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    Thread: Good PS3 Games to Import?
Post: Good PS3 Games to Import?

Tales of Vesperia - best jRPG of the generation imo. :)
suffah Off topic 24 8,796 2013-01-06, 4:30 pm
    Thread: Kindle 2 (yes, "two) International, and Japanese ebooks......
Post: Kindle 2 (yes, "two) International, and Japanese e...

Necrojesta Wrote:From what I hear, there is Japanese text support and they can use PDFs. I think I'll be getting a kindle 4 tomorrow, the basic model, if I remember I'll try and see how if it works al...
suffah Learning resources 6 2,637 2012-08-08, 9:21 pm
    Thread: Advice on Vocabulary SRS/Chunking/Learning
Post: Advice on Vocabulary SRS/Chunking/Learning

For pure vocab learning I've found it much more efficient to ignore sentences and keep the cards as simple as possible. This is for grinding through huge chunks of vocab.
suffah General discussion 27 6,600 2012-06-14, 3:34 pm
    Thread: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here
Post: Post Your Recent Milestone Achievement Here

Ta12121, what about language exchange? I only did it 1 hour/week with someone that wanted to learn English, but I just didn't have time for more. Wish I could have done 1 hr/day. Also, there are Ja...
suffah General discussion 1,389 294,118 2012-06-11, 2:48 am
    Thread: Diablo III (and Path of Exile)
Post: Diablo III (and Path of Exile)

@Nagareboshi Launch day issues aside, game has been solid for me. And I'm running it on Linux to boot.
suffah Off topic 72 21,057 2012-05-19, 11:26 pm
    Thread: Diablo III (and Path of Exile)
Post: Diablo III (and Path of Exile)

This thread is funny. The *only* legit complaint is the persistent-online requirement. It sucks. Other comments are absolutely trollish. Nagareboshi, how do you know they'll nickle and dime player...
suffah Off topic 72 21,057 2012-04-22, 1:56 pm
    Thread: Who has shared their RTK stories with this site?
Post: Who has shared their RTK stories with this site?

Man, just looked at the stories I've contributed (2!). Both are 4-5 years old and have a combined 8 stars, lol.
suffah Learning resources 13 2,979 2012-04-15, 10:34 pm
    Thread: The Jump from N3 to N2
Post: The Jump from N3 to N2

You can do it. The jump was obviously bigger in the old format (JLPT3->2 vs N3->N2).
suffah General discussion 52 18,700 2012-02-20, 11:55 am
    Thread: Favourite Final Fantasy?
Post: Favourite Final Fantasy?

12 is my favorite.
suffah Off topic 28 4,568 2012-01-22, 9:32 pm
    Thread: Where can I search grammar points?
Post: Where can I search grammar points?

Community based, but check out jgram.org
suffah The Japanese language 10 1,046 2012-01-12, 11:22 pm
    Thread: Kindle 4 & Japanese dictionary
Post: Kindle 4 & Japanese dictionary

I have a Kindle DX (so no PDF issues due to the size) and love reading Japanese text on it. I go from text -> word -> apply the ruby macro -> choose font/size -> pdf. They come out brill...
suffah Learning resources 41 17,817 2011-12-31, 3:32 pm
    Thread: 2011 Reflections and 2012 Resolutions
Post: 2011 Reflections and 2012 Resolutions

2011 Goals: Vocab acquisition Finish 6 novels (Will finish 7 by end of year). 2012 Goals: Vocab acquisition Finish 15 novels
suffah General discussion 93 19,334 2011-11-20, 11:58 am
    Thread: Final Fantasy XIII-2
Post: Final Fantasy XIII-2

captal Wrote:keikei Wrote:yea, japanese people pay a lot more for games. the strong yen doesn't help. lucky there's asian versions now! I got tales of xillia 30$~ cheaper that way. but it seems li...
suffah General discussion 30 8,653 2011-10-21, 9:53 pm
    Thread: www.imabijapaneselearningcenter.com
Post: www.imabijapaneselearningcenter.com

Even though you asked for these "fixes", I'll probably still be labeled as a nit-picking hater. But they really do add up and are particularly distracting for a site that considers itself academic. ...
suffah Learning resources 503 66,625 2011-10-17, 3:03 pm
    Thread: www.imabijapaneselearningcenter.com
Post: www.imabijapaneselearningcenter.com

Omoishinji Wrote:imabi Wrote:Master my native language? What the **** does that mean? So, I just got a 5 on the AP English language test by being in the room? There are times that people just don't ta...
suffah Learning resources 503 66,625 2011-10-17, 2:43 pm
    Thread: www.imabijapaneselearningcenter.com
Post: www.imabijapaneselearningcenter.com

I commend you for your efforts, but thurd makes some great points. Believe it or not, English grammatical errors (yes, they are errors) do matter. Why would I want to learn Japanese grammar from som...
suffah Learning resources 503 66,625 2011-10-17, 12:07 pm
    Thread: Looking for manga with furigana
Post: Looking for manga with furigana

The younger the protagonist, the higher the probability of furigana.
suffah General discussion 24 17,688 2011-09-11, 10:51 pm
    Thread: White People Can't Read Japanese.
Post: White People Can't Read Japanese.

My situation is the exact opposite because I'm Chinese. I grew up in America and didn't bother learning Mandarin/Chinese growing up, although I did learn some basic phrases from my parents. When peo...
suffah The Japanese language 97 19,711 2011-08-26, 10:28 pm
    Thread: cb's JNovel Formatter
Post: cb's JNovel Formatter

Where can I download or purchase novels in text format ? :)
suffah Learning resources 121 54,138 2011-02-08, 5:49 pm
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...

cb4960 Wrote:suffah, I was able to replicate the error message that you saw on a fresh install of Ubuntu 10.10. However, I was able to successfully run subs2srs when I installed the modified UiaAtkB...
suffah Learning resources 1,039 387,014 2010-11-23, 1:55 am
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...

Looks like Ubuntu 10.10 broke the program for me. I get this output when I try to start it now: Code: no implementation for interface method Atk.TableImplementor::get_SelectedColumns() in class UiaA...
suffah Learning resources 1,039 387,014 2010-11-16, 1:47 am
    Thread: Embarrassing myself in ハワイ
Post: Embarrassing myself in ハワイ

Thanks for sharing, that was hilarious. You are damn brave! I only run into Japanese people on the train (and they're always reading) so I tend to keep my head down. Now I can imagine what it will ...
suffah General discussion 61 11,140 2010-07-30, 12:03 pm
    Thread: Recommend some [Japanese science] fiction authors
Post: Recommend some [Japanese science] fiction authors

Jarvik7 Wrote:There are already a ton of threads about this. Really? I did a search and sure there's some talk about what books to do after RtK, etc, but I didn't see anything regarding recommendati...
suffah Learning resources 6 3,679 2010-07-25, 4:15 am
    Thread: Recommend some [Japanese science] fiction authors
Post: Recommend some [Japanese science] fiction authors

After a nine month hiatus I've found some time again and want to pick up some japanese lit. Does anyone have some authors to recommend? The last book I read was Norweigan Wood and it wasn't my cup of...
suffah Learning resources 6 3,679 2010-07-25, 2:20 am
    Thread: ドラマ (dramas)
Post: ドラマ (dramas)

Check out Last Friends....there are J-subs available!
suffah General discussion 28 8,573 2009-04-21, 10:48 pm
    Thread: Rikaichan & Tae Kim & Studying in America
Post: Rikaichan & Tae Kim & Studying in America

I watch a lot of dramas and meet with a language partner. You can also spring for TV Japan if you need more media.
suffah Off topic 8 3,583 2009-03-17, 1:23 am
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...

I just set this up on my laptop and for the life of me I couldn't get the snapshots to work. Spent twenty minutes playing with codecs before realizing Avisynth was the culprit. I had grabbed an olde...
suffah Learning resources 1,039 387,014 2009-02-19, 6:53 pm
    Thread: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Favorite Movie or Show
Post: Use subs2srs to Create Anki Decks Based on Your Fa...

anon6969 Wrote:The Snapshot feature isn't working for me. It appears in the .csv file but no Snapshot files are actually made. I have Avisynth installed (2.5 I think). Can anybody help me with this is...
suffah Learning resources 1,039 387,014 2009-02-18, 11:59 pm
    Thread: sentences that really show why kanji is awesome
Post: sentences that really show why kanji is awesome

Yes, but the sentence is really hard without the caps, just like the hiragana sentence without the Kanji. :D
suffah Off topic 22 3,645 2009-02-16, 11:21 pm
    Thread: sentences that really show why kanji is awesome
Post: sentences that really show why kanji is awesome

Reminds me of "buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo."
suffah Off topic 22 3,645 2009-02-16, 10:41 pm