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    Thread: Video of me rapping (?) Japanese made by my senpai lol
Post: RE: Video of me rapping (?) Japanese made by my se...

Great to see a young man having good time in the country of cherry blossom. Watching that clip made me feel a bit nostalgic... in a good way. Thank you for sharing, you've got a thumb up from me ;)
Inny Jan Off topic 3 865 2016-03-20, 12:05 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-12-21, 8:03 pm)gaiaslastlaugh Wrote: Of course I said this, and then today I had a meeting with someone in my company who works in our Japanese office, and he told me that N2 is just fine for ...
Inny Jan JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,458 2015-12-21, 11:16 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-12-14, 11:05 pm)rich_f Wrote: Some of the more obscure stuff that wasn't in the more mainstream books sure enough showed up on the N1 this year, too. I think it was 以外のなにものでもない, and I found th...
Inny Jan JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,458 2015-12-15, 2:32 am
    Thread: How Can I Forecast Anki Reviews/Intervals?
Post: RE: How Can I Forecast Anki Reviews/Intervals?

Does this help? Workload modelling for SM2 (aka Anki)
Inny Jan Learning resources 3 532 2015-11-26, 6:28 pm
    Thread: What about Japanese ebooks?
Post: RE: What about Japanese ebooks?

スラッシュドット・ジャパンによると 「海外の良質なSF作品を日本語訳して出版しているハヤカワ書房が、「ハヤカワ文庫SF総解説2000」を刊行する。  ハヤカワ文庫SFが通巻2000番を迎えたことを記念して刊行されるもので、番号順にすべての作品を紹介・解説するもの。ただし「SFマガジン」誌上での特集をまとめたものということで、内容は基本的にはそのままのようだ(Amazonのカスタマーレビュー参照)。...
Inny Jan General discussion 18 15,847 2015-11-25, 10:20 pm
    Thread: Vocab deck or just pure sentences?
Post: Vocab deck or just pure sentences?

ariariari Wrote:Today I started thinking about the cases when I do use sentences. One case is for remembering whether a verb is transitive or intransitive. E.g. ドアが開く。 The door opens. ドアを開ける。 Someo...
Inny Jan General discussion 58 7,181 2015-11-02, 7:00 pm
    Thread: Why you can read but can't listen.
Post: Why you can read but can't listen.

PotbellyPig Wrote:Well in my case, I know a lot of words. Going on 35k. But it's the speed and the way the words are put together (or slurred) that kill me. There is no reason for you not to underst...
Inny Jan The Japanese language 54 7,334 2015-09-07, 8:37 pm
    Thread: Last movie you saw (rate it)
Post: Last movie you saw (rate it)

最近、黒澤明監督の「夢」という映画を見た。 最初の二つの夢を見て鳥肌が立った。
Inny Jan Off topic 67 15,217 2015-06-20, 9:29 pm
    Thread: Thread radical
Post: Thread radical

The image below is from: "手書きのための漢字字典" [Image: http://i.imgur.com/zw4Yfth.png]
Inny Jan The Japanese language 12 1,352 2015-04-17, 6:29 am
    Thread: Kikisuuji - New android app for number listening practice
Post: Kikisuuji - New android app for number listening p...

My favourite “number clusters” involve 21st, like in the following: せんきゅうひゃくはちじゅういちねんしちがつにじゅういちにちごごじゅうはちじよんじゅうごふん
Inny Jan Learning resources 16 2,952 2015-03-08, 7:04 pm
    Thread: Guess iKnow pulled their Creative Common license
Post: Guess iKnow pulled their Creative Common license

I use xcopy. When synching from my laptop (Windows) to my smartphone (Android) it’s: Code: xcopy C: F: in the opposite direction it is: Code: xcopy F: C: Takes no time whatsoever. (Of course there ...
Inny Jan General discussion 80 18,142 2015-03-08, 6:45 pm
    Thread: Am I studying Kanji the WRONG way?!
Post: Am I studying Kanji the WRONG way?!

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:However, for many people (including me) it's very hard to keep all the kanji straight, especially the similar-looking ones which differ only by an extra stroke or a different lef...
Inny Jan Learning resources 14 2,340 2015-02-24, 10:32 pm
    Thread: Pronouns Matter when Psyching Yourself Up
Post: Pronouns Matter when Psyching Yourself Up

sholum Wrote:Out of curiosity, does this refer only to 'proper' English (like we attempt to use when writing) or does it include everyday speech as well? The reason I ask is because I tend to omit pro...
Inny Jan Off topic 13 2,447 2015-02-10, 11:34 pm
    Thread: Pronouns Matter when Psyching Yourself Up
Post: Pronouns Matter when Psyching Yourself Up

Given grammar of the Slavic languages I tend to omit pronouns and rely on a properly conjugated verb(s). In fact, I find this constant usage of "I", "you", "we" etc. in English a bit of annoyance, TBH...
Inny Jan Off topic 13 2,447 2015-02-10, 8:55 pm
    Thread: JLPT Production/Composition Problems
Post: JLPT Production/Composition Problems

john555 Wrote:I would question whether such a person really understands what they're hearing/reading. You keep questioning advice from people who have been there and seen all that (my own advice inclu...
Inny Jan General discussion 31 4,515 2015-01-28, 11:39 pm
    Thread: Help me evaluate my ability level and decide my best course of action!
Post: Help me evaluate my ability level and decide my be...

Kabukicho Wrote:And for the record, immersion isn't burrying yourself knee deep in anime and japanese music/radio. Don't dismiss watching anime or listening to podcasts as means for immersion. Those a...
Inny Jan Learning resources 29 8,409 2015-01-19, 6:58 pm
    Thread: The General Debate Thread
Post: The General Debate Thread

john555 Wrote:Just for fun, here's a quote from the introduction to The Beginner's Greek Book (1894)... "I have small faith in the method which requires a pupil to construct the Greek paradigms from ...
Inny Jan Off topic 67 18,932 2015-01-15, 6:14 pm
    Thread: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions
Post: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions

Rina Wrote:→ get into some sort of combat sports gym (wanna release all the bad emotions and feel alive fight club style - that is after I get a job) You've probably seen that movie but... (9/10 from ...
Inny Jan General discussion 51 10,053 2015-01-05, 12:58 am
    Thread: modifying keywords
Post: modifying keywords

Re: sea vs. ocean I guess, in colloquial English they are used with same meaning but there are only five oceans on Earth: Pacific, Atlantic, Indian, Arctic, Southern. Any other non-inland waters are ...
Inny Jan Remembering the Kanji 13 3,910 2015-01-05, 12:48 am
    Thread: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself as "boku"?
Post: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself ...

Thanks Tzadeck. I will be asking here and there about まで/までに after the holiday season is over.
Inny Jan The Japanese language 102 19,258 2014-12-30, 1:16 am
    Thread: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself as "boku"?
Post: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself ...

Zgarbas Wrote:The 7 scars on your chest thing is really cool, though. I would love to see yours. @viharati Re: 胸に七つの傷跡があるまでに I'm not sure you are correct. I've seen many instances of までに that seem t...
Inny Jan The Japanese language 102 19,258 2014-12-29, 11:57 pm
    Thread: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself as "boku"?
Post: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself ...

aldebrn Wrote:All good advice, but I can't help myself. Neither me: [Image: http://i.imgur.com/kUvUb5L.jpg]
Inny Jan The Japanese language 102 19,258 2014-12-28, 6:37 am
    Thread: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself as "boku"?
Post: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself ...

So you dismiss my post simply because Snape and Dumbledore use pronouns that are not used on daily basis? (How many people who are like Snape or Dumbledore, do you know in real life, BTW?) Would you ...
Inny Jan The Japanese language 102 19,258 2014-12-26, 10:46 pm
    Thread: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself as "boku"?
Post: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself ...

Here is how スネイプ先生 refers to himself on two different occasions: 1. 「これを投げ入れた者が誰かわかった暁には」スネイプが低い声で言った。「我輩が、まちがいなくそやつを退学にさせてやる」 2. 『私、スネイプ教授は、本日クィディッチ競技場において、新人シーカーを教育する必要があるため、スリザリン・チームが練習することを許可する』 ...
Inny Jan The Japanese language 102 19,258 2014-12-26, 8:26 pm
    Thread: RevTK Software Developer Showcase
Post: RevTK Software Developer Showcase

Here go my small contributions: . Workload modelling for SM2 (aka Anki) . Convert Japanese text to spaced hiragana . Automatic audio extraction from NHK News Easy
Inny Jan Learning resources 26 26,144 2014-12-26, 7:14 pm
    Thread: How do you go about learning 50+ kanji a day?
Post: How do you go about learning 50+ kanji a day?

yogert909 Wrote:I'm guessing 356 days should instead be 365. Thanks for that report - just fixed the typo above.
Inny Jan Remembering the Kanji 25 7,934 2014-12-26, 7:03 pm
    Thread: Just finished RTK1
Post: Just finished RTK1

john555 Wrote:I can do other cool queries too. You realise that with your MA you are reinventing the wheel, don't you? Anki search capabilities have been allowing for quering decks in various ways for...
Inny Jan Remembering the Kanji 12 4,721 2014-12-20, 6:51 pm
    Thread: sub2srs importing problem
Post: sub2srs importing problem

ll5569 Wrote:For the purposes of opening a .tsv file, Notepad++ is more than enough, isn't it? I'm not tech-savvy, so I don't really use notepad for anything, but thanks for the suggestion. You didn'...
Inny Jan Learning resources 5 4,035 2014-12-18, 5:33 am
    Thread: sub2srs importing problem
Post: sub2srs importing problem

ll5569 Wrote:When opening the .tsv file in notepad... Do yourself a favour and use something other than notepad. SciTE is just one alternative (amongst many). (People who have an interest in quality ...
Inny Jan Learning resources 5 4,035 2014-12-18, 4:26 am
    Thread: I've made a tool that teaches vocab while you browse Facebook
Post: I've made a tool that teaches vocab while you brow...

(Never mind, who cares what I think about FB...)
Inny Jan Learning resources 5 1,855 2014-12-13, 8:07 pm