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    Thread: App for Keeping Track of Books Read in Japanese
Post: App for Keeping Track of Books Read in Japanese

I found this iPhone/iPod Touch app last fall and have been using it to keep track of the books I've read in Japanese. It's called 読書の定義 and it kind of keeps you motivated if you're interested in readi...
mikedough2 Learning resources 11 1,604 2012-07-30, 9:06 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

I think he's applying for a master's in technical translation at 東大. Well, it's one thing if you can just write 薔薇 but another if you can write pretty much all obscure trees, fruits and flowers, etc....
mikedough2 General discussion 397 123,354 2012-02-23, 9:11 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

An ALT in my prefecture has passed 準一級. I think he just ankied it like crazy for hours a day for around a year. But now he can write words like 薔薇 in a flash from memory.
mikedough2 General discussion 397 123,354 2012-02-23, 8:19 am
    Thread: CIR interview advice, anyone?
Post: CIR interview advice, anyone?

Yeah, I had a CIR interview and ended up getting an ALT post. I got through the first reading but then had trouble with the second one at which point they switched it over to an ALT interview. Make su...
mikedough2 General discussion 5 2,269 2012-02-08, 9:48 am
    Thread: 2011 JLPT study thread
Post: 2011 JLPT study thread

fakewookie Wrote:Passed N1! 134/180. mikedough2 Wrote:Passed N1! Not the greatest results especially when compared to the native speaker friend I took it with, but I'll take the pass. Why did a nativ...
mikedough2 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 506 139,969 2012-02-08, 4:48 am
    Thread: 2011 JLPT study thread
Post: 2011 JLPT study thread

Passed N1! Not the greatest results especially when compared to the native speaker friend I took it with, but I'll take the pass. Total 116/180 Lang Knowledge 44/60 Reading 36/60 Listening 36/6...
mikedough2 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 506 139,969 2012-02-08, 3:44 am
    Thread: After JET This Year: Should I go for 2013年新卒採用?
Post: After JET This Year: Should I go for 2013年新卒採用?

Thanks for the replies. Yeah, I'm definitely not looking to continue the ALT thing as Heart or JET. I have thought about the possibility of bailing out of the ALT position on JET, as I have a friend w...
mikedough2 General discussion 8 3,309 2012-02-08, 3:28 am
    Thread: After JET This Year: Should I go for 2013年新卒採用?
Post: After JET This Year: Should I go for 2013年新卒採用?

Hi guys, I was wondering if anyone has any advice about this. I'm a JET ending my contract in July and applying for jobs in Japan with major companies like Rakuten, AEON, and so forth. I went to the W...
mikedough2 General discussion 8 3,309 2012-02-06, 11:47 pm
    Thread: So who's taking JLPT next Sunday?
Post: So who's taking JLPT next Sunday?

Devodev Wrote:N1 in Sendai. Took my first JLPT (N2) in July and passed that, so now I guess I'm just planning to get a feel for the N1. Taking N1 in Sendai, too. Trying to remember to bring an analog ...
mikedough2 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 106 28,259 2011-11-28, 8:01 am
    Thread: Taking Eiken as Native English Speaker
Post: Taking Eiken as Native English Speaker

Thanks guys, I guess if I take anything English-related it'll be TOEFL or TOEIC. Anyways, hoping to pass N1 on my second try next month. orz Good point about equating Eiken to JLPT. I have to think t...
mikedough2 General discussion 11 6,696 2011-11-14, 4:31 am
    Thread: Taking Eiken as Native English Speaker
Post: Taking Eiken as Native English Speaker

Has anyone taken or heard of someone, who is a native English speaker, taking Eiken, the Japan-specific English proficiency test? I was thinking of taking 1-kyuu just for the heck of it. A lot of my J...
mikedough2 General discussion 11 6,696 2011-11-12, 4:19 am
    Thread: Volunteering in the wake of the earthquake
Post: Volunteering in the wake of the earthquake

Has anyone found a way to get involved in a volunteer effort to help Japan in domestically or overseas? I've left Japan temporarily but I'll be going back next month. I donated some canned food/potato...
mikedough2 Off topic 3 833 2011-03-25, 4:19 pm
    Thread: Japanese Dance Music
Post: Japanese Dance Music

Hey guys, I was wondering if you knew any good Japanese dance/house music with Japanese lyrics. I live in Japan but visited Russia and Turkey last month and noticed how popular dance/house was there. ...
mikedough2 General discussion 5 3,202 2011-01-31, 8:46 am
    Thread: 2010 Boston Career Forum
Post: 2010 Boston Career Forum

Has anyone been to the Tokyo Career Forum? I wonder what the size and atmosphere is in relation to the Boston Career Forum? I went to the BCF last year and didn't get any real interviews, but now I'm ...
mikedough2 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 44 16,954 2010-10-01, 1:04 am
    Thread: How do you pronounce "Heisig?"
Post: How do you pronounce "Heisig?"

I have been and am going to continue to pronounce it "high-sig".
mikedough2 General discussion 9 3,664 2008-04-05, 3:58 pm
    Thread: しりとりをしよう!
Post: しりとりをしよう!

抱っこ→告白(こくはく) 今日は好きな人に告白しようと思ったが、しようとした時に言葉が出てこなかった。
mikedough2 General discussion 56 12,328 2008-03-10, 5:28 pm
    Thread: しりとりをしよう!
Post: しりとりをしよう!

手芸→芸者 この間タイムマシーンを見つけて、ひょっと時間旅行を江戸時代まで旅して、可愛い芸者に誘惑されちゃいました。どうやって現在に戻ってきたか、はっきり覚えてません。
mikedough2 General discussion 56 12,328 2008-02-19, 10:30 pm
    Thread: しりとりをしよう!
Post: しりとりをしよう!

外→豆乳(とうにゅう) 牛乳を飲むと下痢を悪化するから、豆乳しか飲めません。
mikedough2 General discussion 56 12,328 2008-02-18, 4:43 pm
    Thread: College Credit for JLPT?
Post: College Credit for JLPT?

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has taken the JLPT and gotten any college credit for the test. I'm a 3rd year Japanese major at the University of Maryland but since I skipped 200 level Japanese at my sc...
mikedough2 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 2 2,057 2008-02-16, 6:35 pm
    Thread: Where can I get RTK3?
Post: Where can I get RTK3?

I think you can buy the eBook from the publisher or something. As for the physical book I would try buying it from one of the sellers on amazon since its out of print.
mikedough2 Remembering the Kanji 19 6,771 2006-06-15, 2:36 pm