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    Thread: Rikai + Android
Post: Rikai + Android

jaderead is wonderful. much faster than using firefox with a plugin and it saves position when you close the file. the only suggestions i can offer are pinch to zoom, opening non txt files such as htm...
sikieiki Learning resources 43 32,621 2013-04-28, 1:24 am
    Thread: Rikai + Android
Post: Rikai + Android

For some reason rikaichan on firefox/android keeps uninstalling itself on my smartphone but not on the nexus.
sikieiki Learning resources 43 32,621 2013-02-14, 1:38 am
    Thread: Rikai + Android
Post: Rikai + Android

Balloonguy - This is basically exactly what I was looking for. It deserves its own thread. I dont know how many people would use it, but it is absolutely a godsend for reading novels and such (in txt ...
sikieiki Learning resources 43 32,621 2012-12-31, 2:21 am
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

Would it be possible to get a key to copy the highlighted word? You can now use C to copy, but it copies the definition as well. Can you make alt + C copy the highlighted word/phrase only? Sometimes t...
sikieiki Learning resources 859 243,821 2012-12-03, 8:45 am
    Thread: Rikai + Android
Post: Rikai + Android

Guess that means no one knows
sikieiki Learning resources 43 32,621 2012-11-27, 7:59 am
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

Thank you for the update. The sanseido lookup seems to work as expected now. I noticed the voice lookup still has the old problem though. cb4960 Wrote:I have just uploaded version 16.0 of the Rikaisa...
sikieiki Learning resources 859 243,821 2012-11-17, 7:56 pm
    Thread: Rikai + Android
Post: Rikai + Android

Anyone know of a way to get word definitions while reading, like rikaichan, rikaisama, rikaikun on Android? I intend to use this while reading txt files [novels] and it helps enormously when not havin...
sikieiki Learning resources 43 32,621 2012-11-16, 10:01 pm
    Thread: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition
Post: Rikaichan: RevTK Community Edition

Noticed something which I believe to be a bug. If you highlight a word in certain conjugations it is recognized by the english dictionary but not sanseido. Copying it with C will produce the unconjuga...
sikieiki Learning resources 859 243,821 2012-11-13, 2:54 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I know the difference between 痛そう and 痛いそう, however my friend was pointing out that since I was telling a story about someone who got hurt, the information to them is not first hand - they did not obs...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-11-09, 11:02 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

delta Wrote:Is the following also correct? あの会社と契約が成立されました。 I dont believe it is correct. If you use あの会社と with the と meaning with/together, then following it must be a sentence describing what they ...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-11-09, 2:44 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Have a question on the -sou ending If I am talking about something painful and the person listening wants to say 'that sounds painful' or something like that, what would it be? 痛そう or 痛いそう? I believe...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-11-09, 2:26 am
    Thread: How to up my handwriting skills fast?
Post: How to up my handwriting skills fast?

What, kyoto university? Not to go off track but lets have a meet up haha.
sikieiki The Japanese language 31 9,951 2012-10-11, 8:07 am
    Thread: Gaining confidence understanding and translating
Post: Gaining confidence understanding and translating

1. What, you've got a problem with what she does?! Its not like she needs approval from some suspicious person like you! 2. After being scolded by Charlotte, he glared back with a frightening stare ...
sikieiki The Japanese language 3 1,774 2012-09-29, 12:34 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

yudantaiteki Wrote:Potential verbs (できる) take が in strictly "correct" grammar, but many native speakers use を as well -- they're interchangeable as far as normal speech. So if you want to follow pres...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-08-31, 8:34 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

完全にデータが移植できないかもしれないです 完全にデータを移植できないかもしれないです I often see cases where 'ga' and 'wo' are replaceable and seemingly form grammatically correct sentences. Is there any explanation to why this can be done ...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-08-31, 7:03 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

gibosi Wrote:Do these two phrases have the same meaning? せざるを得ない せずにはおれない Thanks! こんなひどい雨で運動会は中止せざるを得ない もう告白せずにはいられない As the latter uses おる(いる), the usage is meant for a personal feeling that o...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-08-31, 7:00 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

JimmySeal Wrote:sikieiki Wrote:Does anyone have any information or examples of 「ってから」 I havent seen this anywhere until a native friend said it 「また難しい日本語使ってからー」 It seems to have the same sort of us...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-08-27, 5:12 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Does anyone have any information or examples of 「ってから」 I havent seen this anywhere until a native friend said it 「また難しい日本語使ってからー」 It seems to have the same sort of usage as 「といったら」 and it expresses...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-08-26, 7:15 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

What is with the conjugation of おみそれしました/おみそれいたしました from the verb 見逸れる? おみそれ doesnt appear to be used alone, and 見逸れる is not a suru verb so exactly what is the foundation for this usage?
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-08-02, 2:24 am
    Thread: Finding an apartment in Kyoto
Post: Finding an apartment in Kyoto

Search for apartments using "house network" or "elitz" and contact them through mail. If kyoto university can be a guarantor than it shouldnt be much of a problem. Rent a room in a hostel for a week s...
sikieiki JLPT, Jobs & College in Japan 32 9,006 2012-08-01, 10:49 am
    Thread: Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar spreadsheet
Post: Shin Kanzen Master N1 Grammar spreadsheet

Im interested in finding a spreadsheet of N1 grammar as well. Hell, any grammar is fine. Theres sites like renshuu.org / jgram with all the data I need, but there doesnt seem to be a way to get at th...
sikieiki Group study 13 7,377 2012-07-24, 7:16 pm
    Thread: Moving from intermediate to advanced
Post: Moving from intermediate to advanced

I got sick of SRS, removed premade decks and just use the record audio function to insert words into a deck when I dont understand a phrase or something. Simply figure out the meaning and move on. The...
sikieiki The Japanese language 47 10,053 2012-07-09, 1:34 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Came across the word 「ほげ」 and cant get a clear idea of what it means other than it references a dummy variable in code, which isnt the meaning I am looking for ちょっとだけ休憩するか ほげ~ There seem to be a lot...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-07-07, 6:56 am
    Thread: Getting a driving license in Japan
Post: Getting a driving license in Japan

dizmox Wrote:"Other boyfriends take their girlfriends on drive dates" type nagging, etc. I dont understand this aspect of human desire. Other people have/do X so I must have it too? Maybe its time to ...
sikieiki General discussion 18 4,937 2012-06-09, 3:34 am
    Thread: Cementing grammar for output?
Post: Cementing grammar for output?

From my experience it doesnt appear that grammar is something that you can explicitly try to learn in the order you want. Despite knowing meaning and usage and or hearing and reading many examples of ...
sikieiki The Japanese language 11 2,433 2012-06-06, 12:02 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I've noticed that in a lot of places, 'ni' is used and it seems to be taking the place of 'ha'. For example, 「私に金があったら」「私には、姉妹がいない。」「私には分からない」 In these cases it seems that 'ni' or 'ni ha' can be repl...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-06-02, 11:55 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

「あたしは「が?」友達になろうなんて思わなきゃ」 My understanding of なきゃ has been thus far, it is equal to なければならない meaning something like 'have to/should do' The above sentence though, in context it seems like the meaning...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-05-30, 11:34 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

yudantaiteki Wrote:No, だって should not be used after i-adjectives. Just use って alone. Without what? The とした is necessary or it's not grammatical. Assumed wrongly that 和気あいあい was い形 和気あいあいな雰囲気 和気あいあい...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-05-27, 6:05 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Thanks for the explanation yuda. I also want to mention "datte" which I think also is fine with i-adjectives since its main use is as a quoting role. Sometimes I go to speak using darou and datte wit...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-05-27, 5:00 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Ive been thinking about how i-adjectives shouldnt be followed with "da" Not even sure what the original reason why it isnt allowed is, but still... Often times I see i-adjective+darou/da to/da ne/da ...
sikieiki The Japanese language 8,332 1,452,152 2012-05-27, 1:04 am