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    Thread: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool
Post: cb's Japanese Text Analysis Tool

Hey CB, Thanks for the amazing tool. Quick question about mecab and other parsers. I have need of a parser made with the life science dictionary http://lsd.pharm.kyoto-u.ac.jp/en/servic...index....
jaystarkey Learning resources 125 56,033 2013-11-12, 2:36 am
    Thread: Katakana/Hiragana Sounds as Files?
Post: Katakana/Hiragana Sounds as Files?

Anyone have all of the possible Japanese phonemes as audio files? I'm working on this but cutting hundreds of larger sound files into smaller ones... kind of a drag. I'd like everything from あ to ぴゃ...
jaystarkey Learning resources 4 1,606 2013-06-09, 5:26 pm
    Thread: EPWING - Extract Audio
Post: EPWING - Extract Audio

Eons ago I was able to extract audio from an compressed EPWING file (.ebz). I don't remember, however, how exactly I was able to do that. I tried ebshrink and the expand command, which gave me a dec...
jaystarkey Learning resources 0 657 2013-06-09, 3:11 pm
    Thread: Characterizer for Chrome
Post: Characterizer for Chrome

lauri_ranta Wrote:Chrome crashes every time I try to install characterizer (OS X 10.8.2 / 24.0.1312.57). Should I send you a crash report or something? Sorry you're having install difficulty. Extensiv...
jaystarkey General discussion 8 2,739 2013-02-10, 3:38 pm
    Thread: Characterizer for Chrome
Post: Characterizer for Chrome

For those interested, Characterizer for Chrome is available now: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detai...jbnnbkioig It includes an RTK profile so you can practice even while you are using the web ...
jaystarkey General discussion 8 2,739 2013-02-09, 11:07 pm
    Thread: New Site: Fixoodle.com
Post: New Site: Fixoodle.com

HI all, Thanks for the thoughts and feedback. I graduated from the IUC in Yokohama a few years back (was there as a Blakemore fellow) and am now pursuing other interests. I created Fixoodle becau...
jaystarkey Learning resources 8 4,318 2011-05-20, 11:49 pm
    Thread: New Site: Fixoodle.com
Post: New Site: Fixoodle.com

Hi all, I invite you to a new site (I asked Fabrice for permission to post about it here). http://www.fixoodle.com I like the basic idea of social language correction. In fact, I've dreamed about...
jaystarkey Learning resources 8 4,318 2011-05-18, 8:27 pm
    Thread: Characterizer(Kanjilish) New Version
Post: Characterizer(Kanjilish) New Version

Just a quick message to let you know that a new version of Characterizer (formerly known as Kanjilish) is out for Firefox - a lot of people have been interested in knowing when a new version would be ...
jaystarkey Learning resources 4 4,054 2010-11-22, 12:20 am
    Thread: FireFox Extension Kanjilish turns Characterizer
Post: FireFox Extension Kanjilish turns Characterizer

I recently changed the name to Characterizer (since it now supports Chinese, too, I thought it more fitting). I didn't realize there was such lively debate over Kanjilish: http://forum.koohii.com/sho...
jaystarkey General discussion 2 2,399 2009-08-18, 12:54 am
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...

I just found this post randomly while looking for something else, and have to say, this is so awesome that I can't stand it! I had seen "toki wo kakeru shojo" before (actually, I rented it and watche...
jaystarkey Learning resources 1,039 387,018 2009-02-16, 12:05 am
    Thread: Getting Help From Native Speakers
Post: Getting Help From Native Speakers

Isn't it cool how easy it is to make friends - amazing how reciprocation works. I have no affiliation with Lang-8 by the way, I just think it is cool.
jaystarkey Learning resources 15 3,265 2008-12-02, 8:33 am
    Thread: Getting Help From Native Speakers
Post: Getting Help From Native Speakers

Just wanted to resurrect this post for those of you who haven't heard about Lang-8. It now has over 20,000 users, and the two largest groups are English speakers and Japanese speakers, although other...
jaystarkey Learning resources 15 3,265 2008-11-30, 10:02 pm
    Thread: Question about this sentence
Post: Question about this sentence

This is getting back to the original post. If you ever need help with a sentence, I recommend Lang-8. Native speakers are ready and willing to help. Here is a link to a forum for asking natives que...
jaystarkey General discussion 148 29,129 2008-11-30, 9:46 pm
    Thread: Rikaichan - Weird Popup Positioning
Post: Rikaichan - Weird Popup Positioning

Thanks - that was helpful. Even if it doesn't position correctly, at least I can see down below!
jaystarkey Learning resources 4 1,614 2008-10-22, 7:56 am
    Thread: Rikaichan - Weird Popup Positioning
Post: Rikaichan - Weird Popup Positioning

I figure that most people on these forums use Rikaichan... Has anyone every had a problem where rikaichan popup opens over the mouse - so you can't read the word you are hovering over? This has neve...
jaystarkey Learning resources 4 1,614 2008-10-20, 9:42 pm
    Thread: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing
Post: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing

Another review I just noticed: http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/e...918a1.html
jaystarkey General discussion 55 12,769 2008-07-14, 4:10 am
    Thread: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing
Post: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing

fluxcapacitor Wrote:johnzep Wrote:I also found this site today...I think I'm gonna start using it to add audio to some of my lang-8 entries http://voon.jp/ It would be pretty cool to have Japanese pe...
jaystarkey General discussion 55 12,769 2008-07-13, 9:50 pm
    Thread: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing
Post: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing

If anybody is advanced enough to start writing some short essays on a topic, a group of us are probably going to start... see the group mentioned above for details. And there are more native Japanese...
jaystarkey General discussion 55 12,769 2008-07-13, 9:09 am
    Thread: Pitch accent
Post: Pitch accent

I saw two books on this subject at Yurindo bookstore at Yokohama station. They are for Japanese teachers and come with CDs and are completely in Japanese. They use the line method to show correct ac...
jaystarkey General discussion 127 33,824 2008-07-13, 9:05 am
    Thread: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing
Post: Lang-8, Best Place to Practice Japanese Writing

Lang-8 is now reaching a critical mass. It is super easy to post sentences, short stories, etc. in Japanese and get corrections with a quick turnaround. You can also post questions to natives fluent...
jaystarkey General discussion 55 12,769 2008-07-11, 9:21 pm
    Thread: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game
Post: Learn Japanese kanji and vocab with RPG video game

I used to search like mad for games to learn Japanese. I eventually gave up. Here are the two points as to why: 1) Just as a matter of the time it takes to learn, flash cards (e.g. Anki, etc) are a...
jaystarkey Learning resources 36 29,680 2008-07-11, 8:42 pm
    Thread: Eventually, you have NO CHOICE but to learn Japanese
Post: Eventually, you have NO CHOICE but to learn Japane...

mystes Wrote:jaystarkey Wrote:I get depressed because every day there is a new word that I've never heard. Surely if you really considered the existence of words you didn't know something to be depres...
jaystarkey General discussion 58 8,438 2008-07-11, 8:22 pm
    Thread: Eventually, you have NO CHOICE but to learn Japanese
Post: Eventually, you have NO CHOICE but to learn Japane...

I have around 30,000 cards in my Anki deck, but only around 15000 actual data items. Mostly that is from words I've studied over the years, my kanji study from the past year (finally made it through ...
jaystarkey General discussion 58 8,438 2008-07-10, 10:18 am
    Thread: Practice Kanji While Reading English - New Version of Kanjilish
Post: Practice Kanji While Reading English - New Version...

Good news! The extension has been moved out of the "experimental" area, and into the mainstream area. Now you don't have to login for download (although a positive review if you find it helpful is s...
jaystarkey Learning resources 24 5,387 2008-07-07, 10:48 pm
    Thread: Other online resources or books similar to RtK ?
Post: Other online resources or books similar to RtK ?

This is the only other one I'm really aware of, along with the kanji add-on for Facebook. http://www.kanjicafe.com/icemocha.htm http://www.facebook.com/apps/application...5132078849
jaystarkey Learning resources 23 4,336 2008-07-05, 7:35 am
    Thread: Getting Help From Native Speakers
Post: Getting Help From Native Speakers

I liked the site so much that I volunteered to translate some of the weird English of the interface - it isn't perfect, but it is better than it was. So, I happen to know the owner, and that he resid...
jaystarkey Learning resources 15 3,265 2008-07-01, 9:17 am
    Thread: Practice Kanji While Reading English - New Version of Kanjilish
Post: Practice Kanji While Reading English - New Version...

lazar Wrote:Ok, So how exactly do I make it so that it shows only kanji I've learned so far? I opened the sample.xml and honestly, I have no idea what I'm doing haha :/ Put <!-- Before the kanji...
jaystarkey Learning resources 24 5,387 2008-06-29, 10:30 am
    Thread: Practice Kanji While Reading English - New Version of Kanjilish
Post: Practice Kanji While Reading English - New Version...

liosama Wrote:Wont this get you too used to kanji to keyword rather than keyword to kanji? I wondered the same thing, but so far, so good. Of course, non-RTK profiles don't have this problem as much ...
jaystarkey Learning resources 24 5,387 2008-06-29, 10:26 am
    Thread: Sound Files - Another Approach
Post: Sound Files - Another Approach

My method: 1) Name the sound files as the transcription of what is being said. 2) Put it on my ipod. 3) Walk around and listen. Easy. The boring details: I put my ipod into repeat one song mode. ...
jaystarkey Learning resources 2 868 2008-06-15, 10:05 am
    Thread: Japanese text-to-speech
Post: Japanese text-to-speech

Here are the results of a little test on a Japanese friend, asking 1) how does Misaki sound and 2) what is she saying? Quote:Sounds like computer sound. Sometimes it's hard to hear because of the noi...
jaystarkey Learning resources 26 15,116 2008-06-14, 12:55 am