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    Thread: How many times do you have to see a Kanji to be bothered learning it?
Post: How many times do you have to see a Kanji to be bo...

When I see a kanji I don't know I get all excited, if I don't have my computer with me I'll take a photo of it with my camera or do my best to memorise it on the spot so I can look it up later. This h...
cameron_en The Japanese language 13 1,982 2009-07-27, 11:09 am
    Thread: Hollywood dubbed movies
Post: Hollywood dubbed movies

If you're in Japan then Tsutaya is your friend. Otherwise you could try searching "吹き替え", "吹替", "吹替" on Youtube, or Niconico douga. Also this site has some stuff occasionally.. http://ninkidouga.blog...
cameron_en Learning resources 12 10,269 2009-07-26, 3:38 am
    Thread: Kanji on the front of Khatzumoto's blog (AJATT)
Post: Kanji on the front of Khatzumoto's blog (AJATT)

萬歳 = ばんざい It's just using the old kanji for 「万」(「萬」). In World War II, it's documented that the Japanese screamed 「萬歳!」 during celebrations, so this way of writing it is just from the pre-WW2 era. Eve...
cameron_en General discussion 11 3,043 2009-06-29, 6:29 am
    Thread: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best place in the world
Post: If you had to convince someone Japan is the best p...

Wally Wrote:kyotokanji Wrote:I think though that the safety issue is more incredible than people can imagine, it develops a different sense of freedom in your life to feel and act how you wish. This h...
cameron_en Off topic 341 43,717 2009-05-18, 4:30 am
    Thread: Selling Samurai Champloo manga (Australia)
Post: Selling Samurai Champloo manga (Australia)

I'm very interested, just sent a PM.
cameron_en Learning resources 1 1,100 2009-02-06, 3:33 am
    Thread: Idiot-proof guide to moving to Japan?
Post: Idiot-proof guide to moving to Japan?

Australian university students are able to apply for a AU$10,000 zero interest loan (repayable through tax) from the government to study in any foreign country for one year. You can also concurren...
cameron_en General discussion 127 24,775 2009-01-07, 7:48 am
    Thread: Who came up with Mr. T.?
Post: Who came up with Mr. T.?

I really liked the Mr. T primitive, it was easy to use for pretty much any kanji with the person primitive in it. I didn't know much about Mr. T either, but the image of an angry and often violent bla...
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 37 8,985 2008-12-15, 7:44 pm
    Thread: Who came up with Mr. T.?
Post: Who came up with Mr. T.?

Why be so rude to a new member?
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 37 8,985 2008-12-15, 2:44 am
    Thread: tricky pronunciation
Post: tricky pronunciation

Pimsleur can be useful, but the Korean Pimsleur tapes are so incredibly innacurate that I could never trust the Japanese ones either. I was initially saying "Hello, there are Australians" instead of "...
cameron_en General discussion 38 7,020 2008-12-12, 10:13 pm
    Thread: SRS: 語彙->読み方・例文・説明 vs. 例文->読み方・説明
Post: SRS: 語彙->読み方・例文・説明 vs. 例文->読み方・説明

kfmfe04 Wrote:Maybe in Anki, there is someway I can cheat and turn my 1. cards later into 2. cards. I'm pretty sure you could do it, if you go to Model settings/Display settings I think you can switch...
cameron_en General discussion 10 1,733 2008-12-12, 10:00 pm
    Thread: tricky pronunciation
Post: tricky pronunciation

The first time I had to say 遊ばせました【あそばせました】 I was completely stuck. It just couldn't come out, whenever there's something that's difficult to pronounce, read it out loud 10+ times until you can do it....
cameron_en General discussion 38 7,020 2008-12-12, 9:49 pm
    Thread: SRS: 語彙->読み方・例文・説明 vs. 例文->読み方・説明
Post: SRS: 語彙->読み方・例文・説明 vs. 例文->読み方・説明

The main problem I think is that you're not really given the opportunity to understand it in context before assuming the meaning. Some words could be vague unless given in context, and structuring you...
cameron_en General discussion 10 1,733 2008-12-12, 9:38 pm
    Thread: I study Nihongo because...
Post: I study Nihongo because...

I study Nihongo because... When I was younger I had no choice, for the first 10 years of school Japanese was compulsory. My past dedication to study Japanese has encouraged me to keep going. Quitting...
cameron_en Off topic 358 111,133 2008-12-12, 9:32 pm
    Thread: Kanji list for manga
Post: Kanji list for manga

I remember initially thinking to myself "great! I finished RTK1 and now I can read anything!", but no. On the introduction page of 20世紀少年 Volume 1, I came across "絆", an RTK3 kanji. If you don't go th...
cameron_en General discussion 28 7,709 2008-12-12, 9:14 pm
    Thread: When word is hiragana instead of kanji?
Post: When word is hiragana instead of kanji?

When I see a Japanese person use kanji for a word, usually I do the same. Sometimes other people would reciprocate the kanji I use with them. 綺麗(きれい) for example, it seems Japanese people write/type i...
cameron_en General discussion 38 11,674 2008-12-09, 11:34 pm
    Thread: Online J-TV
Post: Online J-TV

I was a little annoyed when Veoh stopped the Veoh TV services, but Veoh's Web Player seems to be a lite version of the same thing. I downloaded ザ!世界仰天ニュース with it this afternoon and it works fine. Fo...
cameron_en General discussion 11 2,386 2008-12-05, 5:09 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK3, please follow me" thread
Post: The "I just finished RTK3, please follow me" threa...

Oh man... after 31 days of intense studying I have finally completed RTK3. It's been a long road but I know learning the RTK3 kanji is extremely useful to know. I'd like to thank some members for ther...
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 93 58,967 2008-12-04, 12:15 am
    Thread: RtK3 Stroke Order / Dictionary Resources?
Post: RtK3 Stroke Order / Dictionary Resources?

theasianpleaser Wrote:cameron_en Wrote:http://users.on.net/~drneale/ksod.PNG Are you after something like this? I've been using this for a while and find it incredibly useful. EBWin + (Jim Breen's) ...
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 17 12,608 2008-12-01, 11:56 am
    Thread: RtK3 Stroke Order / Dictionary Resources?
Post: RtK3 Stroke Order / Dictionary Resources?

[Image: http://users.on.net/~drneale/ksod.PNG] Are you after something like this? I've been using this for a while and find it incredibly useful. EBWin + (Jim Breen's) Kanjidic EPWING file with SODs...
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 17 12,608 2008-11-30, 11:57 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

KristinHolly Wrote:Cameron, that's such a nice idea! I've been using your kanji wallpaper for my desktop, too. Thank you for putting this together; it's one more reason to push through the book soon...
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 908 186,087 2008-11-30, 6:23 am
    Thread: where to get RTK1 Wallpaper
Post: where to get RTK1 Wallpaper

Nice work, spoonsman. I'm susprised at how well you did that effect on the characters. I've been using a new wallpaper which is similar but prettier than the previous ones I made. It's orange/green. ...
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 34 16,996 2008-11-30, 6:21 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

The other day I was telling my dad that I'd almost finished RTK3. He asked me "Well, do you get a certificate or something?" and I said "hmmm, noo". But it got me thinking, maybe it'd be nice to have ...
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 908 186,087 2008-11-30, 5:22 am
    Thread: using the "hole" primitive for "window"
Post: using the "hole" primitive for "window"

When i saw 寡 Widow, I recognised the lower radical as 分 Part 781 part 分: 617 Widow 寡
cameron_en Remembering the Kanji 24 19,463 2008-11-27, 10:41 pm
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

Tobberoth Wrote:cameron_en Wrote:Who'd wanna put themselves through the pain of using a textbook? Anyone who gets through Minna no Nihongo 1 and 2 should not only be good enough to pass JLPT3 easily, ...
cameron_en Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 5:32 am
    Thread: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary Japanese"
Post: Discovered an awesome Japanese text - "Elementary ...

Who'd wanna put themselves through the pain of using a textbook?
cameron_en Learning resources 75 16,380 2008-11-26, 5:17 am
    Thread: Finding Japanese music?
Post: Finding Japanese music?

KREVA Wrote:wccrawford Wrote:Jarvik7 Wrote:Weird, I can never get more than 1-2KB/s from there. Whew. Thought it was just me. I was getting 3k/s yesterday and was about to post that it was dead slow...
cameron_en General discussion 14 2,134 2008-11-24, 9:45 am
    Thread: Firefox Addon: Split Browser (keep a dictionary open all the time)
Post: Firefox Addon: Split Browser (keep a dictionary op...

Hashiriya Wrote:yeh dual monitors isn't a bad investment... I don't think I could ever go back to just one I agree, I'm gonna miss my second monitor when I go overseas, they increase your productivity...
cameron_en Learning resources 16 5,504 2008-11-23, 7:14 pm
    Thread: Finding Japanese music?
Post: Finding Japanese music?

I use imeem.com in combination with Free Music Zilla to get most of my Japanese music these days. I also like Hongfire.com or something similar to that, all the downloads are direct and they even had ...
cameron_en General discussion 14 2,134 2008-11-23, 6:10 pm
    Thread: Could you recommend me some bussiness/office themed anime or dorama?
Post: Could you recommend me some bussiness/office theme...

ヒミツの花園 / "Himitsu no Hanazono" This one's based in a magazine / comic book company, I didn't find this drama too interesting though. アットホーム・ダッド / "At Home Dad" There are many scenes of the business en...
cameron_en General discussion 11 3,745 2008-11-23, 6:03 pm
    Thread: AJATT's youtube videos...
Post: AJATT's youtube videos...

kazelee Wrote:Music is good. Random Japanese shows in the background while reviewing is just distracting, though. In many video programs you can disable the video so you just hear the audio, I find th...
cameron_en General discussion 201 31,013 2008-11-23, 9:35 am