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Thread: How to "secretly" study at work?! Post: How to "secretly" study at work?! @RE: Studying at work I've been in similar situations before. I'd be stuck with an hour or two of free time (sometimes even more) and I'd ASK for work; almost every time they'd look around the room a... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 23 | 4,138 | 2008-09-01, 1:33 pm | ||
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Thread: Grammar: How do you study? Post: Grammar: How do you study? Buy the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar series, period. These are an absolute godsend, and will be an indispensable help to whatever else you're doing. Nowhere else do such detailed explanations of g... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 21 | 5,373 | 2008-07-24, 8:42 am | ||
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Thread: iPhone/iPod touch and dictionary for words or kanji Post: iPhone/iPod touch and dictionary for words or kanj... Yeah, my docomo unlimited data plan was about 4000 too back in the day. Don't know what it costs now... As far as I can tell, it seems that the iPhone will not have special plans in Japan, it'll jus... |
ajishiosean | Learning resources | 55 | 11,571 | 2008-06-26, 5:20 pm | ||
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Thread: iPhone/iPod touch and dictionary for words or kanji Post: iPhone/iPod touch and dictionary for words or kanj... It'll be an unlimited data plan, like everywhere else, but the monthly fee will be kind of high, depending on how you look at it. I think it's roughly around 10000 yen/month, but then again I was pay... |
ajishiosean | Learning resources | 55 | 11,571 | 2008-06-26, 8:56 am | ||
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Thread: iPhone/iPod touch and dictionary for words or kanji Post: iPhone/iPod touch and dictionary for words or kanj... I've had an iPhone 2G from day one, and I've somewhat well researched the 3G and its Japanese capabilities. First of all, if you already have an iPhone 2G or iPod Touch, software wise you'll be fine-... |
ajishiosean | Learning resources | 55 | 11,571 | 2008-06-25, 4:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Kanji Covered - What About Grammar? Post: Kanji Covered - What About Grammar? If you don't already have the Japanese grammar dictionaries by Seiichi Makino (Basic, Intermediate and Advanced) then I highly suggest you get them. The quality of the explanations and definitions ar... |
ajishiosean | Learning resources | 10 | 2,312 | 2008-06-21, 3:15 am | ||
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Thread: Books/links on handwriting Post: Books/links on handwriting Yeah, bk1.jp is the site. They ship via EMS, so the shipping is actually a decent price, and very fast, too. |
ajishiosean | The Japanese language | 11 | 10,310 | 2008-06-21, 3:08 am | ||
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Thread: Books/links on handwriting Post: Books/links on handwriting I can vouch for the ボールペン字書き込み練習帳 book, I bought a copy a few months ago and have been working through it bit by bit. The reason I bought it was I was looking at my handwriting, and was thinking abou... |
ajishiosean | The Japanese language | 11 | 10,310 | 2008-06-19, 8:03 pm | ||
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Thread: Buying a TV in Japan Post: Buying a TV in Japan Yeah, the space taken up by the box is definitely a consideration. Personally I had the space to spare, but didn't have the foresight to keep it anyway... If I had to do it all over again, as much a... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 16 | 2,741 | 2008-06-14, 7:00 am | ||
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Thread: Buying a TV in Japan Post: Buying a TV in Japan Oh, and one more thing. If you DO buy a TV that you intend to take back to the states in one way or another, DO NOT THROW AWAY THE BOX AND PACKING MATERIALS. The TV is obviously well packed by the c... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 16 | 2,741 | 2008-06-14, 12:25 am | ||
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Thread: Buying a TV in Japan Post: Buying a TV in Japan I was in a similar situation, and bought a rather nice TV, a 24V Aquos. Loved it. I was lucky enough to have a car though, so I just drove it back to my apartment. But yeah, if you're physically ab... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 16 | 2,741 | 2008-06-13, 11:38 pm | ||
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Thread: JLPT 1 too easy? Post: JLPT 1 too easy? Generally speaking, the JLPT is good for two things: not getting weeded out, and making your resume look good. A lot of job postings will ask for JLPT 2 or 1 as a requirement, basically because it's ... |
ajishiosean | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 20 | 12,034 | 2008-06-13, 11:29 pm | ||
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Thread: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK Post: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK Yeah, I first started using Mental Case when it came out, and I had exactly the same complaints about it, actually. Luckily, most of those issues have been fixed, thankfully. It actually scores card... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 17 | 3,455 | 2008-06-11, 10:57 pm | ||
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Thread: Need help to identify Japanese TV programme Post: Need help to identify Japanese TV programme I think if you knew what day and what time (Japanese time of course) you saw the drama it'd help out a lot. Then it'd just be a matter of going through the schedule and narrowing it down. If you can... |
ajishiosean | Off topic | 3 | 1,226 | 2008-06-11, 6:27 pm | ||
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Thread: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK Post: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK Oh yes, in regards to flash cards on the iPhone, I emailed Drew McCormack(?), the programmer that does Mental Case and asked if he had any iPhone plans. He said that yes, an iPhone client was in the ... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 17 | 3,455 | 2008-06-11, 6:24 pm | ||
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Thread: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK Post: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK @Jarvik7 If memory serves, I think OS X actually already does handwriting recognition via Inkwell, but I'm guessing it's Romaji only. I agree that that'd be brilliant, but unfortunately I somehow do... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 17 | 3,455 | 2008-06-11, 10:07 am | ||
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Thread: listening and speaking japanese Post: listening and speaking japanese If you have the luxury of having Japanese people around, then hanging out and actually using Japanese is the best option. What I used to do back in the day was I had three Japanese friends that I'd a... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 22 | 3,595 | 2008-06-10, 3:06 am | ||
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Thread: Second Life, Japanese version (beta) Post: Second Life, Japanese version (beta) @Dragg In my experience, yes, they more or less did speak in full sentences when they had the chance to. There's a lot of こんにちは／おつかれ〜 going on, since people are always logging on/off. Yeah, mixi ca... |
ajishiosean | Learning resources | 16 | 3,082 | 2008-06-05, 7:33 pm | ||
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Thread: Second Life, Japanese version (beta) Post: Second Life, Japanese version (beta) Personally, I tried FFXI awhile back, probably around 2004 or so. A friend from my Japanese class was a member of a Japanese linkshell(?) and convinced me to buy a copy and join up. I did, and I pla... |
ajishiosean | Learning resources | 16 | 3,082 | 2008-06-05, 10:43 am | ||
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Thread: Anyone reach fluency? Post: Anyone reach fluency? Really though, is there any proof of this guy's fluency? I honestly haven't read his site much, so if it's there, I'd appreciate it if someone could point it out. For all the credit he gets, I still... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 48 | 7,097 | 2008-05-20, 8:20 am | ||
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Thread: I have a bit of a problem and need some suggestions... Post: I have a bit of a problem and need some suggestion... In my experience, one reason your parent(s) might be against your Japanese is the idea that if you learn Japanese, you'll go to Japan, which is far far away. I know my parents, although proud of what... |
ajishiosean | Learning resources | 17 | 3,796 | 2008-05-20, 8:11 am | ||
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Thread: Anyone reach fluency? Post: Anyone reach fluency? Quote:By this definition, were you "fluent" when you were 10 years old? You couldn't do then even close to what you can do now, but wouldn't you still consider a 10 year old or even an 8 year old a fl... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 48 | 7,097 | 2008-05-19, 7:38 am | ||
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Thread: Anyone reach fluency? Post: Anyone reach fluency? My previous statement means what it says -- when I can do what I can do in English, I'll consider myself fluent. I want to be able to do whatever I can do in English, in Japanese. For example, if I ... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 48 | 7,097 | 2008-05-18, 9:14 pm | ||
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Thread: JLPT 2007 Results Post: JLPT 2007 Results http://www.thejapanshop.com sells the official test reprints, complete with CDs and everything. I've been shopping there for awhile, and I like their service and prices. Plus, it's always nice to su... |
ajishiosean | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 53 | 19,987 | 2008-05-18, 1:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Anyone reach fluency? Post: Anyone reach fluency? I'm doubtful of the whole "I became fluent in 18 months" thing. I think people have a tendency to bend the definition of fluency a little. Going from the definition provided from the dictionary abov... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 48 | 7,097 | 2008-05-18, 1:35 pm | ||
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Thread: The AJATT Method Post: The AJATT Method If you're looking for the dictionaries of Japanese grammar, then here's some places you can find it if you're outside of Japan. If you're in Japan, you should be able to find it at a larger bookstore... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 1,517 | 595,153 | 2008-05-09, 9:18 am | ||
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Thread: 完全マスター漢字 Post: 完全マスター漢字 I bought it, and used it to prep for 2級, and it definitely helped me pass. BUT, I did not use the book as it instructed. You're right, using it as prescribed would be very helpful, particularly for ... |
ajishiosean | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 1 | 1,381 | 2008-05-07, 11:02 am | ||
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Thread: Small Victories Post: Small Victories I know the feeling. I remember some of my favorite "small victories": 1. Completing a simple phone call in Japanese (asking if a grocery had something) 2. Completing a more complicated phone call ... |
ajishiosean | Off topic | 7 | 1,971 | 2008-05-05, 10:20 am | ||
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Thread: ことができる? Post: ことができる? Basically, the meaning is the same, but ことができる is a bit more formal. It's good to know, because it allows you to have more variety in your speaking/writing (instead of always using the same one), and... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 6 | 1,478 | 2008-05-05, 10:05 am | ||
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Thread: Speaking to other foreigners in Japanese, what is the etiquette? Post: Speaking to other foreigners in Japanese, what is ... My shacho of the company I worked for, who was actually Japanese-American (and raised in America) but had lived in Japan for awhile and spoke fluent Japanese and English, made a good point about this.... |
ajishiosean | General discussion | 5 | 1,923 | 2008-05-02, 10:32 am | ||
