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    Thread: Zelda Skyward Sword: Anyone else SUPER excited?
Post: Zelda Skyward Sword: Anyone else SUPER excited?

I m hyped for this game. I watched all the Japanese trailers and it looks great. Apparently according to IGN it's the 'greatest and best Zelda yet'. :O
gyuujuice Off topic 1 1,001 2011-11-11, 2:14 pm
    Thread: Anki pinyin plugin (and in general pinyin input)
Post: Anki pinyin plugin (and in general pinyin input)

Oh! Haha, thanks everyone I will try it out now and test it! Yep, that solved all my issues. I think a guide I was reading was outdated. o_0 This will make my life oh so easier, thanks guys!
gyuujuice Learning resources 5 2,124 2011-08-20, 3:13 pm
    Thread: Anki pinyin plugin (and in general pinyin input)
Post: Anki pinyin plugin (and in general pinyin input)

Hey, it's been forever since I made a post but I am really stuck on Anki and I'm no computer pro. I downloaded a pinyin plugin successfully and I got it working for the most part. There is one problem...
gyuujuice Learning resources 5 2,124 2011-08-20, 2:20 pm
    Thread: How to... (add your own "how to" here)
Post: How to... (add your own "how to" here)

How to not feed an internet troll... JK How to get music from youtube to your itunes. 1) Search and find a song you like on youtube. 2) Copy the FULL url (top bar). 3) Paste it into a mp3 converter. ...
gyuujuice The Japanese language 10 3,086 2011-04-27, 10:44 am
    Thread: Teaching English in Korea sucks
Post: Teaching English in Korea sucks

I don't think he speaks Korean which would have a lasting effect on his opinion me thinks.
gyuujuice General discussion 26 7,382 2011-04-27, 10:39 am
    Thread: A pinyin tone color marker?
Post: A pinyin tone color marker?

I don't have a program or anything but I was curious because I use colors too. What do you do with tone changes? 你好 for example. I use a colored *. Also, I use purple for 的, 得 and all other non-tones....
gyuujuice Chinese and Hanzi 3 2,407 2011-04-17, 7:21 pm
    Thread: Art Portfolios
Post: Art Portfolios

After reading the discussion on learning to draw I wanted to see some of you guy's work! So this is simply a thread to show pieces/doodles/sketches. (Sculpting and crafts are just as welcome!) I'll s...
gyuujuice Off topic 3 768 2011-04-15, 1:37 am
    Thread: Using an SRS for mathematics study
Post: Using an SRS for mathematics study

I think SRS would work better for math problems than facts but I have yet to test this out myself. I only have one math class for uni anyways. XD
gyuujuice Off topic 34 14,149 2011-04-14, 10:44 am
    Thread: Theoretical Method for Learning to Draw
Post: Theoretical Method for Learning to Draw

I have seen a lot of books and I actually own "The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain"! I'm not the greatest artist (http://gyuujuice.deviantart.com/#/d3dh069) but the best way to improve is t...
gyuujuice Off topic 29 6,794 2011-04-10, 12:07 am
    Thread: Getting a Japanese girlfriend?
Post: Getting a Japanese girlfriend?

"A good instructional video." Ahaha, he is so excited. XD
gyuujuice General discussion 94 23,736 2011-04-08, 10:15 pm
    Thread: Users study methods
Post: Users study methods

This is a great resource I will add some of the things I do. I am studying 3 languages switching every month. (Japanese-Mandarin-Korean) I know it's crazy but it's just what I feel like. 1) I have c...
gyuujuice The Japanese language 178 128,256 2011-04-08, 12:45 pm
    Thread: Why is 稽 16 strokes?
Post: Why is 稽 16 strokes?

Excuse me but what is Midori? (yes I know what 緑 is but I mean the program ;) )
gyuujuice The Japanese language 25 3,573 2011-04-06, 12:45 am
    Thread: Why is 稽 16 strokes?
Post: Why is 稽 16 strokes?

"I found them easy to remember after noticing that the first stroke in both 右 and 口 is vertical and both 左 and 工 starts horizontally. That is, until I started learning Chinese where they are written t...
gyuujuice The Japanese language 25 3,573 2011-04-05, 11:44 pm
    Thread: Let's Learn Kanji: An Introduction to Radicals, Components
Post: Let's Learn Kanji: An Introduction to Radicals, Co...

"姦 = rape" lolwut? Kanjidamage has a strange sense of humor but I looked at some of their/his stories and it looks good. (No method is perfect but an individual path, right?)
gyuujuice Learning resources 38 14,681 2011-04-05, 11:42 pm
    Thread: Why is 稽 16 strokes?
Post: Why is 稽 16 strokes?

http://jisho.org/kanji/details/稽 It SAYS 16 but there are 15 strokes in the diagram showing how to write it. Huh... "I don't understand everyone's obsession with stroke counts. I don't know any stro...
gyuujuice The Japanese language 25 3,573 2011-04-05, 3:18 pm
    Thread: College Advice
Post: College Advice

Ah, leave it to Icecream to give great advice. ;) I think I will only have two posters up (1 being the kanji one) so not so overboard but I will get to know my roomy early. :) Be a dictator? Got it....
gyuujuice Off topic 5 756 2011-04-04, 8:08 pm
    Thread: College Advice
Post: College Advice

Thanks guys, About 90% of students go on to graduate school. This school has harsh academics but majoring in Japanese or Chinese in a 4-year college has not been recommended by any FL teacher that I ...
gyuujuice Off topic 5 756 2011-04-04, 7:35 pm
    Thread: College Advice
Post: College Advice

In 5 months I will start my college career and I have a few specific questions but I would be more than happy to receive any advice in general. I'm going to a uni with only 8 majors and there isn't ...
gyuujuice Off topic 5 756 2011-04-04, 5:40 pm
    Thread: My story of JLPT 1 in 2.5 years
Post: My story of JLPT 1 in 2.5 years

Thank you Asriel and ta12121! I have been doing well with an JE dictionary but I need JJ for both eliminating my fear of Japanese text and a way to streamline my reading time. Thank you so much!
gyuujuice JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 30 15,405 2011-04-04, 1:31 pm
    Thread: My story of JLPT 1 in 2.5 years
Post: My story of JLPT 1 in 2.5 years

I skimmed it because my brain is fried but I enjoyed your article and I liked your writing style -- it was easy to follow. Actually I DO have a question. I am all over when it comes to Japanese skill...
gyuujuice JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 30 15,405 2011-04-04, 12:21 am
    Thread: Crop Circles - Quest for Truth (full movie)
Post: Crop Circles - Quest for Truth (full movie)

Crop circles and all the designs are VERY impressive and I think they are great pieces of art. I don't really care for the "alien communication" idea but I think that I would love to learn how to make...
gyuujuice Off topic 32 7,329 2011-04-03, 5:44 pm
    Thread: What would you do in 150 days?
Post: What would you do in 150 days?

150 days? Hmm... April) 30 days) 日本語) *Learn to use Anki in a variety of ways such as BGs and music files (I'm teh nube) *3000 kanji via Heisig ON Anki (I haven't done the last thousand and I need a ...
gyuujuice General discussion 15 2,670 2011-04-01, 4:59 pm
    Thread: Link: Japanese Phrases: A List of Grammar Related Expressions
Post: Link: Japanese Phrases: A List of Grammar Related ...

*looks and sees roomaji* MY EYES! (Though this will help some people.)
gyuujuice Learning resources 1 1,578 2011-03-30, 10:15 pm
    Thread: When are you able to call yourself fluent in a language?
Post: When are you able to call yourself fluent in a lan...

"Yet, when someone finds out you speak another language, what's the first question? "Are you fluent?" If you say no, and proceed to explain why you don't believe you are, or qualify it with your abili...
gyuujuice General discussion 80 15,447 2011-03-28, 11:56 am
    Thread: When are you able to call yourself fluent in a language?
Post: When are you able to call yourself fluent in a lan...

nest0r Wrote:I think definitions of fluency similar to this could be useful: http://www.is.wayne.edu/drbowen/CRTVYW99/Guilford.htm How does one become an equal? I been told by a Japanese woman, "it ju...
gyuujuice General discussion 80 15,447 2011-03-28, 11:23 am
    Thread: Do you know any Suicide Pamphlets in Japanese
Post: Do you know any Suicide Pamphlets in Japanese

"I might get a few copies of this book and mail them to some troops in Afghanistan" WTF? That was so uncalled for!
gyuujuice Off topic 39 7,426 2011-03-28, 11:16 am
    Thread: When are you able to call yourself fluent in a language?
Post: When are you able to call yourself fluent in a lan...

Bases on what the average person says -- "yeah I'm fluent" I can converse with a Japanese person without sounding like "aligatorgozaimasu". :\ Especially since when the average person doesn't underst...
gyuujuice General discussion 80 15,447 2011-03-27, 11:50 pm
    Thread: Do you know any Suicide Pamphlets in Japanese
Post: Do you know any Suicide Pamphlets in Japanese

Haha, that is very interesting -- but why that location? Is there a bridge there I wonder.
gyuujuice Off topic 39 7,426 2011-03-27, 7:02 pm
    Thread: Free 8 hours of Pimsleur Japanese
Post: Free 8 hours of Pimsleur Japanese

"Pimsleur should have just given a link to one of the torrents" ....oooh harsh. I always wondered why it was popular do they have one for other languages I wonder -- checks. I'm learning Thai right n...
gyuujuice Learning resources 2 812 2011-03-27, 7:01 pm
    Thread: Do you know any Suicide Pamphlets in Japanese
Post: Do you know any Suicide Pamphlets in Japanese

They are about you indirectly -- maybe -- yeah they don't. :\
gyuujuice Off topic 39 7,426 2011-03-27, 5:58 pm