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    Thread: Fun Stuff To Do in Osaka/Tokyo (non-sightseeing)
Post: RE: Fun Stuff To Do in Osaka/Tokyo (non-sightseein...

If you like hiking, you might like to go see the minoo waterfall near osaka: http://www.japan-guide.com/e/e4019.html Its not terribly impressive, but you'll get a decent workout walking up the hill. ...
Zarxrax Off topic 6 926 2016-03-11, 7:41 pm
    Thread: How would you replace the Kanji writing system?
Post: RE: How would you replace the Kanji writing system...

I'd replace it with korean-like characters. Looks like kanji, but its an alphabet. Would also piss off a bunch of Japanese nationalists.
Zarxrax General discussion 25 2,572 2016-03-07, 5:49 pm
    Thread: Font on Android vs PC (Anki)
Post: RE: Font on Android vs PC (Anki)

Ankidroid has had a long and complex history regarding using different fonts. I remember spending huge amounts of time getting it working in the past. I think they have probably gotten it working bett...
Zarxrax General discussion 10 1,152 2016-03-04, 6:25 am
    Thread: sdict - search 22 million sentences from the innocent corpus
Post: RE: sdict - search 22 million sentences from the i...

This will definitely be handy! Thanks
Zarxrax Learning resources 4 1,362 2016-02-27, 10:20 pm
    Thread: Bi-directional/Bilingual Japanese and English Articles
Post: RE: Bi-directional/Bilingual Japanese and English ...

If you don't mind paying, there is hiragana times: http://www.hiraganatimes.com You can also go for other things like games, movies, anime and other things that are available in both languages.
Zarxrax Learning resources 28 2,644 2016-02-13, 3:04 pm
    Thread: Shirokuma Cafe japanese subtitles
Post: RE: Shirokuma Cafe japanese subtitles

(2016-01-31, 11:32 am)RawrPk Wrote: I found Japanese subs at http://kitsunekko.net/ Ah, I see they have both versions there. I had originally got the kamigami subs from there, and I assumed they we...
Zarxrax Learning resources 9 1,162 2016-01-31, 2:12 pm
    Thread: Shirokuma Cafe japanese subtitles
Post: RE: Shirokuma Cafe japanese subtitles

(2016-01-31, 12:50 am)SomeCallMeChris Wrote: The original Japanese captions if you get them are also not identical to what is being spoken. They are mostly but not entirely 'error free' in terms of ...
Zarxrax Learning resources 9 1,162 2016-01-31, 11:27 am
    Thread: Shirokuma Cafe japanese subtitles
Post: RE: Shirokuma Cafe japanese subtitles

(2016-01-30, 11:17 pm)kendo99 Wrote: Looks like the shirokuma cafe subs were done by kamigami, a chinese group that transcribes the japanese subs from the audio. The quality of these varies tremendo...
Zarxrax Learning resources 9 1,162 2016-01-30, 11:47 pm
    Thread: Shirokuma Cafe japanese subtitles
Post: Shirokuma Cafe japanese subtitles

I'm wondering if anyone has tried watching Shirokuma Cafe with Japanese subtitles? It seems like a perfect anime for me, and I'm really digging it, but I'm running into an odd problem. Maybe I'm wron...
Zarxrax Learning resources 9 1,162 2016-01-30, 10:28 pm
    Thread: Rikaisama unsigned?
Post: RE: Rikaisama unsigned?

Sounds like it could be an issue with firefox, as it definitely doesn't do any of that to me. Maybe an issue limited to the mac version if that's what you are using? Sometimes something in firefox cou...
Zarxrax General discussion 32 3,367 2016-01-11, 9:50 pm
    Thread: Rikaisama unsigned?
Post: RE: Rikaisama unsigned?

Are you SURE you aren't using an outdated version of rikaisama? Most recent version is 22.9 from 2015-12-30
Zarxrax General discussion 32 3,367 2016-01-11, 7:54 pm
    Thread: .....
Post: RE: I got this for Christmas yay!!

(2015-12-26, 6:20 pm)Matthias Wrote: (2015-12-26, 3:30 pm)Zarxrax Wrote: I've sort of wanted this for a while, looks really interesting. A paper version would be pretty useless to me though, as th...
Zarxrax Learning resources 5 1,199 2015-12-27, 11:37 am
    Thread: .....
Post: RE: I got this for Christmas yay!!

I've sort of wanted this for a while, looks really interesting. A paper version would be pretty useless to me though, as the only good use I could think of it would be analyzing the words or adding to...
Zarxrax Learning resources 5 1,199 2015-12-26, 3:30 pm
    Thread: Cartoon Network Japan
Post: RE: Cartoon Network Japan

(2015-12-23, 6:43 am)Raschaverak Wrote: Wait, I've just checked, is it me, or all 67 episodes of Dexter there are only 2 minute clips? What's going on? Oh darn, I was so excited too :( But I guess ...
Zarxrax Off topic 9 1,169 2015-12-23, 5:27 pm
    Thread: Cartoon Network Japan
Post: RE: Cartoon Network Japan

They have Dexter's Laboratory and Ed, Edd, and Eddy. My Christmas is complete.
Zarxrax Off topic 9 1,169 2015-12-23, 6:35 am
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

Just do whatever you are seeing progress from. When you stop seeing progress, that is the time to question your method. Personally, I find SRS to be a lot more convenient than reading, so it works bet...
Zarxrax The Japanese language 114 7,445 2015-12-14, 6:28 am
    Thread: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool
Post: RE: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool

(2015-11-30, 6:33 pm)yogert909 Wrote: Zarxrax Wrote:Anyone know a tool or some code I can use to take the word frequency report, and limit it to only words which contain kanji? If you open the repor...
Zarxrax Learning resources 125 56,021 2015-12-01, 6:41 am
    Thread: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool
Post: RE: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool

Anyone know a tool or some code I can use to take the word frequency report, and limit it to only words which contain kanji?
Zarxrax Learning resources 125 56,021 2015-11-30, 6:01 pm
    Thread: Micro reading with Anki
Post: RE: Micro reading with Anki

(2015-11-30, 2:33 pm)yogert909 Wrote: I don't think he means never look up words.  In fact he explicitly said you can look up words at the end of the day/week when you are purging the easy sentences...
Zarxrax The Japanese language 5 848 2015-11-30, 4:40 pm
    Thread: How do you deal with Anki leeches?
Post: RE: How do you deal with Anki leeches?

My leeches are usually words that I get mixed up with another word. So rather than just not knowing it altogether, I'm misremembering it. Correcting that can take a good bit of effort. So, I usually j...
Zarxrax Learning resources 5 808 2015-11-29, 1:02 am
    Thread: Micro reading with Anki
Post: RE: Micro reading with Anki

(2015-11-28, 11:46 pm)kameden Wrote: Instead of putting a really high interval you could just hit suspend or delete. Depends what client you are using as to how easy those functions might be to sel...
Zarxrax The Japanese language 5 848 2015-11-29, 12:56 am
    Thread: Micro reading with Anki
Post: Micro reading with Anki

This post is about a new type of reading method that I have come up with, which I call "micro reading", and it is done through Anki. This should not be confused with incremental reading, which is some...
Zarxrax The Japanese language 5 848 2015-11-28, 2:45 pm
    Thread: Hentaigana Android App
Post: Hentaigana Android App

I was disappointed because I expected a naughty tool for learning kana.
Zarxrax Learning resources 3 751 2015-10-30, 4:13 pm
    Thread: Vocab deck or just pure sentences?
Post: Vocab deck or just pure sentences?

I do short phrases usually 3-5 words long. Way faster and more useful than sentences in my opinion, and gives important context that you cant get from a single vocabulary word. I still use vocabulary...
Zarxrax General discussion 58 7,179 2015-10-29, 5:09 pm
    Thread: Teaching English in Japan/JET. Standards.
Post: Teaching English in Japan/JET. Standards.

Here are the criteria: http://jetprogramusa.org/eligibility/ They used to have a rule that you can't be over 35 years old or something like that, but this rule appears to have been removed. They prob...
Zarxrax JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 25 2,912 2015-10-28, 7:43 pm
    Thread: Is there such a learning tool as this?
Post: Is there such a learning tool as this?

You can go play pokemon. It's not exactly sophisticated, but if you want kana, there you go.
Zarxrax Learning resources 31 3,674 2015-10-11, 3:38 pm
    Thread: Beyond Anki: What Are Some Language Learning Tools?
Post: Beyond Anki: What Are Some Language Learning Tools...

Well the obvious answer would be to just read/watch/play stuff that you enjoy in Japanese, if the SRS thing isn't working for you.
Zarxrax Learning resources 39 5,679 2015-10-11, 11:59 am
    Thread: Forum Upgrade PREVIEW
Post: Forum Upgrade PREVIEW

Please support tapatalk plugin. https://tapatalk.com/download_mybb.php This allows people with the tapatalk app on mobile devices to browse the forum through an interface that is much more preferable ...
Zarxrax General discussion 65 7,874 2015-10-05, 3:30 pm
    Thread: A corpus of novel reviews which are innocent, and allegedly famous
Post: A corpus of novel reviews which are innocent, and ...

Just curious, when people refer to "innocent" novels, what definition of the word innocent is being used here?
Zarxrax Learning resources 10 1,090 2015-10-02, 9:43 pm
    Thread: youtube channel suggestions
Post: youtube channel suggestions

Crazy Russian Hacker: Shows some cool science experiments and life hacks. I like it because he doesn't even try to teach the science behind anything, he's all just "is this cool or what!" Game Sack: ...
Zarxrax Off topic 13 2,462 2015-08-30, 10:17 am