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    Thread: Why did you choose that Kanji for your avatar?
Post: Why did you choose that Kanji for your avatar?

Because it's my very favourite, unforgettable, kanji story; "here we go round the mulberry tree... this is the way we wash our crotch, wash our crotch, wash our crotch".
BohemianCoast Remembering the Kanji 21 5,372 2015-07-09, 12:14 pm
    Thread: Self study, SRS only. Thoughts and Results.
Post: Self study, SRS only. Thoughts and Results.

I'm way behind you, but I am 'mostly SRS' (probably 85% SRS, 10% textbook/iphone apps, 5% native material) but I've just started SRSing the Tae Kim cloze delete deck. I'm using the time left over fr...
BohemianCoast Learning resources 22 4,718 2011-10-18, 7:34 am
    Thread: Concerning Anki - a question
Post: Concerning Anki - a question

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:You can't disable the rating system, but if you can't be bothered with it, hit the first button for 'fail' and the third button for 'pass' every time and you'll be fine. (Actual...
BohemianCoast Learning resources 8 2,400 2011-10-18, 5:53 am
    Thread: Post your *ambitious* goal here!
Post: Post your *ambitious* goal here!

What a lovely thread! My really ambitious goal is to revolutionise education by developing highly adaptable and generalisable learning software that is also, integral to the learning process, a compel...
BohemianCoast General discussion 96 18,434 2011-10-14, 11:55 am
    Thread: almost done and getting annoyed
Post: almost done and getting annoyed

One more tip; I changed my desktop wallpaper to a kanji one (this one http://www.blingcheese.com/wallpaper/vie...lpaper.htm ) so that every time I looked at the computer it reminded me how far I'd com...
BohemianCoast Remembering the Kanji 33 10,451 2011-10-07, 8:20 am
    Thread: almost done and getting annoyed
Post: almost done and getting annoyed

I really started struggling about 1650 or so. I've been learning at 10 a day, so not so fast. But the last few hundred have been much harder than previously; I found myself losing track when doing rep...
BohemianCoast Remembering the Kanji 33 10,451 2011-09-27, 8:34 am
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

OK I have 2042 stories now, though my stories are ahead of my reviews (I'm reviewing in Anki with 10 new kanji a day, so I think I'll hit 2042 there early next week). But I started learning kana on 25...
BohemianCoast Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,703 2011-09-22, 10:16 am
    Thread: 2011 JLPT study thread
Post: 2011 JLPT study thread

Bokusenou Wrote:Quote:虹の色の数は現在の日本では一般的に七色(赤、橙、黄、緑、青、藍、紫)と言われるが、地域や民族・時代により大きく異なる。日本では古くは五色、沖縄地方では二色(赤、黒または赤、青)とされていた。なお現代でもかつての沖縄のように明、暗の2色として捉える民族は多い。 Source: Japanese Wikipedia Thank you!
BohemianCoast JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 506 139,931 2011-09-22, 5:31 am
    Thread: nest0r - keep in touch
Post: nest0r - keep in touch

JimmySeal Wrote:Maybe that's how people would react to it, but it's more like saying "A precipitate didn't form in the solution." instead of "A precipitate did not form in the solution." Writing "adv...
BohemianCoast Off topic 161 22,530 2011-09-22, 5:20 am
    Thread: 2011 JLPT study thread
Post: 2011 JLPT study thread

kainzero Wrote:I find this description of the JLPT fascinating and hilarious: http://www.outpostnine.com/gaijin_smash/...-kyuu.html I too found this hilarious, but I was left with a question -- when a...
BohemianCoast JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 506 139,931 2011-09-21, 8:33 am
    Thread: Correct usage of squared paper when writing Japanese?
Post: Correct usage of squared paper when writing Japane...

magamo Wrote:I just realized that it may not be obvious to learners that the standard 400 boxes paper for vertical writing is wider unlike your average letter size or A4 paper, which is taller. So if ...
BohemianCoast The Japanese language 21 18,921 2011-09-20, 8:24 am
    Thread: Learning Physics the fun way
Post: Learning Physics the fun way

TheVinster Wrote:Portal is a bit overrated, despite me liking it. I've also played and beat Portal 2 about 3 times. Whether or not Portal is overrated, it's fantastic value for *free* and I would reco...
BohemianCoast Off topic 8 2,372 2011-09-19, 7:22 am
    Thread: Do people want to buy affordable japanese manga & books?
Post: Do people want to buy affordable japanese manga & ...

I'd like a lending library for Japanese books, particularly picture books and books for small children, so that I can follow an extensive reading program. Used books would help a bit but I think the c...
BohemianCoast Learning resources 21 9,989 2011-08-02, 12:27 pm
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...

What an awesome program. I don't know if anyone else has mentioned it in the thread, but I'm using a Mac, and the Windows version runs beautifully in Crossover. I created a new XP bottle in Crossover ...
BohemianCoast Learning resources 1,039 387,739 2011-07-06, 6:08 pm