Lurker > Yomi

I told you to ask her about the colour thing lol but still good anyway, now you know and can move on :P
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My neighbourhood is currently without power so I'm sad and unable to play >_>;
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catboy0_0 posted...

Yomi posted...

Ask her.

don't do this

You're right the best idea is to trust what CE says, all of the different things CE says
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Ask her.
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KainWind posted...

Who is Kenosi Khumalo? Is he on here?

Vulgorn
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lv20swds posted...

CookieV3 posted...

Itd be kinda hot at first, but would probably get old after the 2nd time. No deal.

It's hot at first but cools down over the course of the night.

goddammit
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Ask your parents
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@COVxy
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@YonicBoom posted...

I reckon it's possible to learn all the Jouyou Kanji as fast as 3 months if you are super hardcore, but in a more natural way (through learning vocabulary) it would probably take 6 months to a year depending on how much you read.

That's what I did (the three month thing) it's really not for everybody but since I already wanted to learn how to write all the I did it and it's now helping me a lot when it comes to learning words that have said kanji in them.

Even though writing them by hand is not necessary at all it really does help a lot when it comes to memorization. Once one gets accustomed to how kanji work it all gets really easy and it's all a matter of actually putting in the time and effort to learn the ones you actually need.

For some reason the different readings of the kanji was never a problem for me, I tell people to imagine them as some root words in English. Take the prefixes hydro-, aqua- and water-, they both originate in different languages but that's not the point, the point is that they mean the same thing, water. Now let's look at some words:

- Hydrophobia
- Aquatic
- Watersports
- Hydroplane
- Aquarium
- Waterfall

Now replace said prefixes with a cool symbol that kinda tells you what the character represents, in Japanese that cool symbol would be the kanji.

phobia
tic
sports
plane
rium
fall

As weird as that explanation is, it seems to tick for people who have trouble with kanji when I explain it to them :P
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Rika_Furude posted...

anime, like every entertainment medium, has its good stuff and bad stuff. ignore the haters like reis, all they will do is bully you

@Reis is a good person he just likes to rustle some jimmies here and there
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@KamenRiderBlade posted...

Honestly, if Japanese / Chinese languages want to become as popular with Westerners / Non-Asians,

I don't understand this mindset at all. A languages' purpose is not to become popular but to facilitate communication and Japanese does that just fine as evidenced by their literacy rate (99%).

There'd be no point in taking a language which is used just fine for their native speakers and change it for the sake of making it "more popular" to the western world.

Mandarin and Japanese are already two incredibly popular languages considering how difficult and different they are, one of them is already a lingua franca in its own right when it comes to Chinese languages. They're just fine.

In fact, if I recall correctly, the only reason Korean stopped using Chinese characters like Japanese was because of the low literacy rate, had this never been a problem it wouldn't have been changed either and for Japanese at least, it's not a problem at all. They even add more kanji as time passes.
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tennisdude818 posted...

Oh yeah it's definitely a good idea to learn the Kanji every time you learn a new word. I'm just too lazy to practice writing it. Have you taken the JLPT? I want to take N2 this year but my reading speed is still slow.

Sadly the JLPT is not available in my country (Dominican Republic) if I do get the chance of taking it sometime, somewhere, I'll do it for sure.

Gather some N2 review materials and get to studying then, you can do it!
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TeaMilk posted...

Even katakana alone would be useful since its just used to write loan words phonetically.

It is one of its uses, yes. But I'd be cautious about thinking it's the only one. Katakana is also used for emphasis, names of animals, plants and even onomatopoeia.
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tennisdude818 posted...

Props for learning how to actually write it. I can read and type Kanji on a computer, but I can't write for shit. I've probably even become bad at writing Katakana at this point even though it's easy to read.

Thanks! It's definitely something you have to enjoy/love in order to not lose motivation and even I have to make sure to write every day in order to not forget them since I don't live in Japan.

I spent some months focusing solely on kanji because they were really difficult for me at the beginning, but now I can't even imagine the Japanese language without them. Nowadays I do more actual general writing instead of just random kanji so it even helps to memorize new words I'm learning at the moment :)
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You can learn to read and write hiragana and katakana in like two weeks. Kanji will definitely take up some time, although you don't need to learn how to write them at all (I did though because it's all beautiful).

If you're not planning on using the language except for just the occasional trip to Japan then I don't think it'll be worth your time to learn Kanji aside from the absolutely basics, and even then it's better to just learn words with the kanji in them, like (to eat), (to drink), etc.

If you do for some reason plan to learn the language I can help. I am quite passionate about the Japanese language. So far I'm able to write a little bit more than 2000 kanji by memory and I don't plan on stopping, ever :P

Kanji practice

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There are a lot of ants in the window near my bed and if I use insecticide I won't be able to be in my room because of the smell. So I'm here just letting them know with my stare that there will be consequences if they get too close to my bed.

help I want to sleep but they bite
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Mulan
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There's no "R sound" anywhere.
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Error1355 posted...

Sure.

Yay!
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Can we be GameFAQs friends? >_>
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I could say a bunch of things to myself but if it's only one it's: "start learning Japanese now."
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I mean, at least you have an AC to fix lol
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DarthWendy posted...

444488882 posted...

DarthWendy posted...

Isn't she the angry emo girl from Game of Thrones ?

no

Pretty sure she is.

I don't think Dakota Fanning has ever been in Game of Thrones.
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I think Yozakura is the coolest but I have been informed that there's a character that shares my name (although different kanji) so now I'm in a conundrum
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Grey hairs are okay so money please.
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CruelBuffalo posted...

darkjedilink posted...

DarkProto05 posted...

darkjedilink posted...

CruelBuffalo posted...

Isnt natural origin a protected class and can be used as a hate crime violation?

Also at the ignorant people in this topic trying to tie this to all black people....I dont think youll find many cemen, including black users, who agree that a black person cannot be racist so get off your soap boxes.

It's been stated on CE numerous times.

Stated by who? One black person with many alts? Or maybe a white guy pretending to be black on multiple alts? You're ignorant for assuming all black people think like this because of a vocal minority, plain and simple.

When have I ever said 'all black people?'

So are you going to continue to refuse to answer and just deflect. Answer. Which users have said black people cannot be racists

I think Vulgorn said it once . Don't quote me on that though, I might be mistaken.
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Honestly, I own a somewhat decent gaming PC and I just play the games I enjoy and that's pretty much it. Trashing other gaming systems or the users of said systems is just petty and childish.

Seeing people Internet fighting because muh console/pc is better than yours is amusing though, I'll admit at least that much >_>;
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In all fairness, I think we (as human beings) would be more likely to forgive murderers willing to change provided that there exist magical objects that literally allow us to bring people back from the dead with no repercussions what so ever and that those ex-bad guys who were once pure evil now save the world and sometimes the universe on an almost daily basis :P
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KainWind posted...

*hugs*

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OwlRammer posted...

You got any more beds where you are living? You should go stand next to them for a couple hours

southcoast09 posted...

Something similar happened to my big toe about six years ago. It seriously does not bend anymore. I dont understand why, but it never healed... I wish there was something they could do. Thats why I always wear shoes now.

Damn, I hope that doesn't happen to me. The pinky toe is kinda useless but being able to bend it is nice.

KainWind posted...

Fair warning, but I have no idea how to first aid anything. I can probably convince you it doesn't hurt and give you a hug or something.

Hugs are just what I need :P

Caelthus posted...

Do you want me to hold a funeral for you on FFXIV?

If I end up dying, yes. But I want to have faith that my cute perfect dragon princess can pull through all the harshness in life!
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KainWind posted...

On my way!

Yay! KainWind will save the day and I might actually live. @OwlRammer won't end up with all of my stuff :)
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OwlRammer posted...

I call dibs on all his stuff!

>_>; it was nice knowing you too Owl
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devilminion posted...

I'll make the funeral arrangements. Cremation okay?

Thank you. Yes, cremation is okay
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Reis posted...

It was nice knowing you

It was very nice knowing you too Reis
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joestarrr posted...

oooouuuuch :c

RIP Yomi

Thank you for your condolences :(
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Nothing's broken, just swollen, but this is the hardest I've been hit in the pinky toe. It's painful enough to let CE know so here I am ;_;
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You definitely should have. That's quite literally a head pat and a hug you just missed out on :P
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clearaflagrantj posted...

Yomi posted...

I exercise regularly but I hate going to the gym

Do you have goals? Goals are the most motivating things for me

I'd really like to have flat toned abs but I haven't considered it a goal yet. Maybe I should and work hard towards it. I agree goals are motivating and very rewarding to work towards!
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Highwind07 posted...

@Yomi

A Jpop topic wouldn't be too bad.

I have been getting into City Pop here and there nowadays.

Nice. I'll probably make it at some point, maybe today or tomorrow. It'd be about J-Music in general though so I can keep it active much more easily since my music library is full of Japanese stuff and it's really a lot of different fantastic genres that should be talked about :P
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I exercise regularly but I hate going to the gym
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Vyrulisse posted...

I was doing quests and you were doing something Botany related I imagine. :P

Most likely the daily Grand Company turn ins, my Internet connection was complete garbage though so I was reconnecting every few minutes and just want it to get it done as fast as possible
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KainWind posted...

@Yomi posted...

I wish there was something like this but for Japanese music ;_;

You can always make one and see what happens. Assuming you mean a topic.

I'll keep it in mind. The group of users that kinda hate everything Japanese makes me not want to do it though haha
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Vyrulisse posted...

I saw Botanist @Yomi in-game and she didn't see me. I thought it was funny. To be fair I was on a different character. >.>

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I'm sorry this is happening to you TC. I had no problems at all when buying/activating/playing the game :/
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J'viens d'la France o on danse la chenille
O on prend plus de caisses que des crash tests dummies
J'ai des potes diplms, d'autres qu'ont pas lu deux livres
Qui sont srement sur un muret, dans les rues du centre ville
Mon pre a gravi l'chelle pour devenir c'qu'il voulait tre
Ma mre est la mnagre qui les publicitaires veulent la mettre
J'connais la campagne et ses gros sabots
O a vole pas haut, les ragots et les oiseaux

Toujours autant d'pluie chez moi
Toujours autant d'pluie chez moi
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Il fait beau, il fait beau
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J'viens d'la terre du milieu o y'a plein de p'tits vieux
O l'chmage et la tisane forment un cercle vicieux
O on critique les invits qui viennent de partir
C'est pas qu'on est lent, c'est qu'on prend notre temps pour rflchir
J'viens d'la classe moyenne, moyennement classe
O tout l'monde cherche une place, Julien Clerc dans l'monospace
J'freestylais dans ma tte sur le bruit des essuie-glaces
Y'a la pluie en featuring dans toutes mes phrases

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Chez moi, y'a du soleil quarante jours par an
Tu peux passer la plupart de l'anne l'attendre
J'regardais par la fentre, enferm dans ma chambre
J'priais pour la fin d'l'averse et aller faire d'la rampe
J'connais qu'le bruit d'la pluie, l'odeur du bton mouill
Si j'suis parti, c'est parce que j'avais peur de rouiller
Tremp, j'aurais jamais pens
Qu'le mauvais temps finirait par me manquer

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Toujours autant d'pluie chez moi
Toujours autant d'pluie chez moi
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