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    Thread: A little help, wondering where to start
Post: A little help, wondering where to start

I don't think it matters about doing Remember the Kana first, seeing as Remember the Kanji is just English -> written character, so you have no use of the kana. But the advantage would be that you ...
xAyakox Learning resources 11 5,071 2010-07-02, 5:08 pm
    Thread: Top 5 Interests
Post: Top 5 Interests

Mine are more reasons why I'm learning Japanese, but I guess they're interests too :P 1. I'm Japanese but grew up with English as my first language.. lived my first 6 years in Japan and always wanted...
xAyakox General discussion 49 9,151 2010-06-30, 1:04 pm
    Thread: Anki question
Post: Anki question

Edit: I got it now, ty :)
xAyakox Learning resources 3 1,028 2010-06-28, 5:54 pm
    Thread: Anki question
Post: Anki question

Hi, I know about 450 kanji so far, but I just downloaded Anki... Is there a way to skip through the ones I already know? I started out just clicking through the first ones as "very easy" or whatever, ...
xAyakox Learning resources 3 1,028 2010-06-28, 5:48 pm
    Thread: Pronuciation?
Post: Pronuciation?

Ah okay, tyvm I was looking everywhere to find a sound clip of it. That helped a lot. and yeah, it's supposed to be a little ゃ (I just figured out how to do that.. lol)
xAyakox General discussion 3 760 2010-06-28, 4:55 pm
    Thread: Pronuciation?
Post: Pronuciation?

Oh, I have another question about books. Well, right now I know very few Japanese words, but I wanted to get a "real" Japanese novel. Like, a short novel, something high school age that's not manga....
xAyakox General discussion 3 760 2010-06-28, 3:14 pm
    Thread: Pronuciation?
Post: Pronuciation?

Hi, I just have a question about pronunciation.. I have some children books in Japanese from when I was little and now that I'm learning Japanese I got them out for practice. I know a few things abo...
xAyakox General discussion 3 760 2010-06-28, 2:50 pm
    Thread: Flash cards question
Post: Flash cards question

lol :p I meant to just drop the topic because I don't want to start a debate about what's the right way to study. Everyone learns different, and I know it's NOT recommended to go from kanji -> Engl...
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 18 2,566 2010-03-10, 11:16 am
    Thread: Flash cards question
Post: Flash cards question

Yeah, I read that part. But what gets me is that people say things like, you can just write it once and be done with it. Or that the writing isn't as important... But I want to be able to do both... I...
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 18 2,566 2010-03-09, 11:04 pm
    Thread: Flash cards question
Post: Flash cards question

I wasn't sure where to post this, but I was wondering how I can change the flashcards on the site to show the kanji then I produce the English? In the past I've been avoiding this site because when I...
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 18 2,566 2010-03-09, 10:42 pm
    Thread: fat / obese ... how gross is that!
Post: fat / obese ... how gross is that!

I'm not really sure the point of your thread, but it made me laugh xDD rain-fat huh? lol I'm guessing I'm not as far as you are in the book, so sorry I'm no help.
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 12 3,681 2009-11-30, 4:12 pm
    Thread: Lucid Dreaming?
Post: Lucid Dreaming?

lol, I don't know if this counts but I think I've only had one xD and it wasn't on purpose. It was awesome tho & I forget the details but in my dream I just had the urge to go fly up to this spot ...
xAyakox Off topic 136 22,544 2009-11-14, 11:34 am
    Thread: Handwriting?
Post: Handwriting?

Just curious, but where did you get that paper with the separate boxes? I usually write down/vertically because it's easier to keep my spacing equal. And hehe, I like looking at your handwritings ^^ i...
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 48 21,724 2009-11-03, 8:11 pm
    Thread: Handwriting?
Post: Handwriting?

Well, this is a bit of what mine looks like. Sorry for the quality, I just held it up to my laptop lol. Am I on the right track? T_T [Image: http://i298.photobucket.com/albums/mm279...riting.jpg]
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 48 21,724 2009-11-02, 7:20 am
    Thread: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?
Post: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?

I'm not sure if this is a good example but I'm going to say it anyways. lol US (common to say thank you) = JP (not required) JP (always/often use suffix/prefix) = US (very rarely use prefix/suffix) ...
xAyakox General discussion 76 12,379 2009-10-29, 3:09 pm
    Thread: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?
Post: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?

strugglebunny Wrote:I think I'll just not thank anyone for anything. It's the only way to be sure. I think it's okay if you say an extra "thank you" in Japan if you hadn't learned about its usage yet....
xAyakox General discussion 76 12,379 2009-10-29, 2:49 pm
    Thread: Handwriting?
Post: Handwriting?

I don't understand what you're saying about Japanese doctors? lol - My doctors in the US have very bad handwriting xD Is that what you're referring to?
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 48 21,724 2009-10-29, 12:12 pm
    Thread: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?
Post: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?

And well...At first I thought this thread was a bit amusing, when referring to all that McDonald's stuff lol - But I think you guys should be more respectful to magamo/aijin and others... they answere...
xAyakox General discussion 76 12,379 2009-10-29, 12:07 pm
    Thread: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?
Post: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?

Dixon Wrote:Aijin Wrote:I understand that point of view, but to most Japanese people things like that aren't worth acknowledgment because the person doing the service isn't doing it out of the kindnes...
xAyakox General discussion 76 12,379 2009-10-29, 11:48 am
    Thread: Japanese Practice
Post: Japanese Practice

Hmm..those sound good, but I am a bit shy when it comes to speaking out loud to people online. Thank you though, I will definitely consider them I guess I must get over it or else I don't have much h...
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 6 1,505 2009-10-29, 9:26 am
    Thread: Handwriting?
Post: Handwriting?

Thank you both, I think I understand better now. But right now, those squiggles are going to be hard to get used to T_T I guess I'll just have to wait till later & see.
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 48 21,724 2009-10-29, 9:24 am
    Thread: Handwriting?
Post: Handwriting?

Okay, before I get too far in the book I was wondering how important it is to be EXACTLY like the characters in text. In English, my handwriting could use a lot of improvement I'm not gonna lie. So, l...
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 48 21,724 2009-10-29, 8:28 am
    Thread: Poll: Do you want a Japanese forum?
Post: Poll: Do you want a Japanese forum?

I just made a thread sort of related to this called Japanese Practice. wccrawford, could you elaborate about what Lang8 is? I think that would help answer my question as well.
xAyakox General discussion 31 4,301 2009-10-29, 8:16 am
    Thread: Japanese Practice
Post: Japanese Practice

Hi, I have a long way to go till I am finished with this book but I was just curious.. When I get to the end, is there any..."help site" where you can practice with someone who is a native speaker? Pr...
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 6 1,505 2009-10-29, 8:12 am
    Thread: List of correct English meanings?
Post: List of correct English meanings?

Amazing spread sheet Katsuo! Thank you for taking the time to make that ^_^ I know it will be extremely useful!
xAyakox Remembering the Kanji 41 12,211 2009-10-29, 8:07 am