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    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
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(Yesterday, 10:48 am)anotherjohn Wrote: Just hit 45k active cards, still no end in sight. Also giving some stats addons a try. Don't you ever suspend stuff that you already know well enough? I can't...
FlameseeK General discussion 1,389 294,021 8 hours ago
    Thread: You know your writing system is complicated when ...
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I'm surprised I actually knew 弄ぶ. I wonder how much these guys read. There are so many non-joyo kanji there. EDIT: Woman: 何これ? *proceeds to answer correctly immediately* LOL
FlameseeK General discussion 9 438 Yesterday, 4:45 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
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(Yesterday, 2:53 am)Ash_S Wrote: (Yesterday, 2:20 am)FlameseeK Wrote: EDIT: I don't understand anything you said before "relative clause". I still resort to English explanations and terms for the ...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,633 Yesterday, 3:04 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
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Let me take a look at the first link and explanation you posted. As for 合える, yeah that's what I should have written in the first place. I just didn't notice that when I finished typing. But other than...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,633 Yesterday, 2:20 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
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Guys, just to make sure, does nobody get the とおり in the sentence below? 県立汐凪第一学園  学園長  あて 県立汐凪第一学園校舎への入校を、次のとおり申請します。 Aside from that, I have a new question. Today I decided to go over the lyrics o...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,633 2016-06-18, 11:49 pm
    Thread: NEW FORUM: General feedback
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(2015-11-17, 8:47 pm)RawrPk Wrote: I am having difficulty typing Japanese on my laptop. I use Windows 8.1 and I'm using the Japanese ime. I'll explain. Whenever I change my language to Japanese and ...
FlameseeK General discussion 122 15,608 2016-06-18, 12:48 pm
    Thread: Too much free time !!!
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(2016-06-17, 4:34 pm)yogert909 Wrote: Absolutely.  If I had made my own decks targeted towards the vocabulary and kanji that I expected to encounter in the next few weeks, I absolutely believe I wou...
FlameseeK General discussion 24 1,348 2016-06-17, 8:39 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
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(2016-06-17, 7:20 pm)RawrPk Wrote: That's awesome! Actually I feel my vocab has improved when I actually don't worry so much about my progress. Extensive reading  + Anki has definitely helped. Also ...
FlameseeK JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-17, 7:55 pm
    Thread: Too much free time !!!
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(2016-06-17, 4:30 am)Vempele Wrote: (2016-06-16, 10:34 pm)FlameseeK Wrote: Although given how hard it'd to read it, I'll probably start reading 穢翼のユースティア as soon as I'm done with the route I want ...
FlameseeK General discussion 24 1,348 2016-06-17, 1:15 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
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I've started playing a visual novel where the protagonist joins a new school. At one point, he needs to sign a form that reads: 県立汐凪第一学園  学園長  あて 県立汐凪第一学園校舎への入校を、次のとおり申請します。 What's あて? I supposed it...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,633 2016-06-16, 10:39 pm
    Thread: Too much free time !!!
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(2016-06-16, 9:12 pm)yogert909 Wrote: I actually think you are doing just fine if you are enjoying reading and watching.  Provided you are understanding most of what you are reading and watching, th...
FlameseeK General discussion 24 1,348 2016-06-16, 10:34 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
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【土砂災害】 土砂災害は山などが崩れて起きる災害です。土砂災害の前には、山などからいつもと違う音がしたり、小さい石が落ちてきたりすることがあります。斜面(=斜めになっている所)にひびができて割れたり、突然、水が出てきたりすることもあります。 I'm not entirely sure what the last sentence means exactly so I'd like to know...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,633 2016-06-15, 9:11 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
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4 kanji? How about 逆行性健忘症? Heard this one yesterday in a visual novel. But of course, 記憶喪失 is more commonly used. :P "Of course"... wait a second, why would that be obvious to anyone at N3 level (lol...
FlameseeK JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-14, 3:31 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
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First time I hear about Potplayer. Is it any better than VLC when it comes to adjusting off-sync subtitles? You have to hold down the button for quite a bit with VLC if the subs are off for more than ...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-13, 7:57 pm
    Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig?
Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn...

(2016-06-13, 2:45 am)wareya Wrote: You must remember that different communities are strongly biased towards or against different goals, so people who are about efficiency or learning as much as poss...
FlameseeK Remembering the Kanji 61 3,886 2016-06-13, 3:28 am
    Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig?
Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn...

(2016-06-13, 2:01 am)pm215 Wrote: I don't think it's a useless skill (quite the opposite), it's more that using RTK just for that seems like overkill, if you're not actually learning to write the ch...
FlameseeK Remembering the Kanji 61 3,886 2016-06-13, 2:28 am
    Thread: Why are some people in the Japanese self learning community so down on Heisig?
Post: RE: Why are some people in the Japanese self learn...

It's hard to believe some people actually go around saying RTK is useless, when in fact the most daunting thing that discourages the vast majority of those interested in Japanese from studying it is a...
FlameseeK Remembering the Kanji 61 3,886 2016-06-13, 1:24 am
    Thread: Yesterday I couldn't study, and today is just as busy. What do I do?!
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While some keywords are definitely iffy or totally off, most of them are actually fairly helpful in my experience. Honestly, I really don't get it when people go around saying that you don't learn the...
FlameseeK Remembering the Kanji 22 1,311 2016-06-12, 6:43 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

Oh yeah, しろくまカフェ is indeed a lot funnier than I thought an anime about animals could ever be. When it comes to visual novels, it really depends on what genre you like. It's hard to give blind recomm...
FlameseeK JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-12, 5:20 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
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I feel the most important thing is that anime and visual novels makes learning more interesting than textbooks. Finding subtitles has been kinda hit or miss, but I think the most important thing by fa...
FlameseeK JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-12, 4:10 pm
    Thread: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread
Post: RE: My humble 2016 JLPT N3 thread

Why don't you guys try to watch it more often? The time we really learn things is when we go to bed and our brains finally get to organize everything properly in our heads, so one of the best things y...
FlameseeK JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 355 39,455 2016-06-12, 3:32 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-12, 11:51 am)RawrPk Wrote: Using the tool is a pretty quick process. Only time consuming part is making an audio file of your video (anime/drama/whatever) and maybe fixing the sub times if ...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-12, 3:09 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

@RawPK That sounds like a great way to save time if it's not too complicated. I'll give it a try soon. Thanks for letting me know! @SomeCallMeChris Not sure if I get it. When you say it works, are ...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-12, 12:09 am
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

I've already tried the drop down menu thing, but unfortunately it didn't work. While I was able to find a page with several hook codes, Planetarian was nowhere to be seen. I'm probably just a really u...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-11, 11:02 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

Been trying to set up a more immersion friendly environment, but ended up having a few issues. Main issue: With the aid of VNR and ITH (whenever VNR doesn't work properly), I've managed to get the v...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-11, 10:18 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-11, 1:21 pm)Mars Prism Makeup Wrote: (2016-06-10, 12:22 am)sholum Wrote: (2016-06-09, 10:36 pm)Mars Prism Makeup Wrote: If I want to play vns that are on the ps1 and ps2 is it possible ...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-11, 1:42 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

So, apparently there's more than one tool to read visual novels. I haven't tried any of them yet (about to do that), but it'd be nice to know what you guys think about them in general to help me weigh...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-10, 8:11 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

(2016-06-08, 4:40 pm)CureDolly Wrote: Essentially each of us finds our own balance over time. Obviously is always a trade-off. At one extreme are the people who do core decks and RTK for many, many ...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-09, 11:37 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

I'm glad my obsessive questioning has actually helped someone else as well in return! :D (I guess this goes to show how horribly counter-intuitive Anki can be at times)
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-09, 7:32 pm
    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

I guess the most confusing part about this was that you have to have your deck open at the time you import the whole thing. EDIT: Thanks a lot for the help and patience guys! I probably wouldn't have...
FlameseeK The Japanese language 114 7,445 2016-06-09, 6:28 pm