Search Results

Post Author Forum Replies Views Posted [asc]
    Thread: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go
Post: Guide: Android: Japanese Environment on the go

OzarM Wrote:But it's free. :/ This doesn't matter. Even free apps can be restricted outside of their markets. As an example I need a US VPN in order to get Angry Birds (the free version) from the Go...
rahsoul General discussion 83 33,857 2013-11-02, 7:28 am
    Thread: Japanese Kindle Store no longer accepts overseas customers...
Post: Japanese Kindle Store no longer accepts overseas c...

Strange, I purchased something today outside of a VPN no problems.
rahsoul Learning resources 11 3,692 2013-10-29, 1:36 pm
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

rich_f Wrote:@rahsoul: Thanks a ton for the info! I've had an amazon.co.jp account for years now, because I use it to buy books. One other question: did you use different e-mail addresses for the tw...
rahsoul General discussion 104 37,078 2013-10-24, 11:27 pm
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

rich_f Wrote:@rahsoul So now that you have a Paperwhite, you can access the Kindle Japan store okay? Are you doing that from outside of Japan? Because everywhere I look, I get mixed info about the pos...
rahsoul General discussion 104 37,078 2013-10-23, 10:24 am
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

JapaneseRuleOf7 Wrote:rahsoul Wrote:I really recommend either getting them on kindle, or reading them on a computer with Rikisama or something similar. Any idea how to download books to the Mac? I'd ...
rahsoul General discussion 104 37,078 2013-10-23, 9:00 am
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

kazuki Wrote:I personally find it very irritating to stop at any point when doing an activity for pleasure, FF13 or novels, so I am interested in how you dealt with it. I've just started reading books...
rahsoul General discussion 104 37,078 2013-10-22, 6:20 pm
    Thread: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning story)
Post: Arcane Secrets! (or one man's language learning st...

tashippy Wrote:Sorry, I'm new here: what is 'Japanese farm'? Who needs to study when you can just farm Japanese in your backyard. :P
rahsoul General discussion 104 37,078 2013-10-18, 12:11 pm
    Thread: Bookscan (have Japanese books OCR'd cheap! Anyone used this?)
Post: Bookscan (have Japanese books OCR'd cheap! Anyone ...

Vempele Wrote:Wow, the OCR was so bad that it even broke the forum?! LOL This is the best deterrent from using a product I have ever seen.
rahsoul Learning resources 39 15,463 2013-10-18, 12:09 pm
    Thread: Kabocha pumpkin: delicious winter squash!
Post: Kabocha pumpkin: delicious winter squash!

I can vouch for butternut squash tasting awesome. Even just steamed with a little black pepper. Yummy. :)
rahsoul Off topic 6 1,630 2013-10-12, 3:48 pm
    Thread: What makes Japanese difficult or easy?
Post: What makes Japanese difficult or easy?

buonaparte Wrote:Japanese is damn hard. My grandfather once wanted to learn it. He decided he should obviously teach himself the Japanese ABC first. He at once discovered that they have two A’s: あ an...
rahsoul The Japanese language 51 9,405 2013-09-23, 10:32 am
    Thread: What are you currently reading?
Post: What are you currently reading?

Stian Wrote:Japanese: ハリーポッターと秘密の部屋 I'm almost done the first book now. Pretty excited to have a solid set of books to read through. Having the English alongside does help me though.
rahsoul Off topic 109 48,669 2013-09-21, 9:42 pm
    Thread: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only
Post: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only

ryuudou Wrote:Oh and how do I send these boys some invites if people aren't allowed to paste e-mails in plain-text? Clicking on the link in the profile doesn't give me the e-mail. <-----Click the e...
rahsoul Off topic 199 72,914 2013-08-13, 10:15 am
    Thread: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only
Post: Asia Torrents Invites -- Active Users Only

I'd like an invite, if any are still available. =) EDIT: I don't need one anymore thanks!
rahsoul Off topic 199 72,914 2013-08-13, 9:26 am
    Thread: Mangas with furiganas
Post: Mangas with furiganas

yudantaiteki Wrote:(By "adult" I mean Big Comic and the like, not porno.) So porn has furigana? :P
rahsoul Off topic 19 4,395 2013-06-14, 9:42 am
    Thread: Recommend manga thread
Post: Recommend manga thread

Babyrat Wrote:I have updated my main post to include furigana, made it look messy but hey ho if it helps people find what they want easier,then I will have to swallow the pain of messy text. Why not j...
rahsoul Learning resources 51 77,895 2013-06-14, 9:40 am
    Thread: Recommend manga thread
Post: Recommend manga thread

RawrPk Wrote:A friend on Twitter recommended this to me. A slice of life manga about a Polar Bear who runs a cafe. He has other animal and human friends like Panda and Penguin. There are only 4 volum...
rahsoul Learning resources 51 77,895 2013-06-13, 6:30 pm
    Thread: Recommend manga thread
Post: Recommend manga thread

jankensan Wrote:I've never seen those before! The wiki page for it says that although they share a character in the title, the contents are not related. Apparently there is a drama too... http://vide...
rahsoul Learning resources 51 77,895 2013-06-13, 4:26 pm
    Thread: Recommend manga thread
Post: Recommend manga thread

I keep seeing these on Amazon, do you know if they're related? It's Black Jack and doctors, but I've not had the inclination to read through one to see if they're any good. Free can be a turn-off in...
rahsoul Learning resources 51 77,895 2013-06-12, 8:58 pm
    Thread: Xbox One
Post: Xbox One

Well that's super doom and gloom. lol Smile! :P
rahsoul Off topic 44 6,113 2013-06-09, 11:48 am
    Thread: Xbox One
Post: Xbox One

thurd Wrote:M$ as a company is self imploding right now, the only good thing they had going for them was their entertainment division That's simply not true, by any stretch of the imagination. 6 ...
rahsoul Off topic 44 6,113 2013-06-09, 10:02 am
    Thread: What should I do after Genki 2?
Post: What should I do after Genki 2?

After Genki 2 I used Japanese Sentence Patterns for Effective Communication. The first section you would have covered with Genki but it goes a fair bit beyond Genki (I think there's an anki deck for ...
rahsoul Learning resources 18 12,429 2013-06-03, 6:05 pm
    Thread: Friends are acting weird about my Japanese.
Post: Friends are acting weird about my Japanese.

Ampharos64 Wrote:I love seeing people being enthusiastic about stuff, and sharing knowledge of it, it's one of the most inspiring things. Isn't that a good thing in some ways? To be interested in and ...
rahsoul Off topic 21 6,846 2013-05-23, 11:59 am
    Thread: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide
Post: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide

RawToast Wrote:You're correct, I couldn't find it with the search function as he never mentions the name as it is on Google Play :S Haha, yes that was quite annoying. I only found it because I half r...
rahsoul Learning resources 57 50,917 2013-05-15, 4:29 pm
    Thread: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide
Post: Japanese and E-book readers: A guide

RawToast Wrote:I found this awesome looking tool called Jade Reader: https://play.google.com/store/apps/detai...zyz.mobile The search is based on Rikiachan and it is brilliant! Does it work on the No...
rahsoul Learning resources 57 50,917 2013-05-15, 9:38 am
    Thread: Japanese learning games on the PSP?
Post: Japanese learning games on the PSP?

I don't know about the learning game on the DS, but when you feel ready there are "normal" games you can play with hidden furigana that pop up when you touch the kanji. This is really awesome for me,...
rahsoul Off topic 11 8,729 2013-05-08, 7:59 pm
    Thread: Japanese Reader Collection Volume 2: Momotaro, the Peach Boy [Ebook]
Post: Japanese Reader Collection Volume 2: Momotaro, the...

Thanks. :)
rahsoul Learning resources 6 2,578 2013-04-25, 8:06 pm
    Thread: Mono-dictionaries and making the switch
Post: Mono-dictionaries and making the switch

I like Tangorin. It's simple, interface is nice, and if you need a better explanation there are buttons to immediately search on alc, goo, and yahoo. http://tangorin.com/
rahsoul Learning resources 43 9,555 2013-04-20, 10:05 am
    Thread: most beautiful anime animations?
Post: most beautiful anime animations?

mrbryce Wrote:thank you astendra i had to go through so many irrelevant posts and you were the only one to really answer to the OP as soon as i saw the first seconds on youtube i was like OMG now THAT...
rahsoul General discussion 49 21,143 2013-04-19, 9:35 am
    Thread: Reading English books that are translated into Japanese
Post: Reading English books that are translated into Jap...

Zorlee Wrote:The Alchemist! Awesome book! Can't wait to try it in Japanese.
rahsoul The Japanese language 11 2,986 2013-04-18, 9:12 am
    Thread: Passive and active listening
Post: Passive and active listening

Hyperborea Wrote:the probability of an AKATT sycophant claiming that the method (any method, it doesn't matter) was invented by Khatz approaches 1. Did that post get deleted? I don't see it. :(
rahsoul Learning resources 50 11,465 2013-04-13, 1:44 pm