Cute Onomatope Words

Learning how to study:

Understand that studying is not the same as doing homework.

Create a study plan.

Making a timetable.

Have a good study space.

Manage your time.

Guide to bullet journals.

How to prioritise tasks

A guide to different planners

Apps for scheduling

Take effective notes.

Guide to note taking.

Taking Notes that Work (article by Dustin Wax)

Colour coding your notes

Taking lecture notes visual (by strive-for-da-best)

Getting the most from lectures

An example of Cornell notes (by overmycoldcoffee)

Read text before and after class.

SQ3R Reading

Study smart.

Guide to studying with mindmaps

Visual guide to mindmaps

The Pomodoro technique

Feynman Technique

How to Hermione the Shit out of your studying (byhermionetheshitoutofstudy​)

Things top students do (by study-studymore-studyhard​)

Learning how to learn (by strive-for-da-best)

Use test taking strategies.

Maintain your studies.

Manage your stress.

Getting a good night’s sleep

Stress relief techniques and ideas

23 Science Backed Ways to Reduce Stress

25 Destressing Techniques

Failure anxiety

Do nothing for 2 minutes

Calm (meditation site)

Okachimachi, Tokyo.

Japanese lesson: Arguments

そんなに怒るな！(sonna ni okoruna) Don’t be so mad!

消え失せろ！(kieusero) Fuck off!

勝手にしてよ。(katte ni shite yo) Do what you want.

いったい何不満なのか言えよ。(ittai nani fumanna no ka ie yo) Tell me what the heck is bothering you.

いい加減にしろ。(iikagen ni shiro) Give me a break. 

ほっといて！(hottoite) Leave me alone!

これ以上論じたくない。(kore ijou ronjitakunai) I don’t want to argue anymore.

言い過ぎよ。(iisugi yo) You’ve said too much.

Just my luck

In Japanese this phrase is ついてない and is used the same in English

例えば:

A:今日は雨が降りそうね B:ついてないな

I’ve been meaning to make this post for a while, and I got an anon the other day asking about particles and a request from someone to make this post, so here it is! A list of basic particles and their usage! I hope this can help anyone struggling with particles and how to use them, but if I have made any mistakes please let me know ^^ (also please don’t remove my caption!)

To everyone learning a language, who is getting frustrated and impatient and maybe even thinking of quitting: remember how far you have come (not how far you have to go), remember why you started and remember how fantastic the end product will be. Learning a language is difficult and the journey can be long but it is rewarding and it opens so many doors. You are capable of doing this, you can do this… don’t quit now

Learning modern languages: Hello! How are you? My name is Josh. I am happy today. Where is the bathroom please?

Learning ancient languages: Life is long and unbearably hard. Each day barbarians slaughter another member of my family. Pirates, sailing swiftly across the wine-dark sea, have kidnapped my sister and stolen our grain. We are starving. Oh immortal gods! Soon we all will die.

Occupationsしょくぎょう

仕事 (shigoto) = job

いしゃ(isha) = doctor

会社 (kaisha) = company

会社いん (kaishain) = company employee

かしゅ (kashu) = singer

かんごふ (kangofu) = nurse

先生 (sensei) = teacher

ぎんこういん (ginkouin) = banker

やくざいし (yakuzaishi) = pharmacist

せいじ家 (seijika) = politician

はいしゃ (haisha) = dentist

はいしゅう (haishuu) = actor

じょゆう (joyuu) = actress

ひ書 (hisho) = secretary

びようし (biyoushi) = beautician

べんごし (bengoshi) = lawyer

店いん (tenin) = shop assisstant

アルバイト (arubaito) = part-time job

じきゅう (jikyuu)= hourly rate

しょう来 (shourai) = future

A MIND MAP ABOUT MIND-MAPPING

If you know me, you’d know that I am a highly visual person. I love learning from images and layouts, and my spatial intelligence is probably my strongest type of intelligence. Because of this, I often use mind maps to study, and so do a lot of other people. However, there are people who don’t really know how to make and utilize a mind map effectively. That’s what this post is for! Here’s how you can make your mind maps more effective and thus enable you to retain more information. (P.S. you might wanna zoom in)

By no means am I an expert in mind-mapping; these are just some habits I have when making a mind map that successfully does its job of helping me remember the topics I’m studying.

If you have any questions, feel free to drop an ask!

xx jo

Comparing Two Things in Japanese

A is more X. than B. (X = adjective) ＡはＢよりＸです。

The dog is cuter than the cat. 犬は猫よりかわいいです。 （いぬ は ねこ より かわいい です）

This bag is lighter than that bag. この鞄はその鞄より軽いです。 （この かばん は その かばん より かるい です）

Between A and B which one is more X? ＡとＢとどちらがＸですか。

Between China and Japan, which is bigger? 中国と日本とどちらが大きいですか。 （ちゅうこく と にほん と どちら が おおきい です か）

China is bigger than Japan. 中国は日本より大きいです。

A is more X. Ａの方がＸです。（のほうが）

China is bigger. 中国の方が大きいです。 （ちゅうこく の ほう が おおきい です）

Both are (equally) X. どうちらもＸです。

Between cats and dogs, which are cuter? 猫と犬とどうちらがかわいいですか。 （ねこ と いぬ と どうちら が かわいい です か）

Both are cute. どうちらもかわいいです。