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    Thread: Know any horror story sites/blogs?
Post: Know any horror story sites/blogs?

This website has a bunch of scary stories in Japanese: http://omoshiroi-hanashi.com/kowai/
chair Off topic 3 1,523 2012-05-21, 2:34 pm
    Thread: rikaichan backwards
Post: rikaichan backwards

Sorry to bump an old thread, but I thought it would be better to consolidate related information than to make a new thread. nest0r offered a great solution, but it looks like the program is only avai...
chair Learning resources 3 1,162 2012-01-16, 12:43 pm
    Thread: What to get in Japan?
Post: What to get in Japan?

dizmox Wrote:I can't get over these ipod touch and iphones not having buttons, touch screens are too fiddly for me... I still prefer my electronic dictionary. :/ Then again I'm old fashioned and resi...
chair Learning resources 10 3,514 2011-12-14, 10:18 am
    Thread: 尻取り forum game!
Post: 尻取り forum game!

Theme: 「日用品」/「必需品」, things used day to day 車 (くるま)
chair Off topic 203 24,654 2011-11-20, 1:45 pm
    Thread: Why I won't be renewing my AJATT+ account
Post: Why I won't be renewing my AJATT+ account

tnall Wrote:"Khatz is a big fat stinky liar and I think his head is DUMB" I don't think anyone on this website has said anything remotely like that about him.
chair General discussion 32 8,544 2011-09-27, 5:47 pm
    Thread: nest0r - keep in touch
Post: nest0r - keep in touch

magamo Wrote:So, I'm thinking of starting to write "What's that mean?" to mean "What does that mean?" because I hear people say it that way. Is it ok to grammar curmudgeons here? How's that sound to y...
chair Off topic 161 22,524 2011-09-24, 12:31 am
    Thread: nest0r - keep in touch
Post: nest0r - keep in touch

caivano Wrote:Re: 'should of' I'm talking about using it in speech, or writing it as it sounds in speech. The thing that people use in speech that sounds like "should of" is actually "should've"
chair Off topic 161 22,524 2011-09-23, 11:40 pm
    Thread: The Obituary
Post: The Obituary

It's actually a zero, not a capital o.
chair Off topic 28 6,823 2011-09-16, 12:40 pm
    Thread: thurd's Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - Japan
Post: thurd's Close Encounters of the Fifth Kind - Japan

dtcamero Wrote:thurd Wrote:2. Tokyo Metropolitan Government - I have to agree on this with wikitravel, its a much better option than Tokyo Tower and its completely free!! Make sure to visit both obser...
chair General discussion 57 11,914 2011-08-26, 2:46 am
    Thread: Used RtK books?
Post: Used RtK books?

zachandhobbes Wrote:Still, buying the book is basically saying "I used your method, and thank you for it" Not if he's buying it used.
chair Learning resources 9 1,256 2011-08-18, 1:44 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

TheKorv Wrote:The main thing is, this argument is petty and unnecessary. I disagree as this is a forum primarily about learning Japanese and the discussion primarily concerns a learning resource. I do...
chair Off topic 567 98,525 2011-08-05, 1:36 am
    Thread: Is it just me or has japan become more racist recently?
Post: Is it just me or has japan become more racist rece...

Zon70 Wrote:And then, a couple of weeks ago a child actor mana ashida was kissed by an italian kid [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vVCJSjB7zw4] on tv and while if you look now the comments have...
chair General discussion 34 9,440 2011-08-02, 6:48 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

chair Wrote:Splatted Wrote:For anyone who's wierd and obsessive like me, I thought I'd share this site with you. It tracks the number of books and pages (no word count, unfortunately) you've read. A l...
chair General discussion 1,389 294,547 2011-07-31, 1:01 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Splatted Wrote:For anyone who's wierd and obsessive like me, I thought I'd share this site with you. It tracks the number of books and pages (no word count, unfortunately) you've read. A large part of...
chair General discussion 1,389 294,547 2011-07-30, 5:56 pm
    Thread: What are you currently reading?
Post: What are you currently reading?

Raschaverak Wrote:I'm reading a forum nowadays in hungarian, about how to commit....well you know the rest :) I'm getting some ideas, plus 2 weeks ago, 2 girls did it in a car, with chemicals.... the ...
chair Off topic 109 48,787 2011-07-17, 1:20 pm
    Thread: What are you currently reading?
Post: What are you currently reading?

Right now the manga I'm reading is うずまき by 伊藤潤二 [Image: http://bookweb.kinokuniya.jp/imgdata/4091832423.jpg] and the book I'm reading is 宇宙の声 by 星新一. [Image: http://www.kadokawa.co.jp/cover_b/20051...
chair Off topic 109 48,787 2011-07-16, 3:23 pm
    Thread: grammar books
Post: grammar books

The best grammar books I've used are the Dictionary of Japanese Grammar series.
chair Learning resources 4 1,312 2011-07-15, 3:56 pm
    Thread: The RevTK Mixed-tape challenge
Post: The RevTK Mixed-tape challenge

http://www.youtube.com/playlist?p=A40E9149A0AD9884 I didn't quite fill it up but this is a good mix of the kinds of Japanese music I listen to.
chair Learning resources 7 1,278 2011-05-03, 3:50 am
    Thread: Actual success stories?
Post: Actual success stories?

ldshakes Wrote:1- Of those who have completed RTK vol. 1, how many of you can actually follow the meanings of the things you read based on the key words from the book? This is only a (very early) inte...
chair Remembering the Kanji 23 6,848 2011-02-27, 1:04 am
    Thread: A question about いる or ある
Post: A question about いる or ある

thank you
chair The Japanese language 21 4,316 2011-02-26, 2:19 pm
    Thread: A question about いる or ある
Post: A question about いる or ある

There's a sentence in the kore series that has perplexed me for a while. あそこにパトカーがいる。 Could someone explain this? I always thought いる was strictly for living things and this thread seems to confirm ...
chair The Japanese language 21 4,316 2011-02-26, 2:09 pm
    Thread: 2010年12月 JLPT Results
Post: 2010年12月 JLPT Results

Got my results today. I passed N5 with a 117 lol. I feel like I should have done better, especially in the grammar/vocab section, but it was my first time taking the test so whatever. I'm debating wh...
chair JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 112 39,078 2011-02-24, 10:10 pm
    Thread: Any Formality Guides Speicifically for Kids?
Post: Any Formality Guides Speicifically for Kids?

This might be what you're looking for. http://www.bk1.jp/product/02989316 I haven't used that particular book but I own the 四字熟語 book in that series and it's really great so I have high expectations ...
chair The Japanese language 2 757 2011-02-18, 12:49 am
    Thread: Critical frequency - hogwash or hogwash?
Post: Critical frequency - hogwash or hogwash?

I think he was talking about learning only via immersion.
chair The Japanese language 24 6,152 2011-02-14, 1:09 pm
    Thread: fuzzy readings
Post: fuzzy readings

Cheesemaster64 Wrote:もと ちゅう You caught him some fish but you didn't teach him how to catch them. :) (Although I feel like I have a pretty good understanding of the different pronunciations of the ka...
chair The Japanese language 11 2,010 2011-01-14, 4:53 am
    Thread: Going mad with compound readings
Post: Going mad with compound readings

As other people have mentioned, learning multiple compounds with the new kanji you're trying to learn is really helpful especially if the other kanji in the compounds are ones you already know since i...
chair The Japanese language 30 7,520 2010-12-14, 3:20 am
    Thread: 15-Month Progress Report
Post: 15-Month Progress Report

Javizy Wrote:ta12121 Wrote:I still have trouble with speaking but I know it has nothing to do with my understanding/listening skills. This makes me wonder. If you've seen/heard thousands (probably mil...
chair General discussion 80 16,841 2010-12-09, 12:11 pm
    Thread: 2010 JLPT study thread
Post: 2010 JLPT study thread

nadiatims Wrote:sebasion Wrote:P.S. 天気がいいから、散歩しましょう。 lol This actually made me start laughing when it was played.
chair JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 433 109,551 2010-12-05, 7:43 pm
    Thread: Thinking Japanese
Post: Thinking Japanese

nest0r Wrote:http://books.google.com/books?id=fdYKAAA...&q&f=false This seemed like a pretty definitive answer to Ryuuji's original question. I don't know why it was necessary for the thread t...
chair General discussion 48 7,814 2010-10-30, 12:10 am
    Thread: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello*
Post: A 漢字 Newbie *waves hello*

The major issue I see with your method is how you're going to be able to retain all of the information you learn. It seems as though at any given time in your 3-month process, the oldest information y...
chair Remembering the Kanji 44 8,262 2010-10-22, 1:04 pm