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    Thread: Media with Japanese subtitles online
Post: Media with Japanese subtitles online

I'm not entirely sure but I think I found Nodame Cantabile Japanese subs on Kamigami! http://www.kamigami.org/bbs/viewthread.p...3D1&page=1 One catch, I can't seem to do the captcha part of the ...
Nii87 Learning resources 13 9,929 2010-09-15, 3:21 am
    Thread: Winter 2010 Drama Rankings
Post: Winter 2010 Drama Rankings

IceCream Wrote:Ryoma Den: I/A-A http://wiki.d-addicts.com/Ryoma_den genre: historical, samurai As usual, the NHK drama is of a totally different style and quality to the other dramas. If you were inte...
Nii87 General discussion 10 9,585 2010-01-25, 9:24 pm
    Thread: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression
Post: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression

There was a script in there that actually generates a frequency list in the first place right? Could just use that.
Nii87 Learning resources 146 42,941 2010-01-25, 7:51 am
    Thread: KO2001 Help with Kanji Learning
Post: KO2001 Help with Kanji Learning

I'm impressed that you're having trouble with pronounciation for only one word =P
Nii87 The Japanese language 15 2,468 2010-01-23, 11:34 am
    Thread: iAnki update
Post: iAnki update

Never heard of blackra1n. I just used that RedSn0w thing or whatever it was called. I don't use AnkiMini because it just causes a lot of hassle for some reason. Sync doesn't work, decks too large, so...
Nii87 Learning resources 63 15,931 2010-01-23, 11:32 am
    Thread: Funniest Sentence In KO.
Post: Funniest Sentence In KO.

Thanks for the insight people. I didn't realise the chances of getting it are so high =/ EDIT: Reading some of the comments above, it seems that 30% of *deaths* are cancer related, not that 30% of th...
Nii87 General discussion 148 35,164 2010-01-23, 11:29 am
    Thread: Funniest Sentence In KO.
Post: Funniest Sentence In KO.

本人の死亡原因の 1位はガンだ。約3割の人がガンで死ぬ。 The No. 1 cause of death in Japan is cancer. About 30% of the population die of cancer. While I know cancer is no laughing matter, is the cancer prevalence really that hi...
Nii87 General discussion 148 35,164 2010-01-23, 8:25 am
    Thread: Time management and too many reviews?!
Post: Time management and too many reviews?!

chochajin Wrote:And one more thing: My first year in Japan (2008) I had one more working day per week, but managed to study WAY MORE than I do now. Maybe I was way more motivated, maybe it was more fu...
Nii87 General discussion 34 6,043 2010-01-22, 11:16 pm
    Thread: iAnki update
Post: iAnki update

Does anyone have problems with new cards in iAnki? For some reason the number of new cards are combined with the re-review card count (the left number), but I never get to see them. I can only review ...
Nii87 Learning resources 63 15,931 2010-01-22, 8:59 pm
    Thread: Making the most of my trip to Japan
Post: Making the most of my trip to Japan

coverup Wrote:^same same. I told myself I would never come back until I had gotten better at jp and could make better use of my time there! Leave some extra space in your suitcase and use the trip a...
Nii87 General discussion 13 1,635 2010-01-20, 3:17 am
    Thread: Making the most of my trip to Japan
Post: Making the most of my trip to Japan

^Same. I got a lot of immersion though.
Nii87 General discussion 13 1,635 2010-01-20, 12:26 am
    Thread: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression
Post: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression

Can someone tell me what the difference in Core 2000 and Core 6000 is? Is it more compounds for the same kanji, or does it cover the more obscure kanji instead?
Nii87 Learning resources 146 42,941 2010-01-19, 7:34 pm
    Thread: Vocabulary Techniques?
Post: Vocabulary Techniques?

I just stick with it. I used to do the Iversion thingo, but that took too long. Now I just write out the word I got wrong once and read it a few times. Dunno how effective it is though. For really rea...
Nii87 General discussion 19 5,028 2010-01-19, 7:33 pm
    Thread: Female Japanese Food Eating Champions
Post: Female Japanese Food Eating Champions

IceCream: From what I've heard, yes they do. Even the normal looking ones. Then again I wear medium size shirts here in Australia but end up buying XL ones in Japan.
Nii87 Off topic 17 8,262 2010-01-18, 10:53 pm
    Thread: Subs for the new drama season
Post: Subs for the new drama season

Hooray Bloody Monday season 2!
Nii87 Group study 12 6,216 2010-01-17, 11:40 pm
    Thread: Your Very First Day of Learning Japanese
Post: Your Very First Day of Learning Japanese

I have to admit what I said was a brutal generalisation. But I still believe that a multilingual student whose native language is related to Japanese will have an easier time learning it. liosama Wro...
Nii87 General discussion 98 13,961 2010-01-14, 11:54 pm
    Thread: Your Very First Day of Learning Japanese
Post: Your Very First Day of Learning Japanese

Aijin Wrote:Unfortunately my student didn't take to the language very well. Learning a few vocab words and a few hiragana was all she really managed, so I'll have to slow down my lesson plan's pace a ...
Nii87 General discussion 98 13,961 2010-01-14, 8:23 pm
    Thread: Polyphasic sleep to increase study time
Post: Polyphasic sleep to increase study time

IceCream Wrote:It also says that naturally we have 2 major sleep urges that occur roughly 2 times a day, 12 hours apart, although one of them is overridable. Sounds like those siestas they do in Spain...
Nii87 Off topic 65 16,078 2010-01-14, 8:19 pm
    Thread: Google Documents - Links to Resources
Post: Google Documents - Links to Resources

Does the Core 6000 cover the same number of kanji as Core 2000, except with more compounds per kanji? Or does it just cover in addition the lesser used kanji?
Nii87 Group study 49 55,712 2010-01-14, 8:13 pm
    Thread: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression
Post: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression

@Mezbup: Yeah I noticed that as I'm using frequency order now, and it is different to KO2001 order so I hear the lady sometimes. But the lady sounds just as bored and professional as the guy. Maybe sh...
Nii87 Learning resources 146 42,941 2010-01-12, 7:05 pm
    Thread: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression
Post: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression

Wow! I might just switch to the Core2000 list instead. Getting bored of that guy from KO2001. Maybe its time to sort all my subs2srs stuff too! Does anyone know how many kanji the Core2000 list cover...
Nii87 Learning resources 146 42,941 2010-01-12, 6:42 am
    Thread: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression
Post: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression

Well, in your fields window you don't have an audio field! Without it it won't work!
Nii87 Learning resources 146 42,941 2010-01-12, 6:19 am
    Thread: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression
Post: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression

Your field is incorrect. The error is reasonably accurate. Show a screenshot of your "General and fields" tab on the window that you posted in your third image.
Nii87 Learning resources 146 42,941 2010-01-12, 1:18 am
    Thread: SRS vocab acquisition/reviewing: Slow and strict vs fast and lenient?
Post: SRS vocab acquisition/reviewing: Slow and strict v...

Are you still working from sentences? Or do your cards only hold single words now? Its an interesting idea, but I'm still not confident enough to go into native material yet (1500 cards from KO2001 s...
Nii87 General discussion 21 5,349 2010-01-10, 7:06 pm
    Thread: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing
Post: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing

...So how useful is Lang-8 then really? It seems the only advantage it has is to get people to *check* your grammar and skills in the first place. Improving said skills using the corrections seems t...
Nii87 General discussion 55 12,780 2010-01-10, 7:02 pm
    Thread: The way things used to be, a condensed history of AJATT
Post: The way things used to be, a condensed history of ...

...If the guy is so unfamiliar with everything, how did he get your email in the first place Alyks?
Nii87 Off topic 97 24,503 2010-01-08, 3:17 am
    Thread: random OT question: learning violin
Post: random OT question: learning violin

I started violin sometime last year and had about 4 lessons. I'm doing relatively okay. I'm (sort of) an adult at 22. I'm going to go down the fiddlin' path (instead of classical) though, because in ...
Nii87 Off topic 30 4,312 2010-01-07, 9:39 pm
    Thread: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression
Post: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression

mastermx Wrote:I deleted every single card. Then re-imported with the fields corrected. EDIT: I just wanted to thank everyone who helped with the deck sorting. Its so much more relaxing and manageabl...
Nii87 Learning resources 146 42,941 2010-01-07, 8:44 pm
    Thread: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression
Post: KO 2001 Kanji/Word progression

I wonder why more people aren't using the sorted decks. It singlehandedly prevented me from getting sick of sentences.
Nii87 Learning resources 146 42,941 2010-01-06, 4:13 am
    Thread: Major burnout advice ... please :S
Post: Major burnout advice ... please :S

You rack disciprine!
Nii87 Learning resources 26 4,605 2010-01-06, 4:01 am