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    Thread: Skype chat
Post: Skype chat

This is where I found one of my conversation partners when I went home for the summer: http://www.conversationexchange.com/
strider62590 General discussion 7 1,308 2009-08-23, 4:16 pm
    Thread: JLPT1 in 9 Months
Post: JLPT1 in 9 Months

I'm with Jarvik. 一石二鳥, you know?
strider62590 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 54 14,708 2009-08-11, 2:24 pm
    Thread: Lion King JPN dub on YouTube
Post: Lion King JPN dub on YouTube

Click on the little speech bubble next to the volume & repeat button.
strider62590 Learning resources 57 22,410 2009-08-11, 12:14 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Quick question: When you see the character 家 by itself (not in a compound) how can you tell whether it's pronounced いえ or うち? Is there any difference in meaning?
strider62590 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,539 2009-08-03, 9:15 pm
    Thread: Why do my custom keywords keep getting deleted?
Post: Why do my custom keywords keep getting deleted?

I'm using the Firefox/Greasemonkey script and it seems that my older keywords keep randomly disappearing. I usually leave my browser open all the time, but sometime it crashes and all my old tabs open...
strider62590 Remembering the Kanji 5 1,162 2009-07-31, 1:58 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Hells yeah! Finally done! Took me 4.5 weeks of concentrated study and I sort of rushed at the end, but now all I need to do is review! Woo, feels good.
strider62590 Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,739 2009-07-30, 8:25 pm
    Thread: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of course)
Post: General Music Recommendation Thread (Japanese, of ...

I'm gonna throw in my recommendation for Oku Hanako (奥 華子). She writes and performs her own piano ballads, they're really nice easy listening. [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xr7-DOOCIjo]
strider62590 Learning resources 106 32,713 2009-07-27, 12:10 pm
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

Asriel Wrote:elmaestrokgb -- I had the exact same thing. 1/2 to 3/4 was a killer stretch. It felt good to make it to 1/2, and then things just slowed down for one reason or another... I'm with you guy...
strider62590 Remembering the Kanji 462 138,223 2009-07-24, 10:13 pm
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Half way after 2 weeks and a day! I'm so excited! I realize that I'd probably given up by now if I hadn't met my language exchange partners. It feels awesome when they write something down in kanji a...
strider62590 Remembering the Kanji 616 180,486 2009-07-14, 9:22 pm
    Thread: I was just hit with the best, most awesome idea ever....
Post: I was just hit with the best, most awesome idea ev...

I second the AFS recommendation. I took a semester abroad through them my senior year and I had a fantastic time. The volunteers are all very enthusiastic about helping you learn, which I though was g...
strider62590 General discussion 17 4,633 2009-07-12, 10:49 pm
    Thread: shifting into japanese
Post: shifting into japanese

Yeah, one time after I got back from my semester in Niigata I forgot the word for "vending machine" in English. I remember wanting to use it in a conversation, and I stopped and tried to think but it ...
strider62590 General discussion 28 6,899 2009-07-07, 10:26 pm