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    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

I was totally shocked when I woke up to the news this morning. I'm still a bit shaky, although the earth didn't move here. I only know one person personally in Japan, and thank God she's OK. I have pl...
gyouza Off topic 690 113,333 2011-03-11, 2:37 pm
    Thread: Where to find Japanese contacts online?
Post: Where to find Japanese contacts online?

Dustin_Calgary Wrote:I've actually also had people recommend lang-8 perhaps it has a social media side to it as well? It does. Definitely worth checking out. Another free site that you might try is ...
gyouza General discussion 8 2,064 2010-12-31, 5:01 am
    Thread: RevTK stories or my own?
Post: RevTK stories or my own?

I'm with BooBooQ88 on this one as well. My routine for each kanji went like this: 1. Look up the kanji in the book, identify the primitive elements. 2. Close my eyes, focus on the primitive meanings ...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 8 1,607 2010-12-23, 5:49 am
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

OK, let's aim for that next step! 15€ from me now in the bucket. @Dustin_Calgary: That's terrible! I hope you get well soon!
gyouza Off topic 393 86,428 2010-12-12, 8:47 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

@Mogoo: Three's a charm! :) For me it was the same - started twice, failed twice. Third time (completely relying on RevTK) did the trick - made it through all 2042 kanji! You'll get there too!! Go for...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 616 180,488 2010-11-08, 4:50 am
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

Congratz, you two! :) Keep going, aim for the halfway mark, and try not to lose the momentum! Ganbatte ne!!
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 526 167,167 2010-10-24, 7:20 am
    Thread: Finished! What now? (Different path choices after finishing RKT1)
Post: Finished! What now? (Different path choices after ...

nest0r Wrote:Even without its use of native manga material I'd recommend JMW though, I never understood the appeal of Tae Kim's alleged clarity or the arguments about manga as a guide being too inform...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 22 5,722 2010-10-18, 4:36 am
    Thread: Is 100 new kanji a day exaggerated?
Post: Is 100 new kanji a day exaggerated?

Just take your time! There's nothing wrong with doing 20-30/day - I did that as well. And now (3 months and 3 weeks later) I'm through. :-) Everybody has to find his/her own pace.
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 76 23,538 2010-10-14, 1:54 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Well, twothousandandfortytwo! BÄÄÄÄÄM! Although "finished" is a relative term when it comes to learning kanji, I have just added the 2042th card to my RevTK deck! やった! :) And I feel like I have accom...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,748 2010-10-06, 3:14 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

I just had my first major breakdown! I had sailed smoothly up to frame 1554, adding 20-30 cards every day, but then stopped doing my daily reviews for 8 days due to a short vacation. When I returned ...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 908 186,140 2010-09-11, 10:37 am
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

So! I've just passed the 3/4 mark! It's interesting how hard I have to work on some groups of kanji, while others I can memorize almost without any effort... My plan is to post in the "Please congratu...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 462 138,225 2010-08-29, 6:47 am
    Thread: Relying to stories in this site.
Post: Relying to stories in this site.

I mean, access to the ideas for stories of other people - that is what this site is about, right? I'm finding myself in a similar situation - for many kanji I cannot come up with a good story (or only...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 10 1,963 2010-08-28, 4:35 pm
    Thread: Writing of '幾' - abacus primitive
Post: Writing of '幾' - abacus primitive

Oh right! My mistake! I think I got a little confused here. Sorry!
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 2 920 2010-08-23, 1:55 pm
    Thread: Writing of '幾' - abacus primitive
Post: Writing of '幾' - abacus primitive

Hey guys! I just stumbled over an inconsistency between the given stroke count in the book (and here on the site), and my own stroke count in the frames 1381 "幾" and 1382 "機". The official stroke cou...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 2 920 2010-08-23, 1:25 pm
    Thread: What to do for those ones you just can't remember?
Post: What to do for those ones you just can't remember?

I'm doing basically the same thing: after I have figured out the exact connotations that come with the keyword (English is not my native tongue - I'm learning quite a bit about that language on the si...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 19 3,777 2010-08-20, 3:05 am
    Thread: Yet Another SRS App
Post: Yet Another SRS App

Hey ali.najaf! I like your app so far and am quite excited about what's to come! ali.najaf Wrote:The way I envision it, you would have an options page for the deck where you can choose between leitn...
gyouza Learning resources 18 4,717 2010-08-14, 10:26 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

dragonroot Wrote:I'm around kanji 560, and most of the stories in the lesson (it's Lesson 21) are basically so boring and uninspiring they just don't stick. Hey dragonroot! I'm around frame 1200 now ...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 908 186,140 2010-08-13, 4:45 pm
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

And me too: Half way!! I just finished lesson 27 and somehow I feel a bit relieved that I've made it this far. However, I'm finding that lately in the review sessions I'm struggeling. With the first ~...
gyouza Remembering the Kanji 616 180,488 2010-08-01, 5:57 am