日本語 Japanese Ask Questions Thread 7

If you have a question about the language, ask it and fellow 4channers might see it and answer it for you.
日本の方からのご協力も大歓迎です。


■USEFUL TOOLS

Rikaichan
http://www.polarcloud.com/rikaichan/
A pop-up dictionary for Firefox that shows readings and definitions when you hover over words.

Rikaikun
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/jipdnfibhldikgcjhfnomkfpcebammhp
Same as above, but for Chrome.

Anki
http://ankisrs.net/
Flash card program mainly useful for vocab and kanji repetition. Can sync decks between computers and your phone.


■WEB-BASED DICTIONARIES

ALC
http://www.alc.co.jp/
Offers a web interface to the Eijirou dictionary, made for use in translation work.

kotobank
http://kotobank.jp/
Pretty good for J-J lookups. J-E/E-J definitions from Progressive.

Tangorin
http://tangorin.com/
The best interface to Jimu Buuriinu-sama's EDICT, which is a mess, so don't use this unless you have to.

weblio 類語辞典
http://thesaurus.weblio.jp/
It's an extensive thesaurus.

(If you want the best J-E/E-J dictionary, get an EPWING copy of Kenkyusha.)


■MEDIA

D-Addicts
http://d-addicts.com/forum/torrents.php
It's a horrible community, but it's THE go-to for drama series. Many variety shows turn up there as well.

JPopsuki
http://jpopsuki.eu/
It's a private music tracker with an extensive selection of just about everything.

KeyHoleTV
http://www.v2p.jp/video/english/
An application that lets you stream live TV in shit quality.

Tokyo Toshokan
https://www.tokyotosho.info/
anime anime anime anime anime


■PREVIOUS THREADS

See >>2 for links.

"Study more" would imply having studied in the first place, now wouldn't it? Besides giving up 600 characters into Heisig and occasionally referencing Tae Kim, studying is not a thing I have done.

>they'll always complement you no matter how much shit you suck
Yes, this is what I was saying with the diatribe there. I get the point. Still, you can hardly blame them when ALL of the gaijin Japanese they come across is awful nonsensical gobbledegook.

>ぜ died in the 90's.
In that thread alone:
53 一周したぜ 102 寂しいんだぜ 111 遊ぼうぜ 113 いるんだぜ 305 欲しかったぜ 384 するぜ 390 終えてきたぜ 548 なってたぜ 577 飛ぶぜよ！(`･ω･´) (... yeah okay that one not so much) 604 出来ないぜ 617 良い思い出なんだぜ 623 ほしかったぜ 627 なるぜ 680 構ってやるぜ (though this one seems ironic too) 682 しようぜ 722 遊ぼうぜ 760 出したんだぜ 793 引いちゃったぜ 802 物語なんだぜ
But yeah I'll yield the point and cut back on the ぜs.

>一人旅
Nope. The game is called Journey (邦題は「風ノ旅ビト」), it takes an hour or two to play through start to finish and I usually call one playthrough "a journey". I'll just go with 一周する or 旅する.

>アリ
I've seen it used this way. Seems real netslangy though. Perhaps reckless of me to try to sprinkle that stuff in at my level. I'll try to be careful.

Thanks again for the harshness, I needed it.