2,500 kanji and counting :)

Wow… I haven’t done my dump for ages. The last one was around 3 months ago!
But rest assured, since graduation I have been doing lots of real readings. I stil haven’t finished the monstrous Wikipedia WW2 article. I also managed to read some stories from bookstudio, mostly ren’ai stuffs and some adventures. Plus some other random stuffs like newspapers and some physical books I have.
I also still haven’t finished these two textbooks: Routledge and Colloquial Japanese. I’m also still listening to japanesepod101 daily to improve my listening. I’ve finished all survival and newbie series, and now halfway through beginner season 1 :).
But now that I’m now officially working as a programmer whose job doesn’t have anything to do with Japanese, my time to study Japanese has decreased significantly. Let’s just hope it doesn’t die out. Please everyone, pray for me.
Anyway, for this dump I’ve gathered 300 new kanji and 491 new words. Now the total is 2,609 kanji and 10,888 words. Yes, I’ve passed the 2,500 milestone!
Impressive? Well, I think I still need around 500 more to achive the level of literacy I want. I still occasionally find new ones, see? The key here is constancy. If I keep reading and learning new kanji, no matter how slow it is, it will pile up. In my case, the average learning rate between my last dump and this one is only 3.9 kanji per day. That’s not too demanding, right? Couple it with Mnemosyne so you won’t forget kanji you’ve learned.
One tip today for those also learning kanji. Don’t get too caught up in artificial lists (Jouyou, JLPT)! Go find some real reading material and learn the kanji you find there! By experiencing how the kanji is actually used, it will stick on your mind more easily. You might be interested to know that from the 2600+ kanji I’ve learned, I still haven’t encountered three grade 5 and one grade 6 Jouyou kanji. And of course lots of grade 8 kanji. That’s depite the fact that I found lots of “gradeless” kanji! Shows you how useful those lists are…
The only time where you should exhaust an artificial list is when you’re going to take a test with predetermined kanji (e.g., JLPT) soon. Other than that, you can forget about them.
Anyway, here are all the new kanji:
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And the words:
| Kanji | Kana | English |
|---|---|---|
| 指揮 | しき | command |
| 指揮者 | しきしゃ | (musical) conductor |
| 春風亭昇太 | しゅんぷうていしょうた | Shunpuutei Shouta |
| 料亭 | りょうてい | (traditional Japanese) restaurant |
| 亭主 | ていしゅ | host (eg., of inn) |
| 旅亭 | りょてい | inn |
| 益々 | ますます | more and more |
| 孝 | こう | filial piety (child’s respect towards parent) |
| 親孝行 | おやこうこう | filial piety |
| 孝行 | こうこう | filial piety |
| 不孝 | ふこう | lack of filial piety |
| 親不孝 | おやふこう | lack of filial piety |
| 泰 | たい | Thailand |
| 泰語 | たいご | Thai (language) |
| 泰平 | たいへい | peace |
| 泰西 | たいせい | the Occident |
| 泰然 | たいぜん | calm |
| 小宮孝泰 | こみやたかやす | Komiya Takayasu |
| 前売り | まえうり | booking |
| 指定 | してい | designation |
| 全席指定 | ぜんせきしてい | All Seats Reserved |
| 税 | ぜい | tax |
| 税込 | ぜいこみ | tax included (e.g., price) |
| 税務署 | ぜいむしょ | tax office |
| 所得税 | しょとくぜい | income tax |
| 課す | かす | to impose |
| 了承 | りょうしょう | understanding (please understand the inconvenience) |
| 平日 | へいじつ | weekday |
| 来場 | らいじょう | attendance |
| 悪化 | あっか | growing worse |
| 早朝 | そうちょう | early morning |
| 駐日 | ちゅうにち | (resident/being) in Japan |
| 駐英 | ちゅうえい | (resident/being) in UK |
| 駐独 | ちゅうどく | (resident/being) in Germany |
| 駐在 | ちゅうざい | residence |
| 駐車場 | ちゅうしゃじょう | parking lot |
| 先頭 | せんとう | head (first) |
| 駄酒落 | だじゃれ | pun |
| 経 | きょう | sutra (scripture) |
| 読経 | どきょう | sutra chanting |
| 仏経 | ぶっきょう | Buddhist sutra |
| 五経 | ごきょう | the Five Classics texts of Confucianism |
| 焼香 | しょうこう | incense burning |
| 香典 | こうでん | condolence money |
| 肉声 | にくせい | natural voice (without a microphone) |
| 手がける | てがける | to do |
| 系列 | けいれつ | affiliation of companies |
| 枷 | かせ | hindrance |
| 足械 | あしかせ | hindrance |
| 存外 | ぞんがい | unexpected |
| 従来 | じゅうらい | traditional |
| 王道 | おうどう | fun way |
| 峠 | とうげ | mountain pass |
| 榊 | さかき | sakaki |
| 椿 | つばき | Japanese Camellia |
| 交ぜ書き | まぜかき | mixed character (half kanji, half kana) |
| 腺 | せん | gland |
| 国訓 | こっくん | kanji from China which is given a different meaning in Japan |
| 呉音 | ごおん | Wu reading (actually on Sui era) |
| 真珠 | しんじゅ | pearl |
| 珠玉 | しゅぎょく | jewel |
| 真珠湾 | しんじゅわん | Pearl Harbour |
| 唐音 | とうおん | T’ang reading (actually on Ming era, brought by merchants) |
| 漢音 | かんおん | Han reading (actually on T’ang era) |
| 極楽 | ごくらく | paradise |
| 大和 | やまと | ancient Japan |
| 重箱 | じゅうばこ | compound with mixture reading |
| 桶 | おけ | bucket |
| 頭脳流出 | ずのうりゅうしゅつ | brain drain (the movement of highly skilled and qualified people to a country where they can work in better conditions and earn more money) |
| 石油流出 | せきゆりゅうしゅつ | oil spill |
| 湯桶 | ゆとう | compound with mixture reading |
| 湯桶読み | ゆとうよみ | compound with mixture reading |
| 義訓 | ぎくん | special kanji readings (e.g., 今朝) |
| 熟字訓 | じゅくじくん | special kanji readings (e.g., 今朝) |
| 日傘 | ひがさ | parasol (a type of umbrella) |
| 揚げる | あげる | to fry (deeply in hot oil) |
| 空揚げ | からあげ | fried food |
| 唐揚げ | からあげ | fried food |
| 雷 | かみなり | thunder |
| 霜 | しも | frost |
| 需給 | じゅきゅう | supply and demand |
| 需要 | じゅよう | demand |
| 需要供給 | じゅようきょうきゅう | supply and demand |
| 霞 | かすみ | mist |
| 検定 | けんてい | inspection |
| 蒼井優 | あおいゆう | Aoi Yuu |
| 宮崎あおい | みやざきあおい | Miyazaki Aoi |
| 上戸彩 | うえとあや | Ueto Aya |
| 忘れかける | わすれかける | to start forgetting |
| 一気に | いっきに | at once |
| 展覧会 | てんらんかい | exhibition |
| 望楼 | ぼうろう | watchtower |
| 銅 | どう | copper |
| 銅像 | どうぞう | bronze (copper+tin) statue |
| 銅山 | どうざん | copper mine |
| 銅鉱 | どうこう | copper ore |
| 一角 | いっかく | corner |
| 豚肉 | ぶたにく | pork |
| 面持ち | おももち | expression |
| 面影 | おもかげ | appearance |
| 無言 | むごん | silence |
| 若々しい | わかわかしい | young |
| 案じる | あんじる | to worry |
| 整える | ととのえる | to prepare |
| 旅装 | りょそう | traveling clothes |
| 疑惑 | ぎわく | suspicion |
| 起因 | きいん | cause |
| 遺産相続 | いさんそうぞく | inheritance |
| 乱雑 | らんざつ | disorder |
| もめごと | trouble | |
| ごたごた | trouble | |
| 干物 | ひもの | dried fish |
| 詩の{文句} | もんく | phrase |
| 会社に{文句} | もんく | complaint |
| 震う | ふるう | to shake |
| 砲 | ほう | gun |
| 発砲 | はっぽう | firing |
| 迫撃砲 | はくげきほう | mortar |
| 砲弾 | ほうだん | shell |
| 一流 | いちりゅう | first-class |
| とんでもない | no way! | |
| 値上げ | ねあげ | price hike |
| 偏差 | へんさ | deviation |
| 生える | はえる | to grow |
| 蔓延る | はびこる | to spread |
| 蔓 | つる | vine |
| 蔓性 | つるせい | vine-like |
| 蔓草 | つるくさ | vine |
| 室町 | むろまち | Muromachi (era) |
| 江東区 | こうとうく | 東京都 |
| 妊む | はらむ | to become pregnant |
| 不妊 | ふにん | infertility |
| 避妊 | ひにん | contraception |
| 妊娠 | にんしん | pregnancy |
| 妊娠中絶 | にんしんちゅうぜつ | abortion |
| 想像妊娠 | そうぞうにんしん | false pregnancy |
| 水{系} | けい | system |
| メキシコ{系} | けい | lineage |
| 同性 | どうせい | same sex |
| 東欧 | とうおう | Eastern Europe |
| 欧州 | おうしゅう | Europe |
| 西欧 | せいおう | Western Europe |
| 萌やし | もやし | bean sprouts |
| 種子 | しゅし | seed |
| 一重 | ひとえ | single |
| 二重 | ふたえ | double |
| 八重 | やえ | multilayered |
| 生り | なり | fruit |
| 小豆 | あずき | red beans |
| 中央区 | ちゅうおうく | 東京都 |
| 川床 | かわどこ | riverbed |
| ひんやりした | cool | |
| 勇む | いさむ | to be in high spirits |
| 紫外線 | しがいせん | ultra-violet rays |
| 暗紫色 | あんししょく | dark purple |
| 及ぼす | およぼす | to exert |
| 超自然的 | ちょうしぜんてき | supernatural |
| 交霊術 | こうれいじゅつ | spiritualism |
| 電信 | でんしん | telegraph |
| 来世 | らいせ | afterlife |
| 不変 | ふへん | eternal |
| 自然界 | しぜんかい | nature |
| に過ぎない | にすぎない | no more than |
| 善行 | ぜんこう | good deed |
| 品性 | ひんせい | character |
| 恩人 | おんじん | benefactor |
| 恩恵 | おんけい | blessing |
| 天恵 | てんけい | Heaven’s blessing |
| 恵沢 | けいたく | blessing |
| 恩返し | おんがえし | returning a favor |
| 三文 | さんもん | cheapness |
| 落胆 | らくたん | dissapointment |
| 魂胆 | こんたん | soul |
| 大胆 | だいたん | bold |
| 大衆 | たいしゅう | public |
| 美徳 | びとく | virtue |
| 書き換える | かきかえる | to rewrite |
| 勝手に | かってに | as one pleases |
| 擦れ違う | すれちがう | to pass by one another |
| 年寄り | としより | old person |
| もどす (酒とか) | to throw up | |
| 裸 | はだか | naked |
| 茸 | きのこ | mushrooms |
| 蒸し暑い | むしあつい | humid |
| 道端 | みちばた | roadside |
| 川端 | かわばた | river bank (side) |
| 名物 | めいぶつ | famous product |
| 咼 | よこしま | evil |
| 鍋 | なべ | pot |
| ヒヨコ | chicken | |
| 弄る | いじる | to tamper with |
| 成績表 | せいせきひょう | transcript |
| 提出 | ていしゅつ | submission |
| のどが{渇い}た|渇く | かわく | to be thirsty |
| 島国 | しまぐに | island country |
| ザック | sack | |
| 背負う | せおう | to carry on shoulder |
| 目前 | もくぜん | before your very eyes |
| 家屋 | かおく | house |
| 安定 | あんてい | secure |
| 証券 | しょうけん | securities (stock/share) |
| 不図 | ふと | accidentally |
| 寺山修司 | てらやましゅうじ | Terayama Shuuji |
| 玉葱 | たまねぎ | onion |
| 産出 | さんしゅつ | produce |
| 坐る | すわる | to sit |
| 挫く | くじく | to crush |
| 挫折 | ざせつ | discouragement |
| 捻挫 | ねんざ | sprain |
| 挫傷 | ざしょう | bruise (internal) |
| 捻転 | ねんてん | twisting |
| 捻出 | ねんしゅつ | working out (a solution) |
| 裏付ける | うらづける | to support |
| 奇才 | きさい | genius |
| 甦る | よみがえる | to be resurrected |
| 深層 | しんそう | deep level |
| 表層 | ひょうそう | surface |
| いとも | extremely | |
| しゃきしゃき | crisp | |
| 歯応え | はごたえ | food texture |
| お負け | おまけ | extra |
| 信号 | しんごう | traffic lights |
| 茎 | くき | stalk (tangkai) |
| 球根 | きゅうこん | (plant) bulb |
| 粦 | りん | phosphorus |
| 燐 | りん | phosphorus |
| 燐酸 | りんさん | phosphoric acid |
| 燐光 | りんこう | phosphorescence |
| アデノシン三燐酸 | アデノシンさんりんさん | ATP |
| 鱗 | うろこ | (fish) scale |
| 鱗茎 | りんけい | (lily or tulip, etc.) bulb |
| 魚鱗 | ぎょりん | fish scales |
| 鱗片 | りんぺん | (animal or plant) scale |
| 香辛料 | こうしんりょう | spices |
| 根茎 | こんけい | rhizome |
| 陰茎 | いんけい | penis |
| 生薬 | きぐすり | herbal medicine |
| 呂 | せぼね | spine |
| 風呂 | ふろ | bath |
| 伊呂波 | いろは | traditional ordering of the Japanese syllabary |
| 風呂場 | ふろば | bathroom |
| 侶 | とも | companion |
| 僧侶 | そうりょ | monk |
| 伴侶 | はんりょ | companion |
| 侶伴 | りょはん | companion |
| 伴奏 | ばんそう | (musical) accompaniment |
| 荒行 | あらぎょう | asceticism (living without any physical pleasures) |
| 耐える | たえる | to bear |
| 耐え忍ぶ | たえしのぶ | to bear |
| 耐久性 | たいきゅうせい | durability |
| 耐久 | たいきゅう | endurance |
| 忍耐 | にんたい | endurance |
| 耐火 | たいか | fireproof |
| 風雪 | ふうせつ | hardships |
| どうやら | it seems | |
| 気を付ける | きをつける | to be careful |
| 彼女から{視線}をそらせなかった | しせん | one’s eyes |
| つとに | long ago | |
| 変種 | へんしゅ | variety |
| 玉菜 | たまな | cabbage |
| 結球 | けっきゅう | rounding |
| 野菜 | やさい | vegetable |
| 夜間 | やかん | nighttime |
| 一つ置きに | ひとつおきに | alternately |
| 主教 | しゅきょう | bishop |
| 牧師 | ぼくし | pastor |
| 腹話術師 | ふくわじゅつし | ventriloquist |
| 如何様 | いかさま | fraud |
| 立て続け | たてつづけ | succession |
| 言うまでもなく | いうまでもなく | needless to say |
| 言い返す | いいかえす | to repeat |
| 仰天 | ぎょうてん | being horrified |
| 仰視 | ぎょうし | looking up to |
| 仰山 | ぎょうさん | exaggeration |
| タンパク質 | タンパクしつ | protein |
| 栄養 | えいよう | nutrition |
| 豊富 | ほうふ | abundant |
| 豊作 | ほうさく | abundant harvest |
| 豊水期 | ほうすいき | rainy season |
| 拘わる | かかわる | to concern oneself |
| 拘置所 | こうちしょ | prison |
| 拘束 | こうそく | confinement |
| 拘留 | こうりゅう | detention (holding a person in custody) |
| 耳が遠い | みみがとおい | poor hearing |
| 乗務員 | じょうむいん | train crew |
| 両耳 | りょうみみ | both ears |
| 引っ張る | ひっぱる | to pull |
| 荷物 | にもつ | luggage |
| 拳骨 | げんこつ | fist |
| どうせ | anyway | |
| 左党 | さとう | drinker |
| 私には{どうも}似合わない | quite | |
| 言い甲斐 | いいがい | worth mentioning |
| 彼には忠告しても{甲斐}がなかった | かい | effect |
| こういう知らせなら待った{甲斐}があった | かい | worth |
| 遣り甲斐 | やりがい | worth doing |
| 向田邦子 | むこうだくにこ | Mukouda Kuniko |
| あたかも | just like | |
| 如く | ごとく | like |
| 万一 | まんいち | by any chance |
| 生まれ変わる | うまれかわる | to be reborn |
| クラゲ | jellyfish | |
| 金利 | きんり | interest rates |
| 取締役 | とりしまりやく | executive president |
| こたつ | table with heater | |
| 是非とも | ぜひとも | certainly |
| 些とも | ちっとも | not at all |
| 必ずしも | かならずしも | (not) necessarily |
| 決して | けっして | never |
| 違いない | ちがいない | sure |
| お人好し | おひとよし | gullible (easily tricked) |
| 短命 | たんめい | short life |
| 政権 | せいけん | regime |
| さぞ | certainly | |
| 今にも | いまにも | any time now |
| 此の程 | このほど | recently |
| 此の所 | このところ | lately |
| さっき | some time ago | |
| つい | just (now) | |
| 偶に | たまに | occasionally |
| うんと | a lot | |
| 教卓 | きょうたく | teacher’s desk |
| 恐る恐る | おそるおそる | timidly |
| 大分 | だいぶ | greatly |
| 部品 | ぶひん | parts |
| よぼよぼ | decrepit (weak from old age) | |
| ぴかぴか | sparkle | |
| 明解 | めいかい | clear understanding |
| 恐るべき | おそるべき | frightening |
| 代わる代わる | かわるがわる | in turn |
| 漕ぐ | こぐ | to row |
| 血の気 | ちのけ | complexion (natural colour and condition of the skin on a person’s face) |
| 見る見る | みるみる | fast |
| 泡 | あわ | foam |
| 聞き取り | ききとり | listening comprehension |
| 美由紀 | みゆき | Miyuki |
| 恭しい | うやうやしい | respectful |
| 恭子 | きょうこ | Kyouko |
| 恭敬 | きょうけい | respect |
| 恭謙 | きょうけん | modest |
| 別冊 | べっさつ | supplement |
| 用語集 | ようごしゅう | glossary |
| 定価 | ていか | established price |
| 独特 | どくとく | unique |
| 便利 | べんり | useful |
| 箸 | はし | chopsticks |
| 編集長 | へんしゅうちょう | editor-in-chief |
| 私的 | してき | personal |
| 講座 | こうざ | course |
| 親子 | おやこ | parent and child |
| 予告編 | よこくへん | (film, movie) preview |
| 混合物 | こんごうぶつ | mixture |
| 国土交通省 | こくどこうつうしょう | Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport |
| 買い替える | かいかえる | to buy a replacement |
| 粛として | しゅくとして | quietly |
| 静粛 | せいしゅく | silent |
| 自粛 | じしゅく | self-control |
| 厳粛 | げんしゅく | solemn |
| 公平 | こうへい | fair |
| 火薬 | かやく | gunpowder |
| 粉末 | ふんまつ | fine powder |
| 顧みる | かえりみる | to look back |
| 顧客 | こきゃく | customer |
| 顧問 | こもん | advisor |
| 回顧 | かいこ | recollection |
| 吹替え版 | ふきかえばん | dubbed version |
| 返却 | へんきゃく | return (of something) |
| 貸出し | かしだし | lending |
| リモコン | remote control | |
| 自宅 | じたく | one’s home |
| 通話料 | つうわりょう | charge for a telephone call |
| 案内 | あんない | guide |
| 訣る | わかれる | to part from |
| 秘訣 | ひけつ | secret |
| 訣別 | けつべつ | parting |
| 永訣 | えいけつ | last farewell |
| 手続き | てつづき | procedure |
| 身体 | しんたい | body |
| 合否 | ごうひ | result |
| 瓦 | かわら | (roof) tile |
| 鬼瓦 | おにがわら | gargoyle |
| 煉瓦 | れんが | brick |
| 煉る | ねる | to polish up |
| 精煉 | せいれん | refining (metals) |
| 洗煉 | せんれん | polish |
| 矢印 | やじるし | directing arrow |
| 通知 | つうち | notification |
| 認定 | にんてい | certification |
| 証明書 | しょうめいしょ | certificate |
| 採点 | さいてん | scoring |
| 解答 | かいとう | answer |
| 性別 | せいべつ | gender |
| 広場 | ひろば | square |
| 設問 | せつもん | question |
| 毎に | ごとに | every |
| 誤答 | ごとう | wrong answer |
| 減点 | げんてん | substraction (of score) |
| 欄 | らん | column (of text, e.g., as in a newspaper) |
| 解答欄 | かいとうらん | answer column |
| 空欄 | くうらん | blank space |
| 運動欄 | うんどうらん | sports column |
| 広告欄 | こうこくらん | advertisement column |
| 読解 | どっかい | reading comprehension |
| 聴解 | ちょうかい | listening comprehension |
| 活用 | かつよう | practical use |
| 行政 | ぎょうせい | administration |
| 法人 | ほうじん | corporation |
| 財団 | ざいだん | foundation |
| 土日 | どにち | weekend |
| 東西 | とうざい | whole country |
| 東西南北 | とうざいなんぼく | east, west, south and north |
| 古今東西 | ここんとうざい | all times and places (anytime, anywhere) |
| 株式会社 | かぶしきがいしゃ | public company |
| 戦士 | せんし | soldier |
| この図書館には生物関係の本が{揃っ}ている|揃う | そろう | to gather |
| この百科事典は{揃っ}ていない|揃う | そろう | to be complete |
| 全員の足並みが{揃う}と行進が美しく見える | そろう | to be uniform |
| 月額 | げつがく | monthly amount (sum) |
| 巨額 | きょがく | great sum |
| 多額 | たがく | large amount of money |
| 洋画 | ようが | western movies |
| 試行 | しこう | making an attempt |
| 構え | かまえ | posture |
| 緩い | ゆるい | loose |
| 何より | なにより | above all |
| 入れ替える | いれかえる | to replace |
| 常時 | じょうじ | usually |
| 断然 | だんぜん | absolutely |
| 焦げる | こげる | to be burned |
| 打合せ | うちあわせ | meeting |
| 扁 | ひらたい | flat |
| 扁桃 | へんとう | almond |
| 扁桃腺 | へんとうせん | tonsils |
| 扁桃油 | へんとうゆ | almond oil |
| 扁桃腺炎 | へんとうせんえん | tonsillitis |
| 騙す | だます | to cheat |
| 預金者 | よきんしゃ | depositor |
| 預金 | よきん | bank account |
| 預貯金 | よちょきん | bank account |
| 鬲 | かなえ | three-legged kettle |
| 融ける | とける | to dissolve |
| 金融庁 | きんゆうちょう | Financial Services Agency |
| 金融機関 | きんゆうきかん | banks |
| 融合 | ゆうごう | fusion |
| 核融合 | かくゆうごう | nuclear fusion |
| 金融改革 | きんゆうかいかく | financial reform |
| 金融市場 | きんゆうしじょう | financial market |
| 窓口 | まどぐち | ticket window |
| 充実 | じゅうじつ | enrichment |
| 手頃 | てごろ | moderate |
| 且つ | かつ | and |
| 別途 | べっと | separate |
| 回線 | かいせん | circuit |
| 終端 | しゅうたん | terminal |
| 設置 | せっち | installation |
| 取次 | とりつぎ | agency |
| 費用 | ひよう | cost |
| 画質 | がしつ | image quality |
| 品質 | ひんしつ | quality |
| 機軸 | きじく | method |
| 久保田利伸 | くぼたとしのぶ | Kubota Toshinobu |
| 矢井田瞳 | やいだひとみ | Yaida Hitomi |
| 事変 | じへん | accident |
| 眞 | まこと | truth |
| 槇 | まき | Chinese black pine |
| 槇原敬之 | まきはらのりゆき | Makihara Noriyuki |
| 楽々 | らくらく | easily |
| 左右 | さゆう | left and right |
| 上下左右 | じょうげさゆう | up and down (top and bottom), left and right |
| 相称 | そうしょう | symmetry |
| 左右相称 | さゆうそうしょう | symmetry |
| 目掛ける | めがける | to aim at |
| 徐ろに | おもむろに | slowly |
| そろそろ | slowly (gradually) | |
| しゃがむ | to squat (jongkok) | |
| 着地 | ちゃくち | landing |
| 撒き散らす | まきちらす | to scatter |
| 散らす | ちらす | to scatter |
| 突如 | とつじょ | suddenly |
| 欠如 | けつじょ | lack |
| 親友を{退ける} | しりぞける | to avoid |
| 敵の攻撃を{退ける} | しりぞける | to repulse (to fight sb who is attacking you and drive them away) |
| 提案を{斥ける} | しりぞける | to reject |
| 誘惑を{斥ける} | しりぞける | to resist |
| 彼を委員長の座から{退ける} | しりぞける | to oust (to force sb out of a job or position of power) |
| 船を{浮かべる} | うかべる | to ride/sail/row |
| 躍如 | やくじょ | vivid |
| 魔物 | まもの | goblin |
| 襲撃 | しゅうげき | attack |
| 逆襲 | ぎゃくしゅう | counterattack |
| 空襲 | くうしゅう | air-raid |
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April 9th, 2008 at 1:27 pm
What the kind of brain do you have? My head can’t digest it, even just a hiragana or katagana, definitely… Anyway, I still believe that you have a bigger humanoid brain than us. Literally, I mean.. Gyahahahaha
Btw, where are you now? Working? You told me before that you want to go to thailand…
April 9th, 2008 at 5:07 pm
No Bram, “All human being are born free and equal in brainpower, dignity, and rights”. It’s a fact that’s written in the first article of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
So, it’s just a matter of continued study and exposure. It’s actually somewhat a painful process for me, because as you know I’m quite a forgetful person :). Anyway, if you contemplate that you, and for argument’s sake everyone else, know the name of thousands of things in your native language, then it’s obvious that we all have the ability for languages :).
Saiki aku nang Bandung, omahe eyangku. Kerjane dadi progremer C#/ASP.NET ning perusahaan sing jenenge Indosa. Aja kelingan, INDOSA, dudu indosaT. Nggonne cedak karo omah. Mengko wae Thailandne nek preyi.
May 21st, 2008 at 5:09 am
Cool! I’d like to start studying Japanese soon. Right now I just use what I know from Chinese plus the alphabets without knowing any grammer to put things together. It works… well, not horribly, haha. Except when there is no Kanji or English words in Katakana, then I just don’t know what’s going on.
May 21st, 2008 at 7:22 am
@Carmen
If you have a knowledge of Chinese characters that’ll be a great headstart :). The grammar of Japanese is radically different from Indonesian and English, which makes it difficult yet very fun for me. Good luck on your studies…
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