The Life Nippon - An American In Japan

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In response to: Not Marijuana Leaves

Dave Mena [Visitor] · http://www.weedmyblog.com
Excellent, because a real leaf has lighter colour, you can tell by the surface appearance, it is dotty rather than just a smooth array of colour
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In response to: Britney Spears

234423243 [Visitor]
i mean c'mon it says britney spears with one T right there on the friggin cover of the magazine
PermalinkPermalink 04/05/10 @ 16:38

In response to: SpongeBob Square Pants

231312 [Visitor]
he's raising his left arm, not the right. also, when in class, how many students give you 'the' salute while raising their hands?
i see you're a kewl guy blogging for our benefit but please man, learn the nuances of the hail hitler!
PermalinkPermalink 04/05/10 @ 16:35

In response to: Not Marijuana Leaves

Mary - Legal Bud Reviews [Visitor] · http://legalbudreview.com/
Damn, Would love to see more "green" consumption by our Far Eastern neighbors.
PermalinkPermalink 12/13/09 @ 21:37

In response to: MDMA in Japan

aussie guy [Visitor]
Ok so MDMA in moderation has been rated safer then binge drinking by British Scientists. It got rated 18th most dangerous drug, while alcohol is a high 5th spot... makes you wonder how out of touch the japanese govt is...
PermalinkPermalink 07/21/09 @ 04:39

In response to: Twilight - Bella, Jacob, Renesme and Edward

Givarine [Visitor] · http://falconchain.deviantart.com/
WOW that is so cool. ^_^

So how did they go about it. Did they break down each book into smaller books?
PermalinkPermalink 06/09/09 @ 22:27

In response to: Our Work Is Peace

hjvavjs [Visitor]
um yeah a bazooka.
so the girl in the top right corner is probably holding an atomic bomb then.
PermalinkPermalink 05/08/09 @ 12:19

In response to: Body of Christ

Good words.
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In response to: What's hot in Japanese comedy?

Malana [Visitor] · http://hblr23.livejournal.com/
People should read this.
PermalinkPermalink 04/22/09 @ 08:29

In response to: You Hot Guy!

はっとがい [Visitor]
Hate to burst your bubble Sam, but all the sounds end in a vowel except 'n'. They do NOT have a 'T' sound, they have 'と'. If you say that Hiragana character, to an English speaker it will sound like the word toe. So when they say a foreign word or a loanword with hard consonant, they pick the closest Hiragana sound, usually preceded by a small 'っ' (tsu) to indicate a stress. So "Hot Guy" becomes "はっと がい" pronounced hawt-toe gai (if written, more likely "ハット ガイ" since it's foreign.
PermalinkPermalink 03/21/09 @ 22:59

In response to: You Hot Guy!

Nina [Visitor]
whoever wrote this article fails and needs to take a japanese class before saying anything. there is a T in japanese
you see this?
ta chi tsu te to. that's the Ta line. Note the T.
PermalinkPermalink 03/21/09 @ 22:52

In response to: You Hot Guy!

Anonymous [Visitor]
This is really amusing. You just sound really omoshiroi.
PermalinkPermalink 03/21/09 @ 20:44

In response to: You Hot Guy!

Stephen [Visitor] · http://www.castlemaniablog.com
It's not that there isn't the equivalent of a letter t in Japanese, it's just that Japanese tends to function in a consonant-vowel structure. So there isn't a t- sound by itself, only with vowels following. Ta ti tu te to. It's misleading to imply there's no t sound at all with well-known Japanese people named Yoot Saito. I mean, look at the name Takashi, or Takahashi. Lots of Ts. Fun story, though.
PermalinkPermalink 03/21/09 @ 18:50

In response to: The masks we wear

I like your masks' story. I think so

actually ,your goatee looks very cool...

PermalinkPermalink 02/27/09 @ 03:25

In response to: Ten Mistakes You'll Really Make Here In Japan

Michael [Visitor] · http://emuu.net
A good list, you've covered some of the ones I get all the time.

My wife is threatening to make a book of all the mistakes I make as a foreigner. It probably all started when I told her, "真理ーちゃん きらい です" instead of "真理ーちゃん きれい です".
PermalinkPermalink 02/23/09 @ 07:40

In response to: You Hot Guy!

Sam [Visitor]
Did you study japanese? There is too a "T" sound. Its just soft, and tends to sound like "toe" versus "T"
PermalinkPermalink 02/19/09 @ 05:11

In response to: Soul Eater

Jim [Visitor]
I believe the title of the anime is in katakana.. so they might literally mean eating souls. Each weapon in the show needs to eat 100 souls (99 evil human, 1 witch) before it can be turned into a deathscythe.

It's a pretty good anime, Studio bones is one of my favorites *thumbs up*
PermalinkPermalink 01/13/09 @ 12:49

In response to: Japanese in Heroes and Terminator

Heroes season 3 is pretty good so far don't you think?

good post!

Loco
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In response to: No Scribbling Here

sonofhigashi [Visitor]
落書き禁止
らく・が・き きん・し
Graffiti is Prohibited

文化財を落書き等で損壊すると法により罰せられます
ぶん・か・ざい を らく・が・き とう で そん・かい する と ほう に より ばつ せられます
Damaging cultural property (through graffiti or other means) is a crime under the law.
PermalinkPermalink 11/18/08 @ 08:15

In response to: Japanese Beard Simulation

Max [Visitor]
Can I get this software for free?
And if yes where?
PermalinkPermalink 11/08/08 @ 05:51