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    Thread: The Weirdness of Japan
Post: The Weirdness of Japan

kazelee Wrote:@kioku Cute. Though..... looky ******** I can read. That was a joke. Humour. Laugh stupid. @_@ ******** Problem solving is one of my natural inclinations, and so, instead of trying t...
kioku3 General discussion 48 10,287 2009-12-05, 9:37 pm
    Thread: The Weirdness of Japan
Post: The Weirdness of Japan

kazelee Wrote:Now I have some questions for you. Why do you assume the burden of ambassador? Many (most?) people are proud of their native culture and want their country to be shown in a positive li...
kioku3 General discussion 48 10,287 2009-12-05, 5:08 pm
    Thread: Which Japanese Bible translation is the best for study?
Post: Which Japanese Bible translation is the best for s...

Slightly on-topic: Here's the Manga Bible (Japanese edition)--click a few pages past the table of contents: http://www.amazon.com/reader/426401798X?...426401798X $40 seems a little steep but I ...
kioku3 General discussion 110 28,119 2009-11-05, 12:21 pm
    Thread: 13 secrets for speaking fluent japanese deck?
Post: 13 secrets for speaking fluent japanese deck?

b0ng0 Wrote:What are the 13 secrets? I MUST KNOW! http://www.speaking-japanese.com/13/secret_00.html
kioku3 General discussion 12 2,153 2009-11-05, 7:46 am
    Thread: Japanese pod 101.com - any experiences yet?
Post: Japanese pod 101.com - any experiences yet?

My favorite part of jpod101 was "Miki's Blog" because it was only a couple of minutes long, is entirely in Japanese and is better for more concentrated study. I think there is a different person doin...
kioku3 Off topic 3 1,035 2009-11-05, 7:18 am
    Thread: Core 2000 Vs KO 2001 (please don't be angry...)
Post: Core 2000 Vs KO 2001 (please don't be angry...)

aquafina Wrote:I'm currently working through the Smart.fm core 2000 on anki and after beeing hit with a bit of a rodeblock at the start of unit 3 where things start getting tough, Since the sentences ...
kioku3 Learning resources 21 9,839 2009-10-28, 8:16 am
    Thread: How to reset without deleting my cards
Post: How to reset without deleting my cards

sprutnik Wrote:I'm aware it is possible to remove cards, but that also deletes my stories, right? I deleted my cards and it did NOT delete the stories. People start over all the time. The only thing...
kioku3 Remembering the Kanji 9 2,171 2009-10-26, 6:21 am
    Thread: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?
Post: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?

If your parents don't know a lot about Japan, why limit yourself to a documentary about Osaka in particular? Find a general documentary that shows some city scenes and touches on food, culture, etc. ...
kioku3 General discussion 20 6,142 2009-10-21, 3:25 pm
    Thread: difficult keywords
Post: difficult keywords

mastermx Wrote:I noticed people were personifying state of mind as data or dalai lama. why those characters? How does state of mind link to those? What if i forhget that data is state of mind Data - ...
kioku3 Remembering the Kanji 7 1,329 2009-10-01, 6:39 pm
    Thread: difficult keywords
Post: difficult keywords

mastermx Wrote:oh my god I spent two days on that lesson! Today they came up on reviews. Maybe i should rote memorise all the heart and state of mind kanjis. What did you guys do to cope with the...
kioku3 Remembering the Kanji 7 1,329 2009-10-01, 4:44 pm
    Thread: So I started over
Post: So I started over

Rooboy Wrote:Anyway I don't understand the whole start over thing. Say for example you get to 1200 done then drop RTK for whatever reason. You can't have completely forgotten all 1200. Surely a dec...
kioku3 Remembering the Kanji 40 7,499 2009-09-21, 6:57 pm
    Thread: Fluent japanese
Post: Fluent japanese

If you liked the Ken Tanaka and Remi videos, they have another one with Japanese puns: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T9Iv77sPvmM]
kioku3 Off topic 11 2,681 2009-09-17, 8:33 am
    Thread: "State of mind" doldrums
Post: "State of mind" doldrums

Rujiel Wrote:Several recommended using Data from Star Trek as an image, but I'm not familiar enough with the show for that to be potent. I used Data and I've never seen the show. I googled his pictur...
kioku3 Remembering the Kanji 8 1,731 2009-09-17, 6:51 am
    Thread: Useful Poll: Favorite J-Drama, Anime, Manga, etc. (read first post)
Post: Useful Poll: Favorite J-Drama, Anime, Manga, etc. ...

@ Nukemarine Okuribito and Departures are the same movie. Also there were two votes for Grave of the Fireflies, replies 9 and 12. The numbers got switched in the tabulation on top. Thanks a million...
kioku3 General discussion 60 24,311 2009-09-14, 9:46 am
    Thread: Useful Poll: Favorite J-Drama, Anime, Manga, etc. (read first post)
Post: Useful Poll: Favorite J-Drama, Anime, Manga, etc. ...

Top Movie: 生きる (Ikiru) おくりびと (Departures) タンポポ (Tampopo) 火垂るの墓 (Grave of the Fireflies - original animated version) 東京物語 (Tokyo Story) J-Drama: Attention Please Website (about Japanese) RevTK smar...
kioku3 General discussion 60 24,311 2009-09-14, 7:31 am
    Thread: Company shopping for you and shipping from Japan?
Post: Company shopping for you and shipping from Japan?

YogaSpirit Wrote:Amazon.co.jp seems to only ships BOOKS, VIDEOS, DVDS... ... but not SHOES, or RICE-COOKERS and so on: Oh, I see. Until I came across your other thread today, I had no idea you were h...
kioku3 General discussion 14 2,728 2009-09-13, 1:38 pm
    Thread: Matsuo Bashō 俳句全集、日本語で
Post: Matsuo Bashō 俳句全集、日本語で

This obviously isn't the book the OP is seeking, but I thought I would share this site which has a number of Bashou's haiku and various other writings in Japanese and in English translation for anyone...
kioku3 Learning resources 3 2,621 2009-09-13, 9:35 am
    Thread: Company shopping for you and shipping from Japan?
Post: Company shopping for you and shipping from Japan?

Just in case you weren't aware, if you want to shop with Amazon.jp, they do ship internationally and you can order in English. http://www.amazon.co.jp/In-English/b?ie=...de=1094656 It's kind of pr...
kioku3 General discussion 14 2,728 2009-09-10, 5:31 pm
    Thread: Underrated parallel text book
Post: Underrated parallel text book

The publisher's website has sample pdfs from the book. http://www.japanandstuff.com/page13/page13.html Here is a pdf of the very first story. http://www.japanandstuff.com/page13/asse...eseCh1.pdf...
kioku3 Learning resources 10 2,074 2009-09-04, 10:42 pm
    Thread: The weirdest clock you'll ever see
Post: The weirdest clock you'll ever see

The uniqlock girls are in Paris now. http://www.uniqlo.jp/uniqlock/
kioku3 Off topic 59 10,595 2009-09-02, 10:24 pm
    Thread: JLPT 1 in 3 days?
Post: JLPT 1 in 3 days?

Awesome! Congratulations! :)
kioku3 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 14 3,198 2009-09-01, 5:58 am
    Thread: RTK without the mnemonics
Post: RTK without the mnemonics

One difficulty with not using stories is as you progress further in the book, you find English keywords that are very similar in meaning. Stories help differentiate between them and keep you from mix...
kioku3 Remembering the Kanji 72 17,543 2009-08-18, 10:00 am
    Thread: Don't sit the JLPT
Post: Don't sit the JLPT

Evil_Dragon Wrote:Yep, that's one of the weak points. It does not cover speaking or writing. --------- Still I'd prefer a test that encompasses active usage of Japanese in addition. If only to raise...
kioku3 General discussion 121 20,859 2009-08-16, 4:12 pm
    Thread: Memorizing 東京
Post: Memorizing 東京

For people who use iknow, there is a Yamanote line list: http://smart.fm/lists/48443-jr I haven't studied these yet but I did memorize the 47 prefecture names in kanji as a fun way to get a little m...
kioku3 General discussion 13 3,634 2009-08-14, 7:38 am
    Thread: Japanese posters - anyone?
Post: Japanese posters - anyone?

Just a couple from a random google search (there's tons more if you search around): http://www.allposters.com/-st/Japan-Posters_c7225_.htm Ukiyo-e art prints: http://search.barewalls.com/s/Ukiyoe.h...
kioku3 General discussion 11 2,899 2009-08-02, 7:50 pm
    Thread: Extremely cheap anime DVDs?
Post: Extremely cheap anime DVDs?

I traveled in SE Asia for 5 months last year and bought DVD sets of Attention Please and Oniyome Diary 2 in Kuala Lumpur. I mailed them home no problem. They cost US$17 each for 3 DVD sets. Min...
kioku3 General discussion 43 6,941 2009-08-01, 6:34 pm
    Thread: POST RTK3-where are the links?
Post: POST RTK3-where are the links?

Do you mean Katsuo's list? There are keywords for 6353 kanji. http://spreadsheets.google.com/ccc?key=p...yZHw&hl=en Here are some threads where people discussed lists of post RTK3 kanji. There...
kioku3 General discussion 2 593 2009-07-18, 7:43 pm
    Thread: Helping a Japanese student with their accent
Post: Helping a Japanese student with their accent

magamo Wrote:I think teachers should teach differences students think are huge. I guess it's detrimental to say they're pretty much the same because native speakers feel so. magamo I read your post wi...
kioku3 General discussion 64 9,020 2009-07-17, 9:45 am
    Thread: Preparing for JLPT3?
Post: Preparing for JLPT3?

bloo8 Wrote:You pointed out that I should focus on the vocabulary first. Is there a list of all the vocabulary/words that will appear (or be used) on JLPT 3? much like the list of 300 Kanjis that will...
kioku3 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 35 10,249 2009-07-12, 11:25 am
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

avparker Wrote:I finished RTK1 last may after taking a whole year, but stopped reviewing soon after finishing - BIG MISTAKE. This time I'm back to 3/4 in just (!) 3 months (full time job, girlfriend, ...
kioku3 Remembering the Kanji 462 138,195 2009-07-11, 6:04 am