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    Thread: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...
Post: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...

ruiner Wrote:strugglebunny Wrote:One Piece is crap. What, are you all 12 year olds? Also, after living in Japan for a while I can say, half of this article is due to the fact the guy is a wuss, and t...
strugglebunny General discussion 131 24,148 2010-03-06, 4:44 pm
    Thread: げんき, college advice
Post: げんき, college advice

Genki is terrible, and there is nothing hardcore about it. Honestly, you could probably due the entire 2 textbooks in about a month in self study. Just know that when you are done with Genki, you wil...
strugglebunny General discussion 35 4,510 2010-03-06, 4:39 pm
    Thread: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...
Post: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...

Also, no matter what excuses you make, until you lived here, you won't know...90% of Japanese people can not think for themselves.
strugglebunny General discussion 131 24,148 2010-03-06, 4:32 pm
    Thread: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...
Post: Some guy at Kotaku rants on Japan...

One Piece is crap. What, are you all 12 year olds? Also, after living in Japan for a while I can say, half of this article is due to the fact the guy is a wuss, and the other half is spot on.
strugglebunny General discussion 131 24,148 2010-03-06, 4:31 pm
    Thread: Goodbye Sentences
Post: Goodbye Sentences

After struggling with poor vocab for months, and no real motivation to make new sentence cards, I decided to try a vocab only deck in Anki (which I named Vocab Dump.) While I'm not grammar master (I h...
strugglebunny General discussion 123 46,560 2009-12-11, 6:32 pm
    Thread: Goodbye Sentences
Post: Goodbye Sentences

wildweathel Wrote:Mezbup, it sounds like you're drowning in leeches. How often do you zap cards, either automatically with leech control or manually by deleting or suspending? Why would you ever susp...
strugglebunny General discussion 123 46,560 2009-12-10, 12:13 pm
    Thread: Goodbye Sentences
Post: Goodbye Sentences

I'm feeling you on the sentence thing. I don't know what I'm going to do, but something is going to give soon. I just don't have the patience to spend a bunch of time doing flashcards, and between KO2...
strugglebunny General discussion 123 46,560 2009-12-10, 6:08 am
    Thread: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ!
Post: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ!

Playing DQ9 with my terrible Japanese ability is just a depressing chore most of the time. I also like how I can see, and resee the same words 100 times, and still forget them 5minutes later. Thanks, ...
strugglebunny General discussion 124 16,051 2009-12-09, 11:01 am
    Thread: The Weirdness of Japan
Post: The Weirdness of Japan

I'm in Tokyo right now, and you know what? It is that ***** weird.
strugglebunny General discussion 48 10,287 2009-12-05, 12:20 pm
    Thread: Final Fantasy 3 DS
Post: Final Fantasy 3 DS

I already have Dragon Quest 9 as a level checker...I usually just want to throw my DS out the window after 3 minutes. :( Thanks for the answers everyone.
strugglebunny General discussion 6 1,424 2009-11-30, 11:32 pm
    Thread: Final Fantasy 3 DS
Post: Final Fantasy 3 DS

I found Final Fantasy 3 pretty cheap at a Book-Off around my place, and I was wondering if anyone knows if this game uses Furigana at all? From the screenshots, I'd say no, but I thought maybe with th...
strugglebunny General discussion 6 1,424 2009-11-30, 9:16 am
    Thread: sushi often not what you think
Post: sushi often not what you think

I would eat a baby if I could get away with it, and I knew it taste like bacon. Dolphins eat fish, and whales eat krill, they obviously don't give a shit. In fact, killer whales (orcas) will eat YOU,...
strugglebunny Off topic 33 4,548 2009-11-20, 4:26 pm
    Thread: LOL
Post: LOL

Cute, but annoying. Yup, that is Tokyo.
strugglebunny Learning resources 20 3,526 2009-11-13, 7:03 pm
    Thread: Smart.fm's new update
Post: Smart.fm's new update

Download the new version of the importer.
strugglebunny Learning resources 14 3,194 2009-11-08, 11:01 am
    Thread: How common is volitional verb use?
Post: How common is volitional verb use?

Volitional is used all the time, every single day here. If you think this is conjugation complicated...well, you have a very rough path ahead of you! (I still can't recognized verbs in passive, causat...
strugglebunny The Japanese language 6 3,148 2009-11-07, 4:27 am
    Thread: How do you memorize Sentences, Vocab?
Post: How do you memorize Sentences, Vocab?

Ah thanks! Sounds like a good regiment..hopefully I'll be able to add that to my routine. I need to catch up on news anyhow.
strugglebunny General discussion 25 6,567 2009-11-05, 11:12 am
    Thread: How do you memorize Sentences, Vocab?
Post: How do you memorize Sentences, Vocab?

bodhisamaya Wrote:The more time I spend on Japanese news websites the more I am thinking of abandoning every other form of studying I am using and just doing that. If you watch the news everyday it b...
strugglebunny General discussion 25 6,567 2009-11-05, 10:52 am
    Thread: Leaving the forums
Post: Leaving the forums

I wouldn't completely dismiss foreign or Japanese English speakers. You're going to go insane trying to try to convey your feelings, and if you can't speak the language very well, it's tough to make c...
strugglebunny General discussion 35 5,827 2009-11-02, 2:24 pm
    Thread: Japanese Children's Shows
Post: Japanese Children's Shows

I really like pitagora suiichi. It's on HK every weekday at 5:15pm.
strugglebunny Learning resources 2 6,195 2009-11-01, 2:36 am
    Thread: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?
Post: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?

magamo Wrote:It's good to say thanks even when it's unnecessary in Japan. But it works because most Japanese respect other cultures and don't force you to behave like us unless you're causing trouble....
strugglebunny General discussion 76 12,372 2009-10-29, 5:10 am
    Thread: Core 2000 Vs KO 2001 (please don't be angry...)
Post: Core 2000 Vs KO 2001 (please don't be angry...)

Genki sucks because it teaches you how to get married before it teaches you how to order a taxi, ask where a razor blade is at the drug store, or effectively communicate you are sick and what you need...
strugglebunny Learning resources 21 9,839 2009-10-29, 1:04 am
    Thread: Core 2000 Vs KO 2001 (please don't be angry...)
Post: Core 2000 Vs KO 2001 (please don't be angry...)

I was thinking about importing the KO2k1 iknow lists into Anki, but the iknow importer is sometimes wonky on highlighting the proper keywords, and I don't feel like examining 1000s of cards to make ...
strugglebunny Learning resources 21 9,839 2009-10-29, 12:36 am
    Thread: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?
Post: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?

strugglebunny Wrote:I'm sorry I was harsh in my reply. I'm sure you love your parents, despite their faults, just living in Japan sort of changes you. As for real advice....I don't know. You to live ...
strugglebunny General discussion 20 6,142 2009-10-25, 11:15 am
    Thread: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?
Post: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?

I'm sorry I was harsh in my reply. I'm sure you love your parents, despite their faults, just living in Japan sort of changes you. As for real advice....I don't know. You to live your own life, and h...
strugglebunny General discussion 20 6,142 2009-10-25, 11:14 am
    Thread: Lots of new Japanese subs for the new Japanese drama season
Post: Lots of new Japanese subs for the new Japanese dra...

Now, if only Japanese TV shows weren't 99% absolutely horrible and where made on a budget larger than the price of a Happy Meal. :/
strugglebunny General discussion 43 18,793 2009-10-24, 1:25 am
    Thread: Grammar in Japanese
Post: Grammar in Japanese

Yeah, I understand that many Japanese won't know these terms (infact I don't know a lot of these terms even translated into English!) but my hope was to get the everyday vocab that I can use. Am I wro...
strugglebunny The Japanese language 11 3,966 2009-10-24, 12:38 am
    Thread: Grammar in Japanese
Post: Grammar in Japanese

Ah, thanks guys! If anyone has anymore (doesn't have to be pure grammar, but any sort of literary function) feel free to post them. I would like to compile them into a list and print them out (and per...
strugglebunny The Japanese language 11 3,966 2009-10-23, 7:29 am
    Thread: Grammar in Japanese
Post: Grammar in Japanese

Hey all, I hate having to break out of Japanese and into English when I have a question on grammar. Does anyone have, or know of a list of Japanese terms for parts of speech and other grammatical ter...
strugglebunny The Japanese language 11 3,966 2009-10-23, 4:30 am
    Thread: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?
Post: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?

Divorce your parents. They sound terrible. If they loved you, they wouldn't put you through that crap. ...and how anyone can say Tokyo is a dirty city is beyond me.
strugglebunny General discussion 20 6,142 2009-10-21, 10:58 pm
    Thread: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?
Post: Is there a good documentary on Osaka?

Yo might want to try looking for Japan Land, which has a segment on Osaka. It's part really neat and imformative/part "oh wow, look at them wacky Japanese" at the same time.
strugglebunny General discussion 20 6,142 2009-10-21, 1:09 pm