～に限らず

"Multipurpose toilets can be used by anyone, and not just the disabled."

Oh hey, Guild Wars 2 content. 😏 Thought I'd go back to my old redesigns of the Westwatch skritt, and redo their physiology a little bit. This one is for Tarocheeki.

～に限って

"Just when I have a fair amount of free time, I struggle to get motivated."

Oh no, I'm a day late again... The procrastination stage is starting 😩😰

～に限り

"Half the price for all perishables expiring today."

I really went kinda ham on this doodle... I will say though I was struggling a bit for a while trying to get his proportions right. I was wondering if something was lacking with me in that regard, until I began adding the small details... And it all started to make a whole lot of sense to me. Trust the process, people!

I really enjoyed doodling him today, so I'm thinking maybe I can do this again for tomorrow's entry 😋

わりに

"Although I didn't really have a lot of free time, I managed to draw this doodle."

I got bored of drawing just my boar fursona, so I decided to spice things up for the challenge a little bit and really give my imagination some room to flow. Instead of trying to make something that relates specifically to the sentence I've written, I'm just gonna draw some random shit. Knowing myself, it'll end up being character sketches or something.

This one is a tiger OC named Tadatora.

～といっても・～とはいっても

"I keep being told I'm the right person for the job at work, but it's been one year and I haven't had a raise yet."

～に沿って

"I lined up these toothpicks I received along the edges of this table."

So earlier today, my Japanese co-worker gave me a bundle of toothpicks to use for work. I really only use them to cover up a bunch of ink bottles that have missing caps on their nozzles, and I had none to use until earlier today.

Anyway, from my co-worker, I learned the Japanese word for toothpick, which is tsumayouji (つまようじ｜ 爪楊枝). I can cross that out of my list of common, everyday items which I don't know the Japanese words for... 📝

Studytober 2024 | ～こそ

Oh, dear god. It's that time of the year again. 😱 Between all my personal projects, busy schedule IRL, and my Japanese language studies, it's quite obvious from the get go that I actually don't have a lot of time for much else in between. And yet here I am, making an attempt this year anyway:

Studytober 2024 is me making practical use of my yearly art challenge by using it as a means to study for the Japanese Language Proficiency Test this coming December. I am aiming for N2 level this year, and I've been trying my best to expand my vocabulary and learn as much as I can before test day arrives.

Here, I've prepared my very own daily lesson plan. Each day will focus on a singular grammar element for N2, and these are taken directly from my N2 Japanese grammar book, as well as from the advanced Japanese lessons I attend to every week online. The goal is to make a sentence out of each grammar element everyday, and create a related image out of it.

Now, because the main focus of this challenge is to study Japanese, I'm not going to go ham on each piece like I normally would (colored pieces, detailed content, etc.). With my schedule, trying to attempt something like it would be simply unrealistic, so I'm going to ease the pressure off my shoulders by limiting my images to mere rough sketches. It'll be better off for me and my sanity.

That said, here's my first entry:

If you can't read Japanese, that's okay. What I'm trying to say here is, "I'm studying Japanese especially because I want to read my favorite visual novel games without needing to use a translator." 💀

As I do every year, I'll be tagging all my Studytober 2024 posts accordingly, and you'll even be able to access all the posts using the Crossover Map to the right.

Here's to studying for my exam, and making sure I finish the challenge on time this year! 🧃