There are web tools where you can go to Japanese websites and as you put your mouse over vocabulary it will give you a rough translation. Really rough. Problem is I forgot what those sites were!! Doesn anyone know what I'm talking about?
2007-03-05, 11:20 pm
I know Tae Kim's grammar site has a hover -> definition feature but I don't know about any others.
Something you might be interested in though is Wakan. It's basically a dictionary tool but has a very useful feature that does something like what you're asking. Hover the mouse over a word/kanji/whatever and it can give the pronunciation and the meaning in a little popup window.
Be Warned: There is a serious bug that will cause a Windows XP SP2 machine to crash and burn but a fix for that can be found in a forum post here.
Something you might be interested in though is Wakan. It's basically a dictionary tool but has a very useful feature that does something like what you're asking. Hover the mouse over a word/kanji/whatever and it can give the pronunciation and the meaning in a little popup window.
Be Warned: There is a serious bug that will cause a Windows XP SP2 machine to crash and burn but a fix for that can be found in a forum post here.
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2007-03-16, 6:10 am
I've been reccomending Rikaichan right and left, myself. If you're learning Japanese and need some help in reading it... It's an essential tool to have installed on your Firefox browser!!