Search Results

Post Author Forum Replies Views Posted [asc]
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Yes! Thank you very much!
FoxintheStars The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,865 2010-12-29, 11:29 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

綺譚, pronounced きたん This is from the title of a sci-fi manga story, "モルヒネ綺譚"; I get the "morphine" part, but can't find the second word anywhere... ETA: Okay, I found 綺談 pronounced きだん and meaning "f...
FoxintheStars The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,865 2010-12-29, 11:12 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Looking at it again, someone was doing kamishibai for them in the previous paragraph, so I'm sure now it's clapping; somehow the connection had escaped me... The boy was nervous, too, so I had though...
FoxintheStars The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,865 2010-07-24, 11:53 pm
    Thread: Sasuga bookstore closed?
Post: Sasuga bookstore closed?

I ordered from them years ago and was just in the last few days looking for US sources for Japanese books (living very far from any physical locations). I was so sad to see them go...
FoxintheStars The Japanese language 10 5,539 2010-07-24, 7:38 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm translating a Japanese children's book I happened to have for practice, and ran into 手をたたく (叩く I assume; the book is mostly hiragana); my dictionaries give different meanings for 叩く, but can that ...
FoxintheStars The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,865 2010-07-24, 7:27 pm