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    Thread: Traditional Chinese ↔ Japanese dictionary (epwing)?
Post: Traditional Chinese ↔ Japanese dictionary (epwing)...

TLDR: I want a Traditional (Taiwan) Mandarin / Japanese dictionary. Preferably digital/EPWING. I'm willing to pay. I have a Mac, an iPad, and an Android phone. The background: I'm pretty fluent in J...
dihutenosa Learning resources 0 916 2012-03-24, 3:53 am
    Thread: My Japanese is AWESOME
Post: My Japanese is AWESOME

Omoishinji Wrote:louischa Wrote:<sarc>Wow! I am certainly going to do this AJATT thing since you could have a ***AWESOME JAPANESE CONVERSATION*** after three years of doing nuthin'! Nicely done!...
dihutenosa General discussion 70 12,639 2011-12-15, 4:01 am
    Thread: RTH for $16, RTK for $20 from UH press; Sept 1-7 only
Post: RTH for $16, RTK for $20 from UH press; Sept 1-7 o...

@deathtrap: is there a second coming that is awaiting a heralding? I've only done RTK1+3 (long ago), so I'm not sure what the deal with RTH is. I think I remember seeing some Korean texts on there as...
dihutenosa General discussion 5 1,255 2010-08-28, 1:50 pm
    Thread: RTH for $16, RTK for $20 from UH press; Sept 1-7 only
Post: RTH for $16, RTK for $20 from UH press; Sept 1-7 o...

TLDR: 40% off of anything from UH Press from Sept 1-7. Sorta cheap. As happened last year, I got an email from UH Press advertising their (apparently) annual sale. This one isn't quite as good as las...
dihutenosa General discussion 5 1,255 2010-08-25, 7:24 pm
    Thread: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4th only
Post: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4...

hey - yeah, sorry, I can't say I have much in the way of shipping/etc information. I'm guessing shipping is cheapest inside the states - not that it does much good for me as I'm in Tokyo now. I also...
dihutenosa General discussion 10 1,714 2009-09-04, 8:26 am
    Thread: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4th only
Post: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4...

Advance TLDR: RTK I, II, or III new for $12, which is 50% less than used at Amazon, but you gotta buy it from UH Press on Friday 9a-2p. Long version: Yo. So I remember not being able to afford bo...
dihutenosa General discussion 10 1,714 2009-09-02, 5:08 pm
    Thread: do 轡 and 灣 really share a primitive?
Post: do 轡 and 灣 really share a primitive?

Katsuo - that answers my question exactly - thanks. and this kanjigen of which you speak - a quick google search pulled up something that requires registration - are you using a free service (link ple...
dihutenosa The Japanese language 5 1,430 2008-11-06, 9:56 pm
    Thread: do 轡 and 灣 really share a primitive?
Post: do 轡 and 灣 really share a primitive?

TLDR: 1. 轡: any other characters that use that top part? 2. 轡 and 灣: trap? ----- If you check the entry for bridle's bit (in RTK 3) (link on RtK: Frame 2965 - Bridle's Bit) you'll notice that Heisig...
dihutenosa The Japanese language 5 1,430 2008-11-06, 7:54 pm
    Thread: Japanese Bible
Post: Japanese Bible

okay, what Raichu says sense in the broad sense. There's always the point of standards of living within any given country/state/city being wildly different (cf: Los Angeles), but I get the idea. Point...
dihutenosa General discussion 34 7,157 2008-09-25, 10:53 am
    Thread: Japanese Bible
Post: Japanese Bible

The アニメバイブル sounds interesting enough. I'm sort of surprised that one would have to buy the thing, though - since as someone mentioned, those things are generally given away for free. Hotels are usu...
dihutenosa General discussion 34 7,157 2008-09-25, 6:53 am
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

ファブリス先生、ありがとう。 Been away for a second, just now getting back online. Check your inbox.
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 38 34,576 2008-09-15, 9:22 am
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

Yeah. I actually posted this message just after (finally) downloading the RTK1 + RTK2 Numbers.rtf you referred to earlier. If everything was ordered in Onyomi, it'd be fine. As an aside - if anyone i...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 38 34,576 2008-09-05, 7:12 pm
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

another request to put this thing back up - I'm really needing a centralized list of all of the RTK 1 + 3 kanji, sorted by 音読み! (or if someone has something like that in some sort of normal document ...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 38 34,576 2008-09-05, 5:34 pm
    Thread: The Movie Method of learning onyomi.
Post: The Movie Method of learning onyomi.

also, I'd like to second the request for an example from one of your movies. This would probably take some time to type up, but would be great proof for the effectiveness of the method: think you cou...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 159 71,152 2008-08-17, 1:56 am
    Thread: The Movie Method of learning onyomi.
Post: The Movie Method of learning onyomi.

I am interested in this concept. A couple of questions: 1. Has anyone put together a list of onyomi that include kanji from both RTK1 and 3 (I finished RTK3 just today)? Alkys-sensei's seems to onl...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 159 71,152 2008-08-17, 1:53 am
    Thread: Let's get some RTK 3 stories up here!
Post: Let's get some RTK 3 stories up here!

Hey, as long as you're making steady progress, that is definitely a good thing. I am more trying to do Japanese on the whole rather than just Kanji, but I found myself with a block of free time and fi...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 11 2,775 2008-08-07, 10:28 pm
    Thread: Let's get some RTK 3 stories up here!
Post: Let's get some RTK 3 stories up here!

Okay, so this is partially a selfish request on my part, and partially something that I think could benefit the community here. Stories. Sharing stories is really an inspiration to people who come ac...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 11 2,775 2008-08-07, 8:06 pm
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

hm...and now it looks like the page doesn't exist. Fabrice, any chance of re-upping this, even with a "This is pure super beta alpha" notice? It would help just to have that list available in a conven...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 38 34,576 2008-08-07, 7:46 pm
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

[by someone who has been in Japan for a few years, upon seeing that I was trying to get through the 常用漢字]: "I don't think we need to know that many Kanji. They don't expect us to know that many Kan...
dihutenosa Off topic 311 69,130 2008-08-07, 7:40 pm
    Thread: Music
Post: Music

Dragg - if you like digital hardcore, try Mad Capsule Markets.
dihutenosa General discussion 100 24,355 2008-08-07, 1:54 pm
    Thread: Mechanically difficult kanji
Post: Mechanically difficult kanji

[note: no offense intended] the irony of alyks saying that is pretty funny. look at your avatar. [again, no offense. it just struck me as funny. moving on...] I have a sort of weird way of writing ...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 51 15,577 2008-06-26, 8:50 pm
    Thread: So what alternative primitives did you use?
Post: So what alternative primitives did you use?

Like probably tons of other people on here - I've made many of my own primitives, and they definitely helped. I've also used multiple alternate for the same physical primitive (fingers = generally Fin...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 67 22,102 2008-06-26, 8:44 pm
    Thread: OnYomi index + "on groups"
Post: OnYomi index + "on groups"

same here. I think maybe it's down for the moment.
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 38 34,576 2008-06-07, 3:27 am
    Thread: Growing fail pile.
Post: Growing fail pile.

not that I'm a good example, but I finished the book and had roughly 5-600 failed cards, maybe more. After some reviews and a couple months of doing largely nothing, I managed to get up to 800. Luck...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 20 3,593 2008-05-31, 2:55 am
    Thread: RevTK Donation Drive
Post: RevTK Donation Drive

nagisa Wrote:Silly question, but where do we donate? I didn't see a link on the main page. Hence my suggestion in another thread to put links to donate in the forums as well. But for quick reference...
dihutenosa Off topic 43 10,113 2008-05-29, 12:31 pm
    Thread: Looking to improve my jrock library
Post: Looking to improve my jrock library

Happy End is now on a short list of people to check out. Thanks, meolox. Rock music. Well, different vein again, but maybe Zazen Boys (formerly Number Girl)? And of course X Japan, everyone should at...
dihutenosa Off topic 23 4,686 2008-05-21, 5:49 pm
    Thread: JLPT 2007 Results
Post: JLPT 2007 Results

whoa. looks like some people got theirs early. I'm in southern Cali, I haven't gotten mine back yet. Anyone in a similar position, don't panic - this is normal.
dihutenosa JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 53 19,988 2008-02-06, 3:23 pm
    Thread: Help a sixteen RtK Volume 1
Post: Help a sixteen RtK Volume 1

Francesco - Congratulations on deciding to start RTK! I recently finished the book, and it's definitely worth the time it takes to complete. I want to warn you - if you are not using the mnemonics, ...
dihutenosa Remembering the Kanji 12 1,982 2008-02-06, 3:08 pm
    Thread: studying Japanese through online gaming
Post: studying Japanese through online gaming

I'm with blackstockc - do it! Anything that forces you to use the language is a good thing. Of course, you'll learn plenty of slang and such - which in my opinion, isn't a bad thing. Also, you'll have...
dihutenosa Learning resources 2 1,031 2008-02-05, 12:39 am
    Thread: identify this
Post: identify this

囍? If that's what you're looking for, Misha had it party right. It's a Chinese character - made up of two 喜s。 It's quite common in China - you'll see it on everything from doors to cigarette packages...
dihutenosa The Japanese language 3 1,476 2008-02-03, 12:05 am