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Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon! Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon! I took the N3 test in Los Angeles. As expected, I found myself quite uncomfortable in the initial vocabulary section. I did better in the grammar section, but didn't finish the penultimate reading, an... |
timaki | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 193 | 37,276 | 2014-12-12, 6:06 pm | ||
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Thread: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner Post: Advice for N2 Equivalent Self Learner If you really want to get a jump-start on the learning, I recommend committing the kana to memory immediately (today!) and then consuming vocabulary in parallel with Heisig. When I started out in Japa... |
timaki | General discussion | 57 | 12,016 | 2014-10-05, 10:06 am | ||
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Thread: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book recommendations Post: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book reco... Linval Wrote:That's a pretty impressive list - how did you manage NOT to get completely burnt-out ? Many of these books are extremely deep and dense, it's a lot to digest in only a year. Some days it ... |
timaki | Off topic | 60 | 12,078 | 2014-09-17, 4:07 pm | ||
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Thread: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book recommendations Post: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book reco... NickT Wrote:timaki Wrote:A few years ago, I did a project where I read fifty classic books in one year. It was about two or three hours of reading per day. Here is a link to the books: http://wellread... |
timaki | Off topic | 60 | 12,078 | 2014-09-16, 9:51 am | ||
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Thread: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book recommendations Post: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book reco... A few years ago, I did a project where I read fifty classic books in one year. It was about two or three hours of reading per day. Here is a link to the books: http://wellreadman.com/corebooks/ |
timaki | Off topic | 60 | 12,078 | 2014-09-14, 6:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Roku TV Japanese Channels Post: Roku TV Japanese Channels Both Netflix and Crunchyroll have some minimal Japanese content, but nothing to write home about. The YouTube app is new on Roku, if you can find something you like. The search interface is pathetic, ... |
timaki | Learning resources | 3 | 3,932 | 2014-06-22, 10:20 am | ||
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Thread: Trying desperately to find The Nihongo Journal again. Post: Trying desperately to find The Nihongo Journal aga... Unless there is a *legal* archive somewhere online, you will probably have to go the ebay/used sales route. The Hiragana Times is still available as a subscription, and it has some similarity to 日本語ジャ... |
timaki | Learning resources | 3 | 1,482 | 2014-03-20, 3:32 pm | ||
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Thread: After Genki 2? Post: After Genki 2? I went through Japanese for Busy People volumes 1, 2, and half of 3 a few years back, and RTK V1. I just started Tobira, and assuming that Genki 1/2 are not that far off from the JFBP series, I would ... |
timaki | Learning resources | 7 | 2,627 | 2014-03-05, 4:56 pm | ||
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Thread: Free Copy of RTK 1 Post: Free Copy of RTK 1 I have an extra copy of Remembering the Kanji, Volume 1, and it can be yours, for free! This is the First Edition. It has many signs of wear, but all the pages are intact and readable. I'll ship it Me... |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 1 | 816 | 2014-01-25, 2:35 am | ||
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Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread. Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"... It's done! A friend gave me his lightly-used copy of RTK 15 or so years ago, so it hasn't been a quick process. I never got past about the 200-card mark during those early years, but thanks to the sto... |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 1,845 | 424,691 | 2014-01-23, 8:10 pm | ||
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Thread: Inappropriate stories Post: Inappropriate stories Although I didn't keep track of those I encountered, I did stumble upon stories that were in clear violation of Heisig's copyright, as the stories came almost directly from the text. While not inappro... |
timaki | Off topic | 121 | 18,940 | 2014-01-16, 4:32 pm | ||
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Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! I'm adding only 10 cards per day, and I don't feel a smidgen of guilt or unease about it. I've got a full-time job, a family, and side projects outside of Japanese, not to mention Core6K and reading t... |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 462 | 138,212 | 2013-11-25, 5:05 pm | ||
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Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done! I just reached card 1650 in the sixth edition, the 3/4 mark in that book. So close! |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 462 | 138,212 | 2013-11-23, 3:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Ever Met Any Famous Japanese? Post: Ever Met Any Famous Japanese? I met the flamboyant enka singer Mikawa Kenichi when he came to Los Angeles three years ago for the Nisei Week parade. I also ran into Thane Camus when he was in Seattle interviewing Japanese tourists... |
timaki | Off topic | 23 | 5,548 | 2013-11-17, 11:18 pm | ||
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Thread: 電子辞書 Electronic Japanese Dictionaries Post: 電子辞書 Electronic Japanese Dictionaries Although I now have ready access to online and phone-based dictionaries, I find myself grabbing my Canon Wordtank for about half of my bilingual dictionary needs. I think the conveniences of the keybo... |
timaki | Learning resources | 9 | 3,531 | 2013-10-15, 3:37 pm | ||
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Thread: How to motivate myself? Post: How to motivate myself? I started Heisig the first time more than a decade ago, and made it to about 450 kanji. I started again twice more in the last few years with the help of this site, made as far as 700, then stopped ag... |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 2,873 | 2013-09-25, 3:57 pm | ||
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Thread: What are you currently reading? Post: What are you currently reading? Based on a recommendation from another thread in this forum, I started reading 十分で読める伝記, a book for third graders in Japan. It has biographies (伝記) on a handful of famous types. I'm only on Chapter 1,... |
timaki | Off topic | 109 | 48,789 | 2013-09-22, 10:52 am | ||
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Thread: Half way! Post: Half way! Just reached 1100 in the sixth edition!!! This is my third time starting Heisig in the past decade. Reached about 400 the first time, 800 the second before the realities of life took over. This time a... |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 616 | 180,478 | 2013-08-18, 10:42 am | ||
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Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!! Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!! Just reached 500 cards. This is my third attempt at RTK1, the first more than a decade ago. (I got up to 840 last time before life intervened) This time, by necessity, I will make it all the way throu... |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 526 | 167,149 | 2013-06-09, 3:33 pm | ||
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Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!! Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!! I just reached 500 today! This is my second time, though. About 10 years ago I made it as far as 656 before other parts of my life crowded in. But This time I am determined to finish the book. At 10 k... |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 526 | 167,149 | 2009-05-18, 3:11 pm | ||
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Thread: Christian influence in Remember the Kanji? Post: Christian influence in Remember the Kanji? phauna Wrote:If Robin Hood and King Arthur are British themes, then Bible stories are Middle Eastern themes, and of no use to you. Americans don't sing nursery rhymes? Not even Humpty Dumpty? Sure.... |
timaki | Off topic | 143 | 19,776 | 2009-05-05, 6:47 pm | ||
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Thread: Christian influence in Remember the Kanji? Post: Christian influence in Remember the Kanji? sethg Wrote:Timaki, that's really unnecessary and adds nothing to the debate. Is it really Christ-like to taunt people and purposely attempt to incite anger? ... Instead of taunting people and trying ... |
timaki | Off topic | 143 | 19,776 | 2009-05-05, 12:50 pm | ||
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Thread: Christian influence in Remember the Kanji? Post: Christian influence in Remember the Kanji? vosmiura Wrote:if you can't stand religion then don't read books written by scholars of religion Amen! Preach it brother! NOTE: Read this reply at your own risk. The terms "amen" and "preach it broth... |
timaki | Off topic | 143 | 19,776 | 2009-05-05, 11:34 am | ||
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Thread: Christian influence in Remember the Kanji? Post: Christian influence in Remember the Kanji? phauna Wrote:Robin Hood, King Arthur, ninjas, dragons, unicorns, pirates, Alice in Wonderland, nursery rhymes, batman, spiderman, superman, Santa, Easter bunny, Tooth fairy, the Beatles, Elvis, etc. a... |
timaki | Off topic | 143 | 19,776 | 2009-05-05, 10:04 am | ||
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Thread: I study Nihongo because... Post: I study Nihongo because... My first interest in Japan was from my third-grade teacher, Mrs. Murray. She was hakujin, but her husband, a Boeing engineer, got a job a few years after the war (yes, that war) working with engineers... |
timaki | Off topic | 358 | 111,150 | 2009-04-24, 9:40 am | ||
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Thread: Are any of you kanji learners parents, too? Post: Are any of you kanji learners parents, too? Thunk Wrote:Your son has relatives in Japan? You know, my oldest kids, ages 7 & 8 are anxious to learn languages because they see me obsessing over it. My 8-year old wants to learn Vietnamese, a... |
timaki | Off topic | 22 | 2,918 | 2009-04-22, 8:43 am | ||
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Thread: Are any of you kanji learners parents, too? Post: Are any of you kanji learners parents, too? I'm a parent, and well in to my 20-year kanji learning plan; I just reached Heisig number 310 today! Since my son is no longer at the age where I have to literally hand-hold him all the time, I might ... |
timaki | Off topic | 22 | 2,918 | 2009-04-20, 11:46 am | ||
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Thread: For sale: Remembering the Kanji vol.1 Post: For sale: Remembering the Kanji vol.1 JimmySeal Wrote:elyyale Wrote:Any idea when RTK III might get a new addition? I have the PDF version but would really like to have the book. However, I am not quite willing to shell out $150 for i... |
timaki | Remembering the Kanji | 14 | 2,926 | 2007-03-06, 1:28 am | ||
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Thread: Studying Vocabulary: Tactics? Post: Studying Vocabulary: Tactics? I've been stuck in Japanese at the same level for years, and I decided that it was my lack of basic vocabulary. So this year I bought Oxford Beginner's Japanese Dictionary, and I am slowly memorizing ... |
timaki | General discussion | 82 | 22,979 | 2007-02-08, 9:47 am | ||