Here are some sites discussing the recent どんだけ (dondake) phenomenon, in which I was (am?) an unwitting (subliminal?) participant (indecisive?) of sorts, as earlier discussed. All the articles are in Japanese, to keep y’all happy. Hatena Nikkei Neologism Dictionary Shibuya Financial Times Uncyclopedia Wikipedia
More On How To Watch TV and Movies–AntiMoon
by khatzumoto
AntiMoon have a series of articles on input over here. Perhaps most interesting to you will be their article on how to sentence-mine a movie, since this is an idea that initially baffles a lot of people.
KhatzuMemo Update–View and Search Collection Features Added
by khatzumoto
KhatzuMemo has just been updated. Yay! The following features have been added: View All — you can now see all items in your collection at once. I know, I know, you can’t believe it’s taken this long to put it in. Search — you can now search your collection. Don’t say it. I know it’s…
Life In Japan: 1 Year On, Looking Back
by khatzumoto
Hmmm… You know, I never thought anyone would be interested in what my life is like in Japan. That is, until someone named Jim who shall remain nameless asked me like three times to write about it. Haha. It’s been just over a year since I moved here. It’s weird…this country has been a part…
Stephen Krashen on Reading
by khatzumoto
Krashen hits another nail on the head with this article.
Learning Like a Native どんだけ～
by khatzumoto
So, there’s this new word out in Japan: 「どんだけ～!!??」(dondake). Well, it’s new to non-fashionistas like me, but it dates back to at least 2-3 months ago among the trendy, which means that some consider it “old”. But I didn’t come here to discuss whether or not 「どんだけ～」is passé, I came here to share something even…