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    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Ah, yes, it's definitely たね. Fixed.
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,527 2015-08-25, 6:08 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I don't know if I'm having a case of the dumb today, or if this really is as weird as it seems to be. I tried looking it up everywhere I can think of with no luck, so hopefully someone will know what'...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,527 2015-08-25, 5:23 pm
    Thread: Learning grammar
Post: Learning grammar

andikaze Wrote:Then there are great sites out there, like tatoeba.org or alc.co.jp for examples. You'll get a feel for it that way. Tae Kim and IMABI also have lessons with example sentences, you can...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 11 3,015 2014-03-22, 8:34 pm
    Thread: Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese
Post: Integrated Approach to Intermediate Japanese

Get the one with the blue cover (most recent edition). Supposedly they updated the readings to be more current and less painful to get through. AFAIK, it also comes with the CDs, not separately. Good...
raeesmerelda Learning resources 2 858 2014-03-21, 4:32 pm
    Thread: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese the same thing?
Post: Are Tobira and Approach to Intermediate Japanese t...

For what it's worth, I had to use IAIJ (both the old black & red version and the new blue one), and coming from Genki, it was miserably difficult. The difficulty came from 1) the jump in difficult...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 9 4,097 2013-12-16, 1:17 am
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!
Post: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!

(This'll be long; sorry in advance) Took N2 at Villanova/Philadelphia, so here's my experience (late: 1 day there, test day, and another to get home again): The test site itself (because I didn't se...
raeesmerelda JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 156 35,100 2013-12-02, 2:55 pm
    Thread: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!
Post: JLPT December 2013 - GAME ON!

A little late to the party, but here I am: signed up to take N2 in Philadelphia. Not expecting this to go well, but I feel like I need to at least make the attempt. Anyone else taken it there? Just w...
raeesmerelda JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 156 35,100 2013-10-22, 11:24 pm
    Thread: Honto.jp how ??
Post: Honto.jp how ??

TheVinster Wrote:A bit off-topic but is Honto.jp one of the better options for buying books? Currently use Kinokuniya. I'm in America by the way. Slightly OT: Have you used Kinokuniya since they chang...
raeesmerelda General discussion 8 5,554 2013-09-24, 3:24 pm
    Thread: Buying a prepaid phone in Japan - tricky part
Post: Buying a prepaid phone in Japan - tricky part

I ended up using this several years ago, and never had any problems. http://www.cellhire.com/
raeesmerelda General discussion 18 9,537 2013-03-15, 10:02 am
    Thread: program that stream live TV?
Post: program that stream live TV?

Looks like they've split off the Japanese channels to http://www.fengyunzhibo.com/space/japan.htm a few hours ago.
raeesmerelda General discussion 278 156,025 2013-01-15, 11:00 am
    Thread: 2012 JLPT Study Thread
Post: 2012 JLPT Study Thread

Apologies for being slightly OT (I haven't taken the test yet, but I do plan to in the future), but people have been mentioning "Donna Toki Dou Tsukau" (romanized for forum search purposes, since I pe...
raeesmerelda JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 297 78,511 2012-12-06, 10:31 pm
    Thread: Vocab before kanji???
Post: Vocab before kanji???

Personally, I've found that if I know vocabulary for a particular kanji I want to study, it helps it stick. For example, if I've already heard じゅんび a bunch of times, and know what it means, and then ...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 14 4,473 2012-11-15, 8:37 am
    Thread: program that stream live TV?
Post: program that stream live TV?

Espionage724 Wrote:If anyone would be interested in streaming content from NTKTV without their Java program, here's how: Open the following in a browser: http://61.172.249.113:8080/jptv24vod/ Choose...
raeesmerelda General discussion 278 156,025 2012-11-12, 10:56 am
    Thread: I quit
Post: I quit

Tori-kun Wrote:However, another friend cut in and scolded me off pretty badly also in front of my other friends who are comparably younger and tried to defend me (which was really awkward. I felt like...
raeesmerelda Off topic 58 11,523 2012-07-27, 7:17 am
    Thread: Random Thoughts and Questions
Post: Random Thoughts and Questions

Original question #2: For grammar, you usually get it stuck and understood by practice, and lots of it: reading/listening to real-life examples in books, manga, and anime/drama. It also helps to cr...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 6 2,028 2012-06-20, 8:21 am
    Thread: うるさいなり
Post: うるさいなり

1. The way the search currently works, it gives you a link to the thread, not any individual post. I'm not willing to look through/read 196 pages, post by post, for my answer; are you??? Short threads...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 22 3,055 2012-06-01, 11:42 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hey everyone. I'm working on some (older) maps at work (date isn't actually known, but there's some older forms showing up, along with the old system of measurement), and this came up: 位置面積 Any sear...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,527 2012-05-18, 3:17 pm
    Thread: Learning with Japanese trivia?
Post: Learning with Japanese trivia?

This might be what you're looking for, but you'd probably have better luck just browsing around the correct section of a Japanese bookstore (maybe even Kinokuniya, if you're near one) if you want some...
raeesmerelda Learning resources 7 1,863 2012-02-23, 1:53 pm
    Thread: When can I start learning pronunciations and compounds?
Post: When can I start learning pronunciations and compo...

@mamster You haven't said what your Japanese level is, or reason for going to Japan, so I'm just going to suggest this for now. My local B&N had a copy, so it shouldn't be too hard to find if you...
raeesmerelda Remembering the Kanji 25 5,379 2012-01-11, 9:46 am
    Thread: how far does 2 years of university classes take you?
Post: how far does 2 years of university classes take yo...

The short answer is Genki books 1 & 2, from experience: half a book per semester. I remember several other schools did it the same way, and Nanzan did too, I think. If you want to be more prepared...
raeesmerelda Learning resources 81 18,126 2011-10-01, 10:56 am
    Thread: Hard case - Listening impossible
Post: Hard case - Listening impossible

You say you're listening to all this news and educational stuff, but are you listening to anything fun? If there's a show you like, whether it's anime or drama (though honestly, anime tends to work b...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 49 14,774 2011-03-30, 10:19 am
    Thread: What font do i not have loaded?
Post: What font do i not have loaded?

I don't know how to show it (my computer won't do it either, no matter what encoding I set it to), but according to this: http://www.unicode.org/~scherer/emoji4un...jidata.pdf ...it should be a doubl...
raeesmerelda Learning resources 3 1,083 2011-02-21, 11:46 am
    Thread: Achieving native level vocabulary
Post: Achieving native level vocabulary

The point is, if you're really at JLPT 1, you should already be reading, not focusing on some abstract number or list of words. Reading isn't just a collection of words on a page that eventually mak...
raeesmerelda General discussion 28 7,808 2011-02-17, 10:41 am
    Thread: Doing reps on the go. Worth the money? (ebooks,ianki, itouch 4G)
Post: Doing reps on the go. Worth the money? (ebooks,ian...

thurd Wrote:jettyke Wrote:But if I read mangas and listen to podcasts during breaks, then...why would I need to buy an itouch? I can watch movies on 3 other devices, and listen to music, and use wifi...
raeesmerelda Learning resources 35 5,126 2011-02-09, 2:24 pm
    Thread: Doing reps on the go. Worth the money? (ebooks,ianki, itouch 4G)
Post: Doing reps on the go. Worth the money? (ebooks,ian...

"you can do reps faster in a situation where doing reps is the least boring thing" I have an iPod touch. All I'm going to say is that there's an awful lot of things you can do on there, and reps pro...
raeesmerelda Learning resources 35 5,126 2011-02-09, 10:02 am
    Thread: What kind of headphones do you use?
Post: What kind of headphones do you use?

Maxell NC-IV. They've broken in the same place twice, but I'm on my third pair now (sent thanks to the warranty). It drives me nuts, but they're probably the most comfortable pair I've owned. They'v...
raeesmerelda General discussion 51 15,750 2011-01-24, 9:46 am
    Thread: Books on writing (eg. Elements of style)
Post: Books on writing (eg. Elements of style)

ファブリス Wrote:I'm looking for a book that teaches how to write clearly and concisely, and also just good writing in general. Maybe a "writing for business" book would fit the bill. 37 signals blog some...
raeesmerelda Off topic 7 1,099 2011-01-24, 9:31 am
    Thread: 'the elements' periodic table song in japanese
Post: 'the elements' periodic table song in japanese

I can't stop watching it. Thanks! (I think...)
raeesmerelda Off topic 9 3,492 2010-10-11, 11:52 am
    Thread: The "all or nothing" problem or: Help me, I´m stuck!
Post: The "all or nothing" problem or: Help me, I´m stuc...

My first thought after reading this was that if I tried doing everything every day, I'd burn out within the week. Second thought was this: Just try to do something every day, and don't do the same th...
raeesmerelda The Japanese language 38 7,271 2010-10-06, 8:32 am
    Thread: I study Nihongo because...
Post: I study Nihongo because...

Short answer: Sailormoon ate my soul in 6th grade. Longer answer: Above, plus when I transferred colleges, I needed a language and had forgotten all my 5 years of Spanish (that was, what, 4+ years ag...
raeesmerelda Off topic 358 111,159 2010-09-28, 11:50 am