About a month ago I was contacted by a company looking for people to test its new app for learning Japanese vocabulary. I jumped at the chance to try a new tool and I agreed to write a fair, balanced review for the app in the hopes that others would become aware of a new tool in the Japanese learning arsenal. Then I got really sick and didn’t do anything for over a month. But now that I’m feeling better, I’ll go ahead and post this review.
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I'm Koyami. I am a freelance Japanese-English Translator and I enjoy learning new skills and reading in my spare time. Current pursuits include juggling and playing piano.
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Back to Book-Off
Yesterday I went to Book-Off (again)!
July Bookmeter Stats
I didn’t get a lot of book reading done last month. I blame Wikipedia and Japanese mythological creatures for being so interesting.
100 Random Sources of Japanese Input
To celebrate my 100th post here, I’ve decided to share the 100 things I’ve enjoyed in/about the Japanese language. These are manga, songs, games, books, learning resources, websites, videos, and podcasts. Those of you who check the blog regularly will recognize a few of these. Here’s to hoping you get something new out of it!
【日本語】Random Transcription 1
During my Japanese classes we sometimes had to do transcription exercises. I tended to not enjoy them because, honestly, I sucked at transcription. I still do, but I consider it a really useful exercise for several reasons.
June Bookmeter Stats and Tadoku Wrap-Up
I ended up reading only a little for this month’s Tadoku contest, but I have a few excuses good reasons as to why that happened. But first, here’s all the stuff I got through. Several books are included this time!