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Thread: Question about using "wa" instead of "o" for the direct object Post: Question about using "wa" instead of "o" for the d... The sense that I get (and I could be wrong) is that "o" merely states that you didn't buy a cheap fountain pen, whereas "wa" gives me the impression that you bought a fountain pen, but it wasn't cheap... |
squarezebra | The Japanese language | 4 | 1,337 | 2014-07-13, 9:01 pm | ||
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Thread: reading out loud Post: reading out loud Anybody tried reading out loud, and seen any benefits from doing it? Seems like a great idea for improving spoken fluency, but.... maybe I'm wasting my time lol... |
squarezebra | The Japanese language | 9 | 1,593 | 2014-07-06, 1:59 am | ||
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Thread: getting money into Japan.... Post: getting money into Japan.... Thanks guys. There's only the one bank in the UK that has free international transfers (Metro) and they only have branches down south :( That TorFX looks quite good though. Thanks RawToast |
squarezebra | General discussion | 6 | 1,493 | 2013-07-23, 4:18 am | ||
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Thread: getting money into Japan.... Post: getting money into Japan.... So, you've saved up a tidy sum of money (lets say £10k), and you're flying to Japan in october on a WHV for a year, and you want to get that money into yen and into a JP bank account (which you don't ... |
squarezebra | General discussion | 6 | 1,493 | 2013-07-22, 6:40 am | ||
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Thread: difference between tekuru and teiku Post: difference between tekuru and teiku Hot lol, just a mistake on my part. Sooory :( If you were to say that it's getting hotter then you'd use iku: 最近暑くなっていきますね It seems to be getting hotter these days doesn't it |
squarezebra | Group study | 7 | 3,676 | 2013-07-07, 12:08 pm | ||
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Thread: difference between tekuru and teiku Post: difference between tekuru and teiku Teiku and tekuru are often, but not always, related to going and coming (respectively). You are essentially doing the main verb before going or coming: 弁当を持って行きます. Bento wo motteikimasu I will go wit... |
squarezebra | Group study | 7 | 3,676 | 2013-07-07, 3:33 am | ||
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Thread: Are paid classes good? Post: Are paid classes good? You mean everyone should change their perspective until it magically aligns with your own? Of course people's opinions are biased. Thats just how opinions are. Furthermore, I've learnt things in thi... |
squarezebra | General discussion | 66 | 13,810 | 2013-05-22, 5:08 am | ||
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Thread: Finish Remembering the Kanji in One Month? Post: Finish Remembering the Kanji in One Month? RTK 1 took me a year to complete, but I was doing other things too. I was doing Tae-kim and Core 2000 concurrently and watching J-Dramas. I didn't really experience any stress throughout this year, an... |
squarezebra | Remembering the Kanji | 50 | 17,990 | 2013-05-17, 5:04 am | ||
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Thread: Are paid classes good? Post: Are paid classes good? It all depends on how much prior knowledge and experience you have had with the language, or how 'independent' you prefer to be. If you've got zero knowledge about a subject, then classes are probably... |
squarezebra | General discussion | 66 | 13,810 | 2013-05-17, 4:47 am | ||
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Thread: Lang-8 Post: Lang-8 pauro02 Wrote:squarezebra Wrote:The benefit of premium is that it bumps your posts so they get seen by more lang-8 users... It means you tend to get more corrections, faster. I stopped my subscription... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 26 | 7,792 | 2013-05-14, 3:06 pm | ||
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Thread: Where to buy manga... Post: Where to buy manga... RawToast Wrote:dizmox Wrote:Europe is such an awful place to be an otaku I'm not sure if I can return It's not bad if you live near a major/capital city. In London there is a Japan Centre and a Mitsu... |
squarezebra | General discussion | 61 | 20,812 | 2013-04-30, 3:38 am | ||
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Thread: Mono-dictionaries and making the switch Post: Mono-dictionaries and making the switch I switched to J-J dictionaries for a while so i could get more bang for my buck from my Casio, and I'd definitely say that it's paid off for me. This happens to be crammed full of useful J-J refs suc... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 43 | 9,557 | 2013-04-21, 9:26 am | ||
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Thread: Best novels/books for beginners Post: Best novels/books for beginners Sorry for highjacking the thread; i didnt think it was worth making a new thread for this. Following a link that may have been posted somewhere in this thread I happened upon a Raw novel in JPEGs... I... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 21 | 12,673 | 2013-04-20, 3:40 pm | ||
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Thread: Variety shows Post: Variety shows For japanese variety, you can pretty much watch everything here: http://youtubeowaraitv.blog32.fc2.com/ You're welcome :) |
squarezebra | General discussion | 9 | 5,316 | 2013-04-16, 6:20 am | ||
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Thread: Why speaking English can make you poor when you retire Post: Why speaking English can make you poor when you re... Found this on BBC News. Any thoughts? http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-21518574 |
squarezebra | Off topic | 12 | 3,202 | 2013-02-23, 5:44 am | ||
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Thread: A question for those who live/have lived in Japan... Post: A question for those who live/have lived in Japan.... I'm going to Japan in October on a working holiday visa for a year, and after paying for flights etc I expect to have around £10k to play with. That's roughly (atm), 1400000Yen. Assuming I go to Tokyo... |
squarezebra | General discussion | 24 | 6,750 | 2013-02-20, 6:03 am | ||
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Thread: "Introduction to Modern Japanese" : vol.1 without vol.2 ? Post: "Introduction to Modern Japanese" : vol.1 without ... I have books one and two; I finished it maybe 3~ years ago, so here my 2 pence... You really do need book 2, only because it gives you a chance to practice what you learn in book 1. Book 2 is basicall... |
squarezebra | The Japanese language | 5 | 3,288 | 2013-01-12, 4:03 pm | ||
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Thread: program that stream live TV? Post: program that stream live TV? Not live TV per se, but there's tons of video available at video.fc2.com |
squarezebra | General discussion | 278 | 155,989 | 2013-01-12, 1:43 pm | ||
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Thread: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre Post: The Podcast Thread - Podcasts listed by genre I recently discovered the 'anytime andante' podcasts ( https://itunes.apple.com/jp/podcast/xing...d494537933). They're really easy, and she has a really soothing voice. They are just short 5-7 min pod... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 200 | 212,319 | 2013-01-10, 5:46 pm | ||
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Thread: Should I start RTK over Post: Should I start RTK over I'd quit RTK and do something more productive now like actually learning Japanese. Make a start on the core 2k if you haven't already done so. Once you make a start on real japanese you'll quickly lea... |
squarezebra | The Japanese language | 10 | 2,181 | 2012-12-26, 2:09 pm | ||
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Thread: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? Post: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? fishhead Wrote:Thanks again everyone for all the helpful and informative responses. So, if I go with EPWING, will I be able to get Kenkyuusha and progressive J-E and E-J dictionaries? And, if you do... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 53 | 17,076 | 2012-12-26, 9:51 am | ||
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Thread: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? Post: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? partner55083777 Wrote:I generally recommend people just use an epwing reader over buying an electronic dictionary, so I was pretty surprised when so many people were in support of electronic dictionar... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 53 | 17,076 | 2012-12-26, 9:44 am | ||
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Thread: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? Post: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? A good denshi will set you pretty much up for life. You can always add additional content via SD cards if you please, but I really doubt you'd ever need to if you get a decent model. Epwing is a for... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 53 | 17,076 | 2012-12-25, 10:44 am | ||
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Thread: Merry Christmassssss!!!!! Post: Merry Christmassssss!!!!! メリクリ |
squarezebra | Off topic | 12 | 2,050 | 2012-12-25, 5:25 am | ||
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Thread: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? Post: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? Any ex-word you buy is gonna have tons of stuff you won't ever use. Most of the stuff inside these things are only useful for Japanese learners of English. They are not built for students studying Jap... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 53 | 17,076 | 2012-12-20, 3:47 am | ||
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Thread: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? Post: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? fishhead Wrote:squarezebra Wrote:Check out any of the new series of Casio Ex-words. The current Casio range is the D series (Dxxxxx / d9800/d10000 etc) I know for SURE that all the 9800 or 10000 units... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 53 | 17,076 | 2012-12-16, 5:59 am | ||
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Thread: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? Post: Denshi Jisho? Ipod? Check out any of the new series of Casio Ex-words. The current Casio range is the D series (Dxxxxx / d9800/d10000 etc) I know for SURE that all the 9800 or 10000 units over the past few years (A, B an... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 53 | 17,076 | 2012-12-10, 11:46 am | ||
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Thread: Tackle N2 Grammar in order to get into Light Novels? Post: Tackle N2 Grammar in order to get into Light Novel... Fadeway Wrote:I'm not yet at the stage where I can read a novel (Kara no Kyoukai; Toradora) without a dictionary or tons of furigana; hence, I stay away. I find it far easier to read manga - the pict... |
squarezebra | The Japanese language | 7 | 5,162 | 2012-11-26, 10:27 am | ||
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Thread: Amazon's Japanese Kindle Store opens tomorrow Post: Amazon's Japanese Kindle Store opens tomorrow I just got me one of those paperwhite thingymajigs, and I have a question about calibre... Is it possible to convert a text file to display vertical text in calibre? I'm guessing not as I've been thro... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 100 | 38,751 | 2012-11-17, 4:30 pm | ||
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Thread: Replacement for my ex-word: any suggestions? Post: Replacement for my ex-word: any suggestions? The 大辞典 is available as an app on iOS by Logovista. It costs £99.99 though I have no idea how well it runs. I've never used the chuujiten as I've never needed another JE after getting the 大辞典. There a... |
squarezebra | Learning resources | 24 | 7,799 | 2012-11-16, 5:10 am | ||
