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    Thread: beginner textbook with anki deck with audio?
Post: beginner textbook with anki deck with audio?

Matthias Wrote:2nd edition of Genki 1 and 2. Can't judge the book nor the deck. But check it out, some people liked the deck. It looks like the Minna no Nihongo deck is better than the Genki 1 and 2 ...
partner55083777 Learning resources 6 4,168 2014-09-20, 12:24 pm
    Thread: beginner textbook with anki deck with audio?
Post: beginner textbook with anki deck with audio?

I am trying to setup a friend with Anki for studying Japanese. I've recommended going through a beginner textbook. I am looking for a beginner textbook that has an anki deck with audio for all the w...
partner55083777 Learning resources 6 4,168 2014-09-19, 5:10 pm
    Thread: best "japanese names" deck
Post: best "japanese names" deck

anotherjohn Wrote:However, this deck conflicts with the other deck and overwrites it without warning. You might like to consider changing the name ;) I went on the ankiweb site, but I couldn't find an...
partner55083777 Learning resources 7 1,143 2014-07-04, 8:51 pm
    Thread: best "japanese names" deck
Post: best "japanese names" deck

z1bbo Wrote:Is there any guide or general rules about when which readings are used? Kun seem to be most used so far, but sometimes there are weird exceptions. Not as far as I know. You just have to m...
partner55083777 Learning resources 7 1,143 2014-07-04, 8:48 pm
    Thread: best "japanese names" deck
Post: best "japanese names" deck

I wanted to do one of the "Japanese Names" decks, but after taking a look at the common ones, they all seemed very low quality. Lot's of mistakes, uncommon readings, etc. I have made a deck with 500...
partner55083777 Learning resources 7 1,143 2014-07-04, 8:22 am
    Thread: question regarding iknow vocab retention
Post: question regarding iknow vocab retention

There is a really interesting page on the SuperMemo wiki explaining how your overall retention amount will significantly drop if you don't let words be suspended when they are too hard (i.e. if you do...
partner55083777 Learning resources 12 2,571 2014-05-27, 9:32 am
    Thread: The 2 things I love are incompatible...
Post: The 2 things I love are incompatible...

There are a lot of programming resources in Japanese. Just go to any Japanese bookstore. Or amazon. I'm also going to disagree with a lot of the people here and say that learning to program in Japa...
partner55083777 Off topic 17 3,856 2013-12-12, 4:06 am
    Thread: For those working in Japan...
Post: For those working in Japan...

dizmox Wrote:Foreigners are statistically unlikely to be high up the ladder in any country on the whole but if you're highly integrated (culturally and linguistically) and possess the right skill set ...
partner55083777 Off topic 32 6,804 2013-10-02, 4:13 am
    Thread: Skills for the future ahead!
Post: Skills for the future ahead!

Why did you not get a programming job in Japan? Would you rather be teaching English? For me, I think that Japanese at a high-school/college level would be really nice. It would be nice to be able ...
partner55083777 Off topic 10 2,365 2013-10-01, 7:20 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

How's everyone doing with their Kanken studying? I finally got around to finishing RTK, so I'm just about to start studying Kanken, but before that I want to study the 部首. Does anyone know of a good...
partner55083777 General discussion 397 123,298 2013-10-01, 7:09 am
    Thread: Looking for ways to study on the go with audio only
Post: Looking for ways to study on the go with audio onl...

Two common pieces of advice are podcasts and ripping your favorite dramas/movies to audio and just listening to them. When I was at your level, I found podcasts to be really tiring because I had to f...
partner55083777 Learning resources 6 1,790 2013-07-12, 7:42 pm
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

erlog Wrote:The thing about those low levels of the test is that they really aren't worth the money or the hassle. Depending on your already-existing level of Japanese you might be able to fly through...
partner55083777 General discussion 397 123,298 2013-07-09, 8:54 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

Thanks for the detailed writeup. I plan on working up to at least 準2級, but I was planning on skipping the earlier tests because it would be embarrassing to take the test with a bunch of elementary sc...
partner55083777 General discussion 397 123,298 2013-07-09, 8:22 am
    Thread: The KanKen Chronicles
Post: The KanKen Chronicles

What's the computerized test like? How do you write the kanji?
partner55083777 General discussion 397 123,298 2013-07-09, 6:06 am
    Thread: Is it true that even natives Japanese people will struggle on JLPT N1?
Post: Is it true that even natives Japanese people will ...

sherlock Wrote:Hi! Just a quick question: I have the KanKen 2 game for Nintendo DS. Can I use this as a supplement to JLPT N1? I wouldn't recommend it. You'd probably be much better off using somethi...
partner55083777 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 53 28,326 2013-06-26, 9:27 am
    Thread: Learning Japanese through audio programs
Post: Learning Japanese through audio programs

sherlock Wrote:Hi! I have browsed through a lot of threads here and was surprised to see that there aren't many learners here who are using/have used audio programs like Rosetta Stone, Assimil, Living...
partner55083777 Learning resources 10 3,199 2013-06-26, 9:26 am
    Thread: Innocent book reviews and reccomendations
Post: Innocent book reviews and reccomendations

Sorry to zombie this thread, but I wanted to post about a book I started reading recently. 池袋ウエストゲートパーク I've only read like 15 to 20 pages of it, but I really like the writing style. It really draw...
partner55083777 Learning resources 26 9,299 2013-06-25, 6:29 am
    Thread: Learning resources on the go
Post: Learning resources on the go

There's actually an android thread with A LOT of good recommendations. You should look for it. I recommend Ankidroid, Droidwing (plus a bunch of epwing dictionaries), a vertical text viewer for when...
partner55083777 Learning resources 10 2,555 2013-06-25, 5:58 am
    Thread: I Love Anki
Post: I Love Anki

Damien (the creator of Anki) sometimes posts on this forum when there is a thread about Anki. I hope he's reading this. Thanks Damien!!! Anki is almost solely responsible for getting me up and abov...
partner55083777 Learning resources 14 3,936 2013-06-03, 7:44 am
    Thread: Developing android japanese dictionary
Post: Developing android japanese dictionary

Using an epwing dictionary with an application like droidwing is really great. There are some really high-quality J-J dictionaries available for *cough* free *cough* if you know where to look.
partner55083777 Learning resources 4 1,657 2013-05-14, 7:47 am
    Thread: Places to practice your Japanese
Post: Places to practice your Japanese

There's also Chaberi: http://www.chaberi.com/ It's a chat room that gets posted on here every once in a while. Most people are just chatting about everyday stuff. A lot of slang is used.
partner55083777 Learning resources 15 5,349 2013-04-23, 7:05 am
    Thread: 大相撲
Post: 大相撲

dtcamero Wrote:well, the sumo tournaments occur every 2 months, and have the following names: january- hatsu basho 初場所 march- haru basho 春場所 may- natsu basho 夏場所 july- nagoya basho 名古屋場所 september- ak...
partner55083777 General discussion 7 2,308 2013-04-22, 8:33 am
    Thread: 大相撲
Post: 大相撲

dtcamero Wrote:... I never found sumo partically interesting, but I had the opportunity to go see it once. It was in February (or March?), so it wasn't one of the "main" matches where rank is decided...
partner55083777 General discussion 7 2,308 2013-04-22, 8:05 am
    Thread: Are you still teaching English?
Post: Are you still teaching English?

vix86 Wrote:Define "REALLY low." Would the pay be about 40万 a month? Or less? I'm talking like 25万 a month, if you're lucky. And this is in Tokyo. Growl Wrote:@JapaneseRuleOf7 Dude, so like, there's...
partner55083777 Off topic 34 12,863 2013-04-13, 7:53 am
    Thread: Are you still teaching English?
Post: Are you still teaching English?

Growl Wrote:@JapaneseRuleOf7 Dude, so like, there's only killing myself after reading your post. So it's a lost cause. On the other hand if I could get a programming job that is just programming and m...
partner55083777 Off topic 34 12,863 2013-04-12, 8:06 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

astendra Wrote:I type my vocab review answers in kana (unless I do them on the phone) and they're still at 2-4 sec/review for me. Helps me focus a bit better and doesn't slow me down anyway, since I t...
partner55083777 General discussion 135 48,911 2013-04-10, 9:26 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:I feel that 350 reviews a day is going to take up too much time -- at least I would never be able to keep up with that -- but I also believe in context sentences and typed input...
partner55083777 General discussion 135 48,911 2013-04-10, 7:23 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Mind you, I'm perfectly willing to leave my pair of jobs for something better if you think I'm insane and simply being screwed over. Make me an offer. I'm primarily a cook, with ...
partner55083777 General discussion 135 48,911 2013-04-09, 7:15 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

activeaero Wrote:Busy day at work + engagements afterwards + maybe you aren't in top Japanese studying mood that day and now you are looking at nearly 600-800 reviews the following day which just caus...
partner55083777 General discussion 135 48,911 2013-04-08, 8:41 am
    Thread: Amazing New Input Method
Post: Amazing New Input Method

uisukii Wrote:This is a little disappointing, the thread seems to have taken a turn away from the original post and into an altogether serious manner of discussion. Let us hope this does not become a ...
partner55083777 General discussion 13 4,854 2013-04-08, 4:02 am