Tag Archives: Japanese

Mac OS X 10.6.2 and input methods.

Posted on March 22, 2010 by Kalle

So, I turned on Japanese on my Mac. I also turned on “let individual applcations have separate input methods” because I often talk to A in English and B in Japanese and C in Swedish simultaneously on Adium, and it … Continue reading →

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Indeed I verily doth suck.

Posted on February 3, 2010 by Kalle

279 points, i.e. 69.75% i.e. fail. By 1 point = 0.25%. Actually, I knew I’d failed all along. I’m actually surprised I got that high. Next time Kalle will get the opportunity to (with any chance of success) try this … Continue reading →

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I’m home.

Posted on December 30, 2009 by Kalle

Yes indeed I am. And I bought an iPhone. For anyone who speaks Japanese (or for that matter, Chinese or any other language which requires more than the average a-z), I can inform you that which I had wished somebody … Continue reading →

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It’s that time of year again.

Posted on December 4, 2009 by Kalle

Well, folks, it’s time for my third participation in the JLPT. The score in this epic Kalle-versus-Japan match is currently one-one, and it’s finally time to settle the game once and for all. This time I actually did my homework. … Continue reading →

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Blog in Japanese.

Posted on August 14, 2009 by Kalle

For those of you interested in that sort of thing (read: any of my Japanese speaking friends), I’ve now set up a blog in Japanese here. I understand the folly of my ways, but I feel that there’s so much … Continue reading →

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Well, at least the weather was nice…

Posted on December 7, 2008 by Kalle

I’m back home now, after taking that JLPT exam, and I must admit it didn’t go very well. The first part went worse than it usually does, and had lots of things I had to guess the answer to, the … Continue reading →

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So the day (or weekend, rather) has finally come.

Posted on December 5, 2008 by Kalle

It’s midnight between Friday and Saturday now, and on Sunday morning I will be taking that JLPT exam I’ve been going on about all this time. It’s been a slightly bumpy road (starting my kanji studies less than a year … Continue reading →

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Another go at the JLPT (nikyuu).

Posted on November 8, 2008 by Kalle

Awhile back, I posted about having tried the 2006 Japanese Language Proficiency Test (日本語能力試験) for Nikyuu, i.e. “level 2″. The JLPT is divided into 4 levels, where 1 is the highest, and I am going to take the level 2 … Continue reading →

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Stolen from others… (meme)

Posted on October 27, 2008 by Kalle

Meme Grab the nearest book. * Open the book to page 56. * Find the fifth sentence. * Post the text of the sentence in your journal along with these instructions. * Don’t dig for your favorite book, the cool … Continue reading →

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My school.

Posted on September 25, 2008 by Kalle

Today, I went to my school (Nihongo Center, in Kyoto) to talk to the principal (Hideo Kurita) regarding “my future”. The deal is, for the last 6 months, I’ve been studying together with a group consisting almost exclusively of Chinese. … Continue reading →

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