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    Thread: Core decks vs extensive reading
Post: RE: Core decks vs extensive reading

Concurring with some of the other posters re: SRS AND extensive reading. I tried to drop SRS for a while, and my ability to pick up new vocab words dropped considerably. Adding in SRS again reinforced...
bouzunikukerya The Japanese language 114 7,766 2015-12-14, 2:35 pm
    Thread: Here's a new Japanese reader that came out this year...
Post: RE: Here's a new Japanese reader that came out thi...

There's also this, which has been spoken of highly in this forum before: http://www.amazon.com/Living-Japanese-Di...XK4QKNEN1M I like that the Routledge book contains a diversity of content. The l...
bouzunikukerya Learning resources 2 967 2015-12-14, 12:17 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-12-14, 7:03 am)zx573 Wrote: @Zgarbas Would you get in trouble if you got caught doing that? I took the N2 for the first time this year and the proctor was really strict during the exam (pretty...
bouzunikukerya JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,650 2015-12-14, 12:02 pm
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-12-13, 9:22 pm)dudeshane01 Wrote: (2015-12-12, 4:56 pm)bouzunikukerya Wrote: That's called 天声人語  :P Can you kindly expand on that. I read about it, it seems to be a article section in Asahi...
bouzunikukerya JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,650 2015-12-14, 11:59 am
    Thread: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread
Post: RE: 2015 JLPT N2-N1 Thread

(2015-12-07, 4:13 pm)rich_f Wrote: My goal right now is to find better (and by better, I mean HARDER) listening/reading material. Seems like NHK news isn't cutting it for me. (I can't believe I just...
bouzunikukerya JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 313 56,650 2015-12-12, 4:56 pm
    Thread: Beyond Anki: What Are Some Language Learning Tools?
Post: Beyond Anki: What Are Some Language Learning Tools...

Dudeist Wrote:cracky Wrote:Online is actually a great way to make Japanese friends that you share common interests with. Especially if you don't live in Japan. You can also probably talk to them more...
bouzunikukerya Learning resources 39 5,731 2015-10-16, 3:50 pm
    Thread: Why you can read but can't listen.
Post: Why you can read but can't listen.

I'd say that "you need to practice listening to improve listening" is something of a truism on this forum. "How do I improve my listening?" is an oft-asked question, and a lot of crowd wisdom and even...
bouzunikukerya The Japanese language 54 7,413 2015-09-06, 2:31 pm
    Thread: oPlayer for iOS adds A/B repeat support
Post: oPlayer for iOS adds A/B repeat support

I've used this tool for a while to watch shows and movies, and will likely use it a lot more now: the latest release of oPlayer just added support for A/B playback. Screenshot: http://i.imgur.com/JSg...
bouzunikukerya Learning resources 0 436 2015-09-04, 9:36 am
    Thread: Epwing2Anki - Tool For Automatically Generating Anki Vocabulary Cards
Post: Epwing2Anki - Tool For Automatically Generating An...

dudeshane01 Wrote:cophnia61 Wrote:I suggest you to try it, cb has done every effor to make it as user-friendly as possible and in fact it is super easy to use. Finally got it working and added sentenc...
bouzunikukerya Learning resources 182 70,878 2015-09-04, 9:30 am
    Thread: Netflix Japan is awesome!
Post: Netflix Japan is awesome!

I use ExpressVPN to watch Hulu.jp on occasion. It works well - no noticeable lag for me. I also tried VPN Gate, but didn't have much success either. It seems like a resource meant mainly to help tho...
bouzunikukerya General discussion 31 8,052 2015-09-01, 2:21 pm
    Thread: Good Japanese Facebook pages to follow (for immersion)?
Post: Good Japanese Facebook pages to follow (for immers...

My feed includes: 朝日新聞 NHK ハフィントンポストJP (HuffPost Japan) ライフハッカー AllAbout 日経トレンディ GIGAZINE ASCII.jp ロケットニュース24 AllAbout, HuffPost and Lifehacker alone will give you more than you can possibly read i...
bouzunikukerya General discussion 2 1,245 2015-09-01, 8:00 am
    Thread: Manga with good/interesting Japanese?
Post: Manga with good/interesting Japanese?

I also like コナン - anime and manga - for the same reasons. Two others I would recommend are ナナ and 海月姫。
bouzunikukerya General discussion 8 1,994 2015-08-28, 10:58 am