There is only war.

judging from these you can conclude that my workplace is quite interesting.

あら - oh?

あらら - whoa whoa

えっ？ - huh?

へえ - oooh (being impressed/interested/surprised)

わーい - yaaay

まさか - no way, to think that ___ (insert whatever’s so unthinkable)

さすが - as expected of ___ (insert the person’s name)

なるほど - i see

マジかよ - are you serious?, you must be joking (more to myself than someone else; when i mess something up)

___ってこと？ - so you mean that ___? (can be used for rephrasing to check if you got the person’s words right but i use it mostly for disbelief, i.e. “you REALLY mean that?”)

___ってどういう意味？ - what does ___ mean? (exclusively for onomatopoeias which are my endless nightmare)

いじめ！ - such a tease! (when coworkers are bickering)

なんだよそれ - what is even that supposed to mean (when laughing my ass off at coworkers’ funny stories)

意味わからない - i don’t get it (same as above)

涙出ちゃう - i’m gonna weep (when i’m allowed to taste my coworker’s pastry and it’s so delicious i want to cry)

most of the time i also don’t even bother using です・ます because all 3 of my japanese coworkers are totally laid-back.

(bonus story time: my coworker was cleaning the mirror and i said 「もう綺麗ですよ ○○さんが映ってるから」. so smooth)

Common Japanese Verbs Hey guys, below is a list of what I believe to be common Japanese verbs! I’ll also be posting a list of common adjectives, adverbs, and nouns in the future too, so keep an eye out for them! There are a number of ways that verbs have been categorised in Japanese, such as Ichidan 「一段」 and Godan 「五段」, and う verbs and る verbs. I’ve listed them all in the titles for easier understanding, depending on what distinction you’re familiar with. These classifications come in handy when you need to conjugate verbs so try to remember what category they belong to! うverbs・五段「ごだん」・Class 1: To begin (something starts on its own)・始まる・はじまる To buy・買う・かう To close・閉まる・しまる To die・死ぬ・しぬ To drink・飲む・のむ To eat・食べる・たべる To end・終わる・おわる To enter・入る・はいる To give back (return something to someone)・返す・かえす To go・行く・いく To go back・戻る・もどる To have/exist (inanimate objects)・ある To know・知る・しる To learn・習う・ならう To listen・聞く・きく To make・作る・つくる To meet・会う・あう To play・遊ぶ・あそぶ To receive・貰う・もらう To repair・直す・なおす To return・帰る・かえる To ride on・乗る・のる To run・走る・はしる To send・送る・おくる To sit・座る・すわる To speak・話す・はなす To swim・泳ぐ・およぐ To take・取る・とる To take off (shoes, clothes)・脱ぐ・ぬぐ To understand・分かる・わかる To use・使う・つかう To wait・待つ・まつ To wake up・起こす・おこす To wash・洗う・あらう To write・書く・かく るverbs・一段「いちだん」・Class 2: To answer・答える・こたえる To bathe・浴びる・あびる To be able・出来る・できる To be born・生まれる・うまれる To be enough・足りる・たりる To begin (to start something)・始める・はじめる To borrow・借りる・かりる To break・壊れる・こわれる To check・調べる・しらべる To cut・切れる・きれる To exceed・過ぎる・すぎる To find・見つける・みつける To forget・忘れる・わすれる To get off・降りる・おりる To get tired・疲れる・つかれる To give・あげる To go out・出る・でる To greet・迎える・むかえる To have/exist (animate objects)・いる To help・助ける・たすける To make a mistake・間違える・まちがえる To open・開ける・あける To remember・覚える・おぼえる To see・見える・みえる To show・見せる・みせる To sleep・寝る・ねる To stop・止める・やめる To teach・教える・おしえる To think・考える・かんがえる To wear・着る・きる Irregular verbs・Class 3: To come・来る・くる To do・する

The Man who Dreamed of Stars

Linked Articles (To be updated as completed) Part I - The Foundation of Greatness Part II - But sometimes, we all need a Hand Part III - The Soul of Atlas

Part I The Foundation of Greatness

I’ve had a lot of requests to talk about Shiro, especially since Season 7 has aired. Questions about how he feels about Keith, questions about his current role and how it effects him, and questions about his role as a new major LGBT+ representative. I feel like now, right before the end of the show with Season 8, we have such an amazing view of who and what Shiro is and just how incredible and crucial he is to the show and to the fandom at large.

Captain Takashi Shirogane, the Soul of Atlas, and Defender of the Universe is one of the most compassionate, understanding, forgiving, uplifting, and dedicated survivors I have ever had the pleasure of witnessing. He is an amazing source of validation, inspiration, and courage all across the world and that’s just from the tiniest little bit of stories that spill onto the internet. He has touched the hearts and minds of people worldwide and will be a figurehead of those growing up with a brand new kind of hero.

And Shiro has gone through a long and hard journey to get here, both inside the universe of Voltron and outside of it. But despite all the hardships, he came out on top and we are all the better for it. As much as this is an answer to many asks and a partner to my article on Keith : The Boy who Never Gave Up, this is also my love letter to Shiro and what he’s meant to me personally.

But Shiro’s story is impossible to tell without Keith, just as Keith’s story is impossible to tell without Shiro. And so they will intertwine here as they always do. One never far from the other.

I will be splitting up this article as it is going to be LONG, and I don’t want to murder anyone’s browsers, plus I think it’ll be good to present in bite sized chunks. We’ll be starting with the fundamental basics that make up Shiro’s character and why they are so important, followed with his growth and progression through the series and winding up where we did with Season 7. Through this I hope to address who Shiro is, the significance of Adam, Keith’s significance in his life (and subsequent love for him), as well as why I believe that Shiro has become one of the most powerful forces in the entire show.

Let’s start at the beginning.

- sorrymasen

- homodachis

- nosusume

- kokoro is brokoro

- chigau tho

- yabae

- nihongo

- nihongoing

- nihongone (me always)

And…

menbung

Evangelion Sticker designs inspired by iraville’s cute stickers here.