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help!
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Nov. 11th, 2009 @ 04:34 pm
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Would anyone mind proofreading an introduction letter for me?
( Cut for sanity )
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Trying to plan a trip to Japan in the spring (early-mid April), and I'd like to go with a tour group. Could anyone recommend a good group or operator to go with? Airfare and hotels are a must. Meals would be nice, and I'd like a group that centers around temples and onsen. Sakura-viewing would be lovely, too.
In other words, which group is the most trustworthy, and gets me the best deal? |
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Nov. 10th, 2009 @ 03:33 pm
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Hi everyone,
I've got a question to ask, and would be very grateful for any responses I receive! I am currently writing a presentation for a Japanese Pop Culture class, in which I focus on food in pop culture. I've focused on Japan's food theme parks, and how food is presented in manga/dramas/ anime, etc. I've also talked about what makes Japanese food "Japanese" and the traditional foods that are still very popular in Japan.
Yet ultimately, my professor wants me to answer the question, "Why do the Japanese care about food as much as they do?" Despite all of my research, I haven't come across anything that helps me answer this question. So, does anyone have any ideas about why the Japanese care about food so much? Thank you so much in advance for any ideas you guys have!! |
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Nov. 11th, 2009 @ 03:37 pm
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I really need a Spanish e-pen pal. I'm distance learning Spanish 102 and its kicking my butt.
Ayudame por favor? |
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AHHHHHH ALMOST FORGOT! DO U LIKEY THE "NEW" LAYOUT, GUYZ? I was tired of seeing f(x) every single time I was going to post and browse through the community so I put Ivy's amusingness here. :D I was also tired of clean backgrounds so... dark is better, isn't it?
"iu...im" is IU's new mini-album. Title track, "Marshmallow", is a very cute and sugary 60s-influenced song with some of French electropop. I didn't like the song when I first heard it yesterday but now I'm really liking it. It's nice even though I still hate her voice (it sounds like SNSD Jessica's, ew). The rest of the mini album is quite nice too but I miss a bit those more Pop Rock-influenced songs, the songs on "iu...im" seem a bit... cute too much.
Just telling you: the files of this mini-album have very mixed bitrate, even though they are all 320kbps. Some seem true high quality but some doesn't. Even two tracks haven't been ripped with LAME. I won't be buying this from Mnet because I don't have enough credits and I don't even like her that much, so understand. And, of course, sorry about that.
| 아이유: iu...im |
▪ release date: 2009.11.12
▪ genre: pop rock, dance
▪ similar: u, nia, taru
▪ rating: 8.0 out of 10
01 Love Attack
02 기차를 타고 (Riding the Train)
03 마쉬멜로우 (Marshmallow)
04 아침 눈물 (Morning Tears)
05 두근 두근 데이트 (Thump Thump Date)
06 기차를 타고 (Inst.)
07 아침 눈물 (Inst.)
( DOWNLOAD ) |
DNT (Dragon N Tiger) releases a new single album! "The Love In My Heart" is a... wut... BALLAD. :OOO Thanks for not bringing another Electronica trend song, DNT, much love to you. Why? Because it's a gorgeous R&B ballad, sounds like F.T Island and SHINee altogether! Even the other songs, "I Die..." and "To 18 Girl", are like that. I had a big doubt about their vocal talent when I heard "Crazily Pretty" and some others but now I see that they CAN sing. Such an amazing release to miss.
| DNT: 가슴이 사랑하는 법 |
▪ release date: 2009.11.12
▪ genre: ballad, r&b
▪ similar: shinee, ss501, f.t island
▪ rating: 9.5 out of 10
01 가슴이 사랑하는 법 (The Love In My Heart)
02 내가 죽어도 (I Die...)
03 To 18 Girl
04 가슴이 사랑하는 법 (Inst.)
05 내가 죽어도 (Inst.)
( DOWNLOAD ) |
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Hi, I hope you could help me with this one, please:
What is the difference between those two sentences??
車をするなら酒を飲むな。。
車を止めたら、 ライトを消さなければなりません。
When we use "nara" and when "tara" structure?
Also, when we use the "-ba" form?
Thank you a lot!
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Fire!
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Nov. 11th, 2009 @ 12:58 pm
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![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) viata, posting in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif) japanese
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Hi to all.
How do you say the command "fire!" in Japanese? Can't find it in my dictionary...
Thanx a lot!
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Hi ya'll, I'm selling some more of my Japanese study aids. Both are in great condition, just want to get rid of them because they are superfluous materials.
- Essential Kanji by PG O'Neill. Perfect condition.
- Japanese Street Slang by Peter Constantine. In really good condition, a few words are underlined.
Both books retail for about $15, selling both for $10 with S&H included, or $5 each, S&H included.
Comment if you're interested, thanks! |
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I haven't read manga, in a long while. I want to start reading manga again but I'm not even sure what to read.
Manga I like:
Ouran Host Club
Nana
Yotsuba
Azumanga Diaoh
Gals!
Confidential Confessions
I have no specific preference for genre or anything(I'm not really into Gundam type stuff). I just want something with a good story line. Any suggestions are great and appreciated |
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Nov. 10th, 2009 @ 07:01 pm
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w00t! Bought (and sold) some kimono this weekend at the Japanese Festival! What is it with me and orange and blue combos? This is something I would never wear in American-style clothing, but I seem to keep ending up with them, even unintentionally.
This weekend, got a cute silk haori that I put one of my beaded himo on, an orange, black, and white obi, and two kimono, one orange and black, one pink with red spots. The orange and black fits perfectly! The pink is the right length, but a little wide. And I just realised that I don't have an obi to go with it, so I may sell it. I also have a pair of authentic miko hakama from the Nara area shrines for sale. ^_^ The thing is, when I got home, I realised how good the white and orange obi looks with my blue kimono... and I have a black and orange juban... ack! Orange and blue again!
I can't wait to dress up and get photos! Too bad I didn't have the orange and black ensemble before Halloween! |
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I am crossposting this here because we'd love additional feedback from the Harry Potter community regarding our organizational patterns and because we thought that people might find the patterns themselves interesting in terms of what they say about how people inside and outside the fandom conceptualize the community.
During the past few days, we’ve been working on trying to visualize our organizational patterns on Fan History in order to understand our own patterns, how we conceptualize fandom, to check for organizational consistency, create tools to help users understand our organizational patterns, to identify areas where we lack stub content. This one is about Harry Potter.
Click on the image to view it full size.
( Mind map and some commentary )
Our character and pairing structure was taken apart at one point, with articles removed from them. There is the whole question of if we should restore that and put the articles back into the subcategories and restore that. Some like Draco/Hermione have a lot of content that could go in them including stories around the ship, etc. Having that structure existing just makes it easier to navigate and conceptualize in my opinion. If you specifically find that Snape/Harry LiveJournal community, than it helps to have that sorted if we don't have an article list of Snape/Harry LiveJournal communities.
The Harry Potter fandom also seems to be structured around pairings, characters and houses. The community doesn't necessarily have the emphasis on a coherent community identity. Thus, it seems logical to me to structure the fandom more around these articles and rebuild them that way as a history of the fandom would be much more accurate if told from that perspective.
( More discussion on organization ) |
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I am startig to read a little book, that it is a sto for children. It is he easier, and it is what i need.
i got in trouble from the begining , the title is: お日様 はだかんぼ！
i am about はだかんぼ - what does it mean? i can't find the meaning !
thank you!Mirk:  calm |
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Вообще скорописью я сейчас специально не занимаюсь, в основном рэйсё (隷書), см. предыдущий пост. Но иногда тянет, для разнообразия, не всё же канцелярщину выводить
Это три более-менее удобоваримых упражнения.
Источник: Сунь Готин (孫過庭, 646-691), фрагмент из его "Эссе о каллиграфии" (書譜), http://www.npm.gov.tw/masterpiece/enlargement.jsp?pic=K2B000058
Исходник: Сагава Сэнгай, ринсё, образец для копирования
Расшифровка: 之絶昔末稱二
Источник: Тай-цзун (?), китайский император (династия Тан)
Исходник: Аояма Санъу, образец для копирования
Расшифровка: 春逐鳥聲開
Примерный перевод: "Весна высвобождает и раскрывает птичьи голоса"
Стиль: скоропись
Источник: Бао Шичэнь (包世臣, 1775-1855), собрание образцов каллиграфии №17
Исходник: Нисикава Нэй, ринсё, образец для копирования
Расшифровка: 秦時司馬錯所
Стиль: скоропись
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Ai Otsuka - LOVE is BEST
▪ release date: 2009.11.11
▪ bitrate: 320kbps
▪ links: Multiupload, SS
01 Is
02 aisu×time (大塚愛×SU from RIP SLYME)
03 大好きだよ。
04 チケット
05 君フェチ
06 HEART
07 ふたつ星記念日 ～新婚日和～
08 さくらんぼ
09 Strawberry Jam
10 drop.
11 甘えんぼ ～Wedding～
12 キミにカエル。
13 甘い気持ちまるかじり
14 恋愛写真 -春-
15 ポケット ～Last Love Letter～
DOWNLOAD at BESTFICTION
▪ locked in 4-5-6 days (I LY TO YA), join bestfiction after that for much much more
▪ and also:
→ Yuna Ito - Let it Go
→ Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA - W-B-X ～W-Boiled Extreme～</span> |
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"LOVE is BEST" is Ai Otsuka's new best-of album. This includes self-selected love songs that she wanted to put into an album, new versions of some ("Amaenbo, "aisu×time") and a brand-new awesome song titled "Is". Basically, this whole album is full of win. Most of my favorite Ai-chan songs are included there and I love the new version of "Amaenbo". WTF at "aisu×time" though, lol.
| 大塚愛: LOVE is BEST |
▪ release date: 2009.11.11
▪ genre: pop, ballad
▪ similar: ayumi hamasaki, aragaki yui
▪ rating: 9.0 out of 10
01 Is
02 aisu×time (大塚愛×SU from RIP SLYME)
03 大好きだよ。 (Daisuki da yo.)
04 チケット (Ticket)
05 君フェチ (Kimi Fetch)
06 HEART
07 ふたつ星記念日 ～新婚日和～ (Futatsu Bochi Kinenbi -Shinkon Hiyori-)
08 さくらんぼ (Sakuranbo)
09 Strawberry Jam
10 drop.
11 甘えんぼ ～Wedding～ (Amaenbo)
12 キミにカエル。 (Kimi ni Kaeru.)
13 甘い気持ちまるかじり (Amai Kimochi Maru Kajiri)
14 恋愛写真 -春- (Renai Shashin -Haru-)
15 ポケット ～Last Love Letter～
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Oh, well. "Let it Go" is Yuna Ito's new single. First at all: this song is a pop rock number and was produced by Koichi Tabo, former guitarist of Superfly band (yah, she wasn't a solo singer). Since I first heard the song, I thought it was a garbage leftover that Ochi would feel ashamed to sing but it has certainly grown into me. It's a real nice song, she sounds amazing on it and the acoustic feeling it gives is like a breath of fresh air. The b-side, "Happy Days", sounded horrid in the preview but is really nice. It's a mixture of acoustic with songs like "BREEEEEEZIN" and "Urban Mermaid", I really love it. o_o Overall, you may enjoy this single a lot – many other people hated "Happy Days" but I'm not one of them.
CREDIX to akemilove for this, which is her own rip. Thank you babe!
| 伊藤由奈: Let it Go |
▪ release date: 2009.11.11
▪ genre: pop rock, acoustic
▪ similar: stephanie, beni, mika nakashima
▪ rating: 9.5 out of 10
01 Let it Go
02 Happy Days
03 Let it Go (Instrumental)
04 Happy Days (Instrumental)
( DOWNLOAD ) |
"W-B-X -W-Boiled Extreme-" is Aya Kamiki's new single and also her debut release on avex trax! Features TAKUYA, guitarist of JUDY AND MARY. Title track is the opening theme for tokusatsu series Kamen Rider W (Double) and it's A.W.E.S.O.M.E. So addictive and fresh. Aya never disappoints me, she does real great music. I hope her career on avex carries the same rockish vibe that she had on Giza. Good luck, dear!
| 上木彩矢 w TAKUYA: W-B-X ～W-Boiled Extreme～ |
▪ release date: 2009.11.11
▪ genre: pop rock
▪ similar: anna tsuchiya, tomiko van
▪ rating: 8.5 out of 10
01 W-B-X ～W-Boiled Extreme～
02 W-B-X ～W-Boiled Extreme～
03 W-B-X ～W-Boiled Extreme～ (Instrumental)
( DOWNLOAD ) |
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THIS POST WILL REMAIN PUBLIC FOR 72 HOURS
LOCKED ON: 09/11/09
Join the community to see the other goodies uploaded! =D Yuna Ito - Let It Go
RELEASE DATE November 11th, 2009
LANGUAGE Japanese
ARTIST Female
GENRE Rock, Pop
THANKS TO arya92
01 Let it Go
02 Happy Days
03 Let it Go（instrumental)
04 Happy Days（instrumental)
 Aya Kamiki w TAKUYA
RELEASE DATE November 11th, 2009
LANGUAGE Japanese
ARTIST Female, Male
GENRE Rock, Pop
THANKS TO arya92
01 W-B-X ～W-Boiled Extreme～
02 W-B-X Hard Boiled Jazz Edit.
03 W-B-X ～W-Boiled Extreme～ instrumental
( ★ REVIEW + DOWNLOAD ) |
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Hello I'm new studying Japanese in Japan. Just needed a question answered
if I wanted to use
TAME NI (for) how would it be used?
e.g. I am studying for exam?
or I need this for...
and also (if) tense can I use moshi (+tara) for anything? Which other ifs do I need to consider.
Also I find it hard to say something like
i didn't intend to..
e.g. I didn't intend to lie or I didn't intend to say that... etc. |
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WTS
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Nov. 10th, 2009 @ 12:16 am
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wengelw, posting in manga
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Details in my journal!
wengelw
Reduced prices!
Selling:
Manga
-Bleach 9
-Brigadoon 1
-Crescent Moon 2
-Et Cetera 1
-Figure 17 1
-Full Metal Panic! 2
-Hyper Police 1
-Instant Teen 1
-Othello 1-2
-Pichi Pichi Pitch 1
-Naruto 1-2
VHS
-Tenchi Muyo
-El Hazard
SAILOR MOON
-Sailor Moon keychains |
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