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    Thread: Tanos and Kanzen master N2 Vocab question
Post: Tanos and Kanzen master N2 Vocab question

I'm preparing for N2 but I'm confused about where I should get my vocab from. It seems like a lot of people like Tanos, but how much of its vocab will show up on the test? I have the vocab Kanzen Mas...
Onara JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 1 1,032 2015-05-13, 2:47 pm
    Thread: Japanese Graded Reader Level 1 Vol 1
Post: Japanese Graded Reader Level 1 Vol 1

Lol, years ago I got a level 4 graded reader, thinking its level was equivalent to JLPT 4. Turned out the levels were organized from 1 being the easiest to 4 being the hardest. No wonder I had such a...
Onara Learning resources 4 1,829 2014-10-11, 7:35 am
    Thread: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese the same thing?
Post: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese t...

Thanks ppl! :) After careful consideration, I've decided to start off with Integrated Approach and then move on to Tobira. Even though they're similar, I think for me personally, it would be fun and...
Onara The Japanese language 9 4,095 2013-12-19, 2:54 pm
    Thread: Full width character discussion
Post: Full width character discussion

have you finished RTFW? i am from the moon. i speak with a moon accent. 
Onara Off topic 27 5,775 2013-12-18, 7:22 pm
    Thread: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese the same thing?
Post: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese t...

PotbellyPig Wrote:I just now flipped through Integrated briefly. Looks like there is a lot of overlap in the grammar points. Though overall Tobira is a more advanced book. The vocabulary is closer ...
Onara The Japanese language 9 4,095 2013-12-15, 8:49 pm
    Thread: Beginner here, looking for tips on where to go
Post: Beginner here, looking for tips on where to go

Make out with a stranger in Ueno park at 2 a.m on a Friday night. That's the best way to learn Japanese. Ok, I'm actually too tired to give you a serious answer to your question at the moment. Com...
Onara The Japanese language 17 3,999 2013-12-15, 8:45 pm
    Thread: Japanese kana have hebrew origin?
Post: Japanese kana have hebrew origin?

I don't get why some people are so angry at this theory.
Onara The Japanese language 136 29,622 2013-12-15, 8:30 pm
    Thread: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese the same thing?
Post: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese t...

PotbellyPig Wrote:I have both textbooks. Tobira is more advanced and I also think a more interesting textbook overall. If you already did Genki I and II or the equivalent and you know a good number ...
Onara The Japanese language 9 4,095 2013-12-15, 8:25 pm
    Thread: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese the same thing?
Post: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese t...

I'm so confused as to which one I should get after finishing Genki 2!! I've heard that some people go through both of these textbooks (starting with Integrated Approach and then Tobira). However, I'v...
Onara The Japanese language 9 4,095 2013-12-15, 7:22 pm
    Thread: Are you self-teaching yourself another skill aside from Japanese?
Post: Are you self-teaching yourself another skill aside...

Aside from Japanese I'm self-teaching myself chemistry and physics right now. If it were up to me I'd spend all that time doing Japanese, but because I have exams coming up in physics and chemistry I...
Onara Off topic 56 10,089 2013-11-29, 1:33 pm
    Thread: Am I studying Kanji a bad way?
Post: Am I studying Kanji a bad way?

I would say that any method that stresses you out and doesn't teach you anything is a bad method. I'm giving you my point of view mainly because it's different from a lot of other learners on here: ...
Onara The Japanese language 9 2,574 2013-07-13, 10:33 pm
    Thread: QUESTION:how to make a glossary with wordlist and dictionary file?
Post: QUESTION:how to make a glossary with wordlist and ...

Try "rikaichan" if you're using Firefox. It gives you a definition of kanji or kanjicompounds when you hover over it with your cursor. If you adjust the settings you can press "S" and the word/kanji g...
Onara Learning resources 5 1,363 2013-06-30, 5:15 am
    Thread: Just made a bet with my dad...
Post: Just made a bet with my dad...

I guess it is possible. But it's also a big sacrifice both mentally and physically. You won't have time to hangout with friends, make playlists or hangout on forums during these 4 weeks. I currently ...
Onara Remembering the Kanji 113 16,396 2013-06-29, 6:15 pm
    Thread: What to do after Tae Kims grammar?
Post: What to do after Tae Kims grammar?

What do people normally do after they finish tae kims grammar guide (book or pdf or whatever version)? What JLPT level will it leave you with?
Onara The Japanese language 10 5,091 2013-05-14, 3:36 pm
    Thread: Translation (a line out of that book about the 16 year old prostitute)
Post: Translation (a line out of that book about the 16 ...

Thanks people! :)
Onara Group study 8 2,834 2013-05-14, 3:33 pm
    Thread: Would Japanese tourists go for flyers in Japanese distributed in the u
Post: Would Japanese tourists go for flyers in Japanese ...

HonyakuJoshua Wrote:k? I am advertising a mediterranean friend's restaurant and was wondering whether you thought Japanese tourists would be enticed by fyers written in Japanese? Id welcome opinion...
Onara Off topic 5 952 2013-05-13, 4:38 pm
    Thread: Translation (a line out of that book about the 16 year old prostitute)
Post: Translation (a line out of that book about the 16 ...

Tamba Wrote:The verb in that sentence isn't just 込んで, it's しまい込んで see http://jisho.org/words?jap=%E3%81%97%E3%...dict=edict Ah, I see! Thank you. But could you also give me a translation of the whole...
Onara Group study 8 2,834 2013-05-05, 1:48 pm
    Thread: Translation (a line out of that book about the 16 year old prostitute)
Post: Translation (a line out of that book about the 16 ...

そして今まで、そのときの心を幾重にもくるんで胸の中にひっそりとしまい込んでいた。 Can someone please help me translate this? I get the gist of it I think, but I need an accurate translation. I see 込んで in a lot of various contexts. I learn...
Onara Group study 8 2,834 2013-05-05, 6:51 am
    Thread: How do you get out of a rut?
Post: How do you get out of a rut?

Thanks so much everyone!!! Most of the advice you guys gave me is really great (except the one suggesting I just skip kanji all together. I'm not going to do that, sorry.)! Animosophy Wrote:...I co...
Onara The Japanese language 20 5,509 2013-04-30, 10:35 am
    Thread: Bamboo Tablet for PC Kanji Practice
Post: Bamboo Tablet for PC Kanji Practice

tashippy Wrote:How do other learners find words with kanji whose pronunciation they know not? Kanji by radical? Traditional paper dictionary? I do it by radical. jisho.org usually.
Onara Learning resources 15 10,915 2013-04-18, 12:02 am
    Thread: How do you get out of a rut?
Post: How do you get out of a rut?

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Uhm... stop immediately, and consider the whole purpose of this form is ... the Remembering the Kanji method. I'm not saying RtK is the -only- way to learn the Kanji, but I wil...
Onara The Japanese language 20 5,509 2013-04-17, 11:58 pm
    Thread: How do you get out of a rut?
Post: How do you get out of a rut?

tashippy Wrote:Maybe you're not in a rut. Usually in language learning, just when my head is about to explode with what are all these jumbled sounds or letters, the clouds part a little and I like I ...
Onara The Japanese language 20 5,509 2013-04-17, 11:52 pm
    Thread: Reading English books that are translated into Japanese
Post: Reading English books that are translated into Jap...

I ALWAYS wanted to read Sex and the City in Japanese. Haha :) .
Onara The Japanese language 11 2,990 2013-04-17, 11:45 pm
    Thread: How do you get out of a rut?
Post: How do you get out of a rut?

I've been feeling stuck in the past couple of weeks. Currently, I'm about halfway through learning the jouyou kanji (on and kun readings included). While I do feel like this is a huge accomplishment a...
Onara The Japanese language 20 5,509 2013-04-17, 11:37 pm
    Thread: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers are arrogant?
Post: Has anyone noticed that fluent Japanese speakers a...

uisukii Wrote:If someone is willing to work long and hard enough to gain fluency in a language aside their native one, they can speak it for as long as they damn well like. Or to put it from my perspe...
Onara Off topic 77 17,689 2013-03-20, 4:42 pm
    Thread: How does one figure out how many kanji they know?
Post: How does one figure out how many kanji they know?

Inny Jan Wrote:Quote:How does one figure out how many kanji they know? Silly question. Really. No question is as silly as calling a question silly. And I personally either count them manually or go ...
Onara The Japanese language 15 3,561 2013-03-20, 1:56 pm
    Thread: Words you have a mental block about?
Post: Words you have a mental block about?

uisukii Wrote:Onara Wrote:Dude, I've reached the 6th kanji grade (nearly a 1000). My reviews usually go by without much hassle. Yet I STILL get stuck on stupid 生 from grade ONE! Shou, sei, shut up! Wh...
Onara The Japanese language 38 9,776 2013-03-18, 10:23 pm
    Thread: Words you have a mental block about?
Post: Words you have a mental block about?

Dude, I've reached the 6th kanji grade (nearly a 1000). My reviews usually go by without much hassle. Yet I STILL get stuck on stupid 生 from grade ONE! Shou, sei, shut up!
Onara The Japanese language 38 9,776 2013-03-18, 9:33 pm
    Thread: Kanji makes me insanely drowsy. Help!!
Post: Kanji makes me insanely drowsy. Help!!

Do you guys think it partly has to do with the fact that I am not used to reading from top to bottom (versus left to right) and without spacing between words? Should I spend some time just looking at...
Onara The Japanese language 20 3,411 2013-01-22, 1:32 pm
    Thread: Kanji makes me insanely drowsy. Help!!
Post: Kanji makes me insanely drowsy. Help!!

Fillanzea Wrote:Small amounts, several times per day. And try reading slightly easier material. After many years of reading long texts in Japanese, I still feel like 20 or 30 minutes is the most I ca...
Onara The Japanese language 20 3,411 2013-01-22, 1:29 pm