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The iconic phrase “I’m one hell of a butler” from Sebastian, of Black Butler / Kuroshitsuji 黒執事, comes from the pun on two Japanese phrases using the homonyms akumade あくまで, an adverb meaning “simply,” and akuma de 悪魔で, the word “demon” plus the te-form of desu. One phrase reading “I’m simply a butler,” and the other “I’m a demon and a butler.”

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Taking Care of your Emotional Health

If you want to boost your emotional health then build the following into your life:

1. Develop a good group of friends. If possible, try and have quite a wide group of friends. That then means if someone moves away, or you change your school, your hobbies and so on, you’ll still a healthy support system in place.

2. Learn to appreciate solitude. Isolation isn’t the same as solitude. Isolation is being cut off from others for negative reasons; solitude is enjoying space and time for yourself – so you can recharge your batteries, and enjoy just being “you”.

3. Invest time in get fit. People who are fit and healthy generally feel better about themselves. Also, exercise releases feel good hormones so we feel happier, more optimistic and relaxed.

4. Allow yourself to “goof off” and have a laugh – as too much work will drain your energy.

5. Discover your passion and invest time in that. We all have something that brings us alive, and seems to resonate with who we are inside … So investing in your passion is extremely satisfying!

6. Plan for difficulties and problems. We all encounter problems and hard times in this life. Expecting that to happen helps us feel more in control - as we understand it’s normal - so we don’t just fall apart.

7. Work on increasing your self-awareness. As above, we all have blind spots and idiosyncrasies. If we can learn about ourselves, and our natural tendencies, we can learn to master weaknesses, and work to change and grow.

8. Be willing to take risks. Though it’s hard to step out into unknown territory, you’ll find it’s more rewarding to stretch yourself and grow.

9. Watch out for energy vampires. There are plenty of people who will drain your energy so learn how to say “no”, and to set some boundaries.

10. Ask for help when you need it. We all need support and encouragement at times … And offer help to others when things are tough for them.

関西弁 — kansai dialect

when learning japanese as a foreign language, most people will learn standard japanese 標準語 (ひょうじゅんご), as it’s the type of japanese taught in a classroom setting or in your textbooks.

however there are a lot of dialects in japan, one of the most famous one being 関西弁 (かんさいべん) the kansai dialect! kansai dialect is said to sound louder, harsher and more melodic.

関西弁 (かんさいべん) summarizes all dialect spoken in the 関西 (かんさい) region ( ~弁 (べん) is used to describe a dialect). kansai includes cities like osaka, kyoto or nara. the most famous variation of kansai dialect would probably be 大阪弁 (おおさかべん) osaka dialect.

i’m going be teaching you some kansai dialect now! (｡･ω･｡)ﾉ♡

vocabulary (関西弁・標準語・英語) (kansai dialect - standard japanese - english)

あかん　・　ダメ　・ don’t! / stop!

ええ　・　良い (いい)　・ good

ちゃう　・　違う (ちがう)　・ different

めっちゃ　・　とても　・ very

ほんま　・　本当 (ほんとう)　・ really

自分 (じぶん)　・　あなた　・ you

うち　・　私　・　i (primarily used by girls!)

おおきに　・　ありがとう　・ thanks (not used anymore)

あほ　・　ばか　・ idiot

しんどい　・　疲れた (つかれた)　・ tired

マクド　・　マック (マクドナルド)　・mc donalds

~回生　・　~年生　・~ grade (１回生 - first grader)

はよ　・　早く(はやく)　・fast

おる　・　いる　・ to be / exist (in osaka)

ほんで　・　そして　・　and…

phrases (関西弁・標準語・英語) (kansai dialect - standard japanese - english)

わからへん　・　わからない　・i don’t understand

なんでやねん　・　なぜだの　・what the … (lit. why is it)

知らんけど　・　知らないけど　・not sure though

かっこええなぁ　・　かっこいいね　・she/he’s cool/handsome

せぇやな/そやな　・　そうね　・that’s it

めっちゃ好きやねん　・　とて好きだの　・i love/like it/you　

misc.

in kansai dialect the う as in です or ます is pronounced.

the kansai dialect is associated with a fun, outgoing personality. in anime characters might speak kansai dialect even if they aren’t from kansai. (also in dubbing of foreign animation, some characters might speak kasai ben to underline their character!)

remember that most people (especially younger generations) don’t really speak thick kansai dialect all the time! it’s mostly a mix of standard japanese and dialect. when speaking formally people rarely use kansai dialect but switch to 丁寧語 (ていねいご) polite language of the standard speech.

here’s a video of attack on titan scenes dubbed in kansai dialect compared with standard japanese! even if you can’t understand everything maybe you can still notice the different melody and some characteristics of kansai dialect like  へん ending on verbs, and the copula や (more in the read more)!! i thought it was super interesting and maybe you could also watch it if you don’t like anime.

thanks for reading! please inform me of any mistakes as both japanese and english aren’t my native language(´･ᴗ･ ` ) tumblr mobile, or at least mine, doesn’t display this post correctly!

(if you’re also interested in grammar and intonation, you can click  “keep reading”!)

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Senpai no neko , Shiku. :'( RIP.

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The first of hopefully more posts targeting some of my most popular questions. This one is to answer all the asks I receive about my own personal (and general) study tips. Hope you all like!

“Promise me not to hide yourself when you’re in pain, it’s unfair that we laughed together but you cried alone”

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