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    Thread: Music problem - cannot find anything I like
Post: Music problem - cannot find anything I like

Kiyoshiro Iwamano, now deceased, is wonderful for learning Japanese. He enunciates every syllable clearly. Japanese linguists have analyzed his speech and found it to be near perfect Japanese. While...
yukkuri_kame General discussion 109 31,517 2010-07-03, 11:44 pm
    Thread: Samoan move to Right Hand Drive
Post: Samoan move to Right Hand Drive

bodhisamaya Wrote:Have you seen the size of Samoans? How are they going to fit those massive spam eating bodies into a tiny Hyundai? Samoans love their spam... Really, it's true :o As do Hawaiians ...
yukkuri_kame Off topic 15 4,202 2009-09-08, 7:35 am
    Thread: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4th only
Post: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4...

Hey, anyone who ordered from the continental US, would you please a heads up (in this thread) when you get your books. Books are being shipped to my home in South Florida, but I am in Japan until nex...
yukkuri_kame General discussion 10 1,712 2009-09-08, 7:29 am
    Thread: Speaking Japanese in Japan
Post: Speaking Japanese in Japan

I inflict my 耳障り Japanese on everyone equally, regardless of their preferences or linguistic abilities.
yukkuri_kame General discussion 56 9,995 2009-09-05, 9:34 am
    Thread: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4th only
Post: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4...

Thanks for the heads-up, dihutenosa. I may order a couple of things. Any other interesting titles, not necessarily limited to Japanese language?
yukkuri_kame General discussion 10 1,712 2009-09-04, 2:20 am
    Thread: Study Kanji using the I-Phone
Post: Study Kanji using the I-Phone

I like kanji LS touch as mentioned by OP, because it lets you draw the kanji on the phone and then compare with the correct character, stroke-by-stroke. Very helpful if you struggle with stroke order...
yukkuri_kame Remembering the Kanji 26 15,220 2009-09-02, 7:44 am
    Thread: The 1,000+ Expired Cards Club
Post: The 1,000+ Expired Cards Club

1190 expired... mostly in box 4
yukkuri_kame General discussion 48 12,391 2009-08-23, 7:06 am
    Thread: Moving to Tokyo next week.
Post: Moving to Tokyo next week.

Can't say I know the area well, but I passed through there on the Tozai line today. The acupuncturist I see is in Asagaya - just a bit west of there. Great way to recover from jetlag.
yukkuri_kame General discussion 8 1,354 2009-08-20, 9:34 am
    Thread: At 500, but..
Post: At 500, but..

Just keep plugging away at it. Don't overthink it. As long as you keep up with your reviews and adding cards regularly, you will get there. My retention rate the second half of RTK was pretty low -...
yukkuri_kame Remembering the Kanji 46 9,200 2009-07-24, 5:22 pm
    Thread: あたしのどこが。。。
Post: あたしのどこが。。。

There was a thread a while back that dealt with this dreaded question...can anyone find it? [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMGwOnuIs...re=related]
yukkuri_kame Off topic 4 826 2009-07-21, 8:30 pm
    Thread: Any suggestion for an iPhone handwriting app, dictionary?
Post: Any suggestion for an iPhone handwriting app, dict...

Our longest iphone app for japanese learning thread: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=1858&page=1 Shinkanji is the app I find most useful for looking up unfamiliar kanji, though I most...
yukkuri_kame Learning resources 7 10,028 2009-07-21, 6:43 pm
    Thread: At 500, but..
Post: At 500, but..

If you are not retaining well, you are probably adding too much, too quickly. Adding 75 a day is ambitious, and the reviews start to add up quick, especially if you are failing a lot. What worked fo...
yukkuri_kame Remembering the Kanji 46 9,200 2009-07-21, 12:30 am
    Thread: No one from revtk is like this right? (pleaseeee)
Post: No one from revtk is like this right? (pleaseeee)

I like to collect money. No, I won't post any pictures or where I live.
yukkuri_kame General discussion 42 5,197 2009-07-20, 10:57 pm
    Thread: Sentences before RTK
Post: Sentences before RTK

welldone101 Wrote:I can't really recommend a starting point but I do suggest using smart.fm and doing either the core lists or Kanji Odyssey 2001 lists. If you do sentences before doing RTK it's best...
yukkuri_kame Remembering the Kanji 11 1,910 2009-07-18, 11:27 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Didn't think I'd make it til tomorrow... anyway, congratulations to all and thank you: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW6M8D41ZWU] [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MdChdA-hp_8]
yukkuri_kame Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,550 2009-07-18, 8:13 pm
    Thread: Love in Japan...
Post: Love in Japan...

I think this is one of the longest posts in internet history. I hardly read any of it, but I am quoting it in full, just because I can. TheTrueBlue Wrote:こんばんは皆さん。 どれどれ。。。 magamo Wrote:"Ah, than...
yukkuri_kame General discussion 578 67,324 2009-07-17, 9:38 pm
    Thread: I hope this is the right section...Music
Post: I hope this is the right section...Music

last.fm is great for finding j-music. Start with the tags j-punk, j-indie, j-rock, j-hiphop... and just keep going from there. Never listened to hollywood undead until now, but there are several j-b...
yukkuri_kame General discussion 3 878 2009-07-16, 11:44 pm
    Thread: What are the 3 Japanese websites that you like the most?
Post: What are the 3 Japanese websites that you like the...

bodhisamaya Wrote:From what I have heard, she is from New York and has a wealthy father so it would be odd she would be working as a cashier in Florida. Are you sure it was her? Totally certain. Thi...
yukkuri_kame Learning resources 44 25,909 2009-07-16, 6:55 pm
    Thread: What are the 3 Japanese websites that you like the most?
Post: What are the 3 Japanese websites that you like the...

Musashi Wrote:Aww don't be so greedy, things like しこしこ、愛液、ちくびなど we also need to learn :D smart.fm list anyone~? 教えて下さい。 Maybe the author would consider opening this list up for public editing: http:...
yukkuri_kame Learning resources 44 25,909 2009-07-16, 11:56 am
    Thread: What are the 3 Japanese websites that you like the most?
Post: What are the 3 Japanese websites that you like the...

A couple of years ago I was at the checkout of a local health food store where I live in Florida. The cashier, a young girl, was writing hiragana on a notepad, which started a conversation. A minute...
yukkuri_kame Learning resources 44 25,909 2009-07-16, 11:52 am
    Thread: Direct simple audio ripping?
Post: Direct simple audio ripping?

Cool...downloaded Audacity, but can't seem to figure out how to switch the "recording device" to "stereo mix". Would you walk me through it? Is it "Core Audio: Built in Input"?
yukkuri_kame Learning resources 5 998 2009-07-15, 6:58 pm
    Thread: automated sentence lookup
Post: automated sentence lookup

FireDictionary is a useful tool, if you are building word lists in smart.fm: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=3387 The developer is a user at smart.fm: http://smart.fm/user_forum/56/topic...
yukkuri_kame JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 5 2,662 2009-07-15, 12:08 am
    Thread: Smart.fm adds open lists - When Smart.fm met the wiki
Post: Smart.fm adds open lists - When Smart.fm met the w...

bodhisamaya Wrote:IMO, This has been their most significant improvement yet because we can now request Japanese users to contribute audio to items and sentences we create and correct errors as well. A...
yukkuri_kame Group study 4 1,779 2009-07-14, 11:50 pm
    Thread: failed flashcards
Post: failed flashcards

If you clicked the "learned" button in the study section, it will move the cards to the 2nd box and make them that lovely shade of green. I usually leave a time interval between when I fail a card an...
yukkuri_kame Remembering the Kanji 5 976 2009-07-13, 5:06 pm
    Thread: Trouble With Tae Kim
Post: Trouble With Tae Kim

Reminds me of Deep Thoughts with Jack Handley from SNL: "Some people never stop to think that a tree is not unlike a tall, leafy dog that is very quiet."
yukkuri_kame Learning resources 19 2,132 2009-07-13, 8:00 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Verdana Wrote:1048! I started some 5 months ago and I'm finally past the half way mark! I don't know if anyone else is learning like I am, but I'm very slow and sporadic with studying the kanji. I'm p...
yukkuri_kame Remembering the Kanji 616 180,428 2009-07-11, 5:30 pm
    Thread: RTK theme song? - The Ultimate Showdown
Post: RTK theme song? - The Ultimate Showdown

Was listening to RobotsAnger's last.fm library when I ran across this little ditty: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3Nqguav6nE&NR=1]
yukkuri_kame Off topic 4 855 2009-07-11, 12:41 pm
    Thread: Reviews when drunk?!
Post: Reviews when drunk?!

stoked Wrote:Done. 41 of 58 correct. 70.7 percent. This is way below my level. I failed easy cards such as deliver and cavity. This wasn't a good idea... Going down the Long Island Iced Tea road is...
yukkuri_kame Off topic 12 1,755 2009-07-10, 7:03 pm
    Thread: Relatively simple Japanese shows?
Post: Relatively simple Japanese shows?

IceCream Wrote:hmm... zettai kareshi is quite a girl thing maybe. but easy, and funny... i like zettai kareshi better, but a more boyish anime version of the same type of idea is chobits. its also qu...
yukkuri_kame Learning resources 32 7,340 2009-07-10, 6:13 pm
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

皆さんがんばれ!You can do it, just keep plugging away. 5, 10, 20 a day - whatever, just keep adding and you'll be halfway in no time.
yukkuri_kame Remembering the Kanji 526 167,110 2009-07-07, 2:52 pm