Category Archives: language

Dealing With Inevitable Stress pt.1

Posted on December 21, 2021 by marcusbird

Hey guys, definitely need to make a note here. I’ve finally crossed a barrier of what I call “perceptual stress” . This is specifically: the state where despite all goals achieved thus far, the sheer demands of the language appear to … Continue reading →

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Tweeling and Neeling : Using media to hack Japanese

Posted on June 19, 2011 by marcusbird

This is just me being a bit crazy. Tweeling is basically picking Japanese tweets I want to figure out, copying and pasting them into a word processor, then trying to figure out the exact meaning. I’m stealing tweets, so I … Continue reading →

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PS3 SRSsing—- ^ . ^

Posted on August 19, 2010 by marcusbird

Quick update here. As you can see from the blog, I’m still a bit delinquent with my major Kanji study, possibly because I’ve been putting hundred hour weeks into my design work, but its still no excuse. Either way, I’ve … Continue reading →

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1000 Kanji!

Posted on March 19, 2010 by marcusbird

I’ve hit 1000 Kanji at a point when a lot things around me seem to be going crazy. It’s strange, this RTk1 is one of the few things right now that i try and do daily while there is a … Continue reading →

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900 Kanji!

Posted on March 12, 2010 by marcusbird

Another 100 Kanji. Phew… i’ve posted enough on my methods for linking to help with moving faster. But you really have to spend that 3 minutes visualizing the hard stuff. I’m trying to hit a thousand by Monday and then … Continue reading →

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Ka-Douken! Ryu Kanji

Posted on March 12, 2010 by marcusbird

This is a continuation on more character based Kanji series. I won’t post much on this anymore. I’m about to start using the primitive for the Flash to represent 　行　(iku). But I used the images of Ryu and street fighter … Continue reading →

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Homer Simpson Kanji

Posted on March 12, 2010 by marcusbird

  I’m at 876 Kanji now, trying to Hit 900 by the end of the day, but I’m losing steam. Sometimes the Kanji are so abstract that sitting and making up stories (or even reading really good ones on Remembering … Continue reading →

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850 Kanji! and another rant

Posted on March 11, 2010 by marcusbird

I’ve hit a nice 850 Kanji now, and i’m finding its getting easier to learn certain Kanji. In a previous post, I mentioned “Marty McFly and Linking Images” and it is turning out to be MONEY with certain Kanji memorizations. … Continue reading →

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にに行きましょ!；ｐ Make things personal

Posted on March 10, 2010 by marcusbird

Another quick language post. I was doing my Sound of Music translation, and another sentence said, “I had nine and a half children then.” So I translated it as: Sono toki (then) watashi wa (I) kyuunin no kodomotachi motte imashita. … Continue reading →

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800 Kanji! 八十万の漢字だよ！

Posted on March 9, 2010 by marcusbird

I’ve hit 800 Kanji and i’m starting to feel the buzz. Doing this is pretty intense, especially if you want to finish quickly. I’m realizing through my SRS reviews that you must ENSURE that your stories are solid or you’ll … Continue reading →

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