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    Thread: Am I Impatient?
Post: Am I Impatient?

Yes I think you are impatient :) Using this website, Smart.fm and studying books like RTK are great ways to learn Japanese. But I think, also from reading the forums, that many people get too obsesse...
zwarte_kat Learning resources 15 4,756 2010-08-04, 10:18 pm
    Thread: Why I don't recommend taking a 4 month break from kanji reviews
Post: Why I don't recommend taking a 4 month break from ...

brianobush Wrote:Keep it up guys. I have been finished with RTK some four+ months. My reviews are now less than 40 cards/day and goes by quickly - 20 min or less. Your efforts will be rewarded. Just ...
zwarte_kat Remembering the Kanji 14 2,472 2009-11-21, 5:11 am
    Thread: Japanese roommate in Tokyo. Any drawbacks?
Post: Japanese roommate in Tokyo. Any drawbacks?

I lived in an apartment with a Japanese (ex) girlfriend, twice. Not registering under your name saves a lot of effort and trouble I think. And it means you can leave any time, a situation that has a g...
zwarte_kat General discussion 55 12,390 2009-11-17, 10:30 pm
    Thread: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/manga?
Post: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/man...

hmmm. A wiki doesn't sound bad either. Though maybe it would become too bloated for my taste. I figured that all the user has to do was fill in a simple form with choices (and maybe a few notes if des...
zwarte_kat Group study 13 3,666 2009-09-24, 12:27 pm
    Thread: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/manga?
Post: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/man...

of course it's not a full replacement for those threads BTW. Recommendations and advise could (and should, i think) still be given like they are now.
zwarte_kat Group study 13 3,666 2009-09-12, 9:18 am
    Thread: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/manga?
Post: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/man...

In this case difficulty is subjective to a certain extend. There is furigana or no furigana. A book has kanji or not. These things are not subjective. The in-between levels (how difficult are the kanj...
zwarte_kat Group study 13 3,666 2009-09-12, 9:16 am
    Thread: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/manga?
Post: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/man...

It looks like the grubba site is something I could set up. I would have to make it accessible for multiple users and somehow make a field with links to resources, which will have to be stored and "upl...
zwarte_kat Group study 13 3,666 2009-09-12, 8:31 am
    Thread: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/manga?
Post: system to rate and look up difficulty of books/man...

Not sure if anyone is interested in this, but: Wouldn't it be nice to have a collaborative data-base in which people can input information about the novels/manga etc. they read? And with information ...
zwarte_kat Group study 13 3,666 2009-09-12, 2:59 am
    Thread: Giant Robot Statues in Japan
Post: Giant Robot Statues in Japan

Saw the one in Tokyo, though I wasn't planning to. Some people invited us for a BBQ in the park organized by group of cheerleaders. When I was on my way there, I saw on a poster that it was the park w...
zwarte_kat Off topic 3 1,135 2009-09-11, 2:23 pm
    Thread: Why do Japanese TV stations sport a clock?
Post: Why do Japanese TV stations sport a clock?

Rujiel Wrote:Many of the early-morning shows seem to have this clock. Though, maybe it's just one station.. Why does Japan feel it needs this? It's to see what time it is.
zwarte_kat General discussion 15 9,010 2009-09-06, 4:38 pm
    Thread: Sword World 2.0-Japanese Gamebook on DS!
Post: Sword World 2.0-Japanese Gamebook on DS!

zazen666 Wrote:Did you look at the website? have you ever played a game book? have you ever played one in Japanese? It's like reading a book, with the added excitement of 1) new and unusual kanji 2) c...
zwarte_kat General discussion 19 3,095 2009-09-04, 2:19 pm
    Thread: Sword World 2.0-Japanese Gamebook on DS!
Post: Sword World 2.0-Japanese Gamebook on DS!

Why? Is it in some way useful to learn Japanese with? Or do you just like the look/concept of the game? Because in either way I don't understand why I should be excited about it... Enlighten me plea...
zwarte_kat General discussion 19 3,095 2009-09-03, 11:53 pm
    Thread: Kanzen Master 2kyuu 文法
Post: Kanzen Master 2kyuu 文法

skinnyneo Wrote:ghinzdra, osakajin send me an email and I can add you to the google spread sheet. It looks like a few people here are eager to access and even help on the spreadsheets, including me. I...
zwarte_kat Group study 253 93,877 2009-05-01, 11:26 pm
    Thread: Kanzen Master 2kyuu 文法
Post: Kanzen Master 2kyuu 文法

ghinzdra Wrote:That's right . Which one do you have ? KM2kyuu or 1kyuu ? KM2kyuu But if that one's done already I can also get the 1kyuu one tomorrow. Just won't be able to use it myself...YET!!
zwarte_kat Group study 253 93,877 2009-04-19, 6:12 am
    Thread: Kanzen Master 2kyuu 文法
Post: Kanzen Master 2kyuu 文法

Proofreading, does that just mean comparing the text on the sheet with the text in the book and correcting mistakes? Because I could help with that if still needed.
zwarte_kat Group study 253 93,877 2009-04-18, 4:12 am
    Thread: Ateji 当て字 consisting of numbers
Post: Ateji 当て字 consisting of numbers

stehr Wrote:you may know this one 893 やくざ It is often thought that the word やくざ comes from these numbers, relating to a bad score in a gambling game. If this is true, could you still call it an 当て字?
zwarte_kat The Japanese language 13 4,112 2009-03-23, 11:09 am
    Thread: Rtk good to learn new english words too
Post: Rtk good to learn new english words too

Sometimes when I see a kanji of a difficult English keyword in daily life, I know the general idea of the kanji, but not that English keyword anymore, because I never learned it well in the first plac...
zwarte_kat Remembering the Kanji 75 14,998 2009-03-14, 6:15 am
    Thread: "Strategy" Advice
Post: "Strategy" Advice

bodhisamaya Wrote:zwarte_kat Wrote:in Holland we say: ''Children and drunk people speak the truth''). This saying was created by someone who had not been around children. :rolleyes: Or around drunks :...
zwarte_kat Remembering the Kanji 25 3,702 2009-03-14, 12:41 am
    Thread: "Strategy" Advice
Post: "Strategy" Advice

On the supermemo site the guy mentions that remembering 100% takes 300% of the time it takes to remember 90% (read it a while ago so you might want to double-check). This to me me gives the impressio...
zwarte_kat Remembering the Kanji 25 3,702 2009-03-13, 2:55 pm
    Thread: On the English proficiency of Northern European people
Post: On the English proficiency of Northern European pe...

Having video games ONLY in English helps (try Civilisation 1 in another language when you are still in primary school). Having all English movies subtitled instead of dubbed helps (okay some disney st...
zwarte_kat General discussion 65 11,265 2009-03-05, 1:50 pm
    Thread: Finished RTK1, what now? (need advice)
Post: Finished RTK1, what now? (need advice)

Grammar exists because we say it exists. It's a name we once gave to describe patterns in a language, and thereafter we started learning the language with the use of the knowledge of these patterns. W...
zwarte_kat Learning resources 30 5,359 2009-02-28, 4:54 am
    Thread: Grammar SRS project - 200 Essential Japanese Expressions
Post: Grammar SRS project - 200 Essential Japanese Expre...

Hmm, maybe it's your positive attitude, but somehow you convinced me to try it out. Nowadays everybody (including me) seems to be so hungry for pre-made sentences decks and full automation of learni...
zwarte_kat Group study 17 11,446 2009-02-22, 12:57 pm
    Thread: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relation
Post: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relati...

Cool. Interesting info from both of you. BTW, I often work for a similar brand and they just translate their catchphrase in katakana. They often like those titles better in English anyway.
zwarte_kat Off topic 82 10,451 2009-02-22, 11:59 am
    Thread: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relation
Post: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relati...

tokyostyle Wrote:zwarte_kat Wrote:How do you say: "Just do it" in Japanese? I use 「やろうぜー」 ("Let's do it!") but I have only ever said that to a girl I've already had sex with. For first timers you usu...
zwarte_kat Off topic 82 10,451 2009-02-20, 2:56 am
    Thread: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relation
Post: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relati...

Those too are cases where words are not much needed :) Though in a crowded train words might get some proper planning done.. BTW I hope you are not referring to "Walking legs with a license", to use ...
zwarte_kat Off topic 82 10,451 2009-02-18, 2:28 pm
    Thread: What's the *cheapest* mobile device that you guys use for Anki?
Post: What's the *cheapest* mobile device that you guys ...

asus eee 701 netbook? Maybe not mobile enough...
zwarte_kat Learning resources 8 3,860 2009-02-18, 1:37 pm
    Thread: The best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a foreign country
Post: The best way to learn a foreign language is to go ...

tokyostyle Wrote:captal Wrote:I think that's a quote from Antimoon- aren't they Polish? Yes, but everyone else chose to ignore his racist response in order to stay on topic ... Reading back to my post...
zwarte_kat General discussion 113 21,674 2009-02-18, 11:48 am
    Thread: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relation
Post: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relati...

haha OK I'll try it out
zwarte_kat Off topic 82 10,451 2009-02-18, 10:07 am
    Thread: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relation
Post: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relati...

If you need to tell them you want it, you're doing it wrong anyway. How do you say: "Just do it" in Japanese? It's what I would like to say to a lot of Japanese people. Though I would think they'd u...
zwarte_kat Off topic 82 10,451 2009-02-18, 4:24 am
    Thread: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relation
Post: Views on Other Forums and the Culture Shock Relati...

Perhaps living with boring people around you all the time says more about yourself than about them.
zwarte_kat Off topic 82 10,451 2009-02-16, 2:35 pm