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    Thread: Transcription - Final Fantasy XV Brotherhood Episode 1
Post: RE: Transcription - Final Fantasy XV Brotherhood E...

Thanks for all the input. Also, thanks for the nicovideo link, I had not come across that one (or heard of the site before). I guess that reflects my poor choice in Google search terms  :P I will u...
jimmyellinger Group study 8 427 2016-06-14, 3:12 am
    Thread: Transcription - Final Fantasy XV Brotherhood Episode 1
Post: Transcription - Final Fantasy XV Brotherhood Episo...

I was interested in testing my listening skills, so I started transcribing the first episode of the anime short, Final Fantasy XV Brotherhood. I think I managed to get at least 90%. I have to admit I ...
jimmyellinger Group study 8 427 2016-06-13, 6:53 am
    Thread: T-mobile Simple Choice in Japan
Post: T-mobile Simple Choice in Japan

I noticed that with T-Mobile's Simple Choice plan, Japan is one of the countries covered for unlimited text and data. Has anyone had experience with this plan in Japan? I would like to know, positive ...
jimmyellinger General discussion 2 779 2014-07-16, 5:16 pm
    Thread: looking for a nonredunant list of all possible kanji readings
Post: looking for a nonredunant list of all possible kan...

Thanks. Those are nice lists. Here is a link to a Python library that can convert between the different types of kana: https://pypi.python.org/pypi/jcconv/0.1.2 The reason I was interested in all o...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 6 1,055 2014-06-29, 1:52 pm
    Thread: looking for a nonredunant list of all possible kanji readings
Post: looking for a nonredunant list of all possible kan...

Excellent! Thank you, that will do it.
jimmyellinger Learning resources 6 1,055 2014-06-28, 3:35 pm
    Thread: looking for a nonredunant list of all possible kanji readings
Post: looking for a nonredunant list of all possible kan...

I am wondering if anyone has or knows of the existence of a nonredundant list of all possible kanji readings. Ideally it would include both ON and KUN readings written in hiragana. I am looking for ...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 6 1,055 2014-06-28, 2:41 pm
    Thread: free Japanese word search game for iPad
Post: free Japanese word search game for iPad

I have been interested for a while in developing and designing educational games (I prefer the euphemism 'interactive learning experience') that can be used for Japanese language study. In full discl...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 0 420 2014-05-10, 7:47 am
    Thread: Bilingual reading material - Japan Beer Times
Post: Bilingual reading material - Japan Beer Times

Yesterday I picked up a copy of The Japan Beer Times at a shop in Tokyo station. It's bilingual, so if you are interested in Japan's craft beer scene then you might find it useful. The web version is ...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 1 1,072 2013-11-04, 4:46 pm
    Thread: Places to practice your Japanese
Post: Places to practice your Japanese

Well, since no else is mentioning it, I'd say try a dating site aimed at meeting Japanese people (generally speaking, you'll have better luck conversing with the opposite sex). I had been telling myse...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 15 5,349 2013-04-30, 9:59 pm
    Thread: KanjiTomo - New OCR program for Japanese text
Post: KanjiTomo - New OCR program for Japanese text

I came up with a half-baked 'real-time' mode of playing Final Fantasy on my iPhone and using KanjiTomo for words I didn't know: 1. Download Final Fantasy from iTunes store. 2. Turn on PhotoStream on ...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 139 56,362 2013-02-03, 5:12 pm
    Thread: KanjiTomo - New OCR program for Japanese text
Post: KanjiTomo - New OCR program for Japanese text

For those having trouble launching on a Mac, I spoke to the developer through email and getting it to start is easy to do through a terminal. Navigate to the folder that has KanjiTomo and type the fol...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 139 56,362 2012-10-07, 6:56 pm
    Thread: Movist, video player for OS X that can display dual subtitles
Post: Movist, video player for OS X that can display dua...

I came across a video player last week for OS X that can display dual subtitles. It's called Movist and is available here: Download Movist I wanted this because I have some dramas where the Japanese...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 0 2,505 2012-06-30, 6:39 am
    Thread: subs2srs: Display problem with Dueling Subtitles
Post: subs2srs: Display problem with Dueling Subtitles

Thank for the help. I was able to figure it out with your suggestion. Yeah, Mac does have Arial, but VLC seemed to have some problem with it. I had to manually edit the .ass file and change the font ...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 2 1,084 2012-05-19, 3:24 pm
    Thread: subs2srs: Display problem with Dueling Subtitles
Post: subs2srs: Display problem with Dueling Subtitles

I was setting up a subtitle file using the Dueling Subtitles option in subs2srs, but when I load my subtitles with my video in VLC, some characters seem to display incorrectly: Dual [Image: http://dl...
jimmyellinger Learning resources 2 1,084 2012-05-19, 1:45 pm
    Thread: Help with verb + くらい
Post: Help with verb + くらい

Thank you. That helps a lot.
jimmyellinger Group study 2 1,828 2012-04-18, 6:10 am
    Thread: Help with verb + くらい
Post: Help with verb + くらい

I am having some trouble with the following pattern that I came across in the Japanese Graded Readers series: verb + くらい 1)午前十一時二分、突然、目が見えなくなるくらいの明るい光が広がりました。(Japanese Graded Readers, Level 4, Volume...
jimmyellinger Group study 2 1,828 2012-04-17, 9:02 pm
    Thread: Densha otoko Japanese subtitles
Post: Densha otoko Japanese subtitles

Understood. At any rate, thanks for doing the first episode of 'densha otoko' and thanks for the suggestion.
jimmyellinger General discussion 15 10,756 2011-06-06, 6:19 am
    Thread: Densha otoko Japanese subtitles
Post: Densha otoko Japanese subtitles

aphasiac, have you by any chance re-worked any of the other episode's subtitles?
jimmyellinger General discussion 15 10,756 2011-06-05, 10:00 pm
    Thread: Website oriented around words and expressions used in anime and manga
Post: Website oriented around words and expressions used...

http://anime-manga.jp I thought I would post a page I recently found. I'm currently working at RIKEN in Japan and am trying to get into some manga while I am here. I got the whole Chrono (or Chrno i...
jimmyellinger General discussion 1 854 2010-07-23, 5:33 am