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Throughout the school year, I don't have much free time to watch anime as much as I did before, but recently, I watched and finished an Anime called Solo Leveling. This anime centers on a character named Sung Jinwoo, who begins as the weakest hunter but later evolves into the most powerful one. My overall impression of this anime is that it was really good. I was hooked from the beginning and actually finished the two seasons released in a couple of days. I watched the Subtitled version, so I really got to practice my Japanese listening skills, but I also tried to understand the Japanese I heard. Compared to the last anime I've watched, I believe I was able to recognize more vocabulary as well as word structures. Overall, I recommend watching Solo Level, but beware that the series hasn't ended yet, so you'll be left wanting more!

This week I watch a YouTube video from the channel, Mochi Real Japanese , that goes over casual phrases that are commonly used in Japanese. Since we have started learning Casual form in class, I thought this video would be helpful to practice. The YouTuber introduces various casual phrases, which they recommend repeating multiple times out loud, then later in the video you are quizzed on using the correct phrase. I was able to recognize a couple phrases from lesson 9 like " I am hungry" but also different words from past lessons. I understood that this form of talking is with people who are your friends and around your age group. I really enjoyed watching this video because I got to learn some new phrases that I will hopefully not forget!