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    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Sweet woot! I posted in the 500 and counting thread on April 8th. Three weeks later I made it here. So maybe in 6 weeks I'll be done? Maybe sooner? One of my struggles the past few weeks was that I w...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 616 180,463 2015-04-29, 11:09 am
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

Yay. Second time posting in here, the last time being about 5 years ago. Try number two will hopefully be the successful one. Not too bad on progress in 20 days. Especially since I don't add friday-...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 526 167,136 2015-04-08, 9:57 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

I started using my Kindle Unlimited subscription to try and find really easy japanese children's books to read. I managed to read and understand two of them! Hooray for the reading level of a 5 year o...
adoette General discussion 1,389 294,547 2015-04-07, 3:20 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

It's a little one, but my RtK helped me to read some Japanese I located in the wild. I was walking by Bestway and they had a Sony stereo out front with a sticker that said 無敵 on it in bad handwritin...
adoette General discussion 1,389 294,547 2011-08-04, 1:29 pm
    Thread: Someone here has my email? A little concerned.
Post: Someone here has my email? A little concerned.

ファブリス Wrote:Because some people didn't see it and send me emails? Why why why? Lol. I got an email the other day. It reads like straight 419.
adoette General discussion 13 3,139 2011-07-29, 9:30 pm
    Thread: Do you stop for failed cards?
Post: Do you stop for failed cards?

Generally, I choose an arbitrary number of cards or days. When I hit that I'll go take another look at them. Treat them like you would a new card. Read your story, write the kanji as you say it out lo...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 7 1,857 2011-07-26, 12:32 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Did the math and realized I have less than 200 stories left to write. Since that's the slowest part of my RtK, I'm finally in the home stretch. I'll be seeing you in the 3/4s thread very soon!!
adoette General discussion 1,389 294,547 2011-07-17, 1:45 pm
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

Grats to all of you! がんばりましょう‼
adoette Remembering the Kanji 526 167,136 2011-07-09, 11:41 pm
    Thread: I feel like it is taking me an abnormally long time...
Post: I feel like it is taking me an abnormally long tim...

WCellon Wrote:Take 呈(display) for example: To me that looks just like my widescreen TV sitting on our 3 shelf entertainment system. A TV is a display. Took me 5-10 seconds to nail that one. If I wanna...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 20 5,440 2011-06-25, 12:09 pm
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

Grats all! Keep the momentum going!
adoette Remembering the Kanji 462 138,195 2011-06-25, 12:02 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Grats squiffy, six8ten. Hopefully I'll join you guys soon.
adoette Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,648 2011-06-22, 4:43 pm
    Thread: Exercising during learning improves vocabulary acquisition
Post: Exercising during learning improves vocabulary acq...

Awesome nest0r, thanks for sharing this. I'm gonna have to see if I can work this into my study and gym routines.
adoette Off topic 11 6,192 2011-06-13, 11:44 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

lol, grats KMDES! Yeah, did something like that myself, second time around. Here's to hoping those reviews don't bite you in the butt!
adoette Remembering the Kanji 616 180,463 2011-05-20, 9:59 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Halfway, again! Round two, fight! Hopefully I'll manage a knockout this round and I won't have to post here a third time.
adoette Remembering the Kanji 616 180,463 2011-05-12, 9:29 am
    Thread: How long do you guys spend on each kanji?
Post: How long do you guys spend on each kanji?

Betelgeuzah Wrote:I did 5 minutes per kanji for the first 500 letters, 2-5 minutes afterwards. I haven't written down any of my stories so far though, what's the point in that? If you manage to make...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 17 3,266 2011-05-11, 10:02 am
    Thread: How long do you guys spend on each kanji?
Post: How long do you guys spend on each kanji?

I do my kanji in batches of 20-40. I make up (or steal) stories for each and then go back through and study them singly, usually only writing them down once. I then switch to paper flashcard (I'm old ...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 17 3,266 2011-05-09, 12:45 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Grats Nagareboshi!!
adoette Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,648 2011-01-15, 5:36 pm
    Thread: Where can I buy exercise equipment in Japan?
Post: Where can I buy exercise equipment in Japan?

Earplugs can often be found any place they sell power tools/lawn equipment, anything that makes a lot of noise. Chances are you can find them in a Hyaku-en as well. Can't help with the stair stepper...
adoette General discussion 8 3,377 2011-01-06, 3:36 pm
    Thread: The Discouragement Thread
Post: The Discouragement Thread

My response to that last one is usually something along the lines of "YOU thought it was CHINESE. Now shut up. You'll speak when spoken to!" Believe me, I feel your pain there. My dad still doesn't r...
adoette Off topic 311 69,115 2010-12-31, 9:28 pm
    Thread: Accomplished vs Consummate (frame 552 vs 540)
Post: Accomplished vs Consummate (frame 552 vs 540)

Consummate... is also used for sexual things. Try working that in, and I guarantee you'll never confuse them again :D That's when it's used as a verb anyways. It can also be used as an adjective. The...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 5 1,913 2010-12-27, 12:23 am
    Thread: Imitating Someone's Accent Makes It Easier to Understand Them
Post: Imitating Someone's Accent Makes It Easier to Unde...

Experience has shown that it helps them to understand you as well!
adoette Off topic 3 876 2010-12-18, 7:20 pm
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Grats Dustin!
adoette Remembering the Kanji 616 180,463 2010-12-18, 7:17 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

My happy encouraging feeling of the day is the realization that I've only got 15 paper flashcards left before I have to cut more. The last time I cut them I cut about 350. And it wasn't that long ago!...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 908 186,085 2010-12-14, 3:12 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Woohoo! Grats to Dakoina, jorrebenst, and my darling iMat! Awesome awesome awesome job, all of you!!
adoette Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,648 2010-12-14, 3:10 am
    Thread: Language learning = time-consuming for the rest of your life?
Post: Language learning = time-consuming for the rest of...

Think of it this way. There has to be a reason you're learning your chosen language. If you're here, I'll assume it's Japanese, and since you're from Germany, we'll take English as a foreign language...
adoette The Japanese language 21 5,862 2010-12-14, 12:27 am
    Thread: Resource swap/trades
Post: Resource swap/trades

kainzero Wrote:But uh... I don't even know where to buy a poster tube, haha. Most office supply stores will have them. Office Depot/Staples, or whatever your local chain is.
adoette Group study 8 2,073 2010-12-13, 10:03 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Andres Wrote:I've just started three days ago and I'm on 126 but I'll probably do more today. I'm gonna try to 150 today and then later do 50/40 a day if that's not too much. You'll find the first 500...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 908 186,085 2010-12-12, 5:52 pm
    Thread: Driving the wrong way on the freeway in Tianjin, China
Post: Driving the wrong way on the freeway in Tianjin, C...

Splatted Wrote:I don't know what a crosswalk is, but in England cars usually stop at zebra crossings Same thing, different words. So far as I know, outside of the countries of the Queen's English (Eng...
adoette Off topic 15 3,295 2010-12-12, 10:25 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

michaeltrew Wrote:Really enjoying creating a rather whacky new world in my mind where anything and everything can happen... This. That's the best thing I've heard in a long time when it comes to enco...
adoette Remembering the Kanji 908 186,085 2010-12-11, 6:18 pm
    Thread: 2010 Reflections and 2011 Resolutions
Post: 2010 Reflections and 2011 Resolutions

2010- Language: Finish RtK by Christmas - I might maybe finish this. If I get off the forums and finish the enormous goal I set for myself today. Relearn Spanish - Epic fail on that. Reviewed it a bi...
adoette General discussion 69 15,714 2010-12-11, 4:14 pm