I find it both a sad and happy thing that Nihongo learners, especially self-learners, often have a manga-related stage... I myself am not exactly an otaku or...
Shinobi Chirlind-Byo...
chirlind@...
Mar 7, 2001 10:00 am
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... self-learners, often have a manga-related stage... I myself am not exactly an otaku or manga-collector, but I still am in the manga/anime world through the...
krswolfe@...
Mar 8, 2001 5:30 am
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... New? Do you mean jpnforum? It`s been up for over a year, I think. (~~) But thanks. Feel free to join ( www.egroups.co.jp/group/jpnforum ) Brian...
b1dunn@...
Mar 9, 2001 3:07 am
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... These ... and ... 2001) ... and ... be ... October ... 6, ... is ... years ... 2001) ... enter ... as ... senior ... ...
Brian Dunn
b1dunn@...
Mar 9, 2001 3:07 am
2400
I`m currently in Japan on this scholarship (#1), so if anyone has any questions about the application process or anything, feel free to let me know. ... 2001) ...
Brian Dunn
b1dunn@...
Mar 9, 2001 3:09 am
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What places have Japan related studies anyway? Here in Nova Scotia, Canada, it was so hopeless finding any place that really taught it that I ended up doing it...
Jeremiah Bourque
jbourque@...
Mar 9, 2001 7:00 am
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... My experience is the same. A japanese class I took last year had 26 people in it, and I was the only one who had any interest in manga or anime. This year...
Kathy Hardy
gatchacat@...
Mar 10, 2001 3:20 pm
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... At my college, anime and manga are quite popular. Almost everyone in my Japanese class knew what anime and manga were. Even in the Computer Science field,...
Jennifer Gasiorowski
jgasioro@...
Mar 10, 2001 4:52 pm
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... Almost everyone in my classes knows what they are too. They just can't be bothered with it - it doesn't seem to hold any interest. :( It probably doesn't...
Kathy Hardy
gatchacat@...
Mar 10, 2001 7:08 pm
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... The students in my Japanese classes were quite an interesting bunch (the ones in 101-201. 202 was different, since it was the first time my college offered...
Jennifer Gasiorowski
jgasioro@...
Mar 11, 2001 12:07 am
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-- "Jeremiah Bourque" <jbourque@a...>¤µ¤ó¤Î¥á¥Ã¥»¡¼¥¸ ... The scholarships, at least all but the specialized training one, are for college/grad...
b1dunn@...
Mar 12, 2001 4:31 am
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... Well, *I* speak both German and Japanese, and I'm in the computer field. :-) Then again, English is also a foreign tongue to me. ... Ronny Hedin (KSC),...
Ronny Hedin
thark@...
Mar 17, 2001 4:10 pm
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... I also know some people in the computer field who speak German and Japanese (at my university atleast). BTW, I also speak German and Japanese. (There was a...
Jennifer Gasiorowski
jgasioro@...
Mar 17, 2001 4:16 pm
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what is (katakana) shabu? i assume it's a slang term for some criminal activity?...
katherine
werefox@...
Mar 17, 2001 11:20 pm
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... From: katherine <werefox@...> To: manga-translate@yahoogroups.com <manga-translate@yahoogroups.com> Date: March 17, 2001 6:20 PM Subject:...
mjjohnson
basara@...
Mar 17, 2001 11:37 pm
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I've heard of "shabu-shabu" being "jibber-jabber" and the like. I hate going just by romanized katakana though. JB...
Jeremiah Bourque
jbourque@...
Mar 18, 2001 1:04 am
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Whew I got that other post wrong, I thought about it and my memory was referring to something else I think. Shabu shabu would be Japanese-style cooking. There...
Jeremiah Bourque
jbourque@...
Mar 18, 2001 1:06 am
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... "shabu" is being used to describe something like extortion or drug dealing. quote: omaera ga shabu dzuke ni shita onna. i wonder if it's related to ...
katherine
werefox@...
Mar 18, 2001 1:52 am
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... From: katherine <werefox@...> To: manga-translate@yahoogroups.com <manga-translate@yahoogroups.com> Date: March 17, 2001 8:52 PM Subject: Re:...
mjjohnson
basara@...
Mar 18, 2001 2:15 am
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... dealing. ... money? probably has nothing to do with it at all... but in tagalog, it means "marijuana".. ^^; didi (who hasn't checked back on this list in a...
dianne carmela dimabuyo
lilasia@...
Mar 18, 2001 2:32 am
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... ooh, i bet that's it! thanks!!...
katherine
werefox@...
Mar 18, 2001 2:47 am
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... What`s the context the word is used in? Without that it is kind of hard to know what it means. Brian b1dunn@... University of Washington Dept. of...
Brian Dunn
b1dunn@...
Mar 19, 2001 4:41 am
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On Sat, 17 Mar 2001 18:21:51 -0800 ... Shabu is a slang among Yakuza gang parties and police as a kind of drug, white powder stimulants with strong addiction....
tommy
gec02620@...
Mar 19, 2001 2:41 pm
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... drug, ... source ... More specifically, it's amphetamine. (I'm not exactly sure if it's crystal methamphetamine, though. I think there was another slang...
emiamd@...
Mar 19, 2001 3:11 pm
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... whoops... i think i gave out wrong usage... i've always believed it was supposed to be marijuana, since it was always in the newspapers when i was young...
dianne carmela dimabuyo
lilasia@...
Mar 20, 2001 5:08 am
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what kind of a ticket is a "paaken" with "paa" in katakana and "ken" the kanji for ticket. i know it's a ticket to get into a club, but does it mean discount...
katherine
werefox@...
Mar 21, 2001 3:23 am
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Hello, I guess it is an abridged "party-ken" or party ticket. ... Akiko Ishida ishida@......
ISHIDA AKIKO
ishida@...
Mar 21, 2001 3:41 am
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... Isn`t it heroin? Or maybe heroin and other similar drugs. Brian b1dunn@... University of Washington Dept. of Asian Languages and Literature ...
Brian Dunn
b1dunn@...
Mar 22, 2001 2:23 am
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I found it in an online dictionary as `dope.` Brian...
b1dunn@...
Mar 22, 2001 6:30 am
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On Wed, 21 Mar 2001 18:23:43 -0800 ... FORTUNATELY, I'm sure I'm NOT an expert of drugs...(^x^;;; NEVER! I found there're a ton of translations what...
