Currently I'm studying the original Core2k using Anki. I wanted a copy on paper to be able to study the words without a digital screen as a complement to SRS, so I did some coding and produced a (hopefully) good looking PDF. Perhaps other people will also find this useful so I thought I'd post it here.
Update: there are now several PDF versions available as well as a spreadsheet that can be used as source data for an SRS deck.
Update 2: added new versions of the iKnow PDFs and TSV (with furigana and several other enhancements), and links to derived works.
Update 3 (a few years later): started producing updated files in light of the recent developments regarding iKnow and Anki. I don't need Core for myself anymore but it would be nice to have some up-to-date archived source material for people to work with in case the API disappears behind a paywall manned by evil lawyers or something. Please let me know if I screw something up, didn't have much time to double check the results.
March 2015 iKnow! list
Same as below, based on a recent copy of the site's data. Also added some fields (romaji transcriptions and sentence difficulty rating). For now only the raw data, spreadsheet and media files are provided, so you can make your own deck and possibly share it with others (I'll gladly include quality decks in this post). I'll try to add furigana and new PDFs (like the section below has) later when I have time to sort that out.
TSV (spreadsheet with Anki compatible media references): Mediafire, Mega
Media pack (sentence/word audio and pictures): Mega [321 MiB]
JSON (raw data for programmers): Mediafire, Mega
November 2012 iKnow! list
Ordering and translations are much more up to date than Core PLUS below. Furigana version is now available (though there may be markup glitches in some places). Goes up to 6000. Not in sync with most shared Anki core decks, but the TSV file can be used to create one.
PDF variations (divided in 6 documents with 1k each):
- Furigana & translations: preview (first 1k), Mediafire download
- Furigana but no translations: Mediafire download
- Kana transcriptions & translations: preview (first 1k), Mediafire download
TSV (spreadsheet with all 6k): Mediafire
JSON (raw data for programmers): Mediafire
Other works based on this data:
- Created by buonaparte: a set of Office documents including media
- Created by frony0: a ready-to-use Anki deck with media packages
Core PLUS list
Based on an older Anki deck from the smart.fm days; has some outdated and incorrect entries. It has full furigana for the example sentences. Contains the original core 2000. Only advantage to newer lists above: the order is synchronized with Core PLUS and many other popular pre-made Anki decks as well.
PDF (single document): preview (complete 2k), Mediafire download
Update: there are now several PDF versions available as well as a spreadsheet that can be used as source data for an SRS deck.
Update 2: added new versions of the iKnow PDFs and TSV (with furigana and several other enhancements), and links to derived works.
Update 3 (a few years later): started producing updated files in light of the recent developments regarding iKnow and Anki. I don't need Core for myself anymore but it would be nice to have some up-to-date archived source material for people to work with in case the API disappears behind a paywall manned by evil lawyers or something. Please let me know if I screw something up, didn't have much time to double check the results.
March 2015 iKnow! list
Same as below, based on a recent copy of the site's data. Also added some fields (romaji transcriptions and sentence difficulty rating). For now only the raw data, spreadsheet and media files are provided, so you can make your own deck and possibly share it with others (I'll gladly include quality decks in this post). I'll try to add furigana and new PDFs (like the section below has) later when I have time to sort that out.
TSV (spreadsheet with Anki compatible media references): Mediafire, Mega
Media pack (sentence/word audio and pictures): Mega [321 MiB]
JSON (raw data for programmers): Mediafire, Mega
November 2012 iKnow! list
Ordering and translations are much more up to date than Core PLUS below. Furigana version is now available (though there may be markup glitches in some places). Goes up to 6000. Not in sync with most shared Anki core decks, but the TSV file can be used to create one.
PDF variations (divided in 6 documents with 1k each):
- Furigana & translations: preview (first 1k), Mediafire download
- Furigana but no translations: Mediafire download
- Kana transcriptions & translations: preview (first 1k), Mediafire download
TSV (spreadsheet with all 6k): Mediafire
JSON (raw data for programmers): Mediafire
Other works based on this data:
- Created by buonaparte: a set of Office documents including media
- Created by frony0: a ready-to-use Anki deck with media packages
Core PLUS list
Based on an older Anki deck from the smart.fm days; has some outdated and incorrect entries. It has full furigana for the example sentences. Contains the original core 2000. Only advantage to newer lists above: the order is synchronized with Core PLUS and many other popular pre-made Anki decks as well.
PDF (single document): preview (complete 2k), Mediafire download
Edited: 2015-03-05, 5:42 pm