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    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Passed the JLPT N1 test with A grade. Reading score was low, but does not matter as long as I passed with an all "A".
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2016-01-26, 2:31 am
    Thread: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself
Post: RE: I've failed...and I've been lying to myself

Buddy, I studied only Romaji and speaking with natives here was the only thing I could do for 3-4 years. I had no options to be true, no one around me spoke proper English. It was not untill last year...
dudeshane01 The Japanese language 60 7,058 2016-01-25, 7:40 am
    Thread: Help with buying a watch for a Japanese lady
Post: RE: Help with buying a watch for a Japanese lady

you can try amazon jp.Usually ship with 2 days. Brands in that range, fossil is good.for men. Not sure if they have female watches though. Seiko or casio also have reasonably priced models.
dudeshane01 Off topic 5 1,069 2016-01-11, 7:01 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

For books thing, I also started reading my first paper back in Japanese. The book is called : "負けない! ―挑戦することは楽しいこと" http://www.amazon.co.jp/dp/4591128660 It is about the life of female tennis star, Da...
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2015-12-20, 11:02 pm
    Thread: Was your preparation enough for JLPT N1 Dec 2015
Post: RE: Was your preparation enough for JLPT N1 Dec 20...

For notes, I just take notes for last 2 questions, I think they are No. 4 and 5. They involve around characters. So I draw 2 boxes (Or how many characters are there), then write the main point in 1 wo...
dudeshane01 General discussion 5 989 2015-12-20, 1:46 am
    Thread: Was your preparation enough for JLPT N1 Dec 2015
Post: Was your preparation enough for JLPT N1 Dec 2015

Hi Guys I took the JLPT N1 this time in Dec 2015. The test went well except the dokkai section. I think I will be able to pass overall, but with a low score in dokkai. Vocabulary, grammar and reading...
dudeshane01 General discussion 5 989 2015-12-17, 2:24 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-12-12, 4:56 pm)bouzunikukerya Wrote: That's called 天声人語  :P Can you kindly expand on that. I read about it, it seems to be a article section in Asahi news. (http://www.asahi.com/news/tenseiji...
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2015-12-13, 9:22 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Hi Guys I took the JLPT N1 this time in Dec 2015. The test went well except the dokkai section. I think I will be able to pass overall, but with a low score in dokkai. Vocabulary, grammar and reading ...
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2015-12-13, 7:20 pm
    Thread: Instructions to Convert Full Book to Anki Deck
Post: RE: Instructions to Convert Full Book to Anki Deck

A neat idea will be to start a new free blog somewhere, make it hidden from public and copy paste all that text into blogpost. Divide into multiple blogposts if text is too long to make chapters. Then...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 6 1,157 2015-12-12, 4:39 pm
    Thread: Core 2k/6k/10k speeds?
Post: RE: Core 2k/6k/10k speeds?

I finished around 4000 words in less than 2 months. I do multiple decks each day. For Core 2k/6k/10K , you should be able to pace around 40 new cards each day.
dudeshane01 General discussion 16 1,872 2015-12-11, 1:45 am
    Thread: For All those who took JLPT N1 this time
Post: For All those who took JLPT N1 this time

Hi Guys I took the JLPT N1 this time in Dec 2015. The test went well except the dokkai section. I think I will be able to pass overall, but with a low score in dokkai. Vocabulary, grammar and reading ...
dudeshane01 General discussion 1 571 2015-12-11, 1:42 am
    Thread: How to get list of common (P) words
Post: RE: How to get list of common (P) words

Downloaded that deck now. Thanks. I extracted all the cards as notes into text file. Pasted them into excel to see what was the data. There are too many tags in the column which contains "common" tag....
dudeshane01 General discussion 4 776 2015-12-11, 1:37 am
    Thread: How to get list of common (P) words
Post: How to get list of common (P) words

Hi Guys When we use Rikaichan, we see the common words marked with (P). Is there any way to get a list of all such words? If the list is in order of usage frequency, it is even better. I am sure some ...
dudeshane01 General discussion 4 776 2015-12-10, 12:02 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-12-06, 6:48 pm)rich_f Wrote: Reading-wise, that stupid mountain question pissed me off. I understood the passage pretty well, but the questions.... ugh. There were a few like that in the readi...
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2015-12-06, 9:43 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

How many of you knew the first word in the vocabulary section. I had never encountered that 1st word anywhere. Kindly let me know.
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2015-12-06, 9:38 pm
    Thread: Core10k link pls
Post: Core10k link pls

RawToast Wrote:Probably in here: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=5110 Not there. Anyhow, I might have the list somewhere. Send me an email and I will search and mail you.
dudeshane01 Learning resources 2 861 2015-09-14, 2:10 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Dovetron Wrote:Nice, Jawful! let's do our best! I feel like for me, reading is the major thing i need to practice. how do you study vocab? I find that I learn more vocab by reading than I do by rote....
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2015-09-10, 12:19 am
    Thread: Floating Japanese Dictionary for Android
Post: Floating Japanese Dictionary for Android

Hi It is a really great app. Can you also make it to pop up words when we press the text on screen, like rikai chan. It is an excellent for android since it works on top of any usual ebook reader app....
dudeshane01 Learning resources 17 6,056 2015-09-03, 7:57 am
    Thread: Rikai + Android
Post: Rikai + Android

For jade reader, we want to use it as a novel or text reader. It forgets position everytime I reopen the app Is it possible to remember this position.
dudeshane01 Learning resources 43 32,675 2015-09-03, 7:36 am
    Thread: JLPT N1 and N2 reading improvement tips
Post: JLPT N1 and N2 reading improvement tips

OK, I will post my results after following above technique for just less than a week. I was completing the reading alone, somewhere between 12- 15 minutes due to a lot fo difficult vocab in editorials...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 17 2,929 2015-09-02, 10:42 pm
    Thread: JLPT N1 and N2 reading improvement tips
Post: JLPT N1 and N2 reading improvement tips

Jawful Wrote:Thanks for the ideas and the stylish suggestion/stylesheet. Easily installed and working like a charm. Will try to read one a day! Very happy to know you implemented and found it useful b...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 17 2,929 2015-08-31, 8:16 pm
    Thread: JLPT N1 and N2 reading improvement tips
Post: JLPT N1 and N2 reading improvement tips

These tips are what I am using to improve my reading spead, understanding and getting into a habbit of going to next sentence, even when I encounter an unknown kanji. If you are using a better method,...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 17 2,929 2015-08-31, 7:26 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Jawful Wrote:Dovetron Wrote:How many people are going for December's test here? Sounds like you're almost there. Good luck! I passed, but I will retake as, like you, I'd like to have at least 40 on ea...
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2015-08-29, 8:53 am
    Thread: Sentence decks for N2 and N1 with images
Post: Sentence decks for N2 and N1 with images

anritsi Wrote:Well, pmnox made a post-10k supplement deck here. It doesn't have audio though. Can anyone please reup that. It is already deleted from Anki site.
dudeshane01 The Japanese language 17 4,501 2015-08-26, 9:44 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

Wow, Passed the N2, with 86%. (155/80 ) Amazed to see I did so well.
dudeshane01 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,783 2015-08-26, 9:34 pm
    Thread: Epwing2Anki - Tool For Automatically Generating Anki Vocabulary Cards
Post: Epwing2Anki - Tool For Automatically Generating An...

cophnia61 Wrote:I suggest you to try it, cb has done every effor to make it as user-friendly as possible and in fact it is super easy to use. Finally got it working and added sentences to tanos JLPT N...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 182 70,892 2015-08-26, 8:44 pm
    Thread: JLPT N1 Vocab ank deck- 3000+ vocab with sentences
Post: JLPT N1 Vocab ank deck- 3000+ vocab with sentences

Just used the EPWING2ANKI tool to generate a super cool JLPT N1 ANKI deck. https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/1734227714 The deck contains vocab lists freely available on tanos site. Tanos lists do not ...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 1 817 2015-08-25, 9:51 pm
    Thread: JLPT N1 Grammar Test - 200 questions Anki Deck
Post: JLPT N1 Grammar Test - 200 questions Anki Deck

Hi kraemder I did not use any book for preparing this deck. I actually got the material through a lot of chinese sites. I made some searches, then collected the data. For a grammar book, you can actua...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 3 1,198 2015-08-25, 9:46 pm
    Thread: JLPT N1 Grammar Test - 200 questions Anki Deck
Post: JLPT N1 Grammar Test - 200 questions Anki Deck

Hi Folks For those who want to appear for the JLPT N1 exam, I have prepared an Anki deck with 200 questions. deck url: https://ankiweb.net/shared/info/391772841 The format is: Front Card: Questions &g...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 3 1,198 2015-08-20, 7:36 pm
    Thread: Epwing2Anki - Tool For Automatically Generating Anki Vocabulary Cards
Post: Epwing2Anki - Tool For Automatically Generating An...

Guys, most of the adding dictionary stuff is very technical. Can anyone actually explain how to get these dictionaries, what format etc., and how to install them. How big are these dictionaries in siz...
dudeshane01 Learning resources 182 70,892 2015-07-20, 8:00 am