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    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

I wonder if something went wrong with the server or something. That's a super old version of the site and it doesn't work. No matter what you click it just takes you back to the same page.
Rael89 Off topic 529 102,798 2016-06-04, 5:46 pm
    Thread: Post your Kanjipeen here!
Post: RE: Post your Kanjipeen here!

Wow are you guys all Nigerian? I feel so inferior. lol The seen cards in this collection contain: 2721 total unique kanji. Old jouyou: 1873 of 1940 (96.5%). New jouyou: 173 of 196 (88.3%). Jinmeiyou ...
Rael89 General discussion 30 4,639 2016-05-02, 1:25 pm
    Thread: cloze deletion again
Post: RE: cloze deletion again

I second using pictures times a million. I actually make cloze deletion cards out of the テロップ from TV shows all the time. If you watch J-TV on your computer its worth trying out. You can set VLC media...
Rael89 The Japanese language 4 809 2016-01-25, 8:34 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

I don't know if this is old or not, but I'm on Khatz's mailing list and got this in my email today: http://www.alljapaneseallthetime.com/blo...consulting The contents are password protected, but it ...
Rael89 Off topic 529 102,798 2016-01-18, 9:42 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: RE: Where's Khatzumoto?

That's the just total number of characters presented in this book. He mentioned this on AJATT proper before: Quote:How Did You Learn Kanji? Did you use RTK/Heisig? Because I had the intention of le...
Rael89 Off topic 529 102,798 2016-01-16, 9:34 pm
    Thread: Japanese non-fiction books recommendations
Post: RE: Book Recommendations

Thanks for the replies. I actually left out a word lol I meant "...good books about music..." I like Round Table though so its all good. So many middle school anime memories come back when I listen ...
Rael89 General discussion 8 1,279 2016-01-04, 4:42 pm
    Thread: Japanese non-fiction books recommendations
Post: Japanese non-fiction books recommendations

I couldn't find a relevant topic for this that wasn't at least a year old so I thought I'd start one up. If I messed up give me a good ビンタ and direct me to the proper thread. Anyway.... Does anyone h...
Rael89 General discussion 8 1,279 2016-01-03, 5:24 pm
    Thread: NEW FORUM: Recent Topics
Post: RE: NEW FORUM: Recent Topics

Wow the new layout looks great. Having the active topics as the main focus is really nice too. The new posts section was the first thing I looked for on the old version so this is just perfect for me...
Rael89 General discussion 12 1,160 2015-11-15, 6:45 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

ryuudou Wrote:znebr47625 Wrote:His rhinospike page with his own recordings and chinese requests = https://rhinospike.com/profiles/profile/khatzumoto/ I doubt this is him. If you listen to the recordin...
Rael89 Off topic 529 102,798 2015-10-04, 9:43 am
    Thread: SharedTalk closing August 31st - your alternatives?
Post: SharedTalk closing August 31st - your alternatives...

Aww that's sad. I don't use it anymore in favor of the Japanese-Only skype sites, but it was a real help in my early days of language learning. Semi-related, have any of you used the Saitou-san app a...
Rael89 Learning resources 12 13,856 2015-08-02, 8:48 pm
    Thread: What's a good method of learning to speak/hear better?
Post: What's a good method of learning to speak/hear bet...

subs2srs dude. It was amazing for me. Throw a 2 or 3 episodes of a drama in anki with that and then watch the whole series a couple of times. It worked great for me when I was trying to level up into ...
Rael89 General discussion 22 3,308 2015-07-23, 8:27 pm
    Thread: Any suggestions for decent japanese music with lyrics?
Post: Any suggestions for decent japanese music with lyr...

yogert909 Wrote:Rael89 Wrote:You can find the lyrics to all the songs I mentioned on this site http://j-lyric.net/ Thanks for this! I've seen this site before, but I was too lazy to navigate it and f...
Rael89 General discussion 8 1,517 2015-07-23, 4:41 pm
    Thread: Any suggestions for decent japanese music with lyrics?
Post: Any suggestions for decent japanese music with lyr...

I see you have some Cornelius and Pizzicato Five in your playlist. You should investigate the 90's Shibuya Kei movement further. I'm super into that kind of music right now. The whole thing is really ...
Rael89 General discussion 8 1,517 2015-07-22, 6:07 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

^How do we know khatz left Japan in the first place?
Rael89 Off topic 529 102,798 2015-07-19, 4:04 pm
    Thread: akb48 native forum
Post: akb48 native forum

You can only post to that board from a Japanese IP btw. If you have any luck getting around that please let me know =). You can try the English fan forum: http://stage48.net/forum/index.php or this ...
Rael89 Off topic 6 11,480 2014-12-18, 7:49 am
    Thread: Help Me Develop Listening Comprehension
Post: Help Me Develop Listening Comprehension

If your mind is wandering the content is boring. Don't be afraid to hit skip. Even if it was boring just because you couldn't understand try something fresh and free your mind of the burden of that un...
Rael89 The Japanese language 13 2,796 2014-09-07, 4:25 pm
    Thread: Does anyone read Haiku poetry as a way of practicing their skills?
Post: Does anyone read Haiku poetry as a way of practici...

Real川柳 [Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-MnorbB5t8U]
Rael89 Learning resources 9 8,407 2014-07-23, 6:39 am
    Thread: Where the AJATT method fails (and how I tweaked it to fit my needs)
Post: Where the AJATT method fails (and how I tweaked it...

In response to what you said about passive audio listening you're probably right when it comes to your example or subbed anime, but in my experience its scary how good it works with podcast type audio...
Rael89 Learning resources 32 5,458 2014-06-21, 11:19 am
    Thread: Why do you want to move to Japan?
Post: Why do you want to move to Japan?

@TomTomHatesCats "North Korea is best Korea" is a meme. I think he was just joking about that part.
Rael89 General discussion 72 10,249 2014-06-07, 2:06 pm
    Thread: Documentaries in Japanese
Post: Documentaries in Japanese

jounetsu tairiku occasionally has some cool episodes. Here's one they did on SAKAMOTO Ryuichi: [Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FAgmAs18jg0]
Rael89 Learning resources 17 4,260 2014-04-19, 7:33 pm
    Thread: Normal Japanese porn for learning....
Post: Normal Japanese porn for learning....

Is it against the rules to post links to this kind of learning material? Cuz I got some "resources" to share with OP but I don't wanna get banned for it.
Rael89 Learning resources 52 16,420 2014-04-19, 5:49 pm
    Thread: What do you do for fun in Japanese?
Post: What do you do for fun in Japanese?

VARIETY SHOWS. Overlooked by a lot of Japanese learners despite the wealth of awesomeness. Use this blog to keep up with the latest episodes of stuff: http://youtubeowaraitv.blog32.fc2.com/ and ins...
Rael89 General discussion 10 2,714 2014-02-01, 10:55 pm
    Thread: 2013 Reflections and 2014 Resolutions
Post: 2013 Reflections and 2014 Resolutions

If you posted in the equivalent thread from last year find your post and tell us how you did: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=10333&page=1 current progress is in bold Last Year Rael89...
Rael89 General discussion 55 13,393 2013-12-27, 1:53 am
    Thread: 1M Challenge - NHK News Easy & NHK News #2
Post: 1M Challenge - NHK News Easy & NHK News #2

Signed up for June. Took a month or two off now I'm gonna try and get back into this. ガンバルンバ!
Rael89 Group study 62 22,271 2013-05-31, 7:07 am
    Thread: Variety shows
Post: Variety shows

squarezebra Wrote:For japanese variety, you can pretty much watch everything here: http://youtubeowaraitv.blog32.fc2.com/ You're welcome :) Damn that's awesome! Thanks!
Rael89 General discussion 9 5,316 2013-04-16, 8:31 am
    Thread: Variety shows
Post: Variety shows

You can get pretty much anything when it comes to variety shows on everyone's favorite Chinese site, youku. Its chinese, but searching in Japanese is usually just fine and retrieves good results. exam...
Rael89 General discussion 9 5,316 2013-04-16, 4:48 am
    Thread: 1M Challenge - NHK News Easy & NHK News #2
Post: 1M Challenge - NHK News Easy & NHK News #2

winterpromise31 Wrote:I'd like a chance to start over. This month I started reading native materials almost every day but never finished all three articles. lol. I don't read the news in English and a...
Rael89 Group study 62 22,271 2013-04-01, 12:25 am
    Thread: 1M Challenge - NHK News Easy & NHK News #2
Post: 1M Challenge - NHK News Easy & NHK News #2

For the articles on the main site I would suggest that you try to follow up on a certain story or topic everyday if you're feeling overwhelmed with too many new words. I've been following the North Ko...
Rael89 Group study 62 22,271 2013-03-10, 1:22 am
    Thread: Pop Culture References?
Post: Pop Culture References?

Variety/owarai shows are awesome for this kinda stuff. I feel like they don't get the props they deserve. The comedians on the panels in these shows make all kinds of references to other celebrities...
Rael89 General discussion 3 873 2013-03-06, 6:47 am
    Thread: The key to fluency: 10,000 words in one year.
Post: The key to fluency: 10,000 words in one year.

Wow. amtrack's thinking is almost as dated as the crummy trains company he runs.
Rael89 General discussion 249 67,228 2013-03-05, 4:46 am