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    Thread: Doramas, seriously...?
Post: Doramas, seriously...?

Question a): some of you mentioned that my nick name didn't quite much, so to say, the way I see Japan (by judging my post). So, do you feel that someone who loves Japan has to love everything about t...
nihon_lover Learning resources 58 14,933 2012-12-01, 12:46 pm
    Thread: Doramas, seriously...?
Post: Doramas, seriously...?

Well, @thurd, your post really caught my attention about what was my idea about Japan. When I started learning Japanese I was enchanted by anime and was watching all tons of stuff. Nowadays I really ...
nihon_lover Learning resources 58 14,933 2012-12-01, 7:04 am
    Thread: Doramas, seriously...?
Post: Doramas, seriously...?

Thank you guys, I will look into it...:)
nihon_lover Learning resources 58 14,933 2012-11-30, 5:15 pm
    Thread: Doramas, seriously...?
Post: Doramas, seriously...?

Thank you all for answering. Well you were right I didn't give much information about myself. Well I am trying to find out if there are good tv-shows in Japan like hmmm... I don't know. In my mind com...
nihon_lover Learning resources 58 14,933 2012-11-30, 4:45 pm
    Thread: Doramas, seriously...?
Post: Doramas, seriously...?

Hi minna, it's been a while since I have posted a topic. I would like to ask you all, is there an alternative to J-dramas to use for immersion? I watched a comedy the other day and it sucked!!! This ...
nihon_lover Learning resources 58 14,933 2012-11-30, 3:49 pm
    Thread: So what's the deal with this on-yomi reading anyway....?
Post: So what's the deal with this on-yomi reading anywa...

@Inny Jan come on that was not an answer....:) When someone skilled in a language knows tons of information about the language he is involved doesn't make the above mentioned information useless by th...
nihon_lover The Japanese language 23 4,072 2012-09-18, 7:45 am
    Thread: So what's the deal with this on-yomi reading anyway....?
Post: So what's the deal with this on-yomi reading anywa...

Hi there, I wanted to send this post for some days now but didn't feel like it, cause I should have figured out the answer to it on my own, but I decided to post it anyway... Well, from what I unde...
nihon_lover The Japanese language 23 4,072 2012-09-18, 5:26 am
    Thread: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary....
Post: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary......

Thnx @gaiaslastlaugh. Yes that it was what I meant. Reviewing these days the Kanji I have learned in the past 3 months made me realize that it is ok if I don't remember e-ve-ry-thing. So, I just try t...
nihon_lover Learning resources 21 5,409 2012-09-03, 7:35 am
    Thread: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary....
Post: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary......

Hmm, it worked for me for RTK1, even though I still can't remember the really mature kanji (that of 2 months old), I can recall their stories. What I do with Core 2K, is to focus in the world and the ...
nihon_lover Learning resources 21 5,409 2012-09-02, 9:58 am
    Thread: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary....
Post: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary......

I will definetely do that thnx @Zgarbas...;) Emmm, where can I find the 'Chi's Sweet Home' manga?
nihon_lover Learning resources 21 5,409 2012-09-02, 5:20 am
    Thread: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary....
Post: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary......

Thank you all for you responds. @Zgarbas, yes vocabulary is the thing that's kinda holds me back these days. After finishing the RTK1 half a month ago I wanted to start learning real Japanese again. B...
nihon_lover Learning resources 21 5,409 2012-09-02, 5:05 am
    Thread: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary....
Post: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary......

Ok, I want to be clear on this. I don't want to offend anyone and I appreciate your answers, but answers like 'Do you understand the concept of spaced repetition?' doesn't help. I f someone is interes...
nihon_lover Learning resources 21 5,409 2012-09-01, 4:53 pm
    Thread: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary....
Post: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary......

And how about really old words on you anki deck, the ones that you haven't reviewed for a really long time?
nihon_lover Learning resources 21 5,409 2012-09-01, 3:39 pm
    Thread: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary....
Post: On how to retain the already learned vocabulary......

I would to as all of you what do you do in order to keep on remembering the vocabulary you have learned, especially using the Core (2K, 6K or 10K)?
nihon_lover Learning resources 21 5,409 2012-09-01, 3:31 pm
    Thread: Core 2K study seems too slow...
Post: Core 2K study seems too slow...

Thnx Blackbrich, got it!!! :)
nihon_lover Learning resources 6 1,246 2012-08-22, 12:54 pm
    Thread: Core 2K study seems too slow...
Post: Core 2K study seems too slow...

Yes I have done that (disabling suspencion) thank you, but another problem came up. I cannot review the failed cards unless some time passes (I noticed an hour) before I review them. Why does that hap...
nihon_lover Learning resources 6 1,246 2012-08-22, 12:37 pm
    Thread: Core 2K study seems too slow...
Post: Core 2K study seems too slow...

I can't go faster because I fail to learn the ones already maturing. Should I add more cards? Would this make my learning more efficient?
nihon_lover Learning resources 6 1,246 2012-08-22, 12:17 pm
    Thread: Core 2K study seems too slow...
Post: Core 2K study seems too slow...

Hello everybody, well I have been studying Core 2K for some days now and it feels that my learning process is too slow. I finished RTK1 last Saturday and devoded my time in immersion, vocabulary and ...
nihon_lover Learning resources 6 1,246 2012-08-22, 10:46 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

I JUST FINISHED THE RTK 1!!!! YEIHHHH!!! Ok, seriously now. I just finished the book today. Skipped though the last lesson (56) which sounded more like a guide than a lesson with new Kanji's. Yes, I ...
nihon_lover Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,636 2012-08-18, 6:38 am
    Thread: When to choose that you have answered correclty using the Core 2K...
Post: When to choose that you have answered correclty us...

Yes I know, and thank you all for your replies, but I justed wanted to hear your sides of the story... ;)
nihon_lover Learning resources 5 1,084 2012-07-24, 5:52 am
    Thread: When to choose that you have answered correclty using the Core 2K...
Post: When to choose that you have answered correclty us...

I was just wondering... Which method is easier, learning new vocabulary through mnemonic devices like Kanji Chains or Kanji Town, or through Vocabulary in context? What do you think 皆?
nihon_lover Learning resources 5 1,084 2012-07-24, 3:38 am
    Thread: When to choose that you have answered correclty using the Core 2K...
Post: When to choose that you have answered correclty us...

Hi, I started yesterday working a little bit with the Core 2K. The thing is that I get the general meaning but not the exact translations of sentences. Should I proceed even if I have found the gener...
nihon_lover Learning resources 5 1,084 2012-07-23, 4:15 am
    Thread: About the 'Kanji in Context' reference book...
Post: About the 'Kanji in Context' reference book...

Thnx everyone, I tested today the Core 2K anki deck and after a lot of work I managed to make it workable. I realized that it seems to be a sort of alternative 'Kanji in Context' tool. Very useful... ...
nihon_lover Learning resources 7 5,076 2012-07-22, 10:12 am
    Thread: About the 'Kanji in Context' reference book...
Post: About the 'Kanji in Context' reference book...

Thnx everyone. My problem is with the textbooks though, cause I cannot find them in an English site to buy them. I have found them on Japnese Amazon after being refered to it by someone on the interne...
nihon_lover Learning resources 7 5,076 2012-07-22, 2:51 am
    Thread: About the 'Kanji in Context' reference book...
Post: About the 'Kanji in Context' reference book...

Thnx Katsuo, I'll really look into it...;)
nihon_lover Learning resources 7 5,076 2012-07-21, 5:01 pm
    Thread: About the 'Kanji in Context' reference book...
Post: About the 'Kanji in Context' reference book...

Hello everyone, I posted again these thread some minutes ago but it seems that something didn't go well and it didn't appear as a new topic on the forum. So, I guess I will have to post it again. We...
nihon_lover Learning resources 7 5,076 2012-07-21, 11:13 am