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Thread: Sex ratio of this forum? Post: Sex ratio of this forum? 36:19 Theres more girls here than I have ever had in a Japanese class haha |
Asriel | Off topic | 148 | 26,495 | 2012-09-12, 9:26 am | ||
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Thread: program that stream live TV? Post: program that stream live TV? warakawa Wrote:squarezebra Wrote:If you have a bit of money to throw about (5000～円 per month） then you can use NTKTV to stream anything from the last 10 days of Japanese terrestrial TV. Quality isn't ... |
Asriel | General discussion | 278 | 155,907 | 2012-09-09, 3:59 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread TheVinster Wrote:片岡は自称プレイボーイで、学生時代に百人の女を斬ったとかいっている。 Fukuoka is a self-designated playboy but what did he do to the 100 women during his school years!? There's nothing in the Japanese that would lead t... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-08-23, 6:49 pm | ||
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Thread: I am not digging Mountain Lion Post: I am not digging Mountain Lion I'm still on 10.6.8 from my macbook from 2007. The 10.7 machine I use at work bothers me... I'm behind the times :) |
Asriel | Off topic | 17 | 3,825 | 2012-07-26, 8:11 am | ||
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Thread: applying for a job at Google Tokyo Post: applying for a job at Google Tokyo I went to the career forum in Boston back in 2010, so it might be a little different than the Tokyo one. Are you familiar with the looking-for-employment process of Japanese university students? The... |
Asriel | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 18 | 11,753 | 2012-06-28, 11:59 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Without context, you can't tell. It's still the same 〜ておく that you've always known and loved. You're opening the door "in preparation" for something, if you will. The explanation about keep/leave is... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-06-21, 2:52 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread callmedodge Wrote:Thank you Asriel! Makes sense. One more is curious note. Is 空く(あく) synonymous with 開く (あく)? That's another awesome thing about Japanese. No, they're not. 空く is open as in 'free' or '... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-06-05, 12:12 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread kitakitsune Wrote:I feel embarrassed asking such an easy question 木曜日まで休む means they will be returning to work on Friday right? Yes, 木曜 should also be included. http://komachi.yomiuri.co.jp/t/2009/1... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-06-04, 10:11 pm | ||
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Thread: some ambassy grant exam papers Post: some ambassy grant exam papers 座高 usually uses one of these: http://www.cs-labo.jp/images/shouhin/NV/...501901.jpg and is measured as such: http://www.fumira.jp/cut/kodomo/img/zakou.gif So yeah, you could probably use a measuring t... |
Asriel | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 4 | 1,660 | 2012-05-01, 7:02 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Yes, it is the "I finished." Or rather, "I made the homework finish." 終わる is intransitive; 終える or 終わらせる would be the words you want to use. In English you might way you "walked your dog," but you ca... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-04-30, 8:15 pm | ||
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Thread: What age are you? Post: What age are you? Turned 23 two weeks ago. I've posted in here, but never put my age. Hmm.. I've been on this forum too long -_-' |
Asriel | Off topic | 357 | 73,656 | 2012-04-20, 7:38 am | ||
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Thread: 冂 with the 儿 inside Post: 冂 with the 儿 inside the_pudding Wrote:I guess I'm looking for a way to solidify 3, in my opinion, unrelated concepts: four, bound, and dog, into one primitive. Otherwise 喚 will have 4 elements. That's fine, and thats wha... |
Asriel | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 2,242 | 2012-03-25, 6:45 pm | ||
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Thread: 冂 with the 儿 inside Post: 冂 with the 儿 inside I didn't do RtK3, and even though it's included, I really don't think I've ever come across 鼎 in real life. Leave 鬲 as it is, and by the time you need to use 鼎, you'll be long past these keyword worri... |
Asriel | Remembering the Kanji | 7 | 2,242 | 2012-03-25, 5:50 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread 佳織 is talking about the 口づけ that she would do to her 愛する人. I'm not sure what's going on in the story, but you're right, Kaori is telling Amane to just kiss the stuffed cat. |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-03-23, 8:36 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread vix86 Wrote:Separate question. You can't actually use はくしょん as a verb can you? I mean that'd be like saying in English "He achoo'ed." which is understandable but a little odd to my ear. I've never hea... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-03-23, 9:56 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese computer terms (mac) Post: Japanese computer terms (mac) I don't think the quality is that bad. And even if there's parts that are hard to read, it doesn't look like any of it is too hard to reproduce. But I'm wondering what do you actually want? Do you w... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 7 | 2,730 | 2012-03-21, 6:35 pm | ||
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Thread: Narita airport cellphone rental? Post: Narita airport cellphone rental? When I was here a few weeks ago I rented a phone from the place right when you get out of customs. It kind of sucked. For a week, only making like 5 phone calls and maybe 20 mails, it ended up being s... |
Asriel | Off topic | 13 | 7,165 | 2012-03-14, 6:04 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread "I finally noticed after I was told" |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-03-14, 8:19 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread sikieiki Wrote:A1) 変な事ばっか教えてそうだなぁ… A2) ラーメンを美味しそうに食べてそうな馬。 Not to be confused with a different usage of "sou" which makes plenty of sense. ... That is, unless the て in A1 and A2 is really て居ます droppi... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,451,981 | 2012-03-13, 6:42 pm | ||
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Thread: 2011 Reflections and 2012 Resolutions Post: 2011 Reflections and 2012 Resolutions Asriel Wrote:Goals for 2012 -Get back to studying seriously -Get a job in Japan. If I can't find one, see if I can't teach english for a while and look around for a computer job. I've probably mention... |
Asriel | General discussion | 93 | 19,335 | 2012-03-01, 6:33 am | ||
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Thread: Let's read the 百人一首 Post: Let's read the 百人一首 I've been enjoying them as they're coming. Although I haven't been responding or anything, I've definitely been following. |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 103 | 38,507 | 2012-02-26, 7:16 am | ||
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Thread: Kanji comprised of 虫 and 巤 Post: Kanji comprised of 虫 and 巤 egovkd Wrote:If you don't mind my asking, how do you go about finding something like that? In all my years of spelunking the interconnected web of networks in search of information, I have been fine t... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 11 | 1,884 | 2012-02-24, 11:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Kanji comprised of 虫 and 巤 Post: Kanji comprised of 虫 and 巤 蠟 蝋（簡易慣用字体）、蜡（簡体字） ろう - wax (edict) http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E8%9D%8B http://ja.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E8%A0%9F From my 5 minute lookup, 蝋 is the one used these days. 蠟 is old, and 蜡 is the simpl... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 11 | 1,884 | 2012-02-24, 10:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Asking question using でしょう, ですか and ですね confusion. Post: Asking question using でしょう, ですか and ですね confusion. Well, champ, it's one of those nuances you get used to. Scene: two friends at a restaurant. A has been there before, and B hasn't. B doesn't know what to get, so he asks A's opinion, who suggests th... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 8 | 956 | 2012-02-24, 7:01 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese to japanese dictionary for browsers Post: Japanese to japanese dictionary for browsers My current favorite is 明鏡, because the definitions are pretty short and clear. 大辞泉、大辞林、and 広辞苑 are also pretty good. 広辞苑 is kind of like the 'authoritative' Japanese dictionary, so it's really good, ... |
Asriel | General discussion | 5 | 1,746 | 2012-02-19, 8:54 am | ||
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Thread: Learning with Japanese trivia? Post: Learning with Japanese trivia? Wikipedia Wrote:The business began in 1940, with a restaurant opened by brothers Richard and Maurice McDonald in San Bernardino, California. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald's#History Wikipedia ... |
Asriel | Learning resources | 7 | 1,858 | 2012-02-19, 6:57 am | ||
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Thread: Electronic Dictionary vs [Apple's J/E dictionary | Jisho | Tangorin] Post: Electronic Dictionary vs [Apple's J/E dictionary |... EDICT is nice for a quick gloss over a word you don't know (ie rikaichan). It's got really short definitions that really don't tell you much detail. Plus, many definitions are user-submitted, and can'... |
Asriel | Learning resources | 10 | 2,570 | 2012-02-18, 11:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Electronic Dictionary vs [Apple's J/E dictionary | Jisho | Tangorin] Post: Electronic Dictionary vs [Apple's J/E dictionary |... IMO, it's simply because they're designed for that purpose. Electronic dictionaries will generally have better, faster handwriting recognition, speed, information, and portability. For example, int... |
Asriel | Learning resources | 10 | 2,570 | 2012-02-18, 8:34 pm | ||
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Thread: Getting the most out of sentences? Post: Getting the most out of sentences? I've found that keeping the sentence on the front teaches me the sentence and not the word. My cards are like this: Front / Back 屋根 / やね - Roof 屋根にカラスが止まっています。[translation of other words if necessary... |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 17 | 2,309 | 2012-02-17, 7:11 am | ||
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Thread: A good resource that outlines common hurdles in Japanese? Post: A good resource that outlines common hurdles in Ja... I think in the case of "sheets of paper," you can't say "4 papers" because "paper" isn't what you're asking for. You're asking for a "sheet" which happens to be made of paper. |
Asriel | The Japanese language | 14 | 2,764 | 2012-02-15, 7:33 pm | ||
