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17 Aug 2016 |

Today I’m creating my first masterpost! In my earlier post I mentioned how One Note is one of my favorite desktop app ever so I’ve decided to show you guys how I use it and maybe how it may be effective for you!

So.. what is a One Note?

One Note is basically a notepad or notebook on your desktop so you can write whatever in them. If you guys are familiar with any of these apps, One Note is similar to Evernote, Notability, etc.

How do I use it?

Since One Note is basically a regular plain old journal, just treat it as you would with a notebook lying around on your desk! I mainly use One Note to write short note summaries from school, to-do tasks, bucket and wish lists, and thank you notes. But you can use One Note for whatever. It’s especially useful if you’re one of those people who learn better on the computer.

My Favorite Functions (and how to get them)

Task-check boxes: probably one of my favorite function since I like marking tasks off and seeing my progress. (right-click anywhere on the page and you’ll see checkbox function)

Customizable Pages: If you’re like me and don’t like your pages boring, this function is for you. (click on ‘insert’ and then ‘page templates’)

Creating New Notebooks: This may seem silly, but I didn’t know how to create new Notebooks for my different subjects so.. (click on the notebook icon on the upper left and then click ‘add notebook’)

Adding Date and Time: If you’re lazy like me and don’t remember dates or just simply don’t like writing them, you’ll thank me later (click ‘insert’ and then ‘date and time’)

That’s basically all I use.. there’s also the draw function that I use a lot but it’s self-explanatory when you open up the app.

One Note Ideas

These are some notebook and tab ideas in case you’re stumped!

1. Add A Personal Notebook 

add a ‘Notes’ tab, this is where you will write notes from school, work, or just something that you need to know.

add a ‘Read’ tab, this is where you will write the summaries of the books that you read

add a ‘To-Do’ tab, this is where you’ll keep all the pages of your lists and to-dos.

2. Add A Separate Notebook for Every Subject in School

add a ‘Class Notes’ tab, this is where you have all the notes you’ve taken in class

add a ‘Notes’ tab, this is where you keep the notes you’ve taken from textbooks and on your own.

add a ‘Test Notes’ tab, this is where you’ll keep pages of information you need to absolutely know for tests

3. Add A Family Notebook (and of course invite your family members to that      notebook lol)

add a ‘Thank You Note’ tab, this is where each family member has a page and everyday they will write a bullet for what they are thankful for

add an ‘Articles’ tab, this is where you guys share news and articles from websites so you can update each other on the world and perhaps it’ll spark some good dinner discussions

add a “To-Do’ tab, this is where you can add chores and other things you need to do as a family

So this is One Note basically is. The one thing I like about this is that it’s also available on the app store for iPhone (not sure about other devices, but i think it’s also available there) so you can sync to other devices other than your laptop. It’s great because it’s constantly updating so you don’t have to worry about saving your journals.

Please feel free to ask if you have questions or just want to say hi (: 

this post is meant to be a directory of every resource I come across for Japanese. It will be a continuous work in progress so thank you for your patience! if you have any issues or things to add, please reply to this post!

apps

hiragana hero

book recommendations

read real japanese fiction - michael emmerich

courses

bliubliu

book2

colloquial (2nd edition) [pdf]

japanesepod101

making sense of japanese: what the textbooks don’t tell you - jay rubin [pdf]

mangolanguages [english loanwords] [mimetic words]

memrise

mondly

pimsleur 1 (3rd edition) [pdf]

renshuu

dictionaries

jisho

wwwjdic

figures of speech

figure of speech index

proverbs

flashcards

quizlet

tinycards

forums

stackexchange

unilang

grammar

100 bite-sized grammar points

adjectives

an elementary grammar of the japanese language: with easy progressive exercises - tatui baba [pdf]

a dictionary of intermediate japanese grammar - seiichi makino & michio tsutsui [pdf]

expressing state-of-being

japanese grammar guide - tae kim [pdf]

japanese: verbs & essentials of grammar - rita l. lampkin [pdf]

making sense of japanese grammar: a clear guide through common problems [pdf]

particles: basics

particles: cheatsheet [pdf]

particles: wa, mo, ga, wo, na, no [pdf]

prefixes and suffixes

pronouns

honorific language

honorifics

honorifics for phone calls

japanese respect language - p. f. o’neill [pdf]

politeness guide

wikipedia article on honorifics

kana

comparison between hiragana and katana

english to katakana converter

hiragana chart [another chart with pronunciation]

hiragana hero [app]

hiragana poster printables

hiragana stroke chart [pdf]

hiragana writing practice sheets [pdf]

kana index

katakana chart with pronunciation

remembering the kana: a guide to reading and writing the japanese syllabaries in 3 hours each [pdf]

teaching yourself: beginner’s japanese script [pdf]

kanji

2000 most frequent kanji

elements [graphic]

guide to kanji radicals

intermediate kanji book - kano shieko & shimizu yuri [pdf]

kanji by frequency

kanji by grade

kanji by topic

kanji stroke order diagrams

memrise courses

remembering the kanji: a complete course on how not to forget the meaning and writing of japanese characters [pdf]

remembering the kanji: a systematic guide to reading japanese characters [pdf]

remembering the kanji: writing and reading japanese characters for upper-level proficiency [pdf]

smart kanji book [pdf]

literature

reading and translation practice

read real japanese: short stories by contemporary writers [pdf]

movie recommendations

like father, like son (2013)

rashomon (1950)

throne of blood (1957)

tokyo story (1953)

yojimbo (1961)

news

newspaper list

phrasebooks & travel guides

a handbook of common japanese phrases - sanseido & john brennan [pdf]

berlitz: phrase, dictionary and study guide [pdf]

essential phrases [pdf]

everyday japanese phrases - wikiversity

in-flight japanese: learn before you land [pdf]

japanese core words and phrases - kazuko shoji [pdf]

japanese phrasebook [pdf]

the rough guide phrasebook: japanese [pdf]

wikivoyage

pronunciation

forvo - pronunciation dictionary

pronunciation guide

sound symbolism

quizzes & exercises

an integrated course in elementary japanese: workbook - eri banno & yutaka ohno [pdf]

berlitz: basic japanese workbook - lynne strugnell [pdf]

hiragana quiz - easyjapanese

kana invaders [flash game]

kana quizzes masterpost

kanji quizzes masterpost

katakana quiz - easyjapanese

proficiency test - manythings

proficiency test - transparent

quizzes - iteslj

sign-reading exercises

vocabulary games - babadum

radio

music radio stations list

social media

blog - transparent language

twitter - japanlanguage

wikipedia

tumblrs

@easy-japan

@japanese-revision

@learnjp

@nihongogogo

@nihongotime

verbs

conjugations cheatsheet

conjugator - verbix

japanese verbs at a glance - naoko chino [pdf]

japanese: verbs & essentials of grammar - rita l. lampkin [pdf]

vocabulary

300 basic words

apologizing

asking for help

bullying

clothing [video]

common adjectives

english loanwords [mangolanguages]

greetings

halloween [more]

happy birthday

hobbies

let’s learn japanese picture dictionary [pdf]

mimetic words/sound symbolism [mangolanguages]

months

numbers

swadesh list

weather & seasons

what did you eat today?

word frequency lists

word of the day tool

writing tips

writing e-mails in japanese [pdf]

youtube

japanesepod101

New Year Vocabulary 元日

New Year’s Day 元日 is the most special day in the Japanese calendar. During the first seven days, every Japanese home is decorated with special ornaments called 門松 [かどまつ] made of pine, bamboo, and sometimes ume tree representing longevity, prosperity and steadfastness, respectively.

Japanese people drink a spiced sake called 屠蘇 [とそ] and eats a soup called  雑煮 [ぞい] containing mochi rice cakes.

During the beginning of the year there is also a tradition to do the first shrine (or temple) visit of the year 初詣で where wishes for a long life and for happiness are made. During this celebration, the temples are really crowded. Big ones like Meiji-jingu 明治神宮 or Narita-san temple have millions of visitors over three days.

元日「がんじつ」 ganjitsu: New Year’s Day

正月「しょうがつ」 shougatsu: New Year (esp. first three days) the first month of the year, January

三が日「さんがにち」 sanganichi: first three days of the New Year (January 1st to 3rd)

年賀 「ねんが」 nenga: New Year’s greetings/ New Year’s card

前年 「ぜんねん」 zennen: the preceding year/ the previous year/ last year

年内 「ねんない」 nennai: by the end of the year

平年 「へいねん」 heinen: non-leap year/ normal year (esp. as pertains to weather patterns, vegetative growth, harvest yields, etc.

年明け 「としあけ」 toshiake: beginning of the year/ early in the New Year

年始 「ねんし」 nenshi: New Year’s call/ beginning of the year/ New Year’s greetings

年賀状 「ねんがじょう」 nengajou: New Year’s card

越年「えつねん」 etsunen: seeing the old year out/ greeting the New Year/ passing the winter/ hibernation

若松 「わかまつ」 wakamatsu: young pine, New Year’s symbolic pine decoration

門松「かどまつ」 kadomatsu: New Year’s pine decoration

歳暮 「せいぼ」 seibo: year-end gift

お年玉「おとしだま」 otoshidama: New Year’s gift (usu. money given to a child by relatives and visitors)

忘年会「ぼうねんかい」 bounenkai: year-end party

歳末「さいまつ」 saimatsu: year end

年明ける「としあける」 toshiakeru: the New Year dawns

年の暮れ「としのくれ 」toshinokure: year end

年越し「としこし」 toshikoshi: New Year’s Eve/ end of the year

当たり年「あたりどし」 ataridoshi: good or lucky year

賀正「がしょう」 gashou: A Happy New Year! written on New Year’s cards, etc

初詣「はつもうで」 hatsumoude: first shrine visit of New Year

除夜「じょや」 joya: New Year’s Eve

謹賀新年「きんがしんねん」 kingashinnen: Happy New Year!

お節料理「おせちりょうり」 osechiryouri: food served during the New Year’s Holidays

大晦日「おおみそか 」 Oomisoka: New Year’s Eve

除夜の鐘「じょやのかね」joyanokane: temple bell rung 108 times on New Year’s Eve

11. 24. 17// My first time posting original content here on Tumblr! Did you guys see the Mic Drop Remix?? Oh boy, it’s hella lit! 

12.24.17 // hi im sal and i love iwaoi more than i love myself !!

[art creds: im sure the top iwaoi is by @/dahliadenoire, x is the best i can find, pls let me know if u have links to where the art was originally posted !! i used to have links to all my bujo pics but i lost a lot of files and now im sad ;_;]

171102 // week 44, I wanted to keep it minimalistic so I could work fast (because november will be very busy). I wanted to include Lavendaire though because she really inspired me in these months after graduation (I suggest listening to hear podcasts, they are awesome 💕).

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