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    Thread: The way things used to be, a condensed history of AJATT
Post: The way things used to be, a condensed history of ...

BJohnsen Wrote:AJATT is one of many places I've trawled for tips, ideas, and resources, and browsing there gave me the impetus to finally try RTK, which I'd been resisting for years (because I didn't ...
cloudstrife543 Off topic 97 24,503 2010-01-10, 5:01 pm
    Thread: The way things used to be, a condensed history of AJATT
Post: The way things used to be, a condensed history of ...

cuz subway is a beautiful sandwich making creation and tacobell makes me sick.
cloudstrife543 Off topic 97 24,503 2010-01-10, 4:59 pm
    Thread: What is/was your area of study?
Post: What is/was your area of study?

Finance and Management Information Systems, hopefully these will help me get a job somewhere in Japan. Although if I had to go back and do it all over again, I would probably be some sort of mechanic...
cloudstrife543 Off topic 98 16,842 2009-08-29, 9:38 am
    Thread: clueless with IT loanwords
Post: clueless with IT loanwords

rrrrrray Wrote:The Japanese have got to stop borrowing words from other countries!! Katakana is going to kill the language.. !! lol, i've thought the same thing
cloudstrife543 General discussion 16 2,787 2009-08-27, 9:52 pm
    Thread: KO2001 556-635 676-755 spreadsheets
Post: KO2001 556-635 676-755 spreadsheets

I have the books, and i have the spreadsheets, for most of them, does anyone have the spreadsheet for the numbers 556-635 and 676-755 and the other missing ones in the high 900's and 1000's? It sucks ...
cloudstrife543 Learning resources 2 1,182 2009-08-08, 8:42 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

社長は多忙なためパーティーに出席できません I was just curious if there is some kind of grammar rule or something for the ため thing here. The ため right next to the パーティー is the confusing part for me.
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,141 2009-07-22, 7:15 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Ah, thanks, I should have figured that out.
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,141 2009-07-12, 9:19 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

彼や彼女がいない時、友達に誰か紹介してもらったことがありますか。 Can anyone translate this for me? I'm having trouble with exactly who's being introduced, and why there are no boys and girls, among other things. I don't know, just ...
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,141 2009-07-12, 8:57 pm
    Thread: KO2001 - Anyone interested in making sentences for last 890 kanji?
Post: KO2001 - Anyone interested in making sentences for...

Does it really cover the last ones that KO2001 doesnt cover? Are there any repeats or missing kanji? Do they follow the same data on level of usage? :)
cloudstrife543 Learning resources 12 1,994 2009-07-09, 12:05 pm
    Thread: Re-examining your SRS workflow
Post: Re-examining your SRS workflow

Elphalpo Wrote:I've been adding about 150 cards a day the past month and I've been doing basically what you're doing, only in somewhat larger blocks. Your post inspired me to try shortening the blocks...
cloudstrife543 General discussion 176 48,591 2009-07-05, 7:56 pm
    Thread: Re-examining your SRS workflow
Post: Re-examining your SRS workflow

Do you suspend all yoru new ones while you are adding them and just reviewing old ones? Because mine is set up as while you do the old ones the new ones filter in so you kind of finish them both to 0 ...
cloudstrife543 General discussion 176 48,591 2009-07-05, 11:20 am
    Thread: JLPT 1 in 3 months?
Post: JLPT 1 in 3 months?

Anyone else have the urge to make a "JLPT1 in 3 days, seconds?" thread? (sarcasm)
cloudstrife543 General discussion 395 64,339 2009-07-01, 2:48 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

飛行機への荷物の持ち込みには制限がある。通常1人5キロまでだ。 Can anyone kind of explain and describe the significance of への in this sentence and in sentences in general? I kind of get they mean when taking it onto the plane but...
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,141 2009-06-30, 9:51 pm
    Thread: KO2001 Check-Whats your progress?
Post: KO2001 Check-Whats your progress?

For those of you doin KO so fast, how many reviews are you getting per day? It must be around 200 or more. I do 30 sentences a day and I get around 100+ reviews includign the 30 new from the previous ...
cloudstrife543 General discussion 18 2,222 2009-06-30, 12:27 pm
    Thread: ANKI users: What's the furthest due card in your RTK deck?
Post: ANKI users: What's the furthest due card in your R...

I only use either 1, for fail or 'Soon', and 3 for pass or 'Good'. I didn't like the idea of extending the repitition times based on them being 'hard' or 'easy'. And as far as I know doign 3 keeps it ...
cloudstrife543 Remembering the Kanji 20 2,985 2009-06-27, 10:23 pm
    Thread: と particle
Post: と particle

I think the word 実家 is actually a better substitute for 故郷 if you are talking about where you were raised. My japanese friend says it's much more natural sounding. Using 故郷 is similar to saying in eng...
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 15 2,231 2009-06-26, 7:46 pm
    Thread: と particle
Post: と particle

Burritolingus Wrote:cloudstrife543 Wrote:There seem to be quite a few readings for 故郷 with rikaichan, do you know which is most used? That's been one of my more irritating "trouble words" in my SRS de...
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 15 2,231 2009-06-26, 6:47 pm
    Thread: と particle
Post: と particle

anyone else?
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 15 2,231 2009-06-26, 6:02 pm
    Thread: と particle
Post: と particle

There seem to be quite a few readings for 故郷 with rikaichan, do you know which is most used?
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 15 2,231 2009-06-26, 12:04 pm
    Thread: kinda lost..
Post: kinda lost..

ore_wa_ecchi Wrote:well first of all i'm kinda new here... i mean new to everything SRSing, RTK and stuff i'm new to all of those... hmmm... where do i start... Well i found out about SRSing from AJAT...
cloudstrife543 Remembering the Kanji 19 2,521 2009-06-18, 12:36 pm
    Thread: Studying for JLPT with Kanzen Master
Post: Studying for JLPT with Kanzen Master

avparker Wrote:cloudstrife543 Wrote:Can anyone describe how Kanzen master grammar 1kyuu is setup? Is there Japanese sentences with English translation, with explanation? I have the 2級 book, and there...
cloudstrife543 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 11 17,676 2009-06-17, 9:37 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

thanks, i love these forums so much. Everyone is a great help.
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,141 2009-06-17, 8:47 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

ある友達は飼っていた犬に死なれました。 Does this sound like 'the friend i had was killed by a dog that he once owned?' I'm guessing it means a dog he had died, but could someone help me to understand it better? Cuz us...
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,141 2009-06-17, 8:19 pm
    Thread: Studying for JLPT with Kanzen Master
Post: Studying for JLPT with Kanzen Master

Can anyone describe how Kanzen master grammar 1kyuu is setup? Is there Japanese sentences with English translation, with explanation? And does anyone have some reviews about the reading comprehensi...
cloudstrife543 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 11 17,676 2009-06-17, 11:32 am
    Thread: Kansen Master
Post: Kansen Master

I have been adding about 15-30 new sentences a day, my reviews are around 100 per day including doing the new ones. Just thought i'd throw that in there for fun.
cloudstrife543 General discussion 19 2,312 2009-06-17, 11:23 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

anyone know if this kanji is used very frequently? Or more specifically fro this word? 贅沢 ぜいたく sorry for the small text
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,141 2009-06-16, 11:05 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Can anyone tell me the significance of と after 起こる is in this following sentence? Thanks. 厄年に悪いことがよく起こると、昔から多くの日本人は信じています。
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,141 2009-06-16, 8:43 pm
    Thread: Finished with RTK1, and unsurprisingly, I have questions.
Post: Finished with RTK1, and unsurprisingly, I have que...

rtk, tae kim, genki, kanji odyssey 2001, then on to more real resources like japanese literature, manga, tv shows, movies, etc. That is what i am doing, i am to the kanji odyssey step. For the reco...
cloudstrife543 Remembering the Kanji 16 7,977 2009-06-12, 11:04 pm
    Thread: -te past vs normal past
Post: -te past vs normal past

chamcham Wrote:Can anyone tell me the different between: sushi wo tabemashita sushi wo tabeteimashita OR nihongo wo benkyoushimashita nihongo wo benkyoushiteimashita Thanks. I think a good way to ...
cloudstrife543 The Japanese language 60 19,161 2009-06-12, 10:46 am
    Thread: KO2001 Kanji- Aaaaaah
Post: KO2001 Kanji- Aaaaaah

Save yourself some time and trouble. Just keep failing it until you get the whole thing right. Don't bother with making the same card over with a different highlighted kanji, or whatever you are doing...
cloudstrife543 Learning resources 30 10,378 2009-06-10, 7:42 pm