Youtube comments of Dogen (@Dogen).

  1. You forgot murder
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  2. Nothing short of breathtaking. Incredibly happy for you and this amazing achievement—also can't wait to see future vids from this set! Congratulations Chris.
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  3. My pleasure Mr. Broad! It's much better than you realize; nobody's perfection!
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  4. will be away until I beat it. no breaks so I'm guessing four days
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  5. Yeah
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  6. For those that missed the previous announcement video—I recently found out that using the title 'Japanese lesson' for my comedic videos made it hard for subs to find older content, and next to impossible for YouTube to recommend my videos to non-subs. Over the next week or so I'll be re-uploading some of my favorite bits in isolation such that they're easier to locate, and also editing older content with YouTube's built in editor for single-theme videos that don't need to be re-uploaded, such as the 'Japanese Elections' and 'Japanese Supermarket' videos. Thank you all for your feedback and understanding—already seeing a big jump in subs and views! 今後ともよろしくお願いします。
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  7. Much obliged
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  8. they're basically the same
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  9. I sold my TV in the first month as well. Then got tricked by NHK into paying for TV because of my phone 苦笑
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  10. Finally had a chance to watch—masterclass in storytelling from start to finish! 脱帽
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  11. Are you an S or an S
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  12. Reposting a comment deleted by poster. Just thought everyone should know.  XYZXYZ 10 minutes ago You look really old without the hat hiding your weird combover.
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  13. I don't like cancel culture but somebody had to say it
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  14. but what about 姪
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  15. Pinned this because it's accurate. The stressed bit of an English word does indeed have a higher pitch than the unstressed elements. The primary purpose of this video is to explain that the general 'feel' of accenting a word in English and accenting a word in Japanese is quite different, for several reasons, such as at the fact that the surrounding vowels in English are usually reduced to 'schwa' as you mentioned, the fact that in English the accented bit often, but no always, has more force as well as length than the surrounding bits, and the fact that there are several Japanese accent patterns (odaka and heiban) which are very different than anything in English, which you also mentioned. This is why, in my opinion, it's best for Japanese learners to think about only changing pitch in Japanese words, and to say all of the vowels clearly (outside of devoicing). When English native speakers try to accent Japanese words the same way as English words, they often change the pitch of the accented element, but then also add too much force and length to said element, which sounds unnatural (and of course many Japanese words (heiban words) do not have accents, as you said!). Seems we are on the same page—I could have done a better job addressing this in the video. Thanks for the comment Cactustactics!
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  16. No offense to corn dogs
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  17. Same. Check out my series on Japanese dentists.
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  18. 20 L a day keeps the urologist away!
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  19. lololol I'll throw in a bib next time as well!
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  20. kind of a baumkuchen expert
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  21. Thanks so much for having me Takashi! Was wonderful meeting with you had hanging out together!
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  22. Hey dude, thanks for all the kind words! Loved the intro too! 笑 Your Japanese sounds amazing to me, but I'd certainly like to make a video if you're OK with it! Sent you an e-mail—hopefully you see either this or that! ぜひやりましょう！
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  23. Apologies for the re-upload; accidentally deleted the original video early today while doing some channel housekeeping. すまん！
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  24. haha I majored in Japanese during college and studied by myself when I was young as well. Thank you so much for stopping by! Hope you enjoy upcoming content as well :D
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  25. Lol
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  26. Thank you all for the kind words! Don't usually do this, but if you enjoyed this video please consider sharing with a friend—lot of time and energy went into this one. Hope to make more content like this in the future, and of course also see some of you in Beppu! また別府でね！
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  27. half fiction haha
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  28. Always a pleasure man. Looking forward to drinks in Sendai. Incidentally the word you're looking for is 'pedestal'. -A division expert
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  29. Joy to the world, the Colonel has come
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  30. so toxic
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  31. These are the kind of tips that I teach on my series. For example, any 'syllable' verb that end with つ, as in 待つ or 持つ, among others, will always be atamadaka. Hope this helps!
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  32. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen Note: SAnban is also acceptable in some circumstances! I was referring to the word in isolation as listed in the 2016 NHK Japanese accent dictionary.
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  33. It's funny because it's moving from the pronouns to everyday nouns. I SHOULD KNOW THIS WORD, BUT I DON'T, WHAT IS THIS?!
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  34. ようこそ and おめでとう！Wish the the best of luck with this next part of your life!
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  35. Sounds like you'd do better in the states during Christmas haha. Hope that you and your family are safe right now!
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  36. More memes coming
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  37. lol good writing!
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  38. that's probably my favorite line in the piece—glad someone finally commented on it! cheers :)
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  39. Depression and intense insecurities
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  40. I FORGOT THE CAKE!!
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  41. it tasted like consumerism
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  42. +Ende414 lol that's really funny actually! I might use one day! thanks for the comment! :D
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  43. Inspired by Jake Paul
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  44. Last
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  45. lol
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  46. 頭を食べると、魚魚魚、魚がよくなる
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  47. you may
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  48. OH SNAP
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  49. HAHAHAHAHAHA
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  50. Apologies for the small strike zone on this one, folks. Johnny's is a massive talent agency in Japan that is in charge of groups such as Arashi, KAT-TUN, SMAP, Kanjani 8,  etc. Members of Johnny's groups often participate in an excessive number of activities and professions; they are singers, dancers, models, actors, news anchors, talk show hosts, athletes, cooks, and cultural representatives—all at the same time. This vertical integration often makes them competent at many things, yet highly proficient at none; there are no world-class dancers in Johnny's, but there are dozens of decent pop-and-lockers that also play supporting roles the seasonal NHK drama—hence the punchline. Sumimasen for being cryptic.
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  51. brought to you by Butterfly
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  52. There are actually a lot of rules that you can use to determine the pitch-accent of a word without ever hearing it! I teach these in my Patreon series.
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  53. earplugs are a must in October!
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  54. NAILED it!
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  55. Some very useful information here! https://www.metro.tokyo.lg.jp/english/guide/bosai/index.html
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  56. Appreciate all the people covering my blind spots in the comments. Keep it coming and keep it critical!
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  57. no
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  58. haha not a chance I gave up on getting help a long time ago
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  59. まだまだです
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  60. so much for my collab with thatMatchafrappegrl33
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  61. https://www.google.co.jp/imgres?imgurl=http://i.imgur.com/FEjThcB.jpg&imgrefurl=https://www.reddit.com/r/h3h3productions/comments/6iec53/so_i_googled_internalized_oppression_and_this_is/&h=362&w=282&tbnid=Ma7YYee_rhihaM:&tbnh=160&tbnw=124&usg=__YxLCD7YToXDalzyrrQAMYlFbRoM=&vet=10ahUKEwj0xsbk2qbXAhVEi7wKHfgxB4wQ9QEILDAA..i&docid=TgTWL_xvcaEU5M&client=safari&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwj0xsbk2qbXAhVEi7wKHfgxB4wQ9QEILDAA
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  62. Heck got more than four
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  63. let's just say that it's not too good for making money haha. I can't talk to much about my job, however, part of my contract. I make almost as much money on patreon as I do at my full time job lol
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  64. there's no escaping the jōzu
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  65. If you’re interested, I do have a Patreon…
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  66. For sure dude! Hope people like the next video too!
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  67. Should have explored this bit with more nuance, appreciate the feedback.
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  68. Great video Greg! Really relaxing and fun to watch ^^
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  69. Pricing (listed below and covered from 28:13) added to course landing page! $5.99/month $29.99/6-months $49.99 one year. Apologies this wasn't front and center on the website; we got tunnel vision leading up to the launch—focused on functionality and bugs—and failed to realize that while price was covered in the video it wasn't clearly listed on the homepage. 100% on us; thanks to everyone who pointed this out. Currently working on a dark mode, a lifetime subscription option, and additional word lists. Reminder use 'launch' for 10% off 6-month and annual plans!
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  70. サ、サスケくん！！🤧
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  71. join us next time to discuss Herodotus
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  72. dunno man she was a lipid vacuum
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  73. VERY different!
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  74. lol gotta admire the perseverance!
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  75. ありがとうございます！この動画の脚本を書いた時は村上龍の69を読んでいました。彼の文体をかなりパクっています！ちなみに文章が好きでしたらamazonの方で本を出していますのでよかったら読んでみてください＾＾ https://www.amazon.co.jp/雑文集-III-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B6FI4XS/ref=sr_1_15?ie=UTF8&qid=1479890975&sr=8-15&keywords=オドネル
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  76. 256 bit encrypted!
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  77. lol KATAKANA nailed it
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  78. if only you saw me IRL. no charisma. AND EMO
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  79. Continuing to re-upload some classics in isolation for the YouTube algo. Brand new video on Japanese technology here: https://creators.yahoo.co.jp/dogen/0300040926
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  80. Old bit—a few people asked if I could upload older jokes in isolation rather than under the 'Japanese lesson' title. Cheers!
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  81. My pleasure dude! Let’s do it again!
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  82. 日本語版：https://jpst.it/1-lWV
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  83. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  84. haha thanks Michelle, really appreciate it! :D
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  85. もっと言ってくれ
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  86. I wash it every other video, I swear! ok every three videos
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  87. Pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons, listening exercises, and ANKI decks here! https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  88. +TsunTsunSweetie can't even imagine hers lol. thanks for the comment! :D
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  89. Appreciate the kind words Chris! Abroad in Japan videos and other endeavors (chess boxing, your book, the Lost Bar) are always a quick fix for fading motivation. Always looking forward to more.
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  90. もっと言ってくれ
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  91. I was in denial for a long time as well lol
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  92. I nearly became a witch during my time in the conversion camps 👌
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  93. Yes, this is THE reason Japanese people don't always understand you. I can guarantee that once you get the basics of pitch-accent down your communication abilities will immediately improve, and that the number of fake compliments you receive will also drop off dramatically. Progress! :D Thanks for the support!
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  94. よく気づいてくれました（笑）
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  95. ユーザーネームに合ったコメントですね。
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  96. 「9月生まれの奴はイエスに感謝しろよ」 RTしてもよいですか、先生？最高に面白いっす。
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  97. You receive the honorary gaijin award!
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  98. すごい！おめでとう！
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  99. another one I have had a lot of trouble with has been ビニール。Would you like ビニール袋？ wondering if this will ever be プラスチックバッグ。
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  100. lol I clearly missed this anime.
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  101. Never seen it haha. all I can say is that I much prefer Monster as an anime!
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  102. もっと言って
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  103. It’s real
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  104. MY ENGLISH IS BETTER THAN YOUR JAPANESE!
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  105. Cheese pizza extra cheese cheesy sticks and stuffed crust please
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  106. Yes, except I have OCD, not bipolar disorder.
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  107. practice makes perfect
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  108. Thanks for the feature man! Had a great time shooting and chilling with you. Hope people are able to pick up a few useful tips from this video!
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  109. My pleasure! Looking forward to fighting against Skynet together next year! 人間はまだ絶滅しない！
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  110. It becomes the depths lololol
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  111. lol too legit to quit!
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  112. touché
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  113. 文章を書く時間があれば
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  114. Please tell me this is a One Man Punch reference.
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  115. Thank so much for the comment! Glad to hear that you like the content! I haven't, the main reason being that I simply don't have time to add them, and the screen would start to get a bit cluttered (although it would be possible to do soft coded subtitles in youtube rather than hardcoded in the video itself). I do have all of my original scripts though, so if you'd ever like to see feel free to send me a message on twitter! https://twitter.com/youtubedogen Thanks for the support!
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  116. BOOM HEADSHOT!
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  117. Are you referring to my current vessel?
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  118. +Ende414 bread? lolol that is a first! Japanese restaurant??
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  119. +Xoumi Toro haha I think it would be awesome! but I unfortunately don't really know anyone in animation :( any recommendations?
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  120. Thanks for sharing Nick. Couldn't agree more with the language bit! I had a very similar experience while on the JET program—spend every weekend in Starbucks studying from 9:00 AM until 4:00 PM. Good luck with your future endeavors in Japan! Sending love from Kyushu.
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  121. +Supersonic HMPH
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  122. GAHAHAHAHAHA NAILED IT!!! PERMISSION TO TWEET GOOD SIR
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  123. "There is no water."
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  124. 笑
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  125. 検討します
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  126. top 10 REASONS ZENKAI CAME TO JAPAN!!
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  127. ありがとう！
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  128. Yes! I would recommend switching to pronunciation for a few months of intensive study!
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  129. thank you ^^ I studied Japanese phonetics pretty intensively, which helped! I also teach it on Patreon if you're ever interested! hope you enjoy the other videos as well :D
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  130. Thanks Mirthalia! this story in particular has always done better with faster delivery—thank you for noticing the synergy!
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  131. so true!
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  132. Every gym locker in the states!
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  133. appreciate that bjni!
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  134. Big props to NordVPN for approving this script—truly a company of culture. Get your exclusive deal + 4 months extra here! https://nordvpn.com/dogenvpn
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  135. it did!! good call! haha 勉強になる！
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  136. haha thank you Gemosu, thought the twist would add a bit of spice :)
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  137. Couldn't have said it better myself ^^
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  138. TRIGGERED
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  139. nailed it
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  140. Mateus Ramos you’re encouraged to find out
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  141. So true! Pitch-accent and pronunciation in particular I believe should be studied early on as doing so is certainly the best way to avoid developing bad speaking habits. Always easier to create a good habit than it is to get rid of a bad habit and replace it with a good one. Cheers!
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  142. Thanks for pointing this out—mentioned price in the video but I agree with your comment; we definitely should have made pricing easier to find on the website. Just updated the course page to clearly list the different price plans. Appreciate the feedback.
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  143. マイ・バッド
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  144. 八千以上だぁ！！！
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  145. Really shocking, wasn't it? We had a great Christmas! Thank you! ^^ hope that you had a great one as well 😊
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  146. lol why am I not surprised
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  147. You could say that you like it though
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  148. My pleasure Ravendorify! I've been in many similar circumstances before—can vividly remember getting laughed at for using the wrong pitch-accent for rain (said candy instead)—and I try to make my series feel positive and friendly specifically because of said experiences. There's no shame in making a mistake, only in making fun of people who unknowingly make them. Best of luck with your future Japanese studies!
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  149. not all baumkuchen are created equally
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  150. god this is such a spectacular idea haha. Where were you when I was writing the script? lol
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  151. it is! That's what I told myself when I was writing it anyway haha. thanks for the comment :D
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  152. My man
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  153. thanks ant ^^
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  154. the 今から日本語の講座を行います guy!
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  155. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  156. Update: lifetime plans coming soon!
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  157. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  158. HA. I thought removing the beanie would help with the 'serious teacher' image haha. did it work?!
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  159. haha yes! the irony is the main 'joke' in the video. using Japanese anime to illustrate the decline of native Japanese words.
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  160. ちょうどいいんだ
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  161. haha it was the correct path to choose. thanks for watching!
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  162. lol the voice made it haha
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  163.  @Mogthrasir1989  I'm talking about people who overpraise Japan for brownie points with Japanese viewers. Have never seen Chris or Tokyo Creative people take part in this!
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  164. Ah good call! Will do.
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  165. +Kyroyal thank you for the comment! and sorry for the late reply! just saw this. Yes, you're absolutely right—in this story the girls' vanity is sort of a defense mechanism to oppress insecurity. That is to say, their 'vanity' is only on the surface--they try to appear self confident to hide their fears, and would likely behave completely differently when alone. thank you for the analysis, I really enjoyed reading it!
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  166. 大胆ですな。笑
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  167. That's me ^^
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  168. thanks ^^ hope your studies are going well!
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  169. Hold up does this mean there are comments I missed?
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  170. 本当に驚きの連発でした。
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  171. Story of my life 😎
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  172. Free therapy for the price of cheap curls
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  173. I live in a constant state of fear and misery.
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  174. Preach!
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  175. you win most valuable comment award
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  176. Japanese TV is much better in my estimation haha
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  177. There is also the issues of the pitch accent changing here because the words are being said in compounds!
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  178. You can make an account without paying and try the introduction lesson for free. Apologies the prices weren't clearer—we've since tried to fix this!
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  179. Japanese pronunciation and pitch-accent lessons here! https://www.patreon.com/dogen Edit: Your feedback has been heard—part II coming soon!
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  180. Nailed it.
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  181. can be quite difficult to be sure!
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  182. mission accomplished
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  183. Discussing this right now—appreciate the feedback!
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  184. Doing a live talk-show / meet-and-greet style event in Osaka this Sunday with Mr. Yabatan—details below! Smaller venue, so it may be better to buy a ticket in advance!

Note that we’re doing the same event twice the same day such that more people can come, and that the earlier event will be streamed online (behind a $15 paywall) for anyone who’d like to watch live or after the fact.

Hope to see all of you there! 1:00 PM event: https://lateral-osaka.com/schedule/2022-09-18-5613/ 4:00 PM event: https://lateral-osaka.com/schedule/2022-09-18-5619/ Streaming page: https://twitcasting.tv/lateral_osaka/shopcart/180768
 関西にいる方へ！今週末、9/18（日）、大阪梅田で友達のミスターヤバタンとイベントをやります！是非来てください！以下詳細。 13時〜: https://lateral-osaka.com/schedule/2022-09-18-5613/ 16時〜: https://lateral-osaka.com/schedule/2022-09-18-5619/ 皆さんに会うのを楽しみにしています！
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  185. scarred for lyfe
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  186. You've never seen the portals?
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  187. My mistake
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  188. 簡潔に言うとIt's perfect
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  189. haha I like the rice one as well. yo mama seemed like a creative twist :) Cheers!
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  190. +Ende414 lol that's quite the stretch. wish I could have been there! would have made for some great material :) thanks for the support man!
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  191. thank you very much! ^^
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  192. Appreciate that tgaffe ^^ this is one of my favorites! Glad to hear that you enjoyed it so much :)
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  193. haha I've been there! ^^ If you'd like to learn more please consider signing up for the series! There is cool trick that covers most words such as 学校、銀行、交番, etc. They all fall into the same pattern so to speak. Let me know if you have any questions! ^^
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  194. and the hero we deserve
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  195. 毎日のように
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  196. lol right? months working on that one haha
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  197. lol I intentionally make it lower to add character AHA
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  198. Yes! Listening is the most important point of all! I cover this in detail in episode 3! Your written English is phenomenal :D
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  199. 1 more day left! hang in there!
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  200. I actually do have OCD
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  201. they were just messing lol
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  202. Spirited away lol. that would have made for a great joke! thanks for the ideas :) Never used hyperdia, but the web interface looked a bit clunky. Is there a better looking app as well?
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  203.  @nanoyaki  すまん
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  204. +agirlcanmack I do half of all the train announcements in Tokyo real talk lol
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  205. This was in the original script haha. Did you ever get the message I sent over youtube? Saw your other comment but thought it might have gone through since then?
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  206. too legit to quit
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  207. Bro these are incredible! Massive props
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  208. Lol this is my favorite one as well, took forever to make. I've been studying English for about 29 years now!
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  209. 伝わっています＾＾ Twitterで多くの外国人がRTしてくれました。
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  210. +Xoumi Toro Definitely. I'll see what I can do! thanks for the support! :D
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  211. Got a few comment about this from Germans. I like to celebrate by watching a movie and eating macaroni and cheese like a true fat cowboy. Hope that you and your family are safe. Our thoughts go out to Germany!
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  212. 間に合いませんでした
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  213. In those days I always wore a beanie. These days I only wear one when I shoot vids. lol
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  214. lol the COUNTER COUNTER! oh snap! i haven't run into that one too much but I'm sure I will one day soon. it's bound to happen now haha. new material is always easy to find in such an interesting country! thanks for the support man :D
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  215. If you have any questions with regards to APU, leave a comment below and an APU staff member will try to answer them!
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  216. lol beginner level!
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  217. Check out Manu's awesome channel here! https://www.youtube.com/@Ohara-the-Fox
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  218. はい？
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  219. 上手？
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  220. but that would mean making a game that's impossible to beat...nintendo would never do that!
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  221. IT'S REAL
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  222. Thanks Badger! Just like a real marathon I promise you'll feel like throwing up by the end. Hope to see you around :D
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  223. Thank you Anthony!
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  224. まだまだです
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  225. YOU WIN.
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  226. and the instances of katakana increases everyday! kill it with fire!
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  227. Follow up coming soon!
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  228. fkdjsa NHK has it listed as heiban!
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  229. Nope! still have a lot of work to do before I really sound native as well
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  230. you can count on it! haha Merry Christmas ^^
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  231. lol classic.
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  232. lol thought of that one last, glad I had time to put it in. thanks for watching!
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  233. Thank you very much. It was great meeting and speaking with him. He was kind, confident, bright, and very articulate—he certainly has a bright future ahead of him.
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  234. always おk 👍
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  235. I recommend 'the gangster'!
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  236. it ISS I knoW IT isS!!1!
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  237. haha no just ありふれた DDR lyrics lol
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  238. see you on the other side!
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  239. Thanks Yoko! I think it was just 運が良かった haha
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  240. hahaha Wish I could edit these into the video! amazing! thanks for sharing! :D
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  241. バランス悪くてすみません
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  242. Hi Nobita—glad to help! I actually talk about dialects in a different video; in my opinion it's still very important to learn pitch-accent, as Japanese people usually speak in a single dialect, whether it's 標準語, 大阪弁, etc., as Flavio mentioned below. I do agree that concentrating on pitch-accent too much while speaking can be negative; I like to encourage learners to drill pitch-accent in private, but to relax while having conversations. Cheers!
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  243. haha well I only upload once a week so I have a feeling my content is particularly good for the new youtube algorithm. Really appreciate the kind words though; the channel is still quite small so if there are any videos you really like feel free to share! Thanks again for watching good sir!
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  244. Hope this video clarified a few points! Pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons at https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  245. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  246. I bite my thumb at wei.
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  247. ...........YEAAAAAAAA
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  248. Right? lol
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  249. color correction haha. I make my skin orange to compliment the color of my shirt ✌️
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  250. hieroglyphics!
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  251. +rubaiyaat islam keep working at it! :D and I recommend the website lang-8.com :) New video is out btw! :)
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  252. been done for a long time now
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  253. hit me up on twitter and I'll send you the script. RIP ya friends
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  254. Thanks for the great line ^^
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  255. nailed it!
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  256. how dare you
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  257. appreciate it dude
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  258. lol not bad. it's amazing. lol
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  259. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  260. lol we shall see!
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  261. appreciate it though!
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  262. hahahaha I love this. I knew so many students just like this. Don't worry--not only will you speak better than him in no time, but your Japanese will also be better than his in the long run. My highest price tier on Patreon offers language consultation for people that would like to have their language assessed by me, but I will also be providing you with tools and resources you can use to self assess your accent! :D
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  263. lol this seems to be turning into a meme
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  264. Ah, sorry about that, I include the extra bit such that the 'suggested' badge doesn't appear over the last few lines of text
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  265. I reached a conversationally fluent level after about half a year in Japan. that being said I studied extremely hard everyday! Hope the site works well for you. Incidentally I will be opening a patreon account soon with Japanese intonation lessons on it. Will announce it on the channel in a few weeks! :D
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  266. Yes! When I planned out this series in September I actually originally called it New Rakugo. Decided to change it due to a lot of initial negative feedback from native Japanese speakers however.
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  267. it's "enlightened"
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  268. This piece is from my collection of short Japanese stories. lol https://www.amazon.co.jp/雑文集-III-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B6FI4XS/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8&qid=1472034781&sr=8-19&keywords=オドネル
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  269. Only when I have too much coffee
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  270. if you're an otaku like me ✌️
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  271. haha yea I was referring to the foreigners that go in the wrong lanes during rush hour. foreigners like me.
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  272. lol too true my friend. see you soon! :D
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  273. That's gotta be it.
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  274. I match your consideration and raise you to considerationation.
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  275. My english!!
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  276. GOT EM
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  277. yes I have written a few before :) amazonで「オドネル・ケビン」検索してみてください！
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  278. My pleasure Jeonex!
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  279. me too
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  280. Couldn't have said it better myself. With the exception of maybe Utada Hikaru all of my favorite Japanese musicians only sing in Japanese—this is what originally got me interested in Japan. I think the whole notion of the language slowly fading away is quite sad, but the one thing that I can't ignore is when the government makes it official as in マイナンバー or 在留カード. Every time something like this happens it not only ruins a perfectly fine Japanese word, but also collectively lowers the English ability of the nation by introducing the citizens to English that doesn't actually exist. やれやれ, as we used to say! haha
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  281. thank you very much! Please keep me in the loop—feel free to contact me on twitter as well; I'm usually faster to respond there! Really looking forward to the reply!
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  282. Less coffee
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  283. already did it
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  284. hahaha of course
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  285. Appreciate that Alex ^^ any shares help a lot! これからもよろしくお願いします :)
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  286. dislike and unsubbed 👌
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  287. Them's fighting words! haha love it. I appreciate your appreciation! The rice one was my favorite as well haha
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  288. ありがとう！でもオレも持っているから大丈夫！
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  289. マイ・プレジャー です
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  290. U'Mascariatu Erich sign up for my series and use it while recording yourself and listening to native speech non-stop
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  291. 漢字がお上手！
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  292. +Manixxzz thanks you! Happy to hear the new emotions didn't go to waste. :)
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  293. I agree with this quite a bit. Anime is one in particular that no longer requires Tokyo residence to really enjoy ^^
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  294. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  295. Haha thank you! I'm thinking about doing a more serious set of lessons as well, I hope they will be useful!
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  296. Basically Rakugo is a live art, unlike what I do; natives thought I shouldn't use Rakugo as there is a very large difference between what a pro Rakugo-ka does and what I do :)
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  297. Thank you! I put a lot of attention into the rhythm, so that means a lot! :)
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  298. consider it considered
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  299. thank you i looked up the pronunciation using iTalki
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  300. KAANEEEEDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
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  301. nailed it.
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  302. They're not insecurities!
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  303. it's a hard job but someone's got to do it
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  304. Yes, and I actually cover this in detail in my most recent Patreon exclusive video :) To sum things up, I encourage students to stop studying everything but speaking and listening for a couple months, and to constantly have Japanese playing (in the form of a movie, etc.) such that they are completely immersed in the language. Can you afford the Patreon series?
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  305. Can you feel your heartbeat racing, can you taste the fear, in her sweat
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  306. there are Japanese subs on some of the videos ^^ that being said I purposely break a lot of grammar rules in most of my videos; they might be better for speaking :)
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  307. Not sure, but I appreciate the love
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  308. lol
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  309. たまにね（笑） ちなみに外食したこともある。
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  310. Thanks Mick! Appreciate the love!
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  311. happy to surprise you!
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  312. 皆さんを笑わすためです。差別なんかしませんよ！笑 見てくれてありがとうございました！＾＾
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  313. +Goodle Foodle lol that does sound a bit strange. where are you from??
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  314. Extremely jelly
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  315. For what it's worth, the bag was way smaller than the NordVPN sponsorship; I gave Wise a discount because of how much they've saved me already. Sorry for simping, genuinely just love their product
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  316. haha thank you! ありがとうございます！
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  317. Patron Chris Thompson actually made a song out of this video! https://soundcloud.com/christhompson/natsuyasumi/s-SJloD?in=christhompson/sets/in-progress/s-qZsvl
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  318. Thank you very much good sir, apologies for the late reply as well. I only played the originals on gameboy! old school!
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  319. combover meant to look like a slightly messy style
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  320. あ、日本人です！＾＾
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  321. Getting nervous can definitely affect speech! Do you ever record yourself? I feel that this is one of the best ways to get rid of the gap between mental fluency and conversational fluency :) good luck with your studies!
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  322. A little bit of both 👍
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  323. Correct.
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  324. 白人だから日本生まれ育ちは考えられない。そういうことか？
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  325. Fun fact: nope
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  326. Part II coming soon!
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  327. Total fees were around 5000 but insurance covered 8000 so I got to keep the extra 3000
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  328. Pumpkin spice sounds pretty good haha.
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  329.  @bogdanlupu3679  変じゃないから
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  330. I need to introduce you to my parents haha
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  331. haha used to deal with this a lot while on the JET program. Feel your pain! 頑張れ！
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  332. haha well I think there are multiple meanings even for kimono in Japanese, but I 無理やり translated it from one to the other for the bit.
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  333. I did haha! I probably didn't think about this one because I don't have a smartphone lol
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  334. Apple quality!
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  335. nailed it
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  336. My pleasure ^^ thank you for watching, really appreciate it!
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  337. Haha being limited to the word tooth would definitely change my perception of everything! Can't beat those prices though! Glad to hear it wasn't too traumatizing :)
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  338. Will check it out, thanks!
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  339. Definitely been in the unexpected anxiety rut. Thanks for sharing your experiences Chad—it sounds like you were much more mature in terms of creating realistic expectations!
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  340. Just an election thing usually only done during the election season. That said, there are some extreme parties that IRL tweet all year, though that could just be my 気のせい.
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  341. KUBRICK!
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  342. Appreciate the kind words sir. Abroad is one of my favorite channels so cheers for dears. We're meeting up in December incidentally :)
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  343. haha thanks! this particular video is literally me just reciting a single piece from one of my collections I self published on amazon a few years back, so that's probably why it feels more like a book :) thank you for your kind words!
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  344. My favorite anime by far. BY FAR. really appreciate the view. Sounds like we see eye to on for omiyage as well haha. I've converted my omiyage budget to my 出張先のスターバックス訪問予算 haha
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  345. the power of poop haha. thanks for the comment man! ^^
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  346. Interesting conversation going on here! I decided to go with "my grades were higher during football season" because I really didn't like how the direct translations looked in English. Specifically, I didn't want to change the subject to "I" in the last line of the final paragraph dedicated to Adam. Thus, I shifted the focus from "I" to "my grades". I just couldn't take how it sounded in English; to me the direct translation sounded like it was compartmentalising Adam's talent to a piece of "I".
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  347. 3.4 / 4 9 would have hurt haha
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  348. 応援をありがとうございます！ひきこもりなので友達になるのあれなんですがツィーターは週3回くらい使うのでよかたらそっちの方で。Good luck with your English studies! I recommend the site lang-8.com! :D
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  349. that's a good technique as well. oSAka.
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  350. なめんじゃねーぞ he was the architect 😎
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  351. JLPT is a waste anyway 👌
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  352. haha thank you so much Jenalene :D Are you half or born and raised in Japan? I recommend my phonetics series for your boyfriend :D Really appreciate your support ^^
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  353. quality nice
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  354. I wont accept it!
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  355. lol took me a while to find a good way to translate that one
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  356. Yep! For this series :)
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  357. Just a surreal piece of literature :) Thank you very much! Hope you enjoy the next piece as well :)
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  358. もっと行って
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  359. considering the context.
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  360. Thanks so much Mimei. By the way my wife and I are vegan now so I hope we can all grab some nice vegan food together when we finally get to meet up!
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  361. how about a comment
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  362. Perfectly reasonable
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  363. Thanks Tim! Incidentally never seen the 4th Hokage either
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  364. あらま言って
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  365. Yamamoto-san could be a G tho
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  366. Had to team up with Erusha-san! The GOAT
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  367. 粉います
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  368. +Kuponuss It's my pleasure! Will try and put more effort into this series—the first episode was a kind of whim for me as I didn't have a story script prepared but everyone loved it so I made another. They've been better received than all my other videos lolol thanks for the support! :D
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  369. +MrHotpepper161 OH THE IRONY hahaha. thanks for the heads up! :D glad you enjoyed the video!
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  370. Just started writing the script 👌
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  371. +Forrest Dodds a very good suggestion! yea people often say テンションが高い and that means 'excited'. I'll try and think of a joke for that one! thanks again! :D
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  372. Use the link "https://wise.prf.hn/l/MbBEbY8" to sign up to Wise and convert up to 600 dollars to yen for free! Big thank you to Wise for sponsoring this video—legitimately been using their service for years!
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  373. Be sure to check out Albo's channel, the amount of effort he puts into each video is bonkers.
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  374. こら
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  375. truly!
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  376. I like the complete form a lot more actually haha. It's the edited version they put on loop in the supermarkets that drives me crazy!
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  377. どっちだよ。
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  378. morbid squad
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  379. Hi Ransu—it may be useful to think of it like this: In the wrong pronunciation, the 'accen't is on the ほ, but in the correct pronunciation, it's on the 'じ'. This is an over-simplistic way of describing things, as downsteps are not the same as accents, but it may help you to hear the difference! Cheers!
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  380. Thanks so much Saint!
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  381. that too lol
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  382. Cheers!
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  383. That’s a great tweet
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  384. Because then it would spell 'Cinnamon'
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  385. おさかな天国 lolhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QIvkrudnaKU
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  386. thanks man, really appreciate the share! with regards to the subs, I intentionally hard code the subs into the video, as I don't like the way that the YouTube subtitles look. I also think the white characters in that specific font kind of round out the overall look of the videos :) That being said a guy is currently subbing all of my videos right now with Japanese subs using the youtube sub tool. The subs for the dentist series should be live by the time you read this! :D Thanks again for the support! ^^
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  387. I majored in Japanese linguistics during college so it was a natural evolution for me :) Japan is a difficult place to live for more than a few years unless you understand the language and culture very well, I recommend keeping at the comp sci degree and visiting Japan periodically, perhaps living in tokyo for a year or two! :)
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  388. dakara 日本語 desuyo
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  389. Really appreciate that Adam. Hope that you are able to pick up a few more things on subsequent viewings!
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  390. omg what have I done!
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  391. nailed it!
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  392. gotcha
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  393. I call creative license on モスハン
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  394. That's closer to the translation I was going for. I didn't like suddenly changing the subject to "I" so I tried something different. Really like your translation though.
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  395. Hi Cap1! Thanks for the comment. I'm not worried about the survival of Japanese, but the survival of Japanese as it existed before the more recent influx of Western loanwords. In other words, I agree that Japanese will continue to be necessary to survive in Japan, but am concerned about how Japanese itself is changing. I would rather see more genuine English in Japan than an increase in the instances of pseudo-English in Japanese. Just my 2 cents :)
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  396. ありがとうございます！ちなみにペニ汁はパンに合います！
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  397. Thanks so much! I was wondering how people in the process of learning watch the videos—the insight helps! Really glad that you're trying to appreciate all the details as well :) This channel is still quite small, so if you ever feel like sharing it really helps! Thanks again Ibfinity.
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  398. Wow, thank you so much! I try to focus on content creation rather than marketing or frequent uploads just for views, so that means a lot! I hope you enjoy upcoming lessons and the other videos as well :D Thanks again.
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  399. haha naturally. the script has always been the most important bit ^^
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  400. No worries Jono. Good luck with everything and hope to see you back again sometime in the future!
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  401. Once a tricker always a tricker!
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  402. Thanks Goombah! ^^
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  403. Hi Micheal! There are a lot, and I cover all the examples I know of in the series. One useful example: Most native English speakers say 'yoKAtta' instead of the correct 'YOkatta'. If you're interested in this kind of information please consider signing up on Patreon ^^
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  404. not sure what that would be. maybe スロー拍手 lol
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  405. lol
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  406. legendary lol.
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  407. cheers! :D My first piece in that book is my favorite!
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  408. lol
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  409. you cheeky...
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  410. haha thanks. I'm making an entire series dedicated to pronunciation and intonation right now! It'll be on patreon, but the first four or five videos will be on youtube as well :)
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  411. sorry for being so しつこい haha
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  412. 「うまっ」
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  413. lol wow never knew this! haha I obviously need to spend more time with Japanese internet slag. perhaps that'll be the next video ^^ thanks for the explanation!
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  414. lol never thought about that one.
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  415. turn down for WHAT
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  416. finally someone got it haha
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  417. still kicking!
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  418. You’re next buddy!
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  419. Correct, it's meant to discourage the use loan words. Thanks Ian, Damon!
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  420. it'll really kick in after the next lesson! :D
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  421. Wow that would be amazing! Thank you so much Kels! :D
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  422. Haha the bits in the dark were a bit tricky. Ended up throwing a lot out as well for rhythm. Thanks for watching! :)
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  423. haha yea I think most of us have been there ^^ thanks for the support!
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  424. Nailed it! Should have included something like this. Cheers!
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  425. Use the link "https://wi.se/dogen" to sign up to Wise and convert up to 600 dollars to yen for free! Big thank you to Wise for sponsoring this video—legitimately been using their service for years! For more information about using the Wise card at ATMS in Japan, please check here! https://wise.prf.hn/l/0eoVZdb
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  426. もっと言ってくれ
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  427. haha thanks C.MeaX ^^ Glad that you liked it!
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  428. +TsunTsunSweetie lol I know when I found out it wasn't 9000 I double take'd my LIFE. Thanks for watching :D
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  429. lol that one has been getting a lot of love. Glad you liked it! :D
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  430. thank you! I like the westerner bit a lot as well lol. hope you enjoy the newer videos as well :D
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  431. +Vegan Clown maybe I should up all night more often hahaa
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  432. Thank you for the critique. This was my first time using a teleprompter and I stumbled and repeated myself a lot, then tried to make up for it in the editing process. I agree that it didn't turn out very well. Will be significantly reducing cuts from episode two (may try doing it in one roll as well). Thank you again, I appreciate the unbiased advice!
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  433. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  434. +Dharzjinion Cream cheese and bagels! Thanks man! I wanted to try something besides simple jokes for a change :D
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  435. make that 7 likes, and counting.
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  436. I suggest immediate medical treatment. You're welcome.
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  437. used to be, but don't really have the time for it anymore :( very interesting language tho!
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  438. Really appreciate that Maxiter. This is one of my favourite pieces so that means a lot :D
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  439. ありがとうございます＾＾勉強頑張ってくださいね！👍
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  440. My apologies—I try to do this in my Patreon series but didn't for this video as I was trying to concentrate more on the rule itself, rather than the recordings. My mistake—will be conscious of this in the next one!
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  441. あげましぇん
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  442. appreciate the kind words Garfield
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  443. だしょう
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  444. ah gotcha! Based on your comment it sounded like you have a very strong background in Japanese, so was just curious ^^ good luck with your studies, and please let me know if you ever have any questions! :D お互いに頑張りましょう！
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  445. In really I've literally seen it so many times I'm numb tho lol one of my favorite movies!!
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  446. the power of Kyari!
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  447. Nailed it. This is one of the reasons I love living in Beppu so much!
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  448. Also very true!
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  449. Working on it! Appreciate the feedback 鮫男!
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  450. haha thanks. appreciate the love!
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  451. +Linda Lombardi np! I actually don't drink at all and never did when I was living in Tokyo, so results will very for sure! Careful on the sweets tho, don't want to have a sugar hangover.
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  452. hikkikomori came to me as I was filming haha thanks for watching!
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  453. 道元 is correct :)
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  454. nailed it Jake
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  455. クローゼットの中　✌️
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  456. It's because there is a university that has mostly foreign students that work all over the town, so the locals are used to it :)
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  457. Noooo idea lol
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  458. BOOM HEADSHOT
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  459. Hello! Thanks so much for the support! So happy to hear that you enjoy the content! :D With regards to the accent, I spent the majority of my initial time studying Japanese dedicated specifically to accent (pronunciation AND intonation), so that helped a lot! Most people don't even know that there are patterns in Japanese intonation, so even a little bit of knowledge goes a long way in making you stand out :) I am thinking about doing a more serious how to learn Japanese style project--currently working on a patreon account and will probably do intonation lessons on there for patrons! New video coming out tonight! thanks again for the support!
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  460. Thanks Emma! Glad to hear that it was useful for you, and that you're still enjoying your time in Tokyo ^^ You'll want to move to Beppu after you visit my new place though! ^^
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  461. lol
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  462. Cheers Miyo ^^ Thanks for watching!
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  463. lol expect more!
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  464. Perfect analysis Stanislav--this piece is intentionally ambiguous such that the viewer / reader can interpret it as they see fit. I wanted to make something that had meaning, but not clear a clear message. Thank you for your continued support!
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  465. Monster is definitely my favorite :) Also a big fan of Hajime no ippo :D
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  466. Thanks Theetat :)
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  467. +Thai Hoang NAILED IT lol thanks for the comment man!
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  468. once you go Japanese dentist you can't go black
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  469. definitely the first! love the analysis lol. 'stream of her own recollections of the modern life' lololl
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  470. lol definitely an option. I prefer お酒 however! ^^
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  471. ah gotcha. cheers! I responded, yes? Yes, I remember you from Reddit as well!
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  472. he nailed it. seppuku is a viable option when you look at ミックスチャネル
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  473. haha yep just for this series!
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  474. そういうKYの人もいるからね haha
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  475. ありがとうございます！ そう言われると本当に嬉しいです！好きな技ありました？笑 頑張りますので応援の方をこれからもよろしくお願いします！
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  476. Yo, thanks for the comment—a lot of truth in what you said. Wasn't trying to say that foreigners who get treated with hostility are to blame for it, or that Japanese people are always right; the line towards the end about 'thinking before you act' (永遠に我慢しろとは言っていない。日本人だって我慢しているのを思い出した上で冷静に行動してください）was meant to communicate, 'Yes it's OK to criticize the negative parts about Japan, but please do so in a logical manner, rather lashing out at Japanese people as a whole', but the wording definitely could have been better, particularly the translation.
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  477. Truly impossible to forget. Thanks for watching Jenny!
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  478. challenge accepted
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  479. Thanks for stopping by Mimei! hope to meet you next month ^^
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  480. thanks man ^^ can't wait to see what J does for our new vid :D🤘
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  481. Son of a
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  482. Thanks man! trying hard to keep production levels high. If I can do this full time I can do much longer scripts as well, so shares etc. really help! これからもよろしくね！:D
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  483. this is one of my personal favorites as well :) cheers!
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  484. Not a problem man ^^ just be sure to avoid taking any compliments!!
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  485. Are you talking about ‘the conversation’? I believe it’s lesson 15–will see if I can change up the title and description if so!
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  486. I believe Finnish is also a pitch-accent language. Edit: apparently it is not, though some of the Northern European languages are. Cheers!
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  487. God I hope it doesn't replace yome haha.
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  488. Story videos, like this are written in Japanese ^^
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  489. Thanks so much for signing up vargnasify ^^ Yes, that is most likely why the didn't understand when you said 水, as the correct pronunciation is in fact miZU ^^ Even at 33 you should be able to learn a lot from the series. Feel free to message me if you every have any questions! Twitter works best :)
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  490. I've never been able to say Portugal right in Japanese--NEVER.
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  491. Introduction to linguistics isn't too difficult; you can probably find some good course videos on youtube :) Japanese linguistics on the other hand requires a semi-advanced knowledge of both Japanese and basic linguistics, so that might be a bit more difficult. I think you're probably good to go for Kanji—most Japanese people can't write a lot of the harder ones! :D
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  492. nailed it haha
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  493. I tell myself the same thing everyday while looking in the mirror. I think I can I think I can I think I can
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  494. a tour de poo
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  495. the sound he was making
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  496. Expected everything I mentioned, but at twice the cost orz Hope you find a nice place! :D
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  497. I owe Chris a high five haha
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  498. I can't lie to you about your chances, but... you have my sympathies.
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  499. wait what
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  500. Thanks Simon! really appreciate it! ^^
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  501. +พรชัย ทิพย์พิมล lol thank you so much! Appreciate the support! :D
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  502. I like that one too lol
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  503. Thank you! ^^
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  504. Mexican food! Brilliant! Some really good ones here Fernando! :D
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  505. not a book to be read in a sarcastic voice haha
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  506. haha yea I thought that would add a bit to the bit. a bit to the bit. HA
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  507. haha one day! そのうちにね！コメントをありがとう！＾＾
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  508. haha thanks! I think it went quite well! I can't remember the region, but I remember him saying his town is famous for having the highest number of Japanese citizens. Apparently there is a large matsuri that happens each year? :)
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  509. Thanks dude!
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  510. Working on this—stay tuned for an announcement soon!
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  511. Thanks man! This piece is from my collection of short stories / essays, which is why it might seem a bit more 'story' like :)
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  512. Thank you! Will be releasing a phonetics series soon that explains how and what I studied, I hope it helps :) If you have any questions with regards to Japanese don't hesitate to let me know.
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  513. a hint of consumerism
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  514. 嬉しい言葉をありがとうございます。自分で言うのはあれですが、僕もこの作品がとても好きです。笑 こういうのをもっともっとアップしたいんですが、脚本を書くのにやはり時間がかかるのでなかなかできません。フルタイムのYouTuberになったらたくさんアップしていきます！：D
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  515. Grass No Possible Avoid...なるほど。wait what does this mean
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  516. +TheKelsmommy lol I like that one quite a bit as well. Thanks for the continued support! I really appreciate it!
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  517. it's why I still talk to my therapist 👌
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  518. Will check it out on my work phone later! haha
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  519. haha it can be quite a shocking realization!
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  520. Use the link "https://wise.prf.hn/l/MbBEbY8" to sign up to Wise and convert up to 600 dollars to yen for free! Big thank you to Wise for sponsoring this video—legitimately been using their service for years!
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  521. Too school for school. I mean school. I mean school.
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  522. Thanks Floppy ^^ Yes, that's correct!
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  523. I don't teach at APU haha
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  524. 見てくれてありがとうございます！確かにそうですね。 しかし人殺しにとってどちらかといえば「失礼」に該当すると思います
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  525. I've heard about this before haha. would love to get some of their stuff and pretend I didn't know what it meant
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  526. these will always be the core! :D
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  527. 勉強になります！
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  528. I'll take that as a proper compliment.
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  529. nailed it. haha
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  530. 拝啓...にだけですか？（笑）見てくれてありがとうございます！＾＾これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  531. lol BOOM!!
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  532. このくらいが丁度いいんです。笑
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  533. difference in pitch accent. Wrong starts high and goes low. Correct starts low and goes up a little then levels off. I teach this on patreon.com/dogen ^^
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  534. the only things I can really joke about is my hairline! :D
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  535. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  536. lol that one came to me just before uploading, so I decided to put it in! Thank you!
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  537. haha glad I've found another person that can appreciate my pain. Thank you very much! :D
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  538. exactly 😎
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  539. Really glad to hear that you like it ^^
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  540. Thank you, that means a lot. I've definitely thought about it! I initially planned on doing each skit in a single take, but the preparation took far too long. Thank you for the support again!
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  541. I would definitely suggest phonetics! Have you checked out the Patreon series? :)
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  542. oh snap.
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  543. haha someday
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  544. gonna be a game changer
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  545. ありがとうございます！これからもよろしくお願いします！＾＾
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  546. you have a lot to look forward too! 😏
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  547. Thanks for letting me know—this may be because I’ve been changing titles and descriptions recently, and because the bank video did so well. Will keep looking at the analytics to see what works best. Appreciate the info!
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  548. Commando Steve by bossfight
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  549. Thanks man. Looking forward to tricking together again!
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  550. Definitely will! Thanks for subscribing! ^^
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  551. 一票
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  552. https://www.youtube.com/@erusha Give her a sub!
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  553. 少々お待ちください。
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  554. a very real example haha. everyday life in Japan really!
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  555. I'm still using mine!
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  556. HAHAHAHAHA LOVE THIS
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  557. haha thank you!
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  558. まだまだです！ww
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  559. Yes I changed the lighting and color editing process a bit—glad to see that you noticed as a fair bit of time went into it! haha appreciate it!
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  560. Thank you very much for the kind words and support, Top. If you found this video useful, I'm sure you'll find the Patreon series to be worth it as well. Thanks again, and best of luck with your future studies!
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  561. Japanese pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  562. Thanks Julie ^^ I really appreciate it your support!
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  563. thank you!
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  564. All you base, base, base. waiting for the vlog!
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  565. Good luck with your studies ^^
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  566. lol brillaint!!
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  567. Thanks Chenise ^^
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  568. Thank you Tim! It definitely took a lot of time and effort to get to where I am. Majored in Japanese linguistics during college, and spent four years after graduation working on creative writing. I think of this youtube channel as a combination of the two :) Incidentally I'm thinking about doing some Japanese lessons on patreon—will probably make an announcement in the next month or so :) thank you again!
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  569. haha thanks! appreciate that! :D
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  570. 1. wrote the script 2. sent the script to erusha and got her recording 3. recorded my lines of the script 4. put the two audio recordings together and worked on the timing until I felt like it was right 5. listened to the audio recording until I had the whole thing memorized 6. recorded the video in my studio with the original recording playing at super low volume in the background so I could hear erusha's lines. phone was completely off during recording. took about 2 hours to get a usable take 7. without moving the camera or my phone, recording a few shots of chatGPT 4o saying a couple of random sentences 8. edited the video of chat GPT4o saying random sentences on top of the other video to make it look like it was just one video 9. used keyframes to get rid of the bad shaking of the mic during the app rant section of the video
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  571. thanks!
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  572. t3h best
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  573. The kanji looks like that of jōzu at first glance, but it's actually the kanji for something completely different
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  574. しまった
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  575. Watch out for the musical #Dogensings
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  576. I recommend Detective Lunge.
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  577. ありがとうございます！できたら今日か明日またアップしようと思っていますので是非チェックしてください＾＾
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  578. lol. I could write another piece just making comparisons between the two!
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  579. Yea! I would love to if I had more time. As for now, though, I unfortunately can't due to work-related restrictions. Definitely a to-do though!
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  580. Every second word? haha wow that's pretty crazy! lol yes, in the future every language will be English with loan words, rather than the other way around! fml. lol
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  581. years and years haha. I major in Japanese at university! I talk about it a lot more in this video as well! https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I
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  582. Step 1 is key! Hope you enjoy your trip!
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  583. Really appreciate that MsRandomBadger. Hope you were able to get a few lulz. If you're self taught I would encourage you to check out the Patreon series as well; if your finances permit!
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  584. もっと言って
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  585. Awesome, thank you so much Nerketur! ^^ See you over there!
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  586. too うるさい
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  587. More to come!
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  588. Definitely good! That said I’m of the personal belief that supplementing these studies with phonetics knowledge can accelerate progress. Cheers!
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  589. depends on the comment haha
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  590. one true poop
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  591. Not what I would recommend, STEM is much better for the traditional Japanese job market.
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  592. TRIGGERED!
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  593. lol so disappointing.
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  594. thanks so much Manixxzz :) trying to keep the pace up. are you talking about the lessons specifically?
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  595. boom headshot
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  596. マックを毎日食べることから挑戦してみてください！
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  597. 笑ちょっと噛んじゃいました。
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  598. yessir!
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  599. ラーメン、つけ麺
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  600. Morning Musume killed my dog :(
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  601. そう解釈しましたか？w
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  602. I don't do it very often--this work in particular is intentionally ambiguous so it might seem that way though :) Might be a few in the dentist series!
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  603. lolol never heard someone using it, brilliant though. I think 'insults' in general would make for a nice video. Cheers! :D
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  604. haha thank you! :D
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  605. lol I know right? check out my review of the Phonix 35Z! It was the first video I put up this year (January 1st).
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  606. 嬉しい言葉をありがとうございます＾＾
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  607. It’s real
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  608. Photography seems like it would be the more rewarding route ^^ Feel the pain with regards to the non-English speakers though, knew a lot of people that struggled just because they were from the 'wrong' country.
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  609. Certainly wasn’t defending Johnny Somali
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  610. 日本語上手ですね。
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  611. Thinking about a sequel episode--let me know if you have any good ones
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  612. 一応アメリカ人！
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  613. lol WHAT. from the states?! I entrust that you took good care of him in his final hours.
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  614. +theetankorn ariya lololol will keep that in mind for future shark topics.
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  615. Appreciate that Richard. I've actually never played it either haha
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  616. haha oh yes oh yes. My workplace is supposed to be bilingual but it is 90% Japanese--almost every English document that comes out of the office is an amusing creation haha. Feel you there!
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  617. ねんが一つ足りないんですけど。
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  618. So glad to hear that! Incidentally I'm going to be releasing intonation lessons fairly soon on Patreon as well, just a heads up! ^^ good luck with your studies and thanks for the support!
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  619. 自分の書いた文章です。笑 ありがとうございます！
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  620. It's jackpot or bust for sure. Glad to hear you've found a nice one in recent years!
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  621. zazen on the haters
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  622. cheers haha
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  623. https://www.amazon.co.jp/雑文集-III-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B6FI4XS/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1509860105&sr=8-6&keywords=オドネル・ケビン
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  624. Cheers CC!
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  625. これについて動画をつくってみますね！
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  626. Great points!
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  627. I'd just like to add that you can also say んじゃなかった as in バイクで来るんじゃなかった; another way to say I shouldn't have come by bike. has a tinge of remorse
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  628. 手術をお勧めします
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  629. lol np. it's actually one of my favorite songs from that style of music. one of my friends used it in a tricking video back in the day and I have been listening to it ever since!
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  630. no pigs on that day, only pigs in a blanket. shazam.
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  631. if it has multiple numbers it means that there are multiple correct patterns for the word :)
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  632. haha that's not a bad analysis, I wouldn't be surprised if it was true. Glad to hear that you like the channel so much—hope that you liked last night's lesson as well! :D
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  633. Correct! I have seen a lot of homeless people, but no homeless people that explicitly asked for money (though I have seen a lot of musicians and street performers that do this). That being said, I haven't spent too much time in those areas of Osaka!
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  634. I'll see what I can do! ^^ thanks for the support! I think he's been to the festival a few times, he said it was amazing! :D これからもよろしくお願いします＾＾
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  635. JK haha
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  636. ありがとう＾＾ これからもよろしく！✌️
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  637. indeed. I should get on that haha
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  638. love the first one haha
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  639. +Hirara Kotayama 笑　ありがとうございます！水筒を持っている人がとにかく多いです。僕も相当水を飲む外国人の一人だけどw。これからもよろしく！＾＾
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  640. ありがとうございます。もともと物書きです。
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  641. The definitely do! Incorrect pitch-accent sounds distinctly foreign to Japanese natives.
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  642. I don't. My Japanese pitch-accent usually gets a bit more mixed up in conversation, but I believe my spoken Japanese is still quite good.
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  643. Hey Adrian--definitely know what you mean! if you haven't already I highly suggest signing up for my pitch-accent series on Patreon; it should be an eye opener! ^^ if you ever have any questions just let me know!
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  644. ある（笑）
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  645. Mission accomplished
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  646. thanks Yasu ^^ あざっす！いますよねw
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  647. Thanks for the feedback Diana ^^ I'm currently restructuring my Patreon page; I'll be sure to make it clearer on version 2.0! Thanks for signing up and I hope that you find the lessons useful!
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  648. srsly tho
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  649. my pleasure :)
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  650. +Goodle Foodle the classic CALL BACK!
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  651. haha I work full time in Beppu :) I can't talk about it though, work and youtube are separate. Maybe one day when I become a full time Youtuber! ^^
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  652. haha thank you. I liked that bit as well. perhaps I'm part of the alt-right haha
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  653. cheers ^^
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  654. np! good luck with your studies! :D
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  655. Truly! Was living in Osaka when I wrote this :)
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  656. I had a friend that levitated between stops due to being sandwiched up between two people lol.
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  657. twinzies!
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  658. Absolutely. 100%. I personally believe that the greatest work to come out of Japan has always been at least rooted in Japanese traditional culture in one way or another; it deeply saddens me to see so many elements of the society become enveloped by the West. I think it's all about investment—traditional Japanese art requires more time to appreciate than AKB48—because it's deep haha. Cheers, really agree with you on this one.
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  659. Spot on! Another common one is 'What do you say 〇〇 in English' rather than 'How do you say 〇〇 in English'. You've seen this one, yes?
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  660. Thank you very much for the continued views! Happy new year!
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  661. hope the clean up went ok
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  662. 強いていえばスヨン。 というのは嘘で潮騒です。
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  663. Totally fair—if you have a no fee bank account that's definitely the better option!
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  664. lol actually already recorded a lesson with a different theme and I've covered AKB48 a bit already ^^
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  665. I personally prefer to completely memorize things ^^
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  666. 検討します
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  667. 失礼です。
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  668. Wasn't aware of said comments, but Sam is a cool dude. Cheers!
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  669. Thanks Leastie! ^^
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  670. @ellisnachtregen Hi! If I had to put things simply, the phonetics course is less about learning new words, and more about learning how to correctly say the words and phrases you've already learned. It's designed to be usable for people of all levels, though people who have already studied for a bit may benefit more. Here is a sample lesson! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYQM7BhJJns
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  671. nailed it
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  672. Captin my captin, thank you very much for the comment. This is one of my favourites as well, glad to hear the viewers are enjoying it. really enjoyed writing the script (finding different patterns for the jokes was a bit more difficult than I had anticipated haha). Incidentally the correct way to pronounce リオデジャネロ would be リオ, or ブラジルの首都。thanks again for the support.
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  673. Wow, N1 in a year is intense! I wouldn't really recommend that unless you are already extremely confident in your speaking abilities, but if that is your goal then go for it!
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  674. snappers will work on this!!
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  675. Blasphemy!!
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  676. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=w3lwgm7ORM8
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  677. NAPPA-CHAN
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  678. thank you very much ^^
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  679. haha seems like we see eye to eye on this topic :) Japanese is best when it's straight up Japanese! except maybe プチトマト haha glad to hear that you like the omiyage video! You may like 'the conversation' as well :)
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  680. you're halfway there!
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  681. I would absolutely love to! Unfortunately I work full time, and scripting/performing videos in Japanese (vs. vlogging, which I don't like) each week is extremely time consuming. The moment I go youtube full time it'll happen though! That might be a ways off though due to the number of current subscribers, so any shares really help! I appreciate the support and hope to keep entertaining you!
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  682. Can't wait for the new game, Grono Gross!
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  683. It's funny because rice is a point of pride for Japan 👌
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  684. i originally thought about cutting to the music video straight there haha. wanted a biut more buildup for the first long take though :)
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  685. Ziiiiiing!
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  686. Nothing but respect for martial artists--I did martial arts tricking for almost 20 years! Keep it up and thanks for the support!
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  687. BOOM! HEADSHOT!
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  688. Thanks for watching! Hope you can hear it in the US some day!
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  689. be careful with that one!
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  690. Felt the same while I lived there!
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  691. To get the maximum amount of benefit from Emurse, going through the Patreon course at the same time is definitely the way to go. That said, if you just want to check your speech against that of a native and aren't necessarily interested in learning the various pitch-accent and pronunciation rules, Emurse is great for that as well. Would say a lot of it comes down to exactly what your Japanese language goals are!
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  692. Hero for noticing!
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  693. Blackout edition
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  694. Great question. I think the effort of going will certainly make a difference, but I suspect some Japanese people might feel slightly distanced when compared to someone who is drinking. Incidentally, this is what I did during my first three years here—I went to all the 飲み会 but never drank. Again, people treated me with dignity, but I noticed some of the people at the 飲み会 would sort of try and sober up and get stiff when talking to me. Most people were very open though!
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  695. daily Hokkaido vlogs?
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  696. This and the previous two QA videos were both less scripted. I feel that a more impromptu styles is best for QA videos, otherwise it can come across as a bit too stiff.
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  697. ありがとうございます！
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  698. 光栄です
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  699. Yes, low doors and sinks
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  700. It's a great place to be, but you do have to indeed work hard to make it. That said once you're over the hump it can be a really rewarding place to live. Ikeris don't lose track of your passion ^^ It'll fuel you through the rougher patches and constant labeling!
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  701. Grass is always greener!
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  702. Callback! ^^
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  703. dunno haha long time in Japan, many years of hard study! 前の人生も影響アリ！
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  704. sounds like a band lol
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  705. So glad to hear that you are getting a lot out of the series! If nothing else I'm sure you'll improve your listening abilities a lot with the knowledge from these lessons. Even just knowing about the different types of patterns can completely change the way that you hear Japanese. Thanks again--truly appreciate it!
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  706. lol 逆にね
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  707. Hi Raiko ^^ I've actually written a novel in Japanese; it's on Amazon :) I plan on making much longer works once I'm able to make the transition to YT as well :)
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  708. But Sakamoto Ryuichi is cool everywhere.
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  709. haha thanks this is an old video ^^
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  710. lol
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  711. Not at all! It will take hard work, but you can definitely improve. I'm still improving and I'm 29! It's all about how you study—will go over this soon as well!
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  712. ありがとうございます！＾＾ 声と話し方は実は意識的に作っています！笑 あとはマイクのおかげですかね？ これからもよろしくお願いします！＾＾
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  713. +kazcastro コメントをありがとうございます！ カニは厨房に返しました。試行錯誤で最終的には牛丼に辿り着きました＾＾
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  714. haha thank you! I tried to actually make it somewhat useful by having a lot of the words repeat :) I'll keep searching for t3h Pokemons! lol
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  715. Hi there ^^ Leo took care of it, but I answer this question in the second episode of my phonetics series. check out the video here! https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I
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  716. lol yea the coffee on is probably the most accurate bit I've done so far lol. and I love akira! haha especially the music! thanks for the continued support! :)
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  717. It's a useful trick, right? As I mentioned earlier, we'll be doing this a little bit in the beginning to get acclimated! :D
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  718. Cheers! I felt the same way until I heard '美味しそうに食べる' the other day--then I knew it was time lol
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  719. Watching a LinusTechTips video right now lol. gl with your studies!
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  720. とにかくドラマを見ることですね。Breaking Badがおすすめです！
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  721. it's never obvious. it will never BE obvious. it is, and will forever be, t3h my.stery de la Japon.
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  722. my thoughts exactly lol
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  723. yep! that's it ^^ impressed that you got the realization on your own! ^^
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  724. on t3h points. thanks for always watching :D
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  725. Yea I have some books on Amazon but they are in Japanese haha ^^ thanks Ioannis, 藤川 ^^
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  726. lol nice, I can totally imagine that. Try mixing it with the gangster technique for bonus points!
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  727. Really appreciate that Dennis! :D
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  728. Hi Frederick, message me on Twitter and I'll send you the script. @youtubedogen
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  729. Will do it!
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  730. 違います。二回確認しました。
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  731. It is!
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  732. ケンタッキーを食べます
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  733. ありがとう！＾＾今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  734. By the way, is there any chance you can message me on twitter, Ratatöskr? I'd like to speak with you about something if possible! @dogen Cheers!
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  735. 道元＊
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  736. Johnny's would be even easier haha
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  737. 落ちると思うわ
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  738. 笑 boom headshot
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  739. Karaoke etiquette
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  740. haha 今は３０です。 ３０億
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  741. わざとです。だから太字です。
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  742. If my memory is correct I believe he applied after getting N1 and some 漢検 qualifications as well.
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  743. Preach brother
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  744. Thanks Aprikosen ^^ Appreciate the love!
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  745. major achievement
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  746.  @陈瑞娜  In college and also by myself after graduating. Cheers!
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  747. thank you! I really appreciate that! How did you find the channel, if you don't mind me asking?
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  748. about 7 years! majored in Japanese in college as well so it's all good. Hope that you have a good time in Tokyo! Follow this advice and you'll be fine :D
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  749. it essentially means 'wife', but it sounds a bit forced in Japanese ^^
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  750. I think that is the one in my subconscious haha. I just remember ファッキン, thought it was funky chicken for whatever reason, and when I googled it, it actually existed lol. cheers!
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  751. I try to! :D
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  752. thanks for sharing your thoughts. definitely believe in quality over quantity as well. also intending on branching out into some more abstract content, but that is a ways out on the roadmap due to a few production restrictions. always open for feedback as well--feel free to cut deep if the content is lacking! Thanks for the continued support.
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  753. 検討します　👍
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  754. really like the superman theory ^^
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  755. thank you! I have a few books on Amazon and iBooks, but they are in Japanese! https://www.amazon.co.jp/マヨネーズ-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B50XE9I/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1465900956&sr=8-4&keywords=オドネル
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  756. Thanks Prateek! Really appreciate that :) A lot of work goes into these, so that means a lot! Hope you enjoy the finale as well! It's short, but I think it ties everything together well :)
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  757. Prepare for a trip to machu picchu.
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  758. I think he's a great writer, but I wouldn't really call myself a fan of his :)
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  759. haha thank you very much. Back in the day when I was writing in English! I was hoping this video might go viral after Pokemon Go blew up but no luck lol. Super soldiers!! NAILED IT!
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  760. cash grab travel apps
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  761. Good luck sir! Let me know how it turns out :D
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  762. cheers :D
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  763. ありがとう！＾＾
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  764. To each their own! :) It's certainly a greasy topic.
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  765. +Dü van Gogh remix with Pitbull out next Friday! lol
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  766. Shoutout to unpacking Japan!
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  767. Appreciate it dude!
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  768. Actually a lot of people raise disagreements with boss at 飲み会！
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  769. Amen with regards to the drugs. Most healthcare in Japan is amazing but modern medicine can be hard to find. Know a lot of people who import through Thailand! Good luck with the ALT game!
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  770. My pleasure Yanko, and thank you for the kind words!
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  771. 了解です！For what it's worth, before creating this video Wise had already saved me more than that since I started using their service in 2018—could be up to 親子丼1000個 by now
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  772. Super fair feedback, appreciate it.
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  773. Will do it again soon!
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  774. haha not sure if serious is the right term or not, but this was unscripted
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  775. nailed it
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  776. Hello. Yes, it's very common for people to slightly raise their pitch when speaking Japanese (this has actually been documented in academic papers). If you're interested, I cover this phenomenon in detail with graphics and animations in the 39th episode of my phonetics series! www.patreon.com/dogen Cheers!
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  777. +Hiroki Takahashi 薄切り道元
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  778. every Monday ^^
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  779. エモいなんて初めて聞きました。よく使いますか？
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  780. Awesome, so glad to hear that. I'm going to be releasing a series on Patreon soon specifically about speaking—if you're currently studying I think it will help you a lot! Thanks again for the support and good luck with your studies!
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  781. あ、日本人です＾＾
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  782. 嬉しい言葉をありがとうございます！ 道元の弟子、の弟子、の甥でございます。（すみません、動画にありましたくだらいギャグの一つです。）
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  783. Not a problem :) Good luck with your studies! ^^ I highly recommend phonetics studies btw!
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  784. Truly handy! Just make sure it doesn't spread to your hands.
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  785. Really glad to hear that! sending love from Oita!
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  786. excellent. love the music from that series! though I actually like akira music even more! :) Kaneda's theme!!
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  787. +Vegan Clown haha yea I love the song so much!
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  788. preach!
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  789. Said every man ever!
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  790. It's my pleasure! thanks for always watching! ^^
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  791. yes you do!
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  792. You will! :D
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  793. Awesome! Thanks for the support :D Pass cases are the best. I live in 田舎 though so I don't even ride the trains anymore haha
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  794. 随筆？
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  795. Speaking section is long overdue!
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  796. My pleasure dude, thanks again for the contribution. Keep the memory alive!
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  797. Thank you very much Alex! Hope that you find the rest of the course useful as well!
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  798. It is, sorry accidentally deleted the original!
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  799. 見ていません 何しろ、良い作品しか見ないから
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  800. what's there to explain
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  801. A year is usually a great place to switch to phonetics for a few months!
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  802.  @jf8050  Hi! There are approximately 25 video lessons on pronunciation. The first one of the pronunciation sub series covers devoicing. Also linked above but here is a link if you're curious: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iYQM7BhJJns If you'd like to learn more about what the course covers, here is the course index page: https://www.patreon.com/posts/japanese-index-16489306
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  803. Thanks Spencer!
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  804. Appreciate the kind words Nate!
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  805. Hi! Not sure what you mean. Pitch never goes back down on the ‘shi’, and people regularly say ‘watashi’ in isolation in Japanese.
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  806. lol thank you. man is a genuis! and yes! I intend to start a video series on Patreon that compliments the instagram series as well ^^ Im going to try and make it the best resource for Japanese intonation on the internet :)
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  807. Thanks Charlo! That really means a lot! ^^
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  808. haha wasn't the intention but I can't un-hear it
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  809. thanks!
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  810. Really appreciate that. Glass is one of my favorites so that really means a lot. I think the content is a bit to obscure—someone once said the strike zone was small--I tend to agree with this. That being said every little share helps so if you don't mind feel free to pass along a video you like :) thanks again for watching Paulus! Cheers!
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  811. Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight It's hard to let it go
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  812. I look in the mirror and tell myself that every night before bed.
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  813. The celestial kind! ^^
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  814. lol had to include it. really made the bit!
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  815. AG!
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  816. +人間 ありがとうございます！ペーシングにとても力を入れていますのでそう言われると嬉しいです！＾＾これからもよろしくお願いします！：D
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  817. True Pro! :D
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  818. 似ているというか丸パクリですよね。笑
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  819. ありがとうございます！スーパーに対する情熱出ていますか？w
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  820. yes! I intend on releasing a comprehensive series on Japanese pronunciation and intonation soon! :D thanks for watching and good luck!
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  821. come at me bruv!
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  822. I'm neck deep in the apple ecosystem and have been enjoying it since day one : ) glad to hear that you were able to get a lot of use out of the resources!
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  823. Thank you Dennis. The story comes from a lot of different places, but none of them are particularly negative. Appreciate the support very much!
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  824. thanks ^^
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  825. Hi Leo King, Wizard, Colindo, thank you all for the feedback. Couldn't agree with you guys more with regards to the teleprompter. I will make an effort to memorise the lines. Not sure if I will be able to hit 100% from the next video, but I hope you will be able to notice a marked improvement. Optimistic that memorisation with help with the delivery as well Was wondering if you could clarify this point: "Also, I believe that you can say the same thing in far fewer words, when you know it by heart." With this are you referring to delivery speed or number of words? Incidentally the phonetics scripts are completely (100%) scripted. Thanks again for the feedback. Time is my enemy (writing this at midnight in a business hotel during a work trip to norther Japan), but constructive criticism always allows me to make better use of the time I have, so I appreciate it.
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  826. Hi Leo, thank you for the clarification. This is a very tricky point for me, as expressing semi-complicated phonetic concepts in a more concise manner would most likely lead to higher instances of comparatively difficult terminology, which might alienate certain (younger, I imagine) members of the audience. I don't want to play to the lowest common denominator, but I also don't want to confuse what could be a significant portion of the audience. This, combined with the fact that I believe repetition is key to internalising new ideas and knowledge, is why I use generally simple, but somewhat long-winded language. In other words I'm having a difficult time finding a speaking style that is perfect for all audience members. Will keep this point in mind though, and try to cut out the fat where I can! Thanks again for the feedback.
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  827. +Kyroyal Thank you very much! :D Really appreciate that! ^^
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  828. lol but everyone loves it!
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  829. 今後ともよろしくお願いします。 とか言ってwwww
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  830. haha yea it's a bit of a mindF
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  831. +Manixxzz Practice makes perfect. lol
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  832. us us
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  833. Starting young definitely helps!
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  834. worse IRL
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  835. Some good replies here but it's actually impossible to explain
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  836. Exactly what I was going for—think a whole lot of people could save money and enjoy their time in Japan even more by using Wise!
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  837. cheers—need to be more 英語上手
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  838. Takana Hitomi, but the rest were perfect
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  839. That can definitely throw things off! Glad to hear that you were able to hear it after listening to the break down!
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  840. Apologies for the confusion! Pricing is explained at 28:13, here: https://youtu.be/ido7aSi9axA?feature=shared&t=1693 Also added pricing to the course description so it's easier to find.
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  841. Will relay this to Brian, thanks!
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  842. 今度そうさせていただきます！ Apologies for the pain—thought it would be worth it for the kind of people who regularly lose money to much more expensive alternatives or physically go into the bank to make transfers.
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  843. 椎名林檎最高ですよね＾＾
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  844. It is not; all of the native speaker recordings are files that we paid a professional to record and create!
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  845. 「留学中ですか？」
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  846. ありがとうございます＾＾勉強になったようで何よりです！ 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  847. lol nailed it
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  848. そしてコメントをありがとうございます！
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  849. haha yea quality of life in Japan is great but the worklife can be a drag. I try to drown my sorrows in these videos lol
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  850. lol I quite like the 'big reveal' as well. Thanks for the comment man! :D
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  851. haha thanks man
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  852. no worries! hope you can get it :D
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  853. so glad to hear that you enjoy them! I recommend the Japanese Dentist series as well ^^
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  854. haha yea already married! ^^
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  855. Not a problem ^^ I hope that the series helps you and feel free to let me know if you have any questions! :D
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  856. この人感謝しています！
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  857. 悪くはないでしょう？haha thank you for the support!!
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  858. +佐藤砂糖 メッセージをありがとうございます。そちらの余震はもう収まりましたか？別府はもう、大丈夫です。自分の住んでいる家は新築なので、強い揺れも耐えると思います。お互いに気をつけましょう！
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  859. +Supersonic enjoy them while you can lolol
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  860. Right? lol
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  861. throw me a waffle any day!
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  862. そのうちに飽きちゃうからw
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  863. lol I quite like that description! will need to remember that for upcoming videos! haha
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  864. Not a problem! It's a great resource, right? ^^
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  865. Really appreciate that! I try to respond to my comments when I can :) Murakami is fantastic, but there are dozens of other incredible authors out there that could benefit from more exposure, so I try to share names when possible :) Thanks again!
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  866. Love Tonberries. Cactuar too for that matter.
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  867. Have you ever been to a work meeting? lol it's nothing but 外来語
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  868. Ahmet, thanks for watching :) It really depends on the video—some of the more story-like scrips are from 3-4 years ago when I was still actively studying, so those ones were checked by natives at the time. That being said, most of the 'Japanese Lessons' scripts are never checked, though I sometimes ask my wife the pitch accent for obscure words I'm too lazy to look up, if she is around. This video was actually an exception, I have a half Japanese friend that often has interesting insights, so I talked to him about this script before recording. It's case by case—some videos are 100% 'native free', others are not. let me know if you need any additional clarification!
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  869. lol it's sad because it's true, yea?
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  870. Hey Googie-san! From a translation standpoint it's similar to saying 'the thing/person in front of me', rather than 'you', making it very informal. There could be more to it, but this is my general understanding of it!
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  871. I read the original Japanese version as well. That's a really interesting way to look at the protagonist, I hadn't thought about it that way too much; I was more focused on the prose and metaphors! Really liked the 金属的な voice, and the bits that played off of it.
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  872. コメントをありがとうございます。第二章の動画を作っている際に第一章の動画の「章」が抜けていることに気付いて、統一感を保つためにあえて入れないことにしてみました。が、やはりない方がかなりの違和感を覚えるんですね。今後はもっと気をつけたいと思います。「その」については知りませんでしたのでとても勉強になりました、ありがとうございます。応援もありがとうございます、大変嬉しいです！また不自然な箇所がありましたら指摘して頂けますと幸いです。お手数ですが、よろしくお願いします。
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  873. lol I quite like this one as well. very true.
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  874. haha thank you! She'll be back. lol
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  875. That because I came from a different time. Just like in Grono Gross.
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  876. きました！笑
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  877. Was waiting for that comment! True fan! :D thank you ^^
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  878. haha thanks buddy :) we'll have to do that video together soon! Appreciate the support!
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  879. Thanks haha. This is one of my favorites :)
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  880. My pleasure! :D thanks for watching Robbed!
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  881. lol
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  882. no a problem! hope that you are able to settle down soon :) GL w/ everything!
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  883. haha that's brilliant! I've had a few similar experiences as well; it's always awkward when everything is said and done and you accidentally give your thanks in Japanese. Love Sapporo too btw!
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  884. Definitely, it just happened to me on a plane with a flight attendant haha. I'm guessing it'll happen two more times today. Cheers! :D
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  885. happy birthday!
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  886. lol NAILED IT RIGHT?!
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  887. 4d chess
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  888. Appreciate it Hoffnung!
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  889. won't be able to make it this time as I'm currently out of the country and can't record, but will definitely consider doing a AKB48 lesson. PM me if you want to see an old bit I did about them 👌
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  890. lolol
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  891. Yes! Accidentally deleted the original. Sorry!
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  892. w
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  893. Ignore your classmates 👌
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  894. If you in fact love teaching then it's a great profession ^^ I could never really get into teaching English, though I quite enjoy teaching Japanese and creative writing. Thanks again and good luck with the job applications!
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  895. Thanks Josh!
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  896. It really is a shame they don't teach this in most classrooms—it makes it almost impossible for most learners to nip bad habits in the bud!
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  897. This is good that you do this naturally, but it's also probably beneficial to know that there are many instances in which つ should not be pronounced lightly. For example, in the noun こたつ (Japanese heated table), there isn't an accent, so it sounds unnatural to pronounce it as in koTAtsu (the correct pronunciation is koTATSU). Remember, the つ rule in this video is specifically for verbs that end with つ; it doesn't apply to nouns. Cheers, and best of luck with your Japanese studies!
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  898. coming up!
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  899. 確かに有意義な時間になる。
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  900. Any app that allows you to record yourself :)
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  901. むしろ村上龍っぽい。
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  902. Thanks!
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  903. Nailed it!
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  904. Didn't get paid, but was fun to make!
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  905. Couldn't have said it better myself. The really sad thing is that the loan words are usually very unnatural, so Japanese isn't actually being replaced with English, but Engrish that only 通じる in Japan :(
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  906. 自分は村上龍の方が好きです
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  907. うまい。ある意味毒ですね。
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  908. 勉強になります！
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  909. Flip the coin!
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  910. +Hiroki Takahashi haha thank you very much! that one took me a bit of time to create haha. これからもよろしくです！＾＾
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  911. Appreciate that as well Charlo!
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  912. It does. Went to the taco bell there a few weeks ago ^^
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  913. No problem! There are different schools of thought on this issue, but I am of the belief that there IS stress in Japanese. From P.M. Suski's 'Phonetics of Japanese Language': "...in the same manner, in other European languages, as well as in Japanese language, the stress on words is laid to bring out the meaning above others. It seems that the use of stress on important words in speech is universal in any language, and that Japanese is no exception to the rule..." "...When one pronounces a syllable more forcibly than others, the pitch of voice is raised slightly. This of natural consequence, as when more force is used in utterance more air tends to escape, the vocal cords are involuntarily narrowed in their unconscious efforts to prevent too rapid escape of air. The result is the raising of pitch, accompanied by more force and loudness." I believe that in theory and at the single word level (vs. phrase / sentence level), words by themselves only have 'high or low pitch', but when a speaker's intonation (changes in volume based on emotion, emphasis, etc.) is factored into the equation, words exhibit not only both differences in pitch, but volume (stress, according to certain definitions), as well. This is why if you hear a computer speak Japanese there is no stress, but if you hear a human speak Japanese, there is.  My personal 2 cents! Again, there is a lot of conflicting information on this topic, but this is what I believe. Cheers!
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  914. （笑）ありがとうございます！
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  915. 100% accurate. 20% Hilarious
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  916. haha thank you very much! It really is crazy how no one teaches this, isn't it? haha Hope you enjoy the series! If it wasn't clear from the video, episodes four and beyond will be patreon exclusive (due to personal time / financial restrictions). Hope this isn't a deal breaker for you!
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  917. +Dharzjinion lol I like that one as well. feel like it's become part of the hipster movement haha
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  918. Thanks Ozz ^^ Appreciate the love!
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  919. nailed it
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  920. +Supersonic lolol you were the guy in the back of the story the whole time thinking to yourself "the fuuuu"
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  921. +ShenLimTV thanks Shen!! lol I liked that bit as well. thanks so much for your awesome support! :D
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  922. 金田！！！！
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  923. had a bit about it in the video, decided to take it out though for rhythm
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  924. Not knowing the details makes it easier to glorify things, but I still prefer life in Japan ^^ With regards to Japanese, I would have concentrated even more on intonation studies from the get go. I personally feel that intonation is the most difficult of Japanese!
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  925. Exactly! the problem is that it isn't typically taught, so Japanese learners (myself included) almost always develop bad habits early on. :( hence the upcoming intonation lessons lol
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  926. nice! cut the gaijin habits in the bud!
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  927. Thanks for the support Brogosh ^^ Glad that you enjoy the channel so much!
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  928. Appreciate it! :D
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  929. lol yea that was my favorite bit. was in a bit of a rush because I just got back from Bangkok—will try to make the next one longer! appreciate the support!
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  930. Someday! :D
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  931. +gulliepetals Long time no see! how have you been?! thanks so much for sticking around! let me know what you have been up to!
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  932. is this a way of saying 'first' ?
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  933. Yes they are ^^ Here's a link to Mayonnaise, you should be able to find other links by clicking on my profile ^^ https://www.amazon.co.jp/マヨネーズ-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B50XE9I/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1496101234&sr=8-1&keywords=マヨネーズ%E3%80%80オドネル
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  934. haha I like that one too. I literal LMAO??
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  935. Correct! I was using this one more as momentum to build up for the next jokes--you're 100% correct.
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  936. couldn't agree with you more scarlet!
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  937. Thanks Listminusv ^^ Appreciate the kind words!
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  938. haha yea the only people that usually say it are the really conceited ones. 動画を見てくれてありがとうございます！＾＾
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  939. Very glad to hear that! Good luck on the test! Or stop and concentrate on Phonetics (I talk about this in my upcoming video!)
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  940. it's rude to say that AKB48 is talentless and tone deaf
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  941. thanks bjni. Good luck with your studies!
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  942. +Nathan Ulmer lol thanks man! niche humor but I figured the people who got it would love it! :) incidentally there's a lot of Zelda involvement in the video I put up yesterday as well! Thanks for the support! :D
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  943. +Thai Hoang that was you today! haha nice meeting you man! hope to see you again! :D
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  944. nice job! keep up the studies!
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  945. 100 yen lottery!
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  946. Not a problem ^^ I plan on covering pronunciation (voiced and voiceless consonants) in the future as well ^^ thanks again for the support!
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  947. thanks haha this is my favorite ending so far :) Appreciate the support! :D
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  948. It's the least I can do! Will definitely post your edit as well when everything is finished! Thanks again for setting everything up!
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  949. Really appreciate that! :D good luck with your studies!
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  950. It's coming!
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  951. Thanks Leo. I thought it would be the worst performing video this year and so far it's been the best haha. Appreciate the appreciation!
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  952.  @AwesomeWholesome  Hi HIkky! I actually think it would be better to go through my series from the beginning, rather than jumping ahead to any specific video, as that might result in even more confusion. Here's a link again for your convenience! https://www.patreon.com/dogen I'd also like to note, however, that you may actually be saying those words correctly if you're speaking in Osaka dialect, as pitch-accent in Kansai is different than that of standard Japanese. If you think you were saying them wrong before you went to Osaka, however, then it's probably a result of untrained ears, rather than the result of living in Osaka. Hope this helps!
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  953. That's me!
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  954. はい
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  955. There may be truth to this, sadly. That said, the younger generation isn't as group oriented, as mentioned in the video.
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  956. I'd recommend going to the 飲み会 but having a non-alcoholic drink. Naturally it's not quite the same, but Japanese people will appreciate the effort!
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  957. Pancakes that bite back
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  958. yes
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  959. Hey dude can you email me at dogentricks@gmail.com or send me a tweet on twitter at @Dogen ? Tried getting in touch with you earlier today but realized I don’t have your info anymore since deleting Instagram and fAcebook!
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  960. My pitch-accent series on patreon could help you with this! Here's a link if you're interested! https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  961. 普段はもっと優しい。 と思いたい。
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  962. Cheers Jorge!
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  963. Some of those edits were really sharp. Nice!
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  964. The only thing kanji I have written in the last month is my address
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  965. This is because it's necessary to add a particle after nouns when teaching pitch-accent, as there are two pitch-accent patterns that are identical up to the particle, but change with the particle. For example, flower and nose are pronounced the same in isolation, but with completely different pronunciations when there is a following particle. It's standard practice to teach Japanese pitch-accent this way, actually! Hope this helped!
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  966. 気にしません。
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  967. probably haha
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  968. thank you very much kaemincha!
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  969. they're great!
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  970. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!
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  971. You could crucify them as well! lol thank you!
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  972. Because I dislike social media as a whole haha
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  973. not a big fan of the ゲロ. would love to visit Sapporo! never been!
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  974. thanks for watching ^^
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  975. やねん
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  976. +Supersonic once you see it you'll shit bricks lol. seriously though such a nub!!
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  977. Carly Commando - Everyday Great song!
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  978. haha thanks. I like that one too lol
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  979. cheers ^^
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  980. ありがとうございます！チャンネルがまだかなり小さいので面白いと思う動画があればシェアしていただけますと幸いです！＾＾これからもよろしくお願いします！：D
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  981. haha well it depends on what type of person you're attracted to. and this is comedy lol
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  982. sometimes they come from gairaigo though haha. "NG"
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  983. Cheers! Had to shoot that bit 7 times haha
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  984. I was in a weak state from all of the previous jabs HA
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  985. Nice! This one deserves its own video!
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  986. +Richard “Yukiboy21” Barnett thank you so much! Spread the word and show the world what Pokemon is actually about! Appreciate it man! :D
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  987. Big mac and fries with a large coke!
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  988. +theetankorn ariya life in the big city haha. I had to leave after a year!
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  989. nailed it!
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  990. haha yea there are usually jokes that only exist in the Japanese audio or English subs for each video ^^
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  991. どもうです＾＾
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  992. ありがとう！辞書を片手に書きました（笑）
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  993. Too often
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  994. Working on a system to host right now ^^
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  995. lol KAH haha not out of the question
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  996. close! Although if you say that you'll get more compliments lol. you want to say 日本語が下手です。you can then add 'kono yarou' if you like :)
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  997. we shall see.... we shall see
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  998. Thank you! 努力の賜物です。
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  999. haha thank you! 修正しました ✌️
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  1000. lol believe me not riding it is the best thing to do. it's hell haha
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  1001. haven't read that book btw!
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  1002. Every guy in the world haha. thanks for watching!
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  1003. hahaha too good
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  1004. +ピリポさん TETSUO!!!!
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  1005. truly. btw may I offer you a bandage for the burn you just administered?
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  1006. コメントをありがとうございます！＾＾日本語教室という名前を使っていますが、シリーズの目標は人をentertainすること、さらに細かくいうと人を笑わせることです：）「日本語教室」という名前を使っているのも、実は皮肉に基づいた冗談の一つです。同じく、動画の最後にあるテキスト「subscribe for more super useful Japanese hints」も完全に皮肉です。気持ちは分からないでもないですが:D ちなみに近いうちに実際の日本語のイントネーションレッスンをpatreonにアップするつもりです。よかったらチェックしてくださいね！
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  1007. +Andrew Nguyen thanks so much for the sub man! really appreciate it :) I'm trying to make this my full time work so if you find anything you like feel free to share :) New video coming out tomorrow! Incidentally do you trick as well?
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  1008. haha it's alright. definitely not perfect though! I studied Japanese phonetics intensively for several years, which made a huge difference. If you have never studied Japanese pitch-accent I highly recommend checking out the first few episodes of Japanese Phonetics, my Japanese linguistics series here on youtube! https://youtu.be/jakXVEUTT48 If you like what you see head over to patreon for the rest of the lessons--currently up to lesson 6 and about to release 7 :) Cheers and good luck with your studies! Let me know if you ever have any questions! :)
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  1009. Segata Sanshiro is Ultraman's butler.
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  1010. 勉強になります
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  1011. Thanks for the comment Goombah. Teaching at schools—as opposed to 英会話—is often the roughest as almost all of the kids are being forced to learn, as opposed to learning out in interest. Definitely been there!
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  1012. Tentai Kansoku by Bump of Chicken
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  1013. Appreciate it James.
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  1014. Cheers! See you there!
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  1015. I'm actually considering it lol
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  1016. Do it! ^^
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  1017. Video about this coming soon!
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  1018. the first is better because your package is the subject, not the object 👌
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  1019. Yep
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  1020. Why!?
    7
  1021. 現在利用中＾＾
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  1022. Yep
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  1023. it wasn't sarcastic ...
    7
  1024. There you are
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  1025. Yes! Though it's typically best to study about six months or so using a resource such as Genki to develop a fundamental understanding of the language. Cheers!
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  1026. I also recommend wanikani to remember up to intermediate kanji. Beyond that it's mostly impractical.
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  1027. 嫌いです。村上龍が好きですが。
    7
  1028. Same!
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  1029. thanks Simon
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  1030. haha that's clever
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  1031. The best.
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  1032. 存在しない
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  1033. インドネシアの伝統的な踊りです
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  1034. mids
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  1035. Apologies for that--first time using a teleprompter so I made a fair number of mistakes and tried to overcompensate with aggressive editing.
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  1036. Good luck! Japanese 美容師 are the best.
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  1037. Thank you very much Yanko! Best of luck with your Japanese studies, and looking forward to seeing you on Patreon!
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  1038.  @japanischlernenat  It really was a great group of people—hope we can all have a reunion some day!
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  1039. Lofty aspirations ;)
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  1040. lies
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  1041.  @aaronhowell2011  Think you should wait! We're working on updates everyday, new announcement coming soon!
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  1042. +ピリポさん My pleasure! thank you for the support Piripo-san! :D
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  1043. +佐藤砂糖　ぶどう糖さん、コメントをありがとうございます！. 砂糖になったようで何よりです！これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1044. +Supersonic burn brothers lol
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  1045. +takk0219 そうなんですw
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  1046. lol something in the water I suppose!
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  1047. haha well I have a lot of scripts that are closer to 'literature' that stand up, but they always take longer to perform--it'll take time, but they will come!
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  1048. we shall see! :D
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  1049. Oh really? If you have a link I'd love to see it! didn't know there were any new threads!
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  1050. thank you! ありがとうございます！
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  1051. +Takaaki Thank you very much! All of the stories and scripts are original (and some of them come from books I've written), so I really appreciate that! これからも頑張りますのでよろしくお願いします！
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  1052. haha thank you! I spend a lot of time studying speaking and flow (still!), so I appreciate that. I love the music as well. From an awesome swedish band called Bossfight! Check them out :) I work at university in Japan doing student recruitment, but am trying to go full time into Patreon, Youtube, etc, so your shares and support really help me to produce better content! :D
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  1053. lol my favorite line from the vid. thanks man!
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  1054. Thanks for the catch. Was sleep deprived and fell back on English grammar while simultaneously making a mistake (the "no"). Will use a corrected version if I ever need to re-upload.
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  1055. +Nanano Chris 6 years deす！
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  1056. thanks man ^^ always appreciate your support!
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  1057. because he went through a talento agency, something I have no interest in doing haha. thank you for the support though ^^
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  1058. +zzqsk ` thank you! Kumamoto's in pretty bad shape, but we're doing ok here :) Ecuador definitely needs some more love though!
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  1059. There are multiple correct interpretations :)
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  1060. 歌舞伎町の女王
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  1061. haha it いつの間にか became my trade mark lol thanks man!
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  1062. Should have included that haha
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  1063. He opened his sharingan at a young age!
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  1064. Thank you very much. Videos will keep coming. Just finished part three—will be up in a few days. It's a bit shorter as it also serves as an appetizer to the video that follows. Thanks again for the support, and hope you enjoy all the upcoming content!
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  1065. Yes, it's mora based :) I actually cover this in my phonetics series! ずっと would be 3 mora, it follows completely Japanese rules, so basically ignore the English syllables :) きゃ、しゃ、etc. are also one mora. Let me know if you need more clarification!
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  1066. it's always bugged me lol. thanks for the support! :D
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  1067. holy balls that sounds amazing. I wonder if rikaisama has a safari plug in as well? thanks so much for the comment!
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  1068. PDR was amazing! Such a nice and sharp guy!
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  1069. thank you very much! appreciate the concern!
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  1070. same camera, new room :) Thanks for noticing!
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  1071. kill it with fire
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  1072. nailed it ✌️
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  1073. haha np. it was the only meme I knew as a child haha
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  1074. nailed it
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  1075. +island Kolazu 飲む飲む（笑）
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  1076. 動画が面白いから登録したわけではない、ということがよくわかりました。でもちょっとだけ面白いということを理解してほしいです。笑 日本語についてですが、一年ちょっとでこれだけ書けるのは本当にすごいと思います。このペースだとあっという間に僕を追い越すでしょう。僕より日本語が上手な人がいくらでもいますけどね！（日本には多くいます） 僕の日本語が比較的に上手に見えるのは作文を日本語で書いている・朗読しているからだと思います。内容の面白くない文章を難しい日本語で書くより、内容の面白い文章をシンプルな日本語で書いた方が上手に見える、そして相手の気を引く、というような気がします。具体的な例をあげますと、自分が日本語で文章を書き始めた頃は三島由紀夫や夏目漱石などといった文豪の文体を真似しようとしましたが、当時書いた文章を周りの人に読んでもらった時は「よくわかりません。わざとらしい感じがします」という感想が圧倒的に多かったです。リズムの良い美しい文体、知性を感じる豊富な語彙、ではなく、内容を重視するようになって初めて「面白い」と言われました。 要するに「世界一日本語が上手な外国人になる」という夢はもちろん応援しますが、それより「歌舞伎の脚本を書く」や「日本の映画を監督する」などという想像力も必要とされる夢の方が、ブラインさんの日本語能力をもっと早く引き出してくれると思いますし、その方が劣等感もなくなると思います。想像力が関わってくるとcompetitionではなくなりますので :) ちなみに漢字は道元です。これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1077. どういたしまして！そして返事が遅くなってすみません。昨日編集していましたのでコメントの方は見られませんでした。留学のことですが、特にスピーキングが気になっているのであればやはり外国人がいない環境で勉強した方が良いかと思います。ちなみに書くことはほぼマスターしているようですが、発音やイントネーションに関してはどうですか（会話はまた別かと思います）？すでに知っているかもしれませんが、近いうちにPatreonにてイントネーションのレッスンも公開する予定ですので興味があれば是非チェックしてください。 皇居の周辺、いいですね。昔自分はよく日比谷公園で体操をしていました！個人的に横浜のみなとみらいも大好きです。 留学の準備、頑張ってくださいね！また質問などがありましたらいつでも聞いてください。
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  1078. hello! ^^ I address this in this video: https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I My Japanese Phonetics series may be able to help if you're not making much progress with speaking / developing a good accent!
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  1079. Joey was awesome! Such a grounded guy. Insanely eloquent!
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  1080. Awesome! Thanks for the support ^^ it's real extreme writing style, most people either really like it or detest it haha. let me know what you think :)
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  1081. thanks so much! Really glad to hear that :) videos will keep coming!
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  1082. You are not! You just have to use phonetics and be aware of how you speak, because you've already lost your ability to pick up a foreign language from exposure alone (just like everyone else who has passed the age of 15 or so!). Good luck with your studies Rob!
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  1083. haha thank you! I wouldn't be able to use this video to describe Southern Kyushu, but I think it does a good job of explaining Tokyo :) Thanks again!
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  1084. ありがとうございます！9年くらいです。ただし勉強は凝縮してやっているので、一般人の時間感覚で言いますとおそらく1004年です。
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  1085. +Keio Chris the only thing worse than fake peanut butter is trying to convince yourself that it's real （笑）
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  1086. +Luke Kyriacou sounds like we could be best friends! Haha I've seen Tokyo jihen three times live btw! Thanks for the sub Luke!
    6
  1087. Yes! From 禅！
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  1088. です！笑
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  1089. We're gonna need a bigger Shinkansen.
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  1090. brace for monday's vid
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  1091. +Sha Riaz Thanks man! I knew I needed to use this song as BGM the first time I heard it haha. I love when it drops! you should check out their other stuff as well! 'Milky Ways' is great! thanks for the comment and support :D
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  1092. An option! Unfortunately there are always a number of discrepancies between the script and the end product, which would make things a bit complicated
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  1093. Thank you guys, really appreciate the love! One of my goals is to motivate Japanese learners, so this means a lot. Expect more motivation in upcoming lessons, I attack some of the points people use as excuses not to study phonetics ;)
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  1094. haha thank you!
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  1095. naturally :D
    6
  1096. Because planes!
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  1097. no puedo hablar en español but domo domo
    6
  1098. Let me ask if the bank accepts that!
    6
  1099. boom instant native
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  1100. Very glad to hear that! Videos will keep coming!
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  1101. I plan on packaging the finalized product once everything is done for around $30-$50 (with the lower end being aimed towards students). Thanks for the input with regards to Patreon as well. I think I'm going to stick for $10 for the time being based on the current trend (lowering price would result in a net loss unfortunately), but hope to lower it in the future. Thanks again for the feedback and support! Feel free to jump in a bit late to Patreon to save yourself a bit of money :)
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  1102. BOOM HEADSHOT
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  1103. Hmmm a bit difficult to say as I think our situations might be slightly different. That is to say, word choice to me feels like something I purposely engage in, but could sit out of if I wanted to, while—and apologies if I'm getting this wrong—for you word choice feels like something you have to engage in, almost as if mentally and emotionally you have no choice? I think that it's always best to try and get a set of external eyes to check your work!
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  1104. もっと言ってくれ
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  1105. もっと言ってくれ
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  1106. Thanks! Looking forward to seeing the videos! ^^
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  1107. Good luck with the acting and singing! I personally recommend masterclass! ^^
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  1108. haha I considered it, but also wanted to include something for the non-practitioners. Real Zen bit was the last 30 seconds of silence
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  1109. it happens, for sure
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  1110. That I’m glad not every conversation is about Donald Trump
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  1111. It cost $2,500 to set up the onsen pipes, and costs approximately $75 a month for all you can use onsen.
    6
  1112. 完璧に話せる、だとそうですね、かなり難しいです。
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  1113. ライブ３回も行っている＾＾
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  1114. Couldn't have said it better. Thanks for the continued patronage Manji! ^^
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  1115. Cheers! Was my favorite skit from 2024!
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  1116. all day everyday
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  1117. I still teach on Patreon! www.patreon.com/dogen 43 lessons in and still going!
    6
  1118. 新しい家の中に温泉がありますが時間がなくてほとんど使っていない自分をバカにする動画です。
    6
  1119. イギリスに引っ越せば「闇の魔術に対する防衛術」を日常会話のフレーズとして使えると思いますが
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  1120. Wanikani. https://www.wanikani.com
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  1121. Keen ear! Indeed, in certain regional dialects there is a difference between the various sounds, but not in standard Japanese.
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  1122. both
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  1123. If you do think you'll ever study phonetics, it's better to do so sooner than later!
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  1124. Precisely! Thanks for the supplementary explanation! ^^
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  1125. To achieve a specific look
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  1126. Ignore your classmates 👌
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  1127. Hi Jokertyf! The short answer is that in these circumstances there are sometimes multiple correct answers. This is why there are multiple 'correct' pronunciations for a word such as 記者（きしゃ）, for exaxmple. I talk about this in detail using spectrographs in lesson 6.5 of my series, which can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/posts/japanese-episode-36438446 Cheers!
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  1128. 体に悪いんですか？
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  1129. nailed it!
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  1130. Will consider this!
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  1131. My man knows
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  1132. Upload from two days ago is new
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  1133. japanischlernen.at Really is crazy. Thanks so much for watching Manuela!
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  1134. haha no he's much more ripped than me
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  1135. Appreciate it Noah! We'd also like to add more sentence level phrases—will work on adding these over the next few months. Cheers!
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  1136. definitely the most unique and original! I'm a Tonberry fan tho lol
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  1137. Just wait for 'candy candy'
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  1138. thank you! I like doing parodies of a lot of the typical youtube videos haha. I also recommend my phonix cell phone review!
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  1139. Thanks for the quick reply! :D  Incidentally are you referring to the post from a couple months ago with Lesson #3? Or a newer one? The community there is so awesome and welcoming!
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  1140. np! thanks anyway! :D
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  1141. But you did 👌
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  1142. いたよ！すごく良い人だった！頭の回転もめっちゃ早い！
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  1143. two pieces haha
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  1144. hey there! I studied Japanese phonetics (especially pitch-accent) in order to develop my accent. I talk about how I developed my accent in this video: https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I Incidentally I also teach Japanese pitch accent on Patreon, if you're interested ^^ www.patreon.com/dogen I highly recommend signing up if you're trying to develop a native-like accent! :D
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  1145. thank you ^^
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  1146. I often get called 'great foreign speak' or 'stupid native speaker' haha
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  1147. The number one thing I want my subs to feel is PAIN.
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  1148. Yes, I actually recommend self study over classroom study for elementary level :) I majored in Japanese during college and spent almost as much time learning about how to learn language as I did actually learning Japanese. Will be doing a video series on patreon very soon explaining the best way to study Japanese to sound native! Be on the lookout! Will make announcements here! :D
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  1149. You win! sending herpes now
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  1150. hahaha thanks Eric
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  1151. Thanks so much! I was on JET for 3 years, but I wouldn't really recommend doing it for so long unless you can connect it exactly to what you want to do once you're done, very hard to build a career off it, unfortunately :( it's good for definitely a couple years though!
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  1152. haha thanks, really appreciate that! Shares always help a lot, if you ever feel like it ^^ Videos will continue to come either way though :) thanks for the support!
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  1153. ありがとう！すごく助かります＾＾ 雑文集を読み終わったら感想を聞かせてね！✌️ これからもよろしく！😊
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  1154. Yes! I had to renew my passport, residence card, and car insurance all within 3 weeks due to work. It was one of the most stressful things I've ever experienced lol.
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  1155. 「個人的に一番気になっていたのはあるスーパー内の生ゴミの臭いです。ありえないほど臭かったのでそこで買い物するのをやめました」← 確かにあるかも！＾＾ コメントをありがとうございます！感謝します：D　これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1156. I don't know too much about the James Heisig method, but I have found that studying kanji intensively with anki applications to be very effective. I wouldn't personally recommend studying kanji before grammar or pronunciation though!
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  1157. Thank you! Yes, I studied Japanese phonetics intensively and am currently working on a separate video series that explains the best way to study! I will be making an announcement here soon! ^^ Thanks again for the support!
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  1158. 1. Trying to recreate the same background. 2. New clip each time.
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  1159. 1080!!
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  1160. That's not a bad idea haha. cheers!
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  1161. #36
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  1162. Appreciate the love Alvise. Absolutely, please feel free to send me a message there ^^ @dogen
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  1163. and Sophocles!
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  1164. Satoshi Kon too! :D
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  1165. Glad to hear you're excited for the series! If it wasn't clear episodes four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive; feel free to share your thoughts if this wasn't apparent from the video!
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  1166. perfect! thanks for the support!
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  1167. GAHAHA 名言ですね！such a good way to describe it!
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  1168. 帽子を被るのが面倒くさくなった haha thank you!
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  1169. Could never parody 宇多田ヒカル haha I love Deep River too much!
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  1170. lol I would love to but they wouldn't let me do it officially because I don't have a masters in Japanese linguistics (only a bachelors). Too much red tape involved in becoming a 'real teacher' lol. I hope you can learn a lot from the series! :D
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  1171. ポパイって笑 そうですね、むしろ日本人のことを考えてこの動画を作りました。日本の政府「グローバル人材」「グローバル化」とか言っていますが「グローバル」という言葉を使ってしまうと正しい発音で「Global」と言えなくなりますし、「国際」という言葉を忘れるだけですよね。非常に危ない傾向ですね。
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  1172. +KaitoverMoon オーデイションあれば挑戦してみるわ！笑　 コメントありがとう！
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  1173. lol NEVER seen a Great Dane. biggest was a fat golden retriever haha. Jealous of that moment! :D
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  1174. The troll is highly effective. Works 7/10!
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  1175. thanks man! your tips have really helped! :D :D we gotta do a video this month :D
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  1176. my pleasure ^^
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  1177. Wow! Thanks for the kind words Aleksey! Really appreciate the support both here and on Patreon. Hope you find the pitch-accent lessons helpful as well! 今後ともよろしくね！
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  1178. kNEES
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  1179. 長く勉強しています！＾＾
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  1180. I'm アメリカ人です :)
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  1181. game changer!
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  1182. Thank you very much Jordan :) I think you'll enjoy the upcoming video as well. Not quite as good for stress relief, but it should have some relatable content. Cheers, really appreciate the support.
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  1183. For these lessons I drink the rudeness soup haha
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  1184. boom headshot
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  1185. because they are vacuums 👍
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  1186. thank you! this is my favorite as well ^^
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  1187. Not a problem! I'm glad that you find everything so useful ^^ let me know if you ever have any questions! :D
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  1188. I suggest Daiso!
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  1189. I personally recommend トリップ・トラップ ✌️
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  1190. thanks for watching Lester ^^
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  1191. I don't recommend it lol
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  1192. 被るの面倒くさくなったわ haha
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  1193. +Volc64 me too lol (I put cheese on everything)
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  1194. lol yes that happens a lot as well. Do anything with a Japanese person and you get the cold shoulder!
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  1195. thanks :D
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  1196. haha nice! thanks so much :D glad you liked it!
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  1197. ありがとうございます！そのあとはありません。笑 ちなみに「私どもも一同」です！
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  1198. will give it some thought!
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  1199. Gotcha! Have either of you ever read Mishima or Murakami Ryu?
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  1200. Well it's certainly true that there aren't too many foreigners in Japan with native-like levels of Japanese, but I don't agree that Japanese people don't like to accept certain foreigners have a high Japanese level ^^
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  1201. +Supersonic "Yamamoto Walk Away" lol I was contemplating putting in another clip of WAIT but couldn't think of any good context lol. need more footagesss
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  1202. lol we've all been there
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  1203. TOP 10 INformation overloads
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  1204. haha it's the shortest one, but I like it. hope you enjoy it as well! :D
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  1205. This has been the goal from the beginning. Japanese stand up and youtube are nothing more than the medium!
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  1206. LOVE machine
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  1207. So glad to hear that, this one was hell to edit haha. Next one is the last—hope you enjoy it as well!
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  1208. +WILDMAN HILL それって褒め言葉ですよね？褒め言葉として解釈させてもらいます！笑 これからもよろしくお願いします！：D
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  1209. Might be able to use that one in a future vid haha
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  1210. +MrA4size 警告をありがとうございます。おっしゃる通り、大量の雨が降っています（その関係で今日休みになりました）。山も近くにあるので気をつけたいと思っています。これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1211. depends what you're listening for I suppose haha
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  1212. あ、敬語は不要です＾＾わざわざすみません。「日本語を操る外国人の方が想像以上に増えつつあるという認識を、持ち始めるべき時が来ているのかもしれません」そうですね、これからもっと増えていくと思いますので、その認識が特にこれからは大事になってくると思います。とは言っても、英語が普通に話せる日本人もこれからどんどん増えていくと思いますので、お互い様だと思います＾＾最近グローバル人材が流行り言葉で留学に行かない大学生はむしろ少ない方、と思う時もあります！＾＾
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  1213. haha that's basically the joke— ブス is completely wrong and no one would ever confuse it with 可愛い ^^
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  1214. Let's do it guys! hit me up on twitter @dogen
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  1215. thanks! ^^
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  1216. haha thanks. appreciate the share on circlejerk :D
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  1217. Hello! I've been speaking and studying Japanese quite a long time. I was born and raised in the states, and started out fairly early, concentrating on phonetics from the get go. I talk about how I studied in this video: https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I
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  1218. haha sounds like a frustrating phenomenon! Hope that you are able to connect with some more academically inclined users!
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  1219. thanks Chad ^^ this video doesn't convey my crippling OCD though HA
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  1220. No pains no gains!!
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  1221. lol this is AMAZING! thank you!
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  1222. +TsunTsunSweetie I'm in the mood for a calzone. CHEESE!!
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  1223. +meemachima if you play the song backwards it's said that you can hear Tengus talking
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  1224. haha that'll definitely work well too! ^^
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  1225. +Kuponuss lol 2l of coke! I hope it was diet! :D
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  1226. +Andrew Nguyen legit dude! I still trick a bit as well :D most of the channel content will be comedy/Japan related, but occasional tricking as well :) thanks for the support again! hope you enjoy it!
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  1227. +Kyroyal hmmmmmph
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  1228. major side note lol. I walk too!
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  1229. 多いでしょう？ haha
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  1230. hahaha I'm on it! thanks for the support Jessica. I had a few more but took them out this time, will be in a future episode! ^^
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  1231. lol whuuuut. I wonder if she was from the whaling town? It's quite uncommon for people to eat whale or dolphin in Japan, despite what a lot of the foreign media would have everyone believe. ah the media!
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  1232. it's evolving
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  1233. It'll never end ^^ Cheers!
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  1234. +TheKelsmommy glad you enjoyed it! wanted to try adding a new dimension :) Next video should be more upbeat (dependent on my 躁鬱 lol）
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  1235. +Jezzington Bear haha thank you man! I realize it's a little bit hard to understand w/ out context, so I really appreciate that you still took the time to watch it! :D thanks again!
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  1236. +LifesVideos thank you! we're doing much better now :) Pray for Kumamoto and Ecuador though!
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  1237. Call me Son-Dogen.
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  1238. ah, highway by くるり
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  1239. 犯罪万歳
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  1240. コメントをありがとうございいます。以前にも鼻音について言われたことがありますので、これから少しだけ、意識してみます。今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  1241.  @gauravchopra3677  That could be the case—hope you're able to work everything out!
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  1242. Nailed it.
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  1243. おっしゃる通りです
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  1244. 間違いない。
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  1245. Wow, this is amazing! Thanks so much for the useful share! ^^
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  1246. 'sad naruto music'
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  1247.  @randxalthor  No worries! Incidentally, you can watch the video after the event has ended as well if you buy a digital ticket here! https://twitcasting.tv/lateral_osaka/shopcart/180768
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  1248. 勉強になったようで何よりです。アメリカ人です！
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  1249. Though male and female speakers generally have different 'base tones', the pitch-accent patterns they use when speaking are the same. Because of this, the female recordings are still highly effective for male learners. That said, the course could definitely benefit from male recordings as well; will try to add some in the coming months!
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  1250. +MizuiroNo I’m triggered
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  1251. よかったらどうぞ！https://www.amazon.co.jp/マヨネーズ-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B50XE9I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1524572899&sr=8-2&keywords=オドネル
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  1252. I’ve spent 8 summers in Texas, Japan is far worse
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  1253. thanks!
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  1254. Thanks good sir ^^ I recommend hospitalization 👌
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  1255. My pleasure Hannah, thanks for watching!
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  1256. かなり
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  1257. 「セミの声」
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  1258. had to read that 5 times haha
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  1259. 天体観測 by BUMP OF CHICKEN
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  1260.  @DragakuRandom  Ah Got it! I didn't really know about MIA—I was mostly giving my thoughts on normal AJATT. I think Matt's Japanese is great! Cheers!
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  1261. うまい
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  1262. Haha no worries at all! If you try to go slowly, maybe one rule a week or every other week it's actually very manageable. Best of luck with your studies!
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  1263. Thanks Agostino! 頑張ってください＾＾
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  1264. ですね
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  1265. They’re pronounced the exact same!
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  1266. No haha
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  1267. 気軽にどうぞ
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  1268. Basic foundation!
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  1269. Np! Appreciate the love!
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  1270. Very glad to hear you found it so helpful!
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  1271. 検討します
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  1272. 頑張れ、キリト
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  1273. Cheers ^^
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  1274. A long time, but the reason my accent is alright is because I studied pronunciation intensively. I actually teach it now if you're interested! Here is a link to my video series: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  1275. 残念ながらKALDIの方がスーパーより狭くてうるさいから入れません
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  1276. Was a great time!
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  1277. one of my favorites! haha
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  1278. Thanks dude! Looking forward to seeing you over there!
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  1279. thanks Nat!
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  1280. ですね。なので「まあでも日本語は昔から柔軟な部分もあるからな」というせりふを入れています：）
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  1281. Really appreciate the support! Glad to know someone who isn't interested in Japanese can enjoy them as well :) hope you enjoy upcoming content as well! :D
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  1282. Can I have you permission to use 'oh my days'? lol
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  1283. haha thank you very much! would love to do this once I have more time (after I make the full transition to YouTuber :) ) Thanks again for the continued support! :D
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  1284. ....clever girl
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  1285. Not cheap cheese like in the States! Cheese can be found, but it's small and expensive. Hard to have things like quesadillas!
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  1286. 僕の膝に牙を突っ込んだ。
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  1287. saw them live 3 times :D
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  1288. Thanks so much for the reply! Just headed over to the thread and responded to a few comments. Appreciate it!
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  1289. +Kuponuss Thank you very much! :D thanks for sticking around ^^
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  1290. thank you very much! replaced the cooler and running a nice overclock at 4.7 ghz now!
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  1291. +Thai Hoang ya I work there rofl
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  1292. haha nice! what anime did you see that in? I can't believe it was in an actual official translation haha. Really appreciate the support Gaussian! I'm going to be rude now too.
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  1293. 来たー！デンプシー・ロールだあ！
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  1294. Thanks Kristin! Hope you enjoyed the newest lesson up on Patreon now! :D
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  1295. Noted! Comedy coming again this Monday / Tuesday! :D
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  1296. thanks for watching ^^
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  1297. too legit to quit thanks for the support! :D
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  1298. nailed it
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  1299. Thank you very much! I don't know them but if we can do something that would be awesome! :D
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  1300. +ピリポさん haha it's my pleasure :) thank you for watching! erm ...hobby lol hope there were some nice pictures in that batch :D これからもよろしくね！
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  1301. Thanks haha. I don't like most idols, more of a 椎名林檎 Go! Go! 7188 kind of guy :D
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  1302. It's my pleasure! I hope that you are able to get something out of the series! With regards to your questions: I've heard both with regards to phonetics. For example, the primary Japanese language resource I use for spoken Japanese (as in pronunciation and pitch-accent) is a book called Phonetics of the Japanese Language, and it has a chapter dedicated to pitch-accent, stress, and intonation. Based on this, as well as other resources I have used in the past, I like to include pitch-accent into the phonetics category. Appreciate the critique as well--definitely understand where it is coming from! As this was the opening statement of the series I wanted something that would be simple and easy to understand for people of all ages and educational backgrounds, which is why I went with "the study of spoken Japanese", as I felt it would be intuitive for the average learner. That being said if I knew my audience had previous experience with linguistics I would probably choose something more precise for clarity. Thanks for the comment and critiques. Again, I hope you enjoy the upcoming content. Cheers!
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  1303. I meant once every two weeks! Apologies for the ambiguity!
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  1304. intentional 👌
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  1305. +L_231 lol the yamamoto walk away was an alternative name I though immediately before the upload! glad to see it was well received! I like it a lot as well lol. thanks for the support! :D
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  1306. Really appreciate that Just dance! If you can afford it I would encourage you to check out the Patreon series; I like to think it's a game changer for students studying Japanese :D
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  1307. +Inuzou “HARPOON” Oyama あざっす！そうするからこれからもよろしく！！：D
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  1308. 7 is my favorite game ever!
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  1309. まあそんな感じです。笑
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  1310. ローバート。ローバト。ラベルト。Funny I can't pronounce Kyrgyzstan in English or Japanese ha!
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  1311. Food for thought to be sure ^^ Incidentally I lived in Osaka for 6 months as well :D
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  1312. Yea, we met at this gathering :)
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  1313. 武くん馬鹿だから大丈夫だよw
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  1314. +superpatate thank you! I like how it turned out as well :D Pacing was really difficult though haha
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  1315. haha thanks :) 「んじゃなかった」is also a useful one :) as in, 「バイクで来るんじゃなかった」
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  1316. Working on it right now! It's taking longer than I though to make as I'm creating pronunciation videos as well. hopefully will be able to make an announcement in the next two weeks :)
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  1317. nailed it!
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  1318. Thank you Agnieszka!
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  1319. ah i see. well i hope that you dont have too much reverse culture shock! I feel like your English is extremely natural; im sure everyone will be super impressed!! i hope you enjoy your last days of study abroad!!
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  1320. +Austin Wang haha thanks man! glad you liked it :) more like this to come! :D
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  1321. なにこれ、うまっ！ Basically saying, "WHAT IS THIS?!" Good luck with your studies! be on the lookout for the upcoming intonation and pronunciation lessons :D
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  1322. Bravia speakers for that sweet power spot music!
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  1323. Very interesting—seeing a lot of comments related to opera on this video! I'm not sure how many common points there will be, but I hope you enjoy the videos! :D
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  1324. Joke's on you I'm already married. OR was this in your calculations.
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  1325. not a problem! thanks for watching! :D
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  1326. Thanks! あ、日本人です！
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  1327. editing was a biznatch haha
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  1328. I think it's great for listening practice, but not so good for speaking practice, as a lot of the dialogue in anime is quite exaggerated, which can make you sound a bit strange. An anime like Monster is pretty good though!
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  1329. Living, yes! Didn't know what I wanted to do for a long time, but I knew that I wanted to live in Japan. Don't regret the decision! :D
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  1330. thanks man! Really appreciate the support! :D
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  1331. +Vegan Clown hey sorry for the late reply man! I intend to do some music reviews! ^^ and have a couple scripts ready, but it will be a while before I release any as I'd like to develop the feel of the channel :D
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  1332. NP! it's a fantastic site, right? Shame on me? SHAME ON YOU!!
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  1333. That'd probably be doable, depending on where I am haha. I'm out of the country a lot for work! I don't know much about how they use the internet as I don't have a smartphone haha. I know that Line is really popular over here though. and twitter!
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  1334. haha it's my pleasure. hope that the lessons are useful for you :D
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  1335. It is! I personally like her 3rd album the best. Though I'd say on a musical level the first three are all A+ albums. Hope the vocab is going well! :D
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  1336. こちらこそ見てくれてありがとうございます！＾＾
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  1337. I much prefer these videos as well, they just take much longer to produce, which is why they are less common. Will be videos like this each when when I'm here full time ^^
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  1338. ノース・キャサリン。WAIT
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  1339. So I hear! many more than Japanese!
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  1340. scary team haha
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  1341. lol nailed it. thank you very much!
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  1342. サラさんさよなら！
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  1343. appreciate that!
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  1344. hahaha VALIDATION. Cheers Relief! I mean dragon! Andrew! Thanks for the continued support, seeing a continual rise in Patrons! :D Really appreciate it!
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  1345. 僕もやめた方が良いと思います。笑 ありがとうございます！＾＾フルタイムでやろうとしていますので面白いと思う動画をシェアしてもらえると本当に助かります！：D これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1346. どうもどうもです ✌️
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  1347. Let me know you end up getting it! We can hang out in #Starbucks
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  1348. haha thanks man. ppppreciate it!
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  1349. 直訳ではありません＾＾ but I thought it was ok. There are a lot of translations that would work. "Are you a pervert!?" でも大丈夫だと思います！
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  1350. Will fix :) thanks!
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  1351. Thank you very much Lodane ^^ I really appreciate the kind words! good luck with your studies and hope that you can enjoy future videos as well! Cheers!
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  1352. It's my favorite as well! :D thank you!
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  1353. haha no I've never been! studied a little bit in high school though! :)
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  1354. haha it's my pleasure! If you like this one you'll like Monday's video too ;) Cheers!
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  1355. +Sayuri Azuma haha thanks Sayuri! Glad to see you here on youtube as well! 勉強になったようで何よりです。というかどこがですか笑 If you like it feel free to share :D これからもよろしく！
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  1356. 純粋な日本派です！
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  1357. あっっっっっったまいい！ thanks man! :D
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  1358. Thank you ^^ hope that you are able to learn some practical information from the series! Let me know if you ever have any questions! :D
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  1359. Yea, I've heard that it's crazy expensive! Everything I've read and heard about Norway seems amazing! Can't wait to visit one day!
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  1360. washing haha
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  1361. +hou hougano ありがとうございます！多くの日本人がそう思っているのではないかと思い、この動画を作りました。実は日本人向けです。本物のピーナッツバターをぜひ試してみてください。世界観が変わると思います（笑）
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  1362. That helps so much! ありがとう！！hope you can enjoy the upcoming content just as much! :)
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  1363. haha nice! thanks for that! :D every sub helps a lot ^^ appreciate your continued support!
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  1364. +Núria Trillo thanks so much for the support! Really appreciate it! Will keep posting :) Not always Japanese lessons, but expect the frequency to increase for sure! これからもよろしく！:D
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  1365. よく気づきましたね。笑
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  1366. lol comment of the year
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  1367. +Hamza Louizi thanks for the comment man! I'm trying to avoid using background music as a crutch for the moment, but might try it in some future videos :) thank you very much for the support! :D
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  1368. あ、日本人です！
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  1369. used to play 11! Have never played XIV, and unfortunately don't have time to play :(
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  1370. I particularily like the first half of the series! Great tension and characters!
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  1371. lol your friend says that? Really happy to hear that you guys enjoy the content so much! これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1372. Just curious, what about this reminds you of Murakami?
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  1373. Murakami Ryu is amazing. He wrote the famous 'Audition' :)
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  1374. Try and study intonation early on or it might sound like your accent is all over the place. A lot of non-natives can't tell the difference though, so if your teacher isn't a Japanese native then there is a chance that they might not be able to correct your intonation. this is a pretty good resource: http://www.gavo.t.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ojad/eng/phrasing/index I'd say it took me around 3 years to my current accent--mind you I did most of this early on! Most of the studying I did after that was grammar, kanji, etc. :) I'm thinking about doing private lessons on Patreon so if you're interested let me know :D
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  1375. Thank you so much! Hope you enjoy the journey from here on out! :)
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  1376. Thank you as well Okayu P, looking foward to having you as a fan!
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  1377. 機種変更 👌
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  1378. Hi Dennis! if you PayPal me the money I can donate it on your behalf :) my PayPal account is dogentricks@gmail.com please be sure to take exchange rates and tax into account! ^^
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  1379. Just paid through! :D
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  1380. I haven't. But I usually do about 5-10 cuts for each take haha. Glad to hear you enjoy Supercar, Highvision is the BEST!
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  1381. lolol it's definitely not!!
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  1382. in my previous life!
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  1383. haha would have loved to see that! I'll have to try it one of these days!
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  1384. I don't get all of them either. some poor jokes lol. thanks for watching ^^
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  1385. 自分はバイリンガルだという意識はあまりないですが、言われてみれば確かにそうですね。 そう考えるとバイリンガルでないと冗談のオチもイマイチわからない、という問題もありますね。笑
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  1386. apparently the noun is 歯牙充填; but this sounds quite medical. you don't really hear the normal person say anything beyond '虫歯を治す' :)
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  1387. lol I figure most people would like game boy metaphors.
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  1388. Thank you! Next one is the last one, hope you enjoy it as well! ^^
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  1389. welcome to the club ^^
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  1390. haha that was one that I included with the original script but the audio got messed up and lost the bit. would like to cover that one in the future! Appreciate the view Xavier :)
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  1391. well they certainly won't understand anything you're saying
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  1392. Monterey Jack = dolla dolla bills
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  1393. thanks Alexander, really appreciate it :D If you can afford it I recommend my phonetics lessons on Patreon :) it's one of the few places where you can learn about Japanese pitch-accent in English! ^^ www.patreon.com/dogen
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  1394. BOOM HEADSHOT!
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  1395. my pleasure!
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  1396. 伝説のバンド！！
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  1397. haha don't try to hard--it's intentionally ambiguous to a certain degree. That's where the beauty is supposed to come from :)
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  1398. good luck! haha
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  1399. Hey Diego, Circuitous mentioned it below, but if you tweet me I can provide you a script :)
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  1400. Thanks Gopher, Andrew! Appreciate it :D
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  1401. I talk about how I learned Japanese in this video: https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I If you have any other questions let me know ^^
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  1402. a true saiyan
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  1403. +zzqsk ` thanks so much for the support! :D hope you enjoy the next video as well! :D
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  1404. haha not even close. https://youtu.be/POrFPyHGKyw
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  1405. RIP
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  1406. It's the lack of talent haha
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  1407. Next one will be better :D
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  1408. haha thank you! Really appreciate that! I liked to think the language gap adds something, whatever that might be.
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  1409. lol I like that one a lot too. I was going to include a clip as well, but I've heard they are very strict with 著作権 haha
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  1410. teacher would be the best option :) sounds like a great relationship! ^^
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  1411. I will! but this will most likely happen in stages as I expect to be making phonetic lessons for over a year (the bulk of the content will be finished in about 6 month). Expect an initial package deal around February :)
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  1412. replies instead
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  1413. because I hate myself enough to not be a vlogger haha
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  1414. spread the love brother
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  1415. 本当の日本語のレッスンを作ってみた、ということですかね？笑　見てくれてありがとうございます！
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  1416. +Nathan Ulmer and thanks for the sub!!
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  1417. そのうちにみんな使い出すからw
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  1418. thanks for watching ^^
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  1419. Very good point! I hadn't thought about that, was only referring to the realm of music. Thanks for the critique! Incidentally I went to the same college as Sakurai Sho :)
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  1420. thanks for the translation ^^ Glad you enjoy the videos as well! 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  1421. next time!
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  1422. Thanks Rieza! gave me a huge boost, and I love how the article turned out. their artists are amazing!
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  1423. don't worry I try and make fun of all members
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  1424. hope to the tonberry king in my next life
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  1425. because it's true! haha
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  1426. Hi Multifish! I agree that there were too many cuts—stumbled a lot as it was my first time using a teleprompter and tried (read as: failed) to hide it through editing—also tried to cut down on the length as you mentioned. Will cut back from episode two! Thanks for the critique and support!
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  1427. +ShenLimTV thanks man!! will keep this pace up!
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  1428. haha thanks!
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  1429. lol wow change a letter and it's Turkish huh?
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  1430. thank Tide
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  1431. handy! lol Thank you very much for the support. Maybe Japanese and German can join forces again I mean
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  1432. Not funny :(
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  1433. Thanks Jen :) Appreciate the love!
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  1434. 笑。よくあることですよね。ありがとうございます！＾＾良かったら登録してくださいね！:D
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  1435. It's a great mic!
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  1436. all of the above
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  1437. I actually can't haha I don't read any poetry. I like Poe a lot though!
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  1438. bible black crew
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  1439. Unfortunately I can't do this, as it's very time consuming. Apologies!
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  1440. hahahahaha love this
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  1441. 検討します　＾＾
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  1442. Yes I do, I go over each sound in-depth and give drills that can help with the r sound. Cheers!
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  1443. Jason made a long-form podcast about working at a Japanese gaming company (Koei Tecmo)—if you'd like to learn more click the link below, and give Jason a follow at @t if you're into streaming! Link: https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-yne7g-dd37e6
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  1444. Thank you for that!
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  1445. Satirical?
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  1446. D. all of the above / sleep deprived
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  1447. 185cm
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  1448. Appreciate the love! ^^
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  1449. Just letting people know that I read them all ✌️
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  1450. My pleasure! ^^ I hear that SMBC bank is another good one!
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  1451. you're breathing wrong
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  1452. ありがとうございます＾＾伝えておきますね。
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  1453. Watching movies on repeat helps a lot ^^
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  1454. 検討します！
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  1455. あけましておめでとうございます！そしてありがとうございます！
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  1456. I hire a trained native speaker who uses a professional set up!
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  1457. Yep!
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  1458. I don't like too many Japanese films outside of Kurosawa and the anime greats (Miyazaki, Kon, Otomo). The one exception would be Takashi Miike. Loved both Audition and 13 Assassins. It is indeed a hot spring town!
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  1459. Will do more!
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  1460. Hi Sport Seeker. This is a tricky question, but the short answer is that no, it's not safe to assume that つ is never accented. It is in fact the accented sound in the word shoes（くつ）, for example, so the phrase 靴が (くつが) should be pronounced as kuTSU ga. Remember the つ rule only applies to the dictionary form of verbs specifically. Hope this was beneficial, and if you'd like to learn more I'd encourage you to consider signing up on Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/dogen Cheers
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  1461. Bit too many injuries now, sadly. Still work out a fair amount, however!
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  1462.  @orclord5719  Slowly but surely becoming more popular!
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  1463. I have a video series on Patreon that breaks down Japanese pronunciation and pitch-accent in detail with high-quality native recordings. Here is a sample video from the series! https://youtu.be/mxLwyrfRxEM?feature=shared
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  1464. Because it is
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  1465. Really depends on who's attending and the company. Could be the boss, could be equally split!
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  1466. Cheers! ^^
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  1467. 音声学的な雰囲気を醸し出そうとしていましたので
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  1468. This was actually unscripted
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  1469. lol
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  1470. Yes! This is a definite rule, and I explain it in detail in episode 79 of my series. In this episode, I also talk about the suffixes 並 and っぽい. Link for anyone interested: https://www.patreon.com/posts/38952147 Cheers Solis!
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  1471. Pinned an explanation above ✌️
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  1472. Hi Franz. Don't worry too much about this—concentrate on saying the じ with a high pitch, somewhat like you're accenting it (though not with any additional force), and you should naturally say the ん with a lower pitch. Hope this helps!
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  1473. Seattle
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  1474. その発言、 合っている。
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  1475. Haha thanks man!
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  1476. Fixed and appreciate the feedback. Definitely should have made that clearer!
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  1477. thanks bro ^^
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  1478. Finish kanji
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  1479. 鬱病が治れば
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  1480.  @frosty_brandon  Usually, yes this is how I use it! Here it's more of a condescending way of writing thing—the way you often see it on Twitter. Cheers!
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  1481. I wouldn't say major, especially if you're young; it just might make it more difficult to get certain Japanese people to open up to you. You can still have a great time in Japan.
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  1482. Supercar 👌
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  1483. Cause he's actually almost powerful enough to kill Madara. Underrated.
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  1484. I certainly didn’t get my speaking skills from some innate ability—I developed them through years and years of intense phonetic studies. For many people, listening supplemented with phonetic study is much more effective than listening alone.
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  1485. The one who used social media instead of megaphones
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  1486. 許せない
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  1487. Hi! I teach all aspects of Japanese pronunciation with high-quality native recordings and graphics at https://www.patreon.com/dogen I essentially tried to create the study resource I wanted when first studying Japanese. Hope this helps!
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  1488. Follow up coming!
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  1489. 立って also has its accent on the た！
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  1490. yessir!
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  1491. 5回以上！
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  1492. Genki!
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  1493. こと
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  1494. 今から日本語のレッスンを行います。
    4
  1495. realized this after the fact. almost went back to the conbini
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  1496. Haha we all make mistakes sometimes!
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  1497. It's similar to a D sound, but not quite the same. It's in a different position than the standard Japanese D sound, and the mode of articulation is slightly different as well. I talk about the difference with the standard D immediately after this clip!
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  1498. Will do it!
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  1499. np
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  1500. Thanks Yuriko!
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  1501. My pleasure Nintendan! Great name by the way!
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  1502. Yea. 結核 in 日本語 the more you know
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  1503. Awesome! ^^ If that's the case you may find the series in general very useful ^^ There are more than 50 lessons like this! Cheers!
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  1504. Sure! Can you message me on twitter? @dogen
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  1505. Making a follow up that will release in the not too distant future that will hopefully address some of this!
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  1506. Hello, 4-6, as well as 8-35, are located on my Patreon at patreon.com/dogen. To clarify there is a 10 dollar pay wall. Thank you for your interest, and let me know if you have any other questions!
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  1507. Appreciate it!
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  1508. Yea best to study a bit beforehand!
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  1509. stay tuned
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  1510. I published a few short stories in the app store using a template code. This is one of the scripts from the apps :) Can't tell you much more besides that as that's basically the extent of my knowledge! thanks for the support ^^
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  1511. That would be the great Swedish Bit-tune band Bossfight! Check them out on youtube :) Thanks for the support!
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  1512. was fantastic!
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  1513. Thanks Edgar, really appreciate the love :D
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  1514. yes I am!
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  1515. Thank you very much! Yes, that is correct! :)
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  1516. thanks ^^
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  1517. Yes
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  1518. Appreciate the support Celeste :D New videos every week!
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  1519. Most people prefer the えび煎餅. Emphasis on most.
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  1520. posted a new video right now!
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  1521. Really appreciate that ^^ これからもよろしく！
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  1522. Thanks for letting me know :D my personal favorite i—WAIT.
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  1523. lol thank you very much! that's definitely my favorite one as well! new video with jason coming soon :D thanks for the support!! :D 
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  1524. +Manixxzz thanks for the support! New video out in a few hours! :D
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  1525. jesus ミュージック is soooooo good!! it's been sooooo long since I heard such musical Japanese music!! With regards to 夢中夢, their second album is one of my favorite albums of all time. seriously haha. this is probably a good starting point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=atOGv14hLys or this! watch
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  1526. lol thank you! This is my favorite one so far ^^ Won't be long now before all of the colors are gone haha. Really appreciate your continued support L-san! :D
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  1527. Hey Ryan! Thanks so much for the comment! Really appreciate that! If you don't mind me asking, can you point me to the thread in reddit where you found the channel? Glad to hear you are enjoying the channel so much. Incidentally just got finished scripting the first three Japanese pronunciation and intonation lessons, will record tomorrow. Expecting to have them up by the 25th! Cheers! :D
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  1528. haha I've seen most of these as well, but I thought for for how many negative stereotypes I'm throwing out I should probably balance out a bit as well :) I think most of these wouldn't be funny it there weren't positive ones as well, it would sound too much like a attack. but have you really seen an asymmetrical cake?
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  1529. This is the book! Essential Japanese Expression Dictionary: A Guide to Correct Usage of Key Sentence Patterns (New Edition)
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  1530. Now it makes sense!
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  1531. ah, unfortunately impossible because I loath Google+ lol
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  1532. +佐藤砂糖 勉強になります！orz　← これなら大丈夫でしょうか。
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  1533. +Meridith Kiyosue thank you very much! the quake was quite intense, but my family and friend are doing well :) thank you very much! I hope that she liked the video as well! lol ^^ これからもよろしくね！
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  1534. +Disctanger Asfelio wondering why is your first mistake lol
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  1535. Thanks Diego! Really appreciate the support! It'll still be some time before I'm able to make the switch as I've seen some changes in my personal life, but I can promise you I'll make the change as soon as possible! thank you again! ^^
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  1536. hope that the patreon lessons can help you! ^^
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  1537. ありがとうございます。まあああああくううううのうううううちいいいいい！！！
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  1538. Pandora's bottle!
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  1539. ereday eretyme. thanks for the comment! :D
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  1540. +Vegan Clown Thanks man! :D
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  1541. haha thanks Skeptic! ^^ Still have a ways to go but very glad that you think so!
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  1542. speaker*
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  1543. +gulliepetals Unfortunately it did. The butter was free, but her arteries paid a hefty fee. lol
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  1544. cheers! ^^
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  1545. lolol thanks for the catch. Changed!
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  1546. Yes, that is what I recommend. People tend to grow close to the dialect of the places they live, but people move, and dialects are not usually 100% understandable to everyone, so I think making a push toward 標準語 would be a good idea. Good luck with your studies!
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  1547. I can send you the script! hit me up on twitter :)
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  1548. haha thank you! I hope the series is useful for you!
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  1549. Thank you very much! With regards to studies habits it's quite simple—drop all textbook work, and in it's place do a lot of listening and speaking practice (and record yourself constantly). It's all about training your ears over time. Will go into more details soon! Hope you can learn more from the upcoming lessons, let me know if you have any questions or concerns!
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  1550. Thank you very much for the understanding, I really appreciate it. I would love to write a textbook—maybe one day I can pair up with one of the major publishers and do a collaboration. Until then I'll be here and on Patreon, where I think users can get a lot out of the audio/visual cues. Thanks again for the support! ^^
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  1551. ありがとうございます！行く機会があれば行きます！＾＾
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  1552. still trying to decipher this. will send off to my code ninjas later this evening. Thanks for the support! :D
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  1553. thank you! :D
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  1554. I'll take it!
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  1555. あ、日本人です。
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  1556. I have been studying Japanese for about 10 years :) I feel like most of the skills I developed with regards to speaking came about in the first 3 though :) I work full time and script these videos during my lunch breaks lol really hope to make the transition to youtube one day! will be opening a patreon account soon theough, where I will also be doing pronunciation / intonation videos!
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  1557. +TheKelsmommy lol I love this comment. 'because I'm sassy' is brilliant.
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  1558. LIVER shot as well.
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  1559. Oh snap, Awesome! thank you so much! New intonation series will be up very soon as well; not nearly as funny, but definitely more practical for language students! Hope you enjoy it!
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  1560. Godzilla, probably
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  1561. Definitely overpriced in terms of performance vs. a self built windows system. And for you premiere is a necessity I would imagine, with the high amount of graphics and effects, correct! certainly avoid the Hackintosh like the plague! identity altering realization lol. Looking forward to the vlog of the retreat! 😁
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  1562. not planned, but if you want me to send you any scripts let me know! I have them all! :D ^^ thanks for the support David!
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  1563. +GUTTiNG! ありがとうございます！またhackintoshについての動画をアップしますのでよかったらまた見てください＾＾ これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1564. BOOM HEADSHOT
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  1565. Oh wow, you're using the videos for dictation? That's awesome! Hope there isn't too much weird Japanese haha. Incidentally a youtuber named noventium is currently adding subtitles to all of the videos (only some of them have gone live), so you should be able to double check your dictation in the future! :D Thanks for the support!
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  1566. +Rob O'Brien hahaha thanks so much man! check out the Japanese titles in Japan--20 bucks says you can't get over 7!
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  1567. +ASHNA Tv which one lol. Nampa vodka nampa vodka lolol
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  1568. +Key Shonagon Thank you Key! :D
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  1569. Hello! I pride myself on my original content and language abilities (rather than personality. haha) so your comment means a lot! I hope that Japanese Phonetics is useful for you (it sounds like it will be)! To clarify this series will be Patreon exclusive from episode four such that I can continue to fund my future activities. Feel free to share your thoughts on this matter if it wasn't clear in the video. Thanks again, truly appreciate your support!
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  1570. our every time.
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  1571. I plan to once I make youtube my full time job! ^^ Thanks for the love!
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  1572. どこが？w
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  1573. 'Kyoko's House' By Philip Glass from the Mishima soundtrack ^^
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  1574. +Fainly Kung lol I'm taking that as a compliment!
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  1575. thanks Tony! and thanks to your Mate as well! ^^ appreciate it!
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  1576. Thank you Dennis! Totally feel you! I'm hoping that these lessons will allow not only advanced learners, but also beginners and intermediate learners a way to study Japanese phonetics :) Appreciate the support!
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  1577. Not a lot of Christians because Christianity is a western culture and Japan was a closed country for a very long time. They don't care if foreigners are Christian. That being said Christian typically seem more foreign to Japanese people. thanks!
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  1578. thank you ^^
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  1579. +Nanano Chris Thank you! we're doing much better now! おかげで！:)
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  1580. コメントをありがとうございます。こちらも気をつけます！よかったら合気道の技を使ってみてください。カウンターに対してのカウンター！
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  1581. haha right? I can't stand it! Really appreciate the kind words! Hope you enjoy upcoming content as well! :D
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  1582. ご想像にお任せします^^
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  1583. Incoming nerf dart!
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  1584. Thanks for the interest qwert. 1. I'll be covering sentence level pitch-accent soon in the series (after about two more lessons). 2. I don't think it hurts your pitch-accent, but I don't think it helps it either. If you're trying to improve your Japanese you're better of listening to conversations. Cheers!
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  1585. Hey Miyo ^^ thanks so much for the support—really glad that everyone is enjoying the content :) Damp Japanese basically plays on the notion that apologizing profusely (while under pressure) is a very important element of Japanese. Do you mind sending a link to the group? ^^
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  1586. もらった！
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  1587. It's 'Green Bird' by Gabriela Robin ^^
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  1588. Thank you very much. With regards to gyms, last Sophie nailed it!
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  1589. it's my pleasure! thanks for the love! :D
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  1590. The son of Zeus!
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  1591. Thanks esperanza! ^^ really glad you enjoyed it! :D
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  1592. twas a wonderful time! everyone their was ON POINT
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  1593. Thanks Any :D
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  1594. thank you very much ^^ this, oblivion, butter, and Sharks and Vanity are my favorites as well :) 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  1595. Not sure, I haven't tried memrise! Anki always worked well for me.
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  1596. Yes, this will be 標準語 only, as that is the only dialect of Japanese I am qualified to teach. That being said, I mention dialects in episode three a bit. My personal advice would be to try and shift your focus to standard (Tokyo) pitch-accent, as it is a phonetically well documented dialect (easy to learn). I think this would be the best way to get rid of any phonetic inconsistencies—though it will probably take time!
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  1597. I don't think it would hurt to try! ^^ good luck with kansai-ben!
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  1598. ついにthe END
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  1599. lol truly terrifying! we can't let it take over!
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  1600. Thanks so much man! 99% of people who study Japanese never study intonation so you'll immediately stand out with even the tiniest bit of knowledge. Incidentally I'm thinking about opening a patreon account and doing exclusive Japanese lessons on there. Do you think you would be interested?
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  1601. fixed! thanks for the heads up.
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  1602. haha I hope it was! I just never go back unless it's a bigger operation that I really need. get the important stuff done and get out! :D
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  1603. story of my life. stick to retro games and you're set! lol
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  1604. thanks Eva :)
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  1605. thank you ^^ videos will keep coming!
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  1606. harsh burn! haha
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  1607. Nice! Very good ones! Taxi driver's hands is very imaginative!
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  1608. もっと早くいわんかい！
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  1609. 応援をありがとうございます！How I studied Japanese: https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I ご参考までに！勉強を頑張ってくださいね！
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  1610. appreciate it tomodachito
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  1611. Thanks Amelia! :D Let me know how it goes--it can take a couple tries at first haha
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  1612. a fellow adventurer!
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  1613. そんなつまらないことするわけないでしょう！
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  1614. lol yea I actually do! it really keeps my priorities in check, and frees up ridiculous amounts of time :) I literally use my phone for about 2 minutes every three days. it's in my bag most of the time just because it's useless lol. I used my savings to but the camera I use to shoot these videos :D wanted to shoot with something that color corrects well :)
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  1615. such that views can concentrate on the script
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  1616. no, had to do a lot of work. I used the tonymac nvme guide :)
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  1617. thanks! I hope you like the upcoming parts as well :D appreciate your support! ^^
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  1618. Hey! thanks for the comment. I like your icon haha. The case is beautiful the the build quality is exceptional, but there is no cable management at all, and the form factor isn't very good for performance (in terms of AIO water coolers, etc.). God damn it's good looking though! ...when the case is closed
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  1619. 書く方が好きです：）
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  1620. haha in most cases LEGIT Japanese.
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  1621. ありがとうございます！＾＾今回は品のあるシモネタを作ることが目的だった。笑
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  1622. but Milla Jovovich!
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  1623. it's not a stamp?
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  1624. インタネットには色々な人がいますのでユーチューブ上では「道元」の方がありがたいかもしれません。：）雑文集をダウンロードしてくれてありがとうございます！I と II はすでに結構古いのちょっと恥ずかしいです。笑　IIIの方が面白い文章があるかなと思います。個人的に好きなのは「オヤジ・マグネット」と「僕は日本の歯医が大好きだ」です。 慶應のプログラムについてですが、先生たちは非常に優れていました。ただし授業に参加している人たちが全員外国人なので正直言ってベストな選択肢だと思いません。というのは、ブラインさんはこれだけ日本語ができますので、可能であれば日本人と一緒に住んで、日本人が履修する普通の授業をとった方が圧倒的に早く上達するように思います。慶應のプログラムですと来てすぐにプレースメントテストがありますので、高い点数を取って上級レベルを目指したら良いのではないかと思います。したら日本人の授業もいくつか履修できるかと思います。ちなみに慶應は良い大学ですが、東京は死ぬほど疲れる都市です。北海道なども良いような気がします！
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  1625. that's definitely another common one. It wasn't quite emo enough for the bit though haha. Merry Christmas!
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  1626. +notoyuuya lol glad you liked the video! thanks for the comment! :D
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  1627. Why I always go with VR lol
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  1628. I was gonna go with 道元先生 lol thanks!
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  1629. Appreciate it Derpy :) hope you enjoy upcoming content as well. Good luck with the studies!
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  1630. thanks for the support man! new video out later tonight :D
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  1631. BOOM HEADSHOT
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  1632. 目指せYouTube満点！
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  1633. Someone did!
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  1634. keep those expectations high! helps me to continue putting out quality content! videos will keep coming!! :D
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  1635. +Jitsukane Yoshihiro thank you very much! maybe one day I'll make a video just about the fish song! lol thank you for the support! :D
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  1636. Cheers!
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  1637. success!
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  1638. washing it haha
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  1639. 磨きだけでもいかがでしょうか
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  1640. thanks Duncan!
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  1641. またコメントを残してくれてありがとうございます！ チャンネルはまだ小さいのでもしよろしければシェアしてください！＾＾
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  1642. lol thank you! Really glad to hear you enjoyed the gap ^^ appreciate the support!
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  1643. I want to believe it! I want to! haha thanks for the continued support Derick!
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  1644. wabisabi
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  1645. +Jerry Khang thanks so much man! I get a lot of kirkland brand as well from sites like the flying pig. straight up crunchy. cheers for the sub! hope you enjoy upcoming content as well!
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  1646. thanks ^^ Took me a while to choose back in the day haha
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  1647. we shall see
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  1648. +Takeruooji speaking the TRUTH! haha thanks for the comment! :D totally feel you there!
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  1649. really appreciate it! ^^ 今後ともよろしくね！＾＾
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  1650. haha I still have a long ways to go. I've been living in Japan about 6 years? But I think I made most of my progress during the first year :) good luck with your studies! ^^
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  1651. lol if anything it is much harder to get an apartment as a foreigner. You need a Japanese person to vouch for you and say 'this person is legit' or they won't lend you any rooms. if you can't find anyone it's usually an additional months' rent for insurance—seriously lol
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  1652. well there are a lot of temporary places for foreigners, but if you try to get an actual place it will be a lot more difficult! good luck though! ^^
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  1653. いました！＾＾
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  1654. looking forward to 15. I expect nothing but the best from you!!
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  1655. Appreciate the comment Justin! if you ever get the chance to come let me know! :D
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  1656. Hi! I can get max performance in Final Cut Pro X, but only the HDMI port works!
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  1657. my everyday look haha
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  1658. Blue Yeti blackout addition ✌️
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  1659. np! 「何言いようとしたっけ？」
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  1660. Hi! Thanks watching! Do you mind telling me about this Teamfourstar? Curious!
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  1661. Awesome thank you for the reply! I will definitely check them out! :D
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  1662. Can you send me a link to that video? Thanks for the support!
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  1663. Hi Afroman, thanks so much for the reply, really appreciate it! :D I know a lot of people that have become completely bilingual with any formal grammar training; if you have troubles with it I encourage you to continue down the path that you are on :) With regards to く, yes the う tends to disappear between unvoiced consonants, just as in the う from です。Having a pair of good ears is definitely a huge help as well; a lot of people (myself included) are unable to hear the distinction without first going through phonetic training, so being able to make that distinction from the beginning is incredible. Good luck with your studies, and I hope that you enjoy the upcoming content. Thanks again for the support! :)
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  1664. Can't believe the timing. Really unfortunate the world lost such a great talent.
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  1665. It is! This was in my subconscious (the abbreviation for First Kitchen), but I mistakenly googled Funky Chicken, and it was real, as Reveiller pointed out. I think this is a classic case of 'Shoot for the moon. If you miss, you will land among the stars.'
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  1666. can't remember because I wrote it in 2012, but I wrote most of my scripts at Starbucks on the weekend, so probably around 4-5 hours, plus another 2-3 for revisions :) thanks for watching!
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  1667. Illuminati confirmed
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  1668. あ、日本人ですw
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  1669. +Luke Kyriacou truly a priceless experience. Completely changed my outlook on life! Seeing her live was, and still is, my main motivation to pursue a career related to the arts :)
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  1670. Absolutely, if anything you're in a better position than most! That being said, because you are an absolute beginner I would recommend going 50% phonetics 50% grammar / vocab for the next 6 months. Please let me know if you have any other questions, and be on the lookout for another video in the next hour or so :) Cheers!
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  1671. Yes I do :) I write a combination of fiction and comedic essays. You can check out my content here: https://www.amazon.co.jp/オドネル・ケビン/e/B00B7DLAVW/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_6?qid=1496750655&sr=8-6
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  1672. +Norio Ikawa ありがとうございます！村上龍の「コンビニにて」という作品から影響を受けています：）未来の要素は自分のスパイス、と思いたいです。これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1673. lolol
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  1674. Thank you! I've been studying for a very long time, close to 10 years now :) I talk about how I studied in this video: https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I Thanks again ^^
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  1675. glad to hear you enjoy them ^^
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  1676. thank you very much ^^ hope the students didn't misinterpret things too much haha
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  1677. lolol
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  1678. Thanks Phillip!
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  1679. ...なるほど
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  1680. true, yes?
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  1681. I can read the labels but not understand them lol
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  1682. RGB: 255,255,255
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  1683. Hope you like it!
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  1684. 全くおっしゃる通りですね。これ！という正解がない状態。状態を客観的に見ることができる人（特に外国人）が増えたら良いですけどね。 日本語で話しかけられているのに英語で話し続ける日本人ですが、普通の外国人なら一度は経験していると思います＾＾原因外国人の方にあるケースももちろん多々ありますけど！ コメントをありがとうございます＾＾これからもよろしくお願いします。
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  1685. #straightupnobendscanwedoitagain
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  1686. cheers!
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  1687. ありがとうございます＾＾これからも頑張りますのでよろしくお願いします＾＾
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  1688. my pleasure jake ^^
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  1689. cheap coffee
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  1690. Girls tell me the same thing. Shirt has been washed twice. lol
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  1691. ありがとうございます！勉強を頑張ってください！：D
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  1692. thanks haha ^^
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  1693. cheers!
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  1694. feel that
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  1695. same
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  1696. Currently working on a system!
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  1697. I agree partially about the grammar bit as well, but also believe it's worth putting grammar off (even it it means lowering the level of the conversation) temporarily to work on phonetics. Just my 2 cents though! With regards to your second statement, I have definitely experienced it! I tend to believe the limited lexicon theory (the number of words one can remember is for the most part set, regardless of whether or not these words are from a single language or a combination of words from multiple languages). My English abilities have tanked since coming to Japan :(
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  1698. Thanks man! Recording a new video right now! :D
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  1699. Yes, that was the original plan, but there were a lot of comments requesting comedy videos, so I decided to keep this series going and cut my sleep hours lol. Rough schedule but don't want to betray the fans!
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  1700. The ultimate goal!!
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  1701. Thanks Tokyo ^^ hope you enjoy the new videos as well! :D
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  1702. I will definitely check it out ^^
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  1703. Thanks crush. Seems like a lot of people are saying the same thing. I'll try to make things a bit more concise without making any other drastic changes. Thanks again for the input--this type of feedback helps everyone!
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  1704. Hi Phil, sorry for the terribly late reply. Pitch accent is really case by case, so I can't guarantee that you will get a native accent in any set amount of time, but I can guarantee that you will improve dramatically. In other words, studying pitch accent is a good way to fulfill your specific phonetic potential :) I know that my series will help tremendously, but it's important to remember everything I present is simple information; what's more important is how you apply what is presented! I never studied pitch accent alone for more than 2 hours a day, so my short answer would be, yes, you are likely to make incredible strides in phonetics with that kind of determination and study plan! Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns!
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  1705. UMAI!
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  1706. thanks Naruru!
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  1707. +Volc64 I will continue to keep up this series! next video most likely will be different, but expect many more japanese lessons :D
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  1708. +Dogen WAIT.
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  1709. My spirit animal is the cactaur
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  1710. ah good call. Will try to get rid of it ^^ cheers!
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  1711. preciate that bacon! :D that's for that continued support!
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  1712. haha thanks! appreciate the love. yea the 人に会いない should be 会えない :)
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  1713. Drifthunteralbo—go check it out now! his production quality is AMAZING!
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  1714. thanks for always watching Dennis 😎
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  1715. lolololol I'm from Seattle
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  1716. Cheers ^^
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  1717. Very difficult to say as it is so case by case. Some of the teachers I worked with were great, some not so great. If you want to live in Japan for life it's a good option and the salary is higher than basically anything else in Japan (for a straight out of college job), but it's difficult to make a career path out of, unless you want to do English forever.
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  1718. 食ったし
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  1719. Hey Skalda really glad that you enjoy the videos ^^ thanks for the heads up about the video speed, will try to keep it in mind! 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  1720. Thank you very much for the support—your beers won't go wasted! Cheers!
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  1721. lol nailed it!
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  1722. 漫画を読んだことはありませんが、アニメのほとんどは見ました 👍 カカシ先生が好きです 😎
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  1723. Tried it but it didn't turn out as well as I hoped haha. I though 'now' for 'ただいま' was stronger alone. Perhaps Awkward Translations THE BEST COLLECTION
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  1724. 600 subs overnight! really boosted the channel! I was trying hard so not to laugh lol. most of the shots we did together we were just cracking up lol had to take breaks just to stop smiling
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  1725. precision audio engineering
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  1726. 大学時代に日本語を勉強しました＾＾ そして今は日本に住んでいます！
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  1727. lol this comment pretty much sums it up haha
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  1728. Noted! Wil try and fix this haha.
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  1729. that works as well ^^
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  1730. Appreciate that! ^^ これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1731. ...im just as confused as you. the really had no fish tank?
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  1732. haha thanks Irfan, appreciate it. definitely takes a looooot of time haha. keep to the supported parts! haha Japanese people don't use British humor too much, but there are definitely some people who like it! :)
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  1733. haha well I went on study abroad for a year, so it wasn't that high class for me :) There were a lot of guys with prada and other brand handbags though haha. never could understand a guy with an brand handbag!
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  1734. couldn't agree more! what guy needs a 600 dollar handbag lhaha
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  1735. praying for a speedy recovery!
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  1736. Cheers ^^
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  1737. Thank you! I have several more stories like this in the pipe :) They typically take much longer to film than the Japanese lessons, but writing them is much more gratifying.
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  1738. another very good point!
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  1739. yo christ, it's yo birthday HAAHA
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  1740. +island Kolazu　心配ごとも少ないよ〜🎵
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  1741. ありがとうございます！英語の勉強にもなれるなんて意外です！笑 登録をありがとうございます！これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  1742. Hi! Thanks so much for the comment, sorry it took me so long to respond—this got flagged as spam for some reason. thanks for the link though, really liked the video! so dark haha, and not afraid of any topic. I encourage you to keep studying Japanese! once you get over the hump everything is a lot easier :)
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  1743. haha yea this one was difficult in terms of making a translation that was accurate to the original while still being humorous, so there is some disparity between the Japanese / English script. Thanks for watching!
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  1744. Thank you very much Raiko. I have a lot of content somewhat similar to this that I hope to release once I make the transition to full time YouTuber. A lot in the pipeline :) Glad to hear that you liked this piece so much!
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  1745. Wow! What an epic post! A lot of fun to read. So glad to hear you liked Classic Flavor as well. The script for that one I feel is stronger than the video itself, and I wasn't terribly pleased with how it turned out, so I'm glad to hear there are people out there who like it!
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  1746. Thanks Ian, really appreciate that.
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  1747. Really glad to hear that! Hope that you like the finale as well. It's more of a light dessert than a grand finale, but I think it wraps things up well :) cheers!
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  1748. haha thank you! :D
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  1749. lol I wouldn't make it up! 存在費 is gonna be a real thing one day!
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  1750. right?
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  1751. ユーチューブの集まりに行ってきました、的な
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  1752. Hi Willionaire ^^ it's best to know a bit of grammar and vocab before starting phonetics, though I won't stop you from becoming a supporter! haha I usually tell people that have just started to wait until the their third month if they want to get the most bang for their buck :D
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  1753. Sounds good. Hope you can become a supporter soon! :)
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  1754. juxtaposition / dichotomy
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  1755. thanks man! where did you happen to find my channel? really appreciate the love! yea let's do it! I don't go to Tokyo often though orz.
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  1756. Awesome! I'm very confident that the series will be very beneficial for you! Please note videos four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive—feel free to share you thoughts on this!
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  1757. I used a combination of textbook CDs, Japanese movies, and anime. Thanks again—appreciate the support!
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  1758. 6 is brilliant!
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  1759. So glad to hear that. Really appreciate it Noob! :D
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  1760. Thank you very much MLJ! We need to meet up for a video soon! :D
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  1761. +Hama Yasu Peaceさんありがとうございます！:D YouTubeの方でもよろしくお願いします！＾＾ちなみにこういう動画を増やそうと思っています＾＾
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  1762. thank you so much!! really appreciate the support! You have a really well developed channel! ^^ Great work!
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  1763. wow quick reply! thank you so much! Currently in the embryo phase so any shares or likes go a long way! ^^ Where did you learn Japanese? and are you doing youtube full time at this point? lol yea my friend really dug into my 'e-na-ji-' pronunciation once so I almost imploded when I saw e-na-ji drink lol Thanks again good sir!
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  1764. Just doing my part ✌️
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  1765. preach! ^^
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  1766. haha yea but that wouldn't make for a good thumbnail
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  1767. haha thanks for the comment! I always try to use Japanese words, even if they are technically more difficult--it's usually easier in the long run!
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  1768. finally finishing a video on Monday is the only thing that makes me happy
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  1769. sure, message me on twitter @youtubedogen
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  1770. Will consider ^^ This is the story that got me into writing!
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  1771. Thank you Manuel-san! I appreciate your continued support. To continue my work as a content creator its necessary me to make this series (from episodes four) a paid exclusive for Patreon supporters—just wanted to make sure you knew! Please let me know your thoughts!
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  1772. lol that was my favourite bit from this video as well. The song fit perfectly haha. Thanks for watching and keep up the studies! When people stop complimenting your Japanese you've made it! haha
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  1773. appreciate the love Esper 👍
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  1774. Hi Strohmann. If you sign up for $10 on Patreon you'll get access to 59 videos that are listed on my Patreon feed, as well as in a dashboard-like tool that a developer recently created for me. If you have any questions just let me know—incidentally I can usually reply quicker on Twitter @dogen Cheers!
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  1775. Nailed it
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  1776.  @Prohibitorum  Hmmm yes that is a bit odd—if you're unable to figure it out I would probably reach out to Wise directly, or have it sent to the Netherlands and then have a friend or family member send it from there to Japan if they can do so in a secure way (should be fine, as you have the option to pause all payments made with the card from within the app). Cheers!
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  1777. go back? haha
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  1778. Yep, this is a sample from the longer lesson. Cheers!
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  1779. could have been the case that the ATM fee was separate than the transaction fee your bank charged to convert the money into yen—again often times it’s these rates where people lose out. That said I could be wrong your bank could indeed just be the new meta
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  1780. Oh it's real
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  1781. Appreciate it, Furoppa! Best of luck with your future studies!
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  1782. Thank you ^^
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  1783. Honestly think it's the best place to live in Japan as a foreigner; no one bats an eye here at foreigners. Having an onsen in your house or just around the corner is also a major plus! If you end up buying perhaps consider going through https://www.beppuhome.jp/company/ and tell them that Dōgen sent you!
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  1784. thanks!
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  1785. Thanks for the kind words James. Sounds like you've got your priorities straight and your mind in the right place. I really appreciate your attitude towards your studies as well. I'm sure you already know but I teach phonetics on Japanese Patreon, if you're interested in that particular field. Thanks again for the comment and good luck with all your future plans!
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  1786. Not a problem. Feel free to let me know if you ever have any questions. Incidentally twitter is usually the fastest way to reach me. Thanks for signing up and good luck with your studies! 頑張ってね！
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  1787.  @bleachedsound  Sorry about that! Links now updated!
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  1788.  @hutduggler  We are planning on mixing both!
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  1789. Hi! Planning on making a follow up that aims at addressing this to a certain extent.
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  1790. Check out my video on devoicing. Just search ‘Dōgen devoicing’
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  1791. Never had good experiences at the airport but happy you had a positive experience!
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  1792. lol
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  1793. Fixed! Thanks!
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  1794. Appreciate the love but be sure to check out PDR and Albo's channel's too ✌️
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  1795. Oh
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  1796. I may have used the wrong kanji. hardly makes a difference though.
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  1797. Check out ‘Butter’. It’s more in that style!
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  1798. No!
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  1799. 目指せ、モス店長
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  1800. cheers ^^
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  1801. Yes they are! However, these episodes, as well as episodes 8—65 are Patreon exclusive. If you found these videos helpful I strongly recommend signing up, you'll gain immediate access to all of these for $10. Thank you for the support!
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  1802. I think it’s very effective. That said if you’re interested in improving your pronunciation a lot as well then I would supplement it with my series, at least for a month or two such that you get a hang of the basics. Hope this helps! Cheers!
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  1803. Hi Elissa! I actually no longer recommend this book. The Sounds of Japanese by Timothy Vance is much more comprehensive! :)
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  1804. Lmao
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  1805. Me too!
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  1806. Quite a bit
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  1807. I'll have him back haha. Cheers!
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  1808. Immersion combined with an basic grammar dictionary. I recommend my series on Patreon as well if you're interested in learning more about pronunciation and pitch accent, but could be good to wait a bit if you're an absolute beginner. Link: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  1809. thank you! Appreciate the share!
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  1810. Hi there. I'm not sure about Greek, but Japanese is a pitch-accent language, meaning that none of the syllables have dynamic tones, but static pitches which can be either high or low. I go into this in detail in the series!
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  1811.  @Jyosua  Flexispot under desk bike!
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  1812. 頷きながらコメントを読ませて頂きました。ポップでカワイイ生活を夢見て、ふわふわとしたあいまいなイメージだけを鞄に詰めていては、きっと不幸になります。100％同感です。It really is the mature individuals that can live anywhere that end up having the most rewarding time in Japan, as you mentioned in your last sentence. 心のこもった文章をありがとうございます。これからもよろしくお願いします。
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  1813. If that's your career goal go for it! Incidentally St. Maur in Yokohama is a great international school.
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  1814. I actually explain the りゃ、りゅ、りょ sounds in this lesson as well. They're all slightly different than the standard R—a bit further back in my estimation, with a palatalized tongue as well!
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  1815. This isn’t a reupload
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  1816. Appreciate it! Let me know if you have any questions! ^^
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  1817. A for 努力
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  1818. ちゃんと通じていますよ！＾＾目指せ、日本俳優！ちなみに僕も数年前から日本語で物語を書いています 👍
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  1819. I'm not sure about second degrees, but it's certainly possible to transfer, and there are many different part time jobs available to , though I believe there may be a limit (20 hours?) on how many hours a week individuals with student visa's can work.
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  1820.  @yuuu2ooob891  Will try to do this!
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  1821. thanks for the support ^^
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  1822. haha I don't have a smartphone so I can't look up kanji
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  1823. Will have an announcement about this soon!
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  1824. Thanks man, you too!
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  1825. we are the same
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  1826. Hahaha
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  1827. No, I think that’s a good option for someone who is short on time and can’t brush up or acquire the proper lingo quickly!
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  1828. not a fan
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  1829. ありますが、人に対してはあまり使わないような気がします。
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  1830. No
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  1831. Could very well be the case! ^^
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  1832. It’s hard to say, as speaking in a flat manner in many cases is actually the same as getting the pitch accent wrong. I have an entire video series on Patreon where I teach Japanese pitch accent from the beginner level in simple English—I would highly encourage you to check it out if you’re at all interested in sounding more native-like! Even learning the basics can make a massive difference, and there are several easy to remember rules that will quite literally improve your Japanese by a noticeable degree as soon as you learn them. Here is a link if you’re interested: https://www.patreon.com/dogen Thanks for the question and best of luck with your future studies!
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  1833. It's very good! I actually recommend a similar approach in episode four; I think combining constant listening with phonetic knowledge is the most effective approach.
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  1834. Thanks! I’d encourage you to check out my Patreon series if you’re interested in improving your pronunciation! Cheers!
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  1835. えー
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  1836. Love Chemical Brothers and Phillip Glass! The Truman Show / Mishima Life in four Seasons soundtracks are amazing!
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  1837. The listening exercises and Anki decks I share on my Patreon can help a lot with this, and the listening exercises use made up words (such that you can't rely on your memory), and the Anki decks force you to drill the patterns you find to be the most difficult. Here's a link if you're intersted! https://www.patreon.com/dogen Thanks for watch, and best of luck with your future Japanese studies!
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  1838. Hello. Watching movies on repeat has always proved to be a very beneficial exercise for me.
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  1839. Thanks!
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  1840. Kanji writing
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  1841. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c64sQsABKcM
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  1842. Thanks! Incidentally I teach Japanese pronunciation on Patreon so please consider signing up if you’re interested ^^
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  1843. 冗談 is fine—I was saying the word with the wrong pronunciation. I said JOudan but joUDAn is correct.
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  1844. よかったです！
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  1845. もっと言って
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  1846.  @littlered6340  Will look into this for sure! Have to be extra careful with automatic grading as even the smallest of bugs can reinforce incorrect information and lead to the development of bad habits. Cheers!
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  1847. Haven't heard much!
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  1848. Cheers Mizu! ^^
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  1849. Oh yeah that's an error on my part! Thanks!
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  1850. Fair, but I’d say that’s certainly more of an exception to the rule than the rule itself. Good point though!
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  1851. Thank you! Thinking about doing more of these—any thoughts?
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  1852. My pleasure, thank you very much Nick!
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  1853. That’s one of the jokes
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  1854. Book is 憂鬱たち！
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  1855. 検討します
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  1856. Never, not sure about the second part but high level Japanese always helps.
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  1857. I actually think it's a good idea as long as you try to live in the countryside and, if possible, to work on the side as well.
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  1858. 「下り目」
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  1859. Hi there! It’s best to think that tsu is said with low pitch, ke with high pitch, and ru with low pitch again. Cheers!
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  1860. Yes! I recommend watching a Japanese movie on repeat everyday for at least a year. I did this even while studying abroad and I think it made a bigger difference than even my classes!
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  1861. wrong, いいんですか is a song, as explained in the video
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  1862. harsh burn
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  1863. Thanks Rene!
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  1864. わざとです。英語の題名も間違っています。
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  1865. The $10 price tier and above. Thank you for your interest!
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  1866. Fixed. Thanks!
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  1867. Will do it!
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  1868. Haha thanks. It is deja vu—trying to upload some classic videos in isolation as many people have told me it's difficult to find certain bits. Thanks for the support!
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  1869. Thanks!
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  1870. never changing it
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  1871. could be!
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  1872. My whole series on Patreon is about this—I highly recommend you check it out!
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  1873. Dogen :)
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  1874. そこがオチです
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  1875. 最後まで見ましょうよ
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  1876. My pleasure Tim! If you find this video useful and would like to learn more perhaps consider signing up on Patreon! It's a great way to support the channel, and you'll get immediate access to 75+ lessons similar to this! Best of luck with your Japanese studies.
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  1877. Phonix 35z
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  1878. Thank you very much! I work at an educational institution and I studied Japanese phonetics (pronunciation) to improve my accent. I actually currently teach Japanese phonetics online on Patreon right now if you're interested! www.patreon.com/dogen
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  1879. Apple Studio Display!
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  1880. You're welcome! There is a lot more where this come from :D
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  1881. I prefer Ryu.
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  1882. My pleasure! unfortunately can't skip the ad though because it goes until the end of the video haha. Wanted to try and preemptively answer some questions I thought I might get
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  1883. Will try to take make more phrase level recordings!
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  1884. Appreciate the kind words Randxal!
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  1885. I can't say with certainty without seeing the actual numbers, but sometimes financial institutions will not charge a conversion fee, and instead use a rate that is less than the actual rate, effectively hiding the conversion fees. Could be that you just have a really great card though!
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  1886. japanischlernen.at for sure! dogentricks@gmail.com
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  1887. 店によりますが、そういうところもありますね。
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  1888. the only game I play anymore haha
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  1889. 英雄
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  1890. Glad it was helpful!
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  1891. forbidden
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  1892. If you already lived in Japan and paid into social security!
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  1893. Appreciate the love Teriyaki ^^ Glad you friend enjoyed the videos too!
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  1894. Personally haven’t seen banks with rates that high but it honestly wouldn’t surprise me at this point
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  1895. The ん sounds change based on the sounds that follow—I cover this in detail in lessons 54 and 55 over the course of about 20 minutes. In other words, the ん in 音楽 and the ん in 遠慮 are not pronounced the same way—the tongue is in a different location!
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  1896. Thanks Atticus. If anything I actually thought this could save other people money—I offered Wise a significantly lower sponsorship fee because of this. I get it though, ads are ads. No worries!
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  1897. I think the issue really comes down to how much your bank charges—more international banks are definitely a good option, but one of the major American banks I used during study abroad charged me upwards of 3500 yen for each withdraw of 30,000 yen. With regards to Japanese card processors, I've personally never had my wise card turned down, but I appreciate you bringing it up as my experience is of course anecdotal. Cheers!
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  1898. 勉強になります
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  1899. I started doing this once I started studying pitch-accent, so I feel you haha. Small rules like this can really help. I actually talk about 4 similar rules in lesson 21 of my Patreon series, the episode in which I introduce this rule; if you think that might be useful here's a link: https://www.patreon.com/dogen Either way best of luck with your Japanese studies!
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  1900. I can almost guarantee that this series will fundamentally change the way you hear and pronounce Japanese words :) I personally recommend stopping the N2 studies and switching to phonetics (for the reasons described in this video), but this is totally up to you! December might be good as well if that allows you a clean transition :) Thanks again for the support and gl with the studies!
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  1901. +Varis Varjo thank you very much :) haha I love sharks as well. ALL up in that shark week. I hope you enjoy the upcoming content! btw I made a twitter to do japanese tips, feel free to follow! Good luck with your studies! @YoutubeDogen
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  1902. haha thank you very much. I definitely saw a lot of damp and intoxicated while living in Tokyo. can make last train home a challenge
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  1903. とんでもありがとうございます。
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  1904. lol thank you! ^^ appreciate you continued support タイ人さん＾＾ I mean さな　I mean 小さな
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  1905. will do from now on! ^^
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  1906. very clever. the counter is a truly effective one lol. many different ways to swing the argument around!
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  1907. This won't be the end! ^^ thanks for the comment! :D
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  1908. +rammers2802 feel you there man! flyingpig.com all the way!
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  1909. it's definitely going to be an interesting place once it's finished. no hurling / peeing in the water tho
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  1910. Will use this hack
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  1911. +Nanano Chris you mean the Yamamoto walk away? or the last part? lol
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  1912. +Nanano Chris lol i just made it up because i thought it sounded better than 'advanced' lol. but I guess it worked! :D
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  1913. twas t3h best!
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  1914. haha I think my appearance changes pretty drastically haha. Really glad to hear you're looking forward to the lessons! Let me know what you think of upcoming episodes as well! :D
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  1915. SUPERSONIC BACK AT IT AGAIN WITH THE 発音なう！hope it helps man! :D
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  1916. Wow, that's a great resource! Will take note of this and introduce in an upcoming lesson! Cheers!
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  1917. +rubaiyaat islam thank you for your support!! I spend a lot of time practicing for each bit :)  New Japanese video coming later today :D
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  1918. +goodle doodle lol thank you so much! Just curious...what part did you like most? Thanks for the support! :D
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  1919. lol let me know if you decide! :D
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  1920. Not a problem! Really glad to hear that you like the channel ^^ Hope you are able to enjoy upcoming content as well ! 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  1921. 僕もとても気になります＾＾
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  1922. Very well made! Had a great time watching this!
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  1923. そういうこと
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  1924. free style!
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  1925. it's a classic to be sure.
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  1926. or this! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rNSza0QZIcY
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  1927. my pleasure! thanks for watching ^^
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  1928. Thank you very much!
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  1929. Thank you, 四国狼! I like that name haha. Hope that you can learn a lot from this series! Please note that episodes 4+ will be patreon exclusive!
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  1930. I write more than I read, but tend to get really into the few novels I managed to open. Have read several books on Japanese phonetics 👍
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  1931. COME AT ME GOV
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  1932. 応援をありがとうございます！心地よいかどうかわかりませんが、雰囲気にとても力を入れていますのでそう言われると光栄です！チャンネルはまだ小さいので特に好きな動画があればシェアしてくださいね＾＾今後とも応援のほどよろしくお願いします（笑）
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  1933. Hi there! No one answering so I though I would give my two cents. I'm by no means native, but I can pass off as native in shorter everyday conversations (this happens on the phone sometimes). That being said, I spend a lot of time looking up the individual phonetic patterns for almost every word in these videos. I still make many mistakes, and most natives should be able to tell that I'm not a native speaker. Please let me know if you have any other questions :)
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  1934. One description I've heard is 'you sound like a stupid native rather than a smart foreigner' . FML
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  1935. Hi Holyoke, check out this post from another commenter, Xavier: For Windows (and linux?) users: You may have noticed the J-J dictionary used in this video is スーパー大辞林. Lucky for you, that dictionary is also available in EPWING format and is viewable through a program called qolibri, with the pitch accent numbers available just as in this video. Here is a picture of it in action with the same 先生 example as in the video, with the pitch accent indicator: https://i.imgur.com/ywrs72r.png Unfortunately it is not nearly as convenient as the mac version - it's not built into the OS, it doesn't have the handy dandy waveform chart, and the most common definition+reading (せんせい) is not the first result. But unless you want to do Hackintosh or buy a Macbook it's a decent alternative. Qolibri can be found at https://osdn.net/projects/qolibri/releases/ If you need dictionary files for it, you can get a huge pack of them here, including the aforementioned Super Daijirin: http://www.mediafire.com/file/887cfqo0ly3flfh/Dictionaries.torrent
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  1936. Hello! When it has two it means that there are multiple correct ways to say it, even in standard Japanese. Usually you can get away with either and still sound 100% natural!
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  1937. Damn it feels good to be a gangster
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  1938. You got it! :D
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  1939. +TsunTsunSweetie So glad to hear that you enjoyed the quiz! :D That's quite a high number...one of the highest I've heard so far! Thanks for watching and hope you enjoy more new content soon :)
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  1940. haha it's part of it 「売買」:)
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  1941. np! :D
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  1942. +Vegan Clown Hey! That really all depends on how in shape you already are. In general, I recommend strength training through squats and deadlifts 5x5 style (google it if you've never heard of it) during the off season (wet fall, winter), and tricking 2/3 times a week during the on season, with maintenance strength training about once every two weeks.
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  1943. lol thanks I like this series as well. has been a nightmare editing though lol
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  1944. ありがとう！Thanks Doga, really appreciate that :D
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  1945. +Adrian Higareda in that case it's best to assume the German spy haha. Thank you very much for the support! ありがとうございます！
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  1946. haha buzz cuts I can approve of. did it all the time in high school! ultraman is an autofill error—thanks for catching that! ^^ Dr. Slump?
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  1947. 👍
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  1948. thanks ^^ appreciate the view!
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  1949. DEFINITELY systematic! I'm gonna drop a bomb around episode 7 that will blow your mind lol. Thank you so much for recommending it to your friends :D
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  1950. lol nah no particularly meaning, just thought the name fit the bit. The second joke is meant to play off of the first :)
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  1951. I like to wear a wool muffler during the winter!
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  1952. try to reply to everything!
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  1953. +佐藤砂糖 まだまだです！but I appreciate your support very much Sato Sugar! I hope you like the video I release on Monday as well! :)
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  1954. haha welllll this is semi-fiction haha
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  1955. thanks Near ^^
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  1956. ありがとうございます！＾＾
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  1957. niiiice! thanks man!
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  1958. haha probably ^^ I intentionally change it for the Japanese videos. Thanks for watching! :D
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  1959. haha the timing was tricky but I like how it turned out :)
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  1960. I thought removing the hat would make me look more professional haha. and thank you so much for the support! If it wasn't clear from this video I need to make lessons four and beyond Patreon exclusive such that I can fund myself and create a foundation for releasing more videos more often (I'm using this series to find my career transition). Feel free to share you thoughts on this manner!
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  1961. +takk0219 バターと一緒に恐怖を味わうことができました
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  1962. they do, but I can't enter due to the narrowness!
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  1963. Shares definitely help at this point! Thanks for the support! :D
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  1964. +ピリポさん This is a fantastic tip! とにかく speaking is important だからね。haha hope you continue to enjoy the videos! thanks for the continued support! :D
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  1965. gotcha gotcha. I recommend Yokohama over Tokyo!
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  1966. nice! Check out Minato Mirai! My favourite place in Japan!
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  1967. hack is not worth it! pc with premiere or apple :)
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  1968. yooo thanks so much man! Really appreciate that! Thanks for showing the channel off to Greyfawkes as well :) are you guys acquainted in real life?
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  1969. Hello! Thank you very much! haha I never thought about doing a sequel to this one, but I'll give it some though :) thank you for the support! incidentally this is one of my personal favorites :D これからもよろしく！
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  1970. foreigners gonna hate.
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  1971. I recommend 'Daydream!' Amazing song!
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  1972. appreciate the love! :D
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  1973. American fast food chain, sorry haha
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  1974. 思いません。ちなみに「機関銃」の方が好きです。
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  1975. lol I liked that one a lot as well! I need you to voice one of the anime sections ASAP. stream last night was great! sorry I had to leave so soon!
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  1976. haha ppreciate the love! cheers!
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  1977. Is this a Joker joke? I'm pretty sure this is a Joker Joke. Liam helps!
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  1978. Thank you very much usr! :D
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  1979. haha thank you! i seriously don't understand why guy sensei hasn't used that sooner. he could have saved so many people so many times lol
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  1980. Thank you very much ^^ 頑張ります！
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  1981. +sinmu13 笑　ありがとうございます！
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  1982. Sad to hear that, but I can understand your position. Hope you enjoy the sample lessons as well! Thai seems like one of the hardest languages in the world--so many vowels and tones!
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  1983. It's cancer
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  1984. Definitely will do. Thanks for the recommendation man!
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  1985. lol I've never seen it either. 勉強になります！
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  1986. haha well I don't really think I sound native, which is why I usually say 'native-like'. I bet your English is better than my Japanese! haha
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  1987. Cheers! Glad to see you still around :D you get the honorary shinobi awardz
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  1988. ありがとうございます！Yea I feel the same way about Takeshita Dori street. Youtuberのための観光地みたいな感じですね。 周りにいなくて残念ですね haha hope that you are able to meet some soon! ^^
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  1989. word! im not as physically active as i used to be, but i still down at least 6L a day!
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  1990. I'm completely lost lol
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  1991. right? haha
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  1992. decent though lol
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  1993. haha like that last line quite a bit. Haven't had many exposure with countries outside of Japan; would like to see how it looks elsewhere :)
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  1994. cheers!
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  1995. Wow, I would have loved to hear that as well! Context can change things a lot for sure. Please let me know if you ever find a copy of that lecture!
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  1996. next time! haha
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  1997. YET.
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  1998. ありがとう！
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  1999. The second wave has come now that the DVD is almost out.
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  2000. I am quite content because I spent a lot of time working on creativity after graduation, which is starting to open a lot of doors, such as youtube and Patreon. That being said, Japanese by itself typically isn't a very lucrative major, as the traditional opportunities for work with Japanese as the only skill are quite limited. If you are more interested in making a decent living something like computer science would definitely be a better bet! Please let me know if this doesn't answer your question!
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  2001. No problem! Let me know if you ever have any questions :D
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  2002. precisely!
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  2003. gotcha 👌
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  2004. turning it in tomorrow!
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  2005. me too ですw
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  2006. 任せロ！
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  2007. I do like the konbini! and I'll leave it at that! haha
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  2008. ANOTHER ONE!
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  2009. ANOTHER ONE ANOTHER oNE
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  2010. thanks!
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  2011. lol 名言だ！
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  2012. haha yea just a few extra clips :) didn't get too much of a reaction, so I'm debating about what to do in the future. Would you like extras?
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  2013. Thank you so much Diego, really appreciate the support! If the series seems interesting so far you will love the later lessons--get ready to step up your Japanese game! Thanks again, and hope to meet you one day as well!
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  2014. Appreciate that very much! I'll be meeting up with Chris in December so be on the lookout! :D
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  2015. Oh snap! lol I should get on that! thank you! :D
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  2016. Appreciate it Patrick—hope I can continue to make videos that you can enjoy ^^ 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  2017. Hi! Thanks for the comment, really appreciate it. I wouldn't say disappointed, but anime and English teaching do have a surface level reputation, so to speak. Someone who works at Toyota and became interested in Japan because of Japanese craftsmanship would probably be more respected than someone who teaches at gaba and became intersted in Japan because of Dragonball Z. I don't like speaking for everyone though—to each their own, and if you like anime go for it! Just released a new Japanese phonetics lesson yesterday by the way. Not sure who much pitch accent knowledge you already have, but if your budget permits I would encourage you to check it out. Otherwise perhaps wait a month or so to save a bit :) Good luck with the studies!
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  2018. +Dharzjinion wish I could have! haha thanks for the comment!
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  2019. lol np np it's brewing! :D thanks again man!
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  2020. +Nanano Chris このteiどなら ez です！笑
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  2021. just her personality. she just thinks and then...things are.
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  2022. Hello! Not a big fan of Haruki Murakami. I find Ryu Murakami (the author of Audition) and Hitomi Kanehara (no famous English books, yet!) to be much more interesting. I imagine there are massive differences between the English and Japanese versions—if you can read the Japanese go for it!
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  2023. +L_231 まかせロ。
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  2024. No problem. If you like these initial videos I'm sure you will love the later ones. Prepare for some phonetic bombshells!
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  2025. aaah shiiiiii
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  2026. I had just enough time to keyframe the text lol. thanks for the comment man!
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  2027. haha yea there are certainly multiple definitions for 着物 -- i just couldn't resist making the joke for this because the set up was so perfect. interesting with あげます as well!
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  2028. Preciate it!
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  2029. I'll put it in the pipeline! Might take a while, but it'll come eventually!
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  2030. +Yeyang Wen thank you very much! wanted to try something a bit more sentimental. appreciate the support!
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  2031. +Earth 2000 nailed it! haha yea he was a total Pokemon noob. Probably couldn't even tell the difference between a diglet and dugtrio.
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  2032. too legit to quit! good luck with your studies! :D
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  2033. haha well I only upload once a week, which is a huge no-no for people looking to get popular, but I'd rather upload once a week with scripted videos that vlog everyday. really glad to hear that you're enjoying the content! Channel is still very small so shares help a lot!
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  2034. and thanks so much for the share! :D
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  2035. +Dharzjinion ah man thank you so much for the comment! that's exactly the style I'm going for! cinematic storytelling :) really appreciate that man!
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  2036. +kumikochan not bad! thanks for playing!
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  2037. +heehawification Will keep that in mind! Thank you for the critique!
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  2038. Sounds good, I will try checking it out! Thank you very much! :D
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  2039. Ah I gotcha. Thanks!
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  2040. Glad to hear that! Thank you!
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  2041. hmmm... I think just pasting over the subs might be the best option for right now!
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  2042. Episode two!
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  2043. Cheers!
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  2044. yep! I'd say 'that's about right.'
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  2045. +Kyroyal thank you so much! that expression was pretty off the cuff so I'm glad to hear that you enjoyed it! and thank you for the kind words :) I actually enjoy doing the 'stories' more than the japanese lessons, but the lessons always get much more of a reaction. kills me as an artist lololol. Thank you so much for the share as well; at the stage I am at every share is a big deal so really appreciate it! thanks for the support and hope you enjoy the new content! :D
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  2046. it's going DOWN. love Kyari pamyu pamyu. obviously her producer is the real talent, but I genuinely believe he has an amazing ear for pop melodies. like those Japanese lyrics as well! reminds me a lot of 東京事変's 閃光少女, one of my favorite songs ever!
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  2047. Nice! I don't agree the with some of those translations though haha. too much translation work perhaps lol
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  2048. I'm not sure what you mean by earworm but the line is something I came up with and the song is Milky Ways by Bossfight ^^ thanks for the support!
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  2049. I'll look up both ^^ Bossfight is amazing, I highly recommend their music!
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  2050. thanks for the explanation as well!
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  2051. not sure what you're asking. haha
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  2052. Thanks Heath! :)
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  2053. will do! incidentally I think the correct verb here might be つづける instead of つづく！:) Thanks so much for the support! really appreciate it! :D
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  2054. haha I've never used it so I can't say. ammunition for future vids though! :D
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  2055. will do! Thanks man :D
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  2056. thanks Suke-san ^^
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  2057. was a lot of fun! hope we can do something together in the near future :D
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  2058. haha thank you! feel free to share if you like! Really helps the channel ^^
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  2059. Cheers ^^
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  2060. add 'from steven' at the end of the tweet
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  2061. all your base your base
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  2062. interesting comment from a potato
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  2063. Thanks Choudhary-san, really appreciate that. Good luck with your studies!
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  2064. Yo! this actually sounds like Tokyo Dialect to me, it's just very enunciated (much more than typical spoken Japanese).
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  2065. I think that refined / stuck up is actually accurate. Neither of these are really dialects though, which is why I answered 'Tokyo Dialect'
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  2066. +TheKelsmommy lol I know right! I order peanut butter online :) thanks for the offer though! I'll let you know when I get the PO Box! :D
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  2067. Thank you Morgan!! Appreciate your kind words! :D
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  2068. thanks ^^ hope you enjoy upcoming content as well!
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  2069. Thank you very much! Will update soon. Incidentally lessons 2 is up and I have a few or the resources linked in that video!
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  2070. Thanks Filip. I'd actually like to do more videos like this once I have a bit more time. You might like my phone review from last year: https://youtu.be/w-cjJMG7jkw Thanks again for watching :)
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  2071. lol I'll do my best!  Fanta-san's explanation is very good! I probably would have recommended a similar phrase! :D
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  2072. awesome explanation! thank you for the initiative! :D
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  2073. かなり作っています。haha
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  2074. +ASHNA Tv caught me! lol AND the other bus too lol
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  2075. it's funny, because
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  2076. Meemachima, Sony Sales VP. haha thank you! I appreciate it ^^
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  2077. thank you^^ do you mean Romaji subtitles?
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  2078. the forbidden jutsu!
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  2079. Thank you so much Yuki-san The channel is still quite small, so shares really help a lot! Incidentally is this you? https://www.facebook.com/YUKIRHINEHARTvoice
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  2080. +Make America Kind Again haha if you've never been you'll love everything! but after several years you'll start noticing things ;) same as back home though haha
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  2081. Roman nailed it. Thanks for the comment!
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  2082. beyond 絶望
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  2083. Go for it man! Nothing better than some good macabre!
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  2084. I was on the fence on these lol
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  2085. thanks Luke!
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  2086. +lena15 lol the bookshelf survived, though a few of the books came down! good eye btw! haha we are doing much better now, though the aftershocks are still happening...crazily! haha thanks again for the support :) really appreciate it! Hope your friend is doing well too!!
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  2087. Thank you very much, I really appreciate that! :D Shares help a lot because the channel is so small haha. Really glad to hear that the content is comparatively interesting :) Tofugu makes far the best Japanese related content on the web; I hope to work with them again in the future! btw I like the stalin reference more lol
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  2088. Awesome, so glad to hear this! Trying to get lesson two up later this week! Stay tuned! :D
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  2089. Hachiman go sen en! Thanks for the comment ^^ From Tofugu?
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  2090. lol next one one is my favorite of all 5 bits!
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  2091. +L_231 Thank you very much :) we're safe now, but everyone's support was awesome. let's work towards getting Kumamoto and Ecuador back on their feet now!
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  2092. That'll be the day lol
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  2093. haha thanks man, really appreciate the love. god knows I need more of it.
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  2094. Thanks for the comment! ^^ It's really a battle with time when it comes to grammar. With regards to anime, it really depends on the anime you watch. An anime with fairly realistic dialogue, such as Monster, is great for studying, while fantasy anime such as Bleach isn't nearly as effective. In other words, studying through anime can be extremely effective, close to useless, or somewhere in-between. If your main goal is to learn Japanese, you should choose your anime based on that goal, rather than the other way around ^^
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  2095. You're welcome! ^^ good luck with your studies! :D
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  2096. ありがとうございます！＾＾ これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  2097. haha thanks Christopher, really appreciate that. Definitely should have stuck with older parts! Wanted the latest and greatest though haha. Cheers!
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  2098. definitely had to search a lot haha. One of my favorite anime movies though!
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  2099. why are you sad? haha
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  2100. haha what? are you back in Japan now btw?
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  2101. Let me know what you think! you channel looks like a lot of fun ^^ お互いに頑張りましょう！：D
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  2102. Martial arts tricking! The first video I ever posted on youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ggpQ5fYUnGc
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  2103. No particular reason, I try to make fun of everything equally.  I put myself in the basket of deplorables recently so I thought it was time for a quick substitution.
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  2104. I could always join an MCN
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  2105. My rule of thumb is anything native and human is OK, as long as you are aware that some resources lack emotion. I think it's actually more dangerous to study and mimic utterances that are loaded with emotion, as it often creates a gap between what you think you're saying and what's actually coming out. My 2 cents!
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  2106. no one does lol. thanks for the support!
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  2107. Hi there Rodolphe. Apologies for the high entry fee—I'm actually doing this such that I can eventually pump out videos at a faster rate in the future. If you'd like, you can also save by waiting to sign up :) From what I understand French is not a tonal language :)
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  2108. thanks Maxiter :D
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  2109. 確かにそうですね。代名詞になっているので漢字を分析しようとする人は少ないでしょうね。 機会がありましたらまたこのテーマについて動画を作ってみますね！応援をありがとうございます！
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  2110. never been
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  2111. I have not, can you pitch it to me?
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  2112. Will check it out. Cheers!
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  2113. haha thank you!! I appreciate the support very much! :D これからもよろしく！＾＾
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  2114. Awesome, thank you very much for the plugin! ^^
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  2115. Thank you very much! I have used this website in the past as well, it' a very valuable resource! Thank you for watching the series; I hope you enjoy upcoming videos as well :D
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  2116. meme ✌️
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  2117. Thanks man! Really appreciate the support!
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  2118. thanks so much man! I do the videos while working full time so any shares or likes go a long way :) Really appreciate your support!
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  2119. god I love this comment lol
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  2120. god it is lol
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  2121. You have my sympathies ✋
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  2122. lol im not sure about that reference, will look it up when I get home! thanks for always watching! :D your continued support means a lot! sorry for your neighbors! lol
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  2123. +wayne train thanks for the comment! Jonsbo UMX3 (black edition!) build quality is on point!
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  2124. you shut your mouth but yea I think that's basically accurate
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  2125. Titan works better in rural areas to be sure
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  2126. ありがとうございます＾＾
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  2127. this happens often lol
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  2128. yes! but maybe キャット. and maybe カリフォルニア州。
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  2129. cheers! appreciate the love!
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  2130. I'm not sure who any of these people or things are haha. sorry!
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  2131. Thank you, I'll definitely try to check it out ^^ Cheers!
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  2132. Yes, the pitch-accent (or location for downstep) for gairaigo words in Japanese is often very different from that of the original English word. 'TAble' vs 'teEBURU' is a prime example :)
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  2133. Np! In that case, yes, they usually follow different patterns from other native Japanese words.
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  2134. To be honest I think it was the unknown. I was able to create an image in my mind of what I thought Japan might be like, fell in love with that image, then fell in love with the country after actually coming. Funny that you mention recording yourself as well; I talk about this a lot in episode four (which is currently live on Patreon). Plan on uploading a condensed version to youtube sometime this week or next!
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  2135. The joke is that it's real
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  2136. have had a similar experience. service can be overwhelming!
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  2137. +Takaaki more stories coming in the future! :D thank you!!
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  2138. gets me every time.
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  2139. hahaha too real! thanks frooshante ^^
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  2140. will have to check him out lol. thanks for the watch ^^
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  2141. 嬉しい言葉をありがとうございます！ もしかしてTofuguのメーリングリストで見つけましたか？ これからもよろしくお願いします！今後の動画をお楽しみに〜！
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  2142. A and C
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  2143. Appreciate that very much! :D
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  2144. lol wait for my analysis of invader invader
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  2145. seriously a good song tho haha
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  2146. can't use FCPX :(
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  2147. Np! It's 「何これ、うまっ！」
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  2148. correct!
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  2149. Hi Cong Liu! Thank you very much :) If you can try and direct people to my channel in someway that would be great :D
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  2150. subs would be great as well :D Let me know which lessons you need me to enable!
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  2151. 'Kyoko's House' By Philip Glass from the Mishima soundtrack. Amazing movie btw.
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  2152. できないとてもできないやってみる痛っ
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  2153. lol social justice?
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  2154. Not sure what that is—will be sure to check it out though!
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  2155. I love the toneberries or is it tonberrys tonberries
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  2156. いい表現ですね。使ってもよいですか？笑 本当にそうかもしれませんね！そうならないことを願っています！！
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  2157. 界王拳を使えば100万以上
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  2158. lol the chest music was the icing on the cake :) lol yes! that show and the usage of 'YOU' would make for a good video... :) Thanks for always watching! :D
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  2159. cheers!
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  2160. taken sorry!
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  2161. haha perhaps!
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  2162. just be careful not to confuse pv and av 👌
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  2163. Awesome! Thank you so much for the support! ^^
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  2164. haha thanks ^^ There will be a lot, most likely 60+. That said, the core curriculum for pitch-accent will end around 30 or so—after that I intend on covering pronunciation :)
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  2165. パソコンを組み立てる際にusb キーボードが必要ですので、日本人の友達から借りました。普段からUSのbluetooth を使っています！＾＾
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  2166. The world may never know! Thanks for the continued support Derick :)
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  2167. Hi Derick. Going to have to postpone this for a little bit. Might be able to get started on something in December! It would probably be recording based though. Would you be ok with that? Cheers!
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  2168. awesome, thank you very much for the flexibility. Will be in touch! :D
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  2169. just watched it! was a great vid :D
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  2170. thank you! :D
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  2171. Hello Peter, thank you very much for the kind comment! The first three videos will be available on both YouTube and Patreon, while episodes four and beyond will be exclusive content for upper tier ($10 a month) Patrons! Please let me know your thoughts :)
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  2172. bruh 👍
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  2173. dat jolt counter tho
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  2174. ヨハンよせ！！
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  2175. Thanks Derick! Share if you don't mind, it helps me a lot! Either way though :D Appreciate the support!
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  2176. Thanks man! dying to visit!
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  2177. thanks maxiter :)
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  2178. computer building is pretty easy ^^
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  2179. Definitely left out a lot of good ones haha. Thanks for the support!
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  2180. Thanks Rooky, really appreciate it! Watching subbed the first couple times is totally fine, but I would encourage you to turn subs off after that, or it can be difficult to concentrate on phonetics :) thanks again for the support!
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  2181. You have to put the nvme kext into the unibeast file :) there were instructions on the tonymac86 website!
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  2182. a viable option
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  2183. haha hey! thanks for the message, sorry for the late reply. I am a native speaker of English and majored in Japanese at university, though I believe that most of what I learned was from books rather than classes. I could recommend some books, but they are all very expensive, and I intend to cover most of the material in upcoming videos on Patreon! Hope to see you there! :D
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  2184. Appreciate that ^^ これからもよろしくね！
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  2185. It was a lot of fun :) Joey has definitely been there since the beginning; are you talking about his vlog channel?
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  2186. Akatsuki!
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  2187. そういう効果もあるんですね。良かったです！：）
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  2188. haha yea I figured there were a few people from Nagasaki that might object, but it's 'things I've never seen' so it's セーフ！ haha thanks so much for the support Dark! :D
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  2189. Mac minis are beautiful machines, I've thought about buying one myself! No need anymore. Not sure how much power that you need but the new MacBook Pro is amazing, highly recommend it!
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  2190. いえいえ！実はだいぶ禿げています！苦笑
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  2191. Love final cut pro too much haha. Render and export times are insane. Loving my new MacBook Pro as well! definitely worth the investment :)
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  2192. Lol 存在費 I thought of during the recording, but I think it really ties the bit together. lol Definitely feel you on the stain! I'm scared my landlord is going to kill me when he sees my bookshelf haha
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  2193. Stamos—are you referring to learning Japanese, or my attitude towards Japan? I used both Rossetta Stone and Pimsleur, and found them both useful, but not outstanding. Oxford Take Off in Japanese was a much better introduction :)
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  2194. +UnquietSlumber Thank you for the kind words! I put a lot of work into the pronunciation for each video :) これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  2195. not a problem! I highly recommend signing up for my series on Patreon (www.patreon.com/dogen) if you're interested in improving your Japanese pitch accent. I cover everything from beginner to advanced pitch-accent in my lessons ^^ Cheers!
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  2196. thank you! :D
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  2197. 参ったな！
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  2198. haha I'm bad at social media and sharing. Any shares on your end help! ^^ Really appreciate the support! :D
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  2199. lol nope just a bad phone that keeps me off the likes of facebook etc. it's about 1/5 the price of a smartphone as well, so each month I'm saving cash money lol
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  2200. it's a very advanced technique lol
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  2201. Cheers!
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  2202. I have multiple times haha
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  2203. not bad!
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  2204. I don't think so. I don't play the game though so I'm not really sure haha.
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  2205. appreciate the love! :D
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  2206. lol yea that bit was key. Thanks so much! be on the lookout for part 4!
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  2207. lol you'll get it everywhere! I think the Gangster is probably the best option for most cases :) GL!
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  2208. Naturally! ^^ That'll make you a quality J-vlogger ✌️
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  2209. Hey Bacon! コメントをありがとうございます！治すところが全くありません、素晴らしいです！暗記アプリ、今は使っていませんがJLPTの勉強をしている時は毎日活用していました。What is a deck? Thanks again for the comment and hope you enjoy upcoming videos! よろしくお願いします！
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  2210. 日本語のアクセント、日本語のイントネーション、など！
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  2211. my pleasure!
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  2212. then that means this work is a 成功！ haha thank you very much for watching!
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  2213. たくさんゲットしてください！
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  2214. It's definitely an experience!
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  2215. haha thanks Chris, took a few takes to get it just right :)
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  2216. thanks for watching, and glad that you liked the Japanese! took a very long time to write haha. cheers!
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  2217. lol just wait for part two! it gets worse. you're lucky! savor it!
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  2218. thanks Zoot ^^
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  2219. haha probably. I actually haven't played Pokemon Go--this is all based off on what I've heard haha
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  2220. +Dharzjinion the smell was even worse lol. thanks for the comment!
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  2221. +Supersonic THAT CAN'T BE RIGHT!!!
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  2222. +Sabre J Thank you so much! that is the exact comment I was aiming for when I started this channel 4 months ago—really appreciate it! Hope you stick around and enjoy future content as well :) Incidentally I should be back to normal videos next Monday :)
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  2223. Awesome :) thanks again for the support! get ready for some really abstract stuff soon as well :D 
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  2224. Hi Red, thanks for watching. With regards to your question, it all really depends on exactly how well you are able to mimic sounds. If you can mimic with 85-100% accuracy, I'd say that your method of learning the pitch along with vocab would be fine. On the other hand, if your accuracy is any less I'd say it would be beneficial to take a few months off to concentrate on phonetics. The catch, of course, is that as non-native speakers it's almost impossible for us to judge exactly how accurate our pronunciation is. I highly suggest having a non-biased native assess your Japanese for any idiosyncrasies, and then to make your decision off of their feedback :) Either way I do think that as a non-native speaker there are definitely things in my series which will accelerate your phonetic development. Good luck! ^^
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  2225. Appreciate that Quyen. Videos will keep coming--expect something quite different this week though!
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  2226. Thank you, I really appreciate that ^^
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  2227. Very interesting. Can definitely see where you are coming from :) Will try and check out those books, as well as the Roland Barthes book. Thanks again for watching Jesse. If you haven't already I would recommend Kanehara Hitomi as well!
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  2228. なるほど！ありがとうございます！＾＾ 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  2229. え、そのスーパーどこ？めっちゃめっちゃきになる oh oh oh oh oh
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  2230. THAT was my intention. ...YES!
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  2231. +Hiroki Takahashi haha I wanted something a bit more specific than 'advanced' as I think specificity typically leads to a stronger joke. It's not actually based off of any single person though haha. thanks for the comment :D
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  2232. 椎名林檎 ^^
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  2233. My favorite anime :)
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  2234. Intial D: Sky Drift Missions TURBO
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  2235. Thanks Feras ^^
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  2236. thanks Christian ^^
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  2237. I prefer the cold ^^ to each their own though! Maybe I can make a winter edition too...
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  2238. haha it was the arm twisted behind the back, not the American History X torture
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  2239. appreciate it man. thanks for the share!
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  2240. Way hotter than Texas, as Texas is a dry heat. Japan is wet lol
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  2241. Phonix BROTHA
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  2242. lol wouldn't surprise me!
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  2243. +Jezzington Bear thanks man! so glad to see you still watching :D
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  2244. Thank you very much! I did my best! :D
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  2245. if you're smart, unlike me 5 years ago HA.
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  2246. 俳句になっていませんよ
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  2247. It's a great place! Remember that there are upsides and downsides to every country though! I got N1 certification a few years back!
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  2248. such a crazy coincidence. Incidentally I have connections with APU as well! ^^ Beppu is a great place :)
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  2249. 意外に奥行きが深い曲ですよね。笑 真面目な話、オープニングのセリフが大好きです！ これからもよろしくお願いします！＾＾
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  2250. because I lived it haha
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  2251. Awesome. Thank you so much. I think it's a bit much for a Patreon account as well, and hope to lower the price a bit in following months. Really all depends on what happens from lesson four and beyond. Thank you again Magus, appreciate the support and feedback.
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  2252. UW is a fantastic school—I can't offer anything but high praise. Incidentally I'm from Redmond so I'm pretty well versed with the Woodinville, Redmond, Kirkland, Bellevue, Seattle area. Really think it's a great place to live. UW is a whole different world though, one of the most beautiful campuses in the world! Great Japanese program too!
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  2253. その通りです ＾＾TwitterもYouTubeも見てくれてありがとうございます＾＾
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  2254. GrimesというアーティストのOblivionという曲です。よかったら聞いてみてください！
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  2255. The song is called "Commando Steve" by Bossfight. I contacted them and they said I could use it if I credited them. Here you are! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XQsMmtC91b4
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  2256. Just updated description to address the subject. Thank you for the comment.
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  2257. T shirts of my style everyday seeking
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  2258. I haven't trained in a while haha
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  2259. +佐藤砂糖 コメントをありがとうございます。ありがたいですが、英語の先生ではないのでお断りさせていただきます！海外のドラマを見ることをお勧めします！
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  2260. it's fast for FCPX but it can't recover from sleep and only certain display outputs work.
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  2261. Next time! Appreciate the continued support ^^
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  2262. go check out Albo's channel in the description. you'll love it!
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  2263. thanks!
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  2264. Thank you very much! I try to keep the maintain a professional production level, so that means a lot.
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  2265. thanks Jason!
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  2266. Really appreciate that Santiago. I have a lot of scripts like this that I haven't been able to get to because they take forever to perform haha
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  2267. Advanced JapaneseというよJapanese subtext かもしれないですね！
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  2268. nailed it!
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  2269. あ、日本人です！
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  2270. +TheKelsmommy lol thank you very much!! I really appreciate the support! Let me know how the reactions are :D
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  2271. haha well I think that they were talking about Japanese Phonetics Episode 1 :) Thanks again for the support! :D
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  2272. ^^
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  2273. Will be sure to avoid that one haha
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  2274. RIP Native English Speakers / Native Japanese Speakers
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  2275. Gotcha. Definitely get more bang for the buck with the PC--this is why I built a hackintosh haha
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  2276. でしょう？カール怖くないから映画に出ないのかな。。。
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  2277. Thank you. I like this story a lot as well :) This type of content doesn't do as well as the Japanese lessons, but I like creating it much more.
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  2278. ＋コンビニ！
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  2279. missed opportunity!
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  2280. 😎
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  2281. +Volc64 Thanks so much! will definitely keep these up. they are much easier to make than the story videos haha. MUCH less recording/editing time lol
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  2282. lol I thought it was a nice end to that bit :)
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  2283. start now, for sure! the faster you sign up for phonetics the more of an impact they will have! ^^ please let me know if you have any additional questions or concerns! 👍
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  2284. lol far from native, but I've learned a lot of useful tips since working in a Japanese company for the past few years! Thanks for the comment! :D
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  2285. Thank you Faye :D
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  2286. No L'orso, you're the best.
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  2287. haha thanks!
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  2288. NHK will never stop! Never!
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  2289. oh snap. Japanese term?
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  2290. Wonder who was the first to use the term RPG though!
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  2291. +James Baker Thanks James! Really appreciate that! : )
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  2292. Thank you so much. Put a lot of time into this one, so that means a lot! Hope you like the final episode as well! Hope my gums heal by then...
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  2293. 同感です。
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  2294. Totally! I'm hoping to create the internet's definitive guide to pitch accent :) Thank you for the support!
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  2295. every foreigner that gets married in Japan haha
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  2296. Thank you very much, really appreciate that! Hope you enjoy upcoming videos as well! ^^
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  2297. ありがとうございます！とても嬉しいです。 仕事の関係で具体的な答えは残念ながら出せませんが、東京ではありません！
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  2298. glad that you liked it! これからもよろしく！
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  2299. My pleasure! thanks for the continued support :D
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  2300. he took the jolt counter like a champ! :D
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  2301. cheers Risa! ^^
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  2302. Thanks Kymochii ^^ Appreciate it!
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  2303. Right? haha thanks man!
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  2304. haha cheers ^^
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  2305. lol nice! appreciate the continued support! :D hope that I can heal up soon lol
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  2306. Thanks Catherine :D Appreciate your appreciation!
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  2307. Thank you very much Brian! Love your use of the em dash at the beginning of the comment! The series will be very systematic indeed. If you've been immersed in native Japanese for a long time you're probably way ahead of the curve, but hopefully there are a few things you can learn :) Thanks again! Appreciate the support.
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  2308. Fixed that! thanks for the heads up. You have a smartphone though, nice! I'm stuck in Phonix 35z flip phone town. iPad is wi-fi only haha
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  2309. +TheKelsmommy in a word...greasy.
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  2310. thanks for watching Esperanza! ^^ always glad to help!
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  2311. Biweekly, as mentioned in Episode 1 :) New comedic content out soon as well!
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  2312. Np! Good luck with your Japanese studies and tricking! ^^ 頑張ってね！
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  2313. the lack of meaning is the meaning. kyari is all knowing, all seeing, all being!
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  2314. Hi Xavier! The pitch-accent element of the series will most likely be around a total of 20-25 lessons, but I will continue to create pronunciation lessons after that as well :) Please let me know if you have any other questions or concerns!
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  2315. Haven't seen it yet, but the previews have much more cinematic tones than most Japanese movies; it could be genuinely good!
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  2316. I think her advice is applicable to native speakers, but definitely not for people learning the language. I personally believe it is critical to master the basics before intentionally making any mistakes :) If you have any questions let me know :D
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  2317. a boy can dream! :D
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  2318. I am a battered man.
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  2319. +Monica Costantini thank you very much! it's called the Jonsbo UMX3 (black edition!). My favorite part of the build!
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  2320. basically blind lol
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  2321. Did you ever ride the morning train in Tokyo?
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  2322. Yes I speak 標準語, and can understand most dialects of Japanese. For 関西弁 the phonetics are quite different, so i won't be covering it in the immediate future. I also don't recommend students study 関西弁 (even though it is very interesting) if they are looking to develop a native like accent, as there is very little to no documentation on the subject. Will touch on this briefly in the next video!
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  2323. +さしすせおすし コメントをありがとうございます！とても嬉しいです！：D 明後日またコメディーっぽい動画をアップしますので、よかったらご覧ください！^^
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  2324. thank you ^^ 頑張ります！
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  2325. Hi Tom, Really glad to hear that you decided to sign up! You'll definitely be able to improve dramatically even from around 20. I also imagine that you're at a stage where Japanese Phonetics will be most beneficial—you've developed a strong base, but most likely don't have too many bad speaking habits yet :) I hope you're able to learn a lot, and feel free to let me know if you ever have any questions! Thanks again!
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  2326. haha thanks man! I highly recommend the gangster!
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  2327. ありがとう！長く日本に住んでいますよ！もう7年目です！＾＾個人的に東京弁（標準語）の方が好きです！：）
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  2328. どういたしまして＾＾関西弁も面白いですよね。:) お互いに頑張りましょうね！：D
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  2329. Commando Steve by Bossfight. Available on iTunes
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  2330. lol close! I think 「この動画を見て道元しました」 Looking forward to chillin again soon :D
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  2331. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFw-TZzqX8M&t=149s
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  2332. thank you!
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  2333. +佐藤砂糖 thank you for the support! :D
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  2334. では別の方にあげますね。責任をとってください。笑
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  2335. 半分冗談半分本気でござる
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  2336. I'm not sure I understand this haha
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  2337. will do! :D
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  2338. Thanks Xirnatts ^^ Felt like the twist would be a bit more fun ^^
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  2339. unfortunate!
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  2340. 自分は10年以上食べていないな笑
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  2341. will be doing this as soon as I get back from Singapore.
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  2342. watsu lolol
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  2343. loved guilty gear back on PS2! was never good at it though haha. thanks for the comment :D Hope the eventually patch in Kuradoberi!
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  2344. thank you very much for watching ^^
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  2345. Lol I'm confused. Were you intoxicated when you typed this comment? thanks for the support!
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  2346. lololol
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  2347. Thank you! short comments welcome too! :D
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  2348. they are my favorite comics on youtube haha
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  2349. thank you 🙏 ☺️
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  2350. Be on the lookout for actual phonetics lessons soon! :D
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  2351. tis. let me know if you are interested in buying the case or graphics card! selling right now!
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  2352. Np ^^
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  2353. Yes! Ill check when I get back home later tonight. currently on my lunchbreak. Can you reply to this thread again so I don't forget? :D
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  2354. I've met a lot abroad as well :)
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  2355. Thank you! I have a lot of short stories in the pipe :)
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  2356. +shiba doge そうします。いや、アメリカから輸入します（笑） コメントをありがとうございます！！これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  2357. どうもです！
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  2358. Glad to hear that you are looking forward to the series; I hope you can learn a lot! Thanks Xirnatts for the comment as well!
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  2359. +zzqsk ` thanks man really appreciate the support :) most of the content from here on out will be in this style :) but the next video will not! thanks again! :D
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  2360. haha thanks man! :D
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  2361. Thank you very much! Talking about some tools I use to study Japanese in the next episode :)
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  2362. thanks so much! I tried to create a huge gap for comedic 効果 haha. the bigger they are the harder they fall kind of philosophy for this particular video haha. thanks for the continued support ^^ hope you enjoy the next video as well! :D これからもよろしく！
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  2363. Thank you very much for the support. My number one tip for improving your pronunciation / intonation is to record yourself and compare that to native speaker speech. I guarantee that you will notice things immediately if you record yourself often!
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  2364. Bossfight, awesome swedish chip-tune band :)
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  2365. dear lord that's awful! lol I'd say thanks for the share but my ears are bleeding so I'm gonna grab some tissues instead
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  2366. btw just started instagram! https://www.instagram.com/dogensensei/
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  2367. Phonix4lyfe
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  2368. worth it!
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  2369. Will do! Thank you for the comment Dennis!
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  2370. Yep! I have been a pro alfred user for a long time now--absolutely love it! Didn't know that about Forvo--thanks for sharing!
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  2371. kitano-san ありがとうございます、とても嬉しいです。チャンネルはまだとても小さいので、もしよかったらシェアしてください＾＾これからもよろしくお願いします！ちなみにドイツ人の視聴者が比較的に多いです！
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  2372. Kyasarin. I made a video about your name ^^ thanks for watching!
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  2373. No sure what you're asking haha. It's from an anime called Monster :)
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  2374. 僕もとてもノーマルな生活を送っていますので、自分についての日記ではなく、いつも想像的な文章や、動画の脚本などをアップしたりしていました！時には詩も！＾＾　コメントをありがとうございます＾＾
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  2375. ...yes
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  2376. +xKONEKOxNEKOx I'm so glad to hear you liked it! really hope you enjoy upcoming content just as much! :D not everything is about Japan, but I try and make everything humorous and interesting :)
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  2377. didn't even realize haha. we shall see! if I have time. haha
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  2378. +Dennis G. Thanks so much for the kind words Dennis! I think you'll like the new video this coming monday as well :D
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  2379. Yes, I do recommend speaking slowly during the learning phrase, and yes, definitely definitely definitely record yourself and juxtapose it with native speech of the same word!
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  2380. まだまだです。コメントをありがとうございます＾＾
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  2381. I'm trying to 'take the higher road' lol
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  2382. lol I'm not sure what this means but it made me laugh
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  2383. あざができました。笑
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  2384. nice room tho ✌️
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  2385. Very good point!
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  2386. 検討させて頂いてもよろしいですか。
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  2387. haha thanks Xavier. Appreciate the love!
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  2388. truth!
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  2389. Thanks bjni :) I had a great time meeting Eric during our retreat in December :)
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  2390. thanks so much! I quite like this video a lot as well lol. hope you enjoy upcoming content as well! Stay tuned for actual Japanese lessons on Patreon! :D
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  2391. Awesome, thank you! Based on this I would imagine that your spoken Japanese is actually quite unified and not as fragmented as the typical speaker. I think that my series would definitely make your Japanese sound more like standard Japanese, and help your overall knowledge in terms of Phonetic knowledge. In other words, I think this series would give you a bit of playroom with Japanese, rather than making you sound more understandable. Does this answer your question? :)
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  2392. Wow! thanks for the great find! :D
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  2393. similar to the first!
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  2394. Thanks so much—really helps! Cheers!
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  2395. Really glad to hear that you were able to learn from this video アンジ先輩！If you haven't already I would highly encourage you to check out the paid series on Patreon, it has a ton of useful information! ^^ Thanks again and good luck with your studies!
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  2396. haha thank you! the support means a lot! videos will keep coming!
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  2397. Cheers Onni ^^ Appreciate the support so much!
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  2398. +ピリポさん are you speaking of...NEO Tokyo!?
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  2399. +Earth 2000 I feel like I'm missing something here lol
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  2400. BOOMHEADSHOT!
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  2401. Looking forward to meeting you in December Andrew!
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  2402. ありがとうございます＾＾今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  2403. そうです :)
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  2404. are you 猫舌？thanks for the support! THEY WILL KEEP COMING!
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  2405. おかえりでございます
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  2406. 応援してまーす！I need more viewers so よろしく！笑
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  2407. Commando Steve by Bossfight! ^^
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  2408. thank you very much :D
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  2409. haha I actually think the video is funnier the longer the build up lasts. Cheers!
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  2410. thanks man! glad to hear you liked it! :D ^^ これからもよろしく！：D
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  2411. you can count on it!
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  2412. np!
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  2413. lol are you sure the pun wasn't intented?
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  2414. Hi Raul, and thank you very much for the support and share—it really helps a lot! With regards to your question, I think this is actually a very difficult topic that transcends pitch accent and phonetics. In other words, I think that to develop a way of speaking that matches your personality it's necessary to have not only an extensive vocabulary, a strong command of grammar, and advanced phonetics abilities, I think an acute self awareness is also necessary. In other words, I believe that not only a wholistic command of the Japanese language (which includes a very deep understanding of Japanese phonetics), but also metacognition to be important for you to achieve what you're shooting for. Hope this helps a little bit! :)
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  2415. haha well I think a lot of people just aren't aware what the look or sound like when they speak :) Mickey Mouse included! It helps when you tape yourself twice a week to be sure! haha. Language teacher definitely has a huge influence as well!
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  2416. Haha yea we understand why they do it, which is why it's hard for us to critique, right? thanks for the continued support :D
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  2417. JPC
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  2418. Glad to hear that ^^ 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  2419. cheers mimo ^^
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  2420. haha cheers!
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  2421. I unfortunately can't lower the price that much, and wouldn't be able to create different tiers of lessons due to time restrictions, but I appreciate the feedback very much. I've been telling a lot of people that if you would like access to the lessons but would like to save money you can sign up to the party late and save a bit :) Hope this helps, and thanks again!
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  2422. thanks man! mini skit coming later this week as well CHYEA
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  2423. is your last name really Joby?
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  2424. まさか！
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  2425. +Muddy Paws123 thank you very much! I make a lot of Zelda jokes so I'm sure you'll feel right at home :) if you haven't seen it already I recommend the phonix 35z review video I put up at the beginning of this year. Couple of decent ocarina references in there as well haha. Thanks again for the sub, really appreciate it!
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  2426. Right?
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  2427. hmmm. perhaps link me your Facebook :) or send me a place where I can upload the script :)
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  2428. +LI BRA ありがとうございます！僕も普通の緑茶の方が好きです。笑
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  2429. Hi, thanks for the comment. I did get it replaced for free, as mentioned in the video :)
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  2430. only true stories!
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  2431. Never heard of this resource--do they cover the odaka intonation patterns at all?
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  2432. +まいまいま コメントをあゔぃがとうございます！こゔぇかゔぁもよゔぉしくお願いします！
    2
  2433. A little bit of knowledge makes a huge difference!
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  2434. 自分も
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  2435. ありがとうございます！
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  2436. Best Kanji you mean? I think ベリー is actually closer to your actually pronunciation :)
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  2437. ですよね。笑
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  2438. thanks loony ^^
    2
  2439. oh snap! ^^
    2
  2440. excellent! :D
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  2441. cheers ^^
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  2442. SOFTBALL and 椎名林檎!
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  2443. ありがとうんご！
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  2444. Not by a long shot. But I'm happy to hear that you enjoyed the video!
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  2445. Thank you very much Zoot!
    2
  2446. +James Baker NEVER. lol
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  2447. I have a lot of content like this in the pipe, I've been avoiding it until now because it takes forever to record (you probably noticed but there are a lot of long cuts for atmosphere)
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  2448. but this is studying... って言い訳にならないか
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  2449. No escape
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  2450. +Robin Fritz Hey thanks for the kind words! I work full time while but am trying to make the transition to Youtube so shares definitely help! will continue to pump out the videos! :D thanks again Robin!
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  2451. lol thank you. wanted to try something a bit different from the standard videos. thank you for watching Mislav! :D
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  2452. haha well I don't really see it as stealing or fake happiness, just a bit random. Definitely a good chance for a lot of people to make money haha. specially those love hotels
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  2453. Fixed! thanks for the heads up :) was in a bit of a rush haha
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  2454. executed correctly it can be oddly satisfying.
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  2455. +Supersonic lolol she was... A MONSTER!!!
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  2456. +TheKelsmommy haha too many stories from Japanese class to count. I need to think of more ideas though haha. if you have any 気になるポイントs let me know and I'll try and make a joke out of it :D これからもよろしく！
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  2457. thanks for watching ^^
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  2458. Thanks Fire Ghost, really appreciate that. If you ever do start studying Japanese you know where to begin! ...or should I say not begin. Appreciate the love!
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  2459. lol I like that bit as well. Thanks Carlos! Check out Lesson 6 as well—Osaka-ben!
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  2460. it's funny, because
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  2461. thank you :) actually took a really long time to come up with suitable subs ^^
    2
  2462. Cheers Dillon--your support means a lot!
    2
  2463. thanks Jonny ^^
    2
  2464. Not really sure--never been to a Christian church in Japan!
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  2465. Probably ^^ The thing about this bit is that "可愛いそうだね" isn't actually a very natural phase—most people would simply say 可愛いらしい or 可愛いって, but those don't work with the premise of the joke. In other words I purposely twisted both the Japanese and English translation a bit to give the joke more impact. 'I heard she's cute' is a bit quicker to read than 'he said she's cute' :)
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  2466. Np! :D
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  2467. it's a game changer! #PhonixElitist yea it's basically impossible to access anything online lol
    2
  2468. amazing lol
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  2469. Carly commando - everyday :)
    2
  2470. my pleasure ^^
    2
  2471. First hand experience!
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  2472. 哀しいですね。 まあでもアメリカは同じくらい不思議な習慣がありますのでお互いですね！ メリーKFCです！＾＾
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  2473. Appreciate it cam :)
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  2474. Thanks for watching ^^
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  2475. My blood cholesterol went up just experiencing it. lol thank you very much!
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  2476. No problem! I'm sure that this series will be very helpful for you! Just to clarify lessons 4 and beyond will be Patreon exclusive (this is something I have to do to support myself). Thanks again!
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  2477. yep
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  2478. no haha I would never see the movie
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  2479. thanks jkacson, had a lot of fun scripting this one!
    2
  2480. here you go! http://i66.tinypic.com/333h4ox.jpg Incidentally what I did was none of these, Japanese people just like to say すんごく sometimes!
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  2481. ありがとうございます！＾＾オチが一番好きです。笑
    2
  2482. Thanks Andres :)
    2
  2483. Hi Kernel, sorry for the late reply. Just wanted to let you know that without some pretty extensive workarounds it can be very difficult to get sleep / wake to work properly. Additionally, it's good to be aware that a lot of the built in wifi / bluetooth on motherboards such as this don't work out of box, so you'll need to spend more money on adapters, etc. In retrospect, I would probably by a straight up mac rather than building a hackintosh again!
    2
  2484. haha well its hard to argue with how much money you can save! good luck! :D
    2
  2485. thanks for watching Dan :)
    2
  2486. 3 is gold lol
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  2487. I did after this one lol
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  2488. Glad to hear that you like it ^^
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  2489. Hi Priscila, thanks for the comment! I don't believe this to be a particularly big problem, as context almost always fills the gaps when it comes to differentiating between similar sounding words. I do believe, however, that concentrating on phonetics rather than communication/vocabulary does temporarily compromise speaking to a certain degree, but that this is necessary for people who are looking to eventually speak with no foreign accent. If you can already speak with a native accent then you're good to go! Thanks for the support :D
    2
  2490. Too legit to quit!
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  2491. Really appreciate that! Do you mind sending me a link to LittleShanks share? Cheers!
    2
  2492. back at you!
    2
  2493. appreciate the love Esperanza! You certainly seem to have a way with words as well ^^ you praise means a lot—hope I'm able to continue to produce content you can enjoy ^^
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  2494. will check it out! thank you very much for the love!
    2
  2495. Will be waiting!
    2
  2496. Ziiiiing!
    2
  2497. Hi Luis! That is indeed me! I don't have copies of the videos anymore, unfortunately, but I was almost positive that they were all on YouTube. If they aren't I can't help, sadly! :(
    2
  2498. I have stopped for now as I have a torn meniscus. I occasionally teach local student though :) Glad to hear that you found them!
    2
  2499. +lena15 watched it. Loved it. if I hadn't released my script publicly a few years back I would have sworn my story was based on their video lol. thanks for the share!
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  2500. haha it very well might have. I was sleep deprived during the recording haha
    2
  2501. I don't even take them off at the cashier lol
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  2502. lol love this comment
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  2503. ありがとうございます！小説ですが、実はiPhoneのアプリを出していますので、良かったらチェックしてください＾＾オドネル・ケビンで探したら出てくるはずです！ibooksにも載せています：）　それでは、お互いに頑張りましょう！：D
    2
  2504. I used to buy the factory size nattou.
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  2505. Make Japanese Great Again -SS HAHAHAHA
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  2506. And yes the irony is part of the joke! :D
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  2507. cheers Blank :)
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  2508. cheers :D
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  2509. Appreciate the love ^^ planning a follow up video to this, should be out in a few weeks ^^ thanks again!
    2
  2510. だった。笑
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  2511. +lena15 the power of DBZ! spirit...video? lol terrible joke. hope things take a turn for the better! best from Beppu :D
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  2512. lol unfortunately I'm poor too and run on about the same amount of money each day, but I appreciate the support very much! If you would like to, feel free to jump into the program a bit late to save yourself a month or two of paying for lessons :)
    2
  2513. Akuma no akashi :) wait what's chimobi-marc
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  2514. +bluzytrix thanks Bluzy!! planning on releasing more things like this soon! :D really appreciate the support!
    2
  2515. thank you very much! still quiet small so shares and likes really help ^^ Truly appreciate your support opwr-san! :D
    2
  2516. No problem! And roger with regards to Patreon—Really appreciate the thought! Good luck on the job hunt :)
    2
  2517. お願いしません is a great one haha
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  2518. Thank you! I quite like the darker undertones in this story a lot as well :) Appreciate the comment!
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  2519. haha probably because the videos I make aren't very good for the google algorithm. thanks for the love though! ^^
    2
  2520. Good luck! hope the pitch accent series is useful for you ;D
    2
  2521. あ、日本人です！
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  2522. counter master is t3h way to go for sure :)
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  2523. 気づいてくれてありがとうございます。笑 冗談に見えない冗談って奴です！ :)
    2
  2524. preach
    2
  2525. thanks awareness ^^
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  2526. Be concerned but don’t cancel!
    2
  2527. Thanks Gugu! Recovering now!
    2
  2528. Yeah it’s purposely wrong
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  2529. Hi! Vowel reduction and vowel devoicing are actually a bit different, but I see what you’re saying! In my experience most linguistics talk about vowel centralization when it comes to Japanese, rather than full-on reduction. Cheers!
    2
  2530. It's a condenser USB mic called the Blue Yeti Blackout. Goes for about $150 on amazon.
    2
  2531. Thank you! I appreciate it.
    2
  2532. Boy bands
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  2533.  @Kaimax61  Thanks Kaimai, appreciate it!
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  2534. Hi Anna! Signing up for my series on Patreon is definitely a good start—you'll get access to 40 video lessons on Japanese phonetics, so if you care about your pronunciation it should be a decent value. Other services such as iTalk should work well too! Hope this helps! Cheers!
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  2535. Hi there! Yes, the patreon lessons are dedicated to pronunciation and they are quite thorough; you'll learn quite a bit if you've never studied Japanese phonetics before. Thanks for the interest and hope to see you there! And yes, definitely follow your passion!
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  2536. Coming soon!
    2
  2537. meta-trolling
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  2538. it's a great app! :D good luck with your studies!
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  2539. Cheers! ^^
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  2540. ありがとうございます。小説はこちらに掲載していますので、宜しければご覧ください。 https://www.amazon.co.jp/オドネル・ケビン/e/B00B7DLAVW/ref=sr_ntt_srch_lnk_1?qid=1516538832&sr=8-1
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  2541. Hi! I teach pronunciation from the elementary level on Patreon at www.patreon.com/dogen thank you for your interest!
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  2542. Getting this fixed right now!
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  2543. cheers!
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  2544.  @PrograError  Kind of—green screens are usually used to remove something, but that wasn't necessary here as the phone was in the exact same location in both shots, so I just 'copy and pasted' one (the one that was 'saying random sentences') on top of another (the one that was off). Cheers!
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  2545. Not near native or almost perfect but perfect
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  2546. Will update that later today! For now, the link on the most recent video should work!
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  2547. Thanks! Will do!
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  2548. Hi Quizout! To be frank I think that while it is good for expanding vocabulary as well, if your main focus is learning new words, and you're not concerned about sounding native (or as native sounding as you can become), then you may be better off with many of the free ANKI apps and decks out there, as many of them are larger than what we currently offer (though we're planning on expanding the word lists), and of course, you'd be able to save some money. As you pointed out, our app's primary focus is on improving one's spoken Japanese, whether that's through perception training, or direct comparison to native speech, though it's also possible to use Emurse to learn many new words along the way! Hope that this helps you make an informed decision!
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  2549. That’s fair. It’s not on Honshu but is still expected to be hit by the quake.
    2
  2550. I was always charged around 3500 yen during study abroad, granted I used a normal bank card, as opposed to an international card such as Wise or Revolut!
    2
  2551. Hi Jane! Thank you very much. Can you elaborate on strata fees? I'm not familiar with the term!
    2
  2552. No haha
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  2553. Not sure, I imagine though!
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  2554. Think that's fair—the line towards the end 永遠に我慢しろとは言っていない。日本人だって我慢していることを思い出した上で、冷静に行動してくださいと言っている was meant to communicate it's definitely OK to speak up, but that when speaking up it's best to do so in a constructive way, rather than making blanket statements. Few other people have made the same observation; seems I missed the wording on this point.
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  2555. Hi! Thank you for this. I've always received my money from Patreon directly to Paypal (and then transferred that into my local Japanese accounts), but Patreon also have an option to transfer directly into American bank accounts via Stripe. You're saying that I could probably save money if I received the money into my American bank account using Stripe, then transferred it through TransferWise to an account in Japan rather than going through paypal? Thanks!
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  2556. Appreciate the feedback lumbaracres!
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  2557. There are actually four patterns, 頭高、中高、尾高、and 平板!
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  2558. しか can also add an accent to the word that precedes it, just as another example!
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  2559. What you’re talking about is intonation, rather than the word’s set pitch accent pattern. 日本の is 平板 while 日本だから is 中高, though a speakers intention or emotion can emphasize or soften these. Hope this helps! Cheers!
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  2560. Yes and no, you could emphasize the word that way, but you could also emphasize the word within the 平板 pattern. Furthermore, none of the other normal particles like は、に、が、を、で、etc. will make 日本 平板, which means it is in fact の that is changing the word’s pitch accent (this is a documented phenomenon listed in many academic Japanese volumes such as the NHK accent dictionary and The Sounds of Japanese). 日本 will never (in Standard Japanese) become 平板 before だから, though it’s pitch accent pattern may be less noticeable if the speaker is emphasizing だから. Cheers!
    2
  2561. Blue yeti blackout!
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  2562. Hi Flambergian! Thanks for the comment. I usually tell people to study holistically for six months before beginning a three month phonetic concentration period. Hope this helps!
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  2563. Usually best about six months in!
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  2564. I think it's Kyoko's House by Phillip Glass
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  2565. I'll let him know ;)
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  2566. Signing up will definitely help ^^ haha Good luck with your studies!
    2
  2567. My pleasure and thank you!
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  2568. It's coming!
    2
  2569. yo! Appreciate the support JD! I would probably say ジェーディー, though it's a pain to spell lol. Please let me know if you ever have any additional questions. Thanks again! ^^
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  2570. 道元禅師が大好きなだけです！
    2
  2571. my ginger ale is fermented
    2
  2572. watched a vid about thumbnail optimization haha
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  2573. Hi Milky! I actually pay a trained native speaker using a high-quality recording set-up such that the people using my series can really hear the differences. Cheers!
    2
  2574. Think they’re back now!
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  2575. Hi! Does PayPal work for you? Thank you for the support!
    2
  2576. Will do it!
    2
  2577. Wait for the next vid
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  2578. More to come!
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  2579. Thank you, a copy can be found in this collection of short stories. Cheers! https://www.amazon.co.jp/s?k=オドネル・ケビン&ref=nb_sb_noss
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  2580. will do! thanks for the catch!
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  2581. Just a 素人 YouTuber haha
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  2582. Cheers, will do a follow up soon!
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  2583. legend
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  2584. Both
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  2585. always time as long as you're ready to work hard!
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  2586. Will consider lol
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  2587. My pleasure! Thank you very much for you support!
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  2588. 音声学ではしけいになります！
    2
  2589. call back!
    2
  2590. Thanks so much man, really appreciate the kind words ^^
    2
  2591. SUPERCAR演出させて欲しかった
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  2592. Similar but different. Pitch refers to tone (where a note on a piano is) while stress refers primarily to volume (how hard a note is hit). Hope this helps!
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  2593. どちらかと言えば「道元」の方が好きです。
    2
  2594. Hi Natasha! Yes, it really does help a lot! If you're interested I highly encourage you to check out my Patreon—I just released the 54th episode and you'll get access to everything for 10 dollars ^^ Cheers!
    2
  2595. just wear one of these to your 就活 interview and they'll understand
    2
  2596. I've actually been thinking about this. Film and music. We shall see haha
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  2597. Follow up coming soon!
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  2598. Haven’t seen it but most likely ok from tailer
    2
  2599. I did not, to be fair
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  2600. We've had many people ask for a lifetime sub option; thank you for the feedback— hoping to roll this out over the next few days!
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  2601.  @five-toedslothbear4051  I really like Dassai, for what it's worth. Not sure how it would pair with your medication, however.
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  2602. Correct, my pronunciation isn't native. That said, I break down all the concepts which I teach, so if you're not comfortable listening to my example pronunciation, you can always apply what I teach directly to native speech using websites like forvo.com. If you have any other questions feel free to let me know!
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  2603. No worries man! I had the same mindset studying Japanese, so I know what it's like. Good luck with your studies, and let me know if you ever have any questions ^^
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  2604. University in Japan could be a great choice as well. I think the most important thing is continuing to work hard and having realistic expectations. Good luck to you!
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  2605. Rogaine!
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  2606. You're very welcome!
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  2607. Hi Mark, I plan on making a video about this in the future, and actually talk about it a little bit during the most recent episode of Japanese Phonetics (Lesson 31). I'll consider doing a video on city pop as well.
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  2608. Will give this some thought—thanks!
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  2609. It was considered
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  2610. 漢字
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  2611. すまん
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  2612. https://www.weblio.jp/content/おぼしき
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  2613. ありがとう！
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  2614. My boy Albo
    2
  2615. Appreciate the feedback—this section should have been written with more nuance. Cheers!
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  2616. This is a bit of a misconception. It will sound like your are speaking with Kansai / Osaka dialect, but unless you say all other words in Kansai / Osaka as well, then your speech will sound fragmented, as you'll be saying some words with standard Japanese, some words with Kansai-dialect, some words with Fukuoka-dialect, etc. It's somewhat comparable, though not the exact same, as switching between a Texas accent and a New York accent in the same sentence. Cheers!
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  2617. For sure! One of the black and white pictures is from that.
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  2618. Hello! I think it's appropriate, but I personally found it very dull. I recommend Take of In Japanese instead!
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  2619. 頑張れニート
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  2620. Even better IRL believe me.
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  2621. Hi! I haven't used kotu extensively, but I'd say the main differences are in UI, the ability to test the same word lists across a variety of different parameters, word list amount and length, and the linear course material which can also integrate with the Japanese Phonetics video series; many people going through my course were asking for an active way to test what they are learning; we tried to create the optimal application for that, and for learning pitch accent (and rhythm, etc.) in general. That said, from my limited time using kotu, and other pitch accent apps (I believe NHK has one as well, though I'm not sure it's still around), it seemed to be a great application. PRAAT is another alternative I've used in the past, with even more detailed feedback, but it's significantly more demanding on the user, in my humble opinion. Cheers!
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  2622. It's coming!
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  2623. My pleasure! Cheers!
    2
  2624. AIアイドルのさつきあいです。
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  2625. cheers Victor ✌️ keep up the photography!
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  2626. thanks Saws!
    2
  2627. I like the get dressed tip. Cheers!
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  2628. Follow up coming soon!
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  2629. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
    2
  2630. If your Japanese is highly advanced you can try a source such as the 新明解日本語アクセント辞典, but I imagine my phonetics lessons would be the better option if your japanese isn't quite that advanced ^^
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  2631. I talk about this in detail in my series—it has less to do with pitch-accent an more to do with general speaking patterns.
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  2632. In most cases yea
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  2633. Because he’s joking
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  2634. Will do it, thanks!
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  2635. Appreciate it. All these guys are crazy talented though!
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  2636. More coming soon!
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  2637. Correct!
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  2638. ただみ
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  2639. punchline wasn't "smoking weed is lame", but "believing I'll think you're cool because of a hobby you assume we share is lame" guess my delivery was shoboi, though
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  2640. Near future is probably fine, just remember to stay informed and prepared!
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  2641. In my experience, these kind of services typically either have their own custom rates, or charge way more in transaction fees than Wise. If you already have an easy to use service that's just as cheap as Wise (or cheaper) then definitely go for it!
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  2642. Dead or alive というゲームでやっています！
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  2643. Haha It certainly sounded like to that me when I started studying pitch-accent as well—I couldn't hear the accent-less pattern for a solid week. One of the things you can do that can really help is to try recording yourself saying the different patterns while looking at the graphics, then listening to yourself saying the recordings. I also have exercises on my Patreon in which a trained native speaker says different made-up Japanese words with different pitch-accent patterns so you can really train your ears in a vacuum (when the words are made up you won't have any pre-conceived notions about them). The ANKI decks are useful too, as they use minimal pairs (words that have the same pronunciation except for one pitch-accent difference), and force you to drill the patterns you find most difficult. Hope this was useful and best of luck with your studies! Patreon link if you're interested! https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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  2644.  @RafaelAAMerlo  Appreciate it! I think Something like Genki is honestly pretty good for complete beginners!
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  2645. *So long as they are also doing a lot of immersion!
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  2646. Will try this! thanks for the suggestion ^^
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  2647.  @aneedforrevolution2193  Yes, 走る does have that same pitch-pattern! That said, Japanese there are three additional pitch accent patterns in Japanese, (low to high with high particle, low to high with low particle, and high to low), so I'm not sure if all the patterns in Japanese also show up in Greek. Help this helps! ^^^
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  2648. K
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  2649.  @NiX8888  greatest game ever made
    2
  2650. Thank you!
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  2651. Will make more!
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  2652. I talk about this in my phonetics series, but the short answer is similar to what Answer said in his comment—getting the pitch accent (and rhythm) of words correct in isolation dramatically helps with saying them in a less 'school presentation' voice in more casual speech. Said in another way, it's important to learn the rules such that you know how to play with them. Will try to address this in more detail in a follow-up video in a few days. With regards to the male and female speakers question, the 'base-tone' is often different, but the shape of the pitch curves will be the same. Hope this helps!
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  2653. Not a problem! If you've never studied phonetics intensively I guarantee this will help you tremendously! ^^
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  2654. Just ordered one! Cheers
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  2655. Please forgive our ignorance haha
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  2656. Will make a follow up!
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  2657. Will do it! Probably not all in one go as it will require research, but more to come soon!
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  2658. 紹介してあげましょうか？
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  2659. Thank you very much for reading it!
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  2660. Pinned an explanation above ✌️
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  2661. Hi there! I've been studying for a long time, but I think studying phonetics (pronunciation and pitch-accent) made the biggest impact on my abilities. I teach Japanese phonetics on patreon.com, so I'd encourage you to check it out if you're trying to improve your spoken Japanese ^^ Here's a link if you're interested! https://www.patreon.com/posts/16489306
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  2662. Should happen one day!
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  2663. my pleasure! thanks for watching!
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  2664. Normal
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  2665. ありがとうございます。
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  2666. Honestly the Genki textbook are a great place to start!
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  2667. Educate yourself but don’t become paranoid!
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  2668. The natural way of saying Nihon is low high low—sometimes my pitch accent is a bit off but the graphics are not. High low high doesn’t exist in Japanese. Cheers!
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  2669. Thanks! I actually just taught that in my course, can't believe I said it the wrong way haha. Will try to be more careful in the future. Thanks again!
    2
  2670. There are definitely places at the airport you can use, but I've personally never had good experiences with them in terms of rates. Cheers!
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  2671. Thank you very much Colindo ^^ Really appreciate your continued support!
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  2672. My pleasure ^^ thanks for watching!
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  2673. Will do it! Thanks for the input!
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  2674. Appreciate it! Will do more!
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  2675. どういたしまして！
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  2676. そこがオチ
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  2677. Give it a listen man! Everyone loved it!
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  2678. I recommend my series on Patreon if you’d like to learn more, this is really just a teaser! Cheers!
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  2679.  @elusivemayfly7534  Thank you very much, Kris! I'm sure you'll find it very useful!
    2
  2680. Not Tokyo
    2
  2681. Yes! I love them at had the chance to meet and hang out with the band multiple times during my study abroad. Huge Softball fan!
    2
  2682. it's rough haha
    2
  2683. not quite full but thank you!
    2
  2684. yep! coming soon!
    2
  2685. haha 嬉しい言葉をありがとうございます＾＾今後ともよろしくお願いします！
    2
  2686. なるほど！NHKのアクセント辞典では両方とも平板になっていますが、頭高にいう人もいるんですね！
    2
  2687. Glad you enjoyed it!
    2
  2688. You can’t
    2
  2689. thanks! ^^
    2
  2690. the goat
    2
  2691. 慣れてるから
    2
  2692. Hello. I think while I'm probably better at teaching Japanese than the average native, the average native usually has a stronger command of the language than me. Thank you.
    2
  2693. Hi SwaggMadlad! Yes, the 'low to high, then stay high' is the 'accentless' pattern. That said, this isn't necessarily the 'default accent' in Japanese; it really is a matter of knowing which pattern to use with which word. Luckily, there are many rules like the one in this lesson, and I try to break down all of the important ones in my series. For example, in lesson 21 (the lesson in which I introduce this rule), I also introduce 4 other rules, one of which pairs really well with this one. Here's a link if you're interested! https://www.patreon.com/posts/japanese-episode-12022386 Cheers!
    2
  2694.  @loogloogloogr  My pleasure!
    2
  2695.  @maneshiyan2  No worries! Best of luck with your future studies!
    2
  2696. haha well I usually only spend about 2 seconds on the thumbnail so I'd hope so ^^
    2
  2697. will try something with a bit more spice!
    2
  2698. You're welcome! 見てくれてありがとうございます！
    2
  2699. 早く治します！
    2
  2700. The hero this channel needs, but not the one it deserves
    2
  2701. Japanese pitch-accent and pronunciation lessons: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
    2
  2702. Part II coming soon!
    2
  2703. Hopefully!
    2
  2704. Youtube alone probably wouldn't work, unless you got sponsored by an agency. Freelance work would probably be ok if you were making enough money!
    2
  2705. No worries it's just tuberculosis
    2
  2706. No
    2
  2707. 小さい小さい
    2
  2708. 勉強になります。これを証明する記事などを送って頂けますか？是非拝読したいです。
    2
  2709. Patreon models 👌
    2
  2710. Yep!
    2
  2711. 土手に
    2
  2712. I agree! Now, every recording in the paid lessons uses recordings done by a NHK trained native speaker with a high quality audio set-up! Think it makes a huge difference.
    2
  2713. oh it exists.
    2
  2714. Thanks Jaakko ^^
    2
  2715. Because I'm balding
    2
  2716. Explanation included in top comment
    2
  2717. thanks for the share!
    2
  2718. Recently, yes!
    2
  2719. No
    2
  2720. Will try to implement a lifetime subscription soon! Appreciate the kind words Red.
    2
  2721. More coming soon!
    2
  2722. Best tip haha
    2
  2723. Will do! Thanks!
    2
  2724. I studied Japanese pronunciation intensively when I was in my late teens. I actually teach it now on Patreon if you’re interested! www.patreon.com/dogen Cheers! ^^
    2
  2725. hahaha screen grab please
    2
  2726. Thanks man ^^
    2
  2727. 口に合っているから
    2
  2728. Bling Bang Bang Born by creepy nuts
    2
  2729. 「と説明した方が早いくらい」
    2
  2730. Duncan is probably the better option ^^
    2
  2731. https://youtu.be/zRSXbqjC2Yg
    2
  2732. More coming soon!
    2
  2733. lol. Pinned an explanation above ✌️
    2
  2734. ええ、珈琲と言うヤツです
    2
  2735. Hello! Heiban is definitely low to high (between the first and second mora), although the gap isn't dramatic, as I think you were noting. It may help to listen to some natives say words like 学生、最高、or 銀行、as these are all heiban. Incidentally 挨拶 and 経済 are both examples of high to low words. Hope that this helps! ^^
    2
  2736. Start phonetics after around 6 months of all around study. Cheers!
    2
  2737. harsh
    2
  2738. haha got it will do it!
    2
  2739. I also said I pooped my pants at Starbucks
    2
  2740. Thanks dude!
    2
  2741. Maybe someday ^^
    2
  2742. Interesting approach, may try this!
    2
  2743. Thanks!
    2
  2744. Sure, just message me on Twitter! @dogen
    2
  2745. Thanks for stopping by! Yes, it tends to get exacerbated while filming as I tense up a fair bit.
    2
  2746. What’s a TIL
    2
  2747. 最近10にしたので
    2
  2748. Thanks for watching Ryan ^^
    2
  2749. I'm not sure about this as I've never had to contact them, unfortunately. I don't imagine it would be immediate, however!
    2
  2750. Because the rest of the country, to a large extent, is mountains that can't be easily built on. Furthermore, the northern coast of Japan has it's own share of earthquakes, as we saw with the New Year's Noto Peninsula Earthquake. From Wikipedia on the Noto Earthquake: There were 339 deaths confirmed and three people remaining missing, all of them in Ishikawa. The mainshock also injured over 1,300 people and damaged 156,526 structures across nine prefectures. It is the deadliest earthquake in Japan since the 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami.
    2
  2751. Thanks!
    2
  2752. だから曲がひどい訳 魚を食ってないから
    2
  2753. harsh
    2
  2754. Yep, this is why I usually recommend self-study.
    2
  2755. Thanks for signing up Claudius! ^^ I'm sure you'll learn a lot of useful tips if you've never studied phonetics before :)
    2
  2756. 土手 mistake
    2
  2757. I pay nothing they pay me 3 grand
    2
  2758. No worries. Yes, the 新明解 go into certain rules and issues that the NHK doesn't cover, while the NHK's limited explanations are always much easier to understand. The NHK has a lot more tables and lists. Not sure about the overall number of entries but I'd wager NHK has significantly more. Cheers!
    2
  2759. Appreciate it!
    2
  2760. 笑
    2
  2761. Another video dropping in 5 hours!
    2
  2762. Hi Kankeinai, Osaka-ben has an entirely different set of rules, unfortunately. This is why I usually encourage people to stick with standard Japanese when it comes to phonetics; it's the only dialect of Japanese that's easy to study in detail. Osaka-ben is definitely #2 when it comes to documentation, however!
    2
  2763. Will do it!
    2
  2764. No
    2
  2765. More coming soon!
    2
  2766. Thanks for the comment Mitsuki, as well as the honesty! haha. Definitely feel you with regards to phonetics—it typically gets swept under the rug and learners develop all sorts of bad habits. I think I mentioned it in the video as well, but, like yourself, I often skipped out on my Japanese classes during study abroad just so I could hang out with native speakers, rather than non-native speakers trying to learn Japanese. While my grammar studies slowed down a bit,I definitely think it had an overall positive impact on my Japanese in the long run—now I don't have dozens of bad habits I have to fix! Well, maybe a few haha. Thanks again for the support! hope to see you around again!
    2
  2767. 検討します
    2
  2768. banned for lyfe
    2
  2769. my man
    2
  2770. なるほど、今回はおそらくコーヒーのせいですが、言っていることよくわかります。次回はもっと落ち着いて話してみますね！
    2
  2771. I cover this in detail in my Patreon series! Patreon.com/dogen
    2
  2772. More coming soon!
    2
  2773. It's definitely best not to try and remember the pitch accent of every word, as there are simply so many. Luckily there are about 10 or so rules that if you remember will easily enable you to remember the pitch accent of literally thousands of words. I explain one of these important rules in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-_E2WzSKLVQ Hope this helps!
    2
  2774. 15回くらい撮りました！
    2
  2775. Will do it!
    2
  2776. Hello! I hear that duolingo is quite good! ^^ Hope your studies go well!
    2
  2777. 指摘をありがとうございます。勉強になります！
    2
  2778. Alboも👌
    2
  2779. Cheers Masa!
    2
  2780. Some
    2
  2781. Should be fine, but just try to be aware of your surroundings!
    2
  2782. Yep!
    2
  2783. Sorry I meant in isolation
    2
  2784. Joy to the world
    2
  2785. thanks! ^^
    2
  2786. Hope it all goes well my dude ^^
    2
  2787. I’m American
    2
  2788. Hi Tomas. I clarify the 標準語 bit in detail in the third lesson—I actually also live in Kyushu but stick to 標準語 to stay 'in tune' so to speak. Thank you for your interest! Cheers!
    2
  2789. Yes!
    2
  2790. Almost never taught in the classroom, which I think is a real shame!
    2
  2791. That's correct!
    2
  2792. More coming soon!
    2
  2793. Long time fcpx user
    2
  2794. got you covered 👌
    2
  2795. Hi Slackware! I talk about this a little in the later half of episode 6.3 of the series; I would encourage you to rewatch said lesson—it's quite important, and a fair amount of information in the video makes more sense after you've watched some of the later lessons, which it sounds like you have. Here's a link for your convenience: https://www.patreon.com/posts/japanese-episode-35173952
    2
  2796.  @Misakachichan  It does!
    2
  2797. Explanation on top of the comments ✌️
    2
  2798. This is only true some of the time, unfortunately. つ is in fact accented in many words, such as 靴 and 夏！
    2
  2799. Old navy
    2
  2800. Yes, I teach Japanese pitch-accent on my Patreon! If you're interested here's a link: www.patreon.com/dogen Cheers!
    2
  2801. 伝えておきますね。笑
    2
  2802. After about 6 months or so of all around, but intensive study
    2
  2803. every year
    2
  2804. It can be used to test what is taught on the pitch-accent course, but also in isolation to test your speech against that of a native speaker at a word-by-word or phrase-by-phrase level. Emurse can also be used to test for reading, meaning, analyze the pitch of an uploaded file, etc. So you'll get the most value from Emurse if you're also going through the pitch-accent course, but I still think it's a steal in isolation for anyone who just wants to quickly compare their speech to that of a native with visual feedback. That said, a lot of the value will come down to exactly what your Japanese learning goals are! Cheers and best of luck with your future studies!
    2
  2805. Incorrect. Teaching English in Japan only briefly is a sin. Into the Tengu cave! Honestly it's a great entry point. Just wanted to remind viewers that it can be easy to confuse 'I want to live in Japan' with 'I want to become and English teacher'. I personally taught English in Japan for three years, and had a lot of great experiences. Just important to remember that entry shouldn't be the end goal :)
    2
  2806. more or less. made a few notes beforehand!
    2
  2807. crying makes for the best content
    2
  2808. Will try! Thank you! ^^
    2
  2809. Thanks for sharing the useful information WaaDoku! Very good to know!
    2
  2810. thanks Clarry!
    2
  2811. mMore coming soon!
    2
  2812. Every now and then haha
    2
  2813. 「バスケット外人」 面白い表現じゃないか
    2
  2814. It will fit, it's just not nearly as comfortable as this car
    2
  2815. Apologies for that TKS! Will try to address this in the near future!
    2
  2816. 75+ video tutorial series, most of which use extremely high quality native recordings, ANKI decks with audio, listening exercises, tests, and more! Cheers!
    2
  2817. Hi Ritchie! Wow! that sounds amazing! I'm pretty busy most days, but may be able to swing something in the not too distant future. Do you mind contacting me on twitter? @dogen thanks!
    2
  2818. Definitely a lot of great pitch tracking apps out there, some of which are free. I haven't seen something that was both purposely built for Japanese pitch accent and rhythm studies and exceedingly easy to use, however, so we wanted to bring that to market. Working on a dark mode update now, appreciate the feedback!
    2
  2819. Hi Soh. Unfortunately I can't, as I often change the order of certain bits while editing. I can send you the rough drafts on twitter though! Just message me @dogen
    2
  2820. はい
    2
  2821. played a long time ago!
    2
  2822. Hi Ruaridh! If you're about to get a PhD in the subject then you might have a better understanding than me! I did study vowel placement in university using the IPA vowel chart, but it's something I haven't addressed in the series yet. When you say backness are you referring to the location on the IPA vowel chart? Thanks for watching!
    2
  2823.  @RustyShackleford9000  Lumix S9! Can't recommend it enough!
    2
  2824. Appreciate the love Derpy :)
    2
  2825. It’s true
    2
  2826. For what it’s worth, I couldn’t tell the difference for a long time either. Recording yourself and listening to the recordings helps a lot. Hope that you found the video useful!
    2
  2827. Absolutely gorgeous! Love it dude!
    2
  2828. explanation in top comment ✌️
    2
  2829. Thanks Iku!
    2
  2830. Yo, I would say it's useful right from the beginning as it allows you to immediately test your perception via the listening drills. That said, there might be an argument for holding on the output side of things if you're of the belief that output should be delayed a bit (I think this argument has merit depending on what your language goals are). If you're already speaking Japanese and looking to improve the accent and rhythm of your Japanese (i.e., you're already outputting), then, I'd say all the features are safe to use. Cheers!
    2
  2831.  @tw2210  My pleasure! Hope that you enjoy Emurse!
    2
  2832. Unfortunately no, sorry!
    2
  2833. Thanks Love! ^^
    2
  2834. Fair critique—will try and address this in a follow up video I'm making!
    2
  2835. Cheers!
    2
  2836. I don’t not like it haha. Just not my biggest passion
    2
  2837.  @FlamingUnicornPro13  Linguistics class sounds like a good idea—if they don't cover pitch-accent I hope to see you on Patreon! Thanks for letting me know about the book as well, will check it out!
    2
  2838. はい、「日本」と「日本人」は中高で、「日本語」は平板です。複合語によります、多くの複合語は—3というパターンになります。
    2
  2839. More coming!
    2
  2840. I encourage you to check out my series on Patreon; it's essentially 59 videos like this, but much longer and in much greater detail. Cheers!
    2
  2841. It would just sound rather foreign
    2
  2842. Pretty sure that’s Red
    2
  2843. My pleasure! I hope that all the lessons are useful to you! ^^
    2
  2844. Thank you too!
    2
  2845. one of my favorite bands
    2
  2846. More coming soon!
    2
  2847. Hi Straw! Yes, I actually think you're in a great position to study phonetics, as it sounds like you have a good base understanding of the language, as well as a good set of ears! Incidentally I didn't study very much grammar while doing my phonetics concentration period either, but I believe this was the correct decision, as many of the more advanced grammar patterns and vocab are relatively easy to pick up with just a bit of ANKI study. Hope this helps and thank you for the support!
    2
  2848. True
    2
  2849. kinoko オタク
    2
  2850. A man can pray
    2
  2851. Sleep now
    2
  2852. More to come!
    2
  2853. トラウマ
    2
  2854. Thanks everyone ^^
    2
  2855. Not a bad idea!  Though I don't think that a lack of N2 equates to only troubles and inconvenience ^^
    2
  2856. More coming soon!
    2
  2857. Coming soon!
    2
  2858. 図書館から得た知識です。
    2
  2859. May try to reach out in a week or so after I take another visit to the doctor—currently getting my blood tested.
    2
  2860. More coming soon!
    2
  2861. More immersion is always a good thing!
    2
  2862. そこがオチなんです
    2
  2863. カジュアルでフレンドリーがベストですもんね
    2
  2864. いいえ、アメリカ人です。
    2
  2865. haha thanks for the warm comment! Really appreciate it!
    2
  2866. Cheers! Do you work with Chris?
    2
  2867. And here is a link to that lesson specifically: https://www.patreon.com/posts/japanese-episode-12022386 Cheers!
    2
  2868. Should have told him you were in Plume IS he would have let you in.
    2
  2869. おっしゃる通りです
    2
  2870. Better to not know really
    2
  2871. ありがとう！
    2
  2872. Correct, this information is meant for people who want to sound as native as possible, rather than people who just want to get their point across
    2
  2873. ありがとうございます。随筆集を出していますので良かったらご覧ください＾＾ https://www.amazon.co.jp/雑文集-III-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B6FI4XS/ref=asap_bc?ie=UTF8
    2
  2874. triggered
    2
  2875. I never stopped
    2
  2876. Will do!
    2
  2877. Great question—the following index page briefly explains what each Patreon lesson covers, and thus what you can expect on the companion drills on Emurse. https://www.patreon.com/posts/japanese-index-16489306 I like to think we cover most things from complete beginner to highly advanced. Cheers!
    2
  2878. cause I just bought a pre-written code and put in my scripts haha. the easy way!
    2
  2879. thank you!
    2
  2880. That sounds like an absolute nightmare haha. Was anyone around? Hope you were able to get out unscathed!
    1
  2881. I recommend pants for future visits!
    1
  2882. Hearing you loud and clear! Expect a new comedic lesson on Monday or Tuesday! Thanks for the feedback!
    1
  2883. R.I.P.
    1
  2884. 検討します
    1
  2885. next year! haha
    1
  2886. lol classic troll. cheers! appreciate the support!
    1
  2887. 名案ですね！これからは松屋でいきましょう！
    1
  2888. nailed it
    1
  2889. ありがとう！よかったらシェアしてください！
    1
  2890. Tried mixing things up a bit on this one. :) Appreciate it!
    1
  2891. +Goodle Foodle Thank you very much! that's not a bad idea. but I can't SKETCH COMEDY
    1
  2892. HAHA. Excellent! ammunition for upcoming videos. thanks so much for the support :) i work full time but am trying to switch over to youtube so shares and likes really help! :D either way これからもよろしく！
    1
  2893. +Wakey Lad thank you! are you in Kumamoto??
    1
  2894. oh man, are you doing alright? hope you and your family are all safe!!
    1
  2895. sending love from Oita man!
    1
  2896. ありがとうございます！＾＾良かったら感想を聞かせてください！
    1
  2897. Thank you good sir! Appreciate the support!
    1
  2898. haha thank you ^^ these vids are just the tip of the nipponberg :D
    1
  2899. thanks Yoongi ^^appreciate it!
    1
  2900. didn't know that about Russian. Interesting!
    1
  2901. lol isn't it?
    1
  2902. +Goodle Foodle lol thank you for the comment Goodle! :D
    1
  2903. Frozen
    1
  2904. thank you Blank! :D
    1
  2905. ありがとうございます！これからもどんどんアップして行きますので今後ともよろしくお願いします！
    1
  2906. lol it is my real hair, OR LACK THEREOF BOOM HEADSHOT. So glad to hear you're looking forward to the series! I believe the main reason pitch-accent is left out is because it's hard to get good at it without a few months dedicated to phonetic training, and most programs can't afford to create the time necessary. In other words, general communication > phonetic perfection. I touch on this topic a bit in episode two! Incidentally if it wasn't clear from this video, episodes four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive—please feel free to share your thoughts if this wasn't apparent. Thanks again!
    1
  2907. thanks Russell ^^
    1
  2908. thanks!
    1
  2909. thanks for the comment! if you need any of the scripts please message me on twitter! :D そこから原本を送るよ！
    1
  2910. Appreciate that Kevin. You might like the phonics 35Z review from January 1st last year :)
    1
  2911. Thanks for the tip! I don't know too much about Italian or French, but I do know that Japanese Pitch accent has a lot of similarities to Norwegian. Glad to hear that you are looking forward to the project as well—I hope you can learn a lot from it! Try and get out of that non-native classroom! haha
    1
  2912. "Brazzers"
    1
  2913. Supercar was soo good. sooooo pure. And Shiina Ringo is just a genius. I'm not familiar with them! Do you have a good song I can check out?
    1
  2914. wow, they are incredible! Thanks for the recommendation! This is the best Japanese music I have heard in a long time! By the way do you know Mass of the Fermenting Dregs or 夢中夢？
    1
  2915. +Turner Wright Thank you very much! :D
    1
  2916. かなり失礼ですよね。笑 見てくれてありがとうございます！
    1
  2917. yesssss
    1
  2918. that one is actually 斬新 though because it's a new market for Indonesia lol
    1
  2919. haha thank you! Appreciate it! :D
    1
  2920. Me too, even as an American spy! Thanks Ronieves!
    1
  2921. 旦那 or 夫 usually work :)
    1
  2922. np! will be on the lookout! thanks man :D
    1
  2923. No problem!
    1
  2924. You win coinbird! Such an amazing movie! ^^
    1
  2925. Thanks so much for the continued support Derick, really means a lot! I wasn't going to release a comedy video, but there was a lot of demand and comments, so I cut my sleep hours and put this together. Dead now but it turned out well! :D
    1
  2926. +TsunTsunSweetie Wish I could have borrowed your skills for the SAT. haha Incidentally the new video is up! Thanks again for the support!
    1
  2927. that's the idea :) ＾＾
    1
  2928. 8 years? lol but I got most of my speaking skills in the first year in tokyo :)
    1
  2929. actually, I studied Japanese phonetics intensively! length in Japan doesn't matter too much :)
    1
  2930. and thank you! :D
    1
  2931. cheers!
    1
  2932. Interesting—I would have loved to hear that lecture! I imagine more sociolinguistics? Also several people have been asking so just wanted to clarify that lessons four and beyond will be Patreon exclusives!
    1
  2933. That sounds very interesting; tv and movies are great because it's typically only natives speech. Incidentally I saw Howl's Moving Castle for free while working in a movie theater haha.
    1
  2934. Not a problem! ^^ Let me know on twitter if you have any questions or concerns :) FYI I usually respond faster on twitter ^^
    1
  2935. Thank you very much Masako-san, I really appreciate that! Hope that you enjoy upcoming lessons as well ^^
    1
  2936. awesome! very glad to hear that :) hope you enjoy the phonetic lessons as well!
    1
  2937. classic
    1
  2938. because I'm running out haha
    1
  2939. ^^ thanks for watching!
    1
  2940. thank you! I think it added some spice :)
    1
  2941. Really appreciate that good sir! never played the games, but I am really good at taking complements so it's all good haha. Cheers and Merry Christmas!
    1
  2942. found one! url Would love a red velvet cupcake as well haha
    1
  2943. +Hirara Kotayama「 厚切りジェイソンさんより」を頂きました！ありがとうございます！笑 気に入ってもらってとても嬉しいです＾＾Youtubeを仕事にしたいのでもよかったらシェアしてください＾＾とても憂鬱です！:D
    1
  2944. I have a really fantastic Japanese grammar dictionary back at my house, but can't remember the name. Currently in Bangkok for work, unfortunately! Can you send me a reminder mail to check on Tuesday? Will let you know if I ever go for the textbook :D
    1
  2945. np!
    1
  2946. Thank you very much! it's been holding up great! Is that a Norwegian name?
    1
  2947. Ah, thank you! Would love to see that country someday!
    1
  2948. 虫歯が
    1
  2949. thanks Kohei!
    1
  2950. haha thanks Michael! Glad to hear that you liked it!
    1
  2951. ; )
    1
  2952. thanks! :D
    1
  2953. +Dharzjinion lol ZING! thanks for the comment man!
    1
  2954. warrior women definitely exists outside japan. WONDER woman even
    1
  2955. 一番便利なもの。。。電子レンジかな？毎日愛用しています！ アドバイスですが、日本語を一生懸命勉強することをお勧めします！＾＾
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  2956. thanks so much :D これからもよろしくです！＾＾
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  2957. +Aquiles2k I think it's called the cryorig h7! Runs a little hot under load but I'm ok with that :)
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  2958. thank you! I don't have time to add in Japanese subs, but I can send you any original script over twitter dms! :D https://twitter.com/YoutubeDogen
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  2959. Someone has already started adding subs through the youtube system :) they typically look fine over the hard subs :) you can see in the newer videos!
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  2960. fun times
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  2961. Korea as well apparently!
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  2962. 事実 might be a good word choice ^^
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  2963. 「語」を崩して書いてみました＾＾漢字下手なのであれなんですが。笑
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  2964. haha thanks for always watching :D
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  2965. I haven't. not very good at performing in front of people haha. perhaps one day!
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  2966. Not intentional—planning on re-recording this in the near future. episodes 4 and beyond are done with significantly fewer edits and no teleprompter :)
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  2967. kyoto town of the bokutou two up three down.
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  2968. still can't recommend it, especially if you are a content creator. if you like to tinker it might be ok :)
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  2969. Thank you very much! hope you Enjoy the series! :D
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  2970. Sounds good! If you sign up late you should be able to save yourself some money :) I really appreciate the support as well; it helps a lot! Yes, I've talked to Chris! We're trying to work something out in the next couple months! He's brilliant! haha
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  2971. lolol your comments are so gold. I fucking love your explicitness haha. sooo refreshing! We still gotta make a video next time I'm in Tokyo! seriously hate the supermarkets tho
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  2972. +Y Iand 僕は実はヘルレイザーを見たことがありませんが、何となく響きが合っているかと思い、入れてみました。気に入ってもらって何よりです。 スキッピー スーパーチャンク、恋しい言葉ですね。笑 これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  2973. lol it happens a bit too often for my tastes as well. thanks for the comment!
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  2974. +Thai Hoang it's the fake low voice lol  thanks for the support tho straight up no bends
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  2975. +Thai Hoang oh snap are you at APU?
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  2976. ありがとうございます！センスは日本のお笑いを勉強して身につけました。 ぜひ他の動画も観てみてください！これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  2977. thank you kindly!
    1
  2978. what it IS. where you at?
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  2979. it's a great city, continuing to improve!
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  2980. Yes, watch one movie ALL the time! This will greatly improves your Japanese!
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  2981. Blatant rip off!
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  2982. It's up! Finally! haha I didn't want to make one without having something to incentivize Patrons, so I held off for a while. I feel that I finally have that now with Japanese Phonetics! Thank you again for your support! :D
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  2983. thank you very much! hope you enjoy the next one as well! :D
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  2984. dark 👌
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  2985. can't wait! I need to think of an appropriate script so it might take a little bit of time but IT WILL DEFINITELY HAPPEN. SOON.
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  2986. oh nice! :D hope to meet both of you one day in Norway! ^^ dying to go!
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  2987. The culture, the people, and the land! :D That would be totally awesome, keep me in the loop! :D
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  2988. ^^
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  2989. stay classy
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  2990. I really appreciate it. Perhaps it's because I don't actively ask my audience to follow (within the videos that is). Any Facebook shares along the lines of 'can't believe this person doesn't have more subscribers' would be amazeballs though! thank you very much again, every little bit helps at this point ^^
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  2991. ありがとう！チャンネルはまだ小さいのでもしよかったらシェアしてください！
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  2992. thank you :D
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  2993. haha thank you! truly awkward! Cheers :D
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  2994. thanks Phillip, really appreciate the love! Hope you enjoyed the most recent vid as well :)
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  2995. haha can't use it with my motherboard, unfortunately!
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  2996. That would be my recommendation! ^^
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  2997. np!
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  2998. automatic DQ!
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  2999. Automatic Dairy Queen
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  3000. thanks Rea ^^
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  3001. thanks so much man! wanted to try something a bit different than standard jvlogs haha :D new content coming soon!! yoroshiku!
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  3002. Renewal is a different dimension! Especially if you change the type of visa!!
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  3003. lol mission accomplished! Thanks for the comment Michael!
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  3004. lol I figured it was only fair to make fun of both countries. thank you! :D
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  3005. そう思っている日本人が多いみたいですね。 音楽訪問ってやつですかね。笑 コメントをありがとうございます！
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  3006. コメントをありがとうございます！気に入ってもらったようで何よりです＾＾（完璧でもなんでもありませんが！）これからもよろしくお願いします！ちなみに最近日本人の登録者が増えたようですが、チャンネルはどこで発見しましたか？
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  3007. lol the giveaway!
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  3008. Borrowing the power of the super saiyans!
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  3009. Abs have come and gone haha. Appreciate the support. I recommend a pure Mac! ^^
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  3010. Thank you very much :D Appreciate that Vanii-san!
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  3011. +777gleid ありがとうございます！＾＾もともと物書きなのでそう言われるととても嬉しいです（ユーチューブに載っているほとんどの作品はもともと随筆集の文章です）居場所はご想像にお任せします！：D
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  3012. ^^
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  3013. Thanks Lydia!
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  3014. +ピリポさん Thanks so much for the support! Really appreciate it! :D
    1
  3015. Not for the time being—grammar is something that has already been covered by a lot of other people. Maybe in the future though! :D
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  3016. cheers!
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  3017. lol GOTCHA bro. maybe I should try and get it made though haha a lot of people seem to like it!
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  3018. あざっす！私の名前はEmerald Weaponさんです。よろしく！
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  3019. Louis thank you for the comment! Interesting that you bring up Kansai dialect—I cover this a bit in episode three, common Japanese misconceptions. You may not like to hear what I have to say though haha (I tend to recommend people learn standard Japanese). Incidentally videos four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive (if this wasn't clear please share your thoughts!). Thanks again!
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  3020. Hello again! Haha yes, you would stand out speaking Kansai-ben and looking like that. To answer your question, I expect to have most of the content finished within the first 6 months; most everything after the half year line will be highly specialized content that follows the law of diminishing returns. Definitely understand that $10 a month may be a bit expensive—I hope that you can save a little bit of money by waiting until lesson four (or later) to sign up! Thank you for the feedback!
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  3021. syousetu...not sure what this is. I think a site like lang-8 might be a great place to get immediate feedback!
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  3022. Appreciate it!
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  3023. WILL be using this. haha thanks for the comment!
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  3024. haha thanks
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  3025. nailed it
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  3026. Come back in October ✌️
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  3027. The Counter Master is usually the most effective!
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  3028. it can be challenging to be sure! Keep at it Afroman!
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  3029. ありがとうございます！！ちなみに「道元」です！笑 Thanks for the support! :D
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  3030. my pleasure! thanks for watching :D
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  3031. Thank you so much Joe! Saw that you just donated on Patreon—really appreciate it! Hope you can learn a lot from the series! :D
    1
  3032. BOOM HEADSHOT!
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  3033. Everyone runs faster with a knife!
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  3034. +Vegan Clown Amerika mo sou desu yo ne! : D thanks for the comment! :D
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  3035. Later twenties :) Not currently tricking due to a torn meniscus, but Im fairly involved with my local tricking community! :D
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  3036. I think that you'll definitely pick up a few things from this series then! hoping to have the next episode out today or tomorrow! Thanks for the support!
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  3037. Far too expensive indeed! A lot of people tell me just to pirate but that's not a fire I want to play with now that I'm making money from YouTube haha. Cheers!
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  3038. Cheers ^^ I'm sure your friends will notice it, but I'll talk about the phenomenon in more detail in the upcoming phonetics lessons :) haha my lower body was basically frozen in tension with some of the longer cuts!
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  3039. define normal lol thanks for the new comment :D
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  3040. my teeth would never make it lol
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  3041. thanks Sllypper :D
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  3042. +Vegan Clown haha the similarities are striking! thanks for the comment man!
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  3043. Will see what I can do! :D
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  3044. nailed it!
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  3045. Should have left it at Dostoyevsky!
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  3046. Sure is!
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  3047. let me know if you have any other questions :D
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  3048. Fruity sand ✌️
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  3049. better than the sakana song tho!
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  3050. haha my pleasure! thanks Edgar!
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  3051. Thanks! I majored in Japanese linguistics during college :) Was also a Japanese monk in my previous life!
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  3052. your Japanese seems amazing to me though! というかポーランドで日本語教師とのインターンシップって非常に面白いですね。Are you enjoying your time there? btw I look up the intonation for usually every word in the videos! 日本語がうまい！自分しか見せていないということかな？笑
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  3053. closet haha
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  3054. haha thank you. I've never heard a Japanese person talk about American politics so I see it kind of as a curveball for the average person. "What are your thoughts on Clinton as the next President of the U.S.?"
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  3055. hahaha that's awesome. too bad it isn't true!
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  3056. ありがとうございます！使ってみます！
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  3057. Jonsbo UMX3. incidentally trying to sell mine
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  3058. Will do my best to increase frequency! :D
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  3059. thank you for stopping by ^^ hope you are able to learn from this series!
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  3060. definitely check it out—if you've never studied phonetics the first ten episodes in particular will be eye-opening!
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  3061. fist comment. now that's a first... bad joke. yep! AO国内です！＾＾
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  3062. nailed it!
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  3063. Color grading -- I make myself orange to compliment the blue shirt. This video was oversaturated though haha
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  3064. +Nanano Chris I'm waiting for that day lolol. Thanks for always watching Nanano-san! :D
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  3065. haha thanks! :D
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  3066. Gotcha!
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  3067. Too invested in MacOS haha. Final Cut Pro render / export times are crazy fast compared to premiere. Also love the build quality and craftsmanship of apple hardware. Big hole in the wallet but enjoying the new computer a lot.
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  3068. No problem. Please let me know if you ever find something that looks wrong or might need clarification--often times many people are thinking the same thing. 応援をありがとうございます！先ほどこのシリーズの動画をまたアップしましたのでよかったら観てみてください。Enigmaさんにとって勉強になるかどうかわかりませんが、少なくとも復習にはなると思います！As you mentioned! haha thanks again for the support!
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  3069. +Jeff Wilson I think including the 4k monitor it was around $2500, but the performance is close to that of a $4000 Mac Pro (it's overclocked a bit), and I splurged on an extremely nice case and graphics card. You could get 90% of the performance out of this for probably $2000! Let me know if I can help you with the build!
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  3070. Very good point! A very, very long Last Christmas to be sure haha. Thanks for the input!
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  3071. A winner is you!
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  3072. will definitely consider it! thank you!
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  3073. Tricking :)
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  3074. Yes that's the correct article. It's called 'tricking' but sometimes 'martial arts tricking' to clarify that the tricking techniques (primarily the kicks are derived from certain martial arts forms.
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  3075. haha resting as we speak!
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  3076. It turned out alright in the end! :D
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  3077. thanks Rieza! :D feel free to share ^^ appreciate the support!
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  3078. high five for Asa! thanks for watching good sir.
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  3079. Awesome, thank you so much for the feedback—really helps me to guide the channel!
    1
  3080. because my parents fed me IQ pills when I was a toddler i mean I studied hard. lol thatll be the day! would love to get on TV and slap the gov across the face a few times with their カタカナ英語おい！
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  3081. #toolegittoquit
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  3082. Yes--sorry for the complications!
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  3083. thanks man! :D
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  3084. +James Baker Thank you so much! Really appreciate the support!
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  3085. メリーメリー！Thanks for watching!
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  3086. +GodDamnShr00b worked OOB!
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  3087. ^^
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  3088. thanks haha :)
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  3089. Thank you very much! :D
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  3090. Thanks Robokira! ^^
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  3091. I eat candy ALL the time.
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  3092. copious lol. so true!
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  3093. Thanks Onyana! The support on Patreon has been amazing! Hoping to become a full time creator soon! :D
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  3094. haha thanks! glad you to see you sticking around Hamza-san! :D
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  3095. Glad to have a fellow speaking enthusiast here! Not many people out there who speak as well as they read and write :) Great work on N2 as well. Any interest in N1 as well? I personally think it is pointless unless you are trying to work in a Japanese company, but a lot of people see it as the holy grail. Totally understand that you won't be following the series on Patreon. Thanks for the support on youtube, and hope you enjoy the upcoming content! Cheers!
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  3096. Really appreciate that man! Hope that you can find some fulfilling work in the land of the rising run! Definitely should make a video about job hunting some day haha.
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  3097. can't tell if you are replying to my joke with a joke or not lol
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  3098. lol yes. Is a joke though, 100% white haha
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  3099. Yes, they will continue in the comedic videos for sure! thank you for the feedback :D
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  3100. +Daniel Adeleye thanks man! definitely will do! gonna try more in this style as well :)
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  3101. +Disctanger Asfelio Uploading now :)
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  3102. Guffaw!
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  3103. every time
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  3104. +Dharzjinion :D cheers man!
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  3105. a lot of scripts to be written lol
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  3106. +gulliepetals You know you probably could! I bet it would be good too because most of the crops in Japan are cultivated in great conditions. I couldn't be bothered though lol I just want some crunchy goodness I can eat out the tub lol
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  3107. lol yea im quite bad at the reddit thing as well. my first real experience there happened after the learn japanese feature haha
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  3108. haha could be! :D
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  3109. ありがとうございます！I appreciate it!
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  3110. Hello there! Thank you very much for the mail! 確認ですが、僕の動画の字幕を作りたい、ということですか？また「中国のサイトにオフィシャルリーポスト」の部分ですが、いまいち意味がわかりませんでした。別の言葉で説明していただいても良いですか？thanks again!
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  3111. ah, gotcha. Thank you very much for letting me know. Are there any good sites in particular that you would recommend? Thanks again for the response, i really appreciate it!
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  3112. Incidentally how did you find my video? Are you using a VPN?
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  3113. Haven't had time to upload yet. Will probably try in upcoming weeks when I have more time. Have people already began to upload my videos there?
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  3114. What subtitles are you referring to? The English ones that I include, or would you like to add different subtitles?
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  3115. That would be great! thank you! :D
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  3116. hello! I think you can upload a file directly to youtube using the subtitle feature :) I will enable it for this video!
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  3117. awesome! thank you very much! :D
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  3118. Thank you very much! will update those videos soon! I don't edit in Pr however so I don't think that would work orz
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  3119. thanks man! :D
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  3120. Jesus is actually the star hahahaha. There certainly could be worse traditions. Thanks for adding to the conversation ^^
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  3121. You have my blessing! haha
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  3122. and Merry Christmas!
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  3123. I'm clearly missing something here haha
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  3124. haha gotcha. Cheers!
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  3125. lol thought a beanie was a bit too immature for an educational video haha
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  3126. haha is my saltiness permeating through? thanks for the comment :)
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  3127. +Kyroyal lol classic flavor right. I intend to do more of those, but unfortunately I work full time and they take 40234% of my free time to do cause I'm actually not that good at japanese lol. expect to see more japanese lessons in the short run, but higher overall quality in the long run nudge nudge*
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  3128. +Kyroyal really appreciate your support tho! thanks :D
    1
  3129. straight up Japanese!
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  3130. IT NEVER ENDS. IT NEVER ENDS. EVERY SECOND EVERY MINUTE EVERY HOUR EVERY DAY
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  3131. it's really a great app! 難しいところもあるかもしれませんが、本当にオススメのアプリです！クオリティを褒めてくれてありがとうございます＾＾Productionにそれなりに時間をかけています（笑）動画、これからもたくさんアップしますので今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  3132. +Mimi domo arigato Mrs Mimi no rhyming on this channel
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  3133. thanks! I say 「日本人には、もちろん悪気はない」I work in the admissions office of a university, so i don't teach :)
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  3134. ども！＾＾thanks!
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  3135. どういたしまして！
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  3136. just started instagram! :D https://www.instagram.com/dogensensei/
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  3137. +Sayuri Azuma ありがとうございます！とても嬉しいです＾＾ これからもよろしくお願いします！！
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  3138. Thanks! :D I'm an officer though, graduated from university in 2009 lol
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  3139. 検討します。 Advanced Japanese Lesson #6 / 上級日本語：レッスン6
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  3140. これがいわゆる call back でございます
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  3141. oh nice thank you! I'll see you there! *D
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  3142. +keita okazaki 納豆エンジェルって何ですかwww はい、我慢します！コメントをありがとうございます！＾＾ これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  3143. Cheers Tritium! Abroad and I will be corroborating I mean collaborating in the future--hope you enjoy!
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  3144. あざっす！Appreciate the support!
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  3145. cheers!
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  3146. AG
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  3147. Yes, this is a very large part of Japanese and no being aware of it can completely change you hear and speak the language! If you have never studied pitch accent I'm sure you will be able to learn a lot! Hope that you are able to sign up on Patreon! If not feel free to wait a few months to save money. Will also have samples from all videos on Youtube as well :) thanks again and good luck with your studies!
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  3148. Wow, this is great news! It would be so cool if your teacher became a Patreon lol. I hope that the service works out such that you are able to get access as well. Thanks again!
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  3149. I surprised myself! haha. thanks for the comment! :D
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  3150. 躁鬱 orz
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  3151. thank you! :D
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  3152. thank you ^^
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  3153. Wow thank you for the kind words! ^^ Sounds like we actually had somewhat similar backgrounds in terms of studying! I definitely think that this is the more productive way to study (if your goal is to sound native), and I'd wager that you'd be able to pick up on a few useful tips from my phonetics series. Not sure how much it will help the laziness, but that's problem we all have time to time! haha thanks again for the support and これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  3154. thanks Leo ^^
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  3155. isn't it though? lol places that don't have 礼金 or 敷金 always have something else instead! thanks for the support!
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  3156. Hi! It's important if you want to sound native-like. You can still be understandable even if your pitch-accent if a bit off, as I mentioned in the video, it'll just sound very foreign.
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  3157. thanks so much! ^_^ glad to hear you enjoyed it! :D これからもよろしくです！
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  3158. haha np np :) hope my upcoming intonation lessons will help! :D
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  3159. image search japanese rio
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  3160. Thank you Vader! Hope you enjoy the videos! :D
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  3161. +Nanano Chris haha thank you! but I actually like Murakami Ryu more :) lol
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  3162. thank you! :)
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  3163. +zzqsk ` Thanks so much! more of these in the future :D
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  3164. thank you! ちなみに「は」ですか。笑
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  3165. haha thanks! ^^ これからもよろしくお願いします！：D
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  3166. haha thanks Taijin-san :) I was thinking about putting that one in one more time lol. Maybe next time! :D
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  3167. lol not sure. just kind of thought of it one day! :D
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  3168. yo yo appreciate the love. high score! hope you enjoy upcoming content as well!
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  3169. Thanks for watching!
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  3170. +chillinkansai Thank you very much! :D
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  3171. 2 burners on at the SAMe TIME! あつつつつい
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  3172. Yes, that is an option as well! Patreon recommends that creators who release four or more times a month go with a monthly system, and I like this system more as well as it works more similar to a typical job :) Thanks for the input!
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  3173. Thanks Rei :)
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  3174. It's dare ga tasukete, not dare ka tasukete? I'm not familiar with that one!
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  3175. :D np!
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  3176. awesome! thank you so much!! ^^
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  3177. 検討します
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  3178. Wow! Thanks for such a positive comment. I'm actually talking about Abroad in Japan right now about making a collab vid :D Hope we can make something funny for you! Incidentally I'm working on a separate series dedicated entirely to intonation and pronunciation! It'll be on patreon :) I expect to have the first couple lessons filmed within the next few weeks :)
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  3179. haha well it'll happen eventually, but it might not be soon. hope you enjoy the upcoming videos though! :D
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  3180. Thank you very much! I try to use the gap between the actual words being said and the subs (+the fact that it's anime) to create irony :) With regards to the Anglicization of Japanese, probably never, unfortunately :(
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  3181. haha this is every neighborhood supermarket in Japan. Apologies for disturbing your poor pooch! Thanks for the view and 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  3182. lol let me know how it goes! :D
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  3183. thanks! ^^
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  3184. thank you for enjoying it! Appreciate the support! Please share if you enjoy, it helps a lot because the channel is still quite small!
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  3185. thank you very much!
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  3186. lol I like that one too. thanks for watching :D
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  3187. バレンタイはFCとラスクリスマスがないので若干違う。笑
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  3188. コンセント is killer haha. Took me a long time to accept it lol. Thanks for the support Kevin!
    1
  3189. Thank you :D
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  3190. my pleasure ^^ thank you very much for stopping by and sharing the funny bit of information :) Cheers!
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  3191. +Davidde Cano np man! Have really appreciated your support over the years! things are on the upswing right now :) I expect things to be completely normal with another week or so! Thanks again! :D
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  3192. lol nailed it
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  3193. twinzies
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  3194. Glad to hear you enjoyed it!
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  3195. I'm coming for you, Gervais.
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  3196. lol I like that bit as well.
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  3197. Thank you good sir! hope to get 3k soon! :D
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  3198. +Mark Servera Hi! thanks for the comment! I used this guide to install the GPU: http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/success-el-capitan-install-i7-4790k-amd-r9-390-msi-z97-gaming-5.179470/ Only HDMI display output works right now (dual link might work too, but I didn't get a chance to test it. Display port isn't working, but might if the frame buffers are fixed), but the card is fully recognized and performance is insane in FCPX! My original Bruce X score in FCPX was around 12 seconds.
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  3199. will do more in the future! :D thanks for watching!
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  3200. I'll take that as a compliment!
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  3201. Never been to a dentist in Thailand, but I go there for work sometimes! If I ever get a toothache while I'm there I'll have to check it out! ^^ btw I had braces for 8 years so i KNOW dentists haha
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  3202. Japan too. I'm gonna cover the staff haha :D
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  3203. Thank you Snap-san!
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  3204. they were good to me :)
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  3205. np! so glad that you like it! :D hope you enjoyed the others as well! ^^ これからもよろしく！
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  3206. haha thank you ^^ Finding humor in the situation tends to make things much more enjoyable :) I actually don't create the lessons with the intention to teach Japanese, the main objective is to make people laugh, but if they can actually learn in the process then all the better! :D I wish you the best of luck on N1! Hope you get fall back in love with Japan as well! :D
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  3207. Thank you very much for the feedback. I also believe that my lessons are very well priced (a typical one on one speaking lessons with a tutor starts from around $20 in Japan), but I think my audience's evalutaion of the price is more important than my own, which is why I've set the lesson price at $10 a month for now. Current plan is to have these lessons on Patreon until I finish the series, then offer it as a complete package for something like $30-$50 on various places such as Tofugu, etc., if they let me. I figure my channel grow as the series is created, so hopefully I reach a critical mass event along the way and can shift the focus of the channel back to comedy one the phonetics series is done. Will try and do something with instagram as you suggested—great idea. Thanks again for the feedback and support!
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  3208. My pleasure ^^ thanks for stopping by! :D
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  3209. cheers :D
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  3210. will do ^^
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  3211. +superpatate lol thanks so much! glad to hear you liked it :D just released a new one ;) thanks for the support! ^^
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  3212. +Dü van Gogh thanks for the support van Gogh! love your art! WAIT. Yamamoto walk-away is the tip of the iceberg. Hope you stick around for more :D
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  3213. Bit from around 7:10 looks like a scene from the new Samurai Jack
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  3214. thanks ^^
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  3215. thank you です！よかったらシェアしてください＾＾ これからもよろしくお願いします！！
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  3216. Appreciate it Near :)
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  3217. Nick ^^
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  3218. thanks man! Really appreciate that :) I actually prefer these videos as well, but they are much more difficult to produce. I'll be able to do a lot more if I can make it full time on youtube though :) 頑張ります！
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  3219. thanks so much! I appreciate your support Chen Lu-san! ^^
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  3220. thanks Loannis! 😂 ← made that on the touchbar
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  3221. +Mukhammadibrokhim Bobonazarov nailed it!
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  3222. ありがとうございます！I like this bit as well haha.
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  3223. Starscream!
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  3224. Not a problem, thanks for watching!
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  3225. Really appreciate that, 天国. I have a couple other scripts like this—hope you enjoy them! It will be a while before they are released though. Good luck with your studies!
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  3226. thanks :D
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  3227. if you've never been you'll love it! Supermarkets are legit terrifying tho!
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  3228. lol thank you very much! :D feel free to share if you enjoy :D
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  3229. thank you 🙏
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  3230. 孫悟空の力です。
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  3231. +Hoang To Duc so glad to hear that! hope you enjoy the upcoming videos and please excuse my 躁鬱. HA
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  3232. of quality ✌️
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  3233. hahaha thank you very much. SOMEONE HAD TO DO IT, AND THAT SOMEONE WAS ME.
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  3234. Thank you very much orangereplyer-san! It sounds like this series will be very beneficial for you (especially if you are trying to pursue a future in narration). Incidentally some people are confused about the availability of the series; just to clarify the first three videos will be available on both Youtube and Patreon, while subsequent videos will be Patreon exclusives for tier three Patrons. Please let me know your thoughts! Thanks again for the support!
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  3235. Thank you! Will try to pump out the series asap!
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  3236. haha thank you very much!
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  3237. you too man! ^^ great meeting you! :D
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  3238. :D
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  3239. haha cheers!
    1
  3240. because you're human 👌
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  3241. Solid arguments. But what you saw in the Toho movie was a fraud! CG! The real Godzilla is a man in a suit!
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  3242. thanks!
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  3243. cheers :D
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  3244. lol you're one of the lucky ones!
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  3245. It must. It has to, right? RIGHT!? Politics usually works across the board! ^^
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  3246. thank you Lubyn!
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  3247. +From Scratch it is certainly a very good diversion technique haha. Thanks for the comment! :)
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  3248. thank you :D
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  3249. Yes, this is precisely the reason people tell you this! The accent for words in Kansai dialect typically more closely matches the type of phonetic mistakes many native English speakers make. I imagine there is a little bit of influence from your friends as well. That being said studying phonetics will, if nothing more, make your Japanese much more "impressive" as I touched on in the video. Not sure if you will be any more comprehensible, but your Japanese will sound more native! Thanks for the support!
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  3250. Will definitely put it in the works! Great idea to be sure. Thanks for the feedback :)
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  3251. +Taylor Marston Thank you very much! :D this will definitely be an ongoing series :D
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  3252. Indeed! Read a lot of books about Soto in high school, that's exactly where the name comes from!
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  3253. Nice! I really like the philosophies behind Zen! Glad to have you hear Tim!
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  3254. thank you!
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  3255. Thank you! Glad to hear that you are getting a lot out of it!
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  3256. feel you there!
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  3257. Nope, got it 100%! Never tried 合気道 but it seems really interesting. Love martial arts!
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  3258. The irony of overplaying a break up song on a day that has become the main day for couples. Will look up the drama! haha. Cheers and merry christmas!
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  3259. Yes I will definitely consider it! I actually didn't know about this platform until now—will definitely try to learn more about it! ^^
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  3260. It's definitely an eye opener! Thanks for watching :)
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  3261. Thank you very much! I hope that series is useful for you :) If it wasn't clear episodes four and beyond will be exclusive such that I can fund my future videos. Feel free to let me know your thoughts on this matter!
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  3262. Thank you for the feedback! Will try to explain things with more clarity next time. Thank you again for the support!
    1
  3263. Once, sadly. lol Thanks for the support!
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  3264. Merry Christmas! watch out for KFC! haha
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  3265. my pleasure! ^^ hope you can learn from the new lessons as well! haha
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  3266. Thanks Loannis! appreciate the continued support :D
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  3267. thanks so much man! Next video is going to be a bit more serious, will reveal some of the tools I've used to learn Japanese!
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  3268. Hey Matt! Sorry for the late reply! I do! just added you!
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  3269. No problem! So glad to hear that you liked the video :) trying to go full time into youtube such that I can make even better content, so shares and likes definitely help :) either way thanks again!
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  3270. haha thanks man. hope you like last night's video as well!
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  3271. RL 👍
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  3272. Domou desu. I will continue to make videos desu 👍
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  3273. Yep just let me know on twitter ^^
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  3274. more so than 標準語 👍
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  3275. absolutely ✌️ understanding Japanese pitch-accent is the first step in this process, and pitch-accent is the focus of my series so I imagine it would be quite beneficial for you :) Let me know if you have any other questions!
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  3276. never played it but I'll take the compliment!
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  3277. Thanks Moko :) It was a combination of the two, actually. I had a decent amount of exposure when I was in my early teens (was never really immersed per say, but all the Japanese I heard before 18 was native Japanese), but I never really had a good grasp of pitch-accent until I started studying phonetics actively. I certainly put thousands of hours into study, both speaking and writing ^^ Really appreciate your support, and hope that you will be able to enjoy future videos as well ^^
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  3278. practically betrayal haha. thanks for the comment man!
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  3279. lol yessir!
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  3280. haha thank you! ありがとうございます！＾＾これからもよろしくです！
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  3281. cheya!
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  3282. Hi lightning! Thank you very much for the feedback. I received several comments similar to this, and have decided to push forward with the comedy—expect a new comedic episode on either Monday or Tuesday! Thanks again for sharing your thoughts, it really helps me figure out how to aim the channel. Cheers and thanks for the Patreon support, every little bit helps!
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  3283. ...what a shitty post
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  3284. lol succubus without the fun
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  3285. Hoping to have it out in the next week or so! :D
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  3286. thank you!
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  3287. thanks Phillip 👌
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  3288. thank you very much! :D
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  3289. cheers ^^
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  3290. どうも！＾＾
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  3291. definitely do! ^^ thank you!
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  3292. cheers ^^
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  3293. haha no chance
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  3294. Haha yea I'm not a fan of the airflow, but the build has been treating me nice so far :) beautiful as well!
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  3295. Thank you very much Michael-san!
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  3296. haha you might like my phone review from last year https://youtu.be/w-cjJMG7jkw Cheers!
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  3297. What about it is getting worse? I actually prefer the new update!
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  3298. あざっす＾＾
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  3299. Thank you very much! Expect a new one soon! :D
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  3300. My pleasure ^^ thanks for the sub and hope that you enjoy future videos as well. Good luck with the shower tears 😎
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  3301. Thank you!! Definitely will keep up this pace, and if I can transition into full time youtube I'll be able to release more unique content, so shares help! ^^ Either way this type of content will continue so thanks again! :D
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  3302. yes! I had a similar problem. I followed this thread: http://www.tonymacx86.com/threads/os-x-driver-for-nvme-m-2-solid-state-drives-released.181387/
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  3303. no problem! glad to hear that its going well! incidentally are your sleep wake functions working? I never got mine to work properly
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  3304. +Jeffrey Ball Thank you very much! Yes, I found out after purchasing that the onboard wifi / bluetooth don't work, though I only intended on using the onboard bluetooth from the beginning. Currently I'm using a bluetooth tongle through one of the USB ports for bluetooth, and the built in ethernet for internet. M.2 took absolutely forever to set up as many of the directions I found online contradicted each other, but everything is fine now. Speeds were pretty closed to advertised :) That being said I am using the 256 NVMe gb version, which is slightly slower than the 512. Thank you very much for the comment btw! I'm still working out a few issues—do you mind if I ask you a few questions? Thanks fort the support :D
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  3305. Thank you very much! Really means a lot! More new content soon and probably patreon if you are interested! Either way the videos will keep coming! :D
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  3306. yes I do! 九州に住んでいます！＾＾関東なら横浜のみなとみらいがおすすめです！すごく素敵な場所です！＾＾
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  3307. Thank you very much! I hope that the lessons are useful for you :) Incidentally if it wasn't clear episodes four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive—if this wasn't clear in the video feel free to share your thoughts!
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  3308. will do! cheers!
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  3309. thanks for always watching!
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  3310. Thank you very much! Really appreciate that Patreon support—definitely helps me create better content. I'm not a very big fan of creating clickbait, but I think the idea for the video content itself is very good. Will keep that one in mind for sure. Definitely need to do more with with marketing and general channel organization in general. Thanks again for the support and feedback, really appreciate it! Cheers!
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  3311. it sure will!
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  3312. +draxpendragon thank you very much!
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  3313. +Inuzou “HARPOON” Oyama ありがとう！＾＾これからもよろしくね！
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  3314. Thank you very much Masterx! Sorry to hear about the contract :( I spent all of my time as an ALT writing these stories, my youtube channel is just me reciting them! I have a script called ALT研修会 that I think you'll like a lot! Thanks again for the support, really appreciate it. Channel is still very small so if you ever feel inclined to share content it genuinely helps!
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  3315. Thank you very much for the feedback. It seems that a lower price would result in a net loss for now (based on the number of comments I received), so I won't be able to lower it, but feel free to jump in late to save yourself some money. Thank you again for the feedback!
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  3316. Thanks, El. I appreciate the support. That being said, I have never been to a Fry's in Phoenix.
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  3317. thank you 🤘
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  3318. thank you! I actually haven't heard it yet :( but they have actually collaborated several times in the past ^^
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  3319. おかしい :)
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  3320. haha that's a habit that I won't be able to fix. Thanks for the comment though! :D
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  3321. Awesome :D Great name btw haha. Hope to entertain you for years to come!
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  3322. +Japanischschule Nihongo Gakuen Wien haha thank you very much :) I hope that the students enjoy this one as well!
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  3323. +Vegan Clown Southern islands :)
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  3324. +Keio Chris the stars are slowly aligning. Jiraiya-sensei foretold this...
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  3325. Eren!!!
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  3326. Thank you very much for the continued support Isabel-san! Please note this will be Patreon exclusive from episode 4+ (let me know your thoughts if that wasn't clear from the video!)
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  3327. thank you very much <3 Appreciate it! ^^
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  3328. thank you for the support! :D
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  3329. thank you very much! :)
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  3330. I did!
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  3331. Derick, I think I would be able to do that, but it'll probably need to be a couple weeks from now, as I'm currently in Bangkok and need to do a lot of catch up with work and Youtube after I get back. Will message you again! Thanks for the support, again! really appreciate it!
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  3332. +Disctanger Asfelio np! thanks for watching and let me know if you have any questions! :D
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  3333. thanks so much, I really appreciate that! Just released a new video, so feel free to check it out if you have time! :D thanks again for the support!
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  3334. lolol
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  3335. Nope! It looks beautiful but the cable management and airflow is poor :(
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  3336. Unfortunately I can't teach English phonetics, but I'm sure there are many great English phonetic resources out there! I also feel that video is a better medium than textbook when it comes to something like phonetics—hopefully someone else makes a similar series, as you mentioned!
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  3337. nailed it!
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  3338. Yes! First three videos are up on Youtube, and the fourth one is already up on Patreon :) 応援をありがとうございます！＾＾また質問などあれば教えてくださいね！これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  3339. thanks ^^ glad you enjoyed it! :D
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  3340. Appreciate that ninja! Hope you enjoy the upcoming content as well!
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  3341. 「し」
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  3342. Hi! I actually live in southern, Japan, not Tokyo. Thanks so much for the support, I really appreciate it! I don't use facebook so much, but I try to respond to all my comments on YouTube! :D
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  3343. cheers!
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  3344. Definitely! A lot of people are unaware they are even saying things wrong, because they are 100% understandable. I hope you can learn something from this series! :)
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  3345. hey! that video was hilarious! so creative! loved the style and tone. thanks for the share! :D sorry my reply was so late as well, this comment got picked up as spam for some reason :( orz これからもよろしくね！
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  3346. so sorry about that haha. I think it was because the url you posted got picked up as spam. will try to respond in the future! that's also what I said in Japanese haha. you can reply: こちらこそ、よろしくお願いします。:)
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  3347. I forgot to include clinton haha
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  3348. Nailed it!
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  3349. TV in the operation room is a game changer. Can't go back! :) Thanks for the comment!
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  3350. Awesome! Thanks so much for the support! :D
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  3351. Truly haha
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  3352. I checked her Facebook out! So many incredible pictures! Thanks for the share :D
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  3353. lol you win the comment award!
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  3354. Thanks Russell!
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  3355. will keep this in mind! Cheers!
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  3356. it's my pleasure! :D
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  3357. my pleasure! thanks for watching ^^
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  3358. thanks!
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  3359. thanks for coming by ^^
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  3360. Yes, but I'm quite sure it is all done outside of the JR and other railway systems, so it typically means you need that 3rd party plug-in. For example apple just released something that allows you to do this with their new iPhone--no cards involved!
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  3361. thank you very much Irina! :D
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  3362. if you have never done it before it might be fun :)
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  3363. lol can't blame you sir
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  3364. Thank you Leksikon! ^^
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  3365. Really glad to hear that Kayseur ^^ hope you enjoy the new vid as well! :D
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  3366. DOMO haha thanks for the support nanano-san! did you ever show the guy? lol
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  3367. crossing my fingers for you! :D thanks for the share too! appreciate that! :D
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  3368. Thanks Nanano-san! Always appreciate the support! I got picked up on a Japanese learning website and suddenly got 500 subscribers in one day! :) If your friend is trying to learn Japanese he might have seen it; it's a fairly popular website: https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/comments/4l45ms/this_guy_doesnt_get_many_views_despite_being/
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  3369. +Temoshi thank you Temoshi!
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  3370. It's sad because it's true :(
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  3371. haha thank you! Appreciate the views. You may like my phone review from last year as well :) https://youtu.be/w-cjJMG7jkw
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  3372. Hopefully I can jolt counter you next time lol
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  3373. +Michael Schramm lol whaaaaat gyoza song I need to hear this!! apparently there are a few others as well. I always wear headphones now though so haven't noticed haha
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  3374. 久美子です。笑
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  3375. Hello! Thanks for the comment. I use LAN and a usb bluetooth adapter; wasn't able to figure out how to make things work out of the box, unfortunately. Not sure about imessage, but I've had trouble with iTunes and downloading movies, if that helps! Good luck!
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  3376. You'll get it soon! and when you do, you'll be glad you watched. GL with the studies!
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  3377. is it? haha
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  3378. Lol I work full time so I have little to no time to twiddle my thumbs, unfortunately. Don't want to pay for a copy of windows + 240 dollars a year for functions I won't use in premiere + an Nvidia graphics card. And I much prefer OSX, but that's subjective. Selling all of the parts from the old system. If you're interested in anything just let me know! :)
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  3379. haha thank you very much! Really appreciate the share good sir! :D
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  3380. right? lol
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  3381. thank you :D
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  3382. Thank you! What's Koocam btw?
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  3383. Will check that out! thank you very much for sharing!
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  3384. +Sauqina Rachman was it you?! lol thanks for the comment!
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  3385. never understood the appeal of a yukata tho
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  3386. already sold most of the old parts. loving the new MacBook Pro!
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  3387. すごいものを手に入れました。これさせあれば。。。
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  3388. ^^
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  3389. haha I like this one as well. thanks :)
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  3390. haha cheers, I thought the premise was dec (as in decent)
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  3391. roasted
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  3392. You too Bradmyr!
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  3393. Thank you very much! I was under the impression that as long as the purpose of the content is fundamentally different it would be ok. That being said I went into this one knowing I'd probably get dinged, which I did. Do you know what the length limit is? Thanks for the support!
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  3394. haha yea I tried to mix it up a bit, but using anime as an ironic means of illustrating the fall of natural japanese was key to this video, so unfortunately had to include a lot. Will keep you advice in mind though for upcoming videos. Thank you very much!
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  3395. would absolutely love to ^^ norway meet up sometime? :D
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  3396. 時間があればつけてみますね　 :D
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  3397. +Ri x ありがとうございます！日本語のレッスンの動画をもっとたくさん作る予定ですのでまた見にてきてくださいね : ) Thanks again for the support! :D
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  3398. +Ri x thank you so much! :D :D
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  3399. awesome! I really appreciate the exposure! Yes, the consistency is something that a lot of people tend to overlook. I suggest putting your efforts completely into 標準語, as this is what I'll be covering in detail :) thanks again for the support!
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  3400. thank you! By accent do you mean voice texture?
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  3401. Haha thank you! I spent a lot of time on phonetics during the early stages of my studies. With regards to the texture, it's actually intentional (conscious). Figuring that voice would be one of the major elements in the video (as there is no music), I spent a bit of time thinking about delivery and my own voice, which is typically a bit high, so I decided to add a bit to the lower end, figuring it would make things more 3 dimensional, which I thought would add overall character. My actual voice has actually begin to change since spending so much time reading and practicing scripts haha. The videos will definitely keep coming!! Im also thinking about doing Patreon starting next month, so if you're interested you can check me out there as well—will make an announcement here! ^^ これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  3402. +Duane Evans I'm sure you will love it here. Just try and make your trips to the supermarket as infrequent as possible! ;) Thank you so much for the support! :D
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  3403. lol definitely can't afford a titan!
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  3404. chyeaaaa
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  3405. 間違いではないですよ :)
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  3406. HAHAHA I love the Melbourne one. It's even worse for the Australians lol
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  3407. I used mostly iPhone apps for Kanji! but I'm not very good at writing them! haha
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  3408. haha cheers!
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  3409. そうかもしれないですね！Wenさんはまだ日本にいますか？帰られましたか？
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  3410. yea it's an awesome service! I often only get red lines as well lol My amazing phone: https://youtu.be/w-cjJMG7jkw
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  3411. I'd recommend going with a camera with a character that matches the content of your videos! I went for color over sharpness because of the feel :)
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  3412. yep! I do but I shoot with a special codec that allows me to change it in post :) btw off to bed for now! PACEEE
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  3413. Glad to hear that you're excited for the series :) I've definitely done a lot of research going into this, and am confident with the material I'll be teaching. Thanks again for the support! Incidentally if it wasn't clear lessons 4 and beyond will be patreon exclusive—let me know if you have any concerns with this!
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  3414. oh great snapper fish. I actually asked around Japanese natives with regards to that one, but the response was always 乃. Apologies for the misinformation, and thanks for the heads up Richard. Thanks for watching! DrLucozade
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  3415. I asked around and that seems to be the case. Thanks again for letting me know! Appreciate the support! I have a 諺 video in the works! Going to be a long ways out though, as the jokes need a lot more polishing haha. Thanks again! ^^
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  3416. Appreciate the kind words lifepoke! Hope you enjoyed the hackintosh video as well ^^ Cheers!
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  3417. Thank you very much ^^ was super fun making the vid with him, Joey's a great guy :)
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  3418. IT DOESN'T MAKE SENSE. lol thanks so much for the support man! videos will KEEP COMING!
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  3419. My site? Do you mean YouTube videos? Thank you for watching ^^
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  3420. Thank you! Yes, I was trying to cover something that no one had in the past (from this angle). I really appreciate the Patreon support as well—hope to see you over there soon! :D
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  3421. np np!
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  3422. lol Greyfawkes. GOTTA LOVE THOSE NEEDLES THO
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  3423. Hi Rooky. This just means that there are multiple correct ways of saying the word. Thanks for the support!
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  3424. I would recommend that! :) Or the corsair 400c/q :D
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  3425. GL w/ the build! :D
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  3426. Haha well it's kind of my stance on smartphones in general. Besides some tools such as google maps I tend to feel that they have made a generally negative impact. Check out my review of the Phonix 35z haha
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  3427. lol cheers
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  3428. So glad to hear that! ^^ feel free to share if you don't mind, it helps a lot! :D
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  3429. thank you! appreciate it! :D
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  3430. Thank you very much for the support and feedback! I personally think that Patreon is an incredible platform, though I also believe that it's being abused a lot (strippers that use the guise of cosplay, etc.). I also think that the $10 a month is a bit steep for my normal content, but perhaps a bit more reasonable when the Phonetic lessons are taken into account. Wish I could issue a discount for students somehow!
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  3431. will definitely check this out later!
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  3432. currently on a train*
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  3433. Finally got a chance to watch! Simple, and straightforward, great work!
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  3434. Sorry, I meant to say the third option (though sometimes the third option is just the punchline). It's true that the LEGIT Japanese in question one would be considered rude in formal situations. Thanks Yoshio-san!
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  3435. リアップを毎日利用
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  3436. Thank you! I try and put a lot of thought into each one, so that means a lot! Shares help big time as the channel is very small, so if you don't mind feel free to post around :D Thanks for the love!
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  3437. Thanks man, that really helps! Incidentally just released a Japanese Phonetics lesson :D
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  3438. thanks sir!
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  3439. my pleasure!
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  3440. that's what I was shooting for :)
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  3441. bits and pieces 😎
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  3442. lol thank you! より複雑なネタに、今回挑戦してみました！＾＾滑らないといいんですけど！＾＾ thanks so much for watching!
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  3443. thanks man ^^
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  3444. haha thanks I thought it turned out alright :)
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  3445. cheers ^^
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  3446. Most likely next monday because I'm swamped with work, but will do my best to get it out asap! :D
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  3447. 褒め言葉として解釈させてもらいます！
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  3448. haha thank you! 英語の発音を勉強したことがありませんので教える自信がありません orz ちなみに僕の定義でいきますとアクセントというのは単語の決まった強い・弱い、もしくは高い・低い部分であり、イントネーションは話す人の気持ちがアクセントをどう左右するかである :) thanks again for watching and good luck with your studies! :D
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  3449. Very happy to hear that :D good luck with your 音声学 studies! keep it up!
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  3450. My pleasure!
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  3451. NO. I mean yes
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  3452. Cheers!
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  3453. +Dharzjinion lol np! glad to hear that you enjoyed it! ;) more to come! :D
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  3454. you know it
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  3455. ありがとうございます＾＾以前に書いた文章に基づいた動画ですので、他の動画と比べて「文章」の匂いが強いですかね？ これからもよろしくお願いします！：D
    1
  3456. Thank you very much! Hope that you are able to learn a lot!
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  3457. +Dharzjinion haha the future is now! love that movie though. Personally though, I prefer Scott's original Alien! Thanks for the comment and support! :D
    1
  3458. Yes, the hackintosh is portable as well, which is a huge bonus!
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  3459. Hello! That could very well be the case. That being said the supermarkets I visited in Sekime (Osaka) were often times just as crazy as those from other cities! Sometimes crazier because of 関西おばあさん haha. Yes yes yes, arcade centres are a whole different league haha
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  3460. thanks man!
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  3461. impossible haha
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  3462. Thank you! Hope that your internet improves soon :) I'm running on dat fiber optic line! So glad to hear that you are enjoying the videos! Next one will be even better :D
    1
  3463. I don't watch Naruto everyday
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  3464. +Supersonic everyone loves the bit with you the most lolol
    1
  3465. 嬉しい言葉をありがとうございます＾＾ 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
    1
  3466. Cheers!
    1
  3467. My brother! haha I'll never go back, too much work into getting basic functions up and running. It was such a breath of fresh air to turn on my computer and have it simply start working lol. Hope your system continues to work ^^
    1
  3468. Thank you!! ^^ Very small channel still so shares REALLY help in terms of making the transition to this full time :D Appreciate your support man!
    1
  3469. I have! Most of them ignore me lol
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  3470. will keep it up! :D ^^ thanks buddy!
    1
  3471. I prefer macOS :)
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  3472. Thank you! What about this reminded you of Murakami?
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  3473. Thanks for the clarification! Don't want to be a downer, but I actually don't like how Murakami Haruki has become the face of modern Japanese literature, and how writing anything with surreal elements equates to Murakami influence. I've never read any of his surreal works, and didn't particularly like the few that I did（Norwegian Wood, South of the Border West of the Sun, What I Talk about When I Talk about Running, to name a few) — much prefer authors such as Kanehara Hitomi and Murakami Ryu. Mishima as well! Just my 2 cents though, and again I appreciate the compliment!
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  3474. thank you! :D
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  3475. 12月, also known as Christmas haha. would love to see that! thanks for the insight. isn't it in the middle of summer then? haha
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  3476. Thank you very much Japanese Journey, really appreciate your continued support! I'm sure the series will be very beneficial for you based on your situation! Having a Japanese native there to provide extra feedback will help a lot as well! Good luck and thanks again!
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  3477. lol it's a keeper!
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  3478. lol thanks nano ^^
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  3479. lol practiced for that one a lot. 痙攣 will always remind me of TGIFs lol
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  3480. Thank you very much Gergely! While I'm a fan of Darren Aronofsky I definitely agree that there were too many cuts in this video. This was my first time reading off of a teleprompter and I didn't do a very good job, then tried to make up for it with jump cuts. I've since tried to cut back on this; hope the second and third episodes are a bit less jerky! Thank you again, and I hope that you enjoy upcoming content!
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  3481. Ah, apologies for the misunderstanding. Incidentally I'm planning on reshooting this video in the future as it is the first episode of the series and quite important. Totally feel you with the pitch accent and intonation studies--it was because of my introduction to linguistics class that I realized how much I wasn't studying. Really a shame that this isn't normally taught. Thank you again for the comment and hope you enjoy upcoming content :) new video out later tonight!
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  3482. in the detective voice, yes? haha
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  3483. haha I've been studying for a while, maybe 10 years or so? Majored in Japanese as well. If you're interested in improving your speaking I would recommend trying my patreon series, it covers things such as pitch-accent and pronunciation :)
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  3484. yessir!
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  3485. my pleasure!
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  3486. 検討します
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  3487. cheers ^^
    1
  3488. you too! :D
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  3489. +Tokiodrift I do the voice for all of JR's announcements. HA working on a new video right now! thanks for the support man! :D
    1
  3490. final cut pro x user haha
    1
  3491. I'm no longer part of the club :(
    1
  3492. Why didn't the on board audio work?
    1
  3493. Thanks for the reply. any solution to the AMD card sleep issues?
    1
  3494. 道元です。笑
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  3495. oh don't get me started lol
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  3496. Thank you very much! If you would like to feel free to share! :)
    1
  3497. out!
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  3498. thank you very much. Everything is back to normal now!
    1
  3499. あれから課題が少し進んだ？w
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  3500. chea
    1
  3501. Thank you Nantokanaru-san!
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  3502. 応援してまーす！＾＾
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  3503. Np good sir! Keep the positive mind set and you'll love it! :D
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  3504. Appreciate that Jason :D
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  3505. haha since writing the script for this video I bought a pair of custom made JH Audio 16 pros :)
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  3506. oh snap! really? you didn't see this video on his facebook? Thank you very much!
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  3507. next time will include!
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  3508. +Dharzjinion thank yOU! for watching :) appreciate the support very much :D
    1
  3509. not that I know of—if I find something I will let you know! :D
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  3510. Thank you Xavier! I really appreciate it! Hope you enjoy the non-lessons as well :)
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  3511. t3h coolest
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  3512. Videos will keep coming! Thanks for the continued support! :D :D
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  3513. Thank you Jorge!
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  3514. a very good point haha. I would have if I wasn't also looking for a laptop!
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  3515. lol
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  3516. Closest! haha
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  3517. Hello luladolly! thanks so much for the comment :) I explain how I learned Japanese in the following video: https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I I have a degree in Japanese linguistics and posses N1 certification if that helps with regards to level. That being said, the best thing I ever did for my Japanese was take time to personally study phonetics; if you are interested and can afford it I highly recommend my Patreon series! Here's a link to the first video of the series! https://youtu.be/jakXVEUTT48
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  3518. +Jitsukane Yoshihiro haha I'll give it some thought! thanks! :D
    1
  3519. preach
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  3520. なれませんよー笑
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  3521. thank you ^^
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  3522. Definitely all over Asia haha. Really sad to hear about George Michael though!
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  3523. +Christian Hubbard haha thanks man! glad you liked it! :D
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  3524. Overlords! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JS3W3xEEe0c
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  3525. I believe the fastest gpu that work out of the box is the r9 280x, but you will still have sleep wake issues. I tried to use the 390 for gpu and 530 for monitor but final cut pro crashed constantly :( buying a real Mac is the way to go :)
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  3526. haha thanks! I think it added a lot to the video! Monty was great to work with!
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  3527. No problem! Videos will keep coming :) thanks for watching!
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  3528. hey just saw your other comment :) appreciate the kind words! ^^
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  3529. Where were you 5 months ago lol. I've experienced issues with sleep wake, but other than that everything is good! NVMe speeds are great for editing :)
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  3530. Everything I read about the NVMe drivers was positive actually. Mostly TonyMacx86!
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  3531. Thanks for the heads up. I'll be on the lookout for any stability issues. Right now things are running great though!
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  3532. nailed it! haha
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  3533. haha Mine has been treating me fine so far though! :D
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  3534. Yep, made one already! https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I
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  3535. np!
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  3536. haha no I actually live in Kyushu. This is just the starting point for this story!
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  3537. Cheers!
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  3538. next time.
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  3539. Yep, only 4! I bought it from amazon.co.jp :) Looks like the item is currently unavailable :( It's a fantastic case! The ATX version is even more of a beast though!
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  3540. thanks!
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  3541. Thanks Madame! ^^ 日本語の勉強を頑張ってくださいね！＾＾
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  3542. it's worth the upgrade if you're willing to contract a few nasty STDs!
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  3543. That should work as well. Here's to your inner peace! ^^
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  3544. Cheers!
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  3545. +9chPa ありがとうございます！＾＾フォントも、かなり時間をかけて選びました。これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  3546. Cheers! ^^
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  3547. thank you! ^^
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  3548. haha well my orthodontist assistants back in the states we're straight up DIMES cheaaa buddy
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  3549. Glad to be of service!! :D lol it's AWFUL. the worst part is having to take vacation days from work to do everything!
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  3550. +theetankorn airy depends on how formal you want to be—if you use the foreigner card you can get away with a sentence or two. If you're trying to be legit it's going to be long—like the video lol.
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  3551. thanks! I try to pull from a lot of different places--Chris being one of them haha
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  3552. Thank you Joee—a lot of time went into the word choice for this video, as I wanted to sound informative but not condescending. What you said about shifting your focus to pitch-accent is key; this is what I did as I began learning intermediate Japanese as well (I talk about this topic in detail in episode two). Just to clarify while the first three episodes will also be available on Youtube, episodes four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive. If this wasn't already clear please let me know your thoughts! Thank you again for the support!
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  3553. Thanks for the feedback! Patreon is incredible—a true godsend for artists!  I also feel that $10 is a bit much; I'd like to lower it in the future when I have more Patrons (right now it's difficult for me to lower it as I'm trying to use the series to build a financial base for the career change). Thank you for your understanding and look forward to speaking with you again!
    1
  3554. def check out his channel, it's insane!
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  3555. plant us the bomb haha. thanks for watching!
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  3556. true Kyari pamyu pamyu fan haha. thank you! ^^
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  3557. True! But both computers use NVMe drives with similar read / write speeds, so this probably isn't the issue :)
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  3558. Got it! Oh thanks for the support man, really appreciate it! If you have time and the funds I would encourage you to check out my Patreon series for Japanese phonetics, it might be a good resource for improving your spoken Japanese. If you have any questions just let me know! :D
    1
  3559. lol
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  3560. 史上最強、と言っても良いかもしれませんね！Strobolightsとか最高ですよね！
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  3561. Japanese movie
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  3562. now!
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  3563. quote me lol. thanks for watching!
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  3564. lol i I have, I really love that series. Very original in an otherwise fairly structured (though active!) comedy scene. Thanks for watching—hope you enjoy upcoming content as well :)
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  3565. haha thanks! I have a feeling you'll love the next one! lol
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  3566. I could never do it haha FCP user and way to used to the OSX. Come back to the club!
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  3567. color grading I do it to create complimentary colors with the shirt
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  3568. gl w/ your studies ^^
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  3569. welcome!
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  3570. 👌
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  3571. probably not for this series, as it's not one of the japanese lessons ^^
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  3572. hey
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  3573. Thank you very much! I'm actually a very poor speaker, this entire video was scripted :)
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  3574. thanks man! the correct phrase is: 変態（へんたい）かお前！As in, 'Are you a pervert?!'
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  3575. yea it I still have a hard time catching some words!
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  3576. Thank you very much for the feedback Adam. Received a few comments like this—comedic lessons will be back in full force this Monday or Tuesday! :D
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  3577. haha yea it was a term that took me a while to figure out as well. glad to help! we both had a lot of fun. A blast you might say lol
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  3578. ありがとうございます！＾＾これからもよろしくお願いします！
    1
  3579. Thanks nanda :)
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  3580. ありがとう！
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  3581. I haven't, but it sounds interesting!
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  3582. I currently upload phonetics lessons to Patreon every other week :) I highly recommend them for the stage the intermediate stage--much more so than grammar or kanji practice!
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  3583. Cheers!
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  3584. thanks :D
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  3585. Thank you for the feedback! Won't be able to lower the price for now as I saw a bump in $10 patrons and this would result in a net loss, but if you're interested you can wait until more episodes are finished and then donate to save a bit. Thanks again!
    1
  3586. The Ring and Let Me In are the only acceptable American remakes haha. Das Experiment, 調べてみます！
    1
  3587. +Hamza Louizi thank you very much Hamza-san! :D I appreciate your support! :)
    1
  3588. To let people know I have read their comments ^^
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  3589. any suggestions?
    1
  3590. Should I get a Phillips hue strip for my desk as well?
    1
  3591. だから面白いんだ
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  3592. Appreciate it kurisurokku! :D
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  3593. cheers! :D
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  3594. Thank you very much for the feedback! I wasn't able to get enough comments about this to justify a major price reduction, but I hope to eventually do one in the future. For the time being I would recommend signing up a bit late to save a bit :) thanks again!
    1
  3595. it was underoath or or bring me the horizon lol
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  3596. excellent! Thanks so much! :D Another one will be up this Monday, albeit it'll be a bit short as the follow up is going to be longer! Thanks again for your support!
    1
  3597. Thank you so much! :D
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  3598. looking forward to the ff7 remake as well :D
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  3599. Thank you very much for the support, I'm sure the systematic structure of the lessons will be able to help you a lot. Prepare for some phonetic bombshells!
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  3600. Yes! Definitely recommend the side window ^^
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  3601. Hope that the series is useful for you!
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  3602. haha crazy. I've had a few comments like this recently—welcome back! hope that your hack works better than mine haha.
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  3603. 嬉しい言葉をありがとうございます！ おっしゃるテンポですが、ほとんどが編集の力です。笑 生だと多分崩れると思います！ からの、今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  3604. air con 👌
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  3605. thanks man! always appreciate your comments :) I made it look like everything was up and running in this video, but the software was totally broken when I uploaded this. I've only just got internet and audio to start working lol. but I'm getting about one function a day working, so things should clean up in good time. power supply location is strange indeed, but there is a fan in the top of the case that serves as output :) specs to go in the info section in <10 minutes! :) Case is in fact the Jonsbo UMX3 Micro ATX Chasis, as pointed out kindly by IamJSquared, and the build quality is extremely high. glass window and included fans are great!
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  3606. +IAmJSquared yes that is correct! thanks for the help :) Everything about the case screams quality, even the packaging was very impressive. there aren't any back slots for cable management, which is a let down to be sure, but I installed a few cable huggers on the side panel and it cleaned up quite nicely. I'm also thinking about buying the short cables from silverstone, which I believe would improve things. power supply location is quite odd lol. but there is an exhaust above it! :D
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  3607. yea no problem! There is an extension cord built into the case that plugs into the top of the power supply where it exhausts in an upward direction . The other end of the cord provides an outlet to plug the PSU's included cable into (this is the power port out which leaves the back of the case). :)
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  3608. Haha no it is loaded with issues. I hear that r9 390x has better compatibility. Be sure to double check though :)
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  3609. +theetankorn ariya me too! thank you very much for the support!
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  3610. Could be, I haven't really read any reviews yet!
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  3611. As long as the word is being spoken by a standard Japanese speaker it will follow the dictionary pitch accent patter 90% plus of the time. Sentences / phrases also tend to follow certain rules--I would encourage you to check out my Patreon series, which is entirely dedicated to the topic :) let me know if you have any additional questions!
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  3612. what do you mean?
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  3613. Yes! I like this one a lot: http://www.alc.co.jp
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  3614. Haha I figured! ^^
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  3615. unfortunately :(
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  3616. Hi Robin, It was weird for me to record in English as well haha. English is my native language, so I have a bit more mental wiggle room when speaking, but this actually negatively affects my acting / delivery lol. Very excited to hear you're looking forward to the Phonetics series, and just saw that you already pitched in! Thank you so much! If this initial video was useful I'm sure the series will be very beneficial for you. Thanks again for the support; it really, really helps!
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  3617. Thanks man—will do my best to get the ball rolling on future videos as well!
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  3618. lolol
    1
  3619. :D
    1
  3620. AND YOU WERE RIGHT!
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  3621. No problem, so glad to hear that you enjoyed this video! Thanks for the support! :D
    1
  3622. the demon fox came afterwards
    1
  3623. both compliments
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  3624. Thanks Hamza! I appreciate the continued support! :D
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  3625. lol too real!
    1
  3626. lol nailed it
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  3627. lol not a lot of people understand that joke! glad that you appreciate it! :D ^^ これからもよろしくです！
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  3628. thanks for the support corona ^_______________________^
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  3629. lol any chance you can get Japanese characters? it hurts my head to try and read this romaji haha
    1
  3630. Hi Victor. Might be a bit early at this point, but not if you have been cramming a lot. If you're studying at a normal pace 5-6 month mark might be more effective :D
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  3631. Rock solid! But I don't have 60 hz with the monitor, and no sleep / wake. Also duplicate boots in the bios, but this could be fixed with the newest version of multibeast and unibeast :)
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  3632. +Chrono0000000 lolol so true. it happens everywhere really. Go to somewhere like USJ with only your foreign friends and you'll really feel it haha. thanks for the comment! :D
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  3633. どうですか。飲みます？
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  3634. +Supersonic thats what she said
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  3635. +Dogen er
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  3636. ありがとう！＾＾これからもよろしく！
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  3637. no doubt haha. cheers!
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  3638. That's one way to interpret it!
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  3639. コメントをありがとうございます。文法や漢字より発音とユーモアを大事にしようとしているので、そう言われるととても嬉しいです。チャンネルがまだとても小さいのでもし好きな動画がありましたらシェアして頂けると助かります！テレビに出るつもりはまだありませんが、今後とも応援の方をよろしくお願いします。
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  3640. +Volc64 thank you very much! :) appreciate your support!
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  3641. haha I did. Thanks Sanny ^^
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  3642. If you want to sound natural I recommend my course on Patreon! It's all about sounding natural :) www.patreon.com/dogen If you need to learn grammar as well Genki textbooks work well :)
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  3643. will do!
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  3644. +meemachima lolol I try and keep the views till the very end. thanks for the support! hope you don't get any complaints! :D
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  3645. lol it was fun for me as well! shooting took a while though. Look up each and every album, they are all gold!
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  3646. I have heard a few of the individual songs and love them! Something about supercar was even more alluring for me however :)
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  3647. haha I like those two a bit as well.
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  3648. Yes! It sounds like this series will be perfect for you! Incidentally if it wasn't apparent from the video episodes four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive (this is something I have to do in order to keep both series running). Feel free to share your thoughts on this point!
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  3649. It does! Unfortunately I'd have to buy it and a whole bunch of other software; neck deep in the Apple ecosystem at this point!
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  3650. haha thank you! i like this one a lot too :) any that you particularly liked?
    1
  3651. もっと大きいケースが欲しかったので＾＾
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  3652. またそのケースだとこのGプが入りませんので！
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  3653. GPU
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  3654. あ、日本で生まれました！Haha genius is too much, but I really appreciate that Snap Tさん！Feel free to share anything you like, the channel is really small still, so every share helps! :D
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  3655. thank you! :D 感謝＾＾
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  3656. thanks Robersora :)
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  3657. cheers Pete! ^^
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  3658. seriously tho
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  3659. Even Stevens FTW.
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  3660. +Christian Hubbard thanks for the advice man! will keep that in mind for the next video! appreciate the support!
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  3661. haha thank you. I also like this one—not too much down time or reliance on randomness Thanks again!
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  3662. Thank you very much, I really appreciate it! :D
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  3663. straight up no bends
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  3664. we get signal
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  3665. lol yea we had a lot of fun making this video :) Thanks for watching!
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  3666. ありがとうございます！＾＾
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  3667. tashika に
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  3668. ありがとうございます！BUMPいいですよねー！笑 頑張りますので今後ともよろしくお願いします！：D
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  3669. lol certainly never a good sign! ^^ thanks for watching!
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  3670. +Wutt Wuttiwatt lol I seriously miss her! thanks for the comment :D
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  3671. thanks! really appreciate that! :D
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  3672. np. cheers :D
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  3673. thanks!
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  3674. Cheers! ^^
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  3675. haha hope so! Thanks for the comment!
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  3676. +zzqsk ` thanks so much! sorry for the long gap :) a lot of new content coming soon!!
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  3677. Yes! I have met several students from all of those universities (studied abroad in Tokyo and currently work at a rival university), but none of them were Christian, as you pointed out. I'm sure they exist though!
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  3678. lol nice. very paradoxical haha. thank you for the support! :D
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  3679. +左右 コメントをありがとうございます！実は動画の最後に thank god for Rakuten という文字を入れているのはそうしているからです^_^ 楽天の利用によってスーパーに行かずに済む、とても有り難いサービスである、というニュアンスです。分かりにくくてすみません！これからもよろしくお願いします。
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  3680. If this helped then I can guarantee that you will learn a lot from this series. Hope you enjoy upcoming lessons as well! :D
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  3681. Mostly by myself, but also at the university of washington and keio university in Tokyo. Thank you very much for the support! :D
    1
  3682. twinzies
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  3683. Kyari 3:11 lol
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  3684. wait for the next video haa
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  3685. perfect lol
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  3686. どういたしまして！
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  3687. Thank you indeed—saw a big boost from him! haha I like that line as well. Thanks for watching! :D
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  3688. thanks renfield :)
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  3689. Thanks Kathy! This is Kathy from A_U, yes? Appreciate the support :D
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  3690. 仕様書と見積書です＾＾
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  3691. np man! :D
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  3692. I stumbled a lot during the recording, as it was my first time using a teleprompter, then tried to hide the mistakes and redundancies through editing. I don't think it turned out very well though—will definitely try and cut back from episode two!
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  3693. what it is brotha. Thanks for the support! will definitely keep it up! More LEGIT lessons coming soon!
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  3694. NP! Hope that you can learn a lot! Just to clarify lesson 4 and beyond will be Patreon exclusive!
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  3695. Sounds good! Hope you decide to join but either way thanks for the support!
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  3696. I appreciate the help! Unfortunately most of the solutions you mention didn't work for me. Tried audio clover injection but it never worked for HDMI. Inject EDID also didn't work, no matter how many times I tried changing it in clover configurator—had to change it manually each time in boot loader. Never tried the powermanagment, but if works then it would have saved me a lot of trouble haha. thanks again for the thought though, really appreciate it!
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  3697. haha a bit too much work for me. especially when considering that I've already teared down the computer. I really appreciate the initiative though! Will let you know if I ever decide to go back! Cheers!
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  3698. Cheers!
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  3699. I'm not a poet hahaha excellent!!
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  3700. Thanks David ^^ Really glad to hear that you will be signing up! Let me know if you ever have any questions!
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  3701. awesome! I'm sure you'll find next few episodes useful as well :) good luck with your studies!
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  3702. Thanks ^^ One of my goals was to make the series as practical as possible, so it means a lot ^^ 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
    1
  3703. it's gotta exist somewhere lol
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  3704. It would be an honor! haha I definitely don't have the best stuff on Patreon, but I think my content is relative to the price :) Thanks again for the support!
    1
  3705. I'm crying → I'm beefing.  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHIWsvfwcRw
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  3706. ははは yes the country list goes on and on and on. Portugal is another classic.
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  3707. mostly off of amazon! both the US and Japan sites. incidentally if you're in Japan and interested in a 6700k processor let me know. trying to sell mine!
    1
  3708. デンプシーロールを練習しておきます！
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  3709. そうします！笑 こちらこそ動画をたくさん見てくださってありがとうございます！＾＾
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  3710. ですよね。笑
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  3711. basically
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  3712. you can search on Amazon for オドネル・ケビン :) thanks for the interest!
    1
  3713. they will keep coming! :D thanks for the support! :D
    1
  3714. +Kyroyal np!! glad you enjoyed it! :D
    1
  3715. 大人の世界は厳しいです。笑 就活を頑張ってください！＾＾
    1
  3716. Thank you very much! Channel is still quite small so feel free to share if there are any videos you particularly like—it helps a lot! これからもよろしくお願いします！
    1
  3717. no idea what this is haha
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  3718. nope just a fan of boss fight :)
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  3719. yes! It's my pleasure! hope that it is useful for you!
    1
  3720. Yes, posting in the comment section now!
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  3721. Should have put that in there haha
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  3722. you know it's gonna happen
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  3723. I recommend the mashed potatoes haha. merry christmas!
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  3724. +Dennis Bauer might just be a Kyushu thing haha. Thanks for the comment!
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  3725. thanks so much superpatate-san! ^^ これからもよろしく！：D
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  3726. Thanks for coming! :D
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  3727. I had the same hunch!
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  3728. Yea, the intial R in 列 does sound a bit strange. Not sure what happened! Had a pretty bad cold while filming, might have affected the sound? Or might have just airballed that one.
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  3729. +Per not too sure about that one myself! I get tongue tied every now and then, and the congestion didn't help haha. Probably a combination of the two :)
    1
  3730. そうなっていたら自分は多分死んでいると思います。笑 コメントをありがとうございます！これからもよろしくお願いいたします！
    1
  3731. right? haha
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  3732. Imagine ruby weapon, emerald weapon, and ultima weapon combined!
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  3733. haha thank man. videos will keep coming! appreciate that lovin'!
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  3734. Thank you very much Skye-san. I wanted to sound informative but not condescending, so a lot of time went into word choice! I've never tried to learn Afrikaans, but it seems like a fascinating language. Are you from South Africa? Cheers from Beppu!
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  3735. Thank you Skye, that was the tone I was striving for. Glad to hear you liked the dentist series as well! If I ever have a chance to visit South Africa I will definitely contact you beforehand!
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  3736. +Xoumi Toro Quote me! lol thanks for the comment! :D
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  3737. Thanks Dan, really appreciate it! :D Hope you like the upcoming ones as well! :D
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  3738. A very long time, details here!
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  3739. https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I
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  3740. hurts because it's true
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  3741. ありません！申し訳ありません！
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  3742. Thank you very much. Will try to improve based on this feedback.
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  3743. Thank you for the comment, very much appreciated. Always room for improvement, but I'm glad to hear you like the overall tone and feel so far. Cheers!
    1
  3744. apologies for the typos in the reply as well!
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  3745. Hi Wizard. Thank you very much for your feedback. I've addressed this issue in my most recent response to Leo King; please let me know your thoughts! Again, thank you for the constructive criticism.
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  3746. sorry frush , your name was autocorrected!
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  3747. more on this in the upcoming video :D
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  3748. more on this in the upcoming video :D
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  3749. more on this in the upcoming video :D
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  3750. lol thank you so much! this is my favorite lesson so far! Really appreciate the support! Videos will keep coming :)
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  3751. thank you! ^^
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  3752. Thank you! I hope you enjoy it!
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  3753. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SFw-TZzqX8M&t=149s
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  3754. thank you! :D I appreciate your comment :)
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  3755. Really appreciate the love coffee ^^ hope to have another video for you on Monday :) hope I can quit my サラリーマン life soon too lol. thanks again!
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  3756. Appreciate that Rafael!
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  3757. hahaha that's not bad man! nice! glad you liked the video :D
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  3758. thanks lena ^^
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  3759. ありがとうございます＾＾ これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  3760. I'll have to check it out.
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  3761. finally made it
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  3762. Hey again roman! I definitely understand where you're coming from, but I actually consider the subtitles (the characters themselves, rather than their meanings) to be an important element of the series, so I don't see it happening in the immediate future to be honest. I appreciate the comment though, and hope you enjoy upcoming content :)
    1
  3763. HAHAHA excellent description. Captain Supermarket is definitely my favorite.
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  3764. lol I like that one too. gotta call out the gov for their mistakes!
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  3765. マイブーム lol god what a terrible word
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  3766. lol perfect
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  3767. Sounds good! In that case I can recommend waiting until a few more episodes of Japanese Phonetics is up such that you can get the most bang for your buck in case you ever decide to change your mind. Thank you very much for supporting my content!
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  3768. haha thank you so much! Who is your teacher? was this in a class? lol
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  3769. Hello Nuria Trillo! Sorry for the late reply. I was wondering if you could answer a few questions for me? 1. How long have you been studying Japanese? 2. Did you study any Japanese before coming to Kyoto? 3. How long have you been living in Kyoto? 4. Do you have any kind of JLPT certification? 5. Do people typically understand 100% of what you are saying?
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  3770. Thank you for this information. This is going to be somewhat tricky. Can you answer a couple more questions? 1. Did you use a lot of Japanese based listening resources when you were studying Japanese, or was it primarily textbook grammar / vocabulary? Anything like Japanesepod101? 2. Did you learn a lot from Japanese movies? 3. Do you intent to live in Kyoto for a long time?
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  3771. No problem :)
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  3772. If you've only studied from speaking to people in kansai you probably have strong phonetic consistency ^^ glad you enjoyed the video!
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  3773. the internet is the devil!
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  3774. thank you Drift-san! Ever see initial D btw? yes, the 日本語の授業 bit is my favorite part :) kind of demands multiple views. Transformations will always be epic! Let's hope he actually stops it before it's too late!
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  3775. twas a bit of a stretch
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  3776. thanks tim ^^
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  3777. Yes, was a Keio for a year! A lot of wonderful Japanese teachers there. If this introduction seemed useful then you will probably be able to learn a lot from the course :) Incidentally if it wasn't clear from this video, episodes four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive (please share your thoughts if this wasn't clear from the video!). Thank you for the support and こちらこそよろしくお願いします！
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  3778. haha thanks
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  3779. thanks man!
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  3780. thanks so much russell, this is one of my favourites, so your comment means a lot. Let me know how it ends up--I'm praying you get more than 1 year! Thanks again for the support :D
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  3781. Really appreciate that man! Will be releasing a new vide this Monday—hope you enjoy it! Phonetics lessons on Patreon as well if you're interested! Cheers!
    1
  3782. WHAT UP
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  3783. +meemachima thank you so much! haha I like the Shodo bit as well. I'm worried about your grandmother though. lol
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  3784. Thanks! This is one of my favorites as well! :D Real Japanese lessons coming soon, if you're interested! :D
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  3785. You're very welcome. I also feel that video format is the ideal medium for a phonetic series; hope that it helps a lot (would have loved to hear that opera singer's talks—primarily pronunciation I assume?). Incidentally if it wasn't clear from the video, episodes four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive (feel free to let me know your thoughts if this wasn't apparent). Looking forward to your feedback! Thanks again for the support!
    1
  3786. ya I Did
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  3787. thanks Hashimoto Chris-san ^^ Glad you are still watching!! Did you get back to Japan?
    1
  3788. haha thank you! I like that bit quite a bit as well :D
    1
  3789. you'll never escape it!
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  3790. I think it was this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEWF2xh5E8s
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  3791. こちらこそ thank you! :D hope you enjoyed the new video as well!
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  3792. it's a type of Japanese cat haha
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  3793. Hello! :D
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  3794. How did I forget?!
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  3795. Very glad to hear that. I hope that you do well on the JLPT, and that you can learn a lot from the phonetics series as well! GL with the studies! :D
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  3796. I unfortunately don't have time, but I can send you scripts via @dogen on twitter :)
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  3797. Gotcha
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  3798. +Jezzington Bear Thanks man! I really appreciate your continued support over the years! :)
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  3799. haha already bought the MacBook so this probably won't happen
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  3800. Thank you very much :D
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  3801. It was damp or soggy lol Thanks so much man! :D Just started instagram btw! https://www.instagram.com/dogensensei/ Hope to see you over there as well!
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  3802. I hope that they help ^^ what's your first language? Your English is great! :D
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  3803. I see! I studied Spanish in high school but 今 no puedo hablar en espanol! :(
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  3804. I would love to, but unfortunately I don't have enough time :( that's about the only spanish I remember haha thanks though!
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  3805. no problem man :) appreciate your support! ^^ hope we can both find more time! :D
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  3806. Thank you very much for the support! I really appreciate it. I unfortunately can't provide anything close to JapanesePod101 as I am alone, as you mentioned, but I like to think that I do offer something they don't in my comedic content. If you are very interested in the Phonetics series but can't afford it right now I would recommend signing up for the $10 price tier a month or two down the road such that you can save yourself some money. Let me know if you need a refund!
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  3807. Thanks for the comment. I can definitely see that happening. Thanks for keeping me in check!
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  3808. です！このチャンネルを公開する前に彼らに許可を得ました :)
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  3809. haha thank you! Did a lot of takes for the bit lol
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  3810. thanks!
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  3811. was in the original script though lol
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  3812. Hi Ian, thanks for the questions. The series will not be available on Youtube—episodes four and beyond will be exclusive to Patreon. Patreon is a subscription model, and this series will available in the $10/month price tier and beyond, and I expect to have the bulk of the content finished within the first 5 months, so expect to pay about $50 (about the price of a Genki textbook) for the majority of the content if you sign up now. That being said, you will have access to lessons as soon as you join, so you can postpone joining if you are looking to save some money :) Series will most likely never be free on Youtube (unless I suddenly see a massive boost in subs). I am also thinking about selling the entire series on a place Tofugu or Rocketnews once it is finished (for probably around 30-50 dollars). Please let me know if this didn't answer your question!
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  3813. oh shoot! thanks for picking that up! I no longer have the original file due to size restrictions, unfortunately, but it's still good to be aware of. traumatised every week since 2009! lol thanks for the support! :D
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  3814. Thanks Greg!
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  3815. I recommend 'the counter master' https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lIH6vjyHKxM
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  3816. +lena15 Thank you so much Lena! You have experience living in Japan as well? hope you enjoy the content thus far, and that you can enjoy upcoming videos as well! really appreciate the support! :D
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  3817. excellent! I really suggest working on nothing but intonation and pronunciation!
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  3818. :) これまらもよろしくお願いします！：D
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  3819. Thank you very much! Appreciate it!
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  3820. They're a great band!
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  3821. Yes, a whole lot of things! I can't remember what I did though, unfortunately. I already sold the computer because it was such a pain to deal with :(
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  3822. Thank you! Unfortunately I already sold my processor :( Appreciate it though!
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  3823. +レベル５ルーラガン thanks so much man! My thoughts exactly! Living anywhere for a long enough and you'll eventually find things you don't like, and the things that you do—one of the main reasons I moved out of the states in the first place haha. Thanks again for the comment, and I hope you enjoy the other videos! :D これからもよろしくお願いします！
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  3824. hahaha 逆効果！
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  3825. Much quicker than most! haha thanks for watching!
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  3826. lol thanks Evgeniy!
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  3827. haha certainly not! I originally wrote part of this script when dubstep was blowing up everywhere; just wanted to use buzzwords :)
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  3828. haha don't tell me you're gonna steal my idea! at the time it did feel like that! lol thanks for the support :D ^^
    1
  3829. tight.
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  3830. never used gaijin card is sugoi. great tofugu vid! ^^
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  3831. +Kuponuss thanks for the love! things are definitely on the upswing right now :)
    1
  3832. the experience left me with a bad aftertaste. BOOM!
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  3833. right?
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  3834. I have all the scripts for my videos :) message me on twitter if you need them!
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  3835. yea I should be able too :) hit me up on twitter! :) @youtube dogen. Incidentally, I'm having troubles with Evernote and can't access scripts at the moment, but will in due time!
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  3836. どうですか。飲みますか？
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  3837. For now, yes! but I'll probably ditch the beanie in comedy sometime as well; it can get sweaty haha
    1
  3838. true that brotha
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  3839. outside of Spirited Away dungeons, just 30k places don't exist lol. thanks for watching! :D
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  3840. Thank you Chyme! appreciate it!
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  3841. thank you very much! happy new year! :D
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  3842. +Michael Dabish Snappers. How so? So far it's been treating me well!
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  3843. +Michael Dabish Ah, yes I have had some issues when waking from sleep; sometimes the computer won't 'wake up' at all, and requires a hard shut down / reboot. That being said, the network always works as long as it is plugged in (I go through LAN for speed). Skyline is slowly becoming more supported it seems; TonyMacX86 recently released a few fixes for the built in intel graphics as well. I mostly run off of my MSI R9 390 however, as it's so much more powerful. My biggest issues have definitely come from the motherboard!
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  3844. +Michael Dabish Sounds good man! Desk video / set up most likely coming later tomorrow, but I'll try and put up a final Hackintosh video once I've worked out every kink in the system (there are still la few!) Luckily the processor is probably the most functional part of the system :) Thanks for the support and feel free to let me know if you have any specific questions!
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  3845. +sinmu13 覚えている？笑 見てくれてありがとう！これからもよろしくね！
    1
  3846. I love this comment lol. cheers!
    1
  3847. +まいまいま その通りです！
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  3848. it was Hamada Pamyu Pamyu lol
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  3849. thanks man! by grammar do you mean actual lessons rather than jokes? It might be a possible to do a combination.. I do intend on doing special intonation lessons on patreon, so if you're interested stick around! I'll announce it on the channel soon! :D
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  3850. will see what I can do! ^^ incidentally I never studied for any test except N1--just concentrated on speaking and listening, and wrote a lot in Japanese during my free time, then started at N1 and passed! Go for intonation and pronounciation! :D
    1
  3851. stick around for the next few episodes. Good news on the way!
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  3852. +Mimi PREACH the truth Preach thank you for the kind words Mimisan! hope you enjoy the upcoming content :D
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  3853. That is fantastic advice! I will touch on that subject in Lesson 4 a bit, incidentally! I'm sure you will learn a lot from this series—active phonetic abilities are a gamer changer!
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  3854. あ、あっていますね。ちなみにクリントンも一緒です（危女小児）。
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  3855. あ、こちらも合っていますね！
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  3856. thanks man! this is one of my favorite stories! :D
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  3857. it's my pleasure! I also hope that someday rikai will implement the information!
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  3858. I talk about this in episode three :)
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  3859. +Richard “Yukiboy21” Barnett thanks man! appreciate the support :D
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  3860. lemme know how it goes lol
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  3861. Decent fake leather chairs lol. I love this set of words. Sounds like you have a good one! ^^
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  3862. +Volc64 Thank you very much! Will keep them coming! :D
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  3863. not real Engrish!
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  3864. lol exactly! Thank you very much :) If you like that one a lot I have a feeling you'll like tomorrow's vid a lot as well :)
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  3865. +Núria Trillo Thank you very much! The aftershocks are much fewer now, though the are still happening sporadically. Did Kyoto shake at all? Thanks again for the support and love!
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  3866. Hello! I talk about how I studied Japanese in this video: https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I Thanks for the support! ^^
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  3867. +Nanano Chris haha thank you very much :) I majored in Japanese during college!
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  3868. +Nanano Chris haha it wasn't too hard for me because I love Japanese! :D
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  3869. +Nanano Chris 報告書を待っています。笑
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  3870. 失礼しました！ちなみに何弁ですか？
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  3871. ありがとうございます。自分で言うのはアレなんですが、自分も後半の方がかなり好きです。笑 ニット帽の季節ではなくなりましたが、キャラの一部になっているため頑張ってかぶり続けていきたいと思っています。：） 応援、本当にありがとうございます！これからもよろしくお願いします！＾＾
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  3872. どうもです！＾＾
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  3873. Appreciate that JKxD!
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  3874. lol thank you. this is my favorite one so far :)
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  3875. thanks Mike. I needed to hear that. IT NEVER ENDS, IT NEVER ENDS
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  3876. +Goodle Foodle handstand in reverse motion CHEYA
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  3877. +Frederik Pöppel Yes I did! I had to take a few extra steps during that process in order to get the NVMe drive to show up during the OSX install though! Let me know if you have any questions! :)
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  3878. Quite rare! Wouldn't recommend it personally!
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  3879. thanks for the question! ^^
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  3880. I did it! :D
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  3881. +austin fish lol thanks Austin! really appreciate your support! more things coming next week :D
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  3882. My pleasure. Thanks Zero ^^
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  3883. 使いこなせていますね！やるね！ これからもよろしく！＾＾
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  3884. thank you! :D
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  3885. Lets do
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  3886. pretty much sums it all up :) FCP is amazing tho haha
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  3887. Thank you very much Colindo, really glad to hear that you enjoyed it. Patreon is still going 順調--thank you very much for the support! if you have any questions just let me know!
    1
  3888. years of practice
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  3889. thanks for the heads up! recently changed my twitter handle to @dogen will update! ^^
    1
  3890. definitely depends on the teacher! I've found that it can also be helpful :) Feel your pain though! Shadow Link!
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  3891. I've actually never heard the niku song haha
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  3892. thank you! : D
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  3893. thank you! :D
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  3894. Amazon, but it's gone now. I'm actually interested in selling—please let me know if you're interested!
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  3895. absolutely. hit me up with a message!
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  3896. never received your message, did you send one?
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  3897. Haha nope! just coincidence!
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  3898. lol thanks Kanai! :D
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  3899. I still have yet to connect the dots on that title. I can understand if it was Captain Hardware Store or something due to the chainsaw, but supermarket?
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  3900. Hello! I haven't updated yet because I can't afford to have any problems with my PC :) Please let me know if this problem takes care of itself! :D
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  3901. MERRY CHRISTMAS THEN (written on eve)
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  3902. www ftw!!
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  3903. straight up no bends!
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  3904. no problem! Thanks for the support! glad to hear that you enjoyed it! :D
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  3905. +Fabzil Thank you very much! I've been living here between 5-6 years now, but I feel like most of my Japanese abilities developed during college; I major in Japanese linguistics (phonetics specifically) and spent a lot of time working on pronunciation and intonation :)
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  3906. Thanks Roman!
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  3907. Thanks for watching guys :)
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  3908. Thanks Tomoki ^^
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  3909. aaaaah snap! thanks so much! he's been supporting me a lot! Are you from Norway as well? Really appreciate the love! Hope you enjoy upcoming content as well! :D
    1
  3910. +gulliepetals What was your score?
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  3911. thank you very much! I wrote this one on kind of a whim but a lot of people seem to really like it; i think the premise itself could be funnier than the jokes in the video haha. thanks again!
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  3912. Great idea—will try and get on this after I finish editing this week's videos. Cheers!
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  3913. / empty haha
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  3914. Are you talking about my Phonix 35z? https://youtu.be/w-cjJMG7jkw
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  3915. +Duong Nguyen Thank you very much Duong-san! :D これからもよろしくね！^^
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  3916. I still own the graphics card, but that's about it :) sold everything else :)
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  3917. classic technique!
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  3918. I have
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  3919. respect
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  3920. ありがとうございます！雰囲気にとても力を入れているのでそう言われるととても嬉しいです！
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  3921. A winner is you!
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  3922. haha thanks for watching :D
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  3923. thank you :)
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  3924. 九州です。w ありがとうございます！またスーパーに行く勇気が湧いてきました！w 今後ともよろしくお願いします！
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  3925. thanks!
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  3926. Thank you very much for this! Will add this to the description section!
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  3927. love okinawa. friggin paradise when the rest of japan is frozen haha
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  3928. lol all about the gap. thanks for watching good sir! :D hope you enjoy future work as well! ^^
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  3929. store / restaurant doesn't include supermarket, correct?
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  3930. The supermarkets are different. Very different. American Japanese: I Love Japan But... / アメリカ人 日本語：「僕は日本が大好きだが… 」
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  3931. I would love to team up with them again, they really helped my channel become what it is! I sent one of their staff a mail not too long ago about this series, but I have yet to hear back. Will keep you updated though! Thanks again!
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  3932. water for me haha
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  3933. コメントをありがとうございます！Aldiに行ってみたいな、また文章書けそうです。笑 暗い中で頑張ってください！！＾＾
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  3934. I talk about how I studied in this video! ^^ https://youtu.be/3SiBj75Dd0I
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  3935. lol nailed it!
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  3936. haha well I'm really happy to hear that you like my content so much! thanks again and will let you know if I make it to Tokyo!
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  3937. haha it's a great image right? really want their new camera lol. hope we can chill again soon man! :D
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  3938. Definitely complicated in the more advanced levels, but there are a lot of tips and tricks that you can use towards the beginning which make all the difference in the world. Just being aware of the differences can fundamentally change your Japanese.
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  3939. thank you very much! これからもよろしくお願いします！＾＾
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  3940. and you made my day.
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  3941. haha MSY very well could exist already. Really appreciate the love! feel free to share anything you particularly like—it really helps!
    1
  3942. SHE DEAD
    1
  3943. Thanks Tracy, I hope it is useful for you! Just to clarify episodes 4 and beyond will be Patreon exclusive—please let me know your thoughts if this wasn't clear from the video!
    1
  3944. Barry, thank you very much for the comment. Word choice was important on this one so your comment means a lot. In case it wasn't apparent from this video episodes four and beyond will be Patreon exclusive; please let me know your thoughts if this wasn't clear! Thank you again for the support.
    1
  3945. Awesome! So glad to hear that :D Thanks for your support Barry! Helps a LOT!
    1
  3946. you too Jorge!
    1
  3947. This is something that I see often; I can guarantee that they will help a lot! Once we get to about video number five you should start making some major realizations! Thanks for the support and let me know if you have any other questions :)
    1
  3948. Gotcha
    1
  3949. This one is a case by case basis! Remind me about it again and I will send you some guidelines! (Currently on a business trip)
    1
  3950. Touché.
    1
  3951. +treentje thank you! :D
    1
  3952. most foreigners in Japan probably haha
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  3953. +Austin Wang lol thanks man!! glad you liked it :D come back soon! YITB
    1
  3954. Thank you victor :)
    1
  3955. Really christmas isn't common to be sure.
    1
  3956. to each their own :) I mean in Japan people have KFC on Christmas!
    1
  3957. どう致しまして＾＾
    1
  3958. haha thanks! Glad you liked it!
    1
  3959. study hard during your year abroad ^^
    1
  3960. Hey kernel. That's definitely a good idea—prices have changed a lot since I bought this, would you like the current or originals? cheers!
    1
  3961. Hi Kernel! In that case do you mind if I ask if you intend on using an AMD graphics card? There are a lot of issues I've run into since building this--thought it would be good to let you know!
    1
  3962. and they are mine! :D
    1
  3963. lol I've seen all of these!!
    1
  3964. +KaitoverMoon Yes! Though rarely, as I have a torn meniscus. I hope to release some tricking videos this spring though :D
    1
  3965. thanks man :) will do my best! don't want to get any more broken lol
    1
  3966. thanks haha
    1
  3967. haha if I only I could speak more than 'I can't speak' lol. thanks for the continued support! Really helps! :D
    1
  3968. Will definitely give it some thought! haha thanks for the support!
    1
  3969. Thank you so much!! :D
    1
  3970. cheers ^^
    1
  3971. awesome, thank you! Do you know if he have a twitter? Appreciate the support! :D
    1
  3972. thank you! ^^
    1
  3973. Send me a message on twitter and I'll send it to you! @youtubedogen
    1
  3974. just approved your subs! thanks again! :D
    1
  3975. Will try and fix the others as well!
    1
  3976. Thank you very much! Just to be clear only the first three lessons will be available on Youtube (the rest will be on Patreon). I've decided to host this way to try and fund my Japanese comedic series. If this wasn't clear from the video feel free to let me know your thoughts!
    1
  3977. Thanks! :D
    1
  3978. Thanks Ian, can't believe I'm already here! Really appreciate your support—hoping to hit the stretch goal by 2017!
    1
  3979. was a great time ^^
    1
  3980. lol thanks ^^
    1
  3981. I don't plan on getting an operation at this point, but I may in the future. Yes, I highly suggest trying to keep your eyes open!
    1
  3982. +lena15 not familiar with that one lol. i do like under the sea though.
    1
  3983. +hiro M 6年目です！コメントをありがとうございます！＾＾これからもよろしくお願いします。:) thanks again!
    1
  3984. Didn't grow up in Japan, but I'm also not sure where the motivation came from. Martial arts and music I suppose ^^
    1
  3985. thanks xhoria, appreciate the love ^^ 今後ともよろしくね！
    1
  3986. lol you wouldn't believe the number of foreigners who think they're clever because when they say 関西弁わからへん I guarantee you will run into it in the future! have a few bruises from the boxing
    1
  3987. it's definitely something you should try and stay aware of! better to be able to tell youre saying a word wrong than being completely oblivious! :D
    1
  3988. dont use the joke btw haha
    1
  3989. 本当に不思議な現象ですね！笑 自分は無宗教です。
    1
  3990. コメントをありがとうございます！ちなみに自分もイマイチわかりません。
    1
  3991. +MrA4size ありがとうございます！＾＾小説家を目指していた時に書いた文章なので、そう言われるととても嬉しいです！：D　これからもよろしくお願いします！
    1
  3992. lol. だろうね！
    1
  3993. cheers ^^
    1
  3994. all your language are belong to us
    1
  3995. All dentists! lol
    1
  3996. あざっす！大学時代にガチで勉強しました。笑
    1
  3997. thank you! ^^
    1
  3998. lol I get this comment a lot. sorry to disappoint!
    1
  3999. AKB48NAILED IT!
    1
  4000. Probably. I can't be bothered to try and fix system issues anymore though. Just need a machine that works so I can write scripts whenever I I'm in the mood haha. Cheers though!
    1
  4001. Thanks Turtle! Glad to hear that you've decided to try and relearn the language! Be on the lookout for my new series specifically about Japanese intonation coming up soon! :D
    1
  4002. from the comment section: Music: 'Steampunk Warlord' by Bossfight. The link that comes up when you type the above into youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LREYOaVUbLc
    1
  4003. Hi there! I unfortunately don't have time to teach grammar or vocabulary at this particular point in time, but I understand the Genki books are actually quite good in this regard (though I have never used one). For vocabulary I recommend caffeinated Anki sessions :) Good luck with your studies!
    1
  4004. two points
    1
  4005. ...perhaps
    1
  4006. lol thanks for watching! appreciate the support! :D
    1
  4007. thanks! ^^
    1
  4008. We're going with macaroni and cheese over here! haha thanks for the comment and Merry Christmas~!
    1
  4009. Cheers! I wonder the same thing.
    1
  4010. more for owning 👍
    1
  4011. +sakura555kk その通り！＾＾コメントをありがとうございます！
    1
  4012. Grinding lol
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  4013. you could mute it, or turn off your screen ^^
    1
  4014. Ah, sorry. I thought you meant you were trying to isolate one language by any means necessary, rather than developing the skill of focusing on a single language while listening to two. Apologies!
    1
  4015. Commando Steve by Bossfight ^^ Oblivion by Grimes
    1
  4016. where were you in December! haha
    1
  4017. thanks Kendawg :)
    1
  4018. It's happening! :D
    1
  4019. I've tried to go many times but I have always been denied haha
    1
  4020. +superpatate thank you very much! :D
    1
  4021. A native accent is definitely something that is harder to perfect as time goes on (I talk about this in lesson two a little bit)! It sounds like you will benefit a lot from the series :) Just to clarify lessons four and beyond will be patreon exclusives (please let me know if this wasn't clear and if you have any issues or concerns). Thanks again!
    1
  4022. +Christian Hubbard thanks man! :D tried taking your advice and trimming it significantly :)
    1
  4023. Thank you very much! Releasing a couple extra takes from this lesson in a few minutes :)
    1
  4024. t3h imposible
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  4025. you have my sympathies
    1
  4026. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cS3612EIcF4
    1
  4027. indeed haha
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  4028. thank you good sir! :D I try to make all my videos genuinely creative so that means a lot! :D これからもよろしくー！
    1
  4029. 女だったのか！それはそれは失礼失礼しました。これからもよろしく＾＾
    1
  4030. haha preach!
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  4031. Hi! The Shimmeikai Nihongo Akusento Jiten and the NHK Hatsuon Akusento Jiten are good options! I also recommend my own series on Patreon, as it explains practical rules which cover large groups of words. Cheers!
    1
  4032. 外国人にとって大変難しいですよね。
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  4033. My pleasure! I'm up to episode 12 on patreon ^^
    1
  4034. +me ma ありがとうございます！！とても嬉しいです＾＾新しい動画「日本語教室」もオススメです。：）ちなみに、最近日本語のコメントが一気に増えましたが、この動画をどこかのサイトで見ましたか？良かったら発見したところで教えてください＾＾ これからもよろしくお願いします。
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  4035. haha thanks. I have a few Japanese books in the app store :) all Japanese stuff though! https://itunes.apple.com/jp/app/za-wen-ji-i/id495493009?mt=8&ign-mpt=uo%3D4
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  4036. Thanks so much! videos will keep coming! appreciate your support! :D
    1
  4037. こちらこそ見てくれてありがとう！＾＾これからもよろしく！Really appreciate it! :D
    1
  4038. Yes I do! There are many rules you can learn which will automatically let you know the pitch of hundreds of different words!
    1
  4039. Hi Jay! I actually talk about that in one of my 'A Japanese teacher grades your Japanese' videos. Here's a link to that: https://youtu.be/-_E2WzSKLVQ Cheers!
    1
  4040. そこはかなり悩みました
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  4041. Will do it!
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  4042. 羨ましい限りです
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  4043. Apologies for that, and thanks!
    1
  4044. Drone made the video
    1
  4045. It's all Erusha! Please check out her channel!
    1
  4046. Thanks!
    1
  4047. やったことあるけど
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  4048. I actually break this word down in detail in episode 33 of my series. One thing going on here is that the い in し is devoiced, as it's between two unvoiced consonants, 'sh' and 'ts', so you're actually right in a way! That said the 'sh' sound should still be there most of the time. Here's a link to lesson 33 if you're interested in learning more about this word! https://www.patreon.com/posts/japanese-episode-16097734 Cheers!
    1
  4049. Yo, not sure what you mean by this—I signed up for my wise card in Japan and it arrived at my house after a week or two. Am I misunderstanding your comment?
    1
  4050. licherally
    1
  4051. More coming tomorrow!
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  4052. shiitake mushrooms
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  4053. Fair point!
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  4054. it's like that in real life too
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  4055. Nandesuka is a confirmation question, nandesukedo is an explanatory remark
    1
  4056. 響ですかね
    1
  4057. Will do it!
    1
  4058. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wFj7d_fnYTU
    1
  4059. Incredible game
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  4060. Yeah it really does help a lot ^^ Looking forward to seeing you over there!
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  4061.  @sebastianreyes8025  Definitely helps!
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  4062. Best for those that have studied Japanese for at least 6 months!
    1
  4063. Thanks so much, Tam!
    1
  4064. I would consider that slang, best to differentiate in my opinion
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  4065. 村上龍です
    1
  4066. Got it—will make another one soon!
    1
  4067. No relation
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  4068. awesome! GL with your studies!
    1
  4069. watching standup mostly
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  4070. Thanks man ^^ burgers again soon!
    1
  4071. haha that's definitely one part of the equation. I'd argue that more people are concerned about the hotto motto tho
    1
  4072. If the screen was in front of me it would block the camera
    1
  4073. If the screen was in front of me it would block the camera
    1
  4074. thank you みなみき！これからもよろしくお塩害します！
    1
  4075. https://www.amazon.co.jp/マヨネーズ-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B50XE9I/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?__mk_ja_JP=カタカナ&qid=1544275448&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=オドネル+ケビン&dpPl=1&dpID=41xYG98ebnL&ref=plSrch
    1
  4076. Sure. For one, each 'syllable' in Japanese can only be high or low, while in Chinese the syllables rise, fall, dip, etc.
    1
  4077. Looking at the ErgoDox right now!
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  4078. Haha got it! coming soon!
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  4079. Congrats dude!
    1
  4080. White plate!
    1
  4081. Hope to see you there, Etherdog! Cheers!
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  4082. Hi Nyappy! So ん actually changes based on the location of the following sound. In this case it's not the super-nasally sound we're used to in words like 日本, but a much more forward, alveolar-n (though it is still a nasal!). I talk about this in lessons 54 and 55, but I'll probably share a clip from these lessons as well in the near future ^^ Hope this helps, cheers!
    1
  4083. It's coming!
    1
  4084. a man can pray
    1
  4085. no problem. Thanks for watching!
    1
  4086. +Sathya Singh appreciate the love good sir!
    1
  4087. Charles Cheng I’m not entirely sure what you’re asking, but besides nouns combining to create 中高 compounds there are many affixes in Japanese that will make non 平板 words 平板. の can even do this when following certain words, such as 日本, which goes from niHOn to niHONNO. Hope this helps!
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  4088. To be clear, it is the affix (particle) の that makes 日本 平板, though not all speakers pronounce this combination this way 100% of the time.
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  4089. Yep totally! My pleasure dude!
    1
  4090. 十年前に映画館で観ました
    1
  4091. Thanks ^^
    1
  4092. Great point—I'll try to bring this up in the next video. Love using 体言止め！
    1
  4093. No worries! Good luck with your future endeavors!
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  4094. Thanks! I studied pronunciation intensively for a while. Currently teach on Patreon!
    1
  4095.  @gabsgames90s  np!
    1
  4096. no
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  4097. こちらこそ、ありがとうございます！
    1
  4098. I would imagine only if you also have permanent residence.
    1
  4099. こちらこそ罪悪感を覚えさせてしまいごめんなさい！
    1
  4100. Not many other places to build them.
    1
  4101. Perfect Blue
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  4102. 名言ですね
    1
  4103. I don’t like Instagram
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  4104. Courteous bow, my bro.
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  4105. Cheers
    1
  4106. More coming soon!
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  4107. Np. Thanks for watching Dennis ^^
    1
  4108. A friend that works at square enix
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  4109. 永遠のゼロです。
    1
  4110. Message me on Twitter @dogen if you would like a script! :)
    1
  4111. Just added black!
    1
  4112. cheers!
    1
  4113. Thanks Magnus. I actually think that holding my twins constantly could be the cause of the finger joint pain; I recently sprained some muscles in my forearms so the two could definitely be linked. Might try to do some massaging with a massage ball!
    1
  4114. send me a message @dogen on twitter for the script 👌
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  4115. Hi Hang! NP! Are you signed up for my series on Patreon? There are 32 videos on intonation so I highly recommend them for your goals! Incidentally I talk in detail about why I don't recommend using anime to study Japanese ^^ Thanks for watching!
    1
  4116. Glad to hear that you signed up! Hope that you are able to get a lot out of the series ^^ Incidentally can you send me a link to that website? Cheers!
    1
  4117. Thank you very much Sakura! Very gratifying to hear that!
    1
  4118. Thanks Yoshi ^^
    1
  4119. 了解です！もっと作りますね！
    1
  4120. Thank you!
    1
  4121. not an add, and not so much proud as much as just I thought a lot of people in the US might want to see a car like this
    1
  4122. Nailed it!
    1
  4123. ご覧のスポンサー is food
    1
  4124. Thanks Naonatsu :)
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  4125. Awesome channel about drifting 👌
    1
  4126. Thanks Lizzie!
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  4127. やります！
    1
  4128. thanks!
    1
  4129. Thank you Violah!
    1
  4130. Looking forward to seeing this in the 2018 Youtube rewind.
    1
  4131. Thanks for the tips Mao!
    1
  4132. 東の方です＾＾
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  4133. Couldn't agree with you more. 場所というよりも場所をどう見るか、だと思います。
    1
  4134. I studied phonetics before coming to Japan, but continued to do so even after moving here. Cheers!
    1
  4135. Thanks! no time, unfortunately!
    1
  4136. 100% accurate
    1
  4137. Appreciate the kind words Tai! Hope that it makes a big difference in your Japanese and Thai studies!
    1
  4138. My pleasure! Will be uploading a few more in the near future.
    1
  4139. Music: 'Steampunk Warlord' by Bossfight
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  4140. Very good!
    1
  4141. Need the sliding door though
    1
  4142. No idea, unfortunately
    1
  4143. thank you ^^
    1
  4144. Hi Mr. White. I think there are some things, that are still off, but I appreciate the kind words. Cheers!
    1
  4145.  @mwhite3728  Haha well thank you again. 頑張ります！
    1
  4146. Yes you do!
    1
  4147. お願いだからやめて
    1
  4148. Hi Mr. Mcclure. 1. I don't believe so; it's normal to say 'my car' in Japanese. 2. I haven't read his works. 3. Lip service in my opinion. Hope this helps!
    1
  4149. 足湯を使うみたいに pronunciation could have been better
    1
  4150. Cheers Joshua.
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  4151. Will do it! Cheers!
    1
  4152. Haha sorry about that!
    1
  4153. More coming soon!
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  4154. ええ、出しています。良かったらご覧ください：https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jakXVEUTT48
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  4155. We will always have anime!
    1
  4156. Japanese doesn't have three alphabets, but six.
    1
  4157. The S9 has ibis
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  4158. Commando Steve by Bossfight
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  4159. Will do a follow up soon!
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  4160. It’s usually not pronounced, but it’s not wrong to pronounce it as I did. What you talking about if known as devoicing and I cover it in my Patreon series. Cheers
    1
  4161. thank you king
    1
  4162. Nope!
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  4163. New vid dropping tomorrow!
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  4164. Thank you very much! ^^
    1
  4165. No I haven’t. Appreciate the thought though.
    1
  4166. It’s new
    1
  4167. Terrible haha
    1
  4168. I made a video about this not too long ago, scroll down a bit on my page
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  4169. Hi Aleksey. Glad to hear that you liked the video so much, and really appreciate the support ^^ Chris is in fact a translator, but it wouldn't surprise me if he also did a fair amount of interpretation work as well. I'm almost positive that he has N1, and as well as 一級 for the 漢検, which is even more impressive. N1 usually isn't very practical, but if you're trying to get into translation work I think it's a must. 文のルールなんて最悪ですね。笑
    1
  4170. Can't argue with the public safety.
    1
  4171. そうです！
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  4172. Hi Tengoku ^^ Can you already read Japanese?
    1
  4173. Will do it!
    1
  4174. 僕からすれば
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  4175. 排除致します
    1
  4176. Haha That can certainly be useful! French does come with it's own issues, however. One that stands out in particular is excessive lip rounding—might be good to be aware of this!
    1
  4177. ある
    1
  4178. It actually is
    1
  4179. No
    1
  4180. thanks Jonathan ^^
    1
  4181. Transfers are definitely possible! Because of all the variables involved, contact Admissions directly to ask about your specific situation.
    1
  4182. haha nice! Will make another one soon!
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  4183. Maintain that mindset and you'll have a great time ^^ Thanks for watching!
    1
  4184. thanks ^^
    1
  4185. すまん
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  4186. love the second one haha.
    1
  4187. Correct
    1
  4188. 病院に行ってきました。笑 薬もちゃんともらってきました！＾＾
    1
  4189. Very well versed in this story actually. Will become clear why in the not too distant future!
    1
  4190. 最初から拙い日本語です！
    1
  4191. Thanks man ^^
    1
  4192. lol
    1
  4193. Glad you liked it Iku!
    1
  4194. No, please see the follow up video to this lesson, here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=azIhn68D3pQ
    1
  4195. Yep, the course is better for learning the rules, and using the app with the course is a great way of reinforcing what you learn in the course, but it's definitely possible to use the app in isolation to compare your speech to that of a native and check things at a word-by-word or phrase-by-phrase level. Naturally, the app can also be used to test word reading and comprehension as well. Perhaps a biased opinion but hope this helps!
    1
  4196. Commando Steve
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  4197. I'll give it a try! thanks for watching ^^
    1
  4198. Never heard of it
    1
  4199. Very true, tragedy after tragedy.
    1
  4200. Thanks!
    1
  4201. Working on it!
    1
  4202. Be sure to use NordVPN
    1
  4203. My pleasure!
    1
  4204. Actually there are only a handful
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  4205. 物語の方も頑張ります＾＾ありがとうございます！
    1
  4206. I am haha
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  4207. I cover this in detail in my Patreon series if you’re interested! https://www.patreon.com/dogen
    1
  4208. Coming soon!
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  4209. Will give this one a shot at my next fictional festival 👌
    1
  4210. Just not a fine of wagons haha
    1
  4211. Very true!
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  4212. Included an explanation up top
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  4213. Any recommendations?
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  4214. 頑張って！
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  4215. Thanks Hotaru ^^
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  4216. Not sure, unfortunately! Sorry about that.
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  4217. 勉強になります！
    1
  4218. will do!
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  4219. Appreciate the feedback. We're trying to push out lifetime options in the very near future! It's definitely usable from day one, even for someone with no experience (for testing perception), but there is an argument to be had about waiting a bit to try the output features, as many people believe that it's better to do a certain amount of input before doing any output. Much of this comes down to your personal language goals, however! Long story short, highly recommended if you're already speaking, think it's still a good product for complete beginners, but you won't get as much value out of it if you're not doing output as well. Cheers!
    1
  4220. ​ @Agnopes  My pleasure Agnopes! And best of luck with your future studies!
    1
  4221. Besides the coasts, most of Japan is mountains, and there are other faults in other parts of Japan, so there aren't a whole lot of truly safe places.
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  4222. ありがとうございます。他の文章はこちらに入っていますのでよかったらチェックしてみてください＾＾ https://www.amazon.co.jp/雑文集-III-オドネル・ケビン-ebook/dp/B00B6FI4XS/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1510799918&sr=8-1&keywords=オドネル・ケビン
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  4223. got it thanks mang
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  4224. どっちでしょう
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  4225. Don't remember exactly but it's not bad!
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  4226. Thanks! :Dq
    1
  4227. この文章、自分の随筆集に入っています
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  4228. on it!
    1
  4229. Will answer!
    1
  4230. 正直あんまり知らない
    1
  4231. normal content coming back next week ^^
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  4232. Fair, but might be even harder if you saw my comb over
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  4233. Full list: https://www.patreon.com/posts/17345632
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  4234. ネイティブではありません！
    1
  4235. Pitch accent can sometimes be enough to make the difference!
    1
  4236. Thank you!
    1
  4237. There aren’t any rules per say, but some people write music such that the pitch will match up with words. Listening to music is definitely a great exercise! I highly recommend it!
    1
  4238. Very real!
    1
  4239. Yeah
    1
  4240. Unfortunately no. That said you could download the tutorials in my paid series using youtube download software.
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  4241. Possible, but not easy!
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  4242. More coming soon!
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  4243. a common variant 👌
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  4244. Oh
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  4245. Appreciate the input!
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  4246. Incidentally do you have any exercises or advice? Thanks again!
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  4247. Will try the backbends—thanks!
    1
  4248. lol
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  4249. A bit. Intentionally made a lot of mistakes there. If you’re interested in improving might be worth checking out my phonetics course.
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  4250. Hi there Evan. It's a pretty good website, but it has a few limitations. I talk about it a bit in this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRSXbqjC2Yg Incidentally if you're trying to learn more about pitch-accent I suggest signing up for my series! It's very comprehensive and presented in easy-to-understand English. Let me know if you have any other questions!
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  4251. おっしゃる通りです。ただし「花見」は「中高」ではなく、「平板」の単語ですので、実はアクセントがありません。応援をありがとうございます！お互いに頑張りましょう＾＾
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  4252. Cheers ^^
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  4253. will do more!
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  4254. that was the doppelganger
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  4255. Thank you! Will make more soon!
    1
  4256. Cheers
    1
  4257. どういたしまして
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  4258. Japanese was scripted, English wasn't!
    1
  4259. Thank you!
    1
  4260. Sure, which app?
    1
  4261. Kamakura is great!
    1
  4262. Will give it a shot!
    1
  4263. Appreciate the kind words Esperanza-san! ^^
    1
  4264. Will have an announcement about this soon!
    1
  4265. American keyboard!
    1
  4266. Just did an hour cycling on my exercise bike while answering comments on Patreon. On the way! Thanks for your tips.
    1
  4267. Another video coming in just a few hours!
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  4268. Appreciate your insights—hoping to make a piece about this in the future!
    1
  4269. sub to them too ^^ they put more work into their videos than me!
    1
  4270. I sometimes get Edward Norton and Adam Levine
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  4271. Yes! Many subscribers asked me to re-upload some bits in isolation without the ‘Japanese lesson’ title such that they would be easier to find. Cheers!
    1
  4272. Very true! Spanish and Japanese have almost identical vowels and consonants (much more so than English), but the pitch-accent system in Japanese is very different from the stress system in Spanish. Studying Japanese pitch-accent as a Spanish speaker can therefore really take your Japanese to the next level—especially if you start fairly early on!
    1
  4273. 高低をつける
    1
  4274. Thank you!
    1
  4275. That's another way of saying it. グローバル化 is a bit more advanced.
    1
  4276. Glad to hear that you're enjoying your current position ^^ All about disposition! :D
    1
  4277. Great work Dave!
    1
  4278. No, but it's one of the few haha.
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  4279. The short answer is that yes, particles can absolutely affect the pitch and even the sounds of the following word (in the case of ん). A little bit too difficult to break down here, but for カバンの, the ン would be pronounced as a standard Japanese n, with the tip of the tongue touching the back of the upper front teeth, and the blade touching the alveolar ridge. Incidentally, I cover this in detail in my series, which can be found here: https://www.patreon.com/dogen Thank you!
    1
  4280. 頑張るしかない！
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  4281. Hi MikoKisai! Try watching this video—here I talk about the basic of Japanese pitch-accent, and describe a couple of rules that should clear things up for you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mxLwyrfRxEM Hope these videos help; if you find them useful perhaps consider signing up for my series on Patreon at https://www.patreon.com/dogen Cheers!
    1
  4282. どういたしまして
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  4283. Hi Cantacarallada! Thanks for the comment. I had a similar realization around the same point during my studies, which is actually why I began to study Japanese phonetics in detail. If you haven't already, I highly suggest signing up for my series on Patreon—you might not be able to tell if you're only looking at my YouTube, but I've actually made 56 video pronunciation lessons already, and they all include useful tips and tricks for improving your spoken Japanese. Check it out if you can! ^^ www.patreon.com/dogen
    1
  4284. Good to know!
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  4285. Still come, for sure! Just be sure to inform yourself and try to stay aware.
    1
  4286. thank you very much for your support! ^^
    1
  4287. A lot of this comes down to the fact that the non-coastal areas are too mountainous to build on. Also having a port is a huge advantage for most things!
    1
  4288. But that 住宅ローン控除
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  4289. Thanks, I'll be sure to change it! ^^ haha couldn't agree with you more. Tourism often exaggerates the expectations even more!
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  4290. My pleasure! Thank you very much.
    1
  4291. It matters to people who want to sound as native as possible. Most English learners are unable to pick up on pitch accent unless explicitly taught.
    1
  4292. thanks!
    1
  4293.  @mixufixu  Not at all, that's on us! Appreciate it!
    1
  4294. Tweet is below! Sorry for not being in the video.
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  4295. It's not always the case, but there are certainly times in which pitch-accent is the only is the only differentiating factor between words. This is true for the words 雨 and 飴, 花 and 鼻, 変える and 帰る, etc. Naturally, speaking with the wrong pitch-accent also makes one's speech sound distinctly foreign, though some people are OK with this, while others would prefer to fix the things they can—really comes down to personal preference. Cheers!
    1
  4296. If you're concerned about your pronunciation but have never studied it intensively I can almost guarantee it will be worth your investment. For ten dollars you'll have instant access to 30 videos each addressing a useful phonetic concept. Hope this helps!
    1
  4297. Rip Bay Area lol
    1
  4298. The Japanese is
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  4299. Heard loud and clear—more coming soon!
    1
  4300. Explanation up top!
    1
  4301. Coming soon!
    1
  4302. I have crippling anxiety and I'm still here 👌
    1
  4303. this wasn't an advertisement, besides the 1 minute Wise bit
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  4304. Thank you very much for the kind works, HNQ! I'll try to check out some of Yasunari's works—I really appreciate that you didn't jump straight to Murakami. Thanks again!
    1
  4305. haha yea I studied Zen and Dogen during high school and university
    1
  4306. 買えます。僕もそうして直接日本に送ってもらいました。
    1
  4307. Enjoy! Try to listen carefully if anything happens.
    1
  4308. cheers ^^
    1
  4309. yes, message me on twitter @dogen
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  4310. Working on this now!
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  4311. Thank you! Will do!
    1
  4312. experience 👌
    1
  4313. Commando Steve by Bossfight!
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  4314. My pleasure, @pablo12250 ! Thank you very much for your support, and I hope that you enjoy the series!
    1
  4315. おっしゃる通りです
    1
  4316. At least you know before you made the move! :D
    1
  4317. Thank you!
    1
  4318. the anime man
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  4319. Wrote an explanation up top
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  4320. I got some medicine so I'm recovering now ^^ thanks for the support. Will let Chris know!
    1
  4321. Next time!
    1
  4322. My boi
    1
  4323. Would love to but am not in good enough shape at the moment—intend on trying once I start exercising a bit more each day. Thanks!
    1
  4324. Enter Revolut stage right
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  4325. Glad you enjoyed it ^^ Hope you can find a profession that suits you!
    1
  4326. Will do!
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  4327. Will do it!
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  4328. ありがとうございます！
    1
  4329. Cheers
    1
  4330. Thanks for the concern ^^ Will do my best to recover quickly!
    1
  4331. 本をたくさん読みました。
    1
  4332. No
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  4333. I talk about this the series, yes your tongue touches, but at the back of your mouth. Cheers!
    1
  4334. My pleasure ^^
    1
  4335. I've personally never done that, but I don't see why it wouldn't work!
    1
  4336. Yes, I sold it several years back! Sorry for that!
    1
  4337.  @visualsofsora  Appreciate it! Will give it some serious thought!
    1
  4338. 1200 cc, so double the old car
    1
  4339. Here to stay!
    1
  4340. Yes
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  4341. 日本ほどない
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  4342. Appreciate the love!
    1
  4343. You're on the right path, as you have a long term goal. Keep that goal in mind and work hard—you'll make it.
    1
  4344. Will make a follow up soon!
    1
  4345. thanks!
    1
  4346. It did to me as well at first! The listening exercises and ANKI decks in my series can really help with this, as they're design specifically to train your ears. In the listening exercises, for example, you're forced to determine the pitch-accent of made up Japanese words, such that you can't rely on any memories or pre-conceived notions of said words. Of course the ANKI decks are useful too, as they force you to drill the patterns you have the most trouble with. Link if you're interested! https://www.patreon.com/dogen Cheers!
    1
  4347. You should check out my Patreon series if you’re truly concerned
    1
  4348. Just added black!
    1
  4349. Impossible to tell, unfortunately. My guess would be sooner than later given that section E hasn't ruptured in a long time.
    1
  4350. Nope just permanent residency!
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  4351. exactly. 努力次第です！
    1
  4352. Thank you!
    1
  4353. Making something about this
    1
  4354. Making something about this
    1
  4355.  @heim8099  Won't be a video per se, but please stay tuned!
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  4356. Hi Titus! There’s a bibliography in this video that has some great resources, such as the NHK accent dictionary, but I’d also like to recommend my Patreon series—I created it specifically to explain Japanese pitch accent to an English audience, using native recordings and graphics. Here’s a link for you! www.patreon.com/dogen
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  4357. Hello! I assume you mean Shinmeikai and NHK? I actually don't—these, in my opinion, are the two definitive volumes when it comes to pitch-accent. That said, NHK is a bit easier and clearer, while Shinmeikai tends to be more in-depth and advanced. I also highly recommend The Sounds of Japanese by Dr. Timothy J. Vance, although it's not a pitch-accent dictionary, but book that covers all aspects of Japanese phonetics in English. Hope that this helps!
    1
  4358. なら大丈夫 ✌️頑張ってね！｀
    1
  4359. Couldn't get through it. None of the confusion or helplessness that makes the original so good—to me this rendition felt like someone trying to express emotions they have never experienced.
    1
  4360. Trying to mimic emotions rather than express them, so to speak.
    1
  4361. You can turn this feature off at the press of a button for that reason. Cheers!
    1
  4362. Hahaha I love this
    1
  4363. Not much to do besides just being aware while here!
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  4364. Not likely to happen in the next month, but try to stay aware of your surroundings!
    1
  4365. Leaving Leafwood Forest by Bossfight!
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  4366. Hi Cardall! I don't believe it's available in English, unfortunately :(
    1
  4367. Thanks so much for the message—do you mind sending me an e-mail? I'd love to speak with you a little bit more: dogentricks@gmail.com Appreciate it very much!
    1
  4368. thank you!
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  4369. Societal differences can definitely be the most difficult things to deal with. It's hard to get out of the ethnocentric bubble! ^^
    1
  4370. You neglected to mention the bad jokes
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  4371. Better, but too wide on the streets around my house, and the sliding door for me is huge.
    1
  4372.  @sloqlap  Supercharge it is
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  4373. Thanks! Good luck with your English studies!
    1
  4374. Cheers J-crew
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  4375. I talk about this in my series, there is a long lesson on how to pronounce words with nasalized vowels like this. Cheers!
    1
  4376. Will do a full breakdown!
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  4377. あんた
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  4378. My pleasure! If you find this useful I imagine you'll find a lot of value from Japanese Phonetics as well. Here's a link if you're interested! https://www.patreon.com/dogen
    1
  4379. exactly.
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  4380. thanks Ian ^^
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  4381. Real
    1
  4382. cheers ^^
    1
  4383. Tokyo intonation
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  4384. I’m looking at an NHK dictionary now, will screenshot to you on twitter
    1
  4385. lol
    1
  4386. thanks Fuma! ^^
    1
  4387. Yeah
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  4388. Sorry about that—no more jump cuts or promoter from lesson four onward!
    1
  4389. Unfortunately there isn't
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  4390. Cheers!
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  4391. thanks man ^^
    1
  4392. We can all try to help a little!
    1
  4393. I’ve seen this before, where is it from?
    1
  4394. Thank you! More coming soon!
    1
  4395. Thanks Emma :) It was great meeting and filming with you! Hope to hang out next time I'm in Tokyo!
    1
  4396. I do!
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  4397. should be
    1
  4398. You will
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  4399. Hope that it works out in the End Jonothan!
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  4400. My pleasure
    1
  4401. cheers ^^
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  4402. Cheers! ^^
    1
  4403. no, English
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  4404. Yo K Dub! Thanks so much for the support! Really appreciate it! Please let me know if you ever have any questions or concerns!
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  4405.  @al_japanese  Absolutely my pleasure! Remember to try and immerse with as much native speech as possible as well; going through my course and using emurse will both help a lot, but you'll get more bang for your buck with both if you're regularly listening to native speech as well.
    1
  4406. Thanks for watching  Magus ^^
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  4407. No worries! Glad to hear that you feel like the series is so useful ^^ Just released the 49th episode on Patreon earlier today! Good luck with your studies!
    1
  4408. こら
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  4409. 強い友
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  4410. Appreciate it lol
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  4411. Thank you for the support! If you've never studied phonetics before it'll make a huge difference. Looking forward to seeing you on Patreon! ^^
    1
  4412. Spousal!
    1
  4413. どうも
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  4414. I usually tell people after at least six months of study
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  4415. Will consider! Thank you!
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  4416. Indeed
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  4417. Pinned an explanation up top
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  4418. Coming soon!
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  4419. Go up a bit and you hit mountains, unfortunately.
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  4420. rofl RIP
    1
  4421. To true lol
    1
  4422. Actually they blast that one as well.
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  4423. Recorded first, played the audio, then slid the video file to match ✌️
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  4424. Thanks Armand ^^
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  4425. represent
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  4426. I'm not sure what you mean by that—can you clarify?
    1
  4427. 12人の優しい日本人
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  4428. I work at a Japanese university and do online work as well
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  4429. no
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  4430. Got the mortgage from Shinsei bank, one of the few banks that offers mortgages to foreigners without permanent residency, though I now have it.
    1
  4431. Cheers!
    1
  4432. Consider it done
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  4433. +Tori Natsuno true
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  4434. Thank you! Please consider subscribing to my series on Patreon! 49 lessons and counting!
    1
  4435. haha dry heat
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  4436. haha true. another 白人限定
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  4437. Thank you John!
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  4438. Yeah!
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  4439. Gorgeous place dude!
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  4440. I think that's the correct decision, Kuponuss ^^
    1
  4441. Not that I know of!
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  4442. 今Netflixで見れるよ^^
    1
  4443. I’m always stressed
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  4444. worked so hard forgot how to vacation
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  4445. Thanks! ^^
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  4446. My pleasure! Thank you for signing up!
    1
  4447. I went ahead and checked out the example in Atelier—very interesting to be sure. I've never really thought about this in the detail that you're describing, but I found myself nodding as I read through your comments. I also know that certain dialects, such as kyushu-ben, have different sounding あ's than standard Japanese, though there is a fair amount of intraspeaker variation when it comes to this (as you mentioned). To be specific, kyushu-ben speakers, particularly older men such as my father-in-law seem to produce their あ with a lower, throatier sound than the standard, clear あ. That said, I think this is a tricky topic to discuss with Japanese learners. In other words, I believe that while pitch-accent deserves much more recognition in the classroom, I think that for most intensive purposes the Genki explanation of あ is usually enough for Japanese learners to get a basic understanding of the vowel. Furthermore, I tend to believe that the variations you mentioned often come naturally; in my experience most people come to do this without ever being taught. Just my two cents though! Any thoughts? Thanks again for the share!
    1
  4448. Took me a while to pick up on too—keep at it!
    1
  4449. I bought one! Brilliant camera, especially after the new firmware upgrade!
    1
  4450. ありがとうございます！
    1
  4451. commando steve
    1
  4452. You're welcome, and thank you Joe!
    1
  4453. haha I don't think it's a thing. Kanji contests certainly exist though.
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  4454. Part II coming soon!
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  4455. Not sure what could be going on, I was able to ship one here without too many issues. Can you email dogenmedia@gmail.com if you try again and it still doesn’t work?
    1
  4456. lol
    1
  4457. I cover this extensively in my newest video. TLDR: Because it's the only place that has a lot of flat areas. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CPKjnJ4oi4k
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  4458. Safer for sure, but again there are other earthquakes so still good to be prepared.
    1
  4459. Appreciate it dude, you too!
    1
  4460. It's a major part of the language—I'd encourage you to consider signing up if you're interested! Cheers!
    1
  4461. 今回は色々と我慢した
    1
  4462. thank you! ^^
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  4463. YouTube Grind! haha
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  4464. Very glad to hear that! Pitch-accent is an extremely important part of Japanese—if you start studying it seriously your spoken Japanese will rapidly improve!
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  4465. It's a play on the phrase '失礼します', which is a common phrase that means 'I'm being rude.'
    1
  4466. Thanks Again!
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  4467. gotcha
    1
  4468. 思いっきり
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  4469. If you don't feel like you'll ever actually speak Japanese then it's probably not practical to study pitch-accent, as you mentioned. That said, if your situation ever changes it's always better to have studied pitch-accent sooner than later! ^^ Good luck with your studies!
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  4470. Not at the moment—currently making a video about how close a recording should be in order to be considered right or wrong. Might be just a bit of time before I can release it, however. Appreciate your understanding!
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  4471. Appreciate the love Kumiko. I actually prefer to make this style video, I simply don't have enough time haha. Hence the 2 AM upload time ^^ thanks again for the view. Will try to make another one like this soon!
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  4472. Pedal—I have hip issues from martial arts that makes it difficult for me to use the pedal without pain.
    1
  4473. Metal chopsticks and kimchi
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  4474. Appreciate it ^^
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  4475. Thanks! ^^
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  4476. Appreciate the kind words slothbear!
    1
  4477. Apparently historians cross references records of damage, firsthand accounts, etc.
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  4478. 音声学ではしけいになります！
    1
  4479. Hi James! thanks for showing up :) If you're looking to improve your accent I recommend my phonetics lessons on Patreon! uf you ever have any questions just let m know!
    1
  4480. Oyasumi Pun Pun
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  4481. That one I forgot
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  4482. My pleasure! Indeed, ん is one of the most complicated sounds in Japanese. There are actually two entire lessons in my series dedicated to all the pronunciations of this sound! Good luck with your studies!
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  4483. You'll need a different, desirable skill set then!
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  4484. Hi Joshua, thanks so much for reaching out. Do you mind sending me an e-mail? I'd like to speak with you more. dogentricks@gmail.com Thanks again!
    1
  4485. thanks Leo ^^
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  4486. Will do it!
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  4487. Hi there! If you already know a fair amount of Japanese from your earlier years then I suggest concentrating on phonetics, but if you're starting from zero again then I suggest using Genki I!
    1
  4488. Depends on the word. It certainly can!
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  4489. Not a chance
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  4490. Cheers Earth ^^ Recovering now!
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  4491. I'm not entirely sure how they estimate magnitudes of older earthquakes. Yes there was! One of the pictures from the video is of that earthquake.
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  4492. Glad it was useful for you!
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  4493. Yes
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  4494. Glad to hear that you made it! Keep up the positive mindset—it'll help two years in! ^^ Cheers!
    1
  4495. I'll let Chris know ^^ Good luck with your Japanese studies! :D
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  4496. ありがとうございます、助かります！
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  4497. Hi Kleiner! This is actually exactly why I provide the visual aid—because for some learners in the early stages of learning pitch-accent, if there isn't a visual aid to use alongside the recording, it can be impossible to hear the difference. I fell into this camp as well, but since training my ears, the difference between the two is now like night and day, even without the graphics. The ANKI deck and listening exercises I have in the series are particularly useful for picking up on these differences, as the ANKI decks force you to test the patterns you have the most trouble with, and the listening exercises use made up Japanese words (with graphics) such that you can't rely on any memories or pre-conceived notions about the words. If you're interested here's a link! https://www.patreon.com/dogen Best of luck with your future studies!
    1
  4498. not sure what you mean—haven't deleted any comments. probably google going crazy!
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  4499. Hi! Will address this in an upcoming video!
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  4500. Editing the new one right now!
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  4501. 申し訳ありません！
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  4502. Hey, please search for Dogen Japanese Phonetics episode 2 how I studied Japanese. Currently on phone so can’t easily post link, sorry!
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  4503. Thanks!
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  4504. 怖くて入れないんです
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  4505. For reference this is not a kei car!
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  4506. Thanks Nicole ^^ I'll let Chris know! :D
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  4507. If you have certification then very high!
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  4508. Thank you Matt! Appreciate the kind words—means a lot coming from you!
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  4509. ありがとうございます！もっと作りますね！
    1
  4510. Indonesia definitely has a lot of natural disasters. That said, it's certainly not the same everywhere.
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  4511. Will definitely do a follow up!
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  4512. おじいちゃんだもん
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  4513. Thank you so much for spearheading the design Iku!
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  4514. Preach. Audition is another classic.
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  4515. Joey recently made his own video about this topic! Would recommend checking out.
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  4516. It’s not EIgo but eigo with no accent
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  4517. Appreciate it!
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  4518. Haha thank you! If you're interested please check them out ^^ Cheers!
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  4519.  @aloysiusdevadanderabercrombie8  No worries, looking forward to seeing you over there in the future!
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  4520. Nailed it
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  4521. thanks Josh :)
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  4522. not to my knowledge!
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  4523. I used to live there too.
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  4524. Amazon Japan!
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  4525. Thanks!
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  4526. Wrote a short explanation in the top-comment.
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  4527. Hi! For that you’d want to use an accent specific dictionary, such as the NHK Accent Dictionary. There is indeed a rule—both will stay high for する. In 強化する the 強化 will retain its accent, but する can also be fully articulated with rising pitch depending on what the speaker is trying to emphasize. Incidentally, I cover this and dozens of other rules in detail in the verb part of the series. I highly recommend that you check it out if your interested in improving your pitch accent! www.patreon.com/dogen Cheers!
    1
  4528. It's coming!
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  4529. This is known as vowel devoicing, which is different from reduction. I cover this phenomenon in a twenty minute lesson on my Patreon series if you’re interested! Patreon.com/dogen
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  4530. 嫌いです
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  4531. thanks for sharing the valuable information!
    1
  4532. Cheers ^^
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  4533. Hi Cyber! It's actually a little bit dangerous to draw conclusions like this. For example, しめる (to close) and あける (to open) both end with る, but しめる has an accent, while あける does not. Likewise, ぬう (to sew) and あらう (to wash) both end with う, but ぬう has an accent, while あらう does not. I try and break down all of the important rules in my Patreon series, so I would encourage you to check that out as it will save you a lot of guess work! Here's a link: https://www.patreon.com/dogen
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