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    Thread: What's with that rolling R thing?
Post: What's with that rolling R thing?

JimmySeal Wrote:Was there some reason you thought you needed to repeat what you had said 15 hours earlier, but in a different order? Because rolling my r's was something I thought I could never learn....
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 22 11,660 2010-05-17, 6:34 pm
    Thread: What's with that rolling R thing?
Post: What's with that rolling R thing?

Like I said, this skill can be learned all you have to do is to teach the tounge to began to vibrate using the "si" of vision and it will work after some practice. My friends were so amazed that I lea...
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 22 11,660 2010-05-16, 11:32 am
    Thread: Japanese Commercials thread
Post: Japanese Commercials thread

[Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1uCRBQmYE...re=related] Windows 7 anime commerical of Nanami
bassxx2099 General discussion 28 5,966 2010-05-15, 8:57 pm
    Thread: What's with that rolling R thing?
Post: What's with that rolling R thing?

Lets just start off with, I noticed that too! And I also wanted to know how to peform the aerolar trill or the spanish rolled r. Probably the easiest way was the "vision dream method." It also took me...
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 22 11,660 2010-05-15, 8:52 pm
    Thread: Sentence Griding
Post: Sentence Griding

I think you should take a look at this. Probably the most influential part of my Japanese study was BlackMacro's post about re-examining your SRS workload. I almost doubled my amount of kanji learned ...
bassxx2099 General discussion 17 3,040 2010-05-15, 8:45 pm
    Thread: Which word is the hardest to pronounce
Post: Which word is the hardest to pronounce

輸出している [ゆしゅつしている].This one always got to me in ko2001 the way they pronunce it is much different than when I usually sound it out.
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 61 19,367 2010-05-15, 8:33 pm
    Thread: Core6000?
Post: Core6000?

thanks I really wanted to know the kanji coverage in Core6000
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 10 2,479 2010-04-29, 11:22 pm
    Thread: Core6000?
Post: Core6000?

I know for a fact that there is audio for ko2001 if you buy the e-book, but does anyone know the precise number or ballpark number of different kanji (not compounds) in Core6000?
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 10 2,479 2010-04-28, 11:58 pm
    Thread: Core6000?
Post: Core6000?

Does anyone know what the kanji coverage of ko2001 vs Core6000? I know ko2001 covers about 1100 kanji, but does Core6000 cover more kanji?
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 10 2,479 2010-04-28, 9:02 pm
    Thread: My study method (Study pack included)
Post: My study method (Study pack included)

Can anyone explain what Rikai is? I thought it was some sort of translation tool; however when I open the rikai html in the study pack all I see is 4 empty boxes. In addition when I put Kanji into the...
bassxx2099 Learning resources 138 47,083 2010-02-15, 9:16 pm
    Thread: Demonoid is back!
Post: Demonoid is back!

Nuriko can you give me an invite to Demonoid. It will help me alot since it is becoming harder and harder to find raws of many animes and most of them seem to be from Demonoid.
bassxx2099 Off topic 28 6,648 2009-12-15, 2:41 am
    Thread: Does anyone know what these kanji symbols are?
Post: Does anyone know what these kanji symbols are?

To be honest, my brain got the symbols correct except I split 朧 into 2 different kanji. So when I tried looking up the kanji It wouldn't make any sense. Woo is me! Woo is me!
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 14 5,686 2009-09-12, 1:14 am
    Thread: Does anyone know what these kanji symbols are?
Post: Does anyone know what these kanji symbols are?

Well your method was much smarter than my own. I'm frowning at myself right now.
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 14 5,686 2009-09-11, 12:07 am
    Thread: Does anyone know what these kanji symbols are?
Post: Does anyone know what these kanji symbols are?

I was looking into a game called Muramasa the Demon blade for the Wii but the title is giving me a headache since it is so hard to read. Can anyone help me decipher the kanji used in this picture: [I...
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 14 5,686 2009-09-10, 11:40 pm
    Thread: What do you do with bad days?
Post: What do you do with bad days?

I usually shrug them off and move on I doesn't really matter since it's like relearning something so in order to get better at something you have to practice it.
bassxx2099 General discussion 12 1,924 2009-07-27, 8:34 pm
    Thread: How many times do you have to see a Kanji to be bothered learning it?
Post: How many times do you have to see a Kanji to be bo...

Tobberoth Wrote:Good question, I don't think I've run into any kanji not in RtK1 or 3. Hehehe how about this one Tobberoth: 誰
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 13 1,982 2009-07-27, 8:32 pm
    Thread: Sentences before RTK
Post: Sentences before RTK

Don't stop RTK until you finish. Since the last 500 kanji is the kanji that I have seen the most when doing sentences. Or to be honest a majority of them are from the last 500. But if you really want ...
bassxx2099 Remembering the Kanji 11 1,911 2009-07-25, 11:02 am
    Thread: All Asian People Don't Look the Same (Anymore).
Post: All Asian People Don't Look the Same (Anymore).

The number to beat now is 9 out of 18 for the website. I only got about half of them right. Even though I'm Chinese I got all of the Chinese ones wrong. Funny I could barely notice the differences...
bassxx2099 General discussion 33 12,778 2009-07-21, 4:35 pm
    Thread: Another one struggling
Post: Another one struggling

All the suggestions above are great, but I usually just review the added kanji the next day and then go off to the next bunch on the same day. So far I haven't seen terrible scores. By review I mean r...
bassxx2099 Remembering the Kanji 27 4,306 2009-07-17, 6:08 pm
    Thread: Kanji Odyssey 2001
Post: Kanji Odyssey 2001

Nii87 Wrote:Once you have access to the spreadsheet and want an easy way to add audio (and can't do it yourself), let me know. As opposed to adding an audio file to every single card one at a time, it...
bassxx2099 Learning resources 16 4,881 2009-07-12, 10:23 pm
    Thread: KO2001 - Anyone interested in making sentences for last 890 kanji?
Post: KO2001 - Anyone interested in making sentences for...

Nukemarine Wrote:I feel you have insulted my honor sir, and demand satisfaction :P Hahaha! You have been watching The Simpsons too much especially the one where Homer gets a glove and says the exact s...
bassxx2099 Group study 10 2,453 2009-07-12, 10:19 pm
    Thread: How many reviews before completion? (on this site)
Post: How many reviews before completion? (on this site)

When I finished RTK I had just about 7000 repetitions on the counter and I just hit 10,000 reptions a few days ago. The lower number is actually due to the fact that I added about 100 a day after I hi...
bassxx2099 Remembering the Kanji 11 1,612 2009-07-09, 6:18 pm
    Thread: Meaning of the sentence...
Post: Meaning of the sentence...

Well you did clear up many of my ambiguities, and I can say your English is crystal clear. I wouldn't be able to tell the difference between a native and your posts. I guess what your'e trying to tell...
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 8 2,244 2009-07-06, 4:12 pm
    Thread: Meaning of the sentence...
Post: Meaning of the sentence...

"These examples may help understand the meaning of の: 1.今、彼授業中? Is he in class now? (I don't know if he is.) 2.今、彼授業中じゃない? Isn't he in class now? (I guess he is.) 3.今、彼授業中なんじゃない?Isn't he in class now...
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 8 2,244 2009-07-06, 12:19 am
    Thread: Meaning of the sentence...
Post: Meaning of the sentence...

Instead of making a new topic I'll just stick my question here. I don't quite understand what the 2nd の particle is doing. The sentence also comes from TaeKim's website. My idea is that the の particl...
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 8 2,244 2009-07-05, 6:15 pm
    Thread: Kanji Odyssey 2001
Post: Kanji Odyssey 2001

Irregardless I'm still buying the book and the audio cd. I still can't find the link to the audio bombpersons or travis mentioned, is it on the first page? My next question is it really easy to extra...
bassxx2099 Learning resources 16 4,881 2009-06-29, 5:27 pm
    Thread: Kanji Odyssey 2001
Post: Kanji Odyssey 2001

I was thinking of buying both volumes after I finish TaeKim but I still have a few lingering questions. Does the the book come with the audio CD or is that suppose to be the e-audio CD? Also is the e-...
bassxx2099 Learning resources 16 4,881 2009-06-29, 4:02 pm
    Thread: Hi! Question about my retention rate =)
Post: Hi! Question about my retention rate =)

Okay I finished RTK about a month ago and I have noticed the exact same trend you have experienced. I noticed that in the first few reviews my retention rate is almost 100% but after a 1 month about 9...
bassxx2099 Remembering the Kanji 2 977 2009-06-29, 3:06 pm
    Thread: Meaning of the sentence...
Post: Meaning of the sentence...

The story you came up with took me a few minutes to understand but it does tie in things pretty nicely and helps me understand that sentence. As for 先週に医者だったボブは、仕事を辞めた I do agree that 先週に modifies wh...
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 8 2,244 2009-06-28, 12:58 am
    Thread: Meaning of the sentence...
Post: Meaning of the sentence...

晩ご飯を食べなかった人は、映画で見た銀行に行った。 -Person who did not eat dinner went to the bank she saw at movie. The translation is roughly taken from TaeKim. I understand the first part before the comma but when I star...
bassxx2099 The Japanese language 8 2,244 2009-06-27, 7:04 pm