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    Thread: Any good teachers for pronunciation or conversation?
Post: Any good teachers for pronunciation or conversatio...

Hello fellow koohiistas. Does anyone have any recommended teachers for improving my speaking skills? Specifically, I'm interested in learning about intonation, pronunciation, and making my speech mo...
datrukup General discussion 3 495 2016-03-18, 7:48 am
    Thread: I want the truth about teaching English in Japan.
Post: RE: I want the truth about teaching English in Jap...

To give you an example of how every situation is different: I am an ALT in a Tokyo suburb making ¥250,000 a month after taxes. I'm hired by the city, but the city also hires ALTs from companies like i...
datrukup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 65 24,899 2016-02-01, 8:48 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Congrats to everyone! I barely passed the N2 with 105/180. Here's to studying for the N1? I feel like all the N2 knowledge is in my head, but it can't come out of my mouth fast enough. I'm tempted to...
datrukup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,635 2016-01-27, 4:41 am
    Thread: Searching for Solid Resources on Japanese Phonetics
Post: RE: Searching for Solid Resources on Japanese Phon...

This book may become your bible “The Sounds of Japanese.” I got it cheaply used on Amazon, but it’s quite expensive on the Japanese Amazon. This book is a combination crash course in phonetics and how...
datrukup General discussion 5 813 2015-12-12, 4:16 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Anyone else taking the JLPT at Rikkyo University in Saitama? The orientation of the directions they give in the ticket is upside down-- ie North is on the bottom. Just a heads up!
datrukup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,635 2015-11-23, 3:33 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

justusperthes Wrote:(On a slight tangent, what kind of pricing scheme is that? "残りの15編は、1編120円または2編セット250円で購入できる。"; who the heck is going to pay ten yen more for a set of two instead of buying them se...
datrukup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,635 2015-11-10, 4:07 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

vix86 Wrote:Christ, this AJATT thread has turned into every AJATT thread before it. Bickering over the "do-ability" of stuff on AJATT. I'm pretty sure its been stated before, but to state it again. T...
datrukup Off topic 529 102,699 2015-08-24, 10:13 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

ソ、I know this thread has turned into discussing the merits of Khatz's advice, but no one really seemed to state this opinion earlier (or at least I didn't find it by skimming). It's hard to believe ...
datrukup Off topic 529 102,699 2015-08-23, 10:12 pm
    Thread: Place names like 浪速っこ..
Post: Place names like 浪速っこ..

Don't forget the テレビっ子!
datrukup The Japanese language 10 1,458 2015-07-29, 6:42 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

I finally have 1,000 subs2srs cards that I am actively reviewing. I hope to add 2k more this month.
datrukup General discussion 1,389 294,323 2015-06-30, 4:40 pm
    Thread: Future Self to Past Self: To 10k or not to 10k?
Post: Future Self to Past Self: To 10k or not to 10k?

I'll throw my hat in as someone who only completed half the core10k. Use the core10k to learn contextless words. It's excellent for those indisputable objects like "apple", "weekend"... things you wo...
datrukup General discussion 38 6,406 2015-06-08, 1:00 pm
    Thread: Freely available science and engineering videos
Post: Freely available science and engineering videos

This is amazing! Thanks for sharing!
datrukup Learning resources 3 866 2015-03-26, 4:28 am
    Thread: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Troubleshooting Posts)
Post: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Trou...

Maybe I should make a separate thread for this but, how do you rate your responses? There are four possible ratings for a card, with rating 1 rescheduling the card for today. Are you more likely to ra...
datrukup Learning resources 448 98,671 2015-03-07, 4:42 pm
    Thread: What tv series are you watching?
Post: What tv series are you watching?

I've been watching 最高の離婚. For how snobby I am about how I would never watch a soap-opera, this one's not so bad. It seems like only 25% of it is ridiculous soliloquies.
datrukup Off topic 19 3,339 2015-02-18, 12:24 pm
    Thread: Huuuuuuge pile of expired cards: how to deal with it?
Post: Huuuuuuge pile of expired cards: how to deal with ...

My advice used to be, "do them all as quickly as possible!!!" But I personally have found that I'm not doing a useful review if I review at a rate of 60-80 cards per minute-- especially after not seei...
datrukup Learning resources 6 1,325 2015-02-12, 1:37 pm
    Thread: Second Book Club Nomination Thread
Post: Second Book Club Nomination Thread

I second the nomination for 霧のむこうのふしぎな町! I live next to a Japanese international college, and one of the students gave me this book. She said she reads it every time before she travels to a foreign co...
datrukup Group study 23 6,473 2015-02-07, 6:49 pm
    Thread: Where do you guys get Japanese subs these days?
Post: Where do you guys get Japanese subs these days?

d-addicts.com has been a good resource, but I'm still lacking a lot of Japanese subtitles to anime that I want watch, like 妄想代理人. Anyone know the most popular Japanese subtitle hub?
datrukup Learning resources 7 1,601 2015-02-04, 12:09 am
    Thread: J-CAT
Post: J-CAT

Since my goal is to make a 300+ in the J-CAT this year, I asked a college-educated native Japanese speaker to take the test to see how accurate it is. The following are his results: Listening 83 Voca...
datrukup JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 65 37,163 2015-01-14, 2:45 pm
    Thread: Ugliest and most Beutiful kanji?
Post: Ugliest and most Beutiful kanji?

警 There's just too much squished above 言. It looks too lopsided for me.
datrukup Off topic 65 15,529 2015-01-13, 10:33 pm
    Thread: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions
Post: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions

The worst aspect of New Year's resolutions for me is that I don't think about what they should be for more than a week before the new year. This results in me committing to misguided actions (eg I'll ...
datrukup General discussion 51 10,055 2015-01-10, 3:10 pm
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

yogert909 Wrote:JapaneseRuleOf7 Wrote:Wait, so just like that it's over? Just when I was getting inspired. This. But seriously, it's not like you have to do it pedal to the metal and set a new land ...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2015-01-09, 12:50 am
    Thread: Programming my CS Thesis Project for Japanese Learners
Post: Programming my CS Thesis Project for Japanese Lear...

Hey Y'all, My university's Computer Science thesis is focused around software engineering rather than theory or research, so I can basically program about anything I want as long as it's a comprehen...
datrukup Off topic 11 2,832 2014-10-30, 12:37 pm
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

@Vempele 忙しない is new to me, as are the others. Thanks! @yudantaiteki Thanks! I knew the vocab word from a core deck but I had no idea of the actual usage. I'm learning so much actually having people e...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2014-10-13, 11:21 pm
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

Day 7 Complete! Learn Time: 2:10 Anki Review Time: 0:30 Today's Time: 2:40 Kanji Reviewed: 594.磨,595.心,596.忘,597.忍,598.認,600.志,601.誌,605.思,607.応,608.意,609.想,610.息,612.恵,613.恐,615.感,616.憂,618.忙,623...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2014-10-13, 12:00 am
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

Day 6 Complete! Learn Time: 1:40 Anki Review Time: 0:20 Today's Time: 2:00 Kanji Reviewed: 488.荒,489.望,490.方,492.坊,495.訪,496.放,499.説,500.鋭,501.曽,502.増,503.贈,504.東,506.凍,508.廷,510.燃,512.歳,513.県,515...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2014-10-11, 8:51 pm
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

Day 5 Complete! Learn Time: 4:15 Anki Review Time: 0:15 Today's Time: 4:30 Kanji Reviewed: 384.走,385.超,387.越,388.是,389.題,391.建,392.延,396.衣,398.装,399.裏,402.遠,404.初,405.布,407.幅,408.帽,412.市,413.姉,415...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2014-10-10, 4:39 pm
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

Day 4 Day Off Days Off Remaining: 0 Notes: This project is NOT over. Today was another busy day consisting of job interviews and tests, but I was able to get 49 new kanji reviewed, but it's n...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2014-10-10, 1:01 am
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

Day 3 Day Off Days Off Remaining: 1 Notes: A busy schedule and deadlines kept me from studying today. When I re-start tomorrow, I'm going to first print out the kanji and meanings out on one...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2014-10-09, 12:40 am
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

Day 2 Complete! Learn Time: 4:00 Anki Review Time: 0:05 Today's Time: 4:05 Kanji Reviewed: 284.辺,286.車,287.連,289.輸,290.前,291.各,292.格,293.略,294.客,295.額,296.夏,297.処,298.条,299.落,300.冗,301.軍,303.運,305...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2014-10-07, 6:48 pm
    Thread: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days
Post: Journal -- Conquering RTK LITE in 17 Days

Day 1 Complete! Learn Time: 2:30 Anki Review Time: 0:02 Today's Time: 2:32 Kanji Reviewed: 183.向,185.字,186.守,187. 完,190.安,192.寄,193.富,194.貯,195.木,196.林,197.森,205.植,206.枯,208.村,209.相,210. 机,211.本,2...
datrukup The Japanese language 28 8,101 2014-10-06, 12:18 pm