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1. What are some benefits of learning Japanese?

2. Is anyone else having problems with the copy shortcut of Yomitan?

   If I hover over a word and press “C” or “CTRL + C”, it doesn’t copy the definition. I have to manually select the definitions and copy them (but then it’s unformatted).

3. Native English speakers are pretty bad when it comes to describing worn clothing and accessories. I’m taking the effort to learn, however it’s very possible that I could freeze up on this one in conversation. (especially on my first trip to Japan) To avoid stammering and wasting time, I thought of a wild potential escape hatch, would this work for pointing out someone in a crowd:

   あの方の装備はキティちゃんの帽子と赤いワンピイスと…

   Sounds more complicated at first glance, but because I have a strong RPG background, I could mistake 装備 for English. It’s just omnipresent for n RPGs. The catch is it might seem weird to native speakers who are unfamiliar with RPGs. (in JRPGs especially, absolutely anything can be 装備 as it’s about what seems cool rather than what is practical protective gear for combat situations)

   Thoughts?

4. Any good Steam games that help learning with Japanese for starters? I know there’s a pretty big market for those kinds games on steam- but which ones are good?

5. Hello all!

   I’m looking to start learning. I have next to no experience (I know a handful of common words). I recently took a trip to Japan for a week and had an amazing time and want to return next year, so I’d like to put in the effort to start learning to better communicate the next time and then the next time, etc.

   Can anyone recommend a… I guess, good path to learning as a beginner? I found the starter’s guide and bookmarked the online website resources recommended there but are there any additional resources you might be able to suggest to me? Any specific order I should try to work through to build a proper foundation to work from?

6. This isn’t a Japanese question but does anyone else use Kanjitomo? I’ve got it on a couple devices years ago and it worked fine, but just now I installed it on a new PC and it won’t pick up any kanji or Japanese text. I have java and the program will launch and the hover-over OCR function will pick up something random if I go over a white or pure black space… But if I hover over Japanese text, either on a website or PDF, nothing happens at all. Any ideas?

7. I’m trying to learn some Japanese, more being able to know how to say common phrases as I am going to Japan in a month and a half. What are the best apps for this?

8. Hi, quick question on offering help to strangers.

   I was walking to the supermarket in Japan and I saw a gentleman drop some boxes he was carrying. He was able to pick them up quickly, but I walked over and asked 大丈夫ですか. He smiled and said 大丈夫です

   It got me wondering afterwards: in America, sometimes when we ask “are you alright?”, it might come across in negative tone, almost like “what  is wrong with you?”. Is there something similar with “大丈夫ですか” or was it normal to say it in that situation?

   Thanks

9. **とくと拝みやがれ**
   I met a difficult part to understand while reading a Mori clan’s leader dialogue, hope someone could correct if mine understanding was wrong.

   Mori clan leader「森の一家の目前にあるは、刈る頸、刈る耳、刈る武功！荒稼ぎの邪魔するやつぁ、味方といえどもぶっ殺す！」

   **「森の戦ぁ、その目でとくと拝みやがれ！」(my understanding: “Witness how Mori clan fight, and pray properly !” )**

10. Does anyone have any good resources for vocab focusing on investments / funds / finance?

11. Is it normal to spend about 40-50 min on Anki? (Kaishi 1.5k, 15 words/day, reviews about 50 words). I feeling like I study very slow.

    last result is (217 cards in 52 mins)