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    Thread: I made a lil mistake
Post: I made a lil mistake

The point is that going from English to Japanese is much harder than doing it the other way around. Basically if you only study how to go from Japanese back to English, you will find it very difficult...
zz_alex_zz Remembering the Kanji 44 8,636 2012-08-29, 1:35 am
    Thread: Feeling that I bit off to much
Post: Feeling that I bit off to much

Don't fall into the trap of accumulating too much study material. A Textbook/Workbook that you read cover to cover WILL INEVITIBLY improve your Japanese. A mass of unused textbooks will de-motivate yo...
zz_alex_zz The Japanese language 22 3,703 2012-08-29, 12:12 am
    Thread: I want the truth about teaching English in Japan.
Post: I want the truth about teaching English in Japan.

Norman Wrote:If you want a sort of extended vacation in Japan, a teaching job might be doable, but those seeking something more permanent will have better luck at McDonalds. Don't take the above comme...
zz_alex_zz JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 65 24,906 2012-08-12, 10:04 pm
    Thread: Gifts etiquette
Post: Gifts etiquette

Don't give anything too big or expensive. Most of the gifts that Japanese people tend to give are small. I don't know what area you live in, but think about what the place you live in is known for. Fo...
zz_alex_zz Off topic 27 4,531 2009-03-18, 10:03 am
    Thread: 思う vs. 想う
Post: 思う vs. 想う

想う is more emotional than 思う. You use 思う to say what you think about things/situations, but 想う is used when you're thinking about people. Consider the example 思い出 vs 想い出. Both mean to remember/be re...
zz_alex_zz General discussion 8 3,988 2008-06-23, 9:57 am
    Thread: シ and ツ, ン and ソ
Post: シ and ツ, ン and ソ

ソ (so) is somewhere between ン and リ. The stroke directions for ソ are the same as リ too. Maybe you could remember ソ as "ソリ" (SoRi -> Sorry). I'll have a think about a way to remember シ & ツ... I...
zz_alex_zz General discussion 17 2,758 2008-05-24, 1:42 am
    Thread: #696 Or Again
Post: #696 Or Again

Changing the keyword to 'Again' wouldn't be a problem if it weren't for the fact that 'Again' appears as a keyword in #1815. 又 is the Kanji for また, i.e. また明日 (Again + Tomorrow --> 'see you tomorr...
zz_alex_zz Remembering the Kanji 3 1,365 2008-04-24, 7:42 pm
    Thread: How Many Cards Are In Your Last Stack?
Post: How Many Cards Are In Your Last Stack?

1142 out of the 1483 that I'm reviewing.
zz_alex_zz General discussion 12 2,369 2008-03-21, 1:22 am
    Thread: Who is your "Person" (Lesson 27)?
Post: Who is your "Person" (Lesson 27)?

ghinzdra Wrote:instead of a eccentric character which is sometimes difficult to make fit with the background i choose a chameleon . Tom Hanks. He played so many different parts that he's really easy ...
zz_alex_zz Remembering the Kanji 66 19,529 2008-01-21, 9:12 pm