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Thread: Help with Japanese Comedy Scene Translating Post: Help with Japanese Comedy Scene Translating BrokenParadox Wrote:デッキ自体をか。。ハードの方か。 The VCR itself? (Then something I believe relating to "hard disk?") Given the context, I'd say it's ハード as in 'hardware [VCR]' as opposed to ソフト ('software [the ca... |
albion | Group study | 6 | 1,714 | 2015-07-26, 4:21 am | ||
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Thread: Help with Japanese Comedy Scene Translating Post: Help with Japanese Comedy Scene Translating 「じゃあ、そのビデオデッキ見せろよ」 「デッキ自体をか」 （ビデオ）デッキ as in the actual VCR itself, the joke being that he's not asking to see the tape but the tape player. |
albion | Group study | 6 | 1,714 | 2015-07-25, 1:56 am | ||
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Thread: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games Post: (New) Nintendo 3DS Games I haven't got a regular 3DS and have never used on in Japanese, but I don't find kanji on the LL that bad. Though I haven't played a lot on it (I have Devil Survivor Overclock to play at some point wh... |
albion | General discussion | 16 | 4,419 | 2014-11-25, 5:45 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I think 'app' is usually アプリ in Japanese, to add a trivial contribution. |
albion | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,873 | 2014-09-20, 7:02 am | ||
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Thread: How do you rate the JapanesePod101.com material? How best to use it? Post: How do you rate the JapanesePod101.com material? H... I made a free account on jp101 some months back, and when I was at the last step there was some special offer for a month's worth of premium membership for $1 which also came with some pack of beg... |
albion | Learning resources | 24 | 5,643 | 2014-09-12, 5:28 pm | ||
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Thread: Can anyone decipher the lyrics to this? Post: Can anyone decipher the lyrics to this? Song 1: ドッキリするよな イカした子 この世の物とは思えない とても素敵な人なので 口も利けずにWOW! 見れば見るほどいかしてる 僕のハートは ダンダン！ Song 2: あの子を見てから 俺の心は燃えた 毎日 毎晩 メラ メラメラ Oh no no no no no 俺を苦しめないで Oh no no no no no 俺は死にそうだ Please, please, please... |
albion | Off topic | 4 | 1,102 | 2014-08-05, 2:08 am | ||
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Thread: Good videogames to "learn" japanese Post: Good videogames to "learn" japanese メタルギアも、僕的には、メインストーリーについていけるけど無線とかの専門的な会話は「え、何それ、なになに？」の連続です。まあ大まか分かると思いますがちょっと苦労します（っていうか英語でも理解しがたいもんが多く出るから）。 でもスナッチャーのPS版の移植、ソニーからの規制とかもあるらしい（グラフィックスにモザイクかけたり）。PS版を買った最大の理由は大きなな画面で遊びたかったから。（そう言いながら... |
albion | Learning resources | 27 | 10,851 | 2014-07-27, 5:41 pm | ||
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Thread: Good videogames to "learn" japanese Post: Good videogames to "learn" japanese RPGじゃないし恋愛要素はほとんどないですけど、「日本語を勉強する」ことが目的ならアドベンチャーゲームやシミュレーションゲームがいいと思います。フィールドを調べることができたり、何かの施設を運営したりするゲームで、幅広い分野の単語を覚えられるでしょう。 たとえば、部屋に閉じこまれたところから始まる「脱出ゲーム」は部屋を調べてアイテムを拾ってパズルを解くゲームですから色んな物の名前と関連する動詞を... |
albion | Learning resources | 27 | 10,851 | 2014-07-27, 9:52 am | ||
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Thread: Someone check my translation, please? Post: Someone check my translation, please? "悲しいとか悔しいとか 言葉なくし嘆くすべもない" I read this as 'I've lost words, like 'sad' or 'regrettable', and have no (don't even have any) means to lament' （言葉をなくして、嘆くすべもない）. ~すべ（術）がない is to have means or way to do s... |
albion | The Japanese language | 2 | 943 | 2014-07-03, 7:55 am | ||
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Thread: Listening Skills and Study Methods Survey Post: Listening Skills and Study Methods Survey 向かい (お向かい（さん）、etc.) is a neighbour who lives across the street from you (rather than next door, which would be お隣（さん）). |
albion | The Japanese language | 29 | 6,229 | 2014-05-05, 2:58 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread 誰しも一度は考えるが I would say the は is used to add some emphasis here for 一度, where it's followed by something negative afterwards (like lots of problems cropping up when it's put into action). さすがは「くらんすび... |
albion | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,873 | 2014-05-04, 5:23 pm | ||
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Thread: Translating a recipe Post: Translating a recipe It does. |
albion | The Japanese language | 4 | 559 | 2014-05-03, 5:42 pm | ||
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Thread: Reverse translation purists Post: Reverse translation purists The only time I can think of seeing English swear words as-is were comics set in America (and that used other English words and phrases). If you've seen Kill Bill there was a ファック野郎 in there (does J... |
albion | General discussion | 18 | 4,186 | 2014-04-24, 5:16 am | ||
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Thread: Unexpected discovery: Loss of game localization excitement... Post: Unexpected discovery: Loss of game localization ex... I never really understood people who can say 'you don't understand Japanese and can't judge the quality of it' then in the next breath say 'the dub of [x] is better than the Japanese voices'. (Cowboy ... |
albion | General discussion | 14 | 3,453 | 2014-04-23, 12:31 pm | ||
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Thread: Unexpected discovery: Loss of game localization excitement... Post: Unexpected discovery: Loss of game localization ex... Kuzunoha13 Wrote:Although I guess I'm the kind of person who gets excited tracking Amazon packages... Learn to enjoy tracking international Fedex and UPS parcels. |
albion | General discussion | 14 | 3,453 | 2014-04-22, 1:56 pm | ||
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Thread: Looking for more "native" way to learn vocab Post: Looking for more "native" way to learn vocab Haha, it was an odd coincidence that しかして happened to be a proper word then. |
albion | The Japanese language | 30 | 8,660 | 2014-04-17, 6:08 pm | ||
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Thread: Looking for more "native" way to learn vocab Post: Looking for more "native" way to learn vocab I would say the English text is harder than the Japanese one. In some ways they might have been overdoing it a bit in English (added the whole 'exaggerated ignorance/covering up the problem' in the fi... |
albion | The Japanese language | 30 | 8,660 | 2014-04-17, 4:18 pm | ||
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Thread: Looking for more "native" way to learn vocab Post: Looking for more "native" way to learn vocab I only played the beta of ARR so far, but didn't struggle with quests and such. The main thing I remember being difficult was reading the non-essential vocab, I think. Like I knew what the item being ... |
albion | The Japanese language | 30 | 8,660 | 2014-04-16, 6:39 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I don't have a reference for this at hand, but I think in 辿り着こうと走った the volitional and と mean 'trying to do ~'. Like AようとB is 'doing B, trying to A'. Here it's 'running, trying to get there/arrive eve... |
albion | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,873 | 2014-04-13, 4:20 pm | ||
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Thread: what grade level is the text in pokemon? + other suggestions Post: what grade level is the text in pokemon? + other s... http://wiki.xn--rckteqa2e.com/wiki/%E3%8...%E4%BB%A3) Looking at this list, you can see words (or combinations of words) you might not need much in real life except maybe in the context of product na... |
albion | Learning resources | 25 | 4,950 | 2014-04-09, 5:38 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread これ見てたらできる気がしてきた. "After I saw/watched this, I felt like [i] could do it," perhaps? Watching the video made them feel like they could learn another/more languages. slako Wrote:Thanks for your answe... |
albion | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,873 | 2014-04-08, 6:29 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I would say きてから are two separate things. （言い続けて）きて means that they have kept on saying something up to this point, and これだから is 'because it/he/she/they is/are [like] this'. 諦めて（は）いる is to be in the s... |
albion | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,452,873 | 2014-04-08, 5:31 am | ||
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Thread: what grade level is the text in pokemon? + other suggestions Post: what grade level is the text in pokemon? + other s... I think the suggestion to look at gameplay videos on Youtube is a good idea, to make sure what it's like before making a commitment or spending money on something. |
albion | Learning resources | 25 | 4,950 | 2014-04-06, 7:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Looking for more "native" way to learn vocab Post: Looking for more "native" way to learn vocab Google's probably the best, try searching for something like '[game title] セリフ集 （or 全セリフ集）', or taking a line from the game and searching for that. The less iconic the more likely you are to find a fu... |
albion | The Japanese language | 30 | 8,660 | 2014-04-06, 10:56 am | ||
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Thread: How should I start listening practice? Post: How should I start listening practice? Perhaps material aimed at beginners, where you get a dialogue and it is broken down afterwards (and finally repeated again), might help. IIRC Japanesepod101 used that sort of format, where you hear th... |
albion | General discussion | 12 | 3,460 | 2014-04-03, 4:09 pm | ||
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Thread: Introducing: Learning Languages Through Video Games Post: Introducing: Learning Languages Through Video Game... furrykef Wrote:If somebody wants to add a "word of the day" to the site, I won't stop them. I won't do it myself, though, because I know I'd never have the discipline to update it every day (or even e... |
albion | Learning resources | 11 | 1,707 | 2010-10-18, 6:03 pm | ||
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Thread: PS3 JRPGs? Post: PS3 JRPGs? KREVA Wrote:Speaking of PS3 JRPGs, anyone know if there is a script floating around for FFXIII? I just recently bought and wanted to know if anyone has transcribed the dialogue from it yet. http://fi... |
albion | General discussion | 26 | 7,171 | 2010-06-29, 5:51 pm | ||
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Thread: Need a little translation confirmation (drowning in 敬語) Post: Need a little translation confirmation (drowning i... I don't know if you should just wait. It looks like they want you to give them some instructions if the reason it didn't work was due to an error. Quote:また、一定期間内に出荷指示手続きが行なわれなかった場合、ご注文をキャンセルさせていただいて... |
albion | The Japanese language | 5 | 2,812 | 2010-05-05, 2:38 pm | ||
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Thread: The masu/desu monotony and the 体言止め technique Post: The masu/desu monotony and the 体言止め technique 体言 refers to nouns and pronouns. 体言止め refers to ending a sentence with a noun/pronoun. 歓喜のうなりを上げるエンジン。 彼のくれた花束。 凛とした声を響かせる少女。 (from here: http://www.raitonoveru.jp/i/h/01d.html) |
albion | The Japanese language | 7 | 3,979 | 2010-05-01, 4:54 am | ||
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Thread: I "dont even" know how to say "dont even" in Japanese. Post: I "dont even" know how to say "dont even" in Japan... A bit late, but just to offer some other possible suggestions. If you were going to use でもない, I think it'd be better off at the end like what IceCream suggested. でもおかしいことに（でも不思議なことに）、ラーメンは好きでもないです ... |
albion | The Japanese language | 9 | 6,114 | 2010-04-13, 1:23 pm | ||
