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    Thread: Communication Books
Post: Communication Books

I have recently started reading books written by Japanese people, in Japanese, for Japanese people about communication techniques. For example in English they would be titled like "Effective communic...
zakstern The Japanese language 0 582 2010-03-01, 8:25 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

アメリカ合衆国内で7番目に人口の多い都市圏である​ Can someone help explain the use of に in the above sentence? I understand the meaning of the sentence but I think if I were to think of it in my head I would use の instead ...
zakstern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,215 2010-02-15, 4:29 pm
    Thread: Goodbye Sentences
Post: Goodbye Sentences

How many of you using vocab decks are in Japan and speaking everyday? I am curious because I think in terms of improving reading, etc. I understand the benefit of the vocab deck being that you can sp...
zakstern General discussion 123 46,563 2010-02-13, 10:09 am
    Thread: Users study methods
Post: Users study methods

Quick question Tobberoth: In your mind, is the benefit of the vocab deck speed? If you have an example sentence on the back , do you always read it? Strongly considering this move to a vocab deck b...
zakstern The Japanese language 178 128,261 2010-02-08, 6:28 pm
    Thread: Users study methods
Post: Users study methods

Question for those using vocab only decks as opposed to sentence decks: Are you in environments where you are speaking a lot of Japanese? I find my sentence deck comes in handy more often than not d...
zakstern The Japanese language 178 128,261 2010-02-08, 6:00 pm
    Thread: Users study methods
Post: Users study methods

I am very intrigued by the users at a high level who have gone to vocab decks. My level: Passed JLPT 1. Can read novels, newspapers with the help of a dictionary. Grammar is almost never a problem...
zakstern The Japanese language 178 128,261 2010-02-06, 2:56 am
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

just reached 1531. I know the end is near but it is getting tougher!! cant wait to just to reviews and not enter stories as lame as that sounds...
zakstern Remembering the Kanji 462 138,196 2009-03-12, 9:14 pm
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Passed 1000 this AM. Im with Machine Gun Cat , don't feel too great, considering the qualities of my stories are rapidly deteriorating.....
zakstern Remembering the Kanji 616 180,466 2009-02-23, 5:57 pm