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    Thread: E-Book (PDFs) Viewer w/ "rikai-chan" function for tablets/smartphones?
Post: E-Book (PDFs) Viewer w/ "rikai-chan" function for ...

Fellows tablets/smartphones users, I would like to know if there is already any solution for this: - is it possible to view PDF files with quick access to "rikai-chan"-like functions, i.e. instant ...
orikosan Learning resources 7 4,734 2010-11-25, 2:31 am
    Thread: Today I Learned... Thread
Post: Today I Learned... Thread

Today I learned that ta12121 said that kazelee said that Smackle thinks no one loves her...
orikosan Off topic 71 9,146 2010-05-06, 9:25 pm
    Thread: Basic English that I learned today.
Post: Basic English that I learned today.

blackmacros Wrote:captal Wrote:In Australia they say "unpack the dishwasher" instead of unload. Creepy. Where abouts? Not where I'm from (Perth and Melbourne). I always unload my dishwasher. In the US...
orikosan Off topic 45 7,039 2010-03-15, 9:33 pm
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

Musashi Wrote:orikosan Wrote:goddam Brazilians... they are everywhere... Where?! I don't see no bonita's, linda's and gostooooosa's! (apparently you have to stress the 'oooooosa' in gostosa I've been ...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-22, 9:06 am
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

Yonosa Wrote:Musashi Wrote:Don't assume automatically, 11 years have past already, you don't learn the things the same way as before because you got older. I'm not saying things like memory loss or so...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-22, 6:12 am
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

danieldesu Wrote:Your mom is a boa tarde. My mom is a "good afternoon"? That's intriguing... I supose yours is more like a "good 'night'" type, then... :cool:
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-22, 2:44 am
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

but my English is just a little bit better than the rest, than I could care less. I just want native university level ability in the 3 languages. You said it all. That's what we all want: be FLUENT i...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-21, 10:52 pm
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

But I split my languages halfway through my cognitive development so I dont understand how this applies? I consciously changed my thinking into english at first , I remember doing that as I was learni...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-21, 10:44 pm
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

avparker Will I ever stop thinking primarily in English? I don't think so. Will I ever be able to truly think in Japanese? I'm not sure. If you work hard, for sure you can become able to think in J...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-21, 10:40 pm
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

Thora Wrote:orikosan Wrote:Sorry, I didn't make myself clear at a point. The meaning was perfectly clear. It's also difficult to imagine anyone finding reason to disagree. (Perhaps Yonoso simply misun...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-21, 10:30 pm
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

vosmiura Wrote:Yeah I'm pretty sure it's an age thing. If you learn a new language when young or teens and live in that language through to adulthood you will know that language better than your L1 -...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-21, 9:27 pm
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

But if you are implying that even if I lived in China or Japan for ten years I wouldn't reach their native level fluency, then I feel almost as if you are implying that I am an imbecile... People ar...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-21, 9:12 pm
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

Sorry, I didn't make myself clear at a point. When I say "the mother tongue will always be special", I don't mean "afectively". I merely meant it will always be in a special "LEVEL". In other words, ...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-21, 8:23 pm
    Thread: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and what was your method?
Post: Is anyone here Fluent? How long did it take, and w...

I consider myself fluent, although still pretty far from what I consider to be "enough"... [for example, I still can't watch the news and understand 100%... maybe something around 70-80%, most of the ...
orikosan General discussion 166 22,404 2009-07-21, 7:08 pm
    Thread: New Kanken
Post: New Kanken

As most of you guys may know, the tradition Kanken has been the center of a big polemic here in Japan, due to the fact that its organization, in spite of been registred as a "non-profit corporation", ...
orikosan JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 2 1,443 2009-07-21, 6:29 am
    Thread: New Kanken
Post: New Kanken

Man, the links you posted are broken. This the link for website of the "New Kanken" - "Shin Kanken": http://www.shinkanken.com/ The official name is: 日本漢字習熟度検定機構 (something like Organization for Cer...
orikosan JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 2 1,443 2009-07-21, 6:12 am