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Thread: 873 expired kanji Post: 873 expired kanji Ouch! On the up side, you must be pretty far advanced and working pretty hard. I'm impressed. |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 17 | 4,619 | 2011-07-15, 6:29 am | ||
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Thread: Minna no Nihongo? Post: Minna no Nihongo? Lots of good advice on this thread. Thanks! |
PParisi | Learning resources | 13 | 9,298 | 2011-04-30, 6:23 am | ||
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Thread: Is RTK for me? Advice, please!!! Post: Is RTK for me? Advice, please!!! Judging from your question and the subsequent responses, I think you have what you need, Stephanie Alexandra.Nevertheless, here are my two-yen' worth: The fact that you are using "Kanji Isn't that Ha... |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 11 | 3,958 | 2011-01-17, 1:22 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Whoa!! You just finished 1 minute ago!! Happy New Year!! Akemashite omedetou!! |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,607 | 2011-01-01, 8:56 am | ||
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Thread: Best book about Japan? Post: Best book about Japan? YOu are absolutely right, pm215. Sorry for the mix-up! Believe it or not, my first thought upon awakening this morning was "Did I write "dogs and demons" or "angels and demons"? My daughter, however, ... |
PParisi | General discussion | 44 | 11,433 | 2010-12-28, 8:29 am | ||
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Thread: 2010 Reflections and 2011 Resolutions Post: 2010 Reflections and 2011 Resolutions I've never made resolutions. This may be the reason I've achieved so little in life! But, to enter into the spirit of things, here goes: -to study nihongo daily -to finally complete RtK1 (I am repress... |
PParisi | General discussion | 69 | 15,712 | 2010-12-27, 9:13 am | ||
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Thread: Best book about Japan? Post: Best book about Japan? Dang! bluemarigolds made me think of another winner: "Embracing Defeat," by John Dower. |
PParisi | General discussion | 44 | 11,433 | 2010-12-27, 8:24 am | ||
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Thread: Best book about Japan? Post: Best book about Japan? Another great book, mentioned by chorismos above, is "Underground," by Haruki Murakami. This was a fascinating read, not least because of my surprise at Murakami's approach. I enjoy his novels but fin... |
PParisi | General discussion | 44 | 11,433 | 2010-12-26, 10:03 am | ||
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Thread: Best book about Japan? Post: Best book about Japan? Speaking (writing!) for myself, I don't look for cultural books with the hope of finding out anything about the 'essential Japan.' My preference, since I am not an academic or preparing to teach other... |
PParisi | General discussion | 44 | 11,433 | 2010-12-26, 9:44 am | ||
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Thread: 2010 JLPT study thread Post: 2010 JLPT study thread Good luck, everyone! |
PParisi | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 433 | 109,543 | 2010-12-04, 6:36 am | ||
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Thread: JLPT4 through JLPT2 Post: JLPT4 through JLPT2 If I were an employer in Japan, I would prefer applicants who had gone to the trouble to learn something about Japan. The easiest way of 'proving' this would be some progress in learning Japanese, as ... |
PParisi | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 27 | 8,173 | 2010-11-20, 8:51 am | ||
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Thread: After RTK1: Should I stop the reviews and move on to sentences? Post: After RTK1: Should I stop the reviews and move on ... I was tempted to continue the "Heh." postings, so let me get that out of the way first: "Heh" to Ms. Siok Wai Ting. As for natives not needing to review, my wife and other Japanese who have lived in ... |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 43 | 12,634 | 2010-11-08, 6:59 am | ||
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Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here Nana korobi, ya oki. I hope I have this right! I am told it means "I fall seven times, I get up eight." The meaning should be obvious. I have had the disappointing experience of getting to 700 or more... |
PParisi | General discussion | 1,389 | 294,386 | 2010-11-07, 11:47 am | ||
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Thread: JFE Post: JFE Does anyone know how the JFE text, workbook, and kanji workbook may be ordered from the States? |
PParisi | Learning resources | 72 | 34,457 | 2010-07-29, 5:35 pm | ||
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Thread: What to do after Japanese for Busy People 3? Post: What to do after Japanese for Busy People 3? Don't know if you are in Japan but if you are, Kumon has a program called Japanese for English speakers. It is directed at reading ability but the idea is that this enhances speaking ability (this is ... |
PParisi | Learning resources | 12 | 9,090 | 2010-07-18, 5:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Merits of doing a textbook... Post: Merits of doing a textbook... First, I should say that I agree with those contributors who feel it necessary to use a textbook to work on their speaking skills. People have different learning styles, of course, and no doubt there ... |
PParisi | General discussion | 35 | 6,892 | 2010-05-15, 9:14 pm | ||
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Thread: christmas in japan Post: christmas in japan I always enjoyed Christmas in Japan. It was a no-nonsense commercial holiday, like red and white days. There is nothing wrong with this: it smoothes out the psychological wrinkles. There was no orgy o... |
PParisi | Off topic | 24 | 3,442 | 2008-12-27, 10:44 am | ||
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Thread: How soon after studying do you add the kanji? Post: How soon after studying do you add the kanji? I have been adding them directly after I study them. I fail them all and then check everyone's stories to find the most helpful (if I can't make a good one up for myself). |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 16 | 2,656 | 2008-08-05, 6:24 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished KO2001, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished KO2001, please congratulate m... Congrats, zazen666. That is great news for all of us. I'm glad to hear KO is so effective. |
PParisi | General discussion | 120 | 33,796 | 2008-08-01, 7:21 am | ||
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Thread: The Long Haul: Long term retention and recognition Post: The Long Haul: Long term retention and recognition It's the same as with every other skill: use it or lose it. |
PParisi | General discussion | 22 | 8,592 | 2008-07-31, 7:57 am | ||
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Thread: Does this happen to anyone else? Post: Does this happen to anyone else? At 850, I've met the same difficulty: kanji that were quite easy a month ago are biting me on the butt. I think it is because I need to make my stories more vivid or do a much better job of imagining ... |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 8 | 1,422 | 2008-07-27, 7:14 pm | ||
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Thread: Other online resources or books similar to RtK ? Post: Other online resources or books similar to RtK ? The most flexible and user friendly is Kanji ABC. The late Fr. DeRoo wrote a similar book. In fact, Kanji ABC takes the Heisig 'divide and conquer' approach a step further by presenting all the primi... |
PParisi | Learning resources | 23 | 4,368 | 2008-07-22, 12:59 pm | ||
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Thread: JLPT 2008 Sign-Up Thread Post: JLPT 2008 Sign-Up Thread woodwojr Wrote:IIRC, the differences will be as follows, by difficulty, with N and O standing for New and Old respectively: NL1 > OL1 NL2 = OL2 OL2 > NL3 > OL3 NL4 = OL3 NL5 = OL4 ~J You mu... |
PParisi | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 153 | 34,116 | 2008-07-17, 11:48 am | ||
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Thread: Beyond RtK 3 Post: Beyond RtK 3 I'm curious. After RtK 3, what is to stop people from using Kanken resources to increase their knowledge? I know little about these, but I am assuming they include various readings and example sentenc... |
PParisi | The Japanese language | 21 | 13,337 | 2008-06-28, 7:11 pm | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Congratulations to the new finishers! |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,607 | 2008-01-25, 1:19 pm | ||
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Thread: anyone else sick of perverted stories? Post: anyone else sick of perverted stories? Terhorst Wrote:OFFTOPIC: ivoSF Wrote:i remember once having seen a chinese kanji for some kind of noodle that has over 100 strokes I thought someone might be wanting that one, so I made this avatar a... |
PParisi | General discussion | 138 | 45,377 | 2008-01-05, 10:31 am | ||
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Thread: anyone else sick of perverted stories? Post: anyone else sick of perverted stories? There are ways of making a story memorable without giving offense. Also, I am aware that some people are hyper-sensitive to any mention of a beautiful woman (or man) and grimace at the words "buxom" a... |
PParisi | General discussion | 138 | 45,377 | 2008-01-04, 10:12 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Bravo, timcampbell! Congratulations! |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,607 | 2008-01-03, 10:43 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... Congratulations, Rakushun, Terhorst, and Vosmiura! Minna-san, akemashite omedetou! |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,607 | 2007-12-31, 10:07 am | ||
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Thread: Quick question for you guys. Post: Quick question for you guys. I am one of the slowpokes of this site. I resist adding more than 10 new cards and before I do, I complete all my cards due for review. Usually, I only add 1-5 new cards. This is a slow way of doing ... |
PParisi | Remembering the Kanji | 20 | 3,752 | 2007-12-15, 9:34 am | ||
