Japanese. This was for a…