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Thread: Frustration setting in - feeling like taking a short break... Post: Frustration setting in - feeling like taking a sho... I'm right around where you're at, about 1050-ish. I did take about 5 days off only because my life got a little crazy suddenly from starting a new job and also getting my sleep schedule thrown off. ... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 13 | 2,300 | 2012-03-29, 12:32 am | ||
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Thread: Half way! Post: Half way! YES! 1021!!! Now only 1021 more to go :) It shocked me for a second when I opened this thread and noticed I have a post a few people up from here talking about how I was at 150.. wow, that was less ... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 616 | 180,455 | 2012-03-16, 2:16 am | ||
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Thread: Why am I learning japanese again? Post: Why am I learning japanese again? Something keeps drawing you back though, so maybe you should think hard about exactly what the attraction is for you, and then decide whether that's worth your time. Doctorhabib Wrote:Like really thi... |
slimmjim | General discussion | 12 | 3,163 | 2012-03-15, 4:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Subtitles or transcript for Monster? Post: Subtitles or transcript for Monster? Kodorakun, thank you. I'm still in RTK-ville at the moment, just trying to look ahead and figure out what I'll be using for material later. This series would be my ideal. My hope was to make a subs... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 12 | 5,385 | 2012-03-15, 12:54 am | ||
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Thread: Subtitles or transcript for Monster? Post: Subtitles or transcript for Monster? Thanks for those ideas howtwosavealif3. I think my best bet will be to grab the manga. While searching for Korean subs like you suggested, I came across a forum post somewhere where people were talk... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 12 | 5,385 | 2012-03-14, 10:07 pm | ||
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Thread: Subtitles or transcript for Monster? Post: Subtitles or transcript for Monster? I've been looking for Japanese subtitles for Naoki Urasawa's Monster, but haven't had any luck. I've checked kitsunekko, d-addicts, and dramanote and haven't found it. I was wondering if anyone arou... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 12 | 5,385 | 2012-03-14, 8:49 pm | ||
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Thread: "State of Mind" and other abstract keywords Post: "State of Mind" and other abstract keywords I'm in the 'state of mind' stretch in the 600's and after having a hard time coming up with memorable images, I realized it's not just because 'state of mind' is an abstract concept... but the keyword... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 3,582 | 2012-03-09, 6:08 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... erlog Wrote:I finally finished RTK. Congrats. Your experience reminds me of a quote I always try to keep in mind: "People overestimate what they can do in a day and underestimate what they can do in ... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,613 | 2012-03-08, 2:33 am | ||
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Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!! Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!! Just hit 500! I did RTK a few years ago and made it to about 600, so this is me getting caught back up to where I was before. Only 100 left... I've found that doing little chunks throughout the day... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 526 | 167,130 | 2012-03-05, 1:52 am | ||
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Thread: Starting over with JApanese, need help Post: Starting over with JApanese, need help Well, your situation might be different since you did most of your stuff on anki (like me) but now you no longer have it. What i was going to say was to open the "browse deck" feature and just go dow... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 7 | 1,121 | 2012-03-04, 2:32 am | ||
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Thread: Starting over with JApanese, need help Post: Starting over with JApanese, need help I just came back after a 2 year absence as well. I'm starting with doing RTK and at the same time Pimsleur. Mostly because you can complete them both in about the same time frame (3 months) and well... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 7 | 1,121 | 2012-03-04, 2:14 am | ||
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Thread: Finding example sentences for grammar points Post: Finding example sentences for grammar points Thanks guys! |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 4 | 1,655 | 2012-03-03, 2:52 am | ||
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Thread: Finding example sentences for grammar points Post: Finding example sentences for grammar points I'm working my way through Japanese the Manga Way and so far it's great. The book gives examples for the points it makes, but I wanted to get even more examples to really let the concept sink in for ... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 4 | 1,655 | 2012-03-02, 11:56 pm | ||
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Thread: Yabla - My Ultimate Language Learning Site! Post: Yabla - My Ultimate Language Learning Site! This is awesome. I emailed them asking about Japanese and got a reply less than 20min. later: "We aren't working on a Japanese program at the moment, but we will certainly keep you in the loop if we... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 13 | 3,667 | 2012-02-28, 7:46 pm | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Tzadeck, you're right, it was you, I just found it in the "Has Japan Let You Down" thread. :) Well, this is reassuring. My first trip to Japan is going to be in Sept/Oct. By that time I'll probabl... |
slimmjim | General discussion | 119 | 21,840 | 2012-02-27, 3:25 am | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? I read a comment from someone while searching the forums about a week ago (can't find the darn thread anymore now) where someone was saying that it's been their experience that the more Japanese someo... |
slimmjim | General discussion | 119 | 21,840 | 2012-02-26, 9:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Half way! Post: Half way! terebijoke Wrote:I have 1048 cards total. I got lazy and stopped doing it for a month or so, and ended up with over 700 expired cards. I finally buckled down and cleaned them up but failed about hal... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 616 | 180,455 | 2012-02-19, 11:28 pm | ||
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Thread: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Post: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? LivingNexus Wrote:slimmjim Wrote:I don't agree that children and adults learn in the same way. Do you mean with language, or in general? Because other than their brains not being as developed, I don't... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 101 | 17,436 | 2012-02-19, 6:11 pm | ||
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Thread: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Post: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Thanks all for such a great discussion! Yes, I should have been more specific on what I mean by "study grammar." I suppose I mean paying special attention to it separately from anything else, as in ... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 101 | 17,436 | 2012-02-19, 4:50 pm | ||
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Thread: 100 left and don't know what to do? Post: 100 left and don't know what to do? Maybe all you need is a little break? I don't see anything wrong with moving on to other stuff right now. Get away from the kanji for a few days or a week, then take a weekend and just blast through... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 1,587 | 2012-02-18, 9:30 pm | ||
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Thread: What is N+1 / N4 / etc? Post: What is N+1 / N4 / etc? Ah, thanks for clearing that up for me. Then is there a difference when people say JLPT1/2/3 as opposed to N1/2/3, etc? Or different ways of saying the same thing? |
slimmjim | The Japanese language | 8 | 1,125 | 2012-02-18, 4:32 pm | ||
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Thread: What is N+1 / N4 / etc? Post: What is N+1 / N4 / etc? I see these around the forums a lot. Search won't let you search for something like that, and don't see them in the glossary. Does it have something to do with level of proficiency? Thanks. |
slimmjim | The Japanese language | 8 | 1,125 | 2012-02-18, 4:10 pm | ||
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Thread: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Post: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? HonyakuJoshua: More or less, yes. I don't think he's actually against reading up on grammar at all, because he's referred to a few grammar books elsewhere on his site. But here's the two main artic... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 101 | 17,436 | 2012-02-18, 5:28 am | ||
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Thread: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Post: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? I'm curious if anyone here has followed AJATT's advice not to specifically study grammar points but to absorb a feeling for it organically through lots of sentences and exposure. If so has it worked ... |
slimmjim | Learning resources | 101 | 17,436 | 2012-02-18, 2:17 am | ||
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Thread: Start over? Post: Start over? I'm in the same situation, except I had gotten to about 600, and it was about 2 years since I stopped studying or using Anki. When I decided to come back to studying, I stupidly erased my progress on... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 11 | 3,461 | 2012-02-13, 2:57 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese subs Post: Japanese subs I'm really disappointed to find there's no Japanese subs for Naoki Urasawa's Monster. I just finished watching that series and I LOVED it. It would be awesome to study that show with exact Japanese ... |
slimmjim | General discussion | 11 | 4,866 | 2012-02-11, 1:35 am | ||
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Thread: I'm back! And with questions! Post: I'm back! And with questions! Thanks for all your helpful answers. |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,888 | 2012-02-08, 4:29 pm | ||
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Thread: I'm back! And with questions! Post: I'm back! And with questions! Derr... I actually registered here THREE years ago (almost to the day... isn't that wierd...). It's been 2 years since I last signed in is what I meant. |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,888 | 2012-02-08, 3:26 am | ||
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Thread: I'm back! And with questions! Post: I'm back! And with questions! Hey all, I registered here almost 2 years ago, and while I didn't really post, I spent a lot of time in the forums and used the review system here. I got up to about frame 600 using Anki until other... |
slimmjim | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 1,888 | 2012-02-08, 3:23 am | ||