It’s been over a year since I’ve been in Japan and it’s great to be back.
Oden, Ramen and Okonomiyaki.
Washlet toilets and overly polite shop staff.
Futons and Tatami. Terrible daytime TV.
One thing I haven’t missed is the feeling of confusion I get when I’m in a country where I don’t speak the language. I get the gist of some conversations but I really struggle with reading. We went to a bookshop today, normally one of my favourite places to spend a few hours but I was quite frustrated by not being able to even figure out the titles.
So it’s time to study some Japanese.
I’ve brushed the dust from Anki and started adding sentences. Best to try and find sentences / content from interesting sources and stave off any boredom for as long as possible.
Let’s see what we can pick up from context.
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