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    Thread: Japanese Radio (Audio) Drama
Post: Japanese Radio (Audio) Drama

A while ago I was listening to the radio here and came across a radio drama. The language was perfect for my level as I could understand most of it as the dialogue was clear between the characters an...
matto Learning resources 2 885 2015-08-20, 5:32 am
    Thread: How could I finance my studies as a full-time student
Post: How could I finance my studies as a full-time stud...

I'll second the programming idea. If you're able to study Physics, programming should be easy to pick up. Spend a couple months learning an in-demand language on your own (such as PHP or Ruby on Rai...
matto Off topic 7 1,788 2012-07-08, 6:23 pm
    Thread: Another thread about the Japanese economy
Post: Another thread about the Japanese economy

kitakitsune Wrote:Those are normal salaries for entry level jobs throughout most industries in Japan. The yearly salary growth of 100,000 yen is actually higher than normal (assuming no change in resp...
matto General discussion 27 5,221 2012-06-08, 12:27 am
    Thread: Another thread about the Japanese economy
Post: Another thread about the Japanese economy

Purrlsta Wrote:matto Wrote:Maybe if Japanese companies actually paid decent salaries for IT jobs, they wouldn't have so much trouble filling them. On average how much do IT people get paid in Japan? I...
matto General discussion 27 5,221 2012-06-07, 1:01 am
    Thread: Another thread about the Japanese economy
Post: Another thread about the Japanese economy

Maybe if Japanese companies actually paid decent salaries for IT jobs, they wouldn't have so much trouble filling them.
matto General discussion 27 5,221 2012-06-05, 11:14 pm
    Thread: Japanese Rock Internet Radio
Post: Japanese Rock Internet Radio

I'm looking for a good online Japanese radio station that plays rock music. Does anyone know where I can look? Please no more JPop :)
matto General discussion 4 2,184 2012-04-23, 8:51 pm
    Thread: 大好き vs. 愛してる
Post: 大好き vs. 愛してる

Watching Japanese drama's I often see the phrase "大好き" translated as "I love you" in the English subtitles. Shouldn't this be translated as "I really like you"? In English, "I love you" would be a s...
matto The Japanese language 12 6,755 2011-11-04, 3:20 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

Hey guys, I got an email from Khatz about the pre-launch and the cost of the course is now almost $1500. He says it will probably rise for the launch (so maybe over $2000 by then?). I was co...
matto Off topic 567 98,530 2011-08-29, 12:10 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

buonaparte Wrote:It was an innocent joke of mine. An explanation is needed, I'm afraid. One of the names of classical radical 170 is ぎふのふ。 岐阜の阜。 (I just noticed you're from Gifu.) Ok, that went way ov...
matto Off topic 567 98,530 2011-08-04, 2:14 am
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

gdaxeman Wrote:nohika Wrote:As for the "it's just $1000"? Please, please lend me the money so I can spend it like that - for nothing, really. I'm a student and I don't know very many of us with th...
matto Off topic 567 98,530 2011-08-03, 8:40 pm
    Thread: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)
Post: Send me $1500! (AJATT Silverspoon)

Wow. The nail that sticks out gets hammered down. Now I haven't purchased SilverSpoon but I will as soon as he comes out with a version for people who have already completed RTK1. I don't see a poi...
matto Off topic 567 98,530 2011-08-02, 8:31 am
    Thread: Where to look up kanji?
Post: Where to look up kanji?

Omoishinji Wrote:@matto You could try Google Translate and use the listen feature. Or, you could use Goo net's dictionary with their plug-in (http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/). You don't need the plug-in...
matto The Japanese language 7 2,214 2011-07-29, 3:11 am
    Thread: Where to look up kanji?
Post: Where to look up kanji?

Is there a website or some method I can use to lookup new words that I don't know. For instance, I was just reading some text and I see this word - 開催. How can I look up the meaning and pronunciatio...
matto The Japanese language 7 2,214 2011-07-28, 10:01 pm
    Thread: Increasing My Listening Expertise
Post: Increasing My Listening Expertise

I've been a JP101 member for about 7 months now. I started Japanese from nothing back in December and now am starting to finally understand more things in daily life. My vocab is probably around 150...
matto The Japanese language 16 5,434 2011-07-21, 3:41 am
    Thread: 3 minute survey about RtK and your memory
Post: 3 minute survey about RtK and your memory

I submitted a response. Hope it is helpful. Would be interested in seeing the results.
matto Remembering the Kanji 6 1,961 2011-07-03, 11:11 pm
    Thread: How long do you guys spend on each kanji?
Post: How long do you guys spend on each kanji?

dacker Wrote:I was just wondering how you guys study. I understood from the coments that nobody tries to really remember story or impress it in the memory. But instead vaguely remember it and then get...
matto Remembering the Kanji 17 3,266 2011-05-12, 8:00 pm
    Thread: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?
Post: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?

bebio Wrote:I agree with this. The original poster should not be so naive to assume that just because he partially memorized how to write 2046 kanji with just one meaning, that he has actually mastere...
matto The Japanese language 131 43,170 2011-05-12, 7:27 pm
    Thread: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?
Post: Could you learn Japanese in just 3-6 months?

I came across this interview with James Heisig last night - http://www.kanjiclinic.com/riverainterview.htm - and it got me thinking. He took something that takes Japanese students several years to le...
matto The Japanese language 131 43,170 2011-05-12, 8:54 am
    Thread: Are all the trees really common words?
Post: Are all the trees really common words?

ta12121 Wrote:ファブリス Wrote:What, you don't know what a catalpa tree is!? Pffft, kids these days... :p I don't know that even....... All I know is that it is the spicy tree!
matto Remembering the Kanji 22 8,384 2011-05-09, 11:20 pm
    Thread: How long do you guys spend on each kanji?
Post: How long do you guys spend on each kanji?

dacker Wrote:For me it's more like 6-25 minutes per kanji. Problem is my native language is not english so I have to make up similar keywords (also I have to check that there is no meaning that is the...
matto Remembering the Kanji 17 3,266 2011-05-09, 3:41 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

Yes! I am finished! Received the book from Amazon on Jan 15th and am now finished on the first day of May. I studied Chinese for two years at University and HATED the characters. I would have neve...
matto Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,651 2011-05-01, 1:20 am