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Thread: An AKB48 Thread Post: An AKB48 Thread vix86 Wrote:IceCream Wrote:I'm gonna prescribe you everything charlie brooker has ever made, e.g. "How TV ruined your life" [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCfSHuZtS...plpp_video] and Adam Curt... |
kusterdu | Off topic | 273 | 43,624 | 2012-03-17, 4:07 pm | ||
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Thread: An AKB48 Thread Post: An AKB48 Thread IceCream Wrote:I'm gonna prescribe you everything charlie brooker has ever made, e.g. "How TV ruined your life" [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MCfSHuZtS...plpp_video] and Adam Curtis' "the cen... |
kusterdu | Off topic | 273 | 43,624 | 2012-03-17, 5:59 am | ||
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Thread: Ateji? Post: Ateji? 当て字 has a pretty broad meaning; it doesn't just mean "special readings" as sometimes the kanji are read with their normal readings. Basically when kanji are selected and used for a particular word th... |
kusterdu | Remembering the Kanji | 3 | 1,779 | 2012-03-14, 2:26 am | ||
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Thread: An AKB48 Thread Post: An AKB48 Thread zigmonty Wrote:It is what it is, and you'd have to be horribly naive to not understand how, well lets be frank, pretty much every straight guy is going to react to it. With disgust and self-loathing? |
kusterdu | Off topic | 273 | 43,624 | 2012-03-13, 9:02 pm | ||
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Thread: Audio flashcards help Post: Audio flashcards help OK, I admit that I am shamelessly necroposting. I am totally confused about adding audio from Jim Breen to anki. I generally try to find information on the forum before posting a question. This is ... |
kusterdu | General discussion | 5 | 1,549 | 2012-03-13, 3:42 am | ||
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Thread: Pitch accent - how to get better at it? Post: Pitch accent - how to get better at it? @Javizy I looked at your posts again, and I was wondering: are you studying core 6000 and a vocabulary deck you've made at the same time? Sorry, if this seems like a stupid question, but I can be a b... |
kusterdu | The Japanese language | 46 | 7,556 | 2012-03-13, 1:22 am | ||
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Thread: Getting study materials in Japan Post: Getting study materials in Japan Also, it's amazing how serious a thread about study materials has gotten within the first page. |
kusterdu | Learning resources | 28 | 4,078 | 2012-03-11, 6:52 am | ||
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Thread: Getting study materials in Japan Post: Getting study materials in Japan HonyakuJoshua Wrote:zigmonty Wrote:HonyakuJoshua Wrote:More sickening than the rape of prisoners in Iraq? More sickening than the half century long abuse of children in western catholic schools? More ... |
kusterdu | Learning resources | 28 | 4,078 | 2012-03-11, 6:50 am | ||
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Thread: Pitch accent - how to get better at it? Post: Pitch accent - how to get better at it? Zorlee Wrote:Sounds really interesting, Javizy! Do you do whole sentences or single words? Since the accent of a word changes based on the sentence structure, I'm interested in hearing how you tackle ... |
kusterdu | The Japanese language | 46 | 7,556 | 2012-03-10, 10:04 am | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? pervygoat Wrote:I read all the comments, thanks guys Hows the maid cafes over there? where the girls call you master and draw hearts with ketchup on your eggs? I thought the food was kind of gross. ... |
kusterdu | General discussion | 119 | 21,847 | 2012-03-05, 12:46 am | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Irixmark Wrote:vix86 Wrote:caivano Wrote:I think the way society treats the role of women in Japan is a huge factor in a lot of Japan's problems, economically and socially. If a country is underutilis... |
kusterdu | General discussion | 119 | 21,847 | 2012-03-01, 4:14 am | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Inny Jan Wrote:kainzero Wrote:the puns are strong with this one... LOL, that's the best pan I've heard ever, no need to SRS it. It sounds like you guys are trying to take a swipe at me, but I honestly... |
kusterdu | General discussion | 119 | 21,847 | 2012-03-01, 2:09 am | ||
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Thread: Philosophy question (I won't bite ^^) Post: Philosophy question (I won't bite ^^) Thora Wrote:I couldn't help but wonder if there aren't some parallels in Buddhist ideas of oneness and selflessless? I enjoyed the book b/c I don't have the time or the ability (I struggled with stuf... |
kusterdu | Off topic | 30 | 5,517 | 2012-03-01, 2:04 am | ||
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Thread: 2011 JLPT study thread Post: 2011 JLPT study thread Zorlee Wrote:radical_tyro Wrote:congrats... that's damn impressive! how have you been studying? I actually made a thread about my study-method (nothing fancy) a while ago. Check it out if you're inter... |
kusterdu | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 506 | 139,930 | 2012-02-29, 4:06 am | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Tzadeck Wrote:ta12121 Wrote:julianjalapeno Wrote:安心 the last part said 心？ Man the font gave me a completely different kanji then what I thought it was. I got the first part but the last part. Guess it... |
kusterdu | General discussion | 119 | 21,847 | 2012-02-29, 1:47 am | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? It's funny to watch the progression of this thread: attempted derail, attempted derail, thread sliding off track, getting back on track, DERAILED! |
kusterdu | General discussion | 119 | 21,847 | 2012-02-28, 12:04 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese Non-Fiction Reading Recommendation? Post: Japanese Non-Fiction Reading Recommendation? I really enjoyed the book 漢字と日本人 by 高島俊男. It is about the history of kanji in Japan. Now that may not sound very interesting, but the great thing about this book is that the author's distinct voice ... |
kusterdu | General discussion | 6 | 2,088 | 2012-02-26, 2:26 pm | ||
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Thread: Let's read the 百人一首 Post: Let's read the 百人一首 buonaparte, did you go to a Jesuit school by any chance? |
kusterdu | The Japanese language | 103 | 38,663 | 2012-02-26, 5:48 am | ||
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Thread: Let's read the 百人一首 Post: Let's read the 百人一首 I don't know why you think interest is dropping. This is a very interesting thread, and I hope you will keep posting. |
kusterdu | The Japanese language | 103 | 38,663 | 2012-02-26, 2:00 am | ||
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Thread: This guy = the man Post: This guy = the man That's odd that his Afrikaans would be almost native-live but his Dutch would be a little "off." I thought they were closely related languages. |
kusterdu | Off topic | 112 | 19,942 | 2012-02-25, 4:17 pm | ||
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Thread: Kanji comprised of 虫 and 巤 Post: Kanji comprised of 虫 and 巤 yudantaiteki Wrote:And actually because of the continuing confusion over whether non-Joyo kanji should be simplified or not, seeing 蠟燭 is not all that uncommon. (If it were up to me they'd just stick... |
kusterdu | The Japanese language | 11 | 1,886 | 2012-02-25, 4:46 am | ||
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Thread: 2011 JLPT study thread Post: 2011 JLPT study thread nadiatims Wrote:in other words it's only 55.55%. In a test where you'll get 25% just by guessing, so to grab that extra 30% and pass you only need to correct about the remaining 75% of the test less t... |
kusterdu | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 506 | 139,930 | 2012-02-25, 3:49 am | ||
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Thread: Words used to make compound verbs e.g ～直す、 ～得る！ Post: Words used to make compound verbs e.g ～直す、 ～得る！ It seems like compound verbs appear a lot in definitions in Japanese dictionaries. It used to bother me because those verbs didn't have their own dictionary entries, and they kind of just looked made... |
kusterdu | The Japanese language | 5 | 3,263 | 2012-02-25, 3:44 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread It seems odd that there is a comma there, as I think "納税証明書" would make perfect sense. |
kusterdu | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,356 | 2012-02-23, 6:06 am | ||
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Thread: This guy = the man Post: This guy = the man I've heard other people complain about unimpressive polyglots, but who are you thinking of in particular? Is there anybody besides Moses McCormick that you're impressed with? |
kusterdu | Off topic | 112 | 19,942 | 2012-02-23, 5:58 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread This may best be answered by yudantaiteki, but I would appreciate help from anyone who could offer it. In chapter 235 of 徒然草, the following sentence appears: 我等が心に念々のほしきままに来たり浮かぶも、心といふもののなきにやあらん。Whil... |
kusterdu | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,356 | 2012-02-23, 5:06 am | ||
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Thread: This guy = the man Post: This guy = the man Inny Jan Wrote:kusterdu Wrote:What is a transatlantic guy? http://www.thefreedictionary.com/transatlantic Thanks! I admit, I was being a bit lazy. It's interesting that the main cultural divide seem... |
kusterdu | Off topic | 112 | 19,942 | 2012-02-23, 3:26 am | ||
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Thread: This guy = the man Post: This guy = the man Inny Jan Wrote:HonyakuJoshua Wrote:I think what Rawlings did was impressive, just not impressive enough to call him "the man". Take it easy man, transatlantic guys tend to go "ohh, ahh" more often tha... |
kusterdu | Off topic | 112 | 19,942 | 2012-02-23, 1:49 am | ||
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Thread: Better keyword for 彳? Post: Better keyword for 彳? I finished RTK 1 a long time ago, but I have to agree that this was one of the least vivid primitives. I also don't understand why Heisig assigned three keywords to it -- all of them equally vague. |
kusterdu | Remembering the Kanji | 6 | 1,148 | 2012-02-19, 12:56 am | ||
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Thread: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Post: Has anyone NOT studied grammar and succeeded? Zgarbas Wrote:People who say kids don't have to learn grammar to know their native tongue confuse me. Didn't everyone have grammar lessons in primary school? I think you're confusing categories. |
kusterdu | Learning resources | 101 | 17,438 | 2012-02-18, 6:36 pm | ||
