Zoe
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Zoe
@animeprincess.net
when I study flashcards I'm like "oh yeah senshu that means a sports fighter!", completely forgetting how English is supposed to work.

so then when the card flips over "oh yeah the word for sports fighter was athlete, there is a word for that"
February 8, 2026 at 7:48 PM
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We've been calling them 'words.'
But here's the thing: that's not quite tadashii.

A kotoba isn't a word.
They're something else entirely-
a role unique to Japanese gengo.
And there's no eigo no kotoba that surus it seigi.

So from ima on, wareware tsukau the hontou no kotoba: kotoba.
January 14, 2026 at 8:28 AM
It's not actually possible to separate these two so my picture has both.
February 1, 2026 at 10:36 PM
r.e. learning Japanese I have watched my first 12-ep anime with Japanese subtitles

Still a long road ahead. I'm aiming for JLPT N2 in two years (and semi seriously considering moving to Japan lul)

Gonna keep up TV watching and try and grind kanji / vocab to the point where I can read books easier.
January 31, 2026 at 8:12 AM
Lately I have been REALLY tempted to try to move to Japan in a couple of years.

I still have some unfinished business in the USA but after ???
January 19, 2026 at 3:39 AM
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Crunchy and refreshing lunchtime snacks with bat-eared fox Fletcher!

🎥: Zookeeper Murphy
January 15, 2026 at 6:44 PM
I successfully put off replacing a lost credit card for 6 months until I got a legal name change instead.

EFFICIENCY
January 13, 2026 at 8:17 AM
Oh hey look it's the full song from the Dungeon & Television opening: www.youtube.com/watch?v=PU0M...

From it I learned the word 礎 which has a nice ring to it ("ishizue").
羽子田チカ『風のいしずえ』- Official Music Video
YouTube video by 羽子田チカ
www.youtube.com
January 3, 2026 at 9:44 AM
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I can't begin to fathom the technical sorcery required to get a 128Kbps 48Khz flac file encoded and blasting gloriously out of our C64C's SID.

The Mazinger Z: Infinity OP theme.
January 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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To everyone who can openly declare that they are transgender,
and to everyone who cannot yet come out to those around them🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈

The world has not yet fully seen the dawn, but let’s continue to support one another.
Chiitan is here with everyone’s hearts.
Everyone is beautiful♡
December 31, 2025 at 10:59 PM
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My painting RED BEACH CHAIR
December 29, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Why did someone create that book??
December 22, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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He knows when you are sleeping🎅🎅
December 15, 2025 at 8:09 PM
I have two new-thanksgivings resolutions:
1. Bicycle more
2. Learn more Japanese

My friend has peer pressured me into learning by watching videos with Japanese subtitles and that's going pretty well since I had been neglecting listening. I've watched 7 episodes of precure this week.
December 13, 2025 at 5:38 AM
Phantasy Star II continues to find all the most incredible ways to make me angry...
December 6, 2025 at 5:54 AM
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Chiitan Knight will continue to spread his message until there are no more transgender people who are subjected to unjustified criticism and slander♡
Let's create a world where we can all love freely🏳️‍⚧️🏳️‍🌈
December 2, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Realizing that more modern display technology like OLED, high frame rates, and high resolutions can lead to higher fidelity CRT emulation than budget LED screens has given me complex feelings.
December 1, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Just drove 150 miles without a speedometer and a check transmission light on.
That was a little too exciting.
November 28, 2025 at 5:37 AM
I just installed a software update for my mouse and I strongly believe that at some point computers went too far.
November 22, 2025 at 6:32 AM
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Introducing Ozzy! This prehensile-tailed porcupine, Zoo Boise's newest resident, is already becoming a star. 🌠

Settling into the renovated Small Animal Kingdom's Rainforest Building, Ozzy likes to nimbly climb and flip around his habitat’s canopy.

📷: Lead zookeeper Taylor S
November 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
The anime knows I have trouble with kanji
October 20, 2025 at 5:32 AM
Does anyone else have the gene that makes cilantro taste like soap but still like the taste of cilantro anyway because soap tastes good? Or just me?
October 20, 2025 at 4:32 AM
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October 17, 2025 at 7:58 AM
I have resolved to learn Japanese kanji. This is fairly intimidating since currently reading anything without furigana is very slow going, but I shall persevere.
October 12, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Sonic Racing is automatically better than Mario Kart because you can play as Hatsune Miku.
September 23, 2025 at 5:36 AM