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    Thread: Very casual speech learning resource (website, book)
Post: Very casual speech learning resource (website, boo...

the best book i`ve found that focuses on spoken communication is Nameraka nihongo kaiwa published by ALC it has various topics including contractions, particle ommissions and appropiate styles for d...
midonnay The Japanese language 26 8,512 2013-01-17, 9:25 pm
    Thread: What kind of pad do i have to use?
Post: What kind of pad do i have to use?

use anki on android or ios. Its so much more convenient than carrying a pen and paper around it doesn't have to look pretty or thaaat proportional, you will rarely have to write unless you live in J...
midonnay Remembering the Kanji 5 819 2012-12-20, 12:49 am
    Thread: Google Dictionary
Post: Google Dictionary

do it for android and i'll burn my IOS devices :p
midonnay Learning resources 1 574 2012-12-13, 8:52 pm
    Thread: Finally got my Mr. T back :D
Post: Finally got my Mr. T back :D

the Mr T and Spiderman/Venom primitives helped me alot!!! I also like the Bruce lee one (sign of the dragon) and Mr Bean
midonnay Remembering the Kanji 4 1,223 2012-12-09, 8:32 pm
    Thread: Starting RtK
Post: Starting RtK

just learn the primitives (heisig speak for different components that make up characters) and skip the characters you already know. and by know I mean the ones that you know so well that you can wri...
midonnay Remembering the Kanji 9 2,950 2012-11-18, 5:07 pm
    Thread: Compare your Anki Graphs
Post: Compare your Anki Graphs

anki 1.2.8 forever on my nexus 7 so can only post rtk screenshots from ankidroid. reviews http://www.imgur.com/QmtEw.png review time http://www.imgur.com/iB0HS.png Intervals http://www.imgur.com/...
midonnay Learning resources 45 14,723 2012-11-08, 11:45 pm
    Thread: Dealing with Huge Reviews/ Bad Weekends
Post: Dealing with Huge Reviews/ Bad Weekends

use anki's time boxing feature eg: set a 15 minute timer and sprint through them as quick as you can. 5 minute rest and then another 15 minutes repeat until finished.....or spread it around where y...
midonnay Remembering the Kanji 13 4,155 2012-11-06, 12:33 am
    Thread: Galaxy S3/Android
Post: Galaxy S3/Android

Theres a thread for this already :P but once you get the fonts issue worked out Droidwing + 7 notes mazec + epwing dictionary handwriting app makes looking up unknown characters/words a breeze
midonnay Learning resources 16 6,134 2012-10-26, 8:03 pm
    Thread: Amazon's Japanese Kindle Store opens tomorrow
Post: Amazon's Japanese Kindle Store opens tomorrow

any japanese language learning books worth getting (that is hard to get in the West)? also, can Amazon delete books from an android kindle app?
midonnay Learning resources 100 38,663 2012-10-25, 9:17 pm
    Thread: Asia Torrents
Post: Asia Torrents

if you don't like torrents..... search for jp-ddl on google it backs up just about everything you can find on torrent sites with cyberlocker links.
midonnay Off topic 9 2,950 2012-10-16, 8:27 pm
    Thread: How to up my handwriting skills fast?
Post: How to up my handwriting skills fast?

ankidroid + whiteboard feature + stylus just carry the device everywhere with you and practise writing. If you care about legibility and have the money you can get samsung devices with wacom digitis...
midonnay The Japanese language 31 9,951 2012-10-11, 6:34 pm
    Thread: Study via gaming: S. Famicon + 17 Classic RPGs
Post: Study via gaming: S. Famicon + 17 Classic RPGs

good luck getting it sold....but I think you'll have better luck with collectors to be honest.... most of the games have been ported to handheld devices so it might be more convenient for language le...
midonnay General discussion 7 1,986 2012-10-04, 11:13 pm
    Thread: fix kanji fonts on android tablet?
Post: fix kanji fonts on android tablet?

In the other thread he said he had a galaxy tab 10.1
midonnay Learning resources 13 4,372 2012-09-29, 1:44 am
    Thread: fix kanji fonts on android tablet?
Post: fix kanji fonts on android tablet?

Check the reviews for your device
midonnay Learning resources 13 4,372 2012-09-28, 11:32 pm
    Thread: So I Burnt out.
Post: So I Burnt out.

Stop adding new stuff and continue with anki reviews I've taken nearly six months off since moving to a new state and all my study has been about forty minutes every morning consolidating my knowledg...
midonnay The Japanese language 16 3,405 2012-09-28, 11:19 pm
    Thread: fix kanji fonts on android tablet?
Post: fix kanji fonts on android tablet?

You have a samsung device? Can't you get that fontomiser app? http://www.google.com.au/url?sa=t&rct=j&...0ke8wLastA Or is it just for phones... Sorry im on jellybean os so i just changed t...
midonnay Learning resources 13 4,372 2012-09-28, 10:07 pm
    Thread: fix kanji fonts on android tablet?
Post: fix kanji fonts on android tablet?

yeah, its simplified chinese characters. Usually you have to root the device to fix it but if you have jellybean you can change the settings to Japanese (but everything will be in that language)
midonnay Learning resources 13 4,372 2012-09-28, 9:43 pm
    Thread: Natural variations in kanji stroke order
Post: Natural variations in kanji stroke order

I found this post on Language Log (blog by linguists) about stroke order and electronic lookup systems which suggests that people (well chinese anyways) do have their own way of doing things. http:/...
midonnay The Japanese language 11 2,991 2012-09-26, 5:04 am
    Thread: Natural variations in kanji stroke order
Post: Natural variations in kanji stroke order

if there was only one way to do it there wouldn't be slight differences between some equivalent characters used in Japanese and Chinese. but it'd probably be better to stick with the program if you w...
midonnay The Japanese language 11 2,991 2012-09-25, 8:28 pm
    Thread: Japanese torrent search sites?
Post: Japanese torrent search sites?

d-addicts has a tonne of stuff.... but if you don't like torrents search for jp-ddl in google. it basically has everything on d-addicts but backed up on cyberlocker type links.
midonnay Off topic 21 10,778 2012-09-24, 9:48 pm
    Thread: Which book/guide to master particles?
Post: Which book/guide to master particles?

http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Particle-...0834804042 Japanese Particle Workbook is quite useful It isn't as authoritative as some of the other books, but it gives a general outline of the usage of ...
midonnay General discussion 12 3,627 2012-09-24, 12:05 am
    Thread: Sex ratio of this forum?
Post: Sex ratio of this forum?

24 : 11 em ee en em ee en!!! I remember the ol days of irc when it was men and men pretending to be women >_>
midonnay Off topic 148 26,499 2012-09-11, 8:21 pm
    Thread: Finding Anki Decks for RTK 1/Staying on Obenkyo
Post: Finding Anki Decks for RTK 1/Staying on Obenkyo

played around abit with it.....quite a nice little app for beginners. BTW my experience using the edict kanji dictionary in JWPce, the first keyword more often than not overlaps with Heisig keywords ...
midonnay Learning resources 16 7,037 2012-09-11, 7:01 pm
    Thread: 乱暴 -> らんぼう -> Rambo
Post: 乱暴 -> らんぼう -> Rambo

the japanese for grape sounds kinda like the malay for idiot/stupid.... and bimbo...well you get the idea >_>
midonnay Off topic 6 1,233 2012-09-05, 3:03 pm
    Thread: Skritter Japanese - iOS Released Today
Post: Skritter Japanese - iOS Released Today

android device + ankidroid + whiteboard feature + stylus is alot cheaper and better imo >_> I do have an Ipad 2 too but haven't tried anki and the scratchpad feature on that though.
midonnay Learning resources 2 908 2012-09-02, 7:31 pm
    Thread: Does Rikaichan help you learn readings or make you lazy
Post: Does Rikaichan help you learn readings or make you...

I use anki to learn readings and then rikai-sama to learn meanings. its more efficient to pattern match different readings using anki. However its pointless memorising 3 or 4 similar definitions wit...
midonnay Learning resources 8 1,900 2012-09-01, 12:51 am
    Thread: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go
Post: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go

the nexus 7 is built for language learning.... portability, great screen, good battery life.
midonnay General discussion 83 33,865 2012-08-10, 10:11 pm
    Thread: What did you learn today?
Post: What did you learn today?

while watching Breaking Bad I saw the kanji for Bee...
midonnay The Japanese language 43 10,004 2012-08-06, 6:14 pm
    Thread: What's the language equivelent of scales? (It's not SRS)
Post: What's the language equivelent of scales? (It's no...

maybe verb conjugations? when I was playing scales on the violin I never even though about it ....it was second nature.... in the same way once you learn the various rules for verbs you can mix and ...
midonnay General discussion 11 2,893 2012-08-06, 6:53 am
    Thread: why does Japan suck so much at Olympics?
Post: why does Japan suck so much at Olympics?

Li Zhesi world champion relayer tested positive for EPO just before the London Olympics. EPO apparently only stays in your body for like 20 hours so they were lucky to catch her. (most of the testin...
midonnay Off topic 56 12,315 2012-08-02, 6:08 am