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    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-09, 5:13 pm)cracky Wrote: VNR uses ITH for the text hooking.  It's mostly just a lot of other shit piled on top. VNR started with ITH but now has years of fixes and improvements that don't...
tokyostyle The Japanese language 114 7,543 2016-06-10, 1:08 am
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-09, 12:04 am)sholum Wrote: Well, as far as VNs go, pretty much as long as it's on PC, it can be hooked. The reason I stress ITH, is because it's far more effective and simpler to use than i...
tokyostyle The Japanese language 114 7,543 2016-06-09, 3:05 am
    Thread: Good grammar deck
Post: RE: Good grammar deck

(2016-06-07, 6:03 am)debrucey Wrote: I've seen this book recommended a lot but the fact that it has rōmaji throughout puts me off. Is there an alternative with just Japanese script? The どうなときどう使う s...
tokyostyle General discussion 10 740 2016-06-07, 10:53 am
    Thread: Growing Pains, Listening & Mindset
Post: RE: Growing Pains, Listening & Mindset

Some parts of learning Japanese just take time for your brain to adjust to and listening is definitely one of those things. You can know all of the vocabulary, you can practice listening every waking ...
tokyostyle General discussion 14 770 2016-06-02, 12:09 pm
    Thread: Hope the mods are ok with this - Quit learning Japanese selling my learning materials
Post: RE: Hope the mods are ok with this - Quit learning...

No buying and selling threads is actually the very first rule of this forum ... http://forum.koohii.com/thread-180.html
tokyostyle Learning resources 3 691 2016-06-01, 11:02 am
    Thread: Exploring Job Options in Japan
Post: RE: Exploring Job Options in Japan

(2016-05-30, 2:01 pm)TheVinster Wrote: Pursue an MBA in Japan? Yes I know Japan colleges are now as "prestigious" as American ones, but don't care at this point. Only worry is comfortably taking cla...
tokyostyle JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 51 6,395 2016-05-31, 11:30 am
    Thread: What are your learning steps for vocabulary/ Core decks?
Post: RE: What are your learning steps for vocabulary/ C...

(2016-05-24, 7:05 am)Sztermel Wrote: I have one last question about a feature/ option (?) that I don't understand fully and that is starting ease. The default starting ease is 250% (2.50) and the d...
tokyostyle General discussion 6 717 2016-05-24, 8:05 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-04-14, 6:46 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: I can't quite understand the second sentence of this news article. インターネットでレストランなどを紹介している「ぐるなび」や、東京急行電鉄や東京メトロなど21の会社と東京都がつくりました。 Minus all of the descriptive ...
tokyostyle The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,768 2016-04-15, 12:06 am
    Thread: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE
Post: RE: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE

(2016-04-12, 7:19 pm)Dovetron Wrote: needs more context, like at least a full sentence, but it is probably ちゃんと not ちゃん  と A google search show's that is the full title of this "game". (The search ...
tokyostyle General discussion 96 30,121 2016-04-13, 7:34 am
    Thread: Birthday wishes
Post: RE: Birthday wishes

素敵な誕生日を過ごしてください。is a pretty close equivalent for your example. Googling the above I found a page with the reverse of your needs, maybe it will help? http://mysapu.com/message/birthday_message/id00184...
tokyostyle General discussion 1 426 2016-04-12, 9:27 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

(2016-04-05, 9:39 am)rochel Wrote: I'm no sure how much reach or popularity these will have without an active blog or self-promotion behind the programs, however. The time:money ratio is probably m...
tokyostyle Off topic 529 102,486 2016-04-06, 12:23 am
    Thread: Anyone here study at Seigan Japanese Language School or IAY International Academy bef
Post: RE: Anyone here study at Seigan Japanese Language ...

You will get more out of a bad school by studying the material intensively outside of class than you will get out of a "good" school and poor study habits. Read reviews online and pick the one you fe...
tokyostyle JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 3 560 2016-04-03, 10:34 pm
    Thread: Student Visa
Post: RE: Student Visa

(2016-04-03, 9:36 pm)Hinsudesu Wrote: I don`t think it is even possible to get a student visa without being accepted at a language school as they would have to apply for the Certificate of Eligibili...
tokyostyle JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 5 683 2016-04-03, 10:21 pm
    Thread: Listening and speaking, I'm still a little lost
Post: RE: Listening and speaking, I'm still a little los...

(2016-03-30, 2:29 pm)cophnia61 Wrote: But if I listen to it, even tomorrow, I will be like "what the hell does shoukou means???". I wonder how many times I need to listen to it in order to learn wha...
tokyostyle General discussion 31 3,212 2016-03-30, 11:49 pm
    Thread: ANKI Anime decks
Post: RE: ANKI Anime decks

(2016-03-27, 2:32 am)jmignot Wrote: Perhaps it is worth recalling that Mac and Linux users seem to be out of luck here:       Sub2SRS: "You will need Windows (XP/Vista/7) and .Net Framework v3.5 ins...
tokyostyle Learning resources 24 2,435 2016-03-28, 11:01 pm
    Thread: Any good teachers for pronunciation or conversation?
Post: RE: Any good teachers for pronunciation or convers...

(2016-03-18, 7:48 am)datrukup Wrote: Specifically, I'm interested in learning about intonation, pronunciation, and making my speech more native like through grammar. While this stuff absolutely can ...
tokyostyle General discussion 3 493 2016-03-18, 10:52 am
    Thread: how long did you continue daily review after finishing rtk ?
Post: RE: how long did you continue daily review after f...

You can review them forever. A few of my kanji are starting to get into 10+ year intervals so I won't see some of them again until 2025 or later. Not very hard to keep up with that. :D
tokyostyle General discussion 16 1,649 2016-03-18, 12:36 am
    Thread: Font on Android vs PC (Anki)
Post: RE: Font on Android vs PC (Anki)

(2016-03-04, 6:22 pm)pm215 Wrote: I took the approach of making sure my card layouts included the html markup to set the language tag to japanese -- then the Android html renderer will pick the righ...
tokyostyle General discussion 10 1,152 2016-03-05, 2:08 am
    Thread: Japanese NLP Libraries
Post: RE: Japanese NLP Libraries

(2016-02-29, 6:37 am)balloonguy Wrote: The code I linked to is a straight Javascript to Java port of Rikaichan's deinflection algorithm with deinflect.dat embedded.  I'm just going to blame this al...
tokyostyle Learning resources 14 1,350 2016-02-29, 12:23 pm
    Thread: Japanese NLP Libraries
Post: RE: Japanese NLP Libraries

I don't see mecab in the package and this seems to be the custom code they use for deflection. That deflect.dat is a pretty tiny dataset as well. However, that code is all GPL so jimeux probably shoul...
tokyostyle Learning resources 14 1,350 2016-02-29, 1:11 am
    Thread: Japanese NLP Libraries
Post: RE: Japanese NLP Libraries

Have you looked into how Rikaichan (and the Chrome/Safari forks) do it? They are javascript based so it seems unlikely they are using some huge C lexical library.
tokyostyle Learning resources 14 1,350 2016-02-29, 12:26 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

In hindsight jimeux's answer is much better. FlameseeK, you understood it perfectly all along. :)
tokyostyle The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,768 2016-02-27, 12:15 am
    Thread: Jlpt N4 problem! I need advice!
Post: RE: Jlpt N4 problem! I need advice!

You need both Genki 1 and Genki 2 to cover N4 grammar so it makes the most sense to finish both before doing the Nihongo Challenge book. That way you use the challenge book to figure out what grammar ...
tokyostyle General discussion 7 859 2016-02-25, 11:42 pm
    Thread: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE
Post: RE: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE

(2016-02-24, 11:44 pm)SomeCallMeChris Wrote: Form a team of randomly selected champions, and destroy the enemy nexus! If this is ARAM then the original English text is "Fight as a team of random ch...
tokyostyle General discussion 96 30,121 2016-02-25, 12:27 am
    Thread: Jlpt N4 problem! I need advice!
Post: RE: Jlpt N4 problem! I need advice!

Use Tae Kim. The Basic Grammar section is N5 and the Essential Grammar section is N4+.
tokyostyle General discussion 7 859 2016-02-24, 7:55 am
    Thread: Need JLPT N4 study method tips suggestions
Post: RE: Need JLPT N4 study method tips suggestions

(2016-02-22, 10:40 pm)m.bhushan Wrote: both attempt i failure in どっかい Are you using Anki? If so are you adding full sentences from みんなの日本語 as you get practice reading a whole sentence? That would b...
tokyostyle General discussion 10 978 2016-02-24, 7:47 am
    Thread: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself
Post: RE: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself

(2016-02-21, 8:33 pm)kanttuvei Wrote: No, a standard Japanese driving license. The same kind everyone has. It does not require any Japanese, you can do the process completely in English (no reading,...
tokyostyle The Japanese language 60 6,946 2016-02-22, 12:13 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-02-20, 10:14 am)Kuroro Wrote: In the sentence  封筒らしき物を手にしている why is らしき used instead of らしい? It has the exact same meaning as らしい. The usage difference is a bit lost on me personally but here...
tokyostyle The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,768 2016-02-21, 2:02 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: RE: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

(2016-02-17, 10:58 pm)Tzadeck Wrote: Anyone know about the ぞ in the phrase 神のみぞ知る? Is this really just the emphatic particle ぞ? Weblio explains the ぞ part although it's exactly as you expected. :) ...
tokyostyle The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,768 2016-02-17, 11:23 pm
    Thread: Advanced goals
Post: RE: Advanced goals

(2016-02-17, 10:32 pm)jordan3311 Wrote: I one of my goals is to work in Japan You should be focusing on passing N1 as soon as practical. Not only is it useful for having on your resume in order to ...
tokyostyle General discussion 15 1,384 2016-02-17, 11:19 pm