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    Thread: Just because you can say it, doesn't mean you should
Post: Just because you can say it, doesn't mean you shou...

kainzero Wrote:well, what would you do in english? Ah well, I guess I haven't done it much in English outside Japan either. So my problem may run deeper than the level of my Japanese conversational sk...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo General discussion 23 6,421 2011-10-10, 8:31 pm
    Thread: Just because you can say it, doesn't mean you should
Post: Just because you can say it, doesn't mean you shou...

Can I ask if there's other ways to make small talk to cashiers and shop assistants without reverting to the weather? (Weather-talk is okay I guess, but feels a little out-of-place to say to people who...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo General discussion 23 6,421 2011-10-10, 7:58 pm
    Thread: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?
Post: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?

Just want to offer my thanks as well; I bought the iPad version recently and it's great. 5 stars from me. Just discovered the new iTunes USB sync too, which is definitely more convenient than using An...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Learning resources 401 86,894 2010-10-26, 11:38 pm
    Thread: Picture Dictionary
Post: Picture Dictionary

Here is a Link to a fine thank you.
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Learning resources 12 5,226 2010-07-07, 10:03 am
    Thread: World Cup 2010
Post: World Cup 2010

gavin.schultz-ohkubo Wrote:GOGOGOサムライ.ブルー! (o^-^)尸~''☆ミ☆ミ Nuts.
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Off topic 63 10,645 2010-06-29, 11:45 am
    Thread: World Cup 2010
Post: World Cup 2010

GOGOGOサムライ.ブルー! (o^-^)尸~''☆ミ☆ミ
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Off topic 63 10,645 2010-06-29, 8:40 am
    Thread: Teaching Japanese to my mother
Post: Teaching Japanese to my mother

Thanks guys, I'll check out the Pimsleur.
gavin.schultz-ohkubo The Japanese language 15 3,909 2010-06-22, 6:01 am
    Thread: Teaching Japanese to my mother
Post: Teaching Japanese to my mother

My mother is determined to come visit me and my in-laws in Japan - once I move there myself - and wants to learn some basic Japanese. As a tourist she could probably manage well enough pointing, but i...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo The Japanese language 15 3,909 2010-06-22, 4:33 am
    Thread: Japanese OS?
Post: Japanese OS?

On a different thread Vistalizator was recommended, and having installed it last week I can attest fairly easy installation of new languages and no apparent problems since, even with all the awful fin...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo General discussion 13 2,351 2010-06-21, 8:34 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Apologies if this has been asked before, my search turned up nothing: I'm confused about the two kanji 睡 (RTK #1583: drowsy) and 眠 (RTK #1835: sleep), in that they seem to be used VERY frequently toge...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,625 2010-06-18, 7:55 am
    Thread: Old TV samurai show?
Post: Old TV samurai show?

This video is awesome as-is, but it features the terrifying tattoo from around 2:40 onwards: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TyBk-k1Kvag]
gavin.schultz-ohkubo General discussion 5 2,088 2010-06-17, 5:41 am
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

[Image: http://imgur.com/dsgsGl.jpg] I must admit, it's getting tough; kanji stories are becoming more and more disconnected from reality. Can't stop now though!
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Remembering the Kanji 462 138,229 2010-06-15, 9:38 am
    Thread: Go Australia!
Post: Go Australia!

Yeah, nice work Japan. Oh great, and now they're showing the replay of Australia's drubbing. Switching allegiances now... コンプリート。
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Off topic 26 3,421 2010-06-14, 11:05 am
    Thread: Go Australia!
Post: Go Australia!

@CarolinaCG: Australia needs this separate thread to wallow in misery.
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Off topic 26 3,421 2010-06-13, 3:25 pm
    Thread: Go Australia!
Post: Go Australia!

Yeah, that was kinda inevitable. 4 - 0 is a bit steep though!
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Off topic 26 3,421 2010-06-13, 3:24 pm
    Thread: Go Australia!
Post: Go Australia!

The forum said "insanely off topic", so: World Cup 2010, go Australia! It's only Germany, they ought to be pushovers, right! ...right? (Once I get to Japan my allegiances will change)
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Off topic 26 3,421 2010-06-13, 1:28 pm
    Thread: New 常用漢字 (jouyou kanji) added recently
Post: New 常用漢字 (jouyou kanji) added recently

LazyNomad Wrote:The five kanji to be removed from the list include "momme," a traditional unit of weight. You know what? I'm glad to see the back of "monme". I hate that boy. Yeah, I said it! That wei...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo The Japanese language 35 13,486 2010-06-08, 8:47 am
    Thread: New 常用漢字 (jouyou kanji) added recently
Post: New 常用漢字 (jouyou kanji) added recently

My (Japanese) wife tells me that the new Jouyou Kanji (or whatever the name is) were introduced from today; I don't know her source, but presumably TV. Not sure whether it's worth trying to cherry-pi...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo The Japanese language 35 13,486 2010-06-07, 10:29 pm
    Thread: What failure rate to aim for in SRS?
Post: What failure rate to aim for in SRS?

I was at 95% success for the first 1000 or so, but that's dropped to around 90% now that I'm juggling around 1400 of them. The disappointment of the dropping percentage is more than made up for by th...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo General discussion 16 4,446 2010-06-07, 9:47 am
    Thread: What's that little drop in the Kanji of 賭 (gamble)
Post: What's that little drop in the Kanji of 賭 (gamble)

Just got to this one myself, so thanks for this thread. Out of curiosity, does anyone know how / why these variants happen? I assume Japanese people easily read both, but which one would they be taug...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Remembering the Kanji 6 2,212 2010-06-01, 6:51 pm
    Thread: Where does you nickname come from?
Post: Where does you nickname come from?

Bet you'll never guess my real name. :P Bah, there must be tons of Schultz-Ohkubo's out there. They'll never find me.
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Off topic 66 10,383 2010-05-23, 5:27 am
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Half way! With thanks to all those who have helped: Jean-Luc Picard, Mr. T, R2-D2, Lt. Data, samurais and ninjas, cowboys, muchachos, gremlins, sheep, cows, turkeys, sperm, flying unicorns, wild dogs,...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Remembering the Kanji 616 180,497 2010-05-23, 5:16 am
    Thread: Best kanji story ever?
Post: Best kanji story ever?

Have you ever come across a story for a kanji or primitive that completely reawakens the joy of learning with Heisig? Not just a good story, but one that fits so well that you know there's no way you'...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Remembering the Kanji 11 5,443 2010-05-06, 6:21 pm
    Thread: RTK Graph-And-Burndown-Chart
Post: RTK Graph-And-Burndown-Chart

I concur that a web-enabled version would be pretty sweet, but that'd take more time than I've got. Any web developers out there with enough willpower are welcome to try though. Anyway here it is in ...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Remembering the Kanji 9 6,291 2010-05-04, 5:52 pm
    Thread: RTK Graph-And-Burndown-Chart
Post: RTK Graph-And-Burndown-Chart

I wanted some of the joy of a big kanji poster without actually having to wait for a kanji poster, and I also like graphs. So I made this in Excel: [Image: http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/3927/rtk...
gavin.schultz-ohkubo Remembering the Kanji 9 6,291 2010-05-04, 11:23 am