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    Thread: tadoku/graded readers
Post: tadoku/graded readers

Besides those two you mentioned, there are: 1. http://sisj.blog91.fc2.com/blog-entry-322.html from people of Sendai 2. Oxford Graded Readers: http://hss.brookes.ac.uk/news/2013/09/26...-japanese/ I...
bimspramirez Learning resources 10 2,417 2015-07-10, 12:03 am
    Thread: How do you learn vocab?
Post: How do you learn vocab?

erlog Wrote:Oh I see, when you forget a card, you just hit the button that says you didn't forget it. :rolleyes: Yeah, I do that on the first review. For the succeeding, I fail it. LOL. I haven't tr...
bimspramirez The Japanese language 69 16,793 2013-08-30, 1:42 am
    Thread: How do you learn vocab?
Post: How do you learn vocab?

What I do is just learn them in groups. The more the better. The Optimized Kore deck does this job well. Sometimes, I do stories too if I am in the mood. Then, go in the wild and read read read. Hay...
bimspramirez The Japanese language 69 16,793 2013-08-29, 10:08 pm
    Thread: Not really getting anywhere
Post: Not really getting anywhere

So what if you forgot a kanji, just study it again, compare with other kanji, revise stories if needed and move on. Do not be harsh on yourself just because you forgot this and that keyword or you for...
bimspramirez The Japanese language 15 3,899 2013-08-27, 2:32 am
    Thread: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn phrases?
Post: Getting desperate. Is this a viable way to learn p...

Glad that you didn't give up, PkmnTrainerAbram. Just do whatever you can, whatever you want, whatever that will make you smile and enjoy in Japanese. We shouldn't be torturing ourselves by comparing t...
bimspramirez Learning resources 24 7,260 2013-08-01, 9:05 pm
    Thread: De-motivation
Post: De-motivation

Aspiring Wrote:Anki ruins motivitation when it becomes the center of your study. I also agree that Anki should not be the center of everything you do. It is just a tool to assist in your studies. Sta...
bimspramirez General discussion 22 4,154 2013-07-10, 9:40 pm
    Thread: Just made a bet with my dad...
Post: Just made a bet with my dad...

Crawdaddycon Wrote:We didn't have these specifics listed out initially, but he said because I changed the initial conditions of the bet he said I needed to write out the kanji with the keyword he give...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 113 16,397 2013-06-27, 9:58 pm
    Thread: Hello everybody - 2022 - almost done !
Post: Hello everybody - 2022 - almost done !

Congrats! You are nearly there! :) 85% isn't that bad, IMO. Please do not be bothered with those statistics and graphs. Reaching 90-100% RTK retention rate is not your final goal. After RTK, do Gramma...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 11 2,038 2013-06-18, 3:17 am
    Thread: Advice on how to Retain my Kana Knowledge
Post: Advice on how to Retain my Kana Knowledge

How about some kana games? My personal favorite: http://learnjapanesepod.com/kana-invaders/ This is ok but too short per one game. I think it is set to 500 points/game. http://kanarecog.heroku.com/ ...
bimspramirez The Japanese language 41 7,026 2013-06-18, 3:08 am
    Thread: What age are you?
Post: What age are you?

I feel old. I am 25 years old here. I finished RTK for about 3-4 months. Haha
bimspramirez Off topic 357 73,695 2013-06-13, 8:50 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Presumably the English version was published a year later than the Japanese version and the date was modified to make the English version still be 'this year' rather than to be t...
bimspramirez The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,263 2013-06-13, 8:44 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

This might be a laughable question but I have to ask this. I decided to grab my Inuyasha manga and read it. I have the raw and the Viz Big Edition side by side. This 一九九六年 caught my attention. I comp...
bimspramirez The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,263 2013-06-12, 9:25 pm
    Thread: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing?
Post: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing?

Congratulations! You did a great job! :) PkmnTrainerAbram Wrote:Yeah, I rushed through the last few chapters and I'm having problems with the images compared to Chapter 54 where I thought I was God t...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 102 21,410 2013-06-05, 8:38 pm
    Thread: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing?
Post: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing?

Just let it be. I no longer bother myself to try to attain a high retention rate for RTK. Now that I am done with it, I just keep on reviewing whenever I can. Pass or Fail a card, I do not care. If I...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 102 21,410 2013-06-03, 8:51 pm
    Thread: Does anyone use manga to help memorize kana?
Post: Does anyone use manga to help memorize kana?

I do use manga too from time to time to brush up my Kana. But I also expose myself in reading online news, keitai, kana in gmail, playing kana games in android. If you want you can check the followi...
bimspramirez Learning resources 12 3,212 2013-05-21, 8:57 pm
    Thread: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me" thread.
Post: The "I just finished RTK1, please congratulate me"...

WOOOT!!! I finally reached the goal! Now onto grammar and vocabs! :D
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 1,845 424,673 2013-05-06, 10:12 am
    Thread: Final Countdown
Post: Final Countdown

Taelia Wrote:Good luck, that's only a small bit away! Thanks! Just finished Chapter 51. Argh, I hate this chapter! >_<
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 71 23,833 2013-05-02, 4:11 am
    Thread: Final Countdown
Post: Final Countdown

276 left! Nearly there!
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 71 23,833 2013-04-28, 9:24 am
    Thread: Completed RTK 1 & NOT OVERNIGHT
Post: Completed RTK 1 & NOT OVERNIGHT

jmignot Wrote:Started 10 years ago, and not yet finished (sigh)… Kind of completed RTKlite, though. Now adding kanji as I encounter them in new vocabulary. Still having fun, so who cares! You're learn...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 24 5,310 2013-04-24, 9:39 pm
    Thread: Kanji immersion with oculus rift
Post: Kanji immersion with oculus rift

dizmox Wrote:I think developing a whole virtual world just for the sake of SRSing kanji might be a little silly though. Japanese schoolkids are highly immersed in Japanese, but it doesn't make them pa...
bimspramirez The Japanese language 10 2,473 2013-04-24, 9:32 pm
    Thread: Kanji immersion with oculus rift
Post: Kanji immersion with oculus rift

This is interesting. I would like a SAO environment or any RPG world setting wherein I have to defeat a Kanji or vocab or whatever topic I am currently learning monster, gain exp and level up. haha
bimspramirez The Japanese language 10 2,473 2013-04-24, 9:10 pm
    Thread: Ankimobile. Now with BLING!
Post: Ankimobile. Now with BLING!

I should have designed my Anki before I started RTK! Thanks everyone, this definitely adds some spice to my reviews. I am combining this with AnkiEmperor so that I will not get bored easily. My Anki...
bimspramirez Learning resources 49 25,726 2013-04-13, 7:14 pm
    Thread: RTK and other resources
Post: RTK and other resources

Stansfield123 Wrote:Instead, you should just do the Kanji that are on the RtK Light list, from this point on. The 500 will be cut down to half (maybe less, I don't really know). Yes, it was cut down t...
bimspramirez Learning resources 7 2,143 2013-04-05, 3:29 am
    Thread: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!
Post: On frame 1531. 3/4 of the way done!

YES! Finally, I reached this point. ^^ It is getting boring and slower for me because I can hardly connect a story from one kanji with other kanji.
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 462 138,204 2013-04-04, 6:19 pm
    Thread: Half way!
Post: Half way!

Whiskeyjack Wrote:I started 8 months ago and just hit the halfway point today. Congrats! Just hang on and continue doing reviews!
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 616 180,476 2013-04-04, 1:45 am
    Thread: RTK and other resources
Post: RTK and other resources

How about as you go through the kore deck, suspend vocabs with kanji that you don't know? I plan to do this if I need a break from RTK... Lately, it is getting boring I want to throw it out. LOL I sti...
bimspramirez Learning resources 7 2,143 2013-04-04, 1:42 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

ktcgx Wrote:Hey! Don't worry! I have that happen to me sometimes^^ It'll get better with time. I think that RTK is already very quick, so there's no need to rush things more than is comfortable for ...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 908 186,100 2013-04-01, 1:15 am
    Thread: The Encouragement Thread
Post: The Encouragement Thread

Hi guys! I still have over 700 cards left to reach the 2042 goal. I feel so slow. I have been learning Kanji for three months now and I do my reviews daily. I do stories and imagine it as I write it b...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 908 186,100 2013-03-26, 9:30 pm
    Thread: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing?
Post: About to blitz through RTK, tips for reviewing?

PkmnTrainerAbram Wrote:I just spent 4 hours(more or less) clearing my Review List from 140 to about 40 and was thinking about still adding more Kanji later on today. Is this type of action wise? What...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 102 21,410 2013-03-21, 12:27 am
    Thread: Hi I just started learning kanji
Post: Hi I just started learning kanji

You can get the book for Heisig's advices and primitives. I am guilty I rarely use his stories. I always grab stories here in koohii or I make my own. The crazier the story is, the better. :D You sho...
bimspramirez Remembering the Kanji 8 2,386 2013-03-15, 3:18 am