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Re: An easy way to write kanji in proper stroke order

koichi — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 13:48:01 -0000

hey now - that was going to be a future article.

Re: Learn Japanese from anime in only 5 minutes a day! 1337!

koichi — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 17:04:21 -0000

Definitely. Though, I definitely think that people who are still on the beginner side of things shouldn't try to use anime/manga to learn their Japanese. You have to be advanced enough to filter out all the bad and only take in the good. Thanks for the comment.

Re: Welcome to Tofugu.com!

koichi — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 22:32:00 -0000

maybe...but I don't know who's popular either. Possibly after I build up more resources and syndications I'll be able to.

Re: 天むす (Tenmusu)

koichi — Tue, 05 Jun 2007 23:00:01 -0000

I think they are becoming more and more popular in the states, though I could be wrong. I've seen them more and more now.

Re: Dry Natto (乾燥なっとう)

koichi — Sun, 10 Jun 2007 16:15:34 -0000

Totally understandable. Unlike Erin, I HATE natto; it tastes like gasoline. Though, these dry natto nuts sound okay.

Re: Why are you learning Japanese?

koichi — Tue, 12 Jun 2007 18:21:58 -0000

haha no offense taken. Just because I like them doesn't mean everyone else has to. I also love some of the drama. Man, I can't believe there are people who can't get addicted to some of it!! jk, thanks for the comment.

Re: Huh? What? Questions?

koichi — Thu, 14 Jun 2007 19:25:14 -0000

we're working on a forum, but I don't want to open it up until there is enough of a reader base to make it worth while. Soon, though, soon.

Re: Huh? What? Questions?

koichi — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:04:12 -0000

Yeah, pretty much going to college in japan means very little. Getting into it, like erin said, is the tough part. If you can get into a good university, it shows you're smart enough and hard working enough to get that far, and after that it's pretty lame compared to america. Don't get me wrong, though, japanese high school is far advanced from ours, but when it comes to college, Japan lags behind.

Doctors are a funny bunch in Japan, and perhaps worthy of an article. First of all, they learn everything in German, which is already kind of weird. Then when you get into the culture of the doctors in regards to their patients, it gets even stranger. But like I said, a whole article can be devoted to something like that, and perhaps even a video.

Re: An easy way to write kanji in proper stroke order

koichi — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:06:16 -0000

just a quick fyi, before you get too far, you should really be learning hiragana first - katakana is pretty much useless when it comes to beginning japanese. Everything you'll start with is in hiragana and simple kanji, with the occasional name in katakana. If you're not too deeply dug into learning katakana, I'd suggest switching over to hiragana as soon as possible! Good luck!

Re: An easy way to write kanji in proper stroke order

koichi — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 02:10:32 -0000

I think you should look into finding just general "learning japanese books." Those'll get you started in the right direction and integrate kanji learning with everything else learning.

Re: Huh? What? Questions?

koichi — Fri, 15 Jun 2007 03:25:19 -0000

when you click on subscribe, usually there is an option that you can click to add it, which means in your bookmarks (or your feeder) you can quickly click and check to see if there are any new articles. It also depends on which browser you use, I think - I've only used firefox and safari, so I don't know how it would work on anything else.

As per the log in, I think you can create a registration - all it does is streamline the commenting process (for now), though perhaps in the future it will do something else. Hard to say at this point.

Re: Air Sex (repost)

koichi — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 05:06:15 -0000

sure you can, but you can't be a pimp and a "densha otoko" at the same time though. haha

Re: メイクアップヘアコンタクト (Make-up Hair Contacts)

koichi — Sat, 16 Jun 2007 17:30:17 -0000

pai mei here i come

Re: Air Sex (repost)

koichi — Sun, 17 Jun 2007 14:54:23 -0000

it's a reference to a jdorama about this complete nerd/otaku who hooks up with this girl way out of his league. It's a pretty good show, but I'd say that about all of them prolly :(

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

koichi — Mon, 18 Jun 2007 21:32:55 -0000

GTO is what is making me inspired to be a teacher. If you like teacher dramas, you should definitely check out GTO.

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

koichi — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:17:03 -0000

a little over 2 weeks, maybe

Re: Beginning Japanese I: Where do self-teachers start?

koichi — Wed, 20 Jun 2007 13:14:54 -0000

it's just like Genki says: It's interchangeable in "goal of movement" sentences. i.e. you can use it when you are using it in an ikimasu sentence.

tokyo ni ikimasu
tokyo he ikimasu

These are the same sentences. When it comes to other uses of 'he' though, that's when everything gets pretty shaky for me. I'm sorry but I can't think of any example right now of where you can use it when it isn't in an ikimasu statement...lame.

Re: MoMu and Ultraman sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G

koichi — Sun, 24 Jun 2007 20:26:37 -0000

The Japanese love their cosplay. You should know that Viet.

Re: メイクアップヘアコンタクト (Make-up Hair Contacts)

koichi — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:05:04 -0000

i dunno - maybe to become less wind resistant? I've never heard of this, so I have no idea.

Re: Beginning Japanese II: Pronunciation is King

koichi — Fri, 29 Jun 2007 03:51:32 -0000

haha, yeah, that's definitely like a tongue twister. I have trouble saying it too, sadly. Though I've gotten better through practice, I suppose.

Re: Beginning Japanese II: Pronunciation is King

koichi — Sat, 30 Jun 2007 04:30:46 -0000

Repetition, repetition, repetition. It takes a while...like, a year in some cases, to get to the point where you feel confident.

Re: Beginning Japanese II: Pronunciation is King

koichi — Sun, 01 Jul 2007 03:00:28 -0000

nah, just playing with an iphone in the apple store here

Re: Godzilla Youtube Feature

koichi — Thu, 19 Jul 2007 21:29:49 -0000

I'm definitely still on vacation, though. I'll be flying back home on the 23rd. I just managed to snatch some internet time (Dunno who's internet it was) so I could put SOMETHING up. I have a video I want to upload but the signal is so weak :(

Re: Godzilla Youtube Feature

koichi — Fri, 20 Jul 2007 02:50:05 -0000

Yeah, I've been trying periodically, but so far, nothing :(
People with crummy unknown videos have their videos available on itv/iphone, and still no sign of koichiben/tofugu. Oh well. Maybe after tomorrow.

Re: In Japan, be Humble

koichi — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 15:02:22 -0000

It's not a matter about being shy or not ;)
And the only way I can make myself do the youtube thing is by not sharing with any of my friends. I would be very embarrassed if someone found out about my dirty vlogging secret.

Disqus - Friends of Educo11

Re: An easy way to write kanji in proper stroke order

Re: Learn Japanese from anime in only 5 minutes a day! 1337!

Re: Welcome to Tofugu.com!

Re: 天むす (Tenmusu)

Re: Dry Natto (乾燥なっとう)

Re: Why are you learning Japanese?

Re: Huh? What? Questions?

Re: Huh? What? Questions?

Re: An easy way to write kanji in proper stroke order

Re: An easy way to write kanji in proper stroke order

Re: Huh? What? Questions?

Re: Air Sex (repost)

Re: メイクアップ ヘアコンタクト (Make-up Hair Contacts)

Re: Air Sex (repost)

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Re: Are you a J-Doramaholic?

Re: Beginning Japanese I: Where do self-teachers start?

Re: MoMu and Ultraman sitting in a tree, K-I-S-S-I-N-G

Re: メイクアップ ヘアコンタクト (Make-up Hair Contacts)

Re: Beginning Japanese II: Pronunciation is King

Re: Beginning Japanese II: Pronunciation is King

Re: Beginning Japanese II: Pronunciation is King

Re: Godzilla Youtube Feature

Re: Godzilla Youtube Feature

Re: In Japan, be Humble

Re: メイクアップヘアコンタクト (Make-up Hair Contacts)

Re: メイクアップヘアコンタクト (Make-up Hair Contacts)