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    Thread: How to find info on the latest manga worth reading
Post: How to find info on the latest manga worth reading

The manga section of myanimelist.net could be helpful I suppose, although I think it only lets you sort manga reviews either by date or rating, not both. Here's their Top manga list - you could always...
chillimuffin Off topic 6 1,692 2015-01-11, 2:04 pm
    Thread: Best books you read last year
Post: Best books you read last year

Stansfield123 Wrote:я не знаю. это? You're missing the point completely. This is a forum in ENGLISH for people learning JAPANESE. I would have understood your criticism, had French or Polish or whatev...
chillimuffin General discussion 30 5,820 2015-01-09, 9:25 am
    Thread: Best books you read last year
Post: Best books you read last year

Is googling the title of the book together with "wiki" and switching Wikipedia language to English (or any other language, for that matter) once you've found the book on Japanese wiki really that much...
chillimuffin General discussion 30 5,820 2015-01-09, 8:06 am
    Thread: I'm tired of Niji TV
Post: I'm tired of Niji TV

Cyborg Ninja, for some reason it hasn't been working for me. Even now not all channels work all the time and sometimes I can't login the first time I try - it seems to be connected to their website be...
chillimuffin Learning resources 18 9,404 2015-01-07, 3:11 pm
    Thread: I'm tired of Niji TV
Post: I'm tired of Niji TV

Edit: it started working and seems to be ok now! (I followed these instructions.)
chillimuffin Learning resources 18 9,404 2015-01-07, 5:11 am
    Thread: Android Dictionaries
Post: Android Dictionaries

gio_gogo Wrote:What about J-J dictionaries for Android? Do you know of any? I use All国語辞典 - the interface could be a bit more user friendly (switching between tabs only to see that the entry has not b...
chillimuffin Learning resources 9 2,373 2015-01-06, 4:53 pm
    Thread: I'm tired of Niji TV
Post: I'm tired of Niji TV

RawToast, you were right, it's up now. I'll give it a go tomorrow, thanks.
chillimuffin Learning resources 18 9,404 2015-01-06, 4:50 pm
    Thread: I'm tired of Niji TV
Post: I'm tired of Niji TV

Any ideas where I can get BETV? The http://www.appnnn.com/ website which hosts Niji TV is down and other than that, Google redirects me to shady websites which prompt me to install their downloader so...
chillimuffin Learning resources 18 9,404 2015-01-06, 6:51 am
    Thread: Android Dictionaries
Post: Android Dictionaries

I've been using Akebi for a while now (switched after Aedict became paid) and I can recommend it . The interface is clear and its databases have a fair range of vocabulary - better than some web dicti...
chillimuffin Learning resources 9 2,373 2015-01-06, 6:34 am
    Thread: program that stream live TV?
Post: program that stream live TV?

Not working for me either.
chillimuffin General discussion 278 155,936 2014-12-29, 3:55 am
    Thread: Anybody here use memrise?
Post: Anybody here use memrise?

Thanks SevenSyndicate, that cleared up a lot :) WaniKani does look good. Personally, I won't be using it as I already know the jouyou kanji but some people I know might be interested.
chillimuffin Learning resources 11 4,646 2014-12-27, 4:35 am
    Thread: Anybody here use memrise?
Post: Anybody here use memrise?

Sorry for that SevenSyndicate. I do agree with you that you shouldn't limit yourself to one system if it doesn't meet all your needs. I use both Anki and Memrise myself (Anki for sentences, Memrise fo...
chillimuffin Learning resources 11 4,646 2014-12-26, 9:04 am
    Thread: Anybody here use memrise?
Post: Anybody here use memrise?

Quote:Anki allows me to learn via sentences rather than the pure vocab approach of memrise. This.
chillimuffin Learning resources 11 4,646 2014-12-25, 7:23 pm
    Thread: A は/が question
Post: A は/が question

Thanks RandomQuotes
chillimuffin The Japanese language 4 1,490 2014-12-03, 11:24 am
    Thread: A は/が question
Post: A は/が question

Last week I got asked this question by someone I know and I didn't know how to answer. They were supposed to translate a sentence that goes: "I'm in Japan now" from English to Japanese. There was no c...
chillimuffin The Japanese language 4 1,490 2014-12-02, 3:54 am
    Thread: Learning with a Tablet?
Post: Learning with a Tablet?

I use my tablet for reading manga and it works great. For Japanese novels and displaying text in general, e-readers are much better and easier on the eyes, but for manga a tablet is priceless, imho. ...
chillimuffin Learning resources 9 2,463 2014-11-27, 1:09 pm
    Thread: What's your process of adding cards to a sentence deck?
Post: What's your process of adding cards to a sentence ...

mcho421 Wrote:Could you tell me more about how you go about choosing the sentences from ALC and Weblio? It looks like you would get a lot of example sentences from ALC so do you have any criteria for ...
chillimuffin The Japanese language 10 2,928 2014-11-21, 6:56 am
    Thread: What's your process of adding cards to a sentence deck?
Post: What's your process of adding cards to a sentence ...

I would usually make lists of new words I encounter like you, mcho421, then copy-paste example sentences from the ALC (http://www.alc.co.jp/) or Weblio (http://www.weblio.jp/) dictionaries. Having ori...
chillimuffin The Japanese language 10 2,928 2014-11-21, 4:22 am
    Thread: Kanji and mathematical ability--are they related?
Post: Kanji and mathematical ability--are they related?

I've never read any research but I can speak from my own experience. I've always sucked at maths (hard) despite my repeated attempts to understand and like it. It's just that comprehension of abstract...
chillimuffin Off topic 11 3,769 2014-11-19, 1:02 pm
    Thread: Second Book Club Nomination Thread
Post: Second Book Club Nomination Thread

I've been thinking of reading 蹴りたい背中 for a while now - actually got myself a copy when I was in Japan last year and still haven't got round to reading it. I think こころ is a good idea too, I read it i...
chillimuffin Group study 23 6,473 2014-10-20, 1:09 am
    Thread: Studying after N1
Post: Studying after N1

For watching Japanese stuff (or just having it playing in the background) I would recommend Niji - it streams a bunch of Japanese TV channels and works pretty well, you just need to download a little ...
chillimuffin The Japanese language 5 1,666 2014-10-17, 2:58 am
    Thread: Book Club
Post: Book Club

Rina Wrote:Good point. I think that's it! Now that you mention, I always have this thing for doing things fast and reading is no exception. I should change the mindset from fast and superficial to slo...
chillimuffin Group study 159 27,931 2014-10-12, 5:55 am
    Thread: Book Club
Post: Book Club

Rina Wrote:what frustrates me is that I read and many times feel like I didn't read anything. I'm not sure what you mean exactly by "feeling like you didn't read anything" but perhaps you're actually ...
chillimuffin Group study 159 27,931 2014-10-12, 2:11 am
    Thread: Online dictionary recommendations
Post: Online dictionary recommendations

Personally, I use 英辞郎(Eijirou) (http://www.alc.co.jp) a lot, like Bokusenou. It's got lots of good example sentences.
chillimuffin Learning resources 4 983 2014-07-03, 7:23 am
    Thread: buonaparte's audio and text links
Post: buonaparte's audio and text links

buonaparte Wrote:Genki - free supplementary materials http://www.mediafire.com/?q70ek1o0lm2ukx8 Various sources, freely available on the Internet: 1. My kikitori - supplementary listening for Genki 1...
chillimuffin Learning resources 497 278,911 2014-05-14, 11:30 am
    Thread: tatoeba.org substitute
Post: tatoeba.org substitute

vix86 Wrote:http://www.alc.co.jp/ This.
chillimuffin Learning resources 7 1,432 2014-02-13, 10:05 am
    Thread: Japanese sentence packs based on category
Post: Japanese sentence packs based on category

I had a quick look and it seems that tangorin got the months ok, but the days are still screwed up. Perhaps you should check these with a textbook (for example Genki I, page 95 in the old edition) and...
chillimuffin Learning resources 28 5,115 2013-10-22, 3:17 am
    Thread: Japanese sentence packs based on category
Post: Japanese sentence packs based on category

invalid Wrote:Furigana was done with hiragana.jp => http://trans.hiragana.jp/ruby/http://www...ng=example Furigana generators often make this kind of mistakes. Microsoft Office does. I'd consider c...
chillimuffin Learning resources 28 5,115 2013-10-21, 5:00 am
    Thread: Japanese sentence packs based on category
Post: Japanese sentence packs based on category

invalid Wrote:chillimuffin Wrote:And shouldn't 一日 be ついたち...? In fact, all the readings for days in dates seem to be wrong. No. That sould be pronounced ichinichi or ichijitsu. Although in different c...
chillimuffin Learning resources 28 5,115 2013-10-21, 4:15 am
    Thread: Japanese sentence packs based on category
Post: Japanese sentence packs based on category

And shouldn't 一日 be ついたち...? In fact, all the readings for days in dates seem to be wrong.
chillimuffin Learning resources 28 5,115 2013-10-21, 3:21 am