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    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

Tzadeck Wrote:yogert909 Wrote:sunehiro Wrote:Ah, you misspelt Marx, too, but since you probably don't believe in such a dumb and ineffective method like googling things I actually have to congratulate...
sunehiro Off topic 529 102,739 2015-08-27, 7:10 am
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

buonaparte Wrote:sunehiro, Congratulations! You travelled faster than light. You must be (Newton + Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck + Heisenberg + Einstein + Hawking) squared. I'm just a common folk who d...
sunehiro Off topic 529 102,739 2015-08-26, 8:37 pm
    Thread: Where's Khatzumoto?
Post: Where's Khatzumoto?

Hi everyone, just checking in to say that applying AJATT's concepts from June 2013 allowed me to pass N1 in December 2014, while mantaining a nice social life and going well at my engineering univers...
sunehiro Off topic 529 102,739 2015-08-26, 8:03 am
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

EDIT: solved Thanks a lot for keeping up this awesome project
sunehiro Learning resources 859 243,935 2015-03-09, 1:17 pm
    Thread: Pronouns Matter when Psyching Yourself Up
Post: Pronouns Matter when Psyching Yourself Up

sunehiro thinks those articles are great. It's a thing he had already thought about, and he'll read further, probably.
sunehiro Off topic 13 2,453 2015-02-09, 10:20 am
    Thread: Where do you guys get Japanese subs these days?
Post: Where do you guys get Japanese subs these days?

http://anisource.net/data/showlist/3?type=4 has a couple more titles
sunehiro Learning resources 7 1,601 2015-02-05, 5:50 am
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

@vileru: I had already thought about it, I'll probably do that. Thanks for the suggestion. @Hinsudesu: in order to achieve such a result, putting a lot of time into it every day is mandatory. Actual...
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,251 2015-02-01, 5:41 am
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

*failed editing, sorry*
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,251 2015-01-29, 11:12 am
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

You're welcome z1bbo! And congrats to you, too! Really interesting time and score, keep it up! ;) Edit: thanks guys! :)
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,251 2015-01-29, 11:11 am
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

I passed N1 with 103/180, having started roughly 18 months before the test from absolute scratch. I really didn't expect that score, I messed up with time and ended doing about 70% of the first part,...
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,251 2015-01-29, 8:39 am
    Thread: J-CAT
Post: J-CAT

聴解 / Listening 74 語彙 / Vocabulary 82 文法 / Grammar 48 読解 / Reading 79 合計 / Total 283 I made a nice leap since 6 months ago, in the meanwhile I've read a bunch of novels and listened to a lot of good s...
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 65 37,163 2015-01-10, 1:40 pm
    Thread: Best books you read last year
Post: Best books you read last year

Here's mine: 2014年おすすめランキング. I'd love to see your suggestions, I read a lot so it's always nice to hear some wise book recommendations.
sunehiro General discussion 30 5,820 2015-01-10, 10:03 am
    Thread: Second Book Club Nomination Thread
Post: Second Book Club Nomination Thread

NickT Wrote:Well, this seems to have died a death. Rather than relying on democracy, I may as well just put it out there that I have just started reading 容疑者Xの献身 by 東野圭吾. If any else is interested and...
sunehiro Group study 23 6,473 2015-01-03, 7:32 am
    Thread: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself as "boku"?
Post: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself ...

This week I happened to hang out with a friend and a Japanese guy who is staying in Italy for a while. When I firstly used 僕 he laughed a bit, then when he used 俺 and saw my surprise he also added som...
sunehiro The Japanese language 102 19,265 2014-12-27, 7:38 am
    Thread: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself as "boku"?
Post: If you're a guy, do you tend to refer to yourself ...

In doramas I sometimes hear おじいさん達 using あたし, too. About 僕/俺 this is how I see it 僕 has a shounen feel, and it's good to use it with girls or senpais. 俺 is good between (rough?) male friends, but it...
sunehiro The Japanese language 102 19,265 2014-12-26, 12:25 pm
    Thread: Japanese sci-fi literature
Post: Japanese sci-fi literature

Maybe you know 星新一 already. He has wrote a lot of books, mainly short stories.
sunehiro General discussion 12 3,542 2014-12-24, 7:56 pm
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

EratiK Wrote:TurboMan Wrote:AlgoRhythmic Wrote:Watches of any type were banned to, and I knew all this funny stuff just ten minutes before the start (it was not specified on the rules they mailed us)....
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,251 2014-12-08, 10:38 am
    Thread: Does anyone do this as a learning strategy?
Post: Does anyone do this as a learning strategy?

Recording your own voice is very helpful to improve pronunciation, and reading aloud is also very useful for the same reason. It takes a while to get used to reading aloud and understanding but then i...
sunehiro Learning resources 10 2,676 2014-12-07, 1:43 pm
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

Huge 失敗 here. I tried N1, starded studying japanese exactly one year and a half ago from scratch. I've done some mock tests before and scored pretty good (around 75%), the real thing wasn't so much d...
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,251 2014-12-07, 12:06 pm
    Thread: Reinforce onyomi
Post: Reinforce onyomi

Reading is the funniest way, and thus probably the best way, to learn readings. After 6 months of extensive reading I can guarantee that reading is really great. It reinforces your listening and gramm...
sunehiro The Japanese language 30 6,850 2014-11-27, 11:30 am
    Thread: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games
Post: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games

Does anyone know if Black Friday / Cyber Monday offers will be up also for importing Japanese games? For example on Nippon-Yasan or Nin Nin Game... I'll probably make an order one of those days. cap...
sunehiro General discussion 16 4,416 2014-11-27, 6:34 am
    Thread: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games
Post: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games

About Bravely Default I heard very bad reviews on the second part of the game. Luckily you can download the first part part for free on the eshop and try it. For the second part (and for some other th...
sunehiro General discussion 16 4,416 2014-11-25, 7:35 pm
    Thread: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games
Post: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games

The blurring depends on the game but it's often bearable. Nintendo games are an inch better, I know, but PSVita has got some serious stuff for japanese learners, especially on the RPG side. Three tit...
sunehiro General discussion 16 4,416 2014-11-25, 5:35 pm
    Thread: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games
Post: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games

I'm lurking that thread, too. Is Dragon Quest VII dubbed? A game with voice acting would be pretty cool. I'm also considering Shin Megami Tensei IV and the new Final Fantasy Explorers. For now I'm ...
sunehiro General discussion 16 4,416 2014-11-25, 3:57 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Well then, I'll translate it as "the voice of the Heavens is the word of Man" "La voce dei cieli è la parola dell'uomo" 根拠は漢字の意味
sunehiro The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,355 2014-11-24, 3:23 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

"Voce di popolo, voce di Dio", but the latin "vox populi, vox dei" is also widely understood in Italy (and way cooler).
sunehiro The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,355 2014-11-24, 12:24 pm
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

I've found online past tests (actually they are simulations) for N1, they don't have the answers but they give you a % score when you submit your test. They even have an integrated timer. The con is t...
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,251 2014-11-11, 11:57 am
    Thread: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!
Post: December 2014 JLPT signups coming soon!

I'm a little worried because I can't find N1 past tests, so I can't evaluate my level, but that aside things are going well. I'm reading a lot (1 book/week), and it's helping. For the listening part ...
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 193 37,251 2014-11-06, 11:35 am
    Thread: "I want to do college in Japan!" - Read Me First!
Post: "I want to do college in Japan!" - Read Me First!

I checked the Italian embassy's site, there's all the informations regarding last year's round. Starts in March/April, in May there's the document inspection, in July written and oral tests and by Oct...
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 18 5,433 2014-10-30, 12:00 pm
    Thread: "I want to do college in Japan!" - Read Me First!
Post: "I want to do college in Japan!" - Read Me First!

I'd like to bump this underrated thread because I really like it, and because I want to explain my situation, too. I'm studying at the third year of Electronic Engineering in one of the best universi...
sunehiro JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 18 5,433 2014-10-30, 9:11 am