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    Thread: Anyone have any ドレスデン・ファイル books (Jim Butcher) in 日本語?
Post: Anyone have any ドレスデン・ファイル books (Jim Butcher) in ...

I recommend http://www.densika.com/ . You'll be able to buy used copies for cheap and even OCR them so you can copy words and sentences straight from the book. If you're more into reading hard copies,...
tnall Learning resources 2 852 2012-08-23, 1:12 am
    Thread: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread
Post: "Don't repeat my mistakes" thread

No matter what level you are, try to take in as much Japanese from actual people as you can. I'm a huge fan of SRSing, immersion, and all that but I can't help but feel stuck in some kind of Japanese ...
tnall General discussion 135 48,923 2012-08-20, 10:36 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hey everyone, I'm transcribing the FUN episode of Spongebob (http://members.outpost10f.com/~lindax/sp...20FUN.html) and I couldn't quite make out a few lines. Could you help please? EDIT: Thanks for...
tnall The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,227 2012-08-19, 3:45 am
    Thread: Business letter openings?
Post: Business letter openings?

Hi everyone, I'm in the process of writing a response as a customer support agent. I'm a little confused as to what would be an appropriate business phrase to begin this e-mail, and おせわになりますseems a l...
tnall The Japanese language 2 1,028 2012-07-15, 11:22 am
    Thread: I am teaching a 1 hour japanese class.
Post: I am teaching a 1 hour japanese class.

From my experiences as a Japanese tutor, I've learned that simplicity and fun are key. Don't try to plan too much, and whenever you can make activities that will engage your audience. It's tricky for ...
tnall General discussion 9 2,339 2012-06-28, 12:39 pm
    Thread: 尻取り forum game!
Post: 尻取り forum game!

Theme: ニュース関係の語彙 区別
tnall Off topic 203 24,659 2012-06-24, 3:17 am
    Thread: Anime with manga that matches dialogue
Post: Anime with manga that matches dialogue

howtwosavealif3 Wrote:don't most anime match the manga.. and even if it doesn't match it exactly since the anime is BASED on the manga.. it's just helpful in general. so i see no point limiting your a...
tnall Learning resources 11 3,156 2012-06-19, 9:44 pm
    Thread: Anime with manga that matches dialogue
Post: Anime with manga that matches dialogue

I watched the first episode of 蟲師 and found that I couldn't follow the plot, so I innocently obtained the manga and read the first volume to get what was going on. I decided to re-watch the first epis...
tnall Learning resources 11 3,156 2012-06-19, 5:49 am
    Thread: Favorite quotes
Post: Favorite quotes

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tnall Learning resources 5 1,948 2012-06-18, 2:58 am
    Thread: Gift Ideas
Post: Gift Ideas

I can't recommend any novels because I haven't had the patience to finish any (-_-) but I definitely can recommend a few manga that I think would suit the level you're at now. Have you seen 日本人の知らない日本...
tnall Off topic 10 2,342 2012-06-12, 3:55 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

yudantaiteki Wrote:tnall Wrote:Hi everyone. I was reading 日本人の知らない日本語 and came across a page that I couldn't really make heads or tails of. Could someone tell me what this sentence means? ”いにしへ奈良の都の八重...
tnall The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,227 2012-06-12, 2:21 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hi everyone. I was reading 日本人の知らない日本語 and came across a page that I couldn't really make heads or tails of. Could someone tell me what this sentence means? ”いにしへ奈良の都の八重桜けふ九重に匂ひぬるかなって句が有名じゃない?” Here's...
tnall The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,227 2012-06-11, 6:55 pm
    Thread: Multilingual side-by-side texts + audiobooks?
Post: Multilingual side-by-side texts + audiobooks?

I'm looking to ladder my language studies so I can brush up on my French and German while advancing my Japanese studies. Would anyone have any links for multilingual books and their audiobooks? If you...
tnall Learning resources 3 2,184 2012-06-08, 5:28 pm
    Thread: 日本人の知らない日本語
Post: 日本人の知らない日本語

I agree that the plotlines are kind of stupid and the characters border on stereotypes at times but honestly if you're at the beginner/intermediate phase it's just nice to watch a show that's not terr...
tnall General discussion 24 5,741 2012-06-02, 7:18 pm
    Thread: Reading Suggestions for Advanced Learners
Post: Reading Suggestions for Advanced Learners

I don't know if you're a fan of anime but I would definitely recommend NHKにようこそ!if only because it has a manga that is exactly what I think you're looking for. I'm at a point with my Japanese where I ...
tnall The Japanese language 25 4,996 2012-05-29, 4:06 am
    Thread: Favorite quotes
Post: Favorite quotes

I was watching a random episode of NHKにようこそ!when I understood a line that I've been thinking a lot about lately: ”佐藤くん!ゲームはやるもんじゃなくて、作るもんだよ!” I think it's stuck with me because it represents a huge ...
tnall Learning resources 5 1,948 2012-05-22, 8:46 pm
    Thread: Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo Anki Deck
Post: Nihonjin no Shiranai Nihongo Anki Deck

Thanks for doing this. The one problem I've encountered with subs2srs decks is that they're really long and can get tedious with so many reviews. I was thinking about creating specialized decks with l...
tnall Learning resources 6 3,064 2012-04-26, 2:18 am
    Thread: Favorite 8tracks playlists
Post: Favorite 8tracks playlists

Found this today and thought this forum would appreciate it :) http://8tracks.com/kanjiandtea/japanese-disney My other favorites: http://8tracks.com/yukimaroman/vol-1-1 http://8tracks.com/jillsandw...
tnall Learning resources 0 696 2012-04-07, 12:08 am
    Thread: Favorite songs from before you began learning Japanese
Post: Favorite songs from before you began learning Japa...

Was having a nostalgia trip and decided to listen a few of the songs I loved but couldn't understand a couple years ago. Here are the links with lyrics: [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xISbSwZ...
tnall General discussion 8 2,339 2012-03-29, 11:01 pm
    Thread: Spanish Anki Listening Sentence Decks
Post: Spanish Anki Listening Sentence Decks

What's great about Spanish movies is that you'll find Spanish subtitles just about everywhere. As for which movie to pick for subs2srs, that totally depends on your taste in movies. Personally I love ...
tnall Off topic 4 1,843 2012-03-14, 7:25 pm
    Thread: Anime Transcriptions? Do they exist?
Post: Anime Transcriptions? Do they exist?

zigmonty Wrote:qwertyytrewq Wrote:Forgive me if I might be misunderstanding the usefulness of this method and forgive me for being blunt, but is it just me or is that an absolutely retarded idea? No.....
tnall The Japanese language 13 5,051 2012-02-19, 7:21 pm
    Thread: Help translating two sentences
Post: Help translating two sentences

Could you post the full sentences please? Having context will help make the translation sound smoother.
tnall Group study 3 1,433 2012-02-16, 5:48 pm
    Thread: Looking for sentence decks with audio, ideally post-core6k
Post: Looking for sentence decks with audio, ideally pos...

There are a few shared subs2srs decks on Anki--Spirited Away, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Cowboy Bebop, Sayounara Zetsubou-Sensei. I would definitely recommend using actual media after core6k because it'...
tnall Learning resources 7 2,434 2012-02-16, 5:47 pm
    Thread: Interesting economics articles?
Post: Interesting economics articles?

Hi everyone, Looking for some economics or business-related articles to practice translation. Anyone got any good recommendations?
tnall Learning resources 1 713 2012-02-07, 12:44 am
    Thread: Favourite Final Fantasy?
Post: Favourite Final Fantasy?

Final Brantasy
tnall Off topic 28 4,571 2012-02-04, 1:11 am
    Thread: Favorite Japanese sentence/phrase
Post: Favorite Japanese sentence/phrase

超能力= ESP
tnall The Japanese language 21 5,831 2012-01-11, 9:45 pm
    Thread: 楽天字幕組み: Anyone interested?
Post: 楽天字幕組み: Anyone interested?

howtwosavealif3 Wrote:first of all you do not need to time... especially for popular anime because there's korean fansubs for them. http://forum.koohii.com/showthread.php?p...#pid117636 Yes, I did n...
tnall Group study 10 6,757 2012-01-08, 3:44 pm
    Thread: Subrip-- Japanese character matrix?
Post: Subrip-- Japanese character matrix?

I'm looking to rip the Japanese subtitles off Kurosawa's "Dreams" and the biggest obstacle that I'm coming across is the tedious process of entering in the kanji for it to recognize. Does anyone know ...
tnall Learning resources 0 1,781 2011-12-01, 1:21 pm
    Thread: Looking at katakana with post-RTK eyes
Post: Looking at katakana with post-RTK eyes

yudantaiteki Wrote:Unless you're reading older manuscripts that use hentai-gana and alternate cursive forms of the standard kana, I don't know if it's incredibly useful as far as modern Japanese goes....
tnall Remembering the Kanji 5 1,470 2011-11-10, 1:33 am
    Thread: Looking at katakana with post-RTK eyes
Post: Looking at katakana with post-RTK eyes

http://www.google.com/imgres?imgurl=http...AQ&dur=302 I know this might sound kind of silly, but I'm still amazed that even 3 years ago I used to think of katakana as just random blobs of strokes...
tnall Remembering the Kanji 5 1,470 2011-11-09, 10:12 pm