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    Thread: Bi-directional/Bilingual Japanese and English Articles
Post: RE: Bi-directional/Bilingual Japanese and English ...

(2016-02-13, 12:06 pm)foreverunclean Wrote: Yes, that bilingual bible is very pricey. ...  I don't see how I could study from it ...  for example in english https://www.jw.org/en/publications/magaz...
pepperdirt Learning resources 28 2,704 2016-02-13, 9:32 pm
    Thread: Bi-directional/Bilingual Japanese and English Articles
Post: RE: Bi-directional/Bilingual Japanese and English ...

http://newsinslowjapanese.com/ News in Japanese. - audio and text; - vocab and English meaning As for hard-copy of something, only thing I own is a bilingual bible having English one side of page ...
pepperdirt Learning resources 28 2,704 2016-02-13, 11:23 am
    Thread: New to Japanese and needed help
Post: RE: New to Japanese and needed help

(2016-01-31, 6:35 pm)RawrPk Wrote: This article will sum up the methods out there. http://www.tofugu.com/2014/02/14/the-dif...8Tofugu%29 Thanks for that. and that's a great commercial. haha. I kin...
pepperdirt General discussion 19 1,806 2016-02-01, 2:02 am
    Thread: I really don't know where to start?
Post: RE: I really don't know where to start?

I'm weary of suggesting learning Kanji using the a different method ( learning all reading associated with a Kanji ), but I feel better about it because the thread attracted some opposition. Meaning, ...
pepperdirt The Japanese language 23 2,340 2016-02-01, 1:31 am
    Thread: What are the little details that make a grammar useful/nice?
Post: RE: What are the little details that make a gramma...

Well, after reading, I guess I can understand using romanji ONLY in conjuncture with kana, however, this is like many say, "a waste of resources." I'd like a kana+漢字, or Japanese text only textbook my...
pepperdirt General discussion 22 1,672 2016-02-01, 12:48 am
    Thread: What are the little details that make a grammar useful/nice?
Post: RE: What are the little details that make a gramma...

(2016-01-31, 6:18 am)vix86 Wrote: An intermediate Japanese grammar book should not have romaji in it. Shesh. Hear, hear! (sorry, this was too good). I can't think of anything myself. Maybe more Jap...
pepperdirt General discussion 22 1,672 2016-01-31, 9:09 am
    Thread: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )
Post: RE: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )

(2016-01-30, 11:49 pm)SomeCallMeChris Wrote: I can't think of a reason native speakers would ever care about the English 'meaning' of a kanji. Of course, there is no English 'meaning' for a kanji....
pepperdirt Learning resources 16 1,545 2016-01-31, 9:02 am
    Thread: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )
Post: RE: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )

(2016-01-30, 8:52 pm)Stansfield123 Wrote: (2016-01-26, 2:03 pm)pepperdirt Wrote: Why you should care about another Kanji Software:   #1 - Do you really know your Kanji readings+English meaning? No...
pepperdirt Learning resources 16 1,545 2016-01-30, 10:15 pm
    Thread: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )
Post: RE: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )

@SomeCallMeChris, @CureDolly:  Thanks. That is something I may not have taken into account, the having already obtained a lot of knowledge in language. And CureDolly, nice expanding on that for me. Th...
pepperdirt Learning resources 16 1,545 2016-01-30, 8:26 pm
    Thread: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )
Post: RE: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )

Say, anyone that ends up reading this.. Is it bad to post a bi-monthly progress report here. Should it go in general discussion? that sounds a good place.. Thanks.  Here's my first progress anyhow. N...
pepperdirt Learning resources 16 1,545 2016-01-29, 3:21 am
    Thread: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself
Post: RE: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself

Woa~ Yeah, I've no method for drawing Kanji. Honestly, this may become problematic if I didn't really "know" a certain Kanji using this quizing method. However, I do want to apologize for kind of putt...
pepperdirt The Japanese language 60 7,043 2016-01-26, 8:42 pm
    Thread: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )
Post: RE: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )

Thanks for the input and concerns! It means a lot you would take time to post (^^)/  @ash_S: If learning all readings is blindly learning, I guess that is what I am going to try. I have done research...
pepperdirt Learning resources 16 1,545 2016-01-26, 8:34 pm
    Thread: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )
Post: New Kanji Quiz ( learn with confidence )

Why you should care about another Kanji Software:   #1 - Do you really know your Kanji readings+English meaning? No, I don't mean recognize them. Try opening your favorite Kanji quiz flash-cards. Now ...
pepperdirt Learning resources 16 1,545 2016-01-26, 2:03 pm
    Thread: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself
Post: RE: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself

Right, effort does NOT return void. However, the return is not equal for everyone, and the method used will effect gain. Forgive me for this long post, but I want to challenge your thinking on kanji-c...
pepperdirt The Japanese language 60 7,043 2016-01-26, 11:58 am