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Thread: stuff ive learnt from japan Post: stuff ive learnt from japan gfb345 Wrote:I've heard that, "with enough practice", one can get to the point where one can sit seiza basically indefinitely. This never made any physiological sense to me. The problem for me is mo... |
abydos | General discussion | 134 | 25,125 | 2010-07-15, 4:36 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanese Vacation - No Japan Post: Japanese Vacation - No Japan This might be too far away/expensive, but Hawaii has a lot of Japanese culture. For example, in Honolulu, there is a tea hut for tea ceremony (Jakuan), and tea (banquet) house (Natsunoya), museums (Ho... |
abydos | General discussion | 13 | 1,807 | 2010-07-14, 5:23 pm | ||
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Thread: Fantasy and Science Fiction Literature Post: Fantasy and Science Fiction Literature Has anyone mentioned Gene Wolf? I really enjoyed his The Book of the New Sun series. It is full of wonderful byzantine flavored words and allusions. Although I imagine the wouldn't translate well int... |
abydos | Off topic | 60 | 13,950 | 2010-07-01, 5:11 pm | ||
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Thread: How to prioritize - Learning Japanese in Japan. Post: How to prioritize - Learning Japanese in Japan. I think the most important thing you could do in Japan is hang out with Japanese people who speak Japanese (rather than English). You will be forced to learn the language that way and your listening w... |
abydos | General discussion | 9 | 2,250 | 2010-06-26, 8:51 pm | ||
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Thread: Definition of fluency Post: Definition of fluency iSoron Wrote:You can't really say you talk the same language as everyone else if everyone else can easily tell your language apart, can you? You can say you speak something close enough to Japanese, a... |
abydos | General discussion | 70 | 13,046 | 2010-06-04, 6:23 pm | ||
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Thread: Increasing my speaking production Post: Increasing my speaking production Tobberoth, perhaps you are being a little harsh? His wife may also be less than talkative. People communicate is different ways. Perhaps actions they take play a larger part in their communication th... |
abydos | The Japanese language | 32 | 7,099 | 2010-04-29, 8:55 am | ||
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Thread: Handwriting questions Post: Handwriting questions Some answers 1. My Apica School Line notebook is squares about the size of my index finger nail, subdivided into four smaller squares. 2. Most people write on blank paper. It is difficult to find A4... |
abydos | General discussion | 9 | 7,515 | 2010-04-24, 12:51 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese Readers Post: Japanese Readers Ahh, thank you so much for the responses! It really gives a good idea on how to start reading. |
abydos | The Japanese language | 19 | 6,008 | 2010-04-02, 8:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Japanese Readers Post: Japanese Readers I hope I am not repeating a question. If so, I hope someone could kindly link to the thread. But can anyone recommended graded readers in Japanese. I have plenty of bilingual books (meant for Japanese... |
abydos | The Japanese language | 19 | 6,008 | 2010-04-01, 8:43 pm | ||
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Thread: What are the Kanji for Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid? 宮城? Post: What are the Kanji for Mr. Miyagi from Karate Kid?... I think 宮木 is more common as a last name. |
abydos | The Japanese language | 7 | 4,555 | 2010-04-01, 8:39 pm | ||