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    Thread: program that stream live TV?
Post: program that stream live TV?

What the hell happened to all the good channels?
Manske General discussion 278 156,048 2013-03-05, 7:56 pm
    Thread: Has anyone NOT used RTK?
Post: Has anyone NOT used RTK?

I did not use RTK. I think it is a waste of time. I straight up used flashcards to memorize on and kun readings for my first 1000 kanji, and after realizing how tedious and inefficient that method was...
Manske The Japanese language 107 23,182 2011-08-09, 9:51 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

どうすれば教えてくれますか? is this asking how I will teach?
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-07-18, 3:44 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

[Image: http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/6685/randomb.jpg] My teacher wrote this correction and I'm not really sure what it says between だけで and なくてもいいです。 Can anyone read that? Thanks!
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-04-26, 2:29 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Asriel Wrote:Manske Wrote:Is 色々なジャンルを読まれようとしているのでしょうか? implying that I need to read something other than shoujo/romances? She hasn't read GE, so she doesn't know how 'lovey-dovey' it is...But since it...
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-04-21, 7:59 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Asriel Wrote:@Manske -- GE isn't considered a shounen-ish manga, and Kimi is a shoujo manga about pure love. So, since they're quite different, and the 2nd sentence is more like "Perhaps it's that you...
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-04-21, 6:02 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

yudantaiteki Wrote:Can we see your post? I haven't heard of either of these manga and I'm not entirely sure what you said so it's hard for me to see what his point is. The first part you excerpted s...
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-04-21, 5:50 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I joined a manga group on Mixi and went to the introduction thread to make a post and someone messaged back saying this: 「マンガが無いと生きていけない」コミュの自己紹介を見て メッセージしています。 まさよ(Masayo)、といいます。 自己紹介文で、「GE~グッドエンデ...
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-04-21, 4:57 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

How is 数 read at the end of a word like the one below? 蔵書数 Also, is 身も蓋もありませんね some kind of expression? I don't really understand.
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-04-17, 7:53 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I just downloaded that new Tanuki J<-->J vocab deck, and I'm already having trouble understanding a sentence. 一度でいいから、宇宙旅行をしてみたい。 Is 一度でいいから mean "Because one time is ok...." or is there a nua...
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-03-07, 8:04 pm
    Thread: Post your daily achievements and goals
Post: Post your daily achievements and goals

jettyke Wrote:ta12121 Wrote:I should definitely try to increase my reading outside my srs, via manga,news,websites. I listen to Japanese a lot more than I read it, so definitely reading needs to be in...
Manske General discussion 42 5,661 2011-02-25, 1:14 pm
    Thread: I might stop SRSing...
Post: I might stop SRSing...

Thanks for you input, everyone. I've been cramming vocab and kanji recognition so hard over the past year that my grammar (and consequently reading and listening) skills have lagged far behind. Instea...
Manske General discussion 75 12,592 2011-02-22, 8:30 pm
    Thread: I might stop SRSing...
Post: I might stop SRSing...

I guess one of my problems is that because of my unfamiliarity with the language, I'm unsure of which words really are useless. Even if I do cut down my list, it will still be hard for me to disciplin...
Manske General discussion 75 12,592 2011-02-21, 9:08 pm
    Thread: I might stop SRSing...
Post: I might stop SRSing...

Thanks for your input. I think that because the number of reviews has increased so much that I have started to focus more on getting them done as quickly as possible without taking the time to really ...
Manske General discussion 75 12,592 2011-02-21, 9:01 pm
    Thread: I might stop SRSing...
Post: I might stop SRSing...

...for a few reasons. I have been SRSing vocab for about a year and a half now. I started with Core 2000, then moved on to Core 6000 (finished in April, been reviewing since), and finally on to my own...
Manske General discussion 75 12,592 2011-02-21, 8:42 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm having trouble getting anywhere with translating this sentence. 俺は八つ当たり気味の決意を燃やすのであった。 Is 妙ちきりんな some kind of casual expression? Are they two different words? I'm a bit confused here. この妙ちきりんな...
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-02-13, 3:17 pm
    Thread: Not sure where else to ask
Post: Not sure where else to ask

Should it be taking over 2 hours to fill missing card data for 22,000 cards? edit: Never mind, I wasn't sure if it was doing the process or not. It ended up taking 3.5 hours
Manske Chinese and Hanzi 4 1,507 2011-02-04, 8:02 pm
    Thread: Not sure where else to ask
Post: Not sure where else to ask

I'm probably not posting this in the right section, so I apologize beforehand. I'm trying to get the audio functionality in the Pinyin toolkit to work with that premade Mandarni deck with 22k senten...
Manske Chinese and Hanzi 4 1,507 2011-02-04, 3:38 pm
    Thread: Good forums in japanese
Post: Good forums in japanese

vix86 Wrote:Bokusenou Wrote:The workaround for Mixi is using an ".edu" email to sign up with (then you won't see the 携帯 part of the form), and since a lot of colleges offer free .edu email redirects t...
Manske Learning resources 28 10,335 2011-01-17, 10:04 pm
    Thread: Documentaries about Japan
Post: Documentaries about Japan

Children Full of Life [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=armP8TfS9Is] "In the award-winning documentary Children Full of Life, a fourth-grade class in a primary school in Kanazawa, northwest of ...
Manske General discussion 51 21,895 2011-01-15, 10:12 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm having trouble understanding the use of じゃ in the sentence これだけじゃわかりませんね. This question is probably silly and I feel like I missed something pretty basic along the way. Thanks in advance for the h...
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2011-01-10, 9:23 pm
    Thread: Documentaries about Japan
Post: Documentaries about Japan

Any more good ones there aren't about the WWII era?
Manske General discussion 51 21,895 2011-01-02, 3:57 pm
    Thread: Music problem - cannot find anything I like
Post: Music problem - cannot find anything I like

[Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BqFftJDXii0]
Manske General discussion 109 31,535 2011-01-01, 1:46 pm
    Thread: Documentaries about Japan
Post: Documentaries about Japan

Just watched one about host clubs called The Great Happiness Space. I really recommend it.
Manske General discussion 51 21,895 2010-12-31, 10:42 am
    Thread: how to say ・
Post: how to say ・

Is it the same for dashes?
Manske The Japanese language 8 1,265 2010-12-28, 11:39 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

magamo Wrote:Manske Wrote:Could someone explain 泳がしながら in the sentence 「頼りなさげな目を左右に泳がしながら、俺の机の隣に立っている。」? Thanks. It's a slightly creative use of the set phrase "目が泳ぐ," which describes an unstable stat...
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2010-12-25, 10:54 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Could someone explain 泳がしながら in the sentence 「頼りなさげな目を左右に泳がしながら、俺の机の隣に立っている。」? Thanks.
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2010-12-24, 11:13 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Could someone explain why there is a difference in pronunciation between 買う and 飼う when they're both かう? Thanks
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2010-12-19, 5:16 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Another question このときの俺の表情は、さぞやいぶかしげだったことだろうよ。 Could someone please explain what さぞやいぶかしげだった means? Many thanks, I really appreciate everyone's help.
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2010-10-31, 9:56 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

iSoron Wrote:Manske Wrote:Could someone please explain what 笑わば笑え means? 「へたれだな!」と笑いたければ笑ってください。 thanks!
Manske The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,744 2010-10-29, 4:10 pm