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    Thread: A Japan 'Bunch' - Share a #1 Passion?
Post: A Japan 'Bunch' - Share a #1 Passion?

I agree. I don't have a top passion for anything. I have about 4-5 things that I enjoy on an equal level, and ultimately most new social networks these days go to pot because the pull of Facebook and ...
kachii General discussion 2 707 2013-02-01, 8:34 am
    Thread: A Japan 'Bunch' - Share a #1 Passion?
Post: A Japan 'Bunch' - Share a #1 Passion?

I just came across this website: http://joinbunch.com The idea is that you can join one and only one 'bunch', so you would generally join the bunch that relates to your #1 passion, and everyone else ...
kachii General discussion 2 707 2013-02-01, 7:40 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I was just trying to reply to a message from a Japanese person who was telling me that they are currently living in Paris. I said I'd been to Paris twice before - 8 and 17 years ago, and I want to say...
kachii The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,434 2012-07-14, 3:25 am
    Thread: Best Way to Study Core 2k/6k with SRS
Post: Best Way to Study Core 2k/6k with SRS

Thanks for the advice folks, I have switched to only playing audio on the answer side and I am failing a lot more but it's probably better for me to learn this way. :)
kachii The Japanese language 8 2,583 2012-04-09, 2:34 pm
    Thread: Best Way to Study Core 2k/6k with SRS
Post: Best Way to Study Core 2k/6k with SRS

I know there's been various discussions about this and if you think there is one that answers my questions feel free to point me at them, but I can't find one that exactly discusses my problems. I'd ...
kachii The Japanese language 8 2,583 2012-04-08, 11:58 am
    Thread: Does input=output???
Post: Does input=output???

I also recommend Lang-8 for good writing output practice, although it's not quite the same as speaking, it has improved my Japanese output quite a lot I think. :) I am also too shy to use Skype, so th...
kachii The Japanese language 16 2,996 2012-04-05, 8:18 am
    Thread: Are some people just good at learning a new language?
Post: Are some people just good at learning a new langua...

I think they get the Japanese women who actually know a fair about of English already. Otherwise I guess it probably depends a lot how well you deal with language barriers. I've thought about it befo...
kachii General discussion 29 5,569 2012-04-03, 7:12 am
    Thread: Radiation hormesis: urban legend?
Post: Radiation hormesis: urban legend?

I suppose it depends what your definition of safe is. I am somehow reminded of this comedy sketch: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UPEzM2oV-PY]
kachii Off topic 28 6,297 2012-04-02, 9:38 am
    Thread: How can i stop my cat from killing bees??
Post: How can i stop my cat from killing bees??

My cat has been hunting bees and wasps lately too. I am not too fussed about him hunting them but I'm concerned that he will eat one and get stung and have a bad reaction. He will eat worms, flies and...
kachii Off topic 13 4,519 2012-03-27, 3:53 am
    Thread: Is the food at 7-11 safe?
Post: Is the food at 7-11 safe?

zigmonty Wrote:Tzadeck Wrote:There are a lot of stores in Japan, mostly in the inaka, that don't refrigerate their eggs. You can stop worrying about the pizza and hot dogs. A lot of food preservatio...
kachii Off topic 26 5,259 2012-03-18, 3:09 pm
    Thread: How would your ideal RTKForum Life had been?
Post: How would your ideal RTKForum Life had been?

TwoMoreCharacters Wrote:I would have spent less time on here and actually get more Japanese input instead. Actually I should still be doing that. Like right n This. :P
kachii Off topic 5 1,166 2012-03-06, 5:22 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

So I just started reading the manga 日常 - technically it's not the first manga I've read in Japanese, but it might as well be. I'm understanding most things with the help of dictionaries and Google, b...
kachii The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,434 2012-03-04, 5:47 am
    Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan?
Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan?

lmao @ the gif
kachii General discussion 119 21,850 2012-02-28, 7:35 am
    Thread: Japanese Food Connoisseurs Quiz: Japanese Food Localizations in Games
Post: Japanese Food Connoisseurs Quiz: Japanese Food Loc...

9 of the bottom row looks like a Jammy Dodger to me. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jammie_Dodgers
kachii General discussion 10 1,759 2012-02-21, 10:32 am
    Thread: Japanese Food Connoisseurs Quiz: Japanese Food Localizations in Games
Post: Japanese Food Connoisseurs Quiz: Japanese Food Loc...

Heheh... I got 1, 2, 4, 5, 7, and 9. 6 looked like either tenpura or katsudon to me. Funny cos I think I've eaten taiyaki (10) before, or at least something similar.
kachii General discussion 10 1,759 2012-02-21, 10:28 am
    Thread: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded?
Post: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded?

I think the incident of the 'feral child' Genie is relevant to this discussion: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Genie_(feral_child) I think that shows that children do have differing ability when it co...
kachii Learning resources 101 17,439 2012-02-20, 7:36 am
    Thread: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded?
Post: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded?

I can sometimes 'turn off' understanding English, and English is my L1. :P It's quite rare, though, and I have to focus on turning it off, but I like doing it (maybe that's why I can; I've practised) ...
kachii Learning resources 101 17,439 2012-02-20, 4:32 am
    Thread: Has Japan Let You Down?
Post: Has Japan Let You Down?

six8ten Wrote:Recently there was a push to get the bicycles off the sidewalks and onto the roads, one of the cited reasons for which is bicycle-pedestrian collisions. First thing I thought was that th...
kachii General discussion 372 53,107 2012-02-01, 5:00 am
    Thread: Has Japan Let You Down?
Post: Has Japan Let You Down?

In some ways Japan disappointed me, in other ways it did not. It was culturally very different to England, and even though the Japanese are known to be polite, in certain circumstances they didn't com...
kachii General discussion 372 53,107 2012-01-31, 5:20 pm
    Thread: I was about to quit studying Japanese...
Post: I was about to quit studying Japanese...

Reminds me of when I went to Japan a few years ago. I didn't think my Japanese was very good, and I'm very nervous about speaking foreign languages because my accent is bad and I'm scared that I'll no...
kachii General discussion 4 3,046 2012-01-18, 3:43 am
    Thread: I study Nihongo because...
Post: I study Nihongo because...

I study Japanese because... well, it started when I was nine years old. I was informed that Japan was highly involved with robotics. When I was 11 I asked my mum if I could learn Japanese - probably s...
kachii Off topic 358 111,156 2012-01-16, 11:42 am
    Thread: yomichan: a tool for reading books with Anki vocab deck integration
Post: yomichan: a tool for reading books with Anki vocab...

I just want to say thanks for this amazing tool. I have just discovered it today and it is my new favourite thing! FooSoftさん、本当にありがとうよ。
kachii Learning resources 298 107,869 2011-10-18, 7:18 am