Category Archives: milestone

A Japanese conversation

Posted on September 5, 2011 by marcusbird

Had to write this post quickly, and also update you guys on my progress. The last two weeks haven’t been the most productive i’ll admit. What I do when I don’t have much time to learn new words is to … Continue reading →

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Monster Hunter update (2 weeks)

Posted on August 11, 2011 by marcusbird

I wrote a blog post roughly two weeks ago give or take a day. It was called “Seeing the Light in the Monster” and it related to a very popular video game called Monster Hunter portable, for PSP. If you’ve … Continue reading →

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The Horizon Ahead

Posted on July 29, 2011 by marcusbird

What’s on the horizon now? I took this picture in Hakone, on top of a mountain that faces the majestic mount Fuji, which I have climbed. When I looked on Fuji from Hakone, it felt very strange to me that … Continue reading →

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Finished the Heisig method! 2042 Kanji!

Posted on July 27, 2011 by marcusbird

The monstrous goal  has been reached! After a year and a half (give or take a few months : p ) I’ve finally completed all 2,042 Kanji for the Heisig method! I will admit I kind of sped through the … Continue reading →

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Seeing the light in the Monster

Posted on July 26, 2011 by marcusbird

One thing many students of Japanese greatly desire to do is be able to play Japanese video games. Today I felt like I took a step closer towards that goal. When I was living in Tokyo, I would go to … Continue reading →

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1900 Kanji! 十九百漢字！

Posted on July 4, 2011 by marcusbird

Doing my video blogging and really getting back into my study of Japanese has helped me to keep pushing towards the enviable goal of going through the list of 2,040 Kanji that the Japanese government requires people to know for … Continue reading →

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Learning without studying, from noise to understanding

Posted on September 1, 2010 by marcusbird

I took a big plunge and feel the momentum of my Japanese progression. See, for the last several months i’ve been learning Japanese passively. Meaning, I haven’t been actively studying, speaking more than normal, practicing, listening to Japanese music or … Continue reading →

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Magazine reading and being smart with Japanese study

Posted on August 27, 2010 by marcusbird

Okay, so the truth is, I cannot read Japanese magazines yet, I think this post is more about the idea of starting to believe I can learn the langauge. First things first, Heisig works and the SRS transition that I … 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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950 Kanji – Motivation hurdle

Posted on March 16, 2010 by marcusbird

I’m at 950 Kanji now and I’m not feeling the same way I did last week. I’m pleased to be here, but my mind is tired from a lot of other stuff going on with me in my life. At … Continue reading →

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