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    Thread: HabitRPG Japanese study guild?
Post: HabitRPG Japanese study guild?

Hey, I just realized that a guild called "JRPG" is not about people who play JRPGs, but about people studying Japanese on Habit RPG. I added a JLPT prep challenge to that guild, and will add an RTK on...
amthomas General discussion 14 5,092 2014-03-05, 3:41 pm
    Thread: HabitRPG Japanese study guild?
Post: HabitRPG Japanese study guild?

By "different levels" do you mean levels in RevTK, or in Japanese study, or...? I'd love to hear your ideas for other challenges. :)
amthomas General discussion 14 5,092 2014-03-03, 12:51 pm
    Thread: HabitRPG Japanese study guild?
Post: HabitRPG Japanese study guild?

Guilds are basically groups of people that can compete in Challenges together. Sometimes Challenges have rewards, but they don't have to. For example, it's hard to tell who wins in some of the Anime C...
amthomas General discussion 14 5,092 2014-02-28, 4:28 pm
    Thread: HabitRPG Japanese study guild?
Post: HabitRPG Japanese study guild?

Hey, long time no post. I've been negelecting my RevTK and Kanji in general in the last year or so because I've been working on general vocabulary, and also just enjoying a lot of Japanese culture (im...
amthomas General discussion 14 5,092 2014-02-28, 12:02 pm
    Thread: Google+
Post: Google+

Not that I've been active on the forums lately, but... gplus.to/anjiera I'm always looking for new ways to get some Japanese study into my schedule, so if Japanese posts roll past in my g+ stream, a...
amthomas Off topic 77 14,920 2011-08-17, 1:51 pm
    Thread: RevTK Failed Kanji Helper
Post: RevTK Failed Kanji Helper

Does anyone still have this, and does it still work? The last post from Ruisu has a link that I'm sure *used* to work, but now when I try to unzip it I get errors saying that the archive is corrupt...
amthomas Learning resources 18 5,671 2009-12-16, 10:35 am
    Thread: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4th only
Post: RTK I/II/III for around $12 from UH press - Sept 4...

HOLY MAN! Thanks a ton! I know a couple of people that were holding off ordering these and the Hanzi books, and this is a fantastic opportunity to order them all at once. 39!!!!
amthomas General discussion 10 1,712 2009-09-02, 5:49 pm
    Thread: Writing&Listening=Up but....Speaking=Down
Post: Writing&Listening=Up but....Speaking=Down

(I can't think of a good way of saying this without sounding really negative... so, please read this knowing that I mean this as a suggestion as to why people may not give much credit to your Japanese...
amthomas Learning resources 30 4,330 2009-03-04, 3:09 pm
    Thread: KO2001 and iKnow (Group Effort Request)
Post: KO2001 and iKnow (Group Effort Request)

Nukemarine Wrote:I posted another compiled list. Do you think that you'll post a compiled KO2001 list with *all* of KO2001 eventually? I'm wondering if I should start on some of the smaller lists now...
amthomas Group study 304 90,250 2009-02-13, 10:15 am
    Thread: Being discriminated against because of Heisig...
Post: Being discriminated against because of Heisig...

esgrove Wrote:... they wonder why I'm studying such advanced kanji even though my speaking ability is relatively low. It's hard to break the preconception that one's kanji level must be equal to their...
amthomas Off topic 77 13,543 2009-02-09, 1:56 pm
    Thread: Albertan Jgo Benyou-ers?
Post: Albertan Jgo Benyou-ers?

Anyone can take out library books from any library in Alberta, pretty much. google for "The Alberta Library Card" there are a ton of networked libraries, and they'll bring books from wherever to your ...
amthomas Off topic 9 1,408 2009-02-08, 1:32 am
    Thread: Albertan Jgo Benyou-ers?
Post: Albertan Jgo Benyou-ers?

Folks, it was mentioned on another thread that there are a number of Albertans on the RTK forums these days. Generally being from arubaata-shyuu means that you're from either Calgary or Edmonton. So,...
amthomas Off topic 9 1,408 2009-02-06, 3:09 pm
    Thread: Thematic lists for learned kanjis (f.e. all kanjis with mouth on left)
Post: Thematic lists for learned kanjis (f.e. all kanjis...

I totally agree with EnjukuBlack. Knowing the Japanese names for bushu makes asking for writing help or talking about kanji compounds *so* much easier. Plus, it adds TONS to your street cred. *wink*
amthomas Remembering the Kanji 8 1,984 2009-02-06, 2:52 pm
    Thread: Being discriminated against because of Heisig...
Post: Being discriminated against because of Heisig...

I've had people tell me that I'm wasting my time with Heisig - and they always have their own magic book or magic method that they're using *instead* of it. The ones that have been more open-minded ha...
amthomas Off topic 77 13,543 2009-02-05, 3:20 pm
    Thread: How to say NO! and buckle down...
Post: How to say NO! and buckle down...

I tend to study on my lunch break at work because it's a regular time each day where I know I can study uninterrupted for a period of time. I have been having similar issues lately, as coworkers kee...
amthomas Remembering the Kanji 17 2,591 2009-01-06, 7:26 pm
    Thread: Free Handwritten Japanese Font
Post: Free Handwritten Japanese Font

I'm hoping to find a free handwritten (ie looks like ball point or pencil) japanese font so that I can convert a list of the RTK kanji into what I should be aiming to write like. Sometimes I'm good at...
amthomas The Japanese language 34 50,157 2008-12-02, 3:08 pm
    Thread: Take a half hour out of your life and learn this (counters)
Post: Take a half hour out of your life and learn this (...

Interesting tidbit of info: 頭 is literally the same as the English counter "head". Ask a farmer how many cattle he's got in his herd, and the result will be (N) head of cattle. Wiktionary claims tha...
amthomas General discussion 27 4,629 2008-10-29, 9:50 am
    Thread: Food for thought
Post: Food for thought

I found that scaling back my RTK just a little bit before the JLPT didn't hurt my RTK progress too much, and allowed me to put that little bit of extra effort towards my JLPT studies. The best part a...
amthomas General discussion 10 1,412 2008-10-24, 9:14 am
    Thread: Name of Japanese shoulder massage tool... anyone?
Post: Name of Japanese shoulder massage tool... anyone?

When I worked at a school in Japan a little over a year ago, I adored stealing this shoulder massage tool from a fellow teacher when she wasn't using it. I thought they were fairly common in Japan, an...
amthomas Off topic 4 4,757 2008-10-21, 6:28 pm
    Thread: Jgo Webcomics
Post: Jgo Webcomics

Anyone know of a good resource for some Jgo webcomics? I don't expect anything like the quality or following seen in things like Penny Arcade, but some sort of webcomics portal, maybe? Or, are webco...
amthomas Off topic 2 1,008 2008-08-25, 1:55 pm
    Thread: Children's shows in Japanese
Post: Children's shows in Japanese

I totally second Kogepan. A great *great* show. You'll never look at milk the same way again.
amthomas Learning resources 12 5,541 2008-08-25, 1:28 pm
    Thread: Nico Nico Douga question
Post: Nico Nico Douga question

CyborgNinja Wrote:I've been speaking the language since 2001, so your concern is certainly misplaced. Not to derail this thread or anything, but... While you have been *speaking* the language since 20...
amthomas Off topic 10 2,236 2008-08-21, 8:39 pm
    Thread: My Japanese roommate!
Post: My Japanese roommate!

This is even better for you than you can imagine, being that you sound like you're pretty early in your Japanese studies. You have a fantastic source of cultural insight available at all times, a pers...
amthomas General discussion 32 6,212 2008-08-21, 8:26 pm
    Thread: Recommended Study Books for Level 3?
Post: Recommended Study Books for Level 3?

If you think you could pass 4kyuu pretty easily, and you're looking for one compact book that will teach you all the grammar that you need to know, go with 3A Corporation's "Kanzen Master 3kyuu" book:...
amthomas JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 4 1,882 2008-08-19, 1:29 pm
    Thread: Music
Post: Music

Generally, if you want to find out what's popular right now, I'd suggest searching for the Oricon listing. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oricon It's a list of the current hits. You can even find som...
amthomas General discussion 100 24,334 2008-07-30, 6:50 pm
    Thread: Japanese books - good resource?
Post: Japanese books - good resource?

Actually, http://www.bk1.com is an unregistered domain. I think you meant: http://www.bk1.jp/ (^_^)
amthomas Learning resources 25 6,850 2008-07-28, 2:09 pm
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

jaystarkey Wrote:come on, there has to be some budding genius programmer who is also studying Japanese. He goes by "Fabrice". *wink* I found Slime Forest to be really useful in drilling the kana, wa...
amthomas Learning resources 36 29,681 2008-07-14, 6:28 pm
    Thread: Kanjilish + RevTK Failed list == portable study sheet
Post: Kanjilish + RevTK Failed list == portable study sh...

I keep the Kanjilish Firefox extension on all the time now, and I've found it's really useful if you need a copy of your failed kanji list *including* the kanji. I know that people have asked for th...
amthomas Learning resources 1 919 2008-07-02, 2:10 pm
    Thread: Other online resources or books similar to RtK ?
Post: Other online resources or books similar to RtK ?

Maybe RTK is 20 years old/young, but the pervasiveness of the internet is a pretty new thing. There are still many many places where studying with the help of an online-only tool is just impractical...
amthomas Learning resources 23 4,338 2008-06-26, 2:14 pm
    Thread: Caveman Japanese :)
Post: Caveman Japanese :)

Yeah, I managed to pick up a GBA cartridge in Japan that has both Mother and Mother 2 on it, and then I bought the GBA version of Mother 3, so there's plenty of mothering to be done. I'm sure you can ...
amthomas General discussion 10 4,546 2008-05-30, 2:14 pm