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Thread: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad) Post: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, ... They told me yesterday that an update for saving flashcard state and exporting stories via csv has been submitted and will be up when approved by Apple. |
torokun | Learning resources | 89 | 52,991 | 2011-05-10, 2:27 am | ||
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Thread: Those who live in Japan: tell me your story Post: Those who live in Japan: tell me your story I'm a lawyer for a US firm. I lived here as a kid for a while and speak fluent Japanese. I just moved back last summer with my family for a change and since I hadn't lived here for a really long tim... |
torokun | General discussion | 17 | 5,180 | 2011-02-07, 8:41 am | ||
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Thread: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread Post: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread At the awesome sushi place I mentioned, apparently the 単価 was about 20k. We went with about 10 people and had his entire course, and some sake and beer. It only came to about 12k per person, so the ... |
torokun | The Japanese language | 72 | 24,982 | 2010-12-22, 3:16 am | ||
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Thread: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread Post: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread oh yeah... ;) I haven't heard that in a long time. |
torokun | The Japanese language | 72 | 24,982 | 2010-12-22, 3:13 am | ||
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Thread: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread Post: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread What is KY? I had not lived here in a long time, and here are some of the things I have picked up lately... 替玉 かえだま A refill of men for your ramen. There's a big place on the main street of akiha... |
torokun | The Japanese language | 72 | 24,982 | 2010-12-22, 12:14 am | ||
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Thread: Chinese Characters: Learn and Remember 2178 characters and meanings Post: Chinese Characters: Learn and Remember 2178 charac... Yes, the more subtle keywordsin heisig are a problem, but not for the reasons mentioned. They're a problem because they are subtle, not because they're complex. This means the distinctions between t... |
torokun | Chinese and Hanzi | 23 | 9,636 | 2010-09-24, 1:19 am | ||
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Thread: Calligraphy 愛敬 or 愛敵 Post: Calligraphy 愛敬 or 愛敵 It is most likely 敬愛. Since it's written from right to left, as a calligraphy the main part would most likely be read right to left when the further text is on the left... But 敬愛 and 愛敬 mean the sam... |
torokun | General discussion | 5 | 1,183 | 2010-09-01, 7:59 pm | ||
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Thread: Confused with FRAME 640 - Ego Post: Confused with FRAME 640 - Ego Heisig is a well-educated guy. Ego means "I" in latin. I think he was getting at the fact that this word is a very old way of saying "I". It basically comes from classical chinese texts, so it's an... |
torokun | Remembering the Kanji | 8 | 1,659 | 2010-08-20, 1:53 am | ||
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Thread: 分かる or わかる？ Post: 分かる or わかる？ It's interesting. I'm with the other guy who said that you just don't see it in hiragana much. I would guess that it's more common in blogs. I can say though, that in Japan I do not see it just in ... |
torokun | General discussion | 29 | 11,484 | 2010-08-20, 1:45 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread A lot of times, the pronunciation changes slightly in speech. なんて呼ばれてるか is the same as なんと呼ばれてるか. you just wouldn't write anything formally that way. |
torokun | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,286 | 2010-08-19, 5:46 am | ||
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Thread: 分かる or わかる？ Post: 分かる or わかる？ What he said. And I would add that わかる just looks weird in most cases. 分かる is the default unless it's more fitting to use 解 or 判. |
torokun | General discussion | 29 | 11,484 | 2010-08-19, 5:40 am | ||
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Thread: Making Out In Japanese Post: Making Out In Japanese It's not girly... It sounds like naMEN jaNE!yo. usually followed by omae or something else... If it actually came to that I would usually say なめんじゃね～!んだよこのやろ。 although it comes out as んにゃろ... the... |
torokun | Learning resources | 134 | 30,016 | 2010-08-18, 1:20 am | ||
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Thread: Balancing Japanese and Korean- Please read detailed dilemma Post: Balancing Japanese and Korean- Please read detaile... Dude. There is no benefit to your going to Korea if it's not in line with what *you want to achieve*. You want to learn Japanese, you don't want your girl to run off with another guy, and you aren't... |
torokun | The Japanese language | 36 | 7,695 | 2010-07-17, 4:22 pm | ||
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Thread: I remember the kanji, but not the stories (at first, that is) Post: I remember the kanji, but not the stories (at firs... The first time I did RTK, with real flashcards, I had the kanji upside down on the back, and small enough so that I didn't have to look at it if I didn't want to... |
torokun | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 1,903 | 2010-07-13, 5:31 pm | ||
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Thread: I remember the kanji, but not the stories (at first, that is) Post: I remember the kanji, but not the stories (at firs... I suggest actually doing something a bit different. Stop actually looking at the kanji when you review -- the other side of your card should just have the story and the list of keywords for the primi... |
torokun | Remembering the Kanji | 9 | 1,903 | 2010-07-12, 11:49 am | ||
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Thread: Stories of amazed Japanese people Post: Stories of amazed Japanese people Just thought I would note that it is possible to surprise and amaze people with the ability to write all the Joyo kanji or more, without being an ass in the slightest. |
torokun | Remembering the Kanji | 57 | 14,409 | 2010-07-08, 2:15 pm | ||
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Thread: Stories of amazed Japanese people Post: Stories of amazed Japanese people I love to hear stories of Japanese people being amazed at post-RTK kanji skillz. I think it would be neat to collect your anecdotes in a thread here, as I've seen a few but they are spread all over, ... |
torokun | Remembering the Kanji | 57 | 14,409 | 2010-07-07, 2:49 pm | ||
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Thread: 1Q84/Haruki Murakami Post: 1Q84/Haruki Murakami Hm. I guess I was expecting something more straightforward from Haruki, since his books are 'popular'. I will suspend my boredom for a while and see where it goes... There have been interesting mom... |
torokun | Learning resources | 42 | 12,885 | 2010-07-06, 2:01 pm | ||
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Thread: 1Q84/Haruki Murakami Post: 1Q84/Haruki Murakami Yeah... I'm not really impressed, but maybe I'll try to continue since it's an easy read and his books are rated so highly... I think I liked the Murakami Ryu books I've read much better, like coin... |
torokun | Learning resources | 42 | 12,885 | 2010-07-02, 5:32 pm | ||
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Thread: 1Q84/Haruki Murakami Post: 1Q84/Haruki Murakami jettyke Wrote:torokun Wrote:old thread, but thought I'd ask... I've read about 160 pages of wind up bird chronicle now in japanese, and it's boring me to tears. _Nothing_ interesting in the slightes... |
torokun | Learning resources | 42 | 12,885 | 2010-07-02, 1:24 pm | ||
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Thread: 1Q84/Haruki Murakami Post: 1Q84/Haruki Murakami old thread, but thought I'd ask... I've read about 160 pages of wind up bird chronicle now in japanese, and it's boring me to tears. _Nothing_ interesting in the slightest has happened, except for t... |
torokun | Learning resources | 42 | 12,885 | 2010-07-02, 12:44 pm | ||
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Thread: Which wordtank should I get? Post: Which wordtank should I get? I have used wordtanks ever since the 80's. I guess you could use an iphone now or something similar, but there are still some benefits to a good denshijisho. I have one that is discontinued, but it'... |
torokun | General discussion | 10 | 8,069 | 2010-07-01, 3:59 pm | ||
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Thread: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 Post: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 @Thora Yep, there are interesting options. It is tough to get the lay of the land from afar though -- even though I speak Japanese, I haven't been back since 2000, and haven't lived there permanentl... |
torokun | Off topic | 115 | 33,088 | 2010-06-29, 6:29 pm | ||
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Thread: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 Post: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 masaman Wrote:I find American ones more powerful for sure, but Japanese ones are more delicate and don't damage clothes as much. I don't wear fancy and most of my clothes are like jeans and T shirts s... |
torokun | Off topic | 115 | 33,088 | 2010-06-29, 12:20 pm | ||
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Thread: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 Post: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 masaman Wrote:Well I guess the word "Expats" is the key here. Japanese expats who go to NY don't demand a 2 bedroom apartment in Manhattan furnished all Japanese style with ウォッシュレット, Japanese style ba... |
torokun | Off topic | 115 | 33,088 | 2010-06-29, 11:50 am | ||
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Thread: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 Post: The World’s Most Expensive Cities 2010 Wow. You guys must all be in college or something. Having a family is an entirely different ballgame. I have a wife and 1, soon to be 2 kids. My son has to go to school, and there is no way I'm ... |
torokun | Off topic | 115 | 33,088 | 2010-06-29, 10:58 am | ||
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Thread: I understand these sentences, but they make no sense (to me). Post: I understand these sentences, but they make no sen... 髪を切る They basically just leave out that detail. It's like you cut your hair by using someone else. For example, we say "I fixed my car" even when you just hired someone to do it. お湯を沸かす We say "... |
torokun | The Japanese language | 14 | 2,971 | 2009-12-28, 11:21 am | ||
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Thread: Loving My R4 Post: Loving My R4 If you are smart enough to hack stuff, you are smart enough to know that taking things for free is wrong when people have worked to create them and are trying to sell the results of their labor. On... |
torokun | General discussion | 63 | 10,354 | 2009-12-28, 11:08 am | ||