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tamnd's digital brain — notes, problems, research
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HSK 5 | noun phrase | content recommendation driven by algorithms
HSK 4 | noun | one's mental or emotional stance toward something
Learn how to use 〜に際して (ni saishite) to express 'on the occasion of' or 'at the time of' for significant events and actions. Includes structure, nuance, examples, and comparisons.
HSK 2 | verb | to go to work, to start a work shift
HSK 4 | adverb/adjective | absolute or absolutely certain
HSK 4 | noun | classmate, schoolmate
HSK 1 | noun | doctor, physician
HSK 3 | adverb / conjunction | in addition, besides, furthermore; another, other
HSK 5 | verb | to make something firmer, stronger, or more secure
HSK 1 | adjective | hot (temperature or weather)
Mastering 之、乎、者、也 and the grammar of classical Chinese in modern scholarly and literary contexts.
HSK 4 | adjective | pessimistic; pessimism
HSK 5 | adjective/verb | conspicuously noticeable; to highlight or protrude
高 (kou/taka-i): tall. JLPT N5 kanji.
HSK 4 | adverb | indicating an estimate rather than an exact figure
HSK 1 | noun | school, educational institution
HSK 3 | noun | an obligation one is accountable for; a duty that must be fulfilled
HSK 1 | noun | restaurant, eatery
HSK 3 | noun / preposition | the space or position in the middle of something
花 (カ/はな): flower; blossom. JLPT N5 essential kanji.
Learn to describe where things are using 在 and position words like 上面, 里面, and 前面.
HSK 4 | noun | a written or digital record containing information
HSK 4 | noun/verb | change, transformation
HSK 5 | noun | infectious disease; communicable disease; contagious illness
Top 10 mistakes English speakers make in Esperanto — grammar errors, pronunciation issues, and common misconceptions.
HSK 1 | verb | to read text aloud or to study at an institution
HSK 4 | noun / verb | going through events that shape understanding
HSK 4 | noun / verb | a regular behavior or the state of being accustomed
We are given a set of points on an infinite 2D grid, representing planets in a "meta-universe." The goal is to repeatedly split the set of planets along empty rows or columns that completely separate the set into two non-empty subsets, each lying on one side of the row or column.
HSK 5 | noun | indicator; metric; target figure used to measure performance or status
HSK 5 | noun | the foundational base upon which something is built
Full 文言文 literacy and engagement with classical Chinese literature, poetry, and the 骈文 tradition.
HSK 5 | verb | to urge someone to do something through supervision or prompting
HSK 4 | adjective/adverb | done at the right time without delay
HSK 4 | conjunction | introducing an additional point beyond what was stated
HSK 6 | verb | to deduce logically; to perform or present artistically
HSK 4 | noun | the explanation for why something happened
HSK 5 | verb/noun | to report (news); a news report or coverage
HSK 4 | noun | the ability to accomplish something with minimal waste
長 (chou/naga-i): long. JLPT N5 kanji.
HSK 4 | verb/noun | to infer, to speculate; inference, speculation
〜が (ga): JLPT N5 grammar pattern. Usage, structure, examples, and comparison with は.
HSK 3 | verb | to consider, to think over, to take into account
Complete list of all 103 JLPT N5 kanji with stroke count, on-yomi, kun-yomi, meaning, and example words.
Exploring how classical Chinese grammar and vocabulary permeate formal Modern Chinese — 所 nominalization, 之 particle, and registers of elegance
HSK 4 | verb / noun | expressing official or personal acceptance and endorsement
Complete guide to on'yomi (Chinese-derived readings) and kun'yomi (native Japanese readings): when to use each, patterns, irregular readings, and examples.
HSK 3 | noun | dormitory, student housing, staff quarters
四 (shi/yot-tsu): four. JLPT N5 kanji.
HSK 4 | noun | a list of dishes available at a restaurant
HSK 5 | adjective / adverb | existing or occurring generally among all people or in most places
HSK 3 | verb / noun | to pay attention to, be careful about; attention
HSK 3 | noun | chopsticks, the traditional East Asian eating utensils
HSK 5 | noun | an unfair preconceived opinion not based on reason or experience
N1 grammar pattern 〜のみか: literary 'not only X but also Y,' escalating from X to the more surprising/larger Y. Formal and literary register.
HSK 4 | adjective | easy to see or notice; clearly apparent
HSK 3 | adverb | describes a recurring pattern observed from experience
朝 (chou/asa): morning. JLPT N5 kanji.
HSK 1 | adverb/noun | the day after today
N1 grammar: 〜いかんでは and 〜いかんによっては expressing 'depending on the nature/circumstances of X, Y may occur.' Formal register, often in legal or policy contexts.
JLPT N4 kanji 事 — readings, vocabulary, stroke order, mnemonic, and common confusion pairs.
Creating Sindarin personal names: masculine and feminine name elements, patronymics, epithets, and the naming traditions of Tolkien's Elves.
HSK 3 | noun | doctor, physician — spoken/Northern Chinese term; compare 医生
HSK 4 | noun / adjective | mistake; error; wrong; incorrect
HSK 4 | noun | opponent, rival, competitor
HSK 4 | noun | the background or context of a situation
HSK 4 | adverb | indicating something happened in the past but no longer continues
HSK 4 | adjective | fully adequate in amount or degree
HSK 1 | noun | table, desk
HSK 1 | adjective, adverb | slow, slowly
HSK 5 | conjunction | let alone; much less; not to mention; all the more so
HSK 3 | noun / adjective | difficulty, hardship; difficult, hard
HSK 3 | adverb | describes slow, incremental change over time
An analytical study of Esperanto's linguistic evolution, the Akademio's role, the Ido schism, native speakers, sociolinguistics, and corpus linguistics.
HSK 5 | verb / noun | to caution or alert; a cautionary sign or message
HSK 3 | verb/adjective | to use more of something than is needed
女 (jo/nyo/nyou/onna): woman. JLPT N5 kanji.
HSK 5 | verb | to confirm as true; to substantiate
HSK 4 | verb | to face; to confront; to deal with
HSK 6 | n | the intrinsic qualities, depth, or connotation of a person, concept, or work
HSK 6 | n | facts, examples, or reasoning used to support an argument
HSK 2 | verb/adjective | to get angry, to be angry
HSK 4 | adjective/noun | relating to a specific field of expertise
HSK 5 | adjective | advocating extreme or rapid change; radical
HSK 5 | adjective | reasonable, rational, sensible, justified
HSK 5 | verb | to examine and check something carefully for accuracy or compliance
駅 (eki/): station (train/bus). JLPT N5 kanji.
HSK 5 | noun | a subject or theme being talked about
HSK 1 | adjective | short (in length or duration)
HSK 5 | verb / noun | to comment or critique; a commentary or review
HSK 5 | noun | the rate at which one currency is exchanged for another
HSK 3 | noun | the atmosphere or mood of a place or situation
Business negotiation language, professional etiquette, and the formal register of commercial agreements in Chinese at C1 level
HSK 4 | verb | to present or show something to others
We are asked to implement a simple Caesar cipher. The input gives us a key k, an integer between 0 and 25, which represents how many positions each letter in the message should be shifted forward in the alphabet.
HSK 2 | measure word/noun | the metric unit of weight equal to one kilogram
N1 grammar pattern 〜きらいがある: expressing a negative tendency or inclination — 'has a tendency to' when the tendency is considered a fault or problem.
Sindarin nasal mutation: the complete and corrected change table, scholarly debate on voiceless stops, all triggers (plural article in, preposition an, verb-prefix en-), and worked examples.
HSK 5 | noun | large-scale digital data sets and their analysis