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    Thread: n3 to n2 within 6mth in japan?/ is tokyo international university good
Post: n3 to n2 within 6mth in japan?/ is tokyo internati...

As for Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University, I actually had a campus tour there when I studied abroad last year. It seemed really lively, dorms were really nice. If I remember the dorms were all single...
Xanpakuto JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 9 3,460 2014-03-21, 12:21 pm
    Thread: How to get pass 1500+ cards?
Post: How to get pass 1500+ cards?

So my japanese studies sort of slipped a bit because I decided to learn another skill. However, I don't want to lose all my hard work in japanese so I think it would be very stupid of me to not even d...
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 3 757 2014-02-28, 7:16 am
    Thread: How many total flash cards have you looked at?
Post: How many total flash cards have you looked at?

Saiga Wrote:Days studied: 100% (642 of 642) Total: 330430 Average for days studied: 514.7 review/day Total: 1344 hours Average for days studied: 125.7 minutes/day Average answer time: 14.7 (4 cards/m...
Xanpakuto General discussion 30 4,454 2014-02-07, 12:07 pm
    Thread: Question about sentence mining.
Post: Question about sentence mining.

I recommend studying every single word in the genki chapter you are currently on before you add any sentences. Words from the dialog, example sentences, and of course the vocabulary list they give you...
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 8 2,126 2014-02-07, 9:07 am
    Thread: How many total flash cards have you looked at?
Post: How many total flash cards have you looked at?

In 199 days, 43812 cards not including my deleted core deck. With the core deck it should probably be a little over 60000.
Xanpakuto General discussion 30 4,454 2014-02-07, 8:01 am
    Thread: My path to literacy (requesting constructive criticism)
Post: My path to literacy (requesting constructive criti...

This would be my plan for you. *Some people here doesn't believe in passive listening. I do, so if you like, try and keep anything in the background (music, drama, t.v shows, etc) 1.Learn Kana 2.Gen...
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 23 4,778 2014-02-02, 12:15 pm
    Thread: What do you do for fun in Japanese?
Post: What do you do for fun in Japanese?

You can join me on my adventure to learn how to program lol. I just leave T.V shows, dramas, and music in the background for a couple of hours. Maybe that's Japanese enough for you.
Xanpakuto General discussion 10 2,710 2014-02-01, 3:06 pm
    Thread: What should I do after Genki 2?
Post: What should I do after Genki 2?

vebaev Wrote:So as far I understand I cannot move from Genki 2 to Tobira? I know I have to go to AIAIJ but I cant stand any more to the dialogs for schools and teachers and university life vocab :) s...
Xanpakuto Learning resources 18 12,429 2014-02-01, 12:13 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Relative clause here. *The animal* becoming the olympic mascot-- rest of sentence.
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,840 2014-01-30, 9:37 pm
    Thread: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Troubleshooting Posts)
Post: Anki Small Questions Thread - (NO Technical / Trou...

afterglowefx Wrote:Is there anyway to increase the font size in the card browser? Kanji are awfully hard to read at size 10, and clicking each card individually to read them is more than a little trou...
Xanpakuto Learning resources 448 98,238 2014-01-30, 11:06 am
    Thread: usage of けど and し when the second clause is unspoken?
Post: usage of けど and し when the second clause is unspok...

anki_evryday Wrote:Zgarbas Wrote:as for the けど。。。one day, you'll find yourself randomly ending sentences with "but...", and when you get weird looks, you'll remember this question and laugh ^^. えぇ…そうで...
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 17 3,945 2014-01-28, 11:50 pm
    Thread: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the same time?
Post: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the...

So I'm getting the book learning ruby the hard way. Hopefully it will be helpful! I'm sure programmers actually forget syntax once on awhile. So do they have a reference at hand usually?
Xanpakuto Off topic 30 5,525 2014-01-26, 10:09 pm
    Thread: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the same time?
Post: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the...

So maybe I should reconsider not using Anki. So if I'm not going to memorize any syntax, what is there to memorize in programming? Thanks for all the suggestions by the way everyone
Xanpakuto Off topic 30 5,525 2014-01-26, 11:29 am
    Thread: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the same time?
Post: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the...

mc962 Wrote:Do you actually plan on doing something with this programming language or is it more of a for fun type of thing? I'm choosing between two majors, computer science and mechanical engineerin...
Xanpakuto Off topic 30 5,525 2014-01-25, 10:04 pm
    Thread: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the same time?
Post: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the...

So I guess I'll keep anki for now. However, I'm just a bit concerned whether or not I should continue learning ruby or just learn C or something.
Xanpakuto Off topic 30 5,525 2014-01-25, 9:16 pm
    Thread: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the same time?
Post: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the...

AlgoRhythmic Wrote:Xanpakuto Wrote:Of course I'm even putting the syntax into anki so I don't forget it. I don't know, that sounds like a huge waste of time to me. Just spend that time practicing to w...
Xanpakuto Off topic 30 5,525 2014-01-25, 7:20 pm
    Thread: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the same time?
Post: Does anyone here program and learn Japanese at the...

I just started to code yesterday, and to my surprise I actually loved it. Loved it so much that it ruined my schedule for learning japanese that day. Right now I'm learning Ruby, I have no experience ...
Xanpakuto Off topic 30 5,525 2014-01-25, 4:47 pm
    Thread: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE
Post: POST TRANSLATIONS REQUESTS HERE

ここだけの話、下着姿になった時股をかくクセがある What's かくクセ, by the way I got it from a funny T.V show not from weird sources. Ok I think I found it. かく=掻く and くせ=癖 Sentence make's sense now.
Xanpakuto General discussion 96 30,125 2014-01-21, 4:02 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

A while ago the person was saying that she doesn't want this type of onion added on to her food, but it gets added on anyway. Then, ただ私、苦手な物をよけて食べるのが面倒だからとりあえず食べるんです... I don't really understand th...
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,840 2014-01-20, 6:39 pm
    Thread: Someone please help here
Post: Someone please help here

tokyostyle Wrote:I'm feeling pretty lazy, but I'll at least throw you the Google Translate because it's *almost* correct. I recommend this site instead of Google Translate if you want to go that far. ...
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 11 2,305 2014-01-19, 11:49 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Edit: nevermind
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,840 2014-01-19, 6:42 pm
    Thread: Looking for recommendations for an easy drama to learn with.
Post: Looking for recommendations for an easy drama to l...

I just finished watching 私が恋愛できない理由 (わたしがれんあいできないりゆう) It's kind of a girl story but I found it really fun to watch. The overall drama was really easy to understand, maybe you will like it. Make sure t...
Xanpakuto General discussion 20 6,792 2014-01-18, 3:54 pm
    Thread: Is the book dictionary useless if have electronic one?
Post: Is the book dictionary useless if have electronic ...

vebaev Wrote:Do you know if this cheep one includes conjugated forms which Im most interested at? I never heard of a japanese dictionary taking conjugated forms, only the internet dictionaries. Rememb...
Xanpakuto Learning resources 11 1,218 2014-01-13, 5:53 pm
    Thread: Is the book dictionary useless if have electronic one?
Post: Is the book dictionary useless if have electronic ...

vebaev Wrote:What about this one why is so cheep - http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0034IMCWO/ref=...GV5LT7VY7O Because that dictionary has less features. The Ex-word dictionary has like 20 dictionaries in ...
Xanpakuto Learning resources 11 1,218 2014-01-13, 5:38 pm
    Thread: Is the book dictionary useless if have electronic one?
Post: Is the book dictionary useless if have electronic ...

Well I'd wouldn't want to get a book dictionary because of all the time it would take to search up a word. Maybe look into getting an electronic dictionary? This is the one I have. http://kakaku.com...
Xanpakuto Learning resources 11 1,218 2014-01-13, 4:38 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thanks everyone, it definitely was weird when I was reading that.
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,840 2014-01-13, 11:59 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

母が..............水汲みをしていても縫い物をしていても、途中でほっぽって、必ずくっついていった。 What does ほっぽって mean? I'm guessing って is referring to ほっぽ?
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,840 2014-01-13, 11:29 am
    Thread: Recommendations for a first light novel?
Post: Recommendations for a first light novel?

I know it's been awhile, but I have some news. I went to my nearest kinokuniya and bought my first novel! I've spent a really long time in there trying to find a novel that was right for me. I finally...
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 39 11,221 2014-01-12, 6:25 pm
    Thread: Same kaji, same meaning of verb - different ending/reading?!
Post: Same kaji, same meaning of verb - different ending...

This should help you. http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/gra...transitive
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 2 498 2014-01-10, 7:54 am
    Thread: Question about complete immersion.
Post: Question about complete immersion.

Igloo9 Wrote:Xanpakuto Wrote:Grammar point being learned: ても Example sentence: Igoloo9さんは日本語文法の本を買っても読みません Really basic sentence, so pretty much on anki I have this sentence on the front. On the back ...
Xanpakuto The Japanese language 36 9,147 2014-01-10, 12:27 am