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    Thread: Windows (7) dictionary apps
Post: Windows (7) dictionary apps

By the way, the ctrl + right click doesn't work with webkit apparently. http://www.google.com/support/forum/p/Ch...6dfc&hl=en
thermal Learning resources 23 8,782 2011-01-13, 12:35 am
    Thread: Windows (7) dictionary apps
Post: Windows (7) dictionary apps

Wow, that ctrl + right click thing is great. Can't get the alt/ctrl - right click drill down thing to work in lingoes itself or the ctrl + right click pop ups.. wondering if I am doing something wron...
thermal Learning resources 23 8,782 2011-01-13, 12:07 am
    Thread: Windows (7) dictionary apps
Post: Windows (7) dictionary apps

Also, what is a good epwing reader for windows?
thermal Learning resources 23 8,782 2011-01-12, 9:48 pm
    Thread: Windows (7) dictionary apps
Post: Windows (7) dictionary apps

Ok, Lingoes is not bad. Enter in words and the definitions appear. You can see the index on the left which is nice. There is no click through on words in the definition, so drilling down on words you ...
thermal Learning resources 23 8,782 2011-01-12, 9:46 pm
    Thread: Windows (7) dictionary apps
Post: Windows (7) dictionary apps

Thanks guys. Looks like Kenkyusha's New College Dictionary doesn't have a j-j dictionary which is mainly what I want. I will try lingoes and stardict.
thermal Learning resources 23 8,782 2011-01-12, 9:18 pm
    Thread: Windows (7) dictionary apps
Post: Windows (7) dictionary apps

Hi, I have previously used a mac when studying Japanese which contains an awesome j-j and j-e dictionary. Is there something sexy like this for windows? Or do you need to use epwing?
thermal Learning resources 23 8,782 2011-01-10, 8:49 pm
    Thread: feminine particles
Post: feminine particles

いや、たまにだけで・・・ ;)
thermal The Japanese language 26 7,771 2010-05-18, 6:20 am
    Thread: feminine particles
Post: feminine particles

Roughly I think it's like this かしら - 50+ noun よ・ね - 40+ However this is used by younger women when addressing kids as well. わ - 25+ - This is quite womanly. So you will get young mature girls who w...
thermal The Japanese language 26 7,771 2010-05-16, 7:50 am
    Thread: Rikaichan Monolingual?
Post: Rikaichan Monolingual?

If you have a Mac, you can hold a key combination to get the monolingual dictionary to pop down and give a definition. It stopped working after upgrading from leopard to snow leopard, but maybe that w...
thermal General discussion 37 16,758 2010-05-16, 7:35 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Quote:That usage almost looks like 食べながら? Is this right? Can you use conditionals to provide a sense of doing something over a length of time? It basically means "if you are eating". The い has been dr...
thermal The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,121 2010-05-02, 1:03 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

1. できるだけ means "as much as". Your translation is good, but maybe the second part can be, "but they are unable to fully utilize them". 2. It means something like "to start with". "My parents, my famil...
thermal The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,121 2010-05-02, 12:59 am
    Thread: ようだ、だろう
Post: ようだ、だろう

だろう/でしょう is suggestive and leading. It suggests that something is or will be, but it is the speakers speculation. There is an air of pondering about it. みたい/ようだ is a strong assertion of ones own conc...
thermal The Japanese language 5 1,372 2010-05-01, 10:08 pm
    Thread: Japanese TV on Internet
Post: Japanese TV on Internet

TVants is good http://www.ccants.com/. Use the orange button to download. Make sure the server you use is list.ccants.com LiveStation is ok for a bit of news. JustinTV is good if you like baseball. ...
thermal Learning resources 182 105,110 2010-05-01, 10:52 am
    Thread: The Windows thread
Post: The Windows thread

Thanks for the replies. 1. Thanks, will check out the google one. 2. Great, will check out those. Was hoping to avoid an EPWING reader, but will check em out. (The out of the box os x one is fantasti...
thermal Learning resources 13 2,425 2010-04-17, 7:25 am
    Thread: The Windows thread
Post: The Windows thread

Hi, I recently switched back from mac to windows and I am looking for good software that assists with learning Japanese. Specifically, I am looking for: - Better ways to type Japanese. IME is prett...
thermal Learning resources 13 2,425 2010-04-16, 7:47 pm
    Thread: Windows 7 Japanese native version vs English version running Japanese
Post: Windows 7 Japanese native version vs English versi...

Thanks, that is interesting. Was planning on just 'acquiring' a Japanese version, but think ill buy an English one and switch it over.
thermal Learning resources 19 10,699 2010-03-27, 8:00 am
    Thread: Windows 7 Japanese native version vs English version running Japanese
Post: Windows 7 Japanese native version vs English versi...

Does anyone have either of these OSes? To quote wikipedia: (Note MUI = Multi User Interface, which is means the OS is running a different language than it's default) http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mul...
thermal Learning resources 19 10,699 2010-03-20, 6:45 pm
    Thread: (drum roll) JLPT RESULTS!
Post: (drum roll) JLPT RESULTS!

Passed JLPT1 Writing/Vocab: 58/100 Listening: 73/100 Reading/Grammer: 149/200 Total: 280/400 Which is to say I got the exact passing mark.. :)
thermal JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 50 16,118 2010-03-17, 7:36 am
    Thread: Streamed Japanese Television
Post: Streamed Japanese Television

Anything better than Livestation: http://www.livestation.com/ or Keyhole: http://www.v2p.jp/video/english/index.html ?
thermal General discussion 10 6,174 2010-01-21, 3:40 am
    Thread: Your Very First Day of Learning Japanese
Post: Your Very First Day of Learning Japanese

Some students aren't interested in spending the amount of time it takes to show good results, they just want to have a bit of fun which is fine. I would determine what kind of student you have and the...
thermal General discussion 98 13,959 2010-01-08, 6:20 am
    Thread: Programming and Learning Japanese - Enough time?
Post: Programming and Learning Japanese - Enough time?

I'm a full time programmer who does research at home. I have some suggestions. - Read about coding in Japanese whenever you can. - Listen to Japanese music/podcasts/etc. when you are writing code (a...
thermal General discussion 24 4,617 2010-01-01, 3:27 am
    Thread: Loving My R4
Post: Loving My R4

I spent a lot of time searching for Japanese language related stuff, check out my post here: http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?p...2#pid58332 My personal favorite is: 1361_「うっかり」をなくそう!文章読みトレーニング...
thermal General discussion 63 10,353 2010-01-01, 3:23 am
    Thread: Nintendo DS Games (japanese immersion environment)
Post: Nintendo DS Games (japanese immersion environment)

I strongly recommend Mario and Luigi RPG 2 and 3. They are made to allow both kids and adults to play them, so there there aren't many kanji and explanations are iterated too much, which is good if yo...
thermal General discussion 33 14,752 2010-01-01, 3:18 am
    Thread: AJATT : The dark side
Post: AJATT : The dark side

Hehe, well yes it's a bit of a dramatic title. But anyway, to quote the about page: Quote:Hey! Thanks for visiting! This site is about how you can learn Japanese without taking classes, by having fun...
thermal General discussion 55 12,426 2009-12-13, 3:44 pm
    Thread: AJATT : The dark side
Post: AJATT : The dark side

mezbup, I agree, reading is crucial. I think becoming really natural in a language takes a lot of reading. It's just too easy to space out so much stuff when you are doing listening, but reading forc...
thermal General discussion 55 12,426 2009-12-13, 2:10 am
    Thread: AJATT : The dark side
Post: AJATT : The dark side

Dramatic enough for ya? The general message of Katzumoto and the principle that we follow is to do stuff we like in our target language. From this we come to the idea that we can have fun and get goo...
thermal General discussion 55 12,426 2009-12-12, 9:47 pm
    Thread: Looking for 1級 2009 july exam paper, 2008 + 2006 answer sheet
Post: Looking for 1級 2009 july exam paper, 2008 + 2006 a...

And to answer most of own question 2008 answers: http://jp.hjenglish.com/page/59723/ 2009: Search for 一级 (note it is the Chinese not Japanese character for 級) http://jp.hjenglish.com/ and click on t...
thermal The Japanese language 6 1,427 2009-12-03, 5:47 am
    Thread: Looking for 1級 2009 july exam paper, 2008 + 2006 answer sheet
Post: Looking for 1級 2009 july exam paper, 2008 + 2006 a...

Have most of them from here: http://nihonhacks.com/japanese-language/...lpt-tests/ However 2006 and 2008 are missing the answers and July 2009 aint there. Anyone got em?
thermal The Japanese language 6 1,427 2009-12-03, 5:15 am
    Thread: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?
Post: Saying thanks in Japan; when is it appropriate?

IceCream Wrote:Thermal: thanks :) i'l try those. What about your friends and people like that, what's the usual start to a conversation if you know someone well? If you haven't seen them for a while (...
thermal General discussion 76 12,370 2009-10-31, 5:50 am
    Thread: Poll: Do you want a Japanese forum?
Post: Poll: Do you want a Japanese forum?

bodhisamaya Wrote:I think the thread was titled wrong and so is contributing to the confusion. The question in the poll is: How interested are you in a Japanese forum on kanji.koohii.com ? I would u...
thermal General discussion 31 4,299 2009-10-30, 4:02 am