Where is my shortcut key to toggle Romaji input and Kana and or Direct Input?

ctrl + shift + K

I am amAZED at the lack of information on the internet about this question! I though if I searched hard enough, I would find it. Nobody really knows the answer. They just flit around talking about it. Maybe it's a hard question or I didn't look long enough. Anyway, it seems like NOBODY, I mean, NOBODY, knows the answer. And then they will excitedly come back saying, "I figured it out! I figured it out!" But they didn't actually figure out exactly what I wanted to know... which IS..... (I know, I think I'm the only one with a question that matters...) and it is the following:

What is the SHORTCUT on an ENGLISH/AMERICAN QWERTY Keyboard for toggling between direct kana input and romaji input? Not via the settings. Not via the button on the language bar. Not with a button on a JAPANESE keyboard. No!!!!!!!!!!!!! (I WISH I had a Japanese keyboard. I don't!!!)

I ALWAYS have to go my settings and find out the answer.

I can't believe I haven't already written this down! I even made my own Japanese-direct-input keyboard (glued pieces of paper) and I forgot how to set it up electronically via the shortcut! I forgot to write it down!!!

(Can you feel my agony?!)

I am going to go look again, and I will write it down this time. GRRRRRRRUGH!!

I would like to compare this someday in Japanese, so here are the supposed terms, from what I can guess. Actually, I'm sure these are terms that refer to Romaji and direct input, respectively: （入力「にゅうりょく」）

ローマ字入力　ＶＳ　かな入力

ctrl + shift + K

i.e. hold down the control key, then shift, then press the K key

...

Does this work for anybody else?

...

I feel silly.

Good night!

Switch Between Confusing Japanese Keyboard Layouts: Romaji Input and Kana Input! (Simple answer at the bottom)

I am soooo excited about something I just figured out.

Something about Japanese IME has confused me forever. I think it's mostly because of those befuddling explanations, "Here's how you switch between hiragana, katakana, half-width that and half-width this--"

"And you can do it two different ways-- by editing the settings, clicking with the mouse, although using the symmetrical copies of the same keys may not work; also please do "

"And it will be totally backwards if you're running vista, or if you're running XP it could be slightly closer to this model--"

By the way, we hope you're VERY confused by now! If only we could make you, poor little english-japanese-typing-newbie, give up... but with the invention of Copy and Paste, we may not prevail in this effort.... pooohy..."

The settings menus are also very detailed and befuddleoozing.

SO! My keyboard gets confusing every once in a while. I'm just typing along happily in Japanese, entering text into Jisho, Google translate, searching lyrics, or peering at anime and manga on amazon.jp.... and SURPRISE!

The symbols come out wrong. The letters are not what they seem to be. I press は　and get　くち. WHAT IS THIS!?

The keyboard is whacked. My fingers are insane. My brain-muscle coordination has exploded in its capacity for functionalism.

At first I thought something crazy was going on, and I couldn't explain it. I'm very slow that way. …^o.o^…  Then I realized my keyboard layout was different. It was like I was typing on some Japanese keyboard. And I was!

Duh. You can switch between "Kana Imput" and "Romaji Imput". Some keyboards, like the ones Japanese might use, have a layout with little kana on each key. So you don't have to press two keys to get a kana, you can press ONE key.

Romaji imput is obviously going to be easier for us English speakers, since we don't have to learn how to type all over again. I've also heard it said that neither method is especially more efficient than the other.

Here's the shortcut for switching your keyboard layout!-> (make sure to press these keys while in the Japanese IME, which should be activated most simply by pressing alt+shift)

ctrl+shift+capslock

....that's it....

Please note I use Vista! That could make a difference... -.-'   ? ? ?

Kanji List for "Remembering the Kanji" / 漢字リスト

I made a list (for myself) of all the kanji used in Remembering the Kanji by James W. Heisig. This is necessary and really useful if you need to use the characters for digital flashcards. (I use Anki.) I'm sure there are other reason someone might want this list. I keep these kanji in the simple text program on my PC, notepad.

UPDATE! MORE KANJI! UPDATE!
LATER EDIT -  SA / 8-13-11 / 12:54: - I'm going to add the rest of them now... sorry I didn't have this done before! I've decided: Since I'm really truly going to finish the book, I should make ALL the digital flashcards on Anki right away. Before, I had been adding cards each time I learned new Kanji, and that is a terrible waste of time!!! To me, 2042 looks simple at first, but when I realize how big that number is, I freak out and only half-way commit myself... so now I'm committing to finishing all of them, even if I die first.

For other stuff I'm using to learn Japanese, check out my study log at TheJapanesePage.com - Caladwenaeariel's Study Log.

CHAPTER 1
一, 二, 三, 四, 五, 六, 七, 八, 九, 十, 口, 日, 月, 田, 目

CHAPTER 2
古, 吾, 冒, 朋, 明, 唱, 晶, 品, 呂, 昌, 早, 旭, 世, 胃, 旦, 胆, 亘, 凹, 凸

CHAPTER 3
旧, 自, 白, 百, 中, 千, 舌, 升, 昇, 丸, 寸, 専, 博, 占, 上, 下, 卓, 朝

CHAPTER 4
只, 貝, 貞, 員, 見, 児, 元, 頁, 頑, 凡, 負, 万, 句, 肌, 旬, 勺, 的, 首

CHAPTER 5 71-94
乙, 乱, 直, 具, 真, 工, 左, 右, 有, 賄, 貢, 項, 刀, 刃, 切, 召, 昭, 則, 副, 別, 丁, 町, 可, 頂

CHAPTER 6 95-104
子, 孔, 了, 女, 好, 如, 母, 貫, 兄, 克

CHAPTER 7 105-126
小, 少, 大, 多, 夕, 汐, 外, 名, 石, 肖, 硝, 砕, 砂, 削, 光, 太, 器, 臭, 妙, 省, 厚, 奇

CHAPTER 8 127-172 +46
川, 州, 順, 水, 氷, 永, 泉, 原, 願, 泳, 沼, 沖, 江, 汁, 潮, 源, 活, 消, 況, 河, 泊, 湖, 測, 土, 吐, 圧, 埼, 垣, 圭, 封, 涯,

寺, 時, 均, 火, 炎, 煩, 淡, 灯, 畑, 災, 灰, 点, 照, 魚, 漁

CHAPTER 9 173-194 +22
里, 黒, 墨, 鯉, 量, 厘, 埋, 同, 洞, 胴, 向, 尚, 字, 守, 完, 宣, 宵, 安, 宴, 寄, 富, 貯

CHAPTER 10 195-234 +40
木, 林, 森, 桂, 柏, 枠, 梢, 棚, 杏, 桐, 植, 枯, 朴, 村, 相, 机, 本, 札, 暦, 案, 燥, 未, 末, 沫, 味, 妹, 朱, 株, 若, 草, 苦, 寛, 薄, 葉, 模, 漠, 墓, 暮, 膜, 苗

CHAPTER 11 235-249 +15
兆, 桃, 眺, 犬, 状, 黙, 然, 荻, 狩, 猫, 牛, 特, 告, 先, 洗

CHAPTER 12 250-276 +27
介, 界, 茶, 合, 塔, 王, 玉, 宝, 珠, 現, 狂, 皇, 呈, 全, 栓, 理, 主, 注, 柱, 金, 銑, 鉢, 銅, 釣, 針, 銘, 鎮

CHAPTER 13 277-299 +23
道, 導, 辻, 迅, 造, 迫, 逃, 辺, 巡, 車, 連, 軌, 輸, 前, 各, 格, 略, 客, 額, 夏, 処, 条, 落

CHAPTER 14 300-323 +24
冗, 軍, 輝, 運, 冠, 夢, 坑, 高, 享, 塾, 熟, 亭, 京, 涼, 景, 鯨, 舎, 周, 週, 士, 吉, 壮, 荘, 売

CHAPTER 15 324-352 +29
学, 覚, 栄, 書, 津, 牧, 攻, 敗, 枚, 故, 敬, 言, 警, 計, 獄, 訂, 討, 訓, 詔, 詰, 話, 詠, 詩, 語, 読, 調, 談, 諾, 諭

CHAPTER 16 353-369 +17
式, 試, 弐, 域, 賊, 栽, 載, 茂, 成, 城, 誠, 威, 滅, 減, 桟, 銭, 浅

CHAPTER 17 370-395 +26
止, 歩, 渉, 頻, 肯, 企, 歴, 武, 賦, 正, 証, 政, 定, 錠, 走, 超, 赴, 越, 是, 題, 堤, 建, 延, 誕, 礎, 婿

CHAPTER 18 396-475 +79
衣, 裁, 装, 裏, 壊, 哀, 遠, 猿, 初, 布, 帆, 幅, 帽, 幕, 幌, 錦, 市, 姉, 肺, 帯, 滞, 刺, 制, 製, 転, 芸, 雨, 雲, 曇, 雷, 霜,

冬, 天, 橋, 嬌, 立, 泣, 章, 競, 帝, 童, 瞳, 鐘, 商, 嫡, 適, 滴, 敵, 匕, 北, 背, 比, 昆, 皆, 混, 渇, 謁, 褐, 喝, 旨, 脂, 壱, 毎, 敏, 梅, 海, 乞, 乾, 腹, 複, 欠, 吹, 炊, 歌, 軟, 次, 茨, 資, 姿, 諮

CHAPTER 19 476-508 +32
賠, 培, 剖, 音, 暗, 韻, 識, 鏡, 境, 亡, 盲, 妄, 荒, 望, 方, 妨, 坊, 芳, 肪, 訪, 放, 激, 脱, 説, 鋭, 曽, 増, 贈, 東, 棟, 凍, 妊, 廷

CHAPTER 20 509-514 +6
染, 燃, 賓, 歳, 県, 栃

CHAPTER 21 515-577 +63
地, 池, 虫, 蛍, 蛇, 虹, 蝶, 独, 蚕, 風, 己, 起, 妃, 改, 記, 包, 胞, 砲, 泡, 亀, 電, 竜, 滝, 豚, 逐, 遂, 家, 嫁, 豪, 腸, 場, 湯, 羊, 美, 洋, 詳, 鮮, 達, 羨, 差, 着, 唯, 焦, 礁, 集, 准, 進, 雑, 雌, 準, 奮, 奪, 確, 午, 許, 歓, 権, 観, 羽, 習, 翌, 曜, 濯

CHAPTER 22 578-636 +59
曰, 困, 固, 国, 団, 因, 姻, 園, 回, 壇, 店, 庫, 庭, 庁, 床, 麻, 磨, 心, 忘, 忍, 認, 忌, 志, 誌, 忠, 串, 患, 思, 恩, 応, 意, 想, 息, 憩, 恵, 恐, 惑, 感, 憂, 寡, 忙, 悦, 恒, 悼, 悟, 怖, 慌, 悔, 憎, 慣, 愉, 惰, 慎, 憾, 憶, 慕, 添, 必, 泌

CHAPTER 23 637-766 +130
手, 看, 摩, 我, 義, 議, 犠, 抹, 抱, 搭, 抄, 抗, 批, 招, 拓, 拍, 打, 拘, 捨, 拐, 摘, 挑, 指, 持, 括, 揮, 推, 揚, 提, 損, 拾, 担, 拠, 描, 操, 接, 掲, 掛, 研, 戒, 械, 鼻, 刑, 型, 才, 財, 材, 存, 在, 乃, 携, 及, 吸, 扱, 丈, 史, 吏, 更, 硬, 又, 双, 桑, 隻, 護, 獲, 奴, 怒, 友, 抜, 投, 没, 設, 撃, 殻, 支, 技, 枝, 肢, 茎, 怪, 軽, 叔, 督, 寂, 淑, 反, 坂, 板, 返, 販, 爪, 妥, 乳, 浮, 将, 奨, 採, 菜, 受, 授, 愛, 払, 広, 拡, 鉱, 弁, 雄, 台, 怠, 治, 始, 胎, 窓, 去, 法, 会, 至, 室, 到, 致, 互, 棄, 育, 撤, 充, 銃, 硫, 流, 允, 唆

CHAPTER 24 767-795 +29
出, 山, 拙, 岩, 炭, 岐, 峠, 崩, 密, 蜜, 嵐, 崎, 入, 込, 分, 貧, 頒, 公, 松, 翁, 訟, 谷, 浴, 容, 溶, 欲, 裕, 鉛, 沿

CHAPTER 25 796-891 +96
賞, 党, 堂, 常, 裳, 掌, 皮, 波, 婆, 披, 破, 被, 残, 殉, 殊, 殖, 列, 裂, 烈, 死, 葬, 瞬, 耳, 取, 趣, 最, 撮, 恥, 職, 聖, 敢, 聴, 懐, 慢, 漫, 買, 置, 罰, 寧, 濁, 環, 還, 夫, 扶, 渓, 規, 替, 賛, 潜, 失, 鉄, 迭, 臣, 姫, 蔵, 臓, 賢, 堅, 臨, 覧, 巨, 拒, 力, 男, 労, 募, 劣, 功, 勧, 努, 励, 加, 賀, 架, 脇, 脅, 協, 行, 律, 復, 得, 従, 徒, 待, 往, 征, 径, 彼, 役, 徳, 徹, 徴, 懲, 微, 街, 衡

CHAPTER 26 892-950 +59
稿, 稼, 程, 税, 稚, 和, 移, 秒, 秋, 愁, 私, 秩, 秘, 称, 利, 梨, 穫, 穂, 稲, 香, 季, 委, 秀, 透, 誘, 穀, 菌, 米, 粉, 粘, 粒, 粧, 迷, 粋, 糧, 菊, 奥, 数, 楼, 類, 漆, 様, 求, 球, 救, 竹, 笑, 笠, 笹, 筋, 箱, 筆, 筒, 等, 算, 答, 策, 簿, 築

CHAPTER 27 951-1026 +76
人, 佐, 但, 住, 位, 仲, 体, 悠, 件, 仕, 他, 伏, 伝, 仏, 休, 仮, 伯, 俗, 信, 佳, 依, 例, 個, 健, 側, 侍, 停, 値, 倣, 倒, 偵, 僧, 億, 儀, 償, 仙, 催, 仁, 侮, 使, 便, 倍, 優, 伐, 宿, 傷, 保, 褒, 傑, 付, 符, 府, 任, 賃, 代, 袋, 貸, 化, 花, 貨, 傾, 何, 荷, 俊, 傍, 久, 畝, 囚, 内, 丙, 柄, 肉, 腐, 座, 卒, 傘

CHAPTER 28 1027-1044 +18
匁, 以, 似, 併, 瓦, 瓶, 宮, 営, 善, 年, 夜, 液, 塚, 幣, 弊, 喚, 換, 融

CHAPTER 29 1045-1085 +41
施, 旋, 遊, 旅, 勿, 物, 易, 賜, 尿, 尼, 泥, 塀, 履, 屋, 握, 屈, 掘, 堀, 居, 据, 層, 局, 遅, 漏, 刷, 尺, 尽, 沢, 訳, 択, 昼, 戸, 肩, 房, 扇, 炉, 戻, 涙, 雇, 顧, 啓

CHAPTER 30 1086-1124 +39
示, 礼, 祥, 祝, 福, 祉, 社, 視, 奈, 尉, 慰, 款, 禁, 襟, 宗, 崇, 祭, 察, 擦, 由, 抽, 油, 袖, 宙, 届, 笛, 軸, 甲, 押, 岬, 挿, 申, 伸, 神, 捜, 果, 菓, 課, 裸

CHAPTER 31 1125-1183 +59
斤, 析, 所, 祈, 近, 折, 哲, 逝, 誓, 暫, 漸, 断, 質, 斥, 訴, 昨, 詐, 作, 雪, 録, 尋, 急, 穏, 侵, 浸, 寝, 婦, 掃, 当, 争, 浄, 事, 唐, 糖, 康, 逮, 伊, 君, 群, 耐, 需, 儒, 端, 両, 満, 画, 歯, 曲, 曹, 遭, 漕, 槽, 斗, 料, 科, 図, 用, 庸, 備

CHAPTER 32 1184-1219 +36
昔, 錯, 借, 惜, 措, 散, 廿, 庶, 遮, 席, 度, 渡, 奔, 噴, 墳, 憤, 焼, 暁, 半, 伴, 畔, 判, 券, 巻, 圏, 勝, 藤, 謄, 片, 版, 之, 乏, 芝, 不, 否, 杯

CHAPTER 33 1220-1247 +28
矢, 矯, 族, 知, 智, 矛, 柔, 務, 霧, 班, 帰, 弓, 引, 弔, 弘, 強, 弱, 沸, 費, 第, 弟, 巧, 号, 朽, 誇, 汚, 与, 写

CHAPTER 34 1248-1293 +46
身, 射, 謝, 老, 考, 孝, 教, 拷, 者, 煮, 著, 署, 暑, 諸, 猪, 渚, 賭, 峡, 狭, 挟, 追, 師, 帥, 官, 棺, 管, 父, 交, 効, 較, 校, 足, 促, 距, 路, 露, 跳, 躍, 践, 踏, 骨, 滑, 髄, 禍, 渦, 過

CHAPTER 35 1294-1332 +39
阪, 阿, 際, 障, 随, 陪, 陽, 陳, 防, 附, 院, 陣, 隊, 墜, 降, 階, 陛, 隣, 隔, 隠, 堕, 陥, 穴, 空, 控, 突, 究, 窒, 窃, 窪, 搾, 窯, 窮, 探, 深, 丘, 岳, 兵, 浜

CHAPTER 36 1333-1394 +62
糸, 織, 繕, 縮, 繁, 縦, 線, 締, 維, 羅, 練, 緒, 続, 絵, 統, 絞, 給, 絡, 結, 終, 級, 紀, 紅, 納, 紡, 紛, 紹, 経, 紳, 約, 細, 累, 索, 総, 綿, 絹, 繰, 継, 緑, 縁, 網, 緊, 紫, 縛, 縄, 幼, 後, 幽, 幾, 機, 玄, 畜, 蓄, 弦, 擁, 滋, 慈, 磁, 系, 係, 孫, 懸

CHAPTER 37 1395-1426 +32
却, 脚, 卸, 御, 服, 命, 令, 零, 齢, 冷, 領, 鈴, 勇, 通, 踊, 疑, 擬, 凝, 範, 犯, 厄, 危, 宛, 腕, 苑, 怨, 柳, 卵, 留, 貿, 印, 興

CHAPTER 38 1427-1483 +57
酉, 酒, 酌, 酵, 酷, 酬, 酪, 酢, 酔, 配, 酸, 猶, 尊, 豆, 頭, 短, 豊, 鼓, 喜, 樹, 皿, 血, 盆, 盟, 盗, 温, 監, 濫, 鑑, 猛, 盛, 塩, 銀, 恨, 根, 即, 爵, 節, 退, 限, 眼, 良, 朗, 浪, 娘, 食, 飯, 飲, 飢, 餓, 飾, 館, 養, 飽, 既, 概, 慨

CHAPTER 39 1484-1530 +47
平, 呼, 坪, 評, 刈, 希, 凶, 胸, 離, 殺, 純, 鈍, 辛, 辞, 梓, 宰, 壁, 避, 新, 薪, 親, 幸, 執, 報, 叫, 糾, 収, 卑, 碑, 陸, 睦, 勢, 熱, 菱, 陵, 亥, 核, 刻, 該, 劾, 述, 術, 寒, 醸, 譲, 壌, 嬢

CHAPTER 40 1531-1586 +56
毒, 素, 麦, 青, 精, 請, 情, 晴, 清, 静, 責, 績, 積, 債, 漬, 表, 俵, 潔, 契, 喫, 害, 轄, 割, 憲, 生, 星, 姓, 性, 牲, 産, 隆, 峰, 縫, 拝, 寿, 鋳, 籍, 春, 椿, 泰, 奏, 実, 奉, 俸, 棒, 謹, 勤, 漢, 嘆, 難, 華, 垂, 睡, 錘, 乗, 剰

CHAPTER 41 1587-1615 +29
今, 含, 吟, 念, 琴, 陰, 予, 序, 預, 野, 兼, 嫌, 鎌, 謙, 廉, 西, 価, 要, 腰, 票, 漂, 標, 栗, 遷, 覆, 煙, 南, 楠, 献

CHAPTER 42 1616-1647 +32
門, 問, 閲, 閥, 間, 簡, 開, 閉, 閣, 閑, 聞, 潤, 欄, 闘, 倉, 創, 非, 俳, 排, 悲, 罪, 輩, 扉, 侯, 候, 決, 快, 偉, 違, 緯, 衛, 韓

CHAPTER 43 1648-1681 +34
干, 肝, 刊, 汗, 軒, 岸, 幹, 芋, 宇, 余, 除, 徐, 叙, 途, 斜, 塗, 束, 頼, 瀬, 勅, 疎, 速, 整, 剣, 険, 検, 倹, 重, 動, 勲, 働, 種, 衝, 薫

CHAPTER 44 1682-1709 +28
病, 痴, 痘, 症, 疾, 痢, 疲, 疫, 痛, 癖, 匿, 匠, 医, 匹, 区, 枢, 殴, 欧, 抑, 仰, 迎, 登, 澄, 発, 廃, 僚, 寮, 療

CHAPTER 45 1710-1756 +47
彫, 形, 影, 杉, 彩, 彰, 彦, 顔, 須, 膨, 参, 惨, 修, 珍, 診, 文, 対, 紋, 蚊, 斉, 剤, 済, 斎, 粛, 塁, 楽, 薬, 率, 渋, 摂, 央, 英, 映, 赤, 赦, 変, 跡, 蛮, 恋, 湾, 黄, 横, 把, 色, 絶, 艶, 肥

CHAPTER 46 1757-1775 +19
甘, 紺, 某, 謀, 媒, 欺, 棋, 旗, 期, 碁, 基, 甚, 勘, 堪, 貴, 遺, 遣, 舞, 無

CHAPTER 47 1776-1805 +30
組, 粗, 租, 祖, 阻, 査, 助, 宜, 畳, 並, 普, 譜, 湿, 顕, 繊, 霊, 業, 撲, 僕, 共, 供, 異, 翼, 洪, 港, 暴, 爆, 恭, 選, 殿

CHAPTER 48 1806-1827 +22
井, 囲, 耕, 亜, 悪, 円, 角, 触, 解, 再, 講, 購, 構, 溝, 論, 倫, 輪, 偏, 遍, 編, 冊, 典

CHAPTER 49 1828-1852 +25
氏, 紙, 婚, 低, 抵, 底, 民, 眠, 捕, 浦, 蒲, 舗, 補, 邸, 郭, 郡, 郊, 部, 都, 郵, 邦, 郷, 響, 郎, 廊

CHAPTER 50 1853-1879 +27
盾, 循, 派, 脈, 衆, 逓, 段, 鍛, 后, 幻, 司, 伺, 詞, 飼, 嗣, 舟, 舶, 航, 般, 盤, 搬, 船, 艦, 艇, 瓜, 弧, 孤

CHAPTER 51 1880-1903 +24
繭, 益, 暇, 敷, 来, 気, 汽, 飛, 沈, 妻, 衰, 衷, 面, 革, 靴, 覇, 声, 呉, 娯, 誤, 蒸, 承, 函, 極


CHAPTER 52 1904-1926 +23
牙, 芽, 邪, 雅, 釈, 番, 審, 翻, 藩, 毛, 耗, 尾, 宅, 託, 為, 偽, 長, 張, 帳, 脹, 髪, 展, 喪

CHAPTER 53 1927-1977 +51
巣, 単, 戦, 禅, 弾, 桜, 獣, 脳, 悩, 厳, 鎖, 挙, 誉, 猟, 鳥, 鳴, 鶴, 烏, 蔦, 鳩, 鶏, 島, 暖, 媛, 援, 緩, 属, 嘱, 偶, 遇, 愚, 隅, 逆, 塑, 岡, 鋼, 綱, 剛, 缶, 陶, 揺, 謡, 就, 懇, 墾, 免, 逸, 晩, 勉, 象, 像

CHAPTER 54 1978-2005 +28
馬, 駒, 験, 騎, 駐, 駆, 駅, 騒, 駄, 驚, 篤, 騰, 虎, 虜, 膚, 虚, 戯, 虞, 慮, 劇, 虐, 鹿, 薦, 慶, 麗, 熊, 能, 態

CHAPTER 55 2006-2025 +20
寅, 演, 辰, 辱, 震, 振, 娠, 唇, 農, 濃, 送, 関, 咲, 鬼, 醜, 魂, 魔, 魅, 塊, 襲

CHAPTER 56 2026-2042 +17
嚇, 朕, 雰, 箇, 錬, 遵, 罷, 屯, 且, 藻, 隷, 癒, 丹, 潟, 丑, 卯, 巳

FIN X)

I'm soooooooo far from chapter nineteen right now. :) I'm still in chapter four and five. If you're using this book, tell me where you're at in a comment! Do you like the book? Are you dying with anticipation? Is it boring?

LATER EDIT: ...ironically... I'm in chapter 19 right now. hee hee. accomplishing is lots of fun.

Self-demolishment!!

I had a really great idea an hour ago. Instead of making myself "goals" lists and simply worrying about those goals, I should punish myself daily for not completing them.

Haha.

I'm really great with self-criticism and self-punishment. Quite skilled, actually! I'm going to utilize my self-demolishment abilities and force myself to do extra chores and things when I don't accomplish daily goals. That way, instead of feeling sad about it, I'll just have to get busy!

But seriously, I'm not going to get anywhere with my goals if I just think about them and slowly "try" over and over again. I have to take more... definitive action. I think I've been being too soft on myself.

I'm going to pretend I'm being forced, like a servant, or something. It'll be fun!

Oh, I figured out how to type Japanese even better with my computer! I can toggle between the languages with my keyboard now, instead of clicking my mouse. Like this...

alt+shift to switch between English and 日本語
once you're using the 日本語 keyboard, press shift+capslock to toggle between ひらがな and alphanumeric full-width. to get directly to ひらがな, you can also use ctrl+capslock. I don't know how to get the half-width alphanumeric without clicking, oh well!
for　カタカナ just press alt+capslock (but like with the other options, it only works if you were already in the 日本語 mode/keyboard/imput mode, accessed by pressing alt+shift.)

It doesn't seem like many people have the handle on it, because I had a hard time finding it on the internet. Maybe I just wasn't looking in the right places. The options in the control panel (for PCs) is super confusing!!! And impossible to decipher.

It's a lot easier after I figured this part out, but it still takes some time to type. Of course, since I am completely clueless about Kanji, I can't really type Japanese anyway, except in hiragana and katakana.