*"Contractions" rundown*
https://www.japanesewithanime.com/2019/07/contractions.html?m=1
1000x better than anything you find trying to search for casual Japanese or similar terms and boosted my comprehension and confidence a lot for many kinds of entertainment media.
*Kansai Crash Course*
drive link in above thread is also good.
Finally I can understand moonspeak.
*LearnJapanese Daily Thread*
Great place to look for things that confuse people to target grammar that is easy to get wrong or pass over. 3 or 4 people really know their stuff and are very generous in their explanations regularly.
*2026 Wishlist:*
– expression guide for stuff streamers and youtube people say. an audio clips anki deck supplement could help a lot too.
– easy to misinterpret/not understand expressions list. Stuff people are likely to read literally but has a very specific usage
There's a handful of really good stuff our there but it can be so hard to find. The contractions list especially is something that at any time in the last years would have been a godsend. kansai ben is in a similar place, as it does throw you off a bit when you read.
Good luck to everyone with their goals in the new year. I remain in a perpetual state of "I should stop studying and just be happy with what I understand" and "oh, I want to be better at this"
by Grunglabble