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マイコー
Level: 294
For a new feature on the site, I want you to answer one question:
"What external, tangible resources (textbooks, dictionaries, nintendo ds games, denshi jishos, etc) do you use?"

I don't need multiple people to say the same thing, so only add to the list if no one's mentioned it yet. Please list (as much as you can):

1. Title (Japanese and/or English, both if available), edition/version if applicable
2. Type (textbook, dictionary, nintendo ds game, denshi jisho, etc.)
3. Short description (no opinions, just what it is)
4a. Picture (if you've got one) or
4b (preferred over 4a) - a link to a website selling it; I don't care where, but something like amazon.com/.co.jp, jlist, thejapanshop, play-asia - I can pull any additional info off of the site.

Stuff you purchased personally, was given, needed for class: it's all good. Thanks!
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Xparrot
Level: 11
I sometimes consult A Guide to Remembering Japanese Characters, by Kenneth G. Henshall; I have the 1988 1st ed., with the gray cover, but it looks comparable to this one:

http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Japanese-Characters-language-library/dp/0804820384/

--Oh, and of course my handy Canon Wordtank G55 denshi jisho, which I purchased a few years ago in Japan. As with most denshi jisho it's more designed to help Japanese speakers with English, and it doesn't have a stylus or direct kanji imput, but it's got a good dictionary:

http://store.aikotradingstore.com/necawog55.html
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fareastfurfaro
Level: 1
Currently using:

1. Kanzen Master's Level 2 JLPT grammar book (完全マスター2級　日本語能力試験文法問題対策)
2. Textbook
3. JLPT level 2 grammar points (173 in all) + short quizzes to test understanding
4a. [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51L-zoSB9nL._SS500_.jpg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Language-Proficiency-Grammar-masutaa/dp/4883190889/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255869183&sr=8-3]Amazon[/url] although I don't know why it's listed as $45. It's like 12 bucks yen in Japan.

1. 500 Essential Japanese Expressions: A Guide to Correct Usage of Key Sentence Patterns (どんな時どう使う日本語表現文型500 中・上級)
2. Textbook
3. JLPT level 1 and 2 grammar points (30 chapters) + short quizzes to test understanding
4a. [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41W2YRZPW7L._SS500_.jpg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/500-Essential-Japanese-Expressions-Sentence/dp/4872345894/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255869417&sr=1-1]Amazon[/url] and again a complete ripoff on Amazon.

1. A Dictionary of Basic Japanese Grammar (日本語基本文法辞典)
2. Grammar Dictionary
3. Coverage of basic grammar, has romaji as well as Japanese characters.
4a. [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41zO3fSx%2B8L._SS500_.jpg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Basic-Japanese-Grammar/dp/4789004546/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255869598&sr=1-1]Amazon[/url]

1. A Dictionary of Intermediate Japanese Grammar (日本語文法辞典「中級編」)
2. Grammar Dictionary
3. Coverage of intermediate grammar (JLPT 2 and 3)
4a. [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51q9Uxe1jUL._SS500_.jpg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Intermediate-Japanese-Grammar/dp/4789007758/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255869598&sr=1-3]Amazon[/url]

1. A Dictionary of Advanced Japanese Grammar (日本語文法辞典「上級編」)
2. Grammar Dictionary
3. Coverage of advanced grammar (JLPT 1 and 2)
4a. [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41liEaCDqvL._SS500_.jpg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Dictionary-Advanced-Japanese-Grammar/dp/B001GOVW4M/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255869598&sr=1-4]Amazon[/url]

1. Canon Wordtank V300 Electronic Dictionary
2. Electronic Dictionary
3. Electronic Dictionary (built for Japanese people to study English). Comes with a number of dictionaries, a place to write kanji, see stroke orders and a bunch of other stuff.
4a. [url=http://ep.yimg.com/ca/I/wordtankpro_2075_17099829]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://store.aikotradingstore.com/necawov3.html]Some store I never heard of[/url] Apparently it isn't so easy to get this thing anymore.

Books I used before:

1. Minna no Nihongo　Book 1 (みんなの日本語初級1本冊)
2. Textbook
3. Beginner Japanese (JLPT 4)
4a. [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51Z3Is5ZELL._SS500_.jpg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Minna-no-Nihongo-Bk-1/dp/4883191028/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255870025&sr=1-1]Amazon[/url]

1. Minna no Nihongo　Book 2 (みんなの日本語初級2本冊)
2. Textbook
3. Pre-intermediate Japanese (JLPT 3 and 4)
4a. [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/519ZTXSQYVL._SS500_.jpg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Minna-no-Nihongo-Bk-2/dp/4883191036/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255870155&sr=1-1]Amazon[/url]

1. Genki 2: An Integrated Course in Elementary Japanese
2. Textbook
3. Pre-intermediate Japanese (JLPT 3 and 4)
4a. [url=http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51P9ItR66vL._SS500_.jpg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Genki-II-Integrated-Elementary-Japanese/dp/4789009823/ref=pd_sim_b_1]Amazon[/url]

I hope that helps...

EDIT:

I forgot one more.

1. 200 Essential Japanese Expressions: A Guide to Correct Usage of Key Sentence Patterns (どんなときどう使う日本語表現文型200 初・中級)
2. Textbook
3. Beginner to Pre-intermediate Japanese (JLPT 3 and 4)
4a. [url=http://www.thejapanshop.com/images/T/t-16245-110.jpeg]Pic[/url]
4b. [url=http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=16245]The Japan Shop[/url]

What about web sites? I have a couple sites that I use all the time.
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nekochan
Level: 1
It's an ecclectic mix, but here's a sampling:

[b]Kanji: Pictographix[/b]
Mnemonic text
Creative pictures help you learn some of the basic kanji as well as all the hiragana and katakana.
http://www.amazon.com/Kanji-Pict-O-Graphix-Over-Japanese-Mnemonics/dp/0962813702/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255873174&sr=1-1

[b]Colloquial Japanese[/b]
textbook
Simple lessons all written in romaji using the Hepburn method. Inflection notes are alson included.
http://www.amazon.com/Colloquial-Japanese-Noboru-Inamoto/dp/080481581X/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255873509&sr=1-4

[b]Martin's Pocket Dictionary[/b]
jibiki
Small and compact, this book has almost most words needed in everyday situations.
http://www.amazon.com/Martins-Pocket-Dictionary-English-Japanese-Japanese-English/dp/0804815887/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255873622&sr=1-1

I use many more online resources. Including http://jisho.org/ (an excellent online dictionary, www.yahoo.jp, and www.readthekanji.com

Hope this helps ^_^
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Bartleby
Level: 461
1. Remembering the Kanji, Vol. 1: A Complete Course on How Not to Forget the Meaning and Writing of Japanese Characters; 5th Edition, 2nd printing
2. Textbook
3. Teaches the meaning and the stroke order of 2042 kanji.
(Volume 2 teaches the readings. Volume 3 teaches additional 965 kanji for a total of 3007 (didn't use them))
A little bit more info (and the first 12 lessons as a sample pdf) can be found here:
http://www.nanzan-u.ac.jp/SHUBUNKEN/publications/miscPublications/Remembering_the_Kanji_1.htm
4. see 3. or [url=http://www.amazon.com/Remembering-Kanji-Vol-Complete-Characters/dp/0824831659/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255896957&sr=1-1]Amazon[/url]
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mousapelli
Level: 1
My favorite textbook in the whole world is [b]Reading Japanese[/b] by Eleanor Harz Jorden. It's a bit old, but it has a ton of drill sentences, and it's the best way to learn to both read and pronounce kanji in context that I've found.

[url=http://www.amazon.com/Reading-Japanese-Language-Professor-Eleanor/dp/0300019130/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1255902025&sr=8-1-spell]here's the amazon page for it[/url]

There's a companion book for grammar and such called Beginning Japanese, by the same woman, but I found that to be not nearly as good.
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マイコー
Level: 294
Thanks, keep em coming. I've been working for the better part of today on these pages, but they're now 90% complete. There's 4 categories of resources that can be displayed:

[img]http://css.renshuu.org/image/forumdump/erec_list.png[/img]

..it's empty now, but I'm going to put in 20 or so today/tomorrow, then slowly increase it as people submit more info.

Simple view with ratings, number of users. In the future, will allow for sorting/searching. Can also easily hit 'I use this' to mark any resource as your own, and it'll appear on your stats/profile page:

[img]http://css.renshuu.org/image/forumdump/stats_update_own.png[/img]

The individual pages for each resource replicates the basic information, has user reviews, discussion, and will have purchase links to various stores as well (these aren't shown in the image)

[img]http://css.renshuu.org/image/forumdump/erec_single.png[/img]
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ashrum
Level: 1
Someone above mentioned the Kanzen Master level 2 grammar book; I'm also using the reading comprehension book:

1. [b]Kanzen Master's Level 2 JLPT reading practice[/b] (完全マスター2級　日本語能力試験読解問題対策)
2. Textbook
3. JLPT level 2 reading practice for the reading section of the JLPT
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Language-Proficiency-Reading-Practice/dp/4883194035/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255931934&sr=1-2]http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Language-Proficiency-Reading-Practice/dp/4883194035/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255931934&sr=1-2[/url]

Also, I sorta used the Unicom books:

1. [b]Unicom's level 2 Kanji and Vocabulary [/b]
2. Textbook
3. JLPT level 2 kanji and vocab
4b. [url=http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17415&cat=268&page=1]http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17415&cat=268&page=1[/url]

1. [b]Unicom's Level 2 Reading Comprehension [/b]
2. Textbook
3. JLPT level 2 reading comprehension
4b. [url=http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17221&cat=268&page=1]http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17221&cat=268&page=1[/url]

Practice Tests are essential:

1. [b]Japanese Language Proficiency Test w/CD 2004-2006, Level 2[/b] ; Bojinsha
2. Textbook
3. JLPT Practice tests
4b. [url=http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17402&cat=268&page=1]http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17402&cat=268&page=1[/url]

As is an Electronic Dictionary with Writing input (with added Kanji dictionary)

1. [b]Casio Ex-word XD-GP9700[/b]
2. 電子辞書
3. Electronic dictionary with hand-writing kanji input, add-on kanji dictionary
4a. [url=http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MDjNZezVL._SS400_.jpg]http://ec2.images-amazon.com/images/I/51MDjNZezVL._SS400_.jpg[/url]pic
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/Ex-word-XD-GP9700-%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E%E5%A4%A7%E7%94%BB%E9%9D%A2%E6%B6%B2%E6%99%B6%E3%83%A2%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB-%E6%89%8B%E6%9B%B8%E3%81%8D%E3%83%91%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E6%90%AD%E8%BC%89-TTS%E9%9F%B3%E5%A3%B0%E5%AF%BE%E5%BF%9C/dp/B0012WX7HI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1255932695&sr=1-1]http://www.amazon.co.jp/Ex-word-XD-GP9700-%E8%8B%B1%E8%AA%9E%E5%A4%A7%E7%94%BB%E9%9D%A2%E6%B6%B2%E6%99%B6%E3%83%A2%E3%83%87%E3%83%AB-%E6%89%8B%E6%9B%B8%E3%81%8D%E3%83%91%E3%83%8D%E3%83%AB%E6%90%AD%E8%BC%89-TTS%E9%9F%B3%E5%A3%B0%E5%AF%BE%E5%BF%9C/dp/B0012WX7HI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1255932695&sr=1-1[/url]

1. [b]Kanji Learner's Dictionary [/b](for above Electronic dictionary) Casio XS-KD01 電子辞書追加コンテンツソフト XS-KD01 講談社 漢英学習字典 手書き対応
2. Electric dictionary add-on dictionary
3. Kanji dictionary for Kanji-centric lookup (describes Kanji, with lists of words Kanji is used in, meanings, etc)
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/CASIO-%E9%9B%BB%E5%AD%90%E8%BE%9E%E6%9B%B8%E8%BF%BD%E5%8A%A0%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88-XS-KD01-%E6%BC%A2%E8%8B%B1%E5%AD%A6%E7%BF%92%E5%AD%97%E5%85%B8-%E6%89%8B%E6%9B%B8%E3%81%8D%E5%AF%BE%E5%BF%9C/dp/B000U6JZH8/ref=pd_sim_e_4]http://www.amazon.co.jp/CASIO-%E9%9B%BB%E5%AD%90%E8%BE%9E%E6%9B%B8%E8%BF%BD%E5%8A%A0%E3%82%B3%E3%83%B3%E3%83%86%E3%83%B3%E3%83%84%E3%82%BD%E3%83%95%E3%83%88-XS-KD01-%E6%BC%A2%E8%8B%B1%E5%AD%A6%E7%BF%92%E5%AD%97%E5%85%B8-%E6%89%8B%E6%9B%B8%E3%81%8D%E5%AF%BE%E5%BF%9C/dp/B000U6JZH8/ref=pd_sim_e_4[/url]

Also, supplemental books in English:

1. [b]Making Sense of Japanese[/b]
2. Book
3. Book that tries to explain some of the more subtle things in Japanese that learners have a hard time grasping.
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/Making-Sense-Japanese-Textbooks-Kodanshas/dp/4770028024/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255933415&sr=1-1]http://www.amazon.com/Making-Sense-Japanese-Textbooks-Kodanshas/dp/4770028024/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255933415&sr=1-1[/url]

Rikaichan, Firefox plugin

1. [b]Rikaichan[/b]
2. Firefox plugin
3. Mousing over Japanese text shows definition; includes dictionary based on JEDICT
4b. [url=http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/]http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/[/url]

And of course, [b]renshuu.org[/b] :)
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マイコー
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I have all non-internet resources entered (up until this post!). Beta users: check out 'study resources' under community (sorry, but you can't access it from the forums yet, so just jump back into the beta site. Tell me how it looks!
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ダニエル
Level: 397
Couple more that I use that aren't listed:

1. DS陰山メソッド 電脳反復 正しい漢字かきとりくん
2. DS Game
3. Practice for reading + writing of all the 常用漢字
4b. http://www.play-asia.com/paOS-13-71-12f-49-en-70-2c9x.html

1. Essential Kanji: 2,000 Basic Japanese Characters Systematically Arranged For Learning And Reference
2. Dictionary
3. Kanji reference, including readings + stroke order diagrams
4b. http://www.amazon.ca/Essential-Kanji-Characters-Systematically-Reference/dp/0834802228/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1255977425&sr=8-1
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暖
Level: 1
My university uses:
1."Japanese: The Spoken Language" and "Japanese: the Written Language"
2.textbooks
3.beginner to JLPT 3級-ish conversation and writing textbooks, respectively
4b. [url=http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&tag=mozilla-20&index=blended&link_code=qs&field-keywords=japanese the spoken language&sourceid=Mozilla-search]http://www.amazon.com/s?ie=UTF8&field-keywords=japanese the spoken language[/url]
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マイコー
Level: 294
Dan & Daniel, you're resources have been added!
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マイコー
Level: 294
[quote author=nekochan link=topic=576.msg2996#msg2996 date=1255874318]

I use many more online resources. Including http://jisho.org/ (an excellent online dictionary, www.yahoo.jp, and www.readthekanji.com

Hope this helps ^_^
[/quote]

If you don't mind me asking, what do you like about jisho.org that is missing on renshuu's dictionary? I'd much rather you stay here if there was a way I could improve the dictionary :)
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暖
Level: 1
I'm also using these:
1. 日本語能力試験対策　２級文法　ドリル
2. workbook
3. grammar workbook, one of a rather large series
4. [url=http://www.amazon.co.jp/解けば解くほど実践力がアップする日本語能力試験対策2級文法ドリル-遠藤-ゆう子/dp/4384055714/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256106654]http://www.amazon.co.jp/解けば解くほど実践力がアップする日本語能力試験対策2級文法ドリル-遠藤-ゆう子/dp/4384055714/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1256106654[/url]

1. にほんご５００問中級
2. textbook
3. 4-week program, with 文法, 文字 and 語彙
4. [url=http://www.ask-digital.co.jp/product/?tag=にほんご500問]http://www.ask-digital.co.jp/product/?tag=にほんご500問[/url] (number 3 in that list)
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マイコー
Level: 294
added!
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mireille
Level: 1
The listening practice book for Level 3 by Unicom seems to be missing from the list.

1. Unicom JLPT 3 Listening
2. Textbook
3. JLPT 3 Listening Practice
4b http://www.thejapanshop.com/product.php?productid=17410&cat=267&page=1
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Level: 294
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sendaiben
Level: 1
Skritter -SRS for [b]writing [/b]kanji. It's awesome.
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looh
Level: 19
Since the original poster didn't mention what they liked about jisho.org, I thought I'd post my opinions. It easily links together sentences and vocab to the Kanji. Not only that but it displays a lot more information than renshuu currently does (ie Nanori readings, and if you're using Jim Breen's kanjidic then it should already be included after "T1").
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alchymyst
Level: 1
Here's another book to add, in case someone uses it:
Japanese for Everyone. It's a pretty fast-paced textbook. Starts with the basics, but progresses quite quickly. I used it for a while, found it to be pretty decent for my way of studying. Here's a link to amazon:
[url=http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Everyone-Functional-Approach-Communication/dp/4889962344/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260546881&sr=1-2]http://www.amazon.com/Japanese-Everyone-Functional-Approach-Communication/dp/4889962344/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1260546881&sr=1-2[/url]

And yeah, many of the study resources that are published in Japan are super expensive on amazon.com (or unavailable). For people who are in Japan it's obviously cheaper to just get it from amazon.co.jp, for those of us not in Japan, www.thejapanshop.com works pretty well.
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