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 # Morg
 
 ## Who am I?
 
 Italian software engineer, musician, gamer, (sometimes) livestreamer, ChromeOS
-[developer](https://chromium-review.googlesource.com/q/owner:morg%2540chromium.org).
+developer.
 Japan-located. Mostly online.
 
+Maintainer of [[[yokubi]]].
+
 ## Hobbies
 
 In no particular order, my hobbies are:
 
- * Language learning (currently [[Japanese]])
+ * Language learning ([[Japanese]])
  * Videogames (FPS, MMOs, RPGs, etc)
  * Game development
  * Music
  * Shitposting online
 
 ## Social media
 
- * Twitter: [@xMorgawr](https://twitter.com/xMorgawr) (don't use it anymore)
- * Fediverse: [morg[at]micro.shitpost.blog](https://micro.shitpost.blog/morg)
-   (former morg[at]morg.i.ng but that instance is now dead)
  * Github: [Morgawr](https://github.com/Morgawr)
- * Discord: `Morg#0072` - You'll find me mostly in the [[EJLX]] server.
- * Steam: [xMorgawr](http://steam.personal.moe)
+ * Discord: `morg.systems (formerly Morg#0072)` - You'll find me mostly in the [[EJLX]] server.
+ * Bluesky: [morg.systems](https://bsky.app/profile/morg.systems)
+ * Steam: [Morg](https://steamcommunity.com/id/Morgawr/)
+ * Twitter: [@xMorgawr](https://twitter.com/xMorgawr) (don't use it anymore)
 
 ## Other links
 

58465ab9.md

@@ -4,6 +4,8 @@ tags:
   - language
   - japanese
   - timeline
+feed:
+  count: 5
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 # Japanese Learning Loop
@@ -61,7 +63,7 @@ you are ready.
 You want be able to recognize word boundaries, which words are particles, how to
 conjugate basic verbs, how to connect very basic of ideas, etc.
 
-There's many resources to be consulted at this step. I recommend [Sakubi](https://sakubi.neocities.org/)
+There's many resources to be consulted at this step. I recommend [[[yokubi]]]
 because it's a good quick read. Don't get stuck on the details, just read through
 it and follow its advice and philosophy. **You can only fully understand grammar
 after reading a lot of native material**. At this stage you just want to get a
@@ -218,10 +220,9 @@ on sentence mining and sentence cards on the [[Refold]] website.
 The idea is that you read native material, find stuff that you don't know, and
 add it to this deck so you can review it later.
 
-Read [this page](https://animecards.site/yomichansetup/) on how to set up card
-mining with ankiconnect and [this
-page](https://donkuri.github.io/learn-japanese/setup/#yomitan-setup) on how to
-set up Yomitan.
+If you want an easy way to set up your mining software, I recommend reading
+[Xelieu's lazy guide](https://xelieu.github.io/jp-lazy-guide/) which walks you
+through the whole process.
 
 Once you have set up your mining deck and got the workflow down, you can begin
 *looping*.
@@ -310,6 +311,7 @@ Since this page has a lot of traffic and I'm still perfecting its contents as I
 go, I'm writing down here all the relevant changes I make to it. This way it's
 easier to see if some new sections have been added over time.
 
+ * 2025-03-25: Changed sakubi to yokubi, and reworked some mining links
  * 2024-07-02: Changed core deck to kaishi and reworked some old links
  * 2023-04-09: Fixed broken tango deck links with ankidrone links
  * 2022-09-04: Added reference to the learning to output page

6cfc2b98.md

@@ -33,14 +33,3 @@ can be found directly on the [official website](https://ankiweb.net/shared/decks
 
 The real strength of Anki, however, is in being able to make your own decks
 from scratch. I briefly touch on this in my [[58465ab9]] post.
-
-## Downside of Anki
-
-By default, Anki has pretty terrible settings which can (and most likely will)
-lead to burn out and regrets and you'll start to hate the software. They can be
-extremely merciless, especially if you skip a couple of days or more of reviews
-and they start piling up quickly.
-
-This is why I recommend [[31f3d49a]] to make the experience worthwhile.
-
-

9f88358f.md

@@ -14,48 +14,17 @@ that can help you learn [[Japanese]].
 
 ## Comprehensive Guides
 
-### [Itazuraneko](https://itazuraneko.neocities.org/)
+* This site's very own [[58465ab9]]
 
-4chan's /djt/ (Daily Japanese Thread) guide. I don't think it's very
-beginner friendly but it has *a lot* of content and sections for all kind of
-topics on how to learn Japanese.
+* [TheMoeWay](https://learnjapanese.moe/guide/)
 
-### [[Refold]]
+* [[Refold]]
 
-New approach to MIA (see point below). The core ideas a pretty much the same as
-that one, really.
+* [Awesome Japanese Beginner Guide](https://github.com/Aphodes/Japanese-Guide/blob/main/README.md)
 
-### [Mass Immersion's Approach](https://massimmersionapproach.com/table-of-contents/stage-1/jp-quickstart-guide/)
+* [r/LearnJapanese Beginner Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/startersguide)
 
-MIA's specific quick start guide on how to study Japanese using the
-[[4f5f4e00]] tools and resources. MIA's focus is on extensive immersion and
-natural acquisition of the language. It is worth checking out for the amount of
-resources they have mostly related to [[6cfc2b98]] but ever since the split
-most of them are under the [[Migaku]] umbrella now.
-
-### [Awesome Japanese Beginner Guide](https://github.com/EngJpDiscordExchange/Awesome-Japanese/blob/master/readme.md#beginner-guide)
-
-This is really a collection of various tools, textbooks, links, etc (similar to
-this very own page). It's a collaborative project from various people at the
-[[EJLX]]# discord.
-
-### [r/LearnJapanese Beginner Wiki](https://www.reddit.com/r/LearnJapanese/wiki/index/startersguide)
-
-The official beginner's wiki for the Japanese learning subreddit.
-
-While personally I would not recommend spending too much time on the subreddit,
-their wiki is a decent entry point before branching off in your studies.
-
-### [Wasabi's Japanese Self-Learning Guides](https://my.wasabi-jpn.com/curriculum/self-learning-japanese/)
-
-Wasabi-Jpn is a site/project with a lot of resources for people learning
-Japanese. Among them, there is also a self-learning guide.
-
-I personally haven't gone through the whole guide myself, however I have read a
-lot of the articles. The way they expose the grammar seems to be solid to me,
-however I have noticed a lot of English mistakes and weird explanations. They
-do not make understanding necessarily harder but they can be a bit weird to
-parse at times. Your mileage may vary.
+* [Wasabi's Japanese Self-Learning Guides](https://my.wasabi-jpn.com/curriculum/self-learning-japanese/)
 
 ## Textbooks
 
@@ -107,6 +76,16 @@ I have never tried it myself.
 
 ## Grammar
 
+### [[yokubi]]
+
+A re-write of [sakubi](https://sakubi.neocities.org/) written by yours truly.
+It has a very hands on approach. It is similar to Tae Kim with the difference
+that it's much more brisk and straight to the point. The main core of the guide
+is to get you to become *aware* of certain grammar structures and sentence style
+so you can become more independent and start reading as early as possible without
+getting stuck on overly complex explanations or textbook exercises. It's not for
+everybody but it really resonates strongly with me and I think it's a good idea
+to read over it at least once.
 
 ### [Imabi](https://imabi.org)
 
@@ -126,17 +105,6 @@ he approaches some explanations (sometimes even incorrectly). Overall, it seems
 to work really well for a lot of people so it must be doing some things right at
 least.
 
-### [Sakubi](https://sakubi.neocities.org/)
-
-Probably my favorite beginner grammar introduction. I really like the hands on
-approach. I compare it content-wise with Tae Kim with the difference that it's
-much more brisk and straight to the point. The main core of the guide is to
-get you to become *aware* of certain grammar structures and sentence style so
-you can become more independent and start reading as early as possible without
-getting stuck on overly complex explanations or textbook exercises. It's not for
-everybody but it really resonates strongly with me and I think it's a good idea
-to read over it at least once.
-
 ### [An Introduction to Japanese](https://pomax.github.io/nrGrammar/)
 
 Probably one of my favorite grammar overviews of the Japanese language when it
@@ -155,16 +123,16 @@ there.
 
 ### [Cure Dolly's Video Series](https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkdmU8hGK4Fg3LghTVtKltQ)
 
-While I am not a fan of the video format and the way Dolly speaks (still not
-sure if it's a filter, an act of playing a character, or what), I think the
-way they approach the Japanese grammar is somewhat decent and it at least tries
-to explain grammar concepts in a less English-focused traditional way.
+While I am not a fan of the video format and the way Dolly speaks, she has a lot
+of content out there that a lot of people seem to enjoy, so maybe it's worth it
+giving it a look. A big disclaimer is that there are quite a bit of inaccuracies
+and explanations that don't quite match how Japanese *actually* works. They
+might be white lies for beginners, which is not entirely a bad thing, but some
+stuff can be a bit puzzling.
 
-I personally cannot stand the video format and some of the videos can be quite
-inaccurate or reductionist but from a generalist's point of view they aren't
-bad. I do think it'd be better to have them in written format as they are very
-time consuming to watch, but if you're into that sort of stuff it might work for
-you.
+If it works well for you, by all means use it to learn Japanese, but be careful
+not to take everything she says at face value and be ready to re-adjust your
+assessment of the language in the future as you improve.
 
 ### [A dictionary of Basic/Intermediate/Advanced Japanese Grammar](https://www.tofugu.com/reviews/dictionary-of-basic-japanese-grammar/)
 
@@ -187,9 +155,12 @@ If you are feeling confident in your Japanese abilities, there's also a Japanese
 version (the original I think) which I would recommend as it is how this index
 was meant to be experienced.
 
+To be honest I prefer this over the dictionary of basic/intermetdiate/advanced
+Japanese grammar mentioned above, but if you get both it's even better.
+
 ## Useful Sites to Bookmark
 
-### [Core6000 Neocities's](https://core6000.neocities.org/) and [Itazuraneko's](https://itazuraneko.neocities.org/grammar/masterreference.html) aggregates
+### [Core6000 Neocities's](https://core6000.neocities.org/) and [Itazuraneko's](https://djtguide.github.io/grammar/masterreference.html ) aggregates
 
 This is not a single resource per-se, but they are aggregates/index lists of
 all the dictionaries of japanese grammar and handbook of japanese grammar
@@ -202,16 +173,11 @@ it**. This is *really* almost all you'll ever need.
 This site has a list of various counters to look up based on what words you
 need to count. It's a very useful resource to have at hand.
 
-### [Tsukuba Web Corpus](http://nlt.tsukuba.lagoinst.info/search/)
-
-This is a great site with a *a lot* of content. It is an aggregate search site
-for various Japanese idioms and grammatical patterns. It is used best to look
-up and drill down specific words and grammar patterns to find out example
-sentences and see how they are used in natural language composition.
-
 ### [The Jaded Network SFX](http://thejadednetwork.com/sfx)
 
-Amazing website to look up onomatopoeias and onomatopoeic words.
+Amazing website to look up onomatopoeias and onomatopoeic words. It is
+unfortunately unmaintained and very old. If it breaks for you, make sure you are
+accessing the site **using http instead of https**.
 
 ### [jpdb](https://jpdb.io/)
 
@@ -221,6 +187,12 @@ maintained list of novels, visual novels, anime, etc sorted by complexity and
 word frequency. It lets you create your own decks, export to anki, and a bunch
 of other fancy stuff.
 
+### [massif](https://massif.la/)
+
+Sentence search over a corpus of a lot of light novels written on narou. Very
+useful if you want to look for certain phrases to see if something is common or
+how a word is used in context.
+
 ## Apps
 
 ### [[6cfc2b98]]
@@ -251,7 +223,7 @@ learners.
 If you're interested, I recommend reading how I approach studying with bunpro
 at [[[0c786881]]].
 
-### [Yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan/)
+### [Yomitan](https://yomitan.wiki/)
 
 This is a must-have browser extension. It tells you how words are read and what
 they mean with dictionary definition as you move your mouse cursor over them

Diary.md

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   - personal
   - pinned
   - timeline
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+  count: 10
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 # Diary

Japanese-Frequently-Asked-Questions.md

@@ -27,8 +27,7 @@ If what you're looking for is not here, consider also reading the
 
 ### How do I learn Japanese?
 
- * See [this page](https://github.com/EngJpDiscordExchange/Awesome-Japanese/blob/master/readme.md#beginner-guide)
- * Also [[9f88358f]] and [[58465ab9]].
+ * See [[58465ab9]].
 
 ### How do I learn hiragana and katakana?
 
@@ -45,6 +44,7 @@ If what you're looking for is not here, consider also reading the
 ### What is the difference between は and が?
 
  * Watch [this video](https://youtu.be/FknmUij6ZIk) (seriously, do it)
+ * Alternatively, read [this page](https://konomu.github.io/wa-ga-basics)
 
 ### Why is こんにちは pronounced konnichiwa?
 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ If what you're looking for is not here, consider also reading the
 
 ### What is the difference between formal and polite?
 
-<img src="https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/189601264424714241/417997696335347712/Screenshot_20180227-1952352.png" alt="Formal vs Polite" width="400" />
+<img src="./static/politeformal.png" alt="Formal vs Polite" width="400" />
 
 ## Grammar Questions
 
@@ -72,7 +72,6 @@ If what you're looking for is not here, consider also reading the
 ### What is the difference between だ and です?
 
  * Read [this amazing tofugu article](https://www.tofugu.com/japanese/da-vs-desu-in-real-life/)
- * Also see [[786b5d64]]
 
 ### What is the difference between these conditionals?  (たら vs ば vs と vs ...)
 

Japanese-Primer.md

@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ done with them don't worry.
 
 ## Grammar
 
- * Read [Sakubi](https://sakubi.neocities.org/) if you value independence and
+ * Read [[[yokubi]]] if you value independence and
    just want to read native material as soon as possible.
 
  * Read [Genki](http://genki.japantimes.co.jp/index_en) if you want a textbook.
@@ -47,10 +47,10 @@ done with them don't worry.
  * Grab a core deck and start learning **core** vocab. My recommendation is to
    get the [kaishi core deck](https://github.com/donkuri/Kaishi).
 
- * Once you're finished with those, start [sentence mining](https://refold.la/roadmap/stage-2/a/basic-sentence-mining).
+ * Once you're finished with those, start [sentence mining](https://xelieu.github.io/jp-lazy-guide/).
 
 **NOTE**: Don't burn out on anki, stick to ~10 new words a day for a few weeks
-to see how it goes. Also read [[31f3d49a]].
+to see how it goes.
 
 ## Kanji
 
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ out what to do about it later, trust me.
 
 It is **much** easier to learn kanji if you already know a lot of words, so just
 learn those words. No need to rush it. Read stuff with [[Furigana]] at first so
-you won't have to worry about it. Use [yomichan](https://foosoft.net/projects/yomichan/)
+you won't have to worry about it. Use [yomitan](https://yomitan.wiki/)
 to read on the web. See also: [[[Practical-Tips-to-Facilitate-Early-Reading]]]
 
 ## Extra

Japanese.md

@@ -5,6 +5,8 @@ tags:
   - japanese
   - pinned
   - timeline
+feed:
+  count: 20
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 # Japanese

Practical-Tips-to-Facilitate-Early-Reading.md

@@ -33,7 +33,7 @@ tools for it.
 
 ## Yomitan
 
-[Yomitan](https://github.com/themoeway/yomitan) is an amazing browser
+[Yomitan](https://yomitan.wiki/) is an amazing browser
 extension that every single Japanese learner should install. Let me repeat:
 **you NEED to get this**.
 

e50a5ae3.md

@@ -292,9 +292,6 @@ see how much you have improved.
 
 ### Famicom Detective Club / ファミコン探偵倶楽部 (Nintendo Switch - Remake)
 
-**Disclaimer:** I haven't played these games myself yet but I am planning to do
-so in the future so my opinions here might not be as accurate.
-
 The Famicom Detective Club series of games is a modern remake of the old NES
 detective games with the same title. They are a dualogy of games focused on
 investigating cases in a visual novel / point and click style of gameplay. The
@@ -370,3 +367,6 @@ accurate complexity estimates. It's definitely worth a look.
 Another interesting project with complexity and frequency lists can be found at
 [jpdb.io](https://jpdb.io/). If you're looking for reading material I recommend
 paying that site a visit.
+
+I also maintain a website to track the games I play. I score them based on their
+perceived Japanese learning difficulty: [gamedb](https://gamedb.droid.moe/)