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    Thread: Frustration setting in - feeling like taking a short break...
Post: Frustration setting in - feeling like taking a sho...

You need to cut down on the amount you're adding daily. Adding double the amount during the weekend means you'll have that many more reviews during the weekdays. If you feel like you're taking in too ...
mikankun Remembering the Kanji 13 2,300 2012-03-28, 6:46 pm
    Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners
Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners

Kyuukon Wrote:I'm sorry, can someone please re-upload the image files please? The above link has expired :( http://www.mediafire.com/?nrvpcx9a766nh1t
mikankun The Japanese language 712 401,413 2012-03-23, 2:28 pm
    Thread: Jlist/Jbox expriences?
Post: Jlist/Jbox expriences?

Doctorhabib Wrote:I see but did you order recently? or was it a long time ago? Cause I noticed most complaints came after 2009/2010. It was December '09 so they could very well be much better these d...
mikankun Learning resources 7 11,519 2012-03-14, 1:49 pm
    Thread: Jlist/Jbox expriences?
Post: Jlist/Jbox expriences?

I ordered from them a couple of years ago and my experience was horrible. Part of my order was supposed to be shipping from San Diego and the other from Japan. For my order one of the items coming fro...
mikankun Learning resources 7 11,519 2012-03-13, 7:09 pm
    Thread: Buying an Mp3 Player (Recommendations)
Post: Buying an Mp3 Player (Recommendations)

My problem with Android is you can't buy anything from the Japanese marketplace so things like ATOK can't be purchased. On the flip side prepaid iTunes cards work like a charm.
mikankun General discussion 26 3,803 2012-02-13, 1:38 pm
    Thread: Buying an Mp3 Player (Recommendations)
Post: Buying an Mp3 Player (Recommendations)

Christoph_D Wrote:Sansa Fuze is far from plain, it can show video. And the sony player you linked to does not understand ogg vorbis files, so I would never buy it. Check out Sansa Clip. Cheap, long b...
mikankun General discussion 26 3,803 2012-02-12, 9:25 am
    Thread: Buying an Mp3 Player (Recommendations)
Post: Buying an Mp3 Player (Recommendations)

Sansa Fuze if you're just looking for a plain MP3 mplayer.
mikankun General discussion 26 3,803 2012-02-12, 2:11 am
    Thread: Is their a difference between 物理 and 物理学?
Post: Is their a difference between 物理 and 物理学?

Thanks, that helps a lot.
mikankun The Japanese language 10 1,532 2012-02-07, 5:50 am
    Thread: Is their a difference between 物理 and 物理学?
Post: Is their a difference between 物理 and 物理学?

I was using it to describe a class '物理の授業' however I came across 物理学 which from all examples doesn't seem to be any different but '学' being attached makes me think it might be more appropriate when ta...
mikankun The Japanese language 10 1,532 2012-02-07, 4:42 am
    Thread: Core 10000 anki deck?
Post: Core 10000 anki deck?

arnaldosfjunior Wrote:Can anyone upload the media files again ? http://www.mediafire.com/file/1itzmjondn...munged.zip That's the link for the audio from the Nukemarine thread. Unfortunately all links...
mikankun Learning resources 38 23,617 2012-01-27, 11:24 am
    Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners
Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners

edit: nevermind
mikankun The Japanese language 712 401,413 2012-01-21, 10:20 pm
    Thread: Favourite Final Fantasy?
Post: Favourite Final Fantasy?

Overall my favorite is タクティクス (original PS1 version) as I've poured more hours into that than any other game in the series. If you're just counting the main numbered version then 6 would be my favorit...
mikankun Off topic 28 4,572 2012-01-21, 6:59 pm
    Thread: Just Starting Out
Post: Just Starting Out

I've never used the Chinese handwriting input (never even knew there was Chinese handwriting support) so I really couldn't say. As for the dictionary parts compared to Kotoba which I was using before ...
mikankun Learning resources 11 4,308 2011-10-02, 11:10 pm
    Thread: Just Starting Out
Post: Just Starting Out

btonkin Wrote:Thanks for all the help and the links. Looks like I'll be starting with Remembering the Kana, then moving on to RtK1. I'm going to pick up the iOS version of Anki to make my flash card...
mikankun Learning resources 11 4,308 2011-10-02, 8:33 pm
    Thread: How do you deal with data storage for shows and movies?
Post: How do you deal with data storage for shows and mo...

Large internal hard drives: 3x 1TB 1x 2TB I never skimp on quality. I've got a very large collection movies, shows, albums, etc. 1TB drives are pretty cheap these days as well.
mikankun Learning resources 11 3,671 2011-10-01, 4:43 pm
    Thread: Free Reading Material for Beginners (Graded Reader Equivalent)
Post: Free Reading Material for Beginners (Graded Reader...

Bookmarked all of them. The first one is already proving to be quite useful. Thanks!
mikankun Learning resources 4 115,254 2011-06-24, 12:03 am
    Thread: Windows IME Trick -- Switch Between Hiragana and Katakana Fast
Post: Windows IME Trick -- Switch Between Hiragana and K...

bizarrojosh Wrote:Just a question; I use a japanese keyboard with my Japanese desktop so these don't really matter for me. But if I were to get a laptop is there a way to install a japanese keyboard o...
mikankun General discussion 13 18,459 2011-06-19, 5:30 pm
    Thread: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?
Post: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?

aargh57 Wrote:OK, in a bit of a dilemma. I bought a japanese DSLL (DS XL) about a year ago to play japanese games and help learn kanji. Lost the kanji game I had and now have a few games I don't pla...
mikankun Learning resources 401 86,886 2010-11-21, 8:47 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

@gyouza: No need to rush yourself. If your reviews have piled up then do what you can for the day but don't push it too hard. As soon as it feels tedious just stop and continue the next day. You'll ge...
mikankun Remembering the Kanji 908 186,101 2010-09-11, 12:14 pm
    Thread: Hannah Minx 花°ミンクス - JWOW
Post: Hannah Minx 花°ミンクス - JWOW

I've seen most of her videos before and while they aren't at all helpful for learning anything and I continue to watch them.
mikankun Off topic 73 29,331 2010-09-06, 9:24 pm
    Thread: Buying a laptop in Japan!?
Post: Buying a laptop in Japan!?

Jarvik7 Wrote:Lenovo is THE best in terms of reliability but they are pretty far behind on features (primarily business machines). Can't be said enough. Thinkpads are the only laptops I'll use. Even c...
mikankun General discussion 121 25,284 2010-09-05, 11:07 am
    Thread: Question: When you see Kanji, does the Keyword come to mind?
Post: Question: When you see Kanji, does the Keyword com...

Having finished RTK recently I only see the story for a few of them. What does come instantly is seeing the components (house, soil, water, person, etc) and remembering how to write it.
mikankun Remembering the Kanji 15 4,282 2010-09-02, 1:11 pm
    Thread: JLPT N5 Kanji
Post: JLPT N5 Kanji

Fully agree with activeaero but to answer your question the answer is yes. There will be kanji compounds with kanji not on the requirements list. If you want to go for the N5 then incorporate whats on...
mikankun JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 6 5,949 2010-09-01, 6:02 pm
    Thread: Japanese Game Shows
Post: Japanese Game Shows

アイドリング!!! AKBINGO! 脱出ゲーム DERO! Those are all my favorites.
mikankun Off topic 11 5,787 2010-08-30, 1:39 am
    Thread: Starting over. How?
Post: Starting over. How?

If you want to start over on this site you just need to remove all cards and just start adding again. The stories are saved regardless of whether you've seen the card or not.
mikankun Remembering the Kanji 11 2,528 2010-08-30, 12:42 am
    Thread: Best shared decks for Anki?
Post: Best shared decks for Anki?

The Tae Kim deck is also good
mikankun Learning resources 10 15,334 2010-08-29, 7:54 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

やった! After two years and multiple restarts I've finally completed RTK1. This current try would have probably ended up turning into a restart had I not continued to review my deck even though it was a...
mikankun Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,675 2010-08-29, 6:54 pm
    Thread: Full Audio Immersion
Post: Full Audio Immersion

Listening to non-news style podcasts works best for me. I have them shuffle and loop throughout the day. Stuff that sounds like normal people just sitting around chatting. Like JUNK, コーヒーと牛乳, and 道産子...
mikankun General discussion 5 1,790 2010-08-27, 7:54 am
    Thread: Disney in Japanese
Post: Disney in Japanese

sheetz Wrote:I'm not too tech savvy. What's the best way to download these videos to save for posterity? I use a small python app called youtube-dl.
mikankun Learning resources 15 12,356 2010-08-25, 8:11 pm
    Thread: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog
Post: Yet Another Kanji Chains/Movie Method Blog

I've never heard of either of those method before looking at your blog. After a bit of googling I still fail to see the benefit of such a method over learning pronunciation in context.
mikankun The Japanese language 17 4,210 2010-08-25, 2:52 pm