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    Thread: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions
Post: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions

Thanks for making this thread again, Vileru. Second year posting in one of these. Here's a link to my first post. I didn't really end up doing much Anki grinding this year. Actually, my Core deck has...
zurisu General discussion 51 10,053 2014-12-26, 8:54 pm
    Thread: Cutting Back on SRS: Leech Removal vs Daily Rep Cap
Post: Cutting Back on SRS: Leech Removal vs Daily Rep Ca...

Shoutout to all the Anki addicts like me who have done way too much repping and not enough reading. This is an open discussion about limiting time in Anki/SRS, namely by employing two tactics: 1. Se...
zurisu Learning resources 13 1,906 2014-06-11, 1:29 pm
    Thread: If you could go back in time, what would you tell yourself
Post: If you could go back in time, what would you tell ...

"Work on Japanese every single day and make it into a habit." If I had done that when I first tried to learn Japanese back in 2007 I would be fluent by now :( Instead I kept quitting after a week, lo...
zurisu General discussion 53 11,156 2014-06-02, 8:35 am
    Thread: やっと! I Finished Core2k/6k/10k, the thread
Post: やっと! I Finished Core2k/6k/10k, the thread

Congratulations :) I myself put Core10k on hold with about 1,500 words left to go because of low retention rate, so I know what you mean by "soul sucking." My current opinion (which frequently chang...
zurisu General discussion 95 30,535 2014-05-11, 2:20 pm
    Thread: Listening Skills and Study Methods Survey
Post: Listening Skills and Study Methods Survey

Awesome, keep up the good work! :)
zurisu The Japanese language 29 6,228 2014-05-07, 2:19 pm
    Thread: Listening Skills and Study Methods Survey
Post: Listening Skills and Study Methods Survey

lumiina Wrote:I'm actually still working on analyzing the results. #28 was interesting because even though he got a low accuracy, he picked up a lot of words, contradicting my description for the ora...
zurisu The Japanese language 29 6,228 2014-05-07, 10:05 am
    Thread: My video story with Japanese
Post: My video story with Japanese

Thanks for posting these. Now Japanese tutors don't seem so scary after all, haha. Maybe I'll finally try doing it myself soon. Great job :)
zurisu General discussion 7 1,470 2014-05-01, 8:32 am
    Thread: What is the "ideal" vocab goal? Give me your theory and practice.
Post: What is the "ideal" vocab goal? Give me your theor...

I dunno, I think number benchmarks are important, too, even if they're only a rough guide. When I was an early beginner, I lived off of looking at those numbers and keeping them in mind as a goal. "Ok...
zurisu The Japanese language 79 17,210 2014-02-08, 1:27 pm
    Thread: New song played on Hang / Ocarina
Post: New song played on Hang / Ocarina

Agree with everyone above. An excellent composition and a wonderful video presentation, too. I loved watching how much--should I say, fun?--you were having in some of the shots, it just made listening...
zurisu Off topic 6 1,804 2014-01-14, 9:05 am
    Thread: 2013 Reflections and 2014 Resolutions
Post: 2013 Reflections and 2014 Resolutions

This year has been my first full year of Japanese, so I'm happy to throw out a quick summary ^_^ All I did in 2012 was basically reach ~1,400 kanji in RTK then gave up, then restarted and caught up o...
zurisu General discussion 55 13,386 2013-12-26, 2:17 pm
    Thread: やっと! I Finished Core2k/6k/10k, the thread
Post: やっと! I Finished Core2k/6k/10k, the thread

supermancampus Wrote:1) In the deck I'm using, the kanji is hidden on the front of the card, but the sentence and definition are present. I'm finding often I will remember the word, but not the kanji ...
zurisu General discussion 95 30,535 2013-12-26, 1:47 pm
    Thread: What should I know before I press Easy or Good in anki?
Post: What should I know before I press Easy or Good in ...

I'm curious, how exactly are your cards set up? Just audio of the word on the front? Or am I misunderstanding? Because I'm a little confused. I don't often hear about people using that kind of a set-u...
zurisu General discussion 9 4,112 2013-12-20, 9:26 pm
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

Donation bump! Merry Christmas, ファブリス! We're all very grateful for the effort you put into this site and the forums. :)
zurisu Off topic 393 86,381 2013-12-20, 12:07 pm
    Thread: Learning Japanese...where do I start?
Post: Learning Japanese...where do I start?

May I recommend Nukemarine's Suggested Guide for Beginners?
zurisu General discussion 15 3,472 2013-12-16, 6:37 pm
    Thread: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Troubleshooting Posts)
Post: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Trou...

Are you using {{FrontSide}} in your card styling? Maybe try replacing it with the actual front side code? Not sure if that's the problem or not, but just thought I'd throw it out there.
zurisu Learning resources 448 98,244 2013-12-16, 6:33 pm
    Thread: How do you motivate yourself?
Post: How do you motivate yourself?

I keep a (private) blog of my progress, posting whenever I feel the need to say something or update about something (usually 2-3 times a week). That helps with motivation--chronicling everything makes...
zurisu General discussion 21 3,716 2013-12-16, 4:20 pm
    Thread: Core 10k - optimized i+1 version
Post: Core 10k - optimized i+1 version

pmnox Wrote:I removed both fields to decrease the size of the deck. However, it's possible to print sentence without furigana brackets using Anki by using the following code snippets: {{kanji:sentence...
zurisu Learning resources 348 90,751 2013-12-16, 12:36 pm
    Thread: Beginner here, looking for tips on where to go
Post: Beginner here, looking for tips on where to go

Kashiyuka Wrote:So I should basically study Tae Kim's book before I start on core? Because I can read the kana but I don't know what it means lol. Also how do I change it to Furigana? Sorry I'm such ...
zurisu The Japanese language 17 3,997 2013-12-15, 11:59 am
    Thread: I'm back, and this time hopefully for good!
Post: I'm back, and this time hopefully for good!

We need a 'general encouragement thread' =P I think there's one for JLPT and RTK but not a general, all-around support & accountability thread, is there? Haha. ^_^
zurisu General discussion 20 4,571 2013-12-10, 7:33 pm
    Thread: I'm back, and this time hopefully for good!
Post: I'm back, and this time hopefully for good!

Sounds like a nice plan to me ^^ Ever since finishing Core6k in September, I've been taking things really slow (no new stuff, just reps), which has been fine by me since November I wrote 90,000 words...
zurisu General discussion 20 4,571 2013-12-10, 4:42 pm
    Thread: I'm back, and this time hopefully for good!
Post: I'm back, and this time hopefully for good!

Glad to see you back, Hirakana! Don't feel ashamed about stopping ^^ It happens to the best of us (well, it happened to me last year during RTK twice, ahahaha, but I learned some valuable lessons--as...
zurisu General discussion 20 4,571 2013-12-10, 3:27 pm
    Thread: Using the Core 10k optimized deck?!
Post: Using the Core 10k optimized deck?!

I agree with everything s0apgun said ^^ But to make things easier, you can "hide" the sentence using a "hint field" (described here). I'm not sure if this works on Ankidroid or not because I've never...
zurisu Learning resources 4 2,396 2013-12-06, 6:59 pm
    Thread: iKnow vs. Anki
Post: iKnow vs. Anki

I'm someone who actually started out using iKnow (even bought a year subscription) but moved to just using Anki. iKnow is great because it really cements each word into your brain--by quizzing you on...
zurisu The Japanese language 5 2,860 2013-12-04, 10:57 am
    Thread: Core 10k - optimized i+1 version
Post: Core 10k - optimized i+1 version

Pmnox, thank you thank you thank you for this deck! =D I am going to start the 6-10k range cards today, so I've just downloaded the deck and modified it to fit my needs and merged it into my Nukemarin...
zurisu Learning resources 348 90,751 2013-12-01, 3:00 pm
    Thread: やっと! I Finished Core2k/6k/10k, the thread
Post: やっと! I Finished Core2k/6k/10k, the thread

gdaxeman Wrote:Yeah, it's missing the last card, as frony0 pointed out and Nukemarine confirmed. This is the card that's missing: Code: Vocabulary_Kanji = 生ずる Vocabulary_Furigana = 生[しょう]ずる  &nb...
zurisu General discussion 95 30,535 2013-12-01, 12:46 pm
    Thread: Free JP lessons and a learning community in Minecraft
Post: Free JP lessons and a learning community in Minecr...

yorkii Wrote:Thanks for the comment. Can I ask what would hold you back from joining? Oh, I'm just a shy person (in any language), that's all. ^^
zurisu Group study 9 4,485 2013-12-01, 12:39 pm
    Thread: Free JP lessons and a learning community in Minecraft
Post: Free JP lessons and a learning community in Minecr...

I probably won't join in, but I'm very interested in watching these Let's Play videos :) Thank you for posting about it! I also had the idea a few weeks ago to try and use Minecraft to practice speak...
zurisu Group study 9 4,485 2013-11-26, 11:48 am
    Thread: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge
Post: 多読 Tadoku Reading Challenge

Looks like I'm gonna end up in 64th place or so. Well, I did a lot worse than I aimed to do, but I did read every single day, even if it was just one page of a manga, and I'm gonna keep up that habit ...
zurisu Group study 361 69,025 2013-10-31, 9:59 am
    Thread: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?
Post: Benny Lewis Fluent in Japanese in 3 months?

New Benny video today. Benny Wrote:Sorry that this video is so short! Starting next week, I'll get back into weekly updates until the end of the project with maybe just one break (so 6 more videos up...
zurisu General discussion 856 195,398 2013-10-31, 9:18 am
    Thread: やっと! I Finished Core2k/6k/10k, the thread
Post: やっと! I Finished Core2k/6k/10k, the thread

AHEM, pmnox, I think it's time you post here again, ね! :P blueshift Wrote:Does everyone have 6000 cards in their core6k deck? Mine has 5999. Although this probably isn't the case, I like to think tha...
zurisu General discussion 95 30,535 2013-10-21, 4:16 pm