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    Thread: 2016 Beyond JLPT N1
Post: RE: 2016 Beyond JLPT N1

(2015-12-22, 5:01 pm)harahachibu Wrote: Here's my tentative plan for 2016.  I'd really like to build up my vocabulary more, work on my business keigo, and get listening comprehension up to college l...
harahachibu General discussion 7 1,999 2016-05-13, 11:42 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

I passed N1! Here are my scores (practice scores in parentheses): 言語知識: 31/60 (45/60, 40/60, 35/60, 38/60) 読解: 54/60 (40/60, 38/60, 41/60, 44/60) 聴解: 42/60 (51/60, 57/60, 48/60, 56/60) Total: 127/18...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2016-01-26, 8:21 pm
    Thread: How Do I Start Investing?
Post: RE: How Do I Start Investing?

Read the Bogleheads Wiki: https://www.bogleheads.org/wiki/Getting_started Read "If You Can" by William J. Bernstein, a short 27-page intro. Are you located in Japan?  If so, there may be some tweaks...
harahachibu Off topic 42 5,036 2016-01-16, 10:56 am
    Thread: Learning Mathematical Japanese
Post: RE: Learning Mathematical Japanese

These might be useful: How do I write or say a mathematical expression in Japanese? 数式記号の読み方・表し方
harahachibu Learning resources 6 976 2016-01-10, 12:13 pm
    Thread: 2016 Beyond JLPT N1
Post: 2016 Beyond JLPT N1

I thought the 2015 N1-N2 thread was helpful in seeing what other people were studying & finding useful resources, so I thought it would be nice to have a 2016 version of the thread for those who h...
harahachibu General discussion 7 1,999 2015-12-22, 5:01 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

お疲れ様です。 I took N1. I checked against one of those Chinese sites and it looks like I got about 80% right on the first 25 questions, and I got 7 incorrect on the listening comprehension section.  I co...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-12-07, 3:17 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-11-26, 10:09 am)angelneko Wrote: Does anyone know the breakdown of first part of the exam? Like how many of each type of question (grammar, kanji, etc)?  Also how many 長文?  I have looked at p...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-11-27, 12:46 am
    Thread: NEW FORUM: General feedback
Post: RE: NEW FORUM: General feedback

Bug report: When I try to read PMs, the left-hand navigation bar expands to take up most of the space, and the PM is shown beneath the navigation bar. I am using Firefox 42.0 on Mac OS X. Edit: Apo...
harahachibu General discussion 122 16,080 2015-11-18, 6:44 pm
    Thread: What is your third language (L3)?
Post: RE: What is your third language (L3)?

(2015-11-16, 9:49 pm)Zeina Wrote: Have you decided which language you want to tackle yet? I haven't really decided yet.  Right now I'm focusing on the upcoming N1 exam in a few weeks.  I'm still ma...
harahachibu Off topic 19 2,922 2015-11-18, 3:53 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Ooh, shiny new forum design is now up. Finished mogi test #4 for N1, my final full mogi test before the real deal in December. Here are my scores (prior scores in parentheses): 言語知識: 45/60 (40/60, ...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-11-15, 4:20 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

rich_f Wrote:... and a mock test every few days. I've got a stack of mock tests. I plan on taking as many of them as I can before the real thing, so when it's test time, it's "Just another mock test."...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-11-05, 3:50 pm
    Thread: Japanese Equivalent of The Economist?
Post: Japanese Equivalent of The Economist?

The BBC has just launched a Japanese-language version of its site. It may be worth a look: http://www.bbc.com/japanese
harahachibu Learning resources 17 3,093 2015-10-15, 10:04 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

TheVinster Wrote:I'm probably going to buy all of the N1 Drill & Drill textbooks. Waiting on them to arrive at the nearby Kinokuniya after having ordered. I don't typically study via textbook, but...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-10-04, 11:48 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Just finished mogi test #3 for N1. Here are my scores (prior scores in parentheses): 言語知識: 40/60 (35/60, 38/60) 読解: 38/60 (41/60, 44/60) 聴解: 57/60 (48/60, 56/60) Total: 135/180 (124/180, 138/180) A...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-10-04, 5:23 pm
    Thread: What is your third language (L3)?
Post: What is your third language (L3)?

My Japanese is approaching N1-ish level, and I'm starting to think about taking up another language. Since there seem to be a number of polyglots here, I thought I would ask the forum: What is your ...
harahachibu Off topic 19 2,922 2015-09-15, 12:01 pm
    Thread: Suggestions for practical vocabulary & useful phrases
Post: Suggestions for practical vocabulary & useful phra...

Why don't you buy a phrase book from Berlitz or Lonely Planet and then anki input the phrases they've put together? It seems like they've done most of the work of pulling together the survival Japane...
harahachibu The Japanese language 9 1,855 2015-09-12, 9:27 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

So I have taken my mogi test #2. What have I been doing leading up to this? I’m about halfway through 総まとめN1語彙 and ドリル&ドリルN1文法, doing a little bit every day for each of these. Still doing my daily ...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-08-21, 10:45 am
    Thread: Books on learning (not just Japanese)/mastering skills
Post: Books on learning (not just Japanese)/mastering sk...

Hi all, I love this forum because of the really intense “rubber on the road,” practical advice for Japanese learning. I’ve gotten a lot out of it in the relatively short time I’ve been here. I was w...
harahachibu Off topic 13 2,518 2015-08-18, 11:50 am
    Thread: Using material aimed at English-learning Japanese?
Post: Using material aimed at English-learning Japanese?

Has anyone used materials written for English-studying Japanese people to study Japanese? I was browsing at the local Kinokuniya and noticed that there were quite a few books on useful English phrase...
harahachibu Learning resources 3 716 2015-07-19, 7:46 pm
    Thread: Kanzen Master 2kyuu 文法
Post: Kanzen Master 2kyuu 文法

I believe this thread has ShinKanzen Master N2 Bunpou (and N1 too): http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=6318&page=3
harahachibu Group study 253 93,882 2015-07-11, 2:54 pm
    Thread: What does this use of commas mean?
Post: What does this use of commas mean?

When used in vertical text they're called bouten (傍点) and are used to emphasize a word or words. It acts like italics would in English text.
harahachibu The Japanese language 2 597 2015-07-10, 5:43 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

akhety Wrote:Raulsen Wrote:As far as the 語彙 goes, it might be easier to simply add them to your bookmarks in an app like Midori and then export them to Anki from there. Heck, if you've got Windows, t...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-07-10, 8:59 am
    Thread: Kindle Dictionary (Does US or JP version matter?)
Post: Kindle Dictionary (Does US or JP version matter?)

Thanks for the replies all. It looks like I'll have to add an extra step at the end of sending my Japanese language ebooks through Amazon's service to get a properly tokenized version of the book.
harahachibu Learning resources 6 952 2015-06-29, 2:24 pm
    Thread: Kindle Dictionary (Does US or JP version matter?)
Post: Kindle Dictionary (Does US or JP version matter?)

I am thinking of getting the new Kindle Paperwhite. My question has to do with the dictionaries. I reside in the US but I have friends in Japan who could send me a Japanese Kindle if need be. My pr...
harahachibu Learning resources 6 952 2015-06-29, 12:34 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Well, I just sacrificed a Saturday morning on a mogi test for N1. Good luck to those taking it next week, BTW, I'm shooting for December. The book I'm using is 日本語能力試験模試と対策, which includes transcrip...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-06-27, 2:26 pm
    Thread: Japanese Equivalent of The Economist?
Post: Japanese Equivalent of The Economist?

I just downloaded and installed "SmartNews", an app that is the #1 news aggregator in Japan. You can change the settings to the Japanese edition. I literally just downloaded and tried it because thi...
harahachibu Learning resources 17 3,093 2015-05-19, 9:48 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Raulsen Wrote:Hey, by the way! For those of you who've made a grammar deck from the N1 新完全マスター book, do you think you could share that with me? That sounds like it'd help out a ton! Here's the thread...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-05-17, 1:13 pm
    Thread: Giongo even after all these years
Post: Giongo even after all these years

There's a book called 日本語擬態語辞典 by 五味太郎. I have a copy of the book and intend to go through it in Anki at some point, but that's for after N1 for me. Relevant thread: http://forum.koohii.com/showthre...
harahachibu The Japanese language 4 1,006 2015-04-20, 2:33 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

justusperthes Wrote:harahachibu: If you are looking for university lectures then gacco.org is pretty cool. It's free and there are transcripts for everything. Plus, they have quizzes that test whether...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-03-31, 6:11 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Aiming for N1 in December. Passed N2 a few years ago. * Vocab: I’m going through the Target 2000 N1 Vocab book that I have put into Anki. I’m about 2/3 done right now, I should be complete around t...
harahachibu JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,778 2015-03-30, 6:53 pm