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    Thread: Growing Pains, Listening & Mindset
Post: RE: Growing Pains, Listening & Mindset

http://www.amazon.com/Living-Japanese-Di...030010958X Is this it, Gaia?  I think it's more in line with what was mentioned earlier. Anyway, I seriously appreciate all of the input so far.  You all a...
Raulsen General discussion 14 793 2016-06-03, 6:39 am
    Thread: Growing Pains, Listening & Mindset
Post: Growing Pains, Listening & Mindset

Hey all.  It's been a while since I've posted here, but I've been lurking a fair bit even then.  So, for a bit of context, I'm doing a study abroad at Okayama University, and as of tomorrow, I'll only...
Raulsen General discussion 14 793 2016-06-02, 8:08 am
    Thread: Yomichan for Chrome (think Rikaichan + auto flashcards)!
Post: RE: Yomichan for Chrome (think Rikaichan + auto fl...

If this ever got its own version of EPWING->Anki, I'd drop Rikaisama in a heartbeat.  As it stands now, that's literally the only reason I have Firefox installed.
Raulsen General discussion 45 2,751 2016-05-18, 8:16 pm
    Thread: Back in Japan for a Study Abroad
Post: Back in Japan for a Study Abroad

Hey all, As the thread title suggests, I'm finally back in Japan for a semester-long study abroad.  I'm studying at 岡山大学, and from the look of it, I'll be starting classes later this week.  I'm plann...
Raulsen JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 2 392 2016-04-04, 1:19 am
    Thread: Student Visa
Post: RE: Student Visa

Keep in mind that, assuming you're in the US, you'll have to go through the closest embassy, if there's not one in your state. For instance, I'm from NC, but I was under the jurisdiction of the Atlan...
Raulsen JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 5 683 2016-04-04, 1:04 am
    Thread: How would you replace the Kanji writing system?
Post: RE: How would you replace the Kanji writing system...

(2016-03-07, 5:49 pm)Zarxrax Wrote: I'd replace it with korean-like characters. Looks like kanji, but its an alphabet. Would also piss off a bunch of Japanese nationalists. Better yet, keep the tra...
Raulsen General discussion 25 2,581 2016-03-07, 10:14 pm
    Thread: How to make J-J Sentence cards
Post: RE: How to make J-J Sentence cards

(2016-03-04, 5:37 am)Vempele Wrote: Only make cards for the meanings you've actually seen (or reasonably expect to see in the future). And whatever else you do, don't make a card for #11 - the examp...
Raulsen Learning resources 2 550 2016-03-04, 8:58 am
    Thread: Systematic approach to story creation?
Post: RE: Systematic approach to story creation?

I feel it also helps if you add the primaries into the story in the order they appear in the character.  For instance, for 激 I had something like "Amidst the waters white, a lone compass floats along,...
Raulsen General discussion 6 785 2016-02-23, 11:26 am
    Thread: kindle voyager
Post: RE: kindle voyager

I realize the screen quality might be an issue for some, but have you considered the new 7" Fire?  It should go back down to 35 or 40 bucks pretty soon, and ever since I got one for Christmas, I've go...
Raulsen General discussion 16 1,340 2016-02-19, 4:01 pm
    Thread: Favorite J-J Dictionary?
Post: Favorite J-J Dictionary?

I figured it might be interesting to ask around and see what everyone's favorite J-J dictionary is and why.   Personally, I'm an avid fan of using 大辞林 and 三省堂 in conjunction, given the prior's depth,...
Raulsen General discussion 5 800 2016-02-15, 8:16 pm
    Thread: Bi-directional/Bilingual Japanese and English Articles
Post: RE: Bi-directional/Bilingual Japanese and English ...

(2016-02-13, 12:06 pm)foreverunclean Wrote: Thanks for the links. The newsinslowjapanese site is a bit basic for me but it does seem useful for beginners. Yes, that bilingual bible is very pricey....
Raulsen Learning resources 28 2,650 2016-02-13, 9:44 pm
    Thread: What's happening with Tofugu?
Post: RE: What's happening with Tofugu?

They post to their FB almost every day, but I have no clue what's up with their lack of articles as of late.
Raulsen General discussion 2 769 2016-02-13, 7:17 pm
    Thread: Japanese "politeness levels"
Post: RE: Japanese "politeness levels"

(2016-02-08, 3:27 pm)Digix Wrote: (2016-02-08, 8:08 am)Zgarbas Wrote: (2016-02-07, 11:52 pm)Digix Wrote: for me, term "dude"  is derogatory regardless of context . so it cannot be used as exampl...
Raulsen General discussion 52 4,361 2016-02-08, 4:18 pm
    Thread: New to Japanese and needed help
Post: RE: New to Japanese and needed help

(2016-01-31, 12:23 pm)Bronx1875 Wrote: I've recently decided to pick up Japanese to suit my hobbies and have learned Katakana and Hiragana and can read them easily now However like every one every ...
Raulsen General discussion 19 1,806 2016-01-31, 1:15 pm
    Thread: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself
Post: RE: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself

First off, thanks for being so open, because this is exactly the sort of thing that can eat away at a person, especially language-learners. Personally, I think things like this need to be discussed w...
Raulsen The Japanese language 60 7,041 2016-01-23, 10:25 pm
    Thread: Can someone help me identify these 2 handwritten kanji?
Post: RE: Can someone help me?

(2016-01-20, 12:10 pm)tetsueda Wrote: Could it be 軍跡 (military ruin(?)) That's what I'm seeing as well.
Raulsen Off topic 9 1,137 2016-01-20, 12:28 pm
    Thread: .....
Post: RE: The Vaccari system...

There's a massive dictionary by that name at my university's library, but I've never paid it any special notice aside from gawking at its sheer volume.
Raulsen Learning resources 4 1,271 2016-01-19, 2:46 pm
    Thread: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Troubleshooting Posts)
Post: RE: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / ...

(2016-01-12, 10:10 pm)mohara Wrote: Hi, I've been a long time lurker and this is my first post on this forum. so I was wondering how (or if it's actually possible) to filter out cards from my deck ...
Raulsen Learning resources 448 98,568 2016-01-12, 10:27 pm
    Thread: 2015 Reflections and 2016 Resolutions
Post: RE: 2015 Reflections and 2016 Resolutions

Sure, I'll bite.   As far as reflection goes, 2015 was a big year for me in a lot of ways.  I found out I passed the N2, doubled down on my study of the language, and even finished my first novel in ...
Raulsen General discussion 19 1,796 2016-01-01, 12:30 am
    Thread: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Troubleshooting Posts)
Post: RE: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / ...

So, I usually use Anki for iOS, but since I got one of the super cheap Kindle Fire tablets for Christmas, I decided to try out Ankidroid on it after sideloading the Google Play Store.  For the life of...
Raulsen Learning resources 448 98,568 2015-12-28, 10:55 pm
    Thread: .....
Post: RE: How often do you "cheat" while reading Japanes...

(2015-12-26, 5:32 pm)john555 Wrote: By "cheating" I mean:  you come to a really long convoluted sentence with multiple levels of subordination, so to make it easier you make note of the topic of the...
Raulsen The Japanese language 12 1,552 2015-12-26, 6:33 pm
    Thread: Cartoon Network Japan
Post: RE: Cartoon Network Japan

Gah, Muriel's Japanese voice is so perfect!  I'd forgotten how much I used to love Courage the Cowardly Dog! Thanks a ton!
Raulsen Off topic 9 1,171 2015-12-23, 6:28 pm
    Thread: Just started learning Japanese. How should I proceed?
Post: RE: How should I proceed?

You could probably dig around a bit and find the Core2k deck.
Raulsen General discussion 10 1,619 2015-12-21, 6:40 pm
    Thread: What is the hardest part about learning language?
Post: RE: What is the hardest part about learning langua...

(2015-12-18, 6:59 am)Stansfield123 Wrote: It takes up a lot of my free time, but that's not really the hard part. I enjoy it, so it's easy to immerse myself in Japanese culture...which, at this poin...
Raulsen General discussion 19 2,180 2015-12-18, 11:20 am
    Thread: Share Your Japanese "Rabbit Hole" Experience
Post: RE: Share Your Japanese "Rabbit Hole" Ex...

I don't know if you could call it a rabbit hole in the strictest sense, but I ended up learning a metric-crapton of airship/nautical vocabulary going through the Japanese translation of Kenneth Oppel'...
Raulsen Learning resources 6 809 2015-12-17, 11:24 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-12-14, 10:08 pm)sholum Wrote: I only remember my answers for the one reading passage I didn't have time for (the last long reading one); I bubbled all of them as four... got 2/4 correct. That'...
Raulsen JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,469 2015-12-14, 10:18 pm
    Thread: [Video] Can Japanese Actually Write Japanese (Kanji)?
Post: RE: [Video] Can Japanese Actually Write Japanese (...

(2015-12-14, 7:35 pm)gaiaslastlaugh Wrote: (2015-12-14, 7:11 pm)sholum Wrote: More On Topic: I remember seeing a video about how the Japanese are forgetting kanji that they don't write regularly, ...
Raulsen Off topic 32 4,356 2015-12-14, 7:45 pm
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: RE: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

(2015-12-13, 12:07 am)cb4960 Wrote: (2015-12-12, 11:34 pm)Raulsen Wrote: Thanks for all the hard work here.  This helps out immensely! Out of curiosity, is there any way to circumvent the "dupli...
Raulsen Learning resources 859 243,811 2015-12-13, 3:19 pm
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: RE: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

Thanks for all the hard work here.  This helps out immensely! Out of curiosity, is there any way to circumvent the "duplicate note" error when using separate decks?  Say I have a large deck from a v...
Raulsen Learning resources 859 243,811 2015-12-12, 11:34 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

I actually didn't take the JLPT this year (I took and passed the N2 last year in Atlanta by some divine miracle), but I'm aiming to take the N1 in Japan while I'm studying abroad at 岡山大学 this coming s...
Raulsen JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,469 2015-12-06, 7:26 pm