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    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

Not sure what his residence status is, so I'm not sure if the activities of running a language learning business would fall under it or not. Though as I said before, as long as he is working his curre...
orochi Off topic 567 98,524 2011-09-04, 7:34 am
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

Jarvik7 Wrote:I doubt he is registered as a business since he isn't filling any of the legal requirements (privacy policy, contact information, business registration etc on public display on the page)...
orochi Off topic 567 98,524 2011-09-04, 7:16 am
    Thread: finding a job in Japan
Post: finding a job in Japan

While wanting to move to Japan is an awesome goal, you might want to set your sights on something a bit more specific. A degree in Japanese literature and language will be difficult to apply directly ...
orochi General discussion 17 1,853 2009-04-25, 7:03 am
    Thread: Book/Novel recommendation thread
Post: Book/Novel recommendation thread

I recommend Keigo Higashino as well. His novels are very easy to approach, and he's a great writer.
orochi General discussion 34 6,425 2008-11-15, 6:01 am
    Thread: Kanji Sonomama: How many Kanji?
Post: Kanji Sonomama: How many Kanji?

Kanji Sonomama doesn't contain a kanji dictionary, so there's no way to get a count on how many kanji characters it contains. For reference, it contains the following dictionaries. Meikyo J-J: 70,00...
orochi Learning resources 15 3,951 2008-07-26, 6:27 am
    Thread: JLPT 1 too easy?
Post: JLPT 1 too easy?

> As in essay/paragraph writing? You had to write a few sentences.
orochi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 20 12,034 2008-06-23, 8:42 am
    Thread: 思う vs. 想う
Post: 思う vs. 想う

> 看る・視る - I haven't seen these enough to be confident. 看る means to "look after" someone. 視る is probably the trickiest, but focuses on the literal/optical matter of seeing something, evident in 視力...
orochi General discussion 8 3,988 2008-06-23, 7:32 am
    Thread: JLPT 1 too easy?
Post: JLPT 1 too easy?

>There is still no written or spoken portion J.Test has a written section. At least it did the two times I took it.
orochi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 20 12,034 2008-06-23, 7:29 am
    Thread: Kanken June 22, 2008
Post: Kanken June 22, 2008

Did anybody else take the kanji kentei on June 22? I took level 2 and am feeling pretty good.
orochi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 0 1,080 2008-06-23, 7:23 am
    Thread: Great Kanji words
Post: Great Kanji words

re: 痴漢 and the usage of 漢. 漢 also has the meaning of man (おとこ). So 痴漢 literally means "sick man" / "perverted man". Compare this to 痴女(ちじょ) "sick woman" / "perverted woman". Similarly, 巨漢 means "gi...
orochi Remembering the Kanji 55 15,469 2008-06-23, 7:21 am
    Thread: Kanji Games for the Nintendo DS
Post: Kanji Games for the Nintendo DS

Tokoton is garbage. Go with Kanken DS.
orochi Learning resources 231 128,187 2007-12-18, 4:10 am
    Thread: Kanken - 平成19年度 第2回
Post: Kanken - 平成19年度 第2回

You can check here to see if you passed: https://www3.kanken.or.jp/webgouhi/index.asp?sys=1 You'll need your exam location number and personal exam number. I passed 準2級. Woohoo!
orochi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 10 3,958 2007-11-16, 12:02 am
    Thread: good dictionary -hard copy, pc, ppc, web?
Post: good dictionary -hard copy, pc, ppc, web?

As dilandau23 mentioned, a 国語 dictionary aimed at elementary school students might be good for an intermediate learner. If you are feeling adventurous and want an "adult" dictionary, I highly recomme...
orochi Learning resources 25 13,058 2007-10-24, 12:11 am
    Thread: Kanken - 平成19年度 第2回
Post: Kanken - 平成19年度 第2回

Level 2 is quite a bit more difficult from the practice tests I have taken. It covers all the 常用漢字 and some 人名用漢字 as well. The vocabulary requirements are a bit trickier, too. There's a bit of an "aca...
orochi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 10 3,958 2007-10-23, 10:26 am
    Thread: What you studying?
Post: What you studying?

I try to get in at least an hour a day with the Nintendo DS studying kanji. It's been Kanken DS 2 lately, with a bit of 漢字の渡り鳥 or 必殺カンフー 漢字ドラゴン when I need something more exciting. That's prep for Ka...
orochi General discussion 9 2,345 2007-10-22, 10:28 am
    Thread: Kanken - 平成19年度 第2回
Post: Kanken - 平成19年度 第2回

Greetings, everybody! This is my first post here. When I saw the Kanken headline, I couldn't resist posting! I'll be taking 準2級 on Sunday. I'm feeling pretty confident and doing good on practice test...
orochi JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 10 3,958 2007-10-22, 9:45 am