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    Thread: Why do stories which are not stories get high scores?
Post: Why do stories which are not stories get high scor...

I'm guessing they're people who have not been using the method for very long, because if you have, you probably noticed this is the kind of mnemonics that don't work. You have to visualize ridiculous ...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 33 8,930 2011-06-07, 5:29 am
    Thread: Without phys. exercise?
Post: Without phys. exercise?

My current "routine": - 30 minutes of bicycle and 30 of walking, daily (work commute) - 3 sessions of one hour with heavy weights (mon, wed, fri) - 2 sessions of cardio, interval 20 min (tue, thu) - ...
DKnight Off topic 152 22,498 2011-04-19, 4:33 pm
    Thread: Se habla español
Post: Se habla español

Hola chiisai_01, llego tarde y seguramente ya habras encontrado las palabras clave, pero por si hay mas despistados, en este mismo foro creé un hilo http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=6757 con...
DKnight Off topic 51 35,476 2010-12-31, 3:45 pm
    Thread: Palabras clave en Español (Custom Keywords in Spanish)
Post: Palabras clave en Español (Custom Keywords in Span...

Oops sorry, I got them mixed up. Thanks.
DKnight The Japanese language 2 4,531 2010-11-25, 2:11 pm
    Thread: Palabras clave en Español (Custom Keywords in Spanish)
Post: Palabras clave en Español (Custom Keywords in Span...

No se si alguien habra hecho esto ya, pero estuve buscando y no he visto nada, así que lo he hecho yo mismo (utilizando como base el script del greasemonkey). Aquí está la lista de palabras en español...
DKnight The Japanese language 2 4,531 2010-11-25, 12:22 pm
    Thread: The Worst of the Japanese Lovers
Post: The Worst of the Japanese Lovers

Older than the dinosaurs, and a troll. A good one though, I still chuckle.
DKnight Off topic 81 18,824 2010-11-25, 7:29 am
    Thread: Finished! What now? (Different path choices after finishing RKT1)
Post: Finished! What now? (Different path choices after ...

nest0r Wrote:@DKNight -Japanese the Manga Way: Awesome. Awesomely in English, which is useless to me. I don't think it's a good idea to learn a language with a resource that is not in your native or ...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 22 5,721 2010-10-19, 7:14 am
    Thread: Finished! What now? (Different path choices after finishing RKT1)
Post: Finished! What now? (Different path choices after ...

I've not finished RtK yet, but I'm getting close. I couldn't wait and I've been pondering how to study Japanese, testing a lot of stuff. Tried Tae Kim, Anki decks, Japanese in Mangaland, Pimsleur, Ros...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 22 5,721 2010-10-18, 7:19 am
    Thread: Is 100 new kanji a day exaggerated?
Post: Is 100 new kanji a day exaggerated?

Daichi Wrote:DKnight Wrote:Am I the only one that does a lesson a day? seems like the more intuitive method to me. The kanji are divided into lessons for a reason, don't you think? Sometimes I'm like ...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 76 23,531 2010-10-13, 7:46 am
    Thread: Is it common to miss a lot your first time reviewing?
Post: Is it common to miss a lot your first time reviewi...

Are you doing things exactly as stated in the preface of lesson 11? closing your eyes, making a mental image, etc..? Repeating a lot the same character is bad because you tend to rely on your visual m...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 23 8,132 2010-10-13, 7:29 am
    Thread: Is 100 new kanji a day exaggerated?
Post: Is 100 new kanji a day exaggerated?

Am I the only one that does a lesson a day? seems like the more intuitive method to me. The kanji are divided into lessons for a reason, don't you think? Sometimes I'm like "oh *****, 70 new kanji!?",...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 76 23,531 2010-10-13, 7:08 am
    Thread: Only Women Teach Japanese
Post: Only Women Teach Japanese

Not having read the whole thread, I don't find it that surprising. Philology (of any language) is a career that appeals much more to females, at least here in my country, and I suposse Japanese teache...
DKnight General discussion 61 14,151 2010-09-21, 4:36 am
    Thread: Tae Kim oder Japanese in MangaLand
Post: Tae Kim oder Japanese in MangaLand

Tae Kim's first lessons don't have much in terms of excersises or examples... then, after a very short while, the lessons come completely devoid of excersises, and have very scarce examples. It's good...
DKnight Learning resources 8 3,044 2010-09-18, 10:35 am
    Thread: Visual Novels by Language Difficulty
Post: Visual Novels by Language Difficulty

I'd love if someone rated Umineko (うみねこのなく頃に) in terms of difficulty. It's my favorite VN(SN) by far, but with my current Japanese skills the dificulty feels ∞/10 to me. It's a mystery novel mixed wit...
DKnight Learning resources 44 56,061 2010-09-16, 7:30 pm
    Thread: Are you burning?
Post: Are you burning?

Raschaverak Wrote:Other than that, I've realized a long time ago that every second invested in japanese learning is a total waste of time for me, because there is a high probability (if not total cert...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 35 7,666 2010-09-16, 5:17 pm
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

I just completed lesson 26 in one sitting today... that's 59 kanji!! I'm feeling pumped up, tomorrow I may tackle all 76 of the next lesson at once! I'm speeding up a lot, I feel like I'm getting much...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 908 186,068 2010-09-16, 5:04 pm
    Thread: The characters with the "mandala" radical seem messy
Post: The characters with the "mandala" radical seem mes...

I just imagined some weird tapestry in hindu style (somewhat like a mandala), a radiant sun enclosing a crotch with an elonged eye covering the most crucial spot (hehe). Worked flawessly. It's quite -...
DKnight Remembering the Kanji 33 9,826 2010-09-16, 4:52 pm
    Thread: Who Introduced you to Heisig?
Post: Who Introduced you to Heisig?

I just made a little research on the internet about methods of learning the Kanji. I downloaded the first chapter of Heisig and everything made too much sense... I tried it and I was euphoric, in just...
DKnight General discussion 47 13,188 2010-09-16, 3:23 pm