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quashlo wrote: 悩んでいることがあります。
もしあなたが私ならどうしますか？

Just a thought.

Shoudnt that be 私であるなら ?

I suppose it is too late now anyway

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:w00t: I think you mean, "nomisugi tewa naranai." (the wa is hiragana ha when you write.) nomisugireba futsukayoi ni naruyo. (it implies you should not drink too much.) nomisugiruto futsukayoi ni naruyo. (It is the same meaning. I usually say this one.) Sorry my bad, I see what you mean, ...

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> nai wake ni wa ikanai = this is sth i cannot do > zaru wo enai = i have no choice but to do > zu ni wa irarenai = I can´t help but do And how do I say prohibititions?? Like : Don´t drink too much of .... !! Please help!!^^ Onegaishimasu! ~nai wake ni ha ikanai and zaru wo enai are basically the s...

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I cant believe episode 10... damn that umi!! If this season ends without doumyouji and makino being together, someone is going to have to pay! :cussing: There is nothing worse than a totally dissapointing ending. I just want that umi to get what is coming to her (being cussed out by doumyouji) and f...

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All I can say about this show is that the Japanese is ridiculously hard to understand. For me, anyway. I only have a vague idea of what is going on. Even my friend who is much more skillful than me at Japanese said it was hard to understand. It seems interesting and I like the music a lot, although ...

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Wow. I cant believe this thread has grown by 5 pages since yesterday! I can certainly understand many of the things that have been said, like from the realist point of view of 'how does it affect you' or the moralist point of view 'everyone has the freedom to choose their interests'. Despite that th...

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i don't think that just because you're an anime or jpop freak means that you can't be interested in japan as a country, too. I mean, i love jdorama (though i also like kdoramas too), i like anime, manga, and jpop/jrock, which i'm sure puts me under the catogary of japanophile, BUT, it's not like i ...

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I think we really need to make a distinction between atleast two types of Japanophiles. Those who are genuinly interested in Japan as a nation, enjoy perhaps socializing with Japanese people and probably have some interest in Japanese culture and history. Likely to enjoy living and working in Japan....

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You must be listening to "Orchestra du Nodame Live", because the OST does not contain the Chopin Etude. Yeah you are right. What uh.. is the actual difference? Was there a live performance of the pieces in the show or something? Or was it only the 'performances' in the show that are on it...

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mizune wrote:BTW, I spoliered that last comment/question of yours...

Ah yeah sorry about that. I have never used spoiler tags before so it is not really a natural reaction for me to consider them... sorry to anyone who accidentally read my spoiler comments

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I don't know what went on in the other discussion thread, and I don't care. What I do want to do is discuss Nodame Cantabile. Is this ok? If not, please delete this thread Mr Mod person. The piece performed by Nodame at the end of episode 09 was absolutely spectacular. I think whoever actually playe...

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http://jlookup.aumaan.no-ip.org/

I use this dictionary program. Like many offline dictionaries it uses EDICT. I just happen to like this one because it isnt as buggy as the KanjiBrowze EDICT dictionary.

Also unlike KanjiBrowze, JLookup is free.

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My friend took JLPT level 1 yesterday. She seemed less than optimistic about the test. Infact she thinks she will fail. I was shocked to learn that the test went for 5 hours! That is crazy. I dont know anyone who could effectively be tested for that long without losing concentration completely. She ...

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Since living in Japan I have started using some of the gestures as well. Pointing to my noise, finger batsu, sometimes full arm batsu (if I am joking around usually), japanese style 'come here' wave, waving my hand to mean 'no', the 'peace' sign when in photos. When I go back to australia next year ...

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I have only used Azureus and UTorrent. I switched to UTorrent because Azureus uses CPU power like a **** and crashes occasionally. Probably the only thing I dont like about UTorrent is that there appears to be no option to disable that annoying popup balloon that comes up to inform you that a downlo...

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n. Other I just download the first episode of all of the new Dramas of the season. I briefly look through each one and determine which few look the most interesting and watch the first episode. Those that interest me I continue to watch, those that dont I discontinue watching. Whether I find it inte...

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Not to mention that being able to listen and understand as well as speak in Japanese requires actual conversation practice. For example I know some Japanese girls who have been studying english for 7 years and can read and write, but can barely hold a conversation and generally cannot understand muc...

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U must be a huge korean drama fan? Actually I only watch JDrama, since I cant speak Korean and dont like subs. Perhaps JDramas are a little different, but what I have seen so far (not so much) it seems to go something like this: Romance related drama: Main characters end up together Comedy related ...

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[mod edit: Discussion split from the Jdramas without Moralistic tone thread] I know this makes me kind of lame, but if I watch a romance centered drama and the main male and female characters dont end up together, I am dissapointed. That is because what interests me isnt the suspense of who will en...

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Interesting that no one seems to have mentioned what I think is the most important point. Here in Aus we generally consider the whale to be one of the most intelligent animals and eating it would be repugnant and akin to eating dolphin (or do people eat dolphin in other countries too?) That's why s...

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Whoa let's get some facts in first. It was the Europeans and the Americans that more or less hunted the whales to extinction in the 19th century. Why the heck were European and American whaling boats in the eastern Pacific and the Indian Ocean in the 19th century? They more or less hunted the ones ...

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Most Japanese textbooks seem to reflect the test-orientated nature of education in Japan. Chapters are broken up into grammar as if you can force a certain order of acquisition on a student and expect them to proficiently use that which they read and memorize. And by "use" I mean tick the...

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Hot damn this show is boring. I mean seriously. I tried watching episode 03 and gave up out of boredom. It is so repetitive and predictable. Once the special/trademark moves started coming out, like the finger pointing, walking in with the teppan, that old guy eating the ingredients and the whole.. ...

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The song that was aired in the car in the Ko/Yuko scene? It was a song from the californian group "Red Hot Chili Peppers", but I can't remember which song it is exactly...Oo Uh.. dont you mean 'Beautiful People' by Marylin Manson? I didnt hear any chili peppers songs in the episode, but i...

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I find that although kanji is probably the thing I find easiest to learn, because I am lazy and dont study enough, read or write enough I constantly forget. I must have learnt then forgotten 500 kanji in the last few months. I guess the problem is that I find written study so atrociously boring. I l...

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Stuff Dude you are awesome. I am only in general against whaling because of the overuse of the species as a resource. Hunting something into exctintion is retarded. It is the same with overfishing using massive trawlers etc. I think resources should be managed, not abused. At the same time I think ...

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Well I must admit the word 'molester' never occured to me, but I do agree that the brother has something wierd about him. Couldnt really figure out what though. But from now on I will definitely be looking at him differently.. But anyway to be serious... Despite my earlier comments (how ever many pa...

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I know this thread is about -stopping- whaling but uh.. reading it and seeing that tasty picture tempted me to buy whale again today. And so I did..

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I have eaten whale a couple of times while in Japan.

I know its bad.

But oh so tasty.

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i share your view on this 1! that 1st ep of sapuri SEEMED better. in the end it was a disappointment because itoh misaki cant really act and there's no chemistry between the 2 leads. i watched ep 2 of tatta and things are picking up! as said by so many fans... i still think kamenashi can act, but h...

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I was going to take level 2 but then decided against it. Due to laziness on my part, which is to say, too much drama (and video games... and going to the pub) and not enough study, I seriously doubt I could pass on the kanji requirement. Oh man I have forgotten so many kanji.. I am not too worried a...

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Although I have barely scratched the surface of this seasons dramas as of yet (havent really had the time), I must admit 14 sai no haha is currently my favourite. Only episode 2 and the emotional content is full on! No messing around in this series... my rating is: Awesome. Also the target audience ...

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Meh. I watched the first half of episode 1 and quickly became bored and tried some other series instead. It wasnt anything in particular, just that the first impression I got was not one to keep me interested. Though I am probably being rash in my judgement, the first episode of Sapuri seemed more i...

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I am currently studying at a university in Japan. One of the Korean students also studying here was trying to encourage me to learn Korean... despite having told me numerous times that the pronunciation was extremely difficult for foriegners to learn. She tested me on some pronunciation and I just c...

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whenver, whatever, i lived in japan for one year, touched its reality and i think its the best country on earth, cant wait to get back ;D I have to return to Australia in 4 months.... I don't want to go back, I want to stay in Japan! :cry: However I certainly wouldnt say that Japan is the best plac...

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Well, now that it has finally come to a close, my final thought for Kekkon Dekinai Otoko is: I want kuwano's apartment. Oh, how I want it. Furniture included. .. Also a job that pays enough to support a place like that.

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Let me clear one thing up about atheism. In its simple form, the basic belief in spirituality is looked upon a being totally illogical. That is why the XBox analogy is not only correct, but yes if a person believes in spirituality, then the atheist will react negatively, and with vigor. That is why...

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I wouldn't marry anybody who seriously followed any religion at all. If they follow a religion, they are almost inevitably intolerant, brain-washed, unrealistic, narrow-minded and, with some religions, cruel. You know I dont know if it is just me, but the instant I read that the first thing that ca...

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I voted to keep them at d-addicts. For two reasons I guess. Though I did just wake up like 5 minutes ago so I am not sure if my reasoning is entirely sound. First that it would be more work to maintain. Secondly because it would split the community into two different groups. Not that I am saying peo...

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The whole Japanese blood type theory is somewhat amusingly shot down when a foreigner is asked their blood type and infact has a personality that totally defies the theory. Of course then I suppose it could be argued that it is only relevant to Japanese. It is also interesting how many paper forms w...

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I should clarify. I meant what characters appear when you hit what numbers in what sequence? And how does one intiate Kanji? Does that make more sense. In another words to get a hiragana "ga" you hit X sequence of numbers, to turn that in to "perfume" you hit x key to convert it...

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What exactly is a 'Japanohphile' ? I have heard the term but dont know specifically what it means. Are you referring to one of those 'I'm turning Japanese' western people? I dont like them. That is not to say I have a problem with people liking Japan, I love Japan and various Japan-related things. B...

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I think you missed out. If not the series, I would at least watch that one ep where everything gets resolved with subs... ^_^; ... Just as Papa made sacrifices for Mama and the family well-being, Mama has done the same... just in a different way. Yeah, I did pick up from the RAWs that mama had also...

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How about people who watch ridiculous amounts of Jdrama? That would basically just be someone who watches way too much television. Does it make you an otaku? I didnt think TV-otakus existed.

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Uh.. ok.. wierd. I was positive I posted a reply in this thread already about japanese mobies and text messaging... ? I guess it never got through or .. whatever. Or got deleted? Anyway if it appears I have doubled posted this, for whatever reason, for me my old post doesnt show up. Anyway, as for a...

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I must admit I seriously disliked the mama character for a large part of the series. I was quite dissapointed in how they finally handled the issue the family was having with her. After her being so cold toward the children with her inability to listen to what they had to say, always just saying she...

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Well you said no money and wealth, so anything else is fine, right? I mean were talking genie in a bottle here, or just 'I wish I had these things?' Genie version: 1) Mastery of all world languages 2) Free of the human weaknesses, eg: no need to sleep, eat, exercize, excrete. Dont forget stuff I hav...

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@pokute: Ah yeah. I had forgotten about that one. Cant let those evil men come and steal their precious babies away and everything you know... :P But seriously, I also agree with doink-chan. I am sure any existing animosity towards potential mates by the partners parents would only be magnified in t...

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I was surprised to find that there was no discussion thread for this series, since there has been one for every other series I have watched recently. Unless there actually is one and I am totally blind. If so please delete this thread or something. Anyway, now that the season is over, I was wonderin...

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I havent experienced any racism/prejudice in japan, but my friend has experienced exactly what I had heard previously before coming to Japan. He is in a serious relationship with a japanese woman. Once it became apparent that they were serious and he intended to marry her and he wanted to live in ja...

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Argh, I cant wait to see the next episode! A week of waiting will be drama-suspense agony... I guess it was only a matter of time before everything came out in the open... I wonder if everyone will forgive makio in the end in a typical emotional drama scene where they recall the person he was during...

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I envy people who can speak multiple languages, especially with fluency! I have been studying Japanese for two and a half years, and have lived in Japan for the last 5 months. Not that I would say I have managed to become in any way fluent. For example, when watching drama it heavily depends on the ...

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If a foreigner and another foreigner in Japan come face to face on the side walk - is that an automatic hello? Or nice to meet you? Wouldn't that be very akward? I have only had the 'gaijin greet' two times. Once was by a guy at uni, so its not really the same. He is a canadian, however being austr...

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$500 AU for a phone? Nah.... I actually just recently bought an Australian phone from eBay. A Nokia 5140i, it's a cellphone that isn't sold in America yet, and I paid $125 AU shipped, which is less than $100 USD. If you actually go into a phone store in australia to buy a phone outright its a littl...

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I have a toshiba W4IT (AU phone). I have no idea about fancy features like tilt sensor, position locator etc. If it does or doesnt have those things I dont really care, I bought this phone because it has a 3.3GB hard disk to which I can rip music CDs. Coolest thing ever I think, since now I dont nee...

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This is the only drama other than my boss my hero that I immediately download and watch when I see the torrent listed. I dont bother watching either of those shows on tv though, since I have a small crappy tv with bad sound and not digital. I much prefer to watch the high quality copies available fr...

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I am trying to download the Densha Otoko RAW torrents, however I just keep getting 'Scrape error: no route to host: connect' in Azureus. But there should be no reason for it.. I have downloaded plenty of stuff from D-Addicts before without problem, and nothing has changed since then... And the fact ...

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