Search Results

Post Author Forum Replies Views Posted [asc]
    Thread: What is your third language (L3)?
Post: RE: What is your third language (L3)?

1. portuguese 2. english 3. japanese
Rina Off topic 19 2,918 2015-11-26, 3:30 am
    Thread: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book recommendations
Post: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book reco...

Finished reading "of mice and men" this morning and started reading "calico joe" by john grisham. Mice and men was...intensely beautiful.
Rina Off topic 60 12,058 2015-06-08, 1:28 am
    Thread: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread
Post: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread

牛に経文 公私混同 手前味噌 百歩譲る 一目瞭然 読書三余 油断大敵
Rina The Japanese language 72 24,966 2015-06-07, 10:49 am
    Thread: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book recommendations
Post: "What are you reading?" and non-japanese book reco...

I finished "the litigators" by john grisham! Great stuff! Now I'm reading "echo park" by mark connelly "Of mice and men" by Steinbeck (as a kind of preparation to start reading "the grapes of wrat...
Rina Off topic 60 12,058 2015-06-07, 1:52 am
    Thread: Last movie you saw (rate it)
Post: Last movie you saw (rate it)

minority report (5/10) - didn't pay the attention I should to the movie, hence this score...need to watch it again..
Rina Off topic 67 15,217 2015-06-07, 1:47 am
    Thread: What tv series are you watching?
Post: What tv series are you watching?

just finished "the good wife"! AWESOME! Now: (still with) breaking bad (it kind of makes me feel depressed...the usage of colors, like the predominance of yellow in some scenes, makes my cortisol le...
Rina Off topic 19 3,337 2015-06-07, 1:45 am
    Thread: I study Nihongo because...
Post: I study Nihongo because...

as one grows, one's priorities change. If before I studied japanese because I liked kanji and japanese media, I now study it because I like the language, I feel good when I use obscure but interesting...
Rina Off topic 358 110,958 2015-06-07, 1:41 am
    Thread: Advanced Vocabulary
Post: Advanced Vocabulary

I failed N1 twice, yet I took my masters degree in Japan and all my classes were in japanese. The stuff I had to work with was mostly written in japanese (sometimes we also got english docs). I chose...
Rina General discussion 29 4,790 2015-06-07, 1:35 am
    Thread: 内定もらった!
Post: 内定もらった!

Bokusenou Wrote:Congrats! Thank you!! :D
Rina JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 7 1,338 2015-06-03, 11:34 pm
    Thread: japanese drama recommendations
Post: japanese drama recommendations

bump. It's been a few years since the last time I watched japanese dramas and now I'm hoping to start rewatching so that my love for japan gets stronger :D Not sure if this is going to be any help ...
Rina Off topic 17 8,870 2015-06-03, 11:15 pm
    Thread: 内定もらった!
Post: 内定もらった!

Aikynaro Wrote:You sound like you're going to prison... No, I'm very excited but worried that they won't like me for starting in april! I tend to overthink and think of all possibilities : p It's my f...
Rina JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 7 1,338 2015-06-03, 8:39 am
    Thread: 内定もらった!
Post: 内定もらった!

RandomQuotes Wrote:If the company has other foreign employees, then they will generally be more understanding of you wanting to see your family, if not the companies tend to be less accommodating. I t...
Rina JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 7 1,338 2015-06-03, 8:06 am
    Thread: 内定もらった!
Post: 内定もらった!

I've been living in Japan for almost 3 years, and now, after 3 months of 就活 I got a job offer! :D Any advices? I'm about to graduate and I have the choice of starting either in october or april, and ...
Rina JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 7 1,338 2015-06-03, 4:00 am
    Thread: Last movie you saw (rate it)
Post: Last movie you saw (rate it)

Lucy - 7/10
Rina Off topic 67 15,217 2015-02-18, 4:51 pm
    Thread: Last movie you saw (rate it)
Post: Last movie you saw (rate it)

'Cake' 6/10
Rina Off topic 67 15,217 2015-01-17, 3:00 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Tzadeck Wrote:Rina Wrote:started reading a book in japanese, its been a while. I don't know why, but despite being able to do it without much problem, I just don't. Does this have some kind of scienti...
Rina General discussion 1,389 294,254 2015-01-13, 1:29 am
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

started reading a book in japanese, its been a while. I don't know why, but despite being able to do it without much problem, I just don't. Does this have some kind of scientific name? Like came to J...
Rina General discussion 1,389 294,254 2015-01-12, 6:57 pm
    Thread: Apps for recognizing Kanji
Post: Apps for recognizing Kanji

EuPcsl Wrote:In Android you can use just Google Translate or this one: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...orange.ocr It definetely needs more development (it's very innacurate). If it gets bet...
Rina Learning resources 5 857 2015-01-11, 6:47 am
    Thread: What are you currently reading?
Post: What are you currently reading?

The Serial Killer Files: The Who, What, Where, How, and Why of the World's Most Terrifying Murderers https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/4213...ller_Files The End of Power: From Boardrooms to Battlef...
Rina Off topic 109 48,670 2015-01-11, 3:56 am
    Thread: What tv series are you watching?
Post: What tv series are you watching?

Lost. CSI. Following "The Big Bang Theory", "Two and a Half Men" and the recently premiered "Empire".
Rina Off topic 19 3,337 2015-01-11, 3:52 am
    Thread: Apps for recognizing Kanji
Post: Apps for recognizing Kanji

I'm still looking for kanji scanning apps, but so far nothing :|
Rina Learning resources 5 857 2015-01-11, 3:47 am
    Thread: Apps for recognizing Kanji
Post: Apps for recognizing Kanji

Isn't there any app that like recognizes kanji with the camera and gives you the meaning of the kanji/word?
Rina Learning resources 5 857 2015-01-11, 2:55 am
    Thread: Last movie you saw (rate it)
Post: Last movie you saw (rate it)

Olympus has fallen 6/10
Rina Off topic 67 15,217 2015-01-10, 10:40 am
    Thread: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions
Post: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions

Inny Jan Wrote:Rina Wrote:→ get into some sort of combat sports gym (wanna release all the bad emotions and feel alive fight club style - that is after I get a job) You've probably seen that movie but...
Rina General discussion 51 10,053 2015-01-05, 1:50 am
    Thread: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions
Post: 2014 Reflections and 2015 Resolutions

2015...a year of major changes for me. From student to 社会人. → Read 60 books: - a russian classic - a book series (still not sure which, probably something on zombies or spies) - 3 japanese books (I ...
Rina General discussion 51 10,053 2015-01-05, 12:28 am
    Thread: Last movie you saw (rate it)
Post: Last movie you saw (rate it)

The Bourne supremacy 7/10
Rina Off topic 67 15,217 2015-01-04, 8:08 pm
    Thread: Last movie you saw (rate it)
Post: Last movie you saw (rate it)

The bourne identity 7/10
Rina Off topic 67 15,217 2015-01-04, 8:32 am
    Thread: Japanese sci-fi literature
Post: Japanese sci-fi literature

You can create an account and ask for advice on http://bookmeter.com/ (japanese social network for books)
Rina General discussion 12 3,541 2014-12-29, 10:11 am
    Thread: Japanese sci-fi literature
Post: Japanese sci-fi literature

Aikynaro, thanks for all the recommendations!! anotherjohn Wrote:Bokusenou Wrote:Since difficulty is kind of subjective, here's a pic of the first page: http://s15.postimg.org/p1z0uqs23/SSY_1.jpg 325...
Rina General discussion 12 3,541 2014-12-27, 8:40 am
    Thread: Japanese sci-fi literature
Post: Japanese sci-fi literature

Bokusenou Wrote:Yay! Glad it seems like something you might like. Besides the uncommon kanji thing, the Japanese level isn't too easy or too hard. I'm learning some new words, but I can guess most of ...
Rina General discussion 12 3,541 2014-12-25, 5:16 am