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    Thread: Best way to get 24h/24 Japanese audio input?
Post: Best way to get 24h/24 Japanese audio input?

Thanks for the links to the audio dramas, guys. I appreciate it!
stshores24 Learning resources 132 36,293 2008-11-06, 9:40 am
    Thread: RTK3 kanji site/spreadsheet?
Post: RTK3 kanji site/spreadsheet?

Kyorei Wrote:I've finished RTK1, and my life feels incomplete without more kanji to learn. LOL! It gets addictive after a while!
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 10 3,928 2008-09-13, 9:00 pm
    Thread: RTK3 kanji site/spreadsheet?
Post: RTK3 kanji site/spreadsheet?

hknamida Wrote:I sent a text file your way. I hope it'll be of some use. Exactly what I needed. Thank you.
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 10 3,928 2008-09-02, 8:05 am
    Thread: RTK3 kanji site/spreadsheet?
Post: RTK3 kanji site/spreadsheet?

Hi all, sorry if this has alrady been asked, but I did search... I've been looking for a site similar to the Heisig Kanji Index (http://ziggr.com/heisig/) that I can use to copy/paste the RTK3 kanji. ...
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 10 3,928 2008-09-02, 7:20 am
    Thread: 房 = TASSEL: background information
Post: 房 = TASSEL: background information

Again, thank you.
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 19 18,314 2008-08-25, 8:34 am
    Thread: Keyword => Kanji Why?
Post: Keyword => Kanji Why?

When I look through Japanese text, I recognize some of the kanji, but can't remember the meaning. How can I remember the meaning if I don't remember the keyword, or even look it up? Or will just just ...
stshores24 General discussion 9 3,543 2008-08-18, 10:04 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

alantin Wrote:Congraz! Keep up the good work! ^^ Thanks! Working my hardest to get this done before I have to register for the JLPT next month and start busting my tush on that!
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 616 180,469 2008-07-20, 12:04 pm
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Half way, baby! w00t! Never would have imagined getting this far. Thanks for all of your help and encouragement, guys! See you at 2042!
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 616 180,469 2008-07-20, 10:58 am
    Thread: Beginner's Q's: studying tips and other reviewing methods?
Post: Beginner's Q's: studying tips and other reviewing ...

I had forgotten about KanjiGym. Just downloaded it now. Thanks for the reminder, Plumage.
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 13 1,961 2008-07-19, 8:58 pm
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

yukamina Wrote:I see...heh, for me it gets tiresome after about 2 minutes. On top of the graphics and slowness, I don't want to learn kanji by drilling meanings and isolated readings, so I don't play ...
stshores24 Learning resources 36 29,691 2008-07-14, 6:12 pm
    Thread: Who is your "Person" (Lesson 27)?
Post: Who is your "Person" (Lesson 27)?

I'm subscribing to this topic because I'm working on Lesson 26 right now, so I'll be there shortly. And the grammar does bother me. Please, someone fix this.
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 66 19,528 2008-07-14, 4:21 pm
    Thread: Animes, 2008
Post: Animes, 2008

My kids and I enjoy Chi's Sweet Home (http://a.scarywater.net/yoroshiku). It's clean and VERY funny seeing all the trouble that little kitty gets into. I've been looking for other kid-friendly modern ...
stshores24 Learning resources 7 1,534 2008-07-14, 3:10 pm
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

Dragg Wrote:I would probably still be playing Knuckles today if there was any way to disable or speed up the battle animations. Exactly. I wish the source code was available so any programmer-types co...
stshores24 Learning resources 36 29,691 2008-07-14, 3:01 pm
    Thread: anyone else sick of perverted stories?
Post: anyone else sick of perverted stories?

Raichu Wrote:So one solution is to allow users of this site to mark stories with potentially offensive content as such. Then others using it can opt to allow visibility of such content. Not sure it's...
stshores24 General discussion 138 45,397 2008-07-13, 7:31 am
    Thread: Affirmative Head Nod in Japan
Post: Affirmative Head Nod in Japan

erlog Wrote:Head nod seem to be okay, but I've noticed that I've gotten into the habit of saying ん along with the head nod. That little grunt goes a long way. LOL. I do both now, and I don't even live...
stshores24 General discussion 16 8,563 2008-07-13, 7:23 am
    Thread: Best way to buy Japanese games
Post: Best way to buy Japanese games

Does anyone know of Japanese sites where I could just purchase and download the titles right there, rather than having to have the CDs shipped here? I am looking for older titles like A-Train III in p...
stshores24 General discussion 28 6,713 2008-07-13, 7:20 am
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

abaddon Wrote:Hmmm... but probably they didn't learn their English via the AJATT method and a SRS? I'm sure that must be the explanation. :) Hmm, perhaps it's time for 'Remembering The Roman Letters'?...
stshores24 General discussion 1,517 595,143 2008-07-12, 10:31 am
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

jaystarkey Wrote:However, when video games might be helpful is if you cannot make yourself sit down and open your flashcards or crack open a book, it might give you some Japanese practice you might no...
stshores24 Learning resources 36 29,691 2008-07-11, 10:42 pm
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

Incidentally, I figured out how to make a Heisig set for KiCL, and it's here: http://drop.io/knucklesinchinaland It's kanji-to-keyword, because I don't know readings yet... :)
stshores24 Learning resources 36 29,691 2008-07-11, 10:35 pm
    Thread: Left to right? Top to bottom?
Post: Left to right? Top to bottom?

alyks Wrote:http://img205.imageshack.us/img205/8227/...nv7.th.jpg You should see it now. Do you live in Waterworld or something, where paper is that precious? :D Seriously, though, that looks real...
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 28 7,842 2008-07-11, 8:20 pm
    Thread: How important is stroke order?
Post: How important is stroke order?

furrykef Wrote:stshores24 Wrote:My problem is not so much stroke order as it is stroke direction. Stroke direction is always obvious by looking at the kanji once you know the rules. If it helps, look ...
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 17 4,412 2008-07-11, 8:18 pm
    Thread: How important is stroke order?
Post: How important is stroke order?

furrykef Wrote:stshores24 Wrote:Is cursive writing in Roman letters as intimidating for Japanese students as it was for me back in 8th grade? Wow, you didn't learn cursive until 8th grade? I think it ...
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 17 4,412 2008-07-11, 8:15 pm
    Thread: How important is stroke order?
Post: How important is stroke order?

skinnyneo Wrote:My example is my teachers at work. They harp on the students about stroke order when they are writing roman letters. But me, a proficient native speaker and writer of English, break ...
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 17 4,412 2008-07-11, 7:17 pm
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

Silmara Wrote:I know its not a RPG but I changed the language in the Sims2 to Japanese and its really fun. Hmm, I wonder how easy it would be to do that to other games. There were some older Maxis gam...
stshores24 Learning resources 36 29,691 2008-07-11, 6:40 pm
    Thread: Left to right? Top to bottom?
Post: Left to right? Top to bottom?

alyks Wrote:http://img301.imageshack.us/img301/5025/...fp7.th.jpg AAAHHH!!! *gasp* Someone needs some graph paper... I like the little doodles and comments in the margins. :D
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 28 7,842 2008-07-11, 6:13 pm
    Thread: How important is stroke order?
Post: How important is stroke order?

My problem is not so much stroke order as it is stroke direction. RTK gives you the basic order, but a lot of the time I'm not sure which way they're supposed to go! He gives an explanation of the gen...
stshores24 Remembering the Kanji 17 4,412 2008-07-11, 6:11 pm
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

furrykef Wrote:Tell us the format of the file and I (or someone else) can probably make one for you. Not just 865 but all 2042 if you wish. :) Thanks! I'm not quite sure of the format. I uploaded one ...
stshores24 Learning resources 36 29,691 2008-07-11, 6:00 pm
    Thread: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat me!
Post: Help! RTK Done and now the kanji are trying to eat...

rich_f Wrote:Also, if you plan to take the JLPT, get used to the idea of people talking as if they're speaking while eating a bowl of jell-o and marbles while gargling. When I took it a few years ago,...
stshores24 General discussion 31 6,953 2008-07-11, 5:51 pm
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

I was going to pull out KiCL again when I read on their web site that a Heisig keyword file was available. Sadly, their definition of 'available' seems to be 'formerly available via a broken link on a...
stshores24 Learning resources 36 29,691 2008-07-11, 5:39 pm
    Thread: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of course)
Post: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of ...

I was going to say Tokyo Jihen, but someone beat me to the punch. :D Redballoon, GO!GO!7188, Masaharu Fukayama, Starboard, and Swinging Popsicle are all frequent plays in my collection. Bon Voyage...
stshores24 Learning resources 106 32,708 2008-07-11, 5:29 pm