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    Thread: Japanese Alternative/Punk/Hardcore
Post: Japanese Alternative/Punk/Hardcore

Since people are suggesting Japanese bands, does anyone have any good recommendations for heavy metal? What about something like power metal or melodic death metal?
Fallacy Off topic 13 2,909 2012-06-16, 1:15 am
    Thread: 100 Kanji a day
Post: 100 Kanji a day

Tayfinch Wrote:@ kaldaka7 - Hope you're doing well! @ Fallacy - I realized that you were right about anki. I'm going with the pre-made deck. So far I haven't found missing my stories to be any real...
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 435 87,046 2012-06-14, 10:49 am
    Thread: 100 Kanji a day
Post: 100 Kanji a day

Tayfinch Wrote:Re: Fallacy - I know that, but as with many things I find I better absorb and appreciate the material I generate myself. : ) It took me years in college before I learned that about my...
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 435 87,046 2012-06-13, 3:13 pm
    Thread: 100 Kanji a day
Post: 100 Kanji a day

@TayFinch Why are you putting kanji into Anki? There is a deck for that already. Or you could use this site which also has it done for you plus lists of top rated stories.
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 435 87,046 2012-06-13, 2:03 pm
    Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners
Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners

Thanks for the response. I guess the only thing I'm left wondering is if doing RTk followed by learning the meanings and then doing RTK again would defeat the purpose of keywords and remembering it in...
Fallacy The Japanese language 712 401,524 2012-06-13, 1:52 am
    Thread: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners
Post: Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners

Quick question here. I am interested in trying out the method defined in your opening post. Now if I am to understand correctly, I will go through 555 kanji using the RTK method (but in 2001KO order)....
Fallacy The Japanese language 712 401,524 2012-06-12, 12:03 pm
    Thread: MEXT Scholarship 2012
Post: MEXT Scholarship 2012

Thanks a ton! I was starting to fret over the math part because I'm taking a statistics course my 12th year (terrible idea btw). Guess I have about 6-7 months to reach basic speaking and listening flu...
Fallacy JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 187 64,103 2011-12-14, 9:51 pm
    Thread: MEXT Scholarship 2012
Post: MEXT Scholarship 2012

thecite Wrote:Fallacy Wrote:thecite Wrote:Woooo!! I got the scholarship, the only successful applicant from Australia! Grats!! As I'll be applying in a little less than half a year, please do tell, ho...
Fallacy JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 187 64,103 2011-12-13, 11:43 am
    Thread: MEXT Scholarship 2012
Post: MEXT Scholarship 2012

thecite Wrote:Woooo!! I got the scholarship, the only successful applicant from Australia! Grats!! As I'll be applying in a little less than half a year, please do tell, how were the tests? What was t...
Fallacy JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 187 64,103 2011-12-12, 11:16 pm
    Thread: Kanji Challenge / 2 weeks to perfection
Post: Kanji Challenge / 2 weeks to perfection

Thanks for the tips. Could you explain the difference between recognition and production cards? Also, if I've already done 620 on the other RTK deck (and I assume I can't transfer over deck stats), wo...
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 69 17,232 2011-12-07, 10:13 pm
    Thread: Kanji Challenge / 2 weeks to perfection
Post: Kanji Challenge / 2 weeks to perfection

netsplitter Wrote:Not only is what you're doing entirely possible, I argue that it is even easier than with a slower pace. I recently did RTK again (after almost 3 years and having forgotten almost e...
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 69 17,232 2011-12-06, 12:47 pm
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

ROOOOOOOOOOOOOOOAR!! Just hit 500 kanji this morning! This is my fourth attempt through the book over the course of 2 years and this is the furthest I've gotten. I've been going at a pace of 50 a day ...
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 526 167,219 2011-11-30, 10:32 am
    Thread: Is it really worth....?
Post: Is it really worth....?

SammyB Wrote:lardycake Wrote:Some people use religion to fill this void, I'm an atheist but wish I could be blinded by a religion...I would rather know the point in life (and be wrong) than stuck in t...
Fallacy Off topic 55 6,987 2011-11-26, 2:15 am
    Thread: Best complement to RTK?
Post: Best complement to RTK?

I would recommend just taking a break, maybe lowering your cards per day, and spending the other time doing things you like in Japanese. This could be listening to music, watching anime, reading manga...
Fallacy Learning resources 11 3,263 2011-11-25, 10:21 pm
    Thread: during your break
Post: during your break

I usually like to do anything that takes the stress off my brain. For example, I usually will go get a drink, go to bathroom, grab snack, listen to music, etc. (My breaks are usually ~5 min)
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 2 1,191 2011-11-25, 3:53 pm
    Thread: Google+
Post: Google+

Here's my profile: http://gplus.to/Fallacy If anyone needs an invite, as others have said, just pm me your email.
Fallacy Off topic 77 14,937 2011-07-11, 6:50 pm
    Thread: Heisig Wallpaper
Post: Heisig Wallpaper

mitsusproogi Wrote:TyroneLove Wrote:mitsusproogi Wrote:I use this one. http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee97/...1242024069 Any chance to get a bigger version ? Sorry just seen your post. Didn't se...
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 17 13,163 2011-07-06, 12:55 am
    Thread: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Something?
Post: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Somethin...

mutley Wrote:2 main problems with that: What are the chances of finding someone who will offer you a job and visa sponsorship without ever meeting you when there are plenty of people already in Japan...
Fallacy JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 11,844 2011-06-20, 11:49 pm
    Thread: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Something?
Post: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Somethin...

Oniichan Wrote:Fallacy Wrote:So do you think it's possible that I could save funds and then get a working visa during a stay in Japan to get a job? Actually, you've got that backwards. You need a job ...
Fallacy JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 11,844 2011-06-20, 10:34 pm
    Thread: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Something?
Post: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Somethin...

I was perusing through gaijinpot and they offer a lot of english teaching jobs that don't require a degree (from what I've seen), the catch being that you have to have a work visa and currently reside...
Fallacy JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 11,844 2011-06-20, 3:29 pm
    Thread: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Something?
Post: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Somethin...

slivir Wrote:I would say the chances are next to nil. So then it's still technically possible right? :P Anywho, does anyone know of any similar alternate options I could take after high school graduat...
Fallacy JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 11,844 2011-06-17, 1:42 am
    Thread: Alright guys
Post: Alright guys

If you feel comfortable and remember a good amount of your kanji you can review and continue onwards. If not you can just try to re-review all the kanji up till now giving yourself 0 new cards until y...
Fallacy Remembering the Kanji 5 1,921 2011-06-17, 12:11 am
    Thread: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Something?
Post: Gap years? / Teaching English in Japan? / Somethin...

Jarvik7 Wrote:kitakitsune Wrote:Americans can't get a working holiday visa in Japan so your chances are very slim of getting a teaching job without a degree. But, there are some mom and pop eikaiwas a...
Fallacy JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 26 11,844 2011-06-16, 11:03 pm