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    Thread: Counter information?
Post: Counter information?

@egoplant if you found something else, like just the goddamn lists without any other information, post it here please.
Growl Learning resources 3 956 2013-04-25, 8:29 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Why don't we express it in English?
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-23, 4:21 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Lol, I actually responded to that myself. If @yuda or @magamo could help it would be nice.
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-22, 10:52 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Really? But I can't find itが
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-22, 10:19 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

One more thing, every time I speak in the polite register I don't know if I should use full polite forms within connecting sentences, for example あるけれど or ありますけれど, なので or ですので, etc. And, what is the ...
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-22, 9:23 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Could this be an idiom meaning something like "get and idea; get the feeling" イメージをつかむ?
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-22, 5:13 pm
    Thread: Are paid classes good?
Post: Are paid classes good?

I'm currently attending several volunteer (free) based Japanese classrooms in my area and surroundings and I was wondering how would paid classes differ? (I guess that if I look I will find them but I...
Growl General discussion 66 13,812 2013-04-21, 10:51 pm
    Thread: Best novels/books for beginners
Post: Best novels/books for beginners

Sorry, not trying to be stupid here or anything, but summarizing, what are the novels/titles? I just want to copy, paste on Amazon or google and buy.
Growl Learning resources 21 12,675 2013-04-19, 8:10 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Mmm I think it was because I always ask "where do you live?" but we all live in the same city so I tried to be funny and went, well "in what chou do you live?" eventually they got it, but I never unde...
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-18, 6:36 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

@dixmox That's how I asked the question to few of the kids in my class: (なんちょうめ)何丁目に住んでる? And they were completely lost.
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-17, 11:00 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

How do I ask "in what 丁(ちょう) do you live?"
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-17, 5:50 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thanks both of you, makes sense.
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-17, 7:54 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I still don't understand っていうか sometimes, is the thing that I really mean after or before? かわいいっていうか綺麗だね! Cute, mmm I mean pretty.
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-04-16, 6:03 pm
    Thread: Are you still teaching English?
Post: Are you still teaching English?

partner55083777 Wrote:I wouldn't be so optimisict? I don't understand this comment lol, how is my statement any optimistic? partner55083777 Wrote:Also, the pay is REALLY low compared to what you cou...
Growl Off topic 34 12,865 2013-04-12, 5:38 pm
    Thread: Are you still teaching English?
Post: Are you still teaching English?

Tzadeck Wrote:JapaneseRuleOf7 Wrote:On the other hand, I've had a couple of high-paying office jobs here and I wouldn't even consider working for a Japanese company again. Check my site if you want m...
Growl Off topic 34 12,865 2013-04-12, 7:27 am
    Thread: Are you still teaching English?
Post: Are you still teaching English?

How come you don't need to speak Japanese to get a job like that?
Growl Off topic 34 12,865 2013-04-11, 8:45 pm
    Thread: Are you still teaching English?
Post: Are you still teaching English?

I've been getting a bit depressed lately, and that's because of my job. It's not that I hate teaching English, but doing so at a juku has become increasingly upsetting as I realize that the vast major...
Growl Off topic 34 12,865 2013-04-11, 8:50 am
    Thread: Ideas for 朝礼
Post: Ideas for 朝礼

@TheVinster Hey, lawful good forum character, just for the record, I did create the accounts (but only one at the time) so it's not like I was on some dodgy business, I ended up having so many because...
Growl Off topic 9 3,432 2013-04-06, 11:57 pm
    Thread: Ideas for 朝礼
Post: Ideas for 朝礼

Any ideas anyone?
Growl Off topic 9 3,432 2013-04-06, 5:55 pm
    Thread: Ideas for 朝礼
Post: Ideas for 朝礼

Ok I watched it and forgot the whole thing, but then I remembered why I was watching it, what the hell? I don't get it.
Growl Off topic 9 3,432 2013-04-06, 8:21 am
    Thread: Ideas for 朝礼
Post: Ideas for 朝礼

I have to speak during the 朝礼 about twice a month, next Tuesday will be my second time. The first time with the pretext that it was the first time went pretty well as I talked about it being the first...
Growl Off topic 9 3,432 2013-04-06, 5:35 am
    Thread: How to make friends?
Post: How to make friends?

I'm completely lost. I think I have forgotten everything about socialization since I came to Japan. My time = work + studying Japanese, and that is the all of it. How am I supposed to make friends in ...
Growl Off topic 5 1,152 2013-04-01, 8:35 am
    Thread: Can I go to school in Japan?
Post: Can I go to school in Japan?

Can I just enroll in a high school in Japan? I'm 28 and gaijin.
Growl Off topic 6 2,014 2013-03-28, 8:57 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I'm missing these kanji in my deck but I can't find of anything like a common word or name, do you know any? 軸詔帥但勅朕斗赴附
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-03-25, 5:11 pm
    Thread: Japanese Let's Plays
Post: Japanese Let's Plays

Tzadeck Wrote:That reminds me of this, which is in English but is hilarious for any Half-Life fans. [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7J80KD4BG7M] Which reminds me of Red vs. Blue = [Video: http:...
Growl The Japanese language 8 3,138 2013-03-23, 7:59 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

@corry context but what about "I can't run away anymore"
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-03-21, 7:12 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

まあ, the meaning of "make sure" works in many instances. "let's just go ahead and do…" works sometimes too. Sometimes the meaning is just "will". For example: 今から説明しておきます. しておきます has more 'sound' than ...
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-03-21, 6:48 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

おく or the "do in advance" never made sense for my life until I realize it carries very often the same nuance as "make sure". So in Zgarbas example maybe the person is saying "I will make sure to go" o...
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-03-20, 10:51 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

How do you say "bench (soccer)" in Japanese? ベンチ? Does 戦力外 has anything to do with it? One more thing, I'm almost convinced of this but please tell me otherwise if I'm wrong or just say what you thin...
Growl The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,366 2013-03-20, 4:50 am
    Thread: Doshisha Business School Global MBA
Post: Doshisha Business School Global MBA

@TheVinster What was the problem with getting the bachelor's in Japan?
Growl JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 29 10,380 2013-03-19, 9:27 pm