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    Thread: Opinion on possible Japanese iphone/ipad app
Post: Opinion on possible Japanese iphone/ipad app

I didn't know I could get the core 6k on my iPhone with audio, that would be awesome. How do I do that? Maybe I'll make some sort of game for learning Japanese. I'm just starting to learn iPhone deve...
Spines11 General discussion 3 1,464 2011-10-26, 8:56 pm
    Thread: Opinion on possible Japanese iphone/ipad app
Post: Opinion on possible Japanese iphone/ipad app

I'm thinking about making an iphone app for learning/remembering Japanese vocabulary. Basically it would have about 1000 of the most common Japanese words, each with a picture to go with it, and possi...
Spines11 General discussion 3 1,464 2011-10-26, 8:28 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

This japanese person on facebook writes "なう" after almost everything she says. Even is she speaks english she'll be like "flight delayed なう". What does it mean? I thought maybe it meant "now", but ...
Spines11 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,438 2010-06-29, 9:51 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

In shows I hear people say something like "chiaki no baka!", where they say the person's name and then "no baka" to call them stupid. What grammar is this? Seems like the possessive no particle, but...
Spines11 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,438 2010-04-27, 12:11 pm
    Thread: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?
Post: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?

@ruiner - I'm thinking more than 40, but I'm not completely sure... Does anyone know if most people that apply for a student visa to go to a Japanese language school get accepted?
Spines11 General discussion 20 7,884 2010-03-15, 1:18 pm
    Thread: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?
Post: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?

I searched the web about Japanese language schools and the ones I've come across all seem pretty intense, like 4 hours every weekday. Anyone know if there are more relaxed ones, but still offer a vis...
Spines11 General discussion 20 7,884 2010-03-15, 12:58 pm
    Thread: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?
Post: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?

The Japanese language school thing seems like a good idea :), and you don't have to be that rich to do it, just be able to afford the school and living expenses.
Spines11 General discussion 20 7,884 2010-03-15, 12:48 pm
    Thread: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?
Post: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?

Well, I don't necessarily mean just buy a visa. Like maybe a good immigration lawyer could figure something out. Apparently there is an investor/Business Manager visa. Maybe if you were rich you...
Spines11 General discussion 20 7,884 2010-03-15, 11:34 am
    Thread: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?
Post: Could I get a Visa to Japan if I was rich?

I'm not rich, but I was wondering if I was rich, would it be pretty easy to get a visa to japan? For example if someone were fine with spending $100K to get a visa that would let them stay a coup...
Spines11 General discussion 20 7,884 2010-03-15, 11:23 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

So what exactly does that mean? matte tells someone to wait, but mattete tells someone to be in the state of waiting? I don't understand when to use mattete vs matte.
Spines11 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,438 2010-03-09, 1:00 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

In dramas I have sometimes heard people add an extra te after the te form of a verb. Like they will say "mattete", telling someone to wait. Or they will say "suwattete", telling someone to sit. Why...
Spines11 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,438 2010-03-09, 12:18 am
    Thread: Kanji Coverage Percent
Post: Kanji Coverage Percent

@Evil_Dragon: What are a few of the kanji it didn't recognize?
Spines11 General discussion 23 7,278 2010-02-27, 1:27 pm
    Thread: Kanji Coverage Percent
Post: Kanji Coverage Percent

Thanks. I actually made that change back in December, did you have Javascript disabled? BTW, if anyone finds any bugs let me know :)
Spines11 General discussion 23 7,278 2010-02-26, 10:42 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thanks Tobberoth!
Spines11 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,438 2010-02-20, 8:57 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm confused about the end of this sentence: だって「赤ちゃん言葉」って言う単語わからなかったんですもん ^_^ What is the purpose of the もん after です?
Spines11 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,438 2010-02-20, 8:42 pm
    Thread: Kanji frequency analysis in Wikipedia
Post: Kanji frequency analysis in Wikipedia

Also, I made this tool a while back to figure out your "Kanji coverage Percent" - http://answercowapp.appspot.com/app/kanjicoverage/index It is based off the Kanji frequencies in Wikipedia.
Spines11 The Japanese language 21 12,412 2010-02-20, 8:37 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Yea, the original sentence had an English sentence before the みたくすればよかったですね. So she probably meant its good if she does it like the preceding English sentence. Thanks for the help Magamo.
Spines11 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,438 2010-02-17, 6:22 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

On lang-8 someone said to me - みたくすればよかったですね^_^ . I couldn't figure out what it meant. Anyone know what this means?
Spines11 The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,438 2010-02-17, 3:53 pm
    Thread: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing
Post: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing

I also like it when users write in Japanese and English. That way I can be learning Japanese while correcting their English, and also I can figure out what exactly they were trying to say. I wonder ...
Spines11 General discussion 55 12,780 2010-02-16, 3:59 pm
    Thread: Requirements to live in japan for a year
Post: Requirements to live in japan for a year

Do I need to work for someone else in Japan to get a work visa? Or could I get a work visa and continue being self employed and doing my internet business from japan? Would a US tax statement be eno...
Spines11 General discussion 25 11,468 2009-12-31, 10:12 am
    Thread: Requirements to live in japan for a year
Post: Requirements to live in japan for a year

Thanks for your help!
Spines11 General discussion 25 11,468 2009-12-31, 1:17 am
    Thread: Requirements to live in japan for a year
Post: Requirements to live in japan for a year

Thanks owenjd, If I come I would probably be interested in studying some form of martial arts. Are your calligraphy lessons private lessons? Is that why its so expensive? Do you know if there are opt...
Spines11 General discussion 25 11,468 2009-12-31, 12:36 am
    Thread: Requirements to live in japan for a year
Post: Requirements to live in japan for a year

Thanks for the response. I did some digging, and apparently there is something called a "Cultural Activities Visa" (http://ydjapanwiki.pbworks.com/Visas%20-...ies%20Visa), and for this you need to be...
Spines11 General discussion 25 11,468 2009-12-30, 11:56 pm
    Thread: Requirements to live in japan for a year
Post: Requirements to live in japan for a year

What do I need to get in order to be allowed to live in Japan for a year? Do I need some sort of visa? And how hard are they to get? I wouldn't plan on working over there, as I have my own internet ...
Spines11 General discussion 25 11,468 2009-12-30, 9:55 pm
    Thread: Apps for iPod Touch
Post: Apps for iPod Touch

The Smart.fm app is pretty good, but they won't have example sentence support until a later update. I also use Kotoba! and I use Safari to do my RTK reviews a lot of the time.
Spines11 Learning resources 128 54,995 2009-12-19, 9:56 am
    Thread: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ!
Post: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ!

yay, i tried all over again and it worked this time :)
Spines11 General discussion 124 16,060 2009-12-09, 8:33 pm
    Thread: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ!
Post: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ!

ahh i cant get it to work, I got all the cue/bin files, and they mounted with daemon tools fine, and I was able to convert the cue/bin to iso with imgburn. ImgBurn popped up a msg saying "ISO is not...
Spines11 General discussion 124 16,060 2009-12-09, 8:21 pm
    Thread: Kanji Coverage Percent
Post: Kanji Coverage Percent

@Daichi: Good suggestions! I made the first change, and for the second change i just made it so you never actually leave the page, the results are just updated on the page. @Nukemarine: I totally ag...
Spines11 General discussion 23 7,278 2009-12-09, 6:32 pm
    Thread: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ!
Post: 日本語でFF8をやっていますよ!

Hey Mezbup, I'm going through FF7 in Japanese right now and wanna do FF8 next but couldn't figure out how after more than an hour of googling. Can you email me at Spines11@msn.com with info? :)
Spines11 General discussion 124 16,060 2009-12-09, 2:40 am
    Thread: Kanji Coverage Percent
Post: Kanji Coverage Percent

I did the first 900 heisig kanji in order, but I got anxious to be able to actually read stuff, so now I'm doing something similar to rtk lite (http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?tid=993) I'm at ...
Spines11 General discussion 23 7,278 2009-12-09, 2:08 am