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Category Archives: Remembering the Kanji
Say “Caterpillar” in Japanese
How do you say Caterpillar in Japanese? 芋虫（いもむし）imomushi
JLJ Blog 4 : Transitioning from Heisig to reading part 1
In this video I give a basic explanation of how I started the process of going from learning Kanji with the Heisig method to learning how to read Japanese sentences. *note* This is explained with the idea that most Japanese … Continue reading
Posted in Heisig Method, learning Japanese, Remembering the Kanji, RTK1
Tagged Heisig Method, heisig method tricks, heisig to reading, Jamaican learning Japanese, learn japanese, marcus bird, read and write japanese, Remembering the Kanji, study japanese, transition from heisig, transitioning from heisig to reading, transitioning heisig, video example heisig, write japanese
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Teaser for my Japanese Study Methods Video blogs
I’ve been talking about it for months, and I’m almost finished with my first video blog, where I will be chatting about the methods i’ve been using to study Japanese, but also how to keep motivated, learn certain things faster … Continue reading
Mangafying the Kindle and using Rikaichan
皆さま、しばらくだよ！（Everyone, it’s been a very long time!) Yes boys and girls, I’m one of the dreaded “flyjin”, those people who left Japan after the earthquake. Sadly, though I was going through a serious love/hate affair with Japan, I must say … Continue reading
Posted in learning Japanese, marcus bird, Remembering the Kanji
Tagged death note manga kindle, jamaican in japan, Jamaican learning Japanese, jamaican manga, japanese on kindle, kindle reading death note, manga on kindle, marcus bird, read japanese on your kindle, rikaichan, using kindle to learn japanese
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Context Manipulation
Context Manipulation It:s a rainy morning here in Tokyo, and I was on the train, fiddling with Death Note. During a burst of inspiration a few months ago, I tried going “All Japanese All the Time” to push myself … Continue reading
Posted in learning Japanese, Remembering the Kanji
Tagged AJATT method, All Japanese All the Time, android, Canadian learning Japanese, context manipulation, does the heisig method work, gary vaynerchuck, Heisig Method, heisig to reading, jamaican in japan, Jamaican learning Japanese, japanese advertisments, learning observation, marcus bird, The Heisig Method
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今年もおめでと！
Wishing everyone a happy new year from Japan to Jamaica. It’s been an interesting year for me, and looking back there were some nice moments and some rough patches. Last this year, I had just come back from a trip … Continue reading
Posted in motivation, Remembering the Kanji, Uncategorized
Tagged AJATT, AJATT method, All Japanese All the Time, does the heisig method work, Heisig Method, heisig to reading, Heisig tricks, learning Japanese, learning observation, learning with rosetta stone, living in Japan, marcus bird, marcus bird tv, reading with heisig, Remembering the Kanji, RTK1
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1000 Kanji!
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
950 Kanji – Motivation hurdle
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
900 Kanji!
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
Posted in AJATT, Heisig Method, language, learning Japanese, marcus bird, milestone, motivation, Remembering the Kanji, RTK1
Tagged AJATT, AJATT method, All Japanese All the Time, Heisig Method, jamaican in japan, learning Japanese, marcus bird, Remembering the Kanji, RTK1, sentence practice
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Jamaican Learning Japanese 