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    Thread: The claim: Japanese (and other Asians?) people "lack creativity"
Post: The claim: Japanese (and other Asians?) people "la...

SomeCallMeChris Wrote:Creative learning is, "Here's some examples of addition. Here's some examples of multiplication. Let's explore how they might be related. Who has some ideas? Please make a poem o...
dbh2ppa Off topic 51 13,549 2011-12-09, 9:44 am
    Thread: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books
Post: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books

if one were ever to need such a thing, one would be very thankful for the above posts. one may also say, in case some other person may be in need of such a thing (to avoid accidentally doing it of cou...
dbh2ppa Learning resources 277 117,277 2010-09-26, 4:20 pm
    Thread: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books
Post: a totally innocent thread about 日本語 books

not that it has anything to do with this thread but... say one were to stumble upon a zip file (when mistyping a url of course) and that file contained some text files with filenames in some foreign s...
dbh2ppa Learning resources 277 117,277 2010-09-25, 9:09 pm
    Thread: Japan can act like anything is hardcore
Post: Japan can act like anything is hardcore

... but could there ever be anything quite as hardcore as... パン!!!!!!!!!! ... if they can make folding dough seem hardcore, they can do anything. Later in that chapter they keep the judge from eating ...
dbh2ppa Off topic 36 6,475 2010-09-23, 4:11 pm
    Thread: Kanji dependency graph?
Post: Kanji dependency graph?

Extra points if the graph is connected :P That would make an interesting game, actually... "Find a shortest path from 手 to 足" ^.^
dbh2ppa General discussion 3 925 2010-05-07, 3:51 pm
    Thread: WHat do you think about AJATT's commercialization?
Post: WHat do you think about AJATT's commercialization?

deathspi Wrote:()...To me, when people moan about how hard Japanese is, it just looks like a license to throw in the towel when you realize it's harder than French...you can just shrug it off and say ...
dbh2ppa General discussion 142 43,287 2010-04-09, 9:55 am
    Thread: Capturing Japanese subtitles with AGTH
Post: Capturing Japanese subtitles with AGTH

ToasterMage Wrote:and why not just extract the subtitle file using mkvmerge or whatever the tool is called? mkvextract :P
dbh2ppa Learning resources 12 12,062 2010-04-09, 1:08 am
    Thread: There's this girl... (advice needed for asking out a Korean girl)
Post: There's this girl... (advice needed for asking out...

Jarvik7 Wrote:(...) she smokes, she is strongly opposed to any form of drugs, she drinks alcohol socially but not to excess (...) wait... what? anyway, aren't those things that you naturally find out...
dbh2ppa Off topic 28 11,404 2010-04-03, 12:48 pm
    Thread: Forget Brain Age: Researchers Develop Software That Makes You Smarter
Post: Forget Brain Age: Researchers Develop Software Tha...

does anyone have any first-hand anecdotal accounts of positive results with dual n-back training? i ask because the training can get to be a pain, and without reference to it actually working, it's h...
dbh2ppa Off topic 24 6,369 2010-03-25, 10:45 pm
    Thread: Extreme learning methods?
Post: Extreme learning methods?

IceCream Wrote:(...) But on the other hand, you have a ton of different voices and paces to deal with instead of just the pace of the reader in audiobooks. (...) is this not true of good audiobooks as...
dbh2ppa The Japanese language 40 9,713 2010-02-23, 9:55 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thora Wrote:dbh2ppa, くらやみ is correct. I had the same question. Here's what I found: (...) thanks!! i hadn't noticed the "無暗" even though i've read the story over 10 times already (^^'). must pay mor...
dbh2ppa The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,163 2009-12-20, 11:03 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

pm215 Wrote:quincy Wrote:you've got it mixed up, it's 暗やみ or 暗闇. The 暗 is くら not やみ Googling for bits of the quote brings up the aozora text of the story, so if there is a mistake it isn't dbh2ppa's. ...
dbh2ppa The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,163 2009-12-19, 11:59 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

1) having problems with the word くら暗. in the audio version it's read くらやみ, but haven't been able to find any reference to 暗 being read やみ (nor any reference to くら暗 in any dictionary). so, is it read く...
dbh2ppa The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,163 2009-12-17, 3:36 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

from 芥川龍之介's 蜘蛛の糸: やがて御釈迦様はその池のふちに御佇みになって、水の面を蔽っている蓮の葉の間から、ふと下の容子を御覧になりました。 i've got problems with: 間: is it あいだ, かん, ま? I think it's supposed to mean "opening" or "amongst", but the bilingual dictio...
dbh2ppa The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,163 2009-12-11, 11:50 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

a small 漢字fication question... (i might be over-kanjifying though) about the word 或る (ある). (most of) my dictionaries say it's supposed to have the okurigana る, but for some reason my IME (both micros...
dbh2ppa The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,163 2009-12-07, 4:07 pm
    Thread: The Weirdness of Japan
Post: The Weirdness of Japan

And for some reason, Costa Rica is nothing but a jungle filled with monkeys and underaged prostitutes. (Or at least so I would think, given the representations of Costa Rica I've seen in north america...
dbh2ppa General discussion 48 10,287 2009-12-05, 12:44 pm
    Thread: Google Wave Invites
Post: Google Wave Invites

some more invites to offer over here
dbh2ppa Off topic 168 22,136 2009-11-28, 8:39 am
    Thread: What easy popular Anime are there?
Post: What easy popular Anime are there?

nothing could ever be quite as easy as デジモンアドベンチャー, and it was popular for a while (at least where i live) ^^ then again, the only word you'll learn from it is "進化!!!!", which isn't really all that us...
dbh2ppa Learning resources 15 7,868 2009-11-24, 9:31 am
    Thread: Learning how to draw?
Post: Learning how to draw?

if you want to learn how to draw, you're going nowhere. if you want to draw, then do it. do it every day, bring a sketch pad and a pencil with you everywhere, draw everything you see. look at other pe...
dbh2ppa Off topic 31 5,686 2009-11-23, 1:31 pm
    Thread: Kanji Tattoos
Post: Kanji Tattoos

bflatnine Wrote:外人 or if you want it to be longer you could aways write 馬鹿な外人. now, seriously, why would he want to do that? i'd understand if, say, your friend spent the last four years learning japa...
dbh2ppa Off topic 50 19,388 2009-11-19, 4:09 pm
    Thread: 3 questions about EPWING readers
Post: 3 questions about EPWING readers

thank you!!!!!
dbh2ppa Learning resources 7 3,608 2009-11-18, 10:38 pm
    Thread: 3 questions about EPWING readers
Post: 3 questions about EPWING readers

I'm using EBWin on Windows 7, and have the exact same problem as stated on "3". Then again, the IME hasn't been working very well since I installed W7. By the way, are there any EPWING readers for li...
dbh2ppa Learning resources 7 3,608 2009-11-18, 6:49 pm
    Thread: はい/いいえ vs うん/ううん
Post: はい/いいえ vs うん/ううん

I've come to notice that はい and いいえ can't be translated as "yes" and "no", given that they behave differently with negatively-phrased questions, say for example: (do forgive me if the following phrase...
dbh2ppa The Japanese language 11 6,671 2009-11-14, 11:53 pm
    Thread: Survey - Where are you at?
Post: Survey - Where are you at?

1. How many facts (production and recognition are only 1 fact) do you have in your SRS not including RTK? 575 2. What sentences have you and are you putting into your SRS? i usually add sentences fro...
dbh2ppa General discussion 104 20,796 2009-11-11, 1:37 am
    Thread: Whale wars
Post: Whale wars

Jarvik7 Wrote:There is no ethical reason not to eat whale meat (not that it would matter if there was one, ivory is common in Japan for use as inkan). The whales they hunt are not a species at risk of...
dbh2ppa Off topic 226 35,379 2009-11-09, 1:50 pm
    Thread: Finished RTK: The Aftermath, what now?
Post: Finished RTK: The Aftermath, what now?

angerman Wrote:is it just me, or doesn't anki automatically suggest a choice? I usually hit space (what ever anki thinks is the right remembering step) unless I fail in which case I hit 1. so I basica...
dbh2ppa Remembering the Kanji 15 3,624 2009-11-07, 4:44 pm
    Thread: Google Wave Invites
Post: Google Wave Invites

Are there any left? May I have one? mail's dbh2ppa@gmail.com 御願い!
dbh2ppa Off topic 168 22,136 2009-11-05, 11:19 am
    Thread: Continuation of tangent discussion/civil debate about religion thread
Post: Continuation of tangent discussion/civil debate ab...

Let's face it... all the evidence for the big bang was planted by his noodly appendage, to test our faith, or mess with our brains.
dbh2ppa Off topic 465 58,543 2009-11-03, 10:30 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

what's the difference between 「眠く成った」 and 「眠く成って来た」 ? I've seem them both used as "I'm sleepy", but can't figure out how they differ.
dbh2ppa The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,163 2009-10-31, 7:11 pm
    Thread: Which 炊飯器 / rice-cooker?
Post: Which 炊飯器 / rice-cooker?

chamcham Wrote:I'm a big fan of Basmati rice (made from India), even though I'm not Indian or have any interest in Indian culture. (...) Awesome rice. I can't say enough good things about it.... :-) +...
dbh2ppa General discussion 22 11,085 2009-10-30, 11:41 pm