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Thread: Why do you want to move to Japan? Post: Why do you want to move to Japan? I moved to Japan because I knew nothing about it and I love experiencing and learning new things. I stay because I can dedicate my energy for getting to know people instead of using it to avoid the m... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 72 | 10,249 | 2014-06-19, 9:11 am | ||
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Thread: Dictionary of Japanese Grammar Website Post: Dictionary of Japanese Grammar Website This is perhaps the most convenient grammar website I've ever seen. Thank you all who compiled the sentences and littlecrow for your efforts. |
theasianpleaser | Learning resources | 32 | 8,828 | 2013-12-12, 11:34 pm | ||
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Thread: Questions Ending in だ? Post: Questions Ending in だ? Socky Wrote:According to "Tae Kim's Grammar Guide," a question cannot end in the declarative だ, which would seem to make sense. However I faintly remember hearing sentences such as '何をするんだ？' while wat... |
theasianpleaser | The Japanese language | 28 | 5,223 | 2013-09-21, 6:35 am | ||
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Thread: question about a mail Post: question about a mail In day to day emails and notices at work I see お忙しいところ more than お忙しい中 but they are both used in my small part of Japan :) |
theasianpleaser | The Japanese language | 13 | 2,984 | 2013-09-11, 8:18 pm | ||
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Thread: What age are you? Post: What age are you? theasianpleaser Wrote:27 will be 28 in a few months. Never really thought about my age until I saw this thread Posted the above comment in November 2008. I had been in Japan a little more than a yea... |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 357 | 73,684 | 2013-06-14, 7:54 am | ||
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Thread: Driving in Japan Post: Driving in Japan A lot of people go to a different place in their head to deal with the pressures of working in Japanese society. This is why people don't pay attention to what's going around them. Maybe directly in... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 23 | 4,524 | 2013-02-23, 7:21 pm | ||
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Thread: The "Valid/Invalid Reasons for Learning Japanese" phenomena Post: The "Valid/Invalid Reasons for Learning Japanese" ... qwertyytrewq Wrote:"Among otakus (people who have a substantial interest in Japanese culture, often sub-culture), this is informally known as "hiding your power level." Worth noting also is that many... |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 61 | 15,311 | 2013-01-18, 8:58 pm | ||
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Thread: Is Japanese culture "dying"? Post: Is Japanese culture "dying"? vix86 Wrote:"... its more likely they are sticking around in Japan (on their own will) because they like the social aspects of the country. Things like the way people interact with each other, way org... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 87 | 16,911 | 2013-01-18, 8:40 pm | ||
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Thread: I want the truth about teaching English in Japan. Post: I want the truth about teaching English in Japan. ryuudou Wrote:When it comes to this subject don't listen to what you read online. http://japaneselevelup.com/2011/02/20/te...-about-it/ "Teaching English in Japan when you don’t know Japanese and tea... |
theasianpleaser | JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan | 65 | 24,901 | 2012-09-01, 9:25 pm | ||
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Thread: thoughts on tokyo nampa Post: thoughts on tokyo nampa That blogpost is certainly amusing at least: "If she looks twenty-two, she's fifteen. If she looks fifteen, she's twenty-eight. If she looks twenty-eight, she's over forty. " LOL |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 69 | 18,918 | 2012-05-20, 1:49 am | ||
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Thread: My "statement of purpose" for JET application Post: My "statement of purpose" for JET application Congratulations! I remember going through the same process and waiting for that email. Sort of nerve racking until it comes and then all excitement after that :) |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 20 | 10,930 | 2012-04-16, 4:37 am | ||
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Thread: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Post: More Japanese = less enjoyment of Japan? Pros to knowing Japanese in Japan: Life is easier. You can have great conversations with Japanese people and foreigners who can speak Japanese but not your native language. Cons for knowing Japanes... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 119 | 21,840 | 2012-02-27, 12:17 am | ||
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Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan dtcamero Wrote:buddy your name is rediculous. please tell me it's some kind of meta- humour...? おねがいします〜 Some time ago I started dating a Japanese exchange student at my university in America. My ci... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 208 | 34,024 | 2011-12-08, 6:58 am | ||
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Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan Jarvik7 Wrote:Yeah, I'm talking about social settings. Even if you hit on a girl on the street who finds you attractive, they will likely just ignore you because of the shock and because it's embarras... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 208 | 34,024 | 2011-12-07, 6:16 am | ||
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Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan Javizy Wrote:There's been a recent chain of such incidents in a prefecture that I forget the name of that's causing a lot of public embarrassment. That was Shizuoka Prefecture, home of Mt. Fuji. |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 208 | 34,024 | 2011-12-04, 8:10 am | ||
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Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan I wanted to see what special quirks other people have noticed about Japan, the way things are, societal rules etc. and their experiences with it in Japan. My favorite is how anyone can get a business... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 208 | 34,024 | 2011-12-02, 6:40 am | ||
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Thread: 尻取り forum game! Post: 尻取り forum game! 五十嵐（いがらし） |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 203 | 24,652 | 2011-11-15, 6:51 am | ||
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Thread: 尻取り forum game! Post: 尻取り forum game! 綿棒 |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 203 | 24,652 | 2011-11-08, 6:29 am | ||
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Thread: 尻取り forum game! Post: 尻取り forum game! 蕾 |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 203 | 24,652 | 2011-11-07, 4:54 am | ||
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Thread: 尻取り forum game! Post: 尻取り forum game! 稲積 |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 203 | 24,652 | 2011-11-03, 6:30 am | ||
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Thread: The Best option for my situation Post: The Best option for my situation "The job is stupid easy for any level higher than teaching Elementary school. And while knowing Japanese can aid in your teaching, you are encouraged not to use it. The only real use for Japanese is i... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 38 | 7,354 | 2011-10-31, 6:59 am | ||
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Thread: enjoy japanese fun time now Post: enjoy japanese fun time now Tzadeck Wrote:It might be best just to use わたし, haha. I've never actually met a Japanese girl who uses あたし. Then again, I've never lived near Tokyo, so it might be slightly more popular there--but I... |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 81 | 14,185 | 2011-10-18, 3:52 am | ||
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Thread: Just because you can say it, doesn't mean you should Post: Just because you can say it, doesn't mean you shou... tnall Wrote:...this kind of question may not be something a Japanese person would typically ask their store clerk. Doing what Japanese people typically do is more often than not boring. Change it up.... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 23 | 6,419 | 2011-10-10, 4:52 am | ||
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Thread: Those who live in Japan - how do you meet people? Post: Those who live in Japan - how do you meet people? Jarvik7 Wrote:Why has no one mentioned bars yet? Excellent suggestion. This will end this month but anymore working in the automotive industry is working Saturday through Wednesday. Wednesday nights... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 20 | 10,747 | 2011-09-11, 3:43 am | ||
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Thread: Japanese stupid culture should die. Post: Japanese stupid culture should die. The best part of being in Japan is getting people to show their true feelings. It's like a game to bring out the human side everyone has. The OP is wise in saying Tokyo is not like the rest of Japan... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 37 | 19,443 | 2011-07-19, 7:58 am | ||
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Thread: Mezbup'z First Trip To JAPAN!!! Post: Mezbup'z First Trip To JAPAN!!! mezbup Wrote:Kobe was sweeeet!!!! Got so many pictures of the night lights. Took a 2 hour tour of 六甲山 which was wicked. Great view from up the top at the garden terraces. Rode the gondola too. My driv... |
theasianpleaser | General discussion | 172 | 24,893 | 2011-07-14, 8:10 am | ||
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Thread: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread Post: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread 魔法の炸裂音がそれを追う = Followed by the sounds of sorcery. From the Wii game "The Last Story" |
theasianpleaser | The Japanese language | 72 | 24,980 | 2011-05-27, 10:27 pm | ||
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Thread: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread Post: Vocab "Today I Learned" Thread Today I learned 継母（まま・はは）and 継父（まま・ちち）. Stepmother and stepfather respectively. |
theasianpleaser | The Japanese language | 72 | 24,980 | 2011-05-24, 7:14 am | ||
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Thread: Vocabulary building? Post: Vocabulary building? I think about a topic I want to discuss in Japanese and then make word lists with pictures on my iPad, with Microsoft Office, etc. For example, they're starting the shut down process of a nuclear pow... |
theasianpleaser | The Japanese language | 106 | 19,297 | 2011-05-13, 9:18 am | ||
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Thread: Wedding Invitation - Japanese (Help translate to Formal English) Post: Wedding Invitation - Japanese (Help translate to F... I had this issue when I translated my own wedding invitations. There's lots of Japanese style phrases that just don't translate well into English since each country has its own style or phrases for w... |
theasianpleaser | Off topic | 3 | 3,469 | 2010-12-13, 6:36 am | ||
