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    Thread: Some practice videos
Post: Some practice videos

I really liked these videos and learned some new words, like お手並み拝見. You have a great teacher who has some teaching methods that seem pretty effective - I especially like her listening practice sessio...
Nuriko General discussion 3 775 2013-01-16, 1:05 am
    Thread: Goals for 2013?
Post: Goals for 2013?

2012's: 1. Write at least one lang-8 entry a month Only wrote 3 throughout entire year... 2. Read at least 7 Japanese books. Only read 5 3. Keep SRS workload low. Stay below 40 new cards per month. St...
Nuriko Off topic 54 10,176 2012-12-31, 1:25 am
    Thread: Goals for 2013?
Post: Goals for 2013?

dizmox Wrote:Figure out future career Ah, I know how that feels...
Nuriko Off topic 54 10,176 2012-12-31, 1:19 am
    Thread: Sex ratio of this forum?
Post: Sex ratio of this forum?

warakawa Wrote:all the girls should up a profile picture Pssh. 54:29
Nuriko Off topic 148 26,493 2012-09-16, 10:29 pm
    Thread: What did you learn today?
Post: What did you learn today?

gaiaslastlaugh Wrote:I'm starting to get a better grasp of the extent of the use of relative clauses in Japanese. E.g., in this phrase: ところが、逗子に戻ったF子さん、しっかり、一個足りないのに気がついたから大変。 If I had tried to prod...
Nuriko The Japanese language 43 10,002 2012-08-05, 2:09 am
    Thread: Common Traits of an "English/American Accent" Japanese Perspective
Post: Common Traits of an "English/American Accent" Japa...

Saying な as if it has a long "o" sound, like in "nod," making なに sound like "nonny."
Nuriko General discussion 31 14,601 2012-07-31, 9:49 pm
    Thread: $200+ Amazon dollars - Japanese language book recommendations?
Post: $200+ Amazon dollars - Japanese language book reco...

Living Japanese - comes with DVD and book with transcription of interviews/conversation with Japanese natives http://www.amazon.com/Living-Japanese-Di...g+japanese
Nuriko Learning resources 27 7,291 2012-07-31, 1:21 pm
    Thread: I quit
Post: I quit

Though this may seem like I'm stating the obvious, I want you to keep in mind that face-to-face conversation and online conversation occur in very different worlds. During face-to-face conversation, ...
Nuriko Off topic 58 11,508 2012-07-28, 7:57 pm
    Thread: How to know what words to rip from manga?
Post: How to know what words to rip from manga?

Couldn't agree with the above three comments more. It will be worth the work... if you even want to call it that ;)
Nuriko General discussion 5 1,227 2012-07-19, 10:49 pm
    Thread: Japanese books on Amazon.com
Post: Japanese books on Amazon.com

...not just on amazon.jp. :) I didn't realize that there's a pretty good amount of books in Japanese being sold on the U.S. Amazon site for reasonable prices (starting at a penny). Many of you may al...
Nuriko Learning resources 0 497 2012-07-14, 8:13 pm
    Thread: How to get to know the upper circles of society?
Post: How to get to know the upper circles of society?

shadysaint Wrote:Sell cocaine. Rich people love cocaine. :lol:
Nuriko Off topic 10 1,660 2012-07-05, 1:26 am
    Thread: 尻取り forum game!
Post: 尻取り forum game!

Theme: ニュース関係の語彙 追跡
Nuriko Off topic 203 24,642 2012-06-24, 1:18 pm
    Thread: Considering making a video on Pitch Accent - What do you want to know?
Post: Considering making a video on Pitch Accent - What ...

Wow, great video! You're so knowledgeable on this topic. Thanks so much for making & posting!
Nuriko The Japanese language 33 6,531 2012-06-06, 11:47 pm
    Thread: "You're studying Japanese?! You must love anime!/be an otaku!/etc.!"
Post: "You're studying Japanese?! You must love anime!/b...

Trolling success :)
Nuriko General discussion 85 26,647 2012-05-19, 10:09 pm
    Thread: Anpan Man Kids' Videos
Post: Anpan Man Kids' Videos

Ooh, thank you! How cute n_n
Nuriko Learning resources 2 1,009 2012-05-09, 4:48 pm
    Thread: Considering making a video on Pitch Accent - What do you want to know?
Post: Considering making a video on Pitch Accent - What ...

I'm looking forward to it!
Nuriko The Japanese language 33 6,531 2012-05-09, 4:47 pm
    Thread: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre
Post: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre

I got a request from a forum member for episodes of the Docomo She Saw Mail podcast (it's a promotional drama series by the Japanese cell phone service Docomo and includes pieces of staged phone conve...
Nuriko Learning resources 200 211,855 2012-05-07, 2:53 pm
    Thread: How to stop spewing Japanese gibberish?!!
Post: How to stop spewing Japanese gibberish?!!

socrat Wrote:Sentences that you have heard many many times(input) and recited to yourself (shadowing, etc), so that when that same type of situation comes up you can just blast it out without thinking...
Nuriko The Japanese language 22 4,789 2012-04-30, 9:24 pm
    Thread: How to stop spewing Japanese gibberish?!!
Post: How to stop spewing Japanese gibberish?!!

fakewookie Wrote:Quote:I personally think that more and more input leads to better practice (!!) of output, so if you keep up the practicing while also improving your comprehension abilities you're ev...
Nuriko The Japanese language 22 4,789 2012-04-30, 2:43 pm
    Thread: How to stop spewing Japanese gibberish?!!
Post: How to stop spewing Japanese gibberish?!!

chamcham Wrote:And also use lang-8.com for written Japanese. Yes indeed... this is how you can get practice for forming sentences, and it's not like you're jumping into something that will make you ne...
Nuriko The Japanese language 22 4,789 2012-04-30, 2:29 pm
    Thread: Reading Suggestions for Advanced Learners
Post: Reading Suggestions for Advanced Learners

bluemarigolds Wrote:If you folks do the LJ thing, there's a semi-active community for Book Recommendations in Japanese (http://japanesebookrec.livejournal.com/). Reviews are in English and the level o...
Nuriko The Japanese language 25 4,991 2012-04-28, 6:43 pm
    Thread: Reading Suggestions for Advanced Learners
Post: Reading Suggestions for Advanced Learners

socrat Wrote:Don't worry if the first book is very hard, after 2 or 3 books you will improve a lot. Very, very true. It's really amazing what pushing yourself through a few books will do. Also, somet...
Nuriko The Japanese language 25 4,991 2012-04-28, 6:41 pm
    Thread: Masters/PhD in Japanese applied Linguistics
Post: Masters/PhD in Japanese applied Linguistics

vileru, I've been looking at the MIIS site for a little while now, and wow, what an amazing school this seems to be. Just check out what comes up on a Japanese course search: http://catalog.middlebu...
Nuriko JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 5 2,807 2012-04-28, 5:22 pm
    Thread: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarrior 2.0)
Post: AnkiEmperor - Build your own empire (aka AnkiWarri...

Downloading this, sounds great! Thank you :)
Nuriko Learning resources 180 52,710 2012-04-02, 12:15 am
    Thread: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre
Post: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre

As a reminder to anyone who wants Tokyo Local episodes (the old ones with Manabe and Kakki), there are 80 episodes in my dropbox. PM with your email and I'll invite you. :)
Nuriko Learning resources 200 211,855 2012-02-14, 6:18 pm
    Thread: 2011 Reflections and 2012 Resolutions
Post: 2011 Reflections and 2012 Resolutions

Fillanzea Wrote:1. Read at least six Japanese books, including at least one pre-1950 work by an author of literary significance. Really good resolution! May I suggest Mishima? :)
Nuriko General discussion 93 19,334 2011-12-31, 7:50 pm
    Thread: Stumbled across a motherload of cheap DVDs on Ebay (UK and Europe)
Post: Stumbled across a motherload of cheap DVDs on Ebay...

He has "The Jerk"... I've been looking for a Japanese dub of this for years! I cannot thank you enough for showing us this list :O edit: "Charade" and "How to Steal a Million" are there too... how do...
Nuriko Off topic 7 2,247 2011-12-30, 5:46 pm
    Thread: To stay healthy you should...
Post: To stay healthy you should...

chamcham Wrote:Oh, and if you haven't done so, WASH all your vegetables when you get home. People have been touching your veggies at the supermarket (when they are picking fruits and veggies). You hav...
Nuriko Off topic 48 7,721 2011-12-04, 5:01 pm
    Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan
Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan

Sometimes Caucasians are expired dairy products.
Nuriko General discussion 208 34,000 2011-12-03, 8:18 pm
    Thread: Let's speak Japanese!
Post: Let's speak Japanese!

Amazing Japanese as always, Zorlee!
Nuriko Group study 26 7,376 2011-11-25, 3:46 pm