ワードタンク

Oh that is evil. I don't twitter.

I really want the flash cards.

Anyone else think of Giga Pudding when reading the Puni Puni part??

Darnit. I think I know what the answer is.

Don't use Tweeter so wouldn't be participating in this- but good luck to all who are! Just finally finished Hiragana - moving on to Katagana once I'm done with my Hiragana exam :/

Since I'll be starting japanese soon, I'm gonna give this contest a go for the Kanji cards! :D

rule one stumped me immediately T_T really sad. i was hoping i could have the flash cards. my birthday's on august *wink* *wink* XD

I will learn this before I die. I have it in me, I just need the tools to make myself learn it.

I used to have a katakana and hiragana chart on my bathroom door back during my uni days. learning while taking a dump, grunting each syllable. ^^; then switched it to a chart with Japanese words the following semester. sound icky but it really helps with learning. ^^

just submitted my answer. good thing i have been fallowing danny on twitter for a while now

Those are some awesome learning resources! I use a copy of Japanese for busy people, and I find 'My Japanese Coach' on DS great for practicing on the train into work ^_^

While I have a twitter account and have been following you Danny I am not entirely sure what some of these rules actually mean.
Perhaps some generous people here could inform me if I have this wrong.

To enter I simply post a tweet on my twitter like so:
#DC0730Giveaway 17:00

Then I bookmark that tweet for later and if I win I send danny the link to that tweet? The whole "You need to bookmark your twitter status url to claim your prize." threw me off as I am not sure what a twitter status URL even is haha.

What is to prevent people from tweeting multiple answers and then just sending the link to the tweet that was correct?

What do you mean by 'bookmark' the status? - As in our own bookmark list or to repost the link here..........

Hmm, wonder if they have same stuff to help me learn all those chinese characters. As it stands I only know about 500 chars, definitely unable to read a chinese newspaper properly.

Lovely prize, but I refuse to jump on the "stalking" bandwagon of MySpace, Facebook, Twitter, etc. so I guess I'll sadly have to pass on this one. =^_^=

Heck, I might as well give this a try. I've tried contests on twitter using specific tags and saw them blow up. I either have a good feeling about this though maybe. I kinda want those cards too since I won't be studying a foreign language this year and I hope to study abroad in Japan for my sophomore year.

Uh Oh, I'd love to have these but I have no idea what the answer is, don't want to use twitter and have tons of japanese study material I haven't gone over yet........*procrastinator* lol

Would love to participate and try my luck on those flash cards but i'm not into twitter, facebook and myspace. I'll leave this one to the current denizens of twitter who are following Danny.
Good Luck to you all.

PS:
Is it just me or do we have many birthday celebrants in august here in DC.com.

Hahaha, Kanji seems really easy to me even though many say its hard, probably course its so similar to chinese characters imo :/

Wah! All those kanji. My mind is gonna burst DX

sigh...such terrible timing. My account for twitter is suspended for a week because somebody hacked into my account and did things that violated twitter terms.

I really want those flashcards and the kanji chart :(

I'm taking classes at the local community college, but need to find some time to actually study on my own, or else it will be two years before I pass the JLPT 3 -_-;;

That Kanji poster would help immensely...

Here comes my investigative skill put on trial again... ^^;

"Whoever wins this should stick it in the toilet like I did when I was a wee lad."
Err, you mean next to, right? Sticking it *in* the toilet might be a bit...

Although I have a twitter account, I've never really used it :s

http://twitter.com/longhim/status/2926620420

Oh geez - I had no idea what was happening and thought we were supposed to tweet our current local time (since that's what Wise did, it seems... ^^;) Finally found this article and tried to redo it, but you can't delete a tweet with a topic. Guess I'm disqualified. :(

awh man!!

Mines a complete guess - but as I >really really really< want those flash cards . . . can't hurt to try!!!

it's a toughy!

long time back about a year or so i wanted to have one of those dictionaries, but the prices are too high for me to afford. Plus amazon.jp has these at very less price compared to what some sites are charging, but they ship to japan only i think.

currently i took a printout of the hiragana and katakana from a site and put it up next to the monitor. i think i will download the kanji flash cards from the same site "polarcloud" which gives it away for free. just need to get some good stock paper. I also have a printout of the 100 kanji or so required to be known in grade4 kanji test.

for poor people like me who cannot afford to spend in usd always there are lots of free resources available on the net to learn kanji from. just need to search for what you want. ^^

also forgot, me not a twitter user. so best of luck to those participating.

http://twitter.com/yunamon/status/2926601396

Bookmark rite?

Oooh would love to have that kanji poster and the flashcards too. Kanji is my weak point in Japanese ^^;

All right the good 1/1440 chance (if you evaluate in minutes).

Here it is (for my own reference): http://twitter.com/FiguresGalore/status/2926921114

a tip!!!- using association and imagery helps learning

ex- sore (means "that") picture a "sore" (canker sore/cold sore w/e) on a hat so you associate sore with hat ( i used "hat" because i sounds similar to that)
...so sore means "that"

i just wanted to share lol

humpy...it's my answer

hope this one work.
http://twitter.com/didotz/status/2927102640

I follow you but I don't think you follow me (my profile is set to private) so wouldn't that be a problem if you can't see some of the tweets on private profiles? :/

I have those flash cards! They helped me learn my Kanji for JLPT 4 :3 But I have been meaning to get myself one of those Electric Dictionary!

noticed some of the kanji on there are very literature oriented, prolly could get around with half of that :p

ahhh I've always wanted to buy kanji flashcards from White Rabbit Press... looks like i can try my luck on this...

Okay...it's most likely because it's past 2 am where I am, but I'm totally not getting this bookmarking my twitter url thing. :/ Someone please help.

All I want really is that Kanji chart. :(

I don't quite follow with regards to bookmarking the twitter status url. you mean we just have to keep it and send it to you in case we win? It doesn't have to be included when twittering the answer?

.......HOSHIT screenie of the MacBook helps me a lot! I hope I get it right!
*still thinks about puni puni*

I have twitter, I follow you for a month or more, but I don't have idea what to do, so I give up >_<... If it was on another week, but this one I can't keep hold for dc.com.

Lot of work this week >_>.... Good luck DC warriors, I'll try later if have time....

For people who seriously want to learn JP I suggest googling Khatzumoto's All Japanese All The Time

"... the most common 1926 kanji that you need to get around comfortably in Japan."

I think that is too much for an idiot like me... xD

I have that flash card ! For the poster, I made it my self.

think about learn japanese later after seeing this !!

I just guessed the wrong time when I converted to 24h clock ><!

I just bought the Kanji Flash cars so :p Haven't really started learning them yet, I'm almost done with the Hiragana/Katakana Flash Cards :)

http://twitter.com/darkkai3/status/2928917990 my tweet is no linked...if that's what he meant by bookmark the URL :S

who wants Rosetta Stone xD

...bootleg of course.

Lol @ "Humans learn quick through humiliation" and the bathroom thing XD

I so want the poster! This also makes me realize how close classes are from now, I have to review ==

The problem with just using a dictionary to learn any language is you don't get to fully learn the sentence structure. Especially spanish where you either have masculine of femminin words.

http://twitter.com/mraskacheung/status/2929964828

I guess its like this? :3

Wow, I just ordered that same poster not even half an hour ago. I'll probably put it on my bedroom wall as it doesn't look like it'll fit in the loo.

I just bought the same mango pudding last sunday. Didn't taste as good as I thought it would be. Think there wasn't enough mangoes.

http://twitter.com/masonreplogle/status/2930295290
I'll keep my status here, since I don't feel like throwing it into my bookmarks.

http://hillslearning.com/learnjapaneseNYC.aspx

I've actually found that the best electronic dictionary is the one where you can enter the characters in manually. It's difficult to discern the "on" and "kun" readings from breaking down radicals, counting strokes, etc. It takes practice initially, but basically you're given the tools to look up any kanji by being able to write it in directly.

I'm gonna pass on making a twitter account. Though Danny, you would be the only person I would follow, and maybe a few Pokemon.

damn why did it had to be twitter

OK I feel bad because there can only be one winner, so I created a coupon for each product.

You must first be registered at White Rabbit Press to use the coupon, then simply add the designated product to your shopping cart, and you'll see a place to put the coupon code when you click view cart and start the checkout process.

Add our 'WRP Kanji Wall Poster' to your cart and use this coupon for a 25% discount:
DANNYCHOO_KP25

Add 'Japanese Kanji Flashcards, Volume 1 (Third Edition)' to your cart and use this coupon for a 25% discount:
DANNYCHOO_KF25

Add the CD version (not the download version) of our 'TOKYO REALTIME: Kabukicho audio guided tour' to your cart, and use this coupon for a 25% discount:
DANNYCHOO_TRT

OK, well I hope that helps some of you!

Finally, our Tokyo Realtime audio tour for Akihabara is presently in production and includes some personalities that should be familiar to a lot of you.

Good luck with the contest!

Max Hodges
Producer
White Rabbit Press
www.whiterabbitpress.com
www.tokyorealtime.com

I don't twitter, so I'm out of this one. I'm positively horrible at learning new languages though, it's probably just as well.

http://twitter.com/furudango/status/2931066878 :3

いや、dannyさんの日本語は、もうマスターになると思います～
辞書を使わなくても、普通の生活ができますでしょう。

I just started following Danny last night on twitter, though I don't really know the time that he ate the mango pudding.

Yeah!!
Thanks for showing love to your Twitter followers Danny
http://twitter.com/Itsachen/status/2931678958

Oh, well. I'll give it a shot.

http://twitter.com/knguyenk

I'm currently studying Japanese myself, but kinda like slowly studying it. lol

dozo ^^

http://twitter.com/yamada25/status/2932193595

Argh. I want to participate, but my Twitter is protected ;(

Guess ...... http://twitter.com/AverageGeek/status/2932990056

Not a twitter fan but the flashcards are really great got them myself.

The best way to learn for my got the kana version first and they include this awesome driving license sized one which i keep in my wallet and look at every time i open it.

i wana enter, but i dont know anything about twitter

Looks like these are some useful tools :o

I'm learning Japanese myself right now and I think the biggest barrier would be vocabulary. After that I guess grammar comes next?

Well here's my stab at it. Hope it's right.
http://twitter.com/dannychoo.com/status/puffdragon01#DC0730Giveaway 18:45

I've been kind of lazy with learning Japanese for the past few days, this post kind of feels like a sign. I should do more from now on. Already have a poster though.

I'm glad you posted this. I'm going to be working at a Japanese take-out restaurant soon and figure that'd be the perfect opportunity to start learning again. I never even thought about Kanji flash cards! D:

just messing around...
http://twitter.com/colossusD/status/2937763738

Awwww, well at least I have the name of the learning program. Now all I need is some money and I can be on my way to learn the language.

I would really benefit from these items as my 12 year old daughter and I managed to learn Hiragana and Katakana within two weeks with Thinkmac's iphone/ipod app, but learning Kanji is a whole different ball game :(

That wall chart would be really nice...1926 Kanji to memorize?...that's gonna take some time...

Omg. I haven't wanted to win a contest on here as much as I want to win this one. Most of them I just ignore cause its impossible for me to win, and I'm just not creative enough. But these items I want SO BAD. I never bought them myself cause they cost a pretty penny.

http://twitter.com/ravenschwann/status/2941686974
Thats my entry, although I know I don't really have to post it here.

Don't use twitter since I'm not the type to have to tell others what I'm doing. Maybe I should just register and and give a guess.

Okay, do we post the bookmarks here, then? I am confused. (A standard state, lately.)
http://twitter.com/FMPhoenixHawk/status/2941844187

Lol I feel so dumb for taking forever in finding the bookmark thingy. ^^;
http://twitter.com/EndohMimi/status/2943797713

I suck at kanji x3

Dang if i twittered id definitely be a part of this. Ive been attempting to learn japanese by following your instructions danny. Ive made flashcards of katakana, hiragana, some kanji. I also bought those two books you recommended and a Japanese sentence structure book. Thanks those books are really helpful.

ahaha I already have all of that =D I highly recommend white rabbit press products for they are of high quality and incredibly helpful

Ok heres post http://twitter.com/big65mopar though I can't for the life of me figure out how to find my status on twitter.

As for the clues the only viable clue is the window, looking up information about "puni puni brought back a wiki and news about puni puni poemy and it being banned in new zealand for its depiction of children and sex ect ect.

Further looking at puni only brought up Japanese slang for soft or very soft which in the case of pudding is what it is so not sure how that relates to time.

So remembering what Danny said awhile back in his article about his recent health checkup I used that and the one viable hint in the picture to come up with my idea for a time.

Yea I can see why people dislike twitter, its really a pain in the backside which is why I stick with FB.

whats twitter

Oh gosh.. How I wanted to get myself one of these kanji cards that I'm currently having a hard time learning it through books at my own language school here. ^^;;

I love kanji so much .. it makes my head hurt TwT

My twitter account is definitely effed up... I can't even find my entry in that tag. I'll post it here even though it's pointless: http://twitter.com/lightningsabre/status/2926831647

Not entirely sure what you mean by bookmark, but I'll post it in comments and bookmark it locally.

I found a photo with manga pudding and tried to guess an appropriate time from the description, I'm probably way off.

http://twitter.com/chrisdclarke/statuses/2948821422

me want the kanji poster & flash cards badly ^^

well good luck to everyone!
as for the time, i have no clue myself :(

Thanks for the post and the contest, Danny!

The Kanji Wall Poster I really cool!

Posting bookmark here, because I'm also confused ^^;
http://twitter.com/eneru/status/2946057069

I'm confuesed but how do i bookmark it??

ok i think i got it now, i guess like this??
http://twitter.com/AsianAvery/statuses/3061830340

^_^ Love Japn so much and learning japanese is very fun. hope i get those cards.

I don't use twitter :S

The poster was tempting. I almost, almost buy it with the coupon, but saw while checking their catalog a vocabulary trainer for JLPT2. I've already have dokkai and bunpou books, so I'll priorize my studies and buy that book.

I'll give the poster a chance another time, but thanks for the coupons Max.

haha, I just made my own poster for JLPT2 a month ago, but that poster looks way nicer ^^; I really want the flash cards!!

Really haven't the foggiest if I did this correctly but here is my guess:
http://twitter.com/Delindil/status/3068778594

http://twitter.com/jenarwen/status/3075798232 My guess. I tried!

Finally got around to entering. whew

http://twitter.com/NPC82/status/3085325782

I'm going to have pick up some of this stuff to help myself out. =] Thanks for the post, I've been looking for some material to help me learn Japanese for a while now.

So it's true...
Kanji is a combination of words...
I'll really need some of those, but I don't think there's some around here...

I'm about to begin learning in a University, but I'm trying to get a heads-up with the Hiragana and the Kana. I'm halfway through memorizing (both recognition, pronunciation, and writing) one of the sets. It's pretty rough at first, but the rest seem to get easier as you go along.

But I'm still going to leave grammar and the Kanji up to a professor.

Just ordered the volume 1 (3rd edition) and I loved the $2 ish difference between the 2-4 weeks and one week shipping on their website. $32.46~~~~

Oh and a tip, order these through borders and select "ship to store" or whatever, free shipping (that volume 1 would had been for $27 ish AFTER tax). Unfortunately, with expired protections on my comp, I ain't touching any credit cards.