Kim

I frequently see exhortations to build community as a resistance and survival strategy and that tends to leave me feeling lost in my right-leaning suburb
but attending our local language exchange and talking to neighbors from Columbia and Ukraine and Taiwan feels the closest so far

Pokemon, a Pokemon forum, 11

me too right now 😭 looking forward to real food so much

what do we as freelancers do during periods where we are very distracted by non-work matters and struggling to stick to the self-imposed schedule

Cookie Cutter RM2k3 Jam A game jam from 2026-02-07 to 2026-03-01 hosted by Far Away Times. Have you always wanted to make an RPG? Now's your chance! Steps for Participating Acquire a copy of RPGMaker 2003! You can purchase i...

Oops I'm running a game jam! Make an RPG using pre-made maps; figure out how to give it your own spin without changing any of the tiles. Feel free to join in on the fun! itch.io/jam/cookie-c...

『笑って』

#笑顔の日

YouTube video by Scripting Japan Researching Japanese Using Online Data

Made a video about researching Japanese online

youtu.be/J30oaok94mg?...

it brings me great comfort when the cramps begin to watch those videos of men trying period pain simulators

Japanese to English Translation Competitions 2026 - J-En Translations A list of Japanese to English translation competitions 2026 for aspiring and professional translators who want to improve their skills.

Annual post about Japanese to English translation competitions!

Sadly I couldn't find any new competitions, but at least the JLPP and JAT are running again this year.
j-entranslations.com/japanese-to-...

麻央ちゃんお誕生日おめでとう 🎉 💜

#有村麻央生誕祭2026
#学マス

Discord wants to know how you feel about AI.

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#初音ミク

For people that feel helpless, this period is so tough but there's ways to help for anyone. Go out there support Venezuelan ppl and artists living in it as they prepare for unpredictable times

Here is a starter pack of artists with commissions or donations open as well:
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私服妄想篠澤広
#学マス

あけましておめでとうございます！！
今年もよろしくお願いいたします🐰💖✨

Pokemon is one thing I stick to English with because knowing all the monster and move and ability names in one language is plenty

oo I'm reading 好きな子のいもうと right now and enjoying it

my 2025 translation wrapped includes 3 volumes of a secret manga and 1 volume of a secret light novel :)

the non-secret highlight was Traveling with Snow Man on Disney+! an educational experience, mostly on local Japanese cuisines, for both the boys and me

real substances in the body whose workings are opaque to us, so we create a mythology of imbalances in them causing unwellness and do rituals to bring them into balance

the four humors of our modern day are dopamine, serotonin, oxytocin, and cortisol

ミクちゃ

One of the single best things you can do for yourself as an intermediate or above Japanese learner is to revisit pieces of media that you've enjoyed.

You may not think you're making progress, but when you realise how much of it is just clicking this now, you'll realise how far you've come.

if any of you have hard-earned wisdom about balancing freelance work with creative hobbies, this is something I want to do better in the new year :)

it feels like both draw from the same limited pool of focus and productive energy, and I'm lost on how to budget it effectively

#学マス
#篠澤広

迷い込む
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the public is deprived of hiro shinosawa

I'm not counting but surely

2012 - started learning Japanese from free online resources
2013 - started doing fan translations
2018 - started uni for Japanese
2019 - semester in Tokyo
2020 - first paid translation work
2022 - passed N1

I'm looking for participants for my master's study about transmasc/trans men fans of manga and anime! Please fill out my 10-minute survey:
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#transmasc #t4t #ftm #nonbinary #transresearch #transsurvey #nonbinarysurvey #transresearchbytransrsearchers

I once asked a bookseller at a large indie store how many people would have to buy a book for it to get the attention of the store buyer and cause an additional order and they said: Three.