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    Thread: JFE
Post: JFE

EDIT:: never mind, I just found the .ogg of JFE's audio. I've converted them to MP3 so if there are any JFE users out there who'd like the audio, feel free to PM me. I apologize for resurrecting such...
stesani Learning resources 72 34,440 2012-08-31, 2:54 pm
    Thread: MEXT Scholarship 2012
Post: MEXT Scholarship 2012

Zorlee, congrats!
stesani JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 187 64,074 2012-07-30, 4:37 pm
    Thread: Have 25 days of summer left....
Post: Have 25 days of summer left....

Have you read the thread about the guy who finished it in 15 days? There are exceptions to every rule but it's your task to find out if you're the exception or the rule. I was on a pretty ridiculous ...
stesani Remembering the Kanji 9 2,461 2012-07-30, 3:24 am
    Thread: Any tools for practicing by speaking?
Post: Any tools for practicing by speaking?

Oh, I see. Well, yeah, they are difficult to see and I do zoom actually. I've read around here that Japanese people today have difficulties writing kanji on paper because it looks different than on th...
stesani Learning resources 5 827 2012-07-29, 1:57 am
    Thread: Any tools for practicing by speaking?
Post: Any tools for practicing by speaking?

I just skimmed over the kana and did some realkana for a day. They became more and more familiar, i.e. easier to recognize and read, while doing grammar and vocab work. Maybe you'll find something for...
stesani Learning resources 5 827 2012-07-29, 1:41 am
    Thread: Japanese online/internet radio?
Post: Japanese online/internet radio?

http://tunein.com/ has a handful of radios that stream Japanese music.
stesani General discussion 26 12,479 2011-07-25, 12:10 pm
    Thread: Google+
Post: Google+

Google+ is not too user friendly right now. A friend of mine forwarded me a G+ cheat sheet (see below). Thought I'd share it as well. I also have invites, so if anyone wants to join shoot me a PM [Im...
stesani Off topic 77 14,921 2011-07-11, 8:58 pm
    Thread: Essential Resources
Post: Essential Resources

TuneIn has a variety of radio stations from all over (including a handful from Japan).
stesani Learning resources 100 133,611 2011-07-02, 6:41 pm
    Thread: Combining Resources
Post: Combining Resources

You don't have to completely follow all of Heisig's advice. They're called advice for a reason. For some people, they feel better following the book to the letter. For some others, it is makes more se...
stesani Learning resources 7 1,467 2011-06-27, 10:12 pm
    Thread: Learning a Romance language (Spanish) -- Japanese experience helpful?
Post: Learning a Romance language (Spanish) -- Japanese ...

Notes in Spanish has an incredible podcast library. Very helpful stuff. I did Practice Makes Perfect: Spanish Verb Tenses as well. I have three years of high school Spanish and my native language is...
stesani Off topic 18 7,023 2011-06-09, 11:59 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

I can't really read a manga in Japanese yet so what I usually do is just spot the kanji and see if I remember (if I've learned it) them. I also study some grammar on the side with Japanese the Manga W...
stesani Remembering the Kanji 908 186,055 2011-06-07, 3:25 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

jordan3311 Wrote:I am at 1190 am i am feel that I am in a rut and suggestions? I'm at around the same kanji # as you and what I do when I am in a "rut" is take a day off of adding new cards and just d...
stesani Remembering the Kanji 908 186,055 2011-06-07, 2:43 pm
    Thread: RTK in Spanish.
Post: RTK in Spanish.

Hay un pdf: http://nirc.nanzan-u.ac.jp/publications/...sample.pdf pero en Inglés.
stesani Remembering the Kanji 12 5,323 2011-05-11, 4:37 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

I've received my copy the night I posted that post. :D I'm really happy and now have blazed up to kanji # 395. And yes, I use this site whenever I find Heisig's explanations a bit confusing.
stesani Remembering the Kanji 908 186,055 2011-05-11, 3:19 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

I finished the sample PDF and am waiting for my RTK copy to arrive. I don't know if I'm doing this (the studying) correctly by just continuously reviewing the same roughly ~270 some kanji for a couple...
stesani Remembering the Kanji 908 186,055 2011-05-09, 12:53 pm
    Thread: Reprint, 6th edition
Post: Reprint, 6th edition

Thanks all for your replies. I've decided to just buy the 3rd edition since it seems like there's really not much discrepancies between editions (I'll just handwrite the errata in the book). @the_ma...
stesani Remembering the Kanji 4 1,451 2011-05-02, 6:23 pm
    Thread: Reprint, 6th edition
Post: Reprint, 6th edition

Hi all, I've reached the end of the sample pdf and I've been looking all over for a copy of RtK 1, 5th edition. I've contacted probably all the online book sellers and they always tell me they have t...
stesani Remembering the Kanji 4 1,451 2011-05-02, 4:48 pm
    Thread: Organizing my Japanese lesson
Post: Organizing my Japanese lesson

Ah, I do RtK with other stuff too. I am reading Tae Kim's Guide to Japanese Grammar at the same time. What I do is every time I finish a lesson from TK's guide, I have a go at RtK until I burn myself ...
stesani General discussion 7 1,391 2011-04-25, 3:44 pm
    Thread: Started RTK1, should I be doing grammar at the same time?
Post: Started RTK1, should I be doing grammar at the sam...

I started just recently too. I'm doing both RTK1 and Tae Kim's guide at the same time. I'm nearly finished with the Basic Grammar section of the TK's guide and am about 145 kanji in on the RTK. For my...
stesani Remembering the Kanji 9 5,198 2011-04-25, 11:52 am