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Everyone’s Working On Their Core…2000 – In Review

Japanese Level Up By: | August 12, 2014

A lot of people talk about the Core 2000. If you go to the Anki shared decks, you can find a variety of decks for the Core 2000, Core 6000, and even the Core 10,000. Many people on Japanese forums who are studying for the JLPT will talk about the Core 2000. Although it may sound like some fancy ab workout, the Core 2000 has quite a history … Continue reading →

Filling In The Blanks With MCDs

Japanese Level Up By: | July 28, 2014

When I first heard learners in the Japanese community talking about MCDs, I did what any sensible internet user would and Googled it. Okay, I probably should have seen that coming… But even more refined searches lead me to scattered information about MCDs. In the past two years, many in the Japanese community have shifted to MCDs based SRS cards instead of sentences. So what’s … Continue reading →