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    Thread: What are you currently reading?
Post: What are you currently reading?

Hmm, can't offer any Japanese titles. Currently reading "Meisje met negen pruiken" from Sophie van der Stap. It's an autobiography written by Sophie and describing her battle with cancer. She was di...
Biene Off topic 109 48,773 2014-10-24, 9:12 am
    Thread: Has anybody used memory palace, loki, journey method, etc?
Post: Has anybody used memory palace, loki, journey meth...

Thanks, the link was quite helpful. Especially the "getting started" wiki they wrote. I realize I posted my questions in the wrong part of the forum, but since I've started to slowly work through the...
Biene Learning resources 11 3,275 2014-10-13, 4:45 am
    Thread: Has anybody used memory palace, loki, journey method, etc?
Post: Has anybody used memory palace, loki, journey meth...

Previous experience indicates that it would be better for me to add an extra step (e.g. learn the most common on-yomi in an organized fashion) before starting on real Japanese (vocabulary and grammar ...
Biene Learning resources 11 3,275 2014-10-08, 8:55 am
    Thread: Is my handwriting legible?
Post: Is my handwriting legible?

kitakitsune Wrote:nadiatims Wrote:How many more people are gonna write 寿司室...? Opps Opps indeed... *cough*
Biene General discussion 57 15,406 2011-06-17, 7:12 am
    Thread: Is my handwriting legible?
Post: Is my handwriting legible?

Like Seamoby. I'd also like to see some native written examples for the sentenses arch9443 posted. Maybe some of you could ask your spouses, girl-/boyfriends, collegues, friends, students etc. for wri...
Biene General discussion 57 15,406 2011-06-17, 5:48 am
    Thread: Without phys. exercise?
Post: Without phys. exercise?

Goodness me, I didn't mean to change the direction of this thread in such a dramatic way! First of, I'm not a sever case of clinical depression and stopped my suicidal preparations shorty after New Y...
Biene Off topic 152 22,497 2011-04-22, 1:05 am
    Thread: Without phys. exercise?
Post: Without phys. exercise?

DKnight Wrote:Needles to say, I looked like shit, felt like shit and started to notice serious health problems. My concentration, willpower, studies... all down the gutter. I was really depressed and ...
Biene Off topic 152 22,497 2011-04-21, 6:32 pm
    Thread: Unlocked iphone
Post: Unlocked iphone

This doesn't really belong in this thread, but I thought it's not worth to open a new thread. Since most of you are quite familiar with computers and other such techi things, you probably already kn...
Biene General discussion 5 1,189 2011-04-21, 5:12 am
    Thread: WARNING!!!! It's April Fools' day. *sigh*
Post: WARNING!!!! It's April Fools' day. *sigh*

Well, 1st April is already over but this video I think would have been a good candidate for an April Fools' day video. :) http://www.youtube.com/user/Lunschen1#p/...Ctq2Qc7HYA
Biene Off topic 13 2,327 2011-04-07, 5:32 am
    Thread: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..
Post: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..

aphasiac Wrote:I personally wouldn't wait for the 5th gen iTouch. First of all, probably not going to be till at least September. 6 months is a long time in Japanese learning. Secondly prices won't d...
Biene Learning resources 24 4,011 2011-04-07, 5:12 am
    Thread: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..
Post: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..

fakewookie Wrote:I would say yes. If you're going to be using it for several years into the future, you may as well wait a bit now (they usually come out at the beginning of September) and get a 5th g...
Biene Learning resources 24 4,011 2011-04-06, 12:46 pm
    Thread: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..
Post: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..

Soo... thanks to your input and Katsuo's detailed list, the 4th gen Ipod touch is back in the game, and the 2nd gen one is almost out (it'll entirely depend on what price that friends friend will ask ...
Biene Learning resources 24 4,011 2011-04-06, 10:05 am
    Thread: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..
Post: Soo... Ipod Touch Question..

I might have the opportunity to buy a used iPod touch (2. generation, 16 GB) from the friend of a friend who just got herself an iPhone and thus doesn't need her old iPod anymore. A 3. generation iPod...
Biene Learning resources 24 4,011 2011-04-06, 3:49 am
    Thread: Wordlists, Anki, and Exel ...
Post: Wordlists, Anki, and Exel ...

prink Wrote:First of all, it's Excel. Not Exel. Haha, indeed it is! I've never realized that it's actually Excel instead of Exel, since I (mis)pronounce the program-name Excel entirely different to th...
Biene Off topic 3 3,048 2011-04-06, 2:40 am
    Thread: Wordlists, Anki, and Exel ...
Post: Wordlists, Anki, and Exel ...

Currently I'm distracting myself - again - from my Japanese studies by preparing a wordlist in Exel for my Dutch language study, and would like to have your advise/help with this. After searching th...
Biene Off topic 3 3,048 2011-04-01, 1:53 pm
    Thread: Do you GO?
Post: Do you GO?

ファブリス Wrote:I'm pretty sure we had a topic about Go, hard to search though. http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=1348 In the thread nest0r posted a link to a nice side with English/Japanese Go ...
Biene General discussion 26 4,619 2011-04-01, 2:11 am
    Thread: Does anyone know a German ことばおじさん?
Post: Does anyone know a German ことばおじさん?

Na, you wouldn't find something like ごとばおじさん in German, since we are not really famous for our sense of humor... Anyway, two thinks come to mind, though I don't know how well your sister speaks/unter...
Biene Off topic 6 1,829 2011-03-27, 6:52 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

Angeldust Wrote:As for chickens, where I live it's not too hard to have your own. My sister and brother-in-law have chickens and I think my mom is gonna get some this year. Not sure though. Also cows ...
Biene Off topic 156 22,440 2011-03-19, 8:42 pm
    Thread: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...
Post: Omnivores, Vegetarians, Vegans, and such ...

Ok, I thought that it's time to open a new thread, so that people can discuss these different formes of diets to their hearts content. The discussion started on the Earthquake thread round about here...
Biene Off topic 156 22,440 2011-03-19, 8:27 pm
    Thread: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011
Post: Earthquake in Japan March 11th 2011

[url=http://www.sciencenews.org/view/generic/id/71281/title @Eikyu, jettyke, bodshisamaya, and the rest, could you please move your discussion on animals, animal lovers vs. human haters etc. to a new ...
Biene Off topic 690 113,302 2011-03-19, 9:56 am
    Thread: Motivational video for handling AJATT!
Post: Motivational video for handling AJATT!

Two more photoblogs: http://www.tokyoluv.com/ (Mainly photos from Tokyo. Different style to Jeffrey's blog but interesting non the less.) http://blog.moment.ee/ (this one is not from Japan, but from...
Biene The Japanese language 23 6,239 2011-03-16, 3:37 pm
    Thread: Motivational video for handling AJATT!
Post: Motivational video for handling AJATT!

ta12121 Wrote:jettyke Wrote:@Biene Thanks a lot, this first guy's series look perfect! those are awesome pictures. High quality でしょう? I really like his blog, both the pictures and the short descripti...
Biene The Japanese language 23 6,239 2011-03-16, 2:46 pm
    Thread: Motivational video for handling AJATT!
Post: Motivational video for handling AJATT!

jettyke Wrote:Guys anyone know any really good pictures? especially citylife, Tokyo etc. I need a picture with the rising sun/ sunshine, where it's taken on a Japanese street. I can't find any good...
Biene The Japanese language 23 6,239 2011-03-15, 5:26 pm
    Thread: Joining Air Force for Abroad Opportunities?
Post: Joining Air Force for Abroad Opportunities?

TheVinster Wrote:I think I've narrowed it to 2 universities, and 2 fields of study: health or business. I think maybe leaning towards business, because the health field may be difficult for me to tran...
Biene Off topic 65 13,914 2011-02-17, 11:26 am
    Thread: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books
Post: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books

duder Wrote:Ive got this big recipe book, but I'm a bit lost choosing a tasty recipe. Any suggestions? I guess that depends entirely on your personal taste and cooking ability: Are you already famili...
Biene Learning resources 277 117,182 2011-02-15, 5:11 am
    Thread: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books
Post: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books

Seems I can sleep again without problems, though the typo buggs me ... Thanks guys.
Biene Learning resources 277 117,182 2011-02-13, 1:40 pm
    Thread: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books
Post: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books

Honestly, this thread with all it’s nuge-nuge-wink-wink annoyed me to no end. I already have quite a corkscrew for a mind, but the posts in here managed to almost twist it into a Gordian knot. So, aft...
Biene Learning resources 277 117,182 2011-02-12, 7:10 am
    Thread: Movie Method - Group Submissions
Post: Movie Method - Group Submissions

Does anyone happen to have all the on-yomi groups from RTK1 and RTK3 in a spread-sheet like nukemarine posted in this thread, including Reading, Kanji, Keyword, Heisig-Number-for-the-Kanji? I hadn't ...
Biene Group study 31 10,843 2011-01-19, 8:06 am
    Thread: Movie Method - Group Submissions
Post: Movie Method - Group Submissions

@Tori-kun: Sure, but be aware that I'm very slowly going though the different groups, since I'm currently doing RTK1 again (currently round frame 1200) and actually planned to go though RTK3 before re...
Biene Group study 31 10,843 2011-01-08, 9:46 am
    Thread: Movie Method - Group Submissions
Post: Movie Method - Group Submissions

Thanks nukemarine, for providing the spreadsheets, they are very useful. I'm currently working my way (very slowly) through the movie method and am very happy with the results so far. I just thought I...
Biene Group study 31 10,843 2011-01-07, 5:30 am