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    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

250 reviews a day?! How do you manage that.... I'd die.
domokun1134 Remembering the Kanji 526 167,130 2011-11-15, 9:17 am
    Thread: 大好き vs. 愛してる
Post: 大好き vs. 愛してる

Now what if you wanted to tell a friend that you liked them. Like a situation where you would say something like "I like you. You're funny." or "I'm going to do this only because I like you." Not in t...
domokun1134 The Japanese language 12 6,754 2011-11-10, 7:43 pm
    Thread: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!
Post: 500 frames and counting! ROOOOARRRR!!!

Just got up to 1000 this morning. Only took two years. :)
domokun1134 Remembering the Kanji 526 167,130 2011-11-10, 12:17 pm
    Thread: The significance of め when throwing insults?
Post: The significance of め when throwing insults?

Thanks for finding that for me. That clears it up pretty well. Now all I need is an opportunity to use it on someone. :)
domokun1134 The Japanese language 3 993 2011-11-10, 11:07 am
    Thread: The significance of め when throwing insults?
Post: The significance of め when throwing insults?

I noticed this a few times recently and probably have heard it many more times without realizing it. Here's two examples I came across recently: くそガキめ! この下僕共め! What's the め about?
domokun1134 The Japanese language 3 993 2011-11-10, 9:57 am
    Thread: Japanese fanfiction?
Post: Japanese fanfiction?

That's EXACTLY what I was looking for. Thank you!
domokun1134 Learning resources 5 7,153 2011-11-04, 7:35 am
    Thread: Japanese fanfiction?
Post: Japanese fanfiction?

~Slaps forehead~ Well that was obvious. I'll check it out, thanks. I was under the impression that 同人誌 mostly covered fan-made manga and not literature, but I'll see.
domokun1134 Learning resources 5 7,153 2011-11-02, 11:02 am
    Thread: Japanese fanfiction?
Post: Japanese fanfiction?

I read a LOT of fanfiction in English, and I was wondering if a Japanese equivalent to fanfiction.net exists. I tried searching for ファンフィクション but didn't really get any solid results. Different termino...
domokun1134 Learning resources 5 7,153 2011-11-02, 10:30 am
    Thread: Can I really learn anything just from listening?
Post: Can I really learn anything just from listening?

You need english subs. You need something to compare what you're hearing to. I've tried watching anime and drama without the help of English (and usually using Japanese subs). What it did tell me was ...
domokun1134 The Japanese language 49 13,853 2011-06-01, 3:41 pm
    Thread: Cooking terminology.
Post: Cooking terminology.

Tori-kun Wrote:domokun1134 Wrote:手で食べやすい大きさにちぎる Slightly shocked when Rikai-chan told me that ちぎる means 'to have a sexual relationship with..." lol It's obviously 千切る and not 契る, haha XD Well some foo...
domokun1134 The Japanese language 13 3,431 2011-05-17, 9:04 am
    Thread: Cooking terminology.
Post: Cooking terminology.

チンする no shit. Surprised I didn't notice that EDICT says exactly that. How funny. :)
domokun1134 The Japanese language 13 3,431 2011-05-07, 4:26 pm
    Thread: Cooking terminology.
Post: Cooking terminology.

Okay here's another one. Right now I'm going to make dango (I'm going to make dango!!!) and this step has me confused. http://cookpad.com/recipe/1424533 材料をすべて混ぜて、レンジで30秒♪ 出して混ぜてチン♪をお好みの固さまで繰り返す。 ...
domokun1134 The Japanese language 13 3,431 2011-05-07, 11:55 am
    Thread: Cooking terminology.
Post: Cooking terminology.

Wow. Rare indeed. Looking for a study partner? :)
domokun1134 The Japanese language 13 3,431 2011-05-05, 11:00 am
    Thread: Cooking terminology.
Post: Cooking terminology.

Lately I've been making a lot of recipes from cookpad.com (awesome site BTW if you've never tried it). I've been noticing there's a lot of terminology and sentences that I'm not familiar with and don'...
domokun1134 The Japanese language 13 3,431 2011-05-05, 10:06 am
    Thread: AJATT Silverspoon- Thought's opinions?
Post: AJATT Silverspoon- Thought's opinions?

The info on the AJATT site is somewhat vague and doesn't show examples of the content. I'm left wondering exactly what this service is. Is it as amazing as Khatz says it is? Has anyone tried it?
domokun1134 Learning resources 145 39,745 2011-05-01, 10:52 am
    Thread: Started extensive reading. Drowning in new vocab cards. Halp.
Post: Started extensive reading. Drowning in new vocab c...

vileru Wrote:@OP Are you re-reading difficult material or are you just constantly moving ahead? If the latter, then I recommend reviewing difficult material until comprehension comes smoothly. Well I'...
domokun1134 The Japanese language 14 3,282 2011-04-21, 8:29 am
    Thread: Started extensive reading. Drowning in new vocab cards. Halp.
Post: Started extensive reading. Drowning in new vocab c...

Thanks for the reply. The thing is I have a hard time judging what's important and what's not. That and there's so many synonyms (恐れる, 怖じる, 怯える) and I don't know what's 'common' and what each one infe...
domokun1134 The Japanese language 14 3,282 2011-04-20, 11:53 pm
    Thread: Started extensive reading. Drowning in new vocab cards. Halp.
Post: Started extensive reading. Drowning in new vocab c...

So I decided to start reading as much as I can since I really need to make an effort to boost my lackluster vocabulary. At first I was reading stories from on of those"Read Real Japanese" readers. I w...
domokun1134 The Japanese language 14 3,282 2011-04-20, 10:47 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Finished my first manga volume last week! I read Vol.1 of Pandora Hearts in less time than I thought it would. Granted I spent probably most of that time looking at the dictionary rather than reading,...
domokun1134 General discussion 1,389 294,390 2011-04-05, 8:23 am
    Thread: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad)
Post: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, ...

Well even more than story import, I'd like to see that if you do your reviews on the app it will upload your progress to the revTK site.
domokun1134 Learning resources 89 52,902 2011-04-01, 10:43 am
    Thread: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, iPodTouch, iPad)
Post: Official App for "Remembering The Kanji" (iPhone, ...

Does this sync with the RTK website's SRS? That would be awesomely convenient.
domokun1134 Learning resources 89 52,902 2011-03-31, 4:21 pm
    Thread: Tongue tied problems?
Post: Tongue tied problems?

My Japanese teacher told me to say this repeatedly as quickly as i can. となりのきゃくはよくかきくきゃくだ。 Although I might've spelled it wrong as I did it from memory. It did help though.
domokun1134 General discussion 9 1,630 2011-03-03, 9:13 am
    Thread: Windows 7 language input
Post: Windows 7 language input

Never had a problem using the Japanese IME in Win7 pro from day one.
domokun1134 The Japanese language 11 3,474 2011-02-14, 5:21 pm
    Thread: iPhone Japanese voice control experimentation thread.
Post: iPhone Japanese voice control experimentation thre...

I'm sure many of us here own iPhones, and probably some have experimented with the voice control feature in Japanese mode. I compiled a list of commands showing the English and Japanese versions. I al...
domokun1134 General discussion 1 3,112 2011-01-04, 9:03 pm
    Thread: Japanese Christmas songs?
Post: Japanese Christmas songs?

You guys are awesome. Was just looking for something fun to listen to, and possible something to make my friends/family cock their heads in confusion.
domokun1134 General discussion 6 3,577 2010-12-02, 5:21 pm
    Thread: Japanese Christmas songs?
Post: Japanese Christmas songs?

Tis the season, so I was wondering if there were any specifically Japanese christmas albums/songs out there? Maybe even be common Christmas classics (Santa Claus is coming to town, etc.) with Japanese...
domokun1134 General discussion 6 3,577 2010-12-02, 11:40 am
    Thread: My Darling is a Foreigner
Post: My Darling is a Foreigner

Just watched it last weekend. Loved every second of it. Very funny and at times touching movie.
domokun1134 General discussion 20 8,367 2010-12-02, 11:37 am
    Thread: A thread all about こと (and もの too).
Post: A thread all about こと (and もの too).

I think I'm going to need to pick up a copy. Seems useful.
domokun1134 The Japanese language 20 6,199 2010-09-22, 11:19 am
    Thread: A thread all about こと (and もの too).
Post: A thread all about こと (and もの too).

Aijin. You win 10 internets for this awesome post. Very informative.
domokun1134 The Japanese language 20 6,199 2010-09-21, 3:51 pm
    Thread: A thread all about こと (and もの too).
Post: A thread all about こと (and もの too).

Great explanation nadiatims. Thanks. How does 食べることが好きです differ from 食べるのは好きです? Since の can nominalize verbs too.
domokun1134 The Japanese language 20 6,199 2010-09-21, 10:01 am