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    Thread: 873 expired kanji
Post: 873 expired kanji

Ooops. :(
somukeru Remembering the Kanji 17 4,619 2011-07-15, 4:51 am
    Thread: Christmas Donations for Fabrice
Post: Christmas Donations for Fabrice

I've been using this site almost daily for many years now, so I am very happy to contribute. I added €50 to the pot. :)
somukeru Off topic 393 86,408 2010-12-27, 1:25 pm
    Thread: World Cup 2010
Post: World Cup 2010

bodhisamaya Wrote:FIFA to ban big-screen replays The whole ref problem has been fixed This has to be a joke surely? Their solution to situations where referees make bad decisions on limited informat...
somukeru Off topic 63 10,641 2010-06-30, 4:58 am
    Thread: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?
Post: Anki iPhone app dropping soon - who's buying?

Blahah Wrote:This iPhone app is the first version of Anki which won't be free. In fact, it will probably be entering the app store at $25, which is above the standard app price band. ...... So who...
somukeru Learning resources 401 86,883 2010-05-20, 6:06 am
    Thread: (drum roll) JLPT RESULTS!
Post: (drum roll) JLPT RESULTS!

Just received my level 3 results. 文字-語彙 76/100 聴解 83/100 読解-文法 156/200 総合点 315/400 Overall OK. I was hoping for better on the Reading and Grammar, but I knew the Vocabulary bit was weak. And boo t...
somukeru JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 50 16,126 2010-03-02, 6:31 am
    Thread: How long did it take YOU to pass JLPT4/3/2/1?
Post: How long did it take YOU to pass JLPT4/3/2/1?

This is just to make the point that not everyone is superman, or trying to be. I passed JLPT4 after about 3 years of evening classes in Germany and took JLPT3 two year later in December 2009. I thin...
somukeru JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 24 15,427 2010-01-16, 12:09 pm
    Thread: Anyone know of link to an Anti-Heisig review?
Post: Anyone know of link to an Anti-Heisig review?

When I think of Kanjihanzi the words "succinctly summarizes" are not really what springs to mind. I don't know if it helps but I remember there being a lot of discussion on the forums at thejapanesep...
somukeru Remembering the Kanji 8 2,027 2009-04-27, 3:05 pm
    Thread: "Likeness" (frame 100) vs. "Resemblance" (frame 114)?
Post: "Likeness" (frame 100) vs. "Resemblance" (frame 11...

kanjiwarrior Wrote:My stories for 肖 and for 如 are radically different based on the primitive elements..... I have the same problem as jmkeralis with these two (and other synonym groups), and I find th...
somukeru Remembering the Kanji 9 1,688 2009-04-27, 5:22 am
    Thread: what do you use to write the kanji?
Post: what do you use to write the kanji?

I use one of a selection of different brush pens that I have with me pretty much always. Whenever I see a new sort of brush pen in a shop somewhere (which is not very often outside of Japan), I buy i...
somukeru The Japanese language 46 21,001 2009-04-16, 5:27 am
    Thread: Simple japanese news podcast
Post: Simple japanese news podcast

For listening practice, I've recently been listening to the yomiuri and radio nikkei news podcasts but they are a bit too difficult for me, so I only understand a few words here and there. Does anyon...
somukeru Learning resources 2 2,388 2009-04-14, 5:50 am
    Thread: 100 Kanji a day
Post: 100 Kanji a day

Here's another great resource for generating squared paper to suit your needs. It's been posted before I think, but it is worth mentioning again. http://incompetech.com/graphpaper/genkoyoushi/ You...
somukeru Remembering the Kanji 435 87,010 2009-04-10, 6:14 am
    Thread: Anki donation Run
Post: Anki donation Run

Good idea HerrPetersen. Donated and happy to do it.
somukeru Learning resources 21 4,512 2009-03-27, 1:42 pm
    Thread: Survey: Do you write kanji during your reviews? And what's your goal?
Post: Survey: Do you write kanji during your reviews? A...

1. Always - my handwriting in any language is awful, but by writing these Kanji over and over, I not only remember them better, but I think they are getting more readable. 2. I'm not much of one for c...
somukeru Remembering the Kanji 65 10,890 2009-03-15, 4:04 pm
    Thread: Streaming Content
Post: Streaming Content

Nukemarine Wrote:http://www.mogulus.com/ In addition there's http://www.mogulus.com/animellive Looks like this essentially died the day you posted it Nukemarine. Now capped at 50 viewers, so it's ef...
somukeru Learning resources 49 9,307 2009-02-24, 2:30 pm
    Thread: Streaming Content
Post: Streaming Content

Thanks Nukemarine, that looks excellent. This forum always has the best resource suggestions. I have already noticed a ton of Anime I would like to watch, so I foresee a lot of distraction from mor...
somukeru Learning resources 49 9,307 2009-02-23, 11:49 am
    Thread: "Post your sentence" game
Post: "Post your sentence" game

Tobberoth Wrote:nest0r Wrote:Tobberoth Wrote:What are you talking about, it's 思います just like it's supposed to be. "どう思ういますか" is what J7's referring to, I believe. Wow true, i didn't even read that par...
somukeru Off topic 41 8,063 2009-02-21, 11:07 am
    Thread: "Post your sentence" game
Post: "Post your sentence" game

Thanks Tobberoth you are right. I suppose it was inevitable that I would post one with a typo in it. :)
somukeru Off topic 41 8,063 2009-02-20, 5:59 am
    Thread: "Post your sentence" game
Post: "Post your sentence" game

Q) 新しい空港についてどう思ういますか。 きれいですが、ちょっと交通か不便だと思います。 A) あたらしいくうこうについてどうおもういますか。 きれいですが、ちょっとこうつうかふべんだとおもいます。 What do you think of the new airport? I think it is clean but the access is not easy.
somukeru Off topic 41 8,063 2009-02-20, 5:42 am
    Thread: The best way to learn a foreign language is to go to a foreign country
Post: The best way to learn a foreign language is to go ...

Thora Wrote:..Antimoon reminds us that English make you smart and "If you are a smart man, women will like you, even if you are not good looking." Good grief, what utter tosh.
somukeru General discussion 113 21,676 2009-02-17, 11:01 am
    Thread: non-english source of Heisig
Post: non-english source of Heisig

bodhisamaya Wrote:I look at how un-natural frimarty's English is ..... Ouch. That's a bit harsh.
somukeru General discussion 28 5,742 2009-02-03, 8:45 am
    Thread: Remembering Of and From and the like
Post: Remembering Of and From and the like

Anyone have any thoughts on how best to remember stories or mnemonics for very common words like Of and From? Making up sentence or a story that contains the work "of", however prominently, just does...
somukeru Remembering the Kanji 10 1,643 2009-01-23, 7:54 am
    Thread: Japanese for old fogeys
Post: Japanese for old fogeys

gilozoaire Wrote:With Japanese, it seems much more difficult, mainly because of the writing system and the great deal of homophony that takes place (many words having the same prononciation but differ...
somukeru General discussion 14 1,923 2009-01-23, 7:35 am
    Thread: How do you set up your reading environment?
Post: How do you set up your reading environment?

chamcham Wrote:Here is how I personally set things up: Never in my life have I been that organised, nor will I ever be. I tip my hat to you. :)
somukeru General discussion 26 5,258 2009-01-21, 5:06 am
    Thread: Japanese for old fogeys
Post: Japanese for old fogeys

woodwojr Wrote:You should cultivate an "Old Man" dialect (「わし」 as your self-reference, 「じゃ」 as your copula, so on and soforth). Hehe. Good idea. I wonder how 先生 will react when I start using わし! I'...
somukeru General discussion 14 1,923 2009-01-21, 4:02 am
    Thread: Japanese for old fogeys
Post: Japanese for old fogeys

Obviously there is no age limitation of the studying of Japanese and I guess there is a good range of ages amongst the people on this Forum. Personally, I'm coming up fast on 52 and started Japanese ...
somukeru General discussion 14 1,923 2009-01-20, 6:30 am
    Thread: Getting sound clips for study
Post: Getting sound clips for study

I don't know the Genki Vocab list, but I'm assuming its just a list of words or phrases, spoken one after the other, with a gap in between each item? If so, I would think you could use something like...
somukeru Learning resources 10 1,246 2009-01-16, 9:39 am
    Thread: Japanese who answer in English: the other side
Post: Japanese who answer in English: the other side

PrettyKitty Wrote:What if you needed to get from Point A to Point B, it was way too far to walk, and you didn't have a way to pay? What would you do then? Just curious. I guess it would depend heavily...
somukeru Off topic 41 5,408 2009-01-07, 9:53 am
    Thread: Japanese who answer in English: the other side
Post: Japanese who answer in English: the other side

Tobberoth, I can't argue with anything you've said. Once again I apologise if I have caused any offense, it was not my intention to judge you or anyone else. I am only curious about the ethics issue...
somukeru Off topic 41 5,408 2009-01-07, 9:46 am
    Thread: Japanese who answer in English: the other side
Post: Japanese who answer in English: the other side

Tobberoth Wrote:Me and my girlfriend actually once planned to play that card in Sweden when we wanted to ride the train without a ticket. "If they catch us, speak nothing but Japanese and pretend we d...
somukeru Off topic 41 5,408 2009-01-07, 9:07 am
    Thread: Read The Kanji web application
Post: Read The Kanji web application

Cool. I like it! :)
somukeru Learning resources 64 9,486 2008-11-04, 7:41 am