This week, Doc allows his friend, Emi, to say the "N" word. Immediate regret ensues.
A lot of anime nerds seem to think the Japanese word, "nakama" (properly written as "仲間") means "friend". It doesn't, at least, not directly. The Japanese dictionary, Goo辞書 describes "nakama" as "一緒に物事をする間柄。また、その人。" which roughly translates to "A person you do shit with". Do you do shit with friends? Of course but you also do shit with family, co-workers, acquaintances, enemies, strangers, hookers, etc.
"Nakama" is a fairly vague word to describe people you have some kind of relation with, with little regard to the closeness to the person. If you know someone and they're not your boss, they're likely your "nakama". The closest English equivalent would be "colleague". A better Japanese word to describe your actual friends would be "友達(tomodachi)" or "友人(yuujin)".
Language Lackquisition is a series about an ordinary man who goes by "Doc" and his quest to vanquish the evil that plagues his people's land. That evil is called "Lord Jimaku(字幕王様)" and he has terrorized Doc's kind for as long as anyone can remember with his lies, propaganda, and mind control. Most people have accepted their fate, many believe things are the way it should be but Doc said "No more" and decided to take on Jimaku by learning the legendary ancient language of the Gods and using the power that resides within the words to defeat him. Despite many people telling him it's impossible, Doc remains determined and sets forth to acquire and memorize the ancient scrolls for his mission.
Through many trials and tribulations, he has made considerable progress but Doc still has a long way to go. Throughout his journey, Doc encounters many enemies, a lot of them working under Jimaku to thwart Doc's efforts, like the "school" of the ancient language that turned out to be a hideout for witches that curses any would-be learner with illiteracy and a dependency on Jimaku.
Despite the challenges, Doc pushes forward with hopes to not only defeat Jimaku once and for all but maybe even make a few friends along the way.
なんちゃって(Psyche)!
Yeah, none of that is true. Well, kinda, just not as cool. Language Lackquisition is about a guy nicknamed "Doc" who decides to learn Japanese which is often regarded as "the hardest language in the universe". Despite people telling him it's impossible, Doc does it anyway cause YOLO.
Doc's adventures consist of him trying to master Japanese while overcoming obstacles like annoying anime nerds that like to flex their 10 words, Japanese sellers refusing to sell to outsiders, piss poor learning tools, and the evil that is translation and romanization.
Language Lackquisition functions as both a progress log of my own personal experience with Japanese as well as a commentary of language learning communities.
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