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    Thread: When is the best time to make Japanese friends? after RTK1 or during?
Post: When is the best time to make Japanese friends? af...

I am where you are at: get RTK understood and build enough momentum to build on/with what you know. For friends I think now is better then later, or they may feel used, and all the other common sense ...
jm82792 General discussion 12 3,776 2013-04-11, 3:01 am
    Thread: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing?
Post: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing?

How many new cards are you adding daily? If it's a lot that could be why.
jm82792 Remembering the Kanji 102 21,399 2013-04-07, 11:52 pm
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

On 550 ish :) The animal primitives are a bit interesting.
jm82792 Remembering the Kanji 526 166,988 2013-04-04, 6:57 pm
    Thread: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide
Post: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide

I've been rather tempted to buy a Nook E ink reader (simple touch I think) then get Android(PaperWhite won't work for android) on it. It's a cheap solution, however, the biggest issue is it doesn't ha...
jm82792 Learning resources 57 50,938 2013-04-04, 2:57 pm
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

I do see your point Chris, I'll start passively writing them out when I SRS after I install the stroke order addon. I do have a story or worst case good association between primitives, but for what I ...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-04-04, 2:50 pm
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

I have not tried a lot but right now it's impossible for both, but I know Kana in general have to be written eventually. It does seem that everything in my head turns into visual mush (unless I'm seei...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-04-03, 12:25 am
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

I've been busy working weekends, and all that random stuff that consumes more time then you'd like. But in spite of that I am at 510 or so for Kanji, and am recognizing 25 Hiragana. Recognition is the...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-04-02, 1:34 am
    Thread: How to use my weekends?
Post: How to use my weekends?

Dang I wish I had weekends :)
jm82792 The Japanese language 18 5,862 2013-03-24, 2:13 pm
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

(Thanks for all the help, I greatly appreciate you guys putting up with me) I do see the chicken and egg issue. Just tonight one of my Sensei(s?) was mentioning getting your black belt merely means...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-03-23, 1:44 am
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

I have been reading Heisigs "Remembering the Kana" book for a little bit.I don't like having it on my tablet, so I'm due for buying a physical book, or maybe some sort of hacked Nook Simple Touch E In...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-03-21, 1:16 pm
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

Thanks for all the input! My brain sort of wreaks lyrics and turns them into things I can't remember, until I hear them then I remember them. Off the top of my head I can't remember a single lyric fro...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-03-20, 8:09 pm
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

vix86 Wrote:It wasn't stated, but don't major in Japanese. I won't go for it :) I'm going for a business degree, I am into science and technology but Business was something I could test out of most of...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-03-20, 6:35 pm
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

Thankfully I don't have a language class, from what I'm reading they are a painful endurance at times...... Are there any things I should study with the Kanji that would be useful? I'm going to try to...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-03-20, 6:11 pm
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

I reference to the stories here a lot, but I'm usually not home, without internet, and have an Android tablet. The only reason I've thought about Kana now is perhaps they'd grow well together, but I d...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-03-20, 5:40 pm
    Thread: Yet another newbie with a few questions
Post: Yet another newbie with a few questions

Hi my name is Josh, I'm 20 years old, I live in Hawaii, and am at around #425 (a solid 300?) for RTK1 with a month of poking at it. I'd like to learn since I've always had an interest in the culture t...
jm82792 The Japanese language 21 5,410 2013-03-20, 5:19 pm