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    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Well, I've finally got to 400 kanji. Woohoo :-) Actually, I used to know 2000+, but that was when I lived in Japan more than 10 years ago. Note to self -- NEVER stop reviewing the kanji again!
markl11 General discussion 1,389 294,319 2009-07-19, 1:25 pm
    Thread: JLPT 2007 Results
Post: JLPT 2007 Results

"It is filled with words, grammar, phrases that you will NEVER see outside the exam. In reality, it's just another impractical exam that everyone must "study to the test". So if you're really looking...
markl11 JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 53 19,978 2008-03-06, 10:04 am
    Thread: The Challenge Elementary School Japanese Dictionary
Post: The Challenge Elementary School Japanese Dictionar...

rich_f Wrote:I picked up the one in the first link when I was in Tokyo in November. I'm guessing that since you can't get it new from Amazon that it's out of print now-- looks like the second one was ...
markl11 Learning resources 22 8,369 2008-02-29, 10:57 am
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

Yep, that helps a lot - cheers. Mark
markl11 General discussion 1,517 595,078 2008-02-27, 3:43 pm
    Thread: The AJATT Method
Post: The AJATT Method

" I've been mostly putting in stuff from UBJG, using that (overpriced) scanner pen. I'm not too picky about picking up new words" So, Rich_f, now that you have had that scanner pen for a while and (i...
markl11 General discussion 1,517 595,078 2008-02-27, 3:10 pm
    Thread: What age are you?
Post: What age are you?

dwhitman Wrote:Young whippersnappers! Why in my day we learned Sanskrit in 2 months, walking back and forth to school uphill both ways through the snow in our bare feet! Kids today... Sorry. What ...
markl11 Off topic 357 73,663 2008-02-22, 5:11 pm
    Thread: List of Free Audiobooks
Post: List of Free Audiobooks

zazen666 Wrote:update on winds of gath. It appears that it is not complete, only contains first 10 chapters(out of 15). However I can say that his reading is very good, very professional, and the tran...
markl11 Learning resources 117 218,110 2008-01-15, 10:35 am
    Thread: gyao.jp - changing vdeo resolution?
Post: gyao.jp - changing vdeo resolution?

Hi, I am currently having some problems watching gyao.jp: the video buffers, then plays for 10 seconds, then buffers, and so on. Does anyone know if it is possible to change to resolution for watchi...
markl11 Learning resources 1 921 2008-01-13, 8:01 pm
    Thread: Backend dictionary for 'Reading Tutor'
Post: Backend dictionary for 'Reading Tutor'

Hi Guys, I have been trying the 'Reading Tutor' (http://language.tiu.ac.jp/tools_e.html), and though it seems good, I am wondering which dictionary it actually uses when you click 'JP -> JP'. I h...
markl11 Learning resources 0 718 2008-01-10, 1:50 pm
    Thread: IRISPen Asian Pen Scanner... Experiences?
Post: IRISPen Asian Pen Scanner... Experiences?

rich_f Wrote:I bit the bullet and just ordered the IRIS Executive Asian from the company's website. We'll see how well it works in a few days. Excellent! I have IRIS standard Asian OCR software, whic...
markl11 General discussion 57 24,817 2008-01-07, 3:57 pm
    Thread: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK
Post: iPod Touch or iPhone and RevTK

skinnyneo Wrote:....I was wondering if anybody here who might have an iPod Touch or iPhone if the RevTK site works works just like using a regular computer? Well, I have never tried RevTK with my iPod...
markl11 General discussion 17 3,453 2008-01-04, 10:31 am
    Thread: Best way to get 24h/24 Japanese audio input?
Post: Best way to get 24h/24 Japanese audio input?

BTW- not sure if anyone has mentioned this, but I think you can listen to NHK radio live on the Internet: http://www.nhk.or.jp/rj/index_e.html Just click on one of the buttons under the 'Live' secti...
markl11 Learning resources 132 36,195 2008-01-02, 8:22 am
    Thread: Best way to get 24h/24 Japanese audio input?
Post: Best way to get 24h/24 Japanese audio input?

ファブリス Wrote:Yesterday I saw and tried an IPod Nano at a superstore here in Aachen (the smaller one with 8GB at ~150 euro). WOW!! If you are going to be watching a lot of dramas from D-Addicts then you...
markl11 Learning resources 132 36,195 2007-12-30, 1:37 pm
    Thread: Best way to get 24h/24 Japanese audio input?
Post: Best way to get 24h/24 Japanese audio input?

"...and yet the Apple marketing machine has managed to turn them into one of the most successful product of these past few years. I just don't get it." Well, marketing is definitely part of it, but t...
markl11 Learning resources 132 36,195 2007-12-24, 9:04 am
    Thread: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?
Post: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?

To anyone who is interested - it appears that Bookoff online is able to take orders from overseas, but *not* actually ship overseas: http://www.bookoffonline.co.jp/files/gui...deliverovs (Someone pl...
markl11 General discussion 29 6,624 2007-12-02, 12:01 pm
    Thread: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?
Post: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?

To anyone who is interested - it appears that Bookoff online is able to take orders from overseas, but *not* actually ship overseas: http://www.bookoffonline.co.jp/files/gui...deliverovs (Someone pl...
markl11 General discussion 29 6,624 2007-12-02, 11:46 am
    Thread: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?
Post: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?

zazen666 Wrote:Hey all, I live in Japan and have access to bookoff, used DVD stores, etc, as well as Amazon.co.jp. American Dvd`s are getting pretty cheap now, even new ones, since blue ray is coming ...
markl11 General discussion 29 6,624 2007-11-22, 7:27 am
    Thread: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?
Post: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?

synewave Wrote:You've always got torrents if you're looking for a 5 finger discount :) There seem to be plenty of sellers on eBay already but they could certainly be beaten on price. So seeing as I'm...
markl11 General discussion 29 6,624 2007-11-20, 12:10 pm
    Thread: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?
Post: Used/2nd hand Japanese DVDs?

Hi everyone, I am slowly going broke buying the Region 2/Japanese versions of American movies. Obviously, I am buying these for the Japanese subtitles/dubbed Japanese speech, but it is an expensive h...
markl11 General discussion 29 6,624 2007-11-19, 9:53 am
    Thread: Bitme.org Invite (topic closed)
Post: Bitme.org Invite (topic closed)

Megaqwerty Wrote:I have 8 Bitme invites: post here if you want them. If there aren't any comers, I'll start at the top of this thread. Yes, please! Thanks.
markl11 Learning resources 96 22,151 2007-08-24, 7:01 pm
    Thread: Remembering the Hanzi....
Post: Remembering the Hanzi....

Serge Wrote:In my opinion, it's a non-issue and certainly one needs to be fully proficient in both forms to be considered litterate. I initially only concentrated on traditional forms. On my first tr...
markl11 Chinese and Hanzi 79 37,419 2007-08-22, 5:42 pm
    Thread: Remembering the Hanzi....
Post: Remembering the Hanzi....

JimmySeal Wrote:I don't think Mark misunderstood you. I have doubts that this small sampling is a good indicator of how similar RTH1's selection of characters is to RTK1. Naturally, the first few cha...
markl11 Chinese and Hanzi 79 37,419 2007-08-22, 4:22 am
    Thread: Remembering the Hanzi....
Post: Remembering the Hanzi....

"I notice that this book teaches 4,000 characters. Are the 3,000 characters that will be presented in "RTH 1 & 2 Traditional" really insufficient? The 1,500 presented in part 1 being insufficient ...
markl11 Chinese and Hanzi 79 37,419 2007-08-21, 8:21 pm
    Thread: Remembering the Hanzi....
Post: Remembering the Hanzi....

wrightak Wrote:Looks like you've pretty much got the traditional one licked if you've done RTK. Well, I studied Chinese first before Japanese (with traditional characters), and I would say that you ar...
markl11 Chinese and Hanzi 79 37,419 2007-08-21, 11:45 am
    Thread: Remembering the Hanzi....
Post: Remembering the Hanzi....

And the first samples are here: http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publ...zi%201.htm Mark
markl11 Chinese and Hanzi 79 37,419 2007-08-21, 4:31 am
    Thread: Remembering the Hanzi....
Post: Remembering the Hanzi....

Just in case anyone is wondering - update from Dr Heisig: Heisig and Tim Richardson are just putting the final touches to Book 1 of 'Remembering the Hanzi' (simplified and traditional). Both courses ...
markl11 Chinese and Hanzi 79 37,419 2007-08-09, 7:57 pm
    Thread: How to use the stories... need help
Post: How to use the stories... need help

Well, I am a long-time user of mnemonics in general, but I didn't actually use Heisig to learn kanji - I used other mnemonics/learning techniques prior to finding Heisig's wonderful book. So, I'll giv...
markl11 Remembering the Kanji 13 2,210 2007-08-03, 10:49 am
    Thread: Good website for a kanji-related chuckle :-)
Post: Good website for a kanji-related chuckle :-)

Sometimes I hear people say, '...do I really need to learn all those kanji? Can't I just get by with a vague idea of what a few of the most common mean?' So, for all those who doubt the importance of...
markl11 General discussion 1 1,129 2007-08-02, 7:46 pm
    Thread: I'm a sad panda!
Post: I'm a sad panda!

Yep, good movie - and a useful lesson learned: always be careful where you dump your pig crap silo :-)
markl11 Off topic 3 2,538 2007-08-01, 7:51 pm