Officer Kaoko

I agree with you in many ways! I believe Shuu was one of the voters. And detectiveRGB was the other... (not really sure). However, you don't have to take them seriously ;-). It's just too hard for them to believe in reality . Dream on, Shuu! Or, if you want... you can join Kiel's forces... we have everything ready. Including guns, bazookas, war trunks, bombs, and more weapons yet to come! We will be invading Gosho's apartment in 2015 .

Wow, Tna-chan... thanks a lot! But... I already did the 'to' lesson. And the 'to' character I chose was Tonton . But I really do appreciate your effort . Of course you can . Anyone who are determined to learn Japanese are welcome to join ! You may want to follow us in Blogger -> http://japanese-ken.blogspot.com And like us in Facebook -> http://www.facebook.com/pages/Japanese-Ken/145766895483785 Begin with our first lesson ! -> http://japanese-ken.blogspot.com/2011/01/introduction-to-japanese-characters.html

I totally agree! Everything is possible ;-)~ Who would ever think Shiratori would end up with Kobayashi? That was a twist~ And it's not very late for hope.

Wow, this is just so amazing!! Thanks a lot for this awesome update, Maurice ! But... I prefer the old profile's layout ... Oh, and Maurice... I accidentally or rather unintentionally created a new account using my Facebook. Is it possible to delete it? I was trying to check out the cool features of the new forum when I... clicked on register and connected to Facebook. Although I did cancel it before I pressed submit. And when I was checking the members' list... I see a member with my name !

Wow, Kiel-chan... that's the best idea ever ! Crap, I should have made her more of a witch dammit! All I was trying to do that time was to try and make Shiho-chan as adorable as much as possible . Okay Kiel-chan... I love your idea .. I am going to change this as soon I have the free time !

Ah, really ? Thanks, but... what exactly do you mean ? Which explanation? XD

Haha XD, I just can't keep myself calmed down seeing somebody else with the same interest .

Hiragana: Lesson 20 - 'と' [to] & 'ど' [do] Kaoko: Konnichiwa, minna! How are you doing today? I hope you are all in your high spirits and ready for the course. Today's lesson is the for the final T Section's character, 'と'! と, in hiragana, or ト in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent the sound [to], and when written with dakuten represent the sound [do]. Ah, I forgot! We also have a guest today... Our character for today’s lesson is...!! *Oink, oink...* Kaoko: Eh ? *Turns to look* TONTON!!?? Pronunciation: 'と' is romanized 'to'. Words with 'と': 'と' at the beginning: 友達/ともだち (tomodachi -> friend) 時/とき (toki -> time) 時計/とけい (tokei -> watch, clock) 取る/とる (toru -> to take, to obtain) 所/ところ (tokoro -> a place, a scene, a site; an address) と言う/という (to iu -> said, called thus) 止まる/とまる (tomaru -> to stop) 迚も/とっても (tottemo -> very, exceedingly, awfully) 'と' in the middle: 勤める/つとめる (tsutomeru -> to work; to be employed) それとも (soretomo -> or, or else) 例え/たとえ (tatoe -> an example, a simile, a metaphor) 例えば/たとえば (tatoeba -> for example, for instance, such as) 中東/ちゅうとう (chuutou -> Middle East) 'と' at the end: 外/そと (soto -> outside) そっと (sotto -> softly, gently) 旅人/たびびと (tabibito -> traveler) もっと (motto -> more; even more; longer; further) Stroke order: ______________ The character 'と' may also be combined with a dakuten, changing it into ‘ど’ in hiragana. With the dakuten added the pronunciation changes to 'do'. と + " (dakuten) = と (look below) Pronunciation: ‘ど’ is romanized ‘do’, and pronounced ‘do’ as in ‘door’. Words with 'ど': 'ど' at the beginning: どこ (doko -> where) どうぞ (douzo -> please (go ahead); help yourself; certainly you may) 毒/どく (doku -> poison) 'と' in the middle: 留まる/とどまる (todomaru -> to stay) 鉄道/てつどう (testudou -> railway) 'と' at the end: のど (nodo -> throat) 粘土/ねんど (nendo -> clay) Task: You shall write 'と' & 'ど' 50 - 100 times in your textbook. If you want, like with the previous lessons, write 'と' 70 times and 'ど' 30 times. Memorize the shape, the stroke order, the sound, the pronunciation (echo the sound of the character each time you write it down), etc. After you finish with that, write 'た', 'ち', ‘つ’, ‘て’, and 'と' one after each repetitively (た, ち, つ, て, と, た, ち, つ, て, と, etc.) 50 times (100 if you have time). Finish! We finished the T Group! Let’s move on to N Group!

Wow, that's cool! You draw well I love the coloring! Ah, and I am interested in the Kanji you wrote . It looks fabulous ! You are also studying Japanese?

Yah!! Am I suppose to believe it ? This is a fan-fic, man~ Anything is possible in the FIC-FANDOM!

Ayumi can just die. She can have Genta. Yay! Another supporter! Oh, and they do, they do! Wah... why ? You think? Thanks! Oh, and Akako did show up twice in DC . LOL! AiCons will get angry... I like reading Shinichi and Shiho in fan-fics and such. But if the fact Gosho would really end the series Shinichi x Shiho... I would have to disagree . LOL! Well, I somehow think the same way, too. He might seem boring but who knows? Maybe there's more to him than just his sarcastic side ;-). I agree. For instance Chiba, who might have thought that he will be paired with someone random. I agree on 'a relationship between Shiho and Shin wouldn't be more mature and adult in DC universe'. Haibara putting red pepper in Conan's pants, isn't that childish? She often teases Conan, too... Maybe Gosho intends to save Kaitou's love story in Magic Kaito?

Ara, ara... fine xD Thank you! I hope to get it more interesting later on ;-) My favorite female character would be Hinata... but I am not that shy. I want to have a character that I can easily impersonate... so I think I will pick SHIZUNE (she's one of my favourites, too)! I am new here. So please be kind to me!

Hello, everyone! Sorry for my long absence to this club. I am hoping I would be more active from now on~ Seems like it has been very fun lately. I want to share a lesson I had wrote, I included a character from Naruto . See here -> http://japanese-ken.blogspot.com/2011/01/hiragana-lesson-19-te-de.html

Ah, sorry. I was kinda tired yesterday... There, I edited it. Thank you for pointing it out by the way ;-). Hiragana: Lesson 19 - 'て' [te] & 'で' [de] Kaoko: Hehe, I thought I would do some entertaining once in awhile, so I invited a guest to join us for today’s lesson. And of course, she also has a connection to our today’s subject. And her name is... TENTEN! Tenten: Hi. How are you guys doing? You see, I have two ‘te’s in my name... that’s why Kaoko invited me for today’s lesson. よろしく お願いします ね~ Kaoko: Plus! She will be our guide. Tenten: Hai! 頑張るよ! So, mmm.. you are dealing with the character ‘te’, right? Kaoko: Yes. Mind explaining it to us? Tenten: Sure. て, in hiragana, or テ in katakana, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both represent [te]. How its written and how it is pronounced is really easy to remember. We’ll cover it in a moment. As we are here, you may also want to hear some of my name’s trivia. Tenten, "Ten", in Japanese means heaven or heavenly. So in this case, it means "heavenly, heaven". "Tenten" can also mean, "little by little" in Japanese, "this and that", "here and there", or "dot". It is also a possibility that my name insinuates "Ten out of Ten," a reference to my skill in hitting targets- Kaoko: You are going off-topic. Tenten: あ, ごめん. Kaoko: Oh, can you name anything that begins with ‘te’, Tenten? Tenten: Mmm, the first thing (or word) that comes to mind would be ‘敵/てき’. Meaning ‘enemy’, it could also mean ‘opponent’. That reminds me... I once had a opponent who is so strong... her name also begins with ‘te’. Kaoko: Woah, ほんとう です か? Tenten: Yup. Her name is Temari. I had a match with her in the chuunin exam... but, I- I was defeated. Kaoko: Tenten... Tenten: まあ いい. I have some photos of the event. いっしょ に 見ましょう? Kaoko: Sure! This panel has decided our destiny (see my wonderful name?). We confronted each other, ready for the match. This was just so embarrassing... but as you can see, I was defeated...*sigh* Kaoko: Wait, wait... seeing your name again, it was written in Katakana... Tenten: What's wrong with that? Kaoko: But we are having a Hiragana lesson here... Tenten: まあ いい, at least they had learnt some useful facts. Kaoko: But, but... *Closing for the time being* ______________ Pronunciation: 'て' is romanized 'te'. Words with 'て': 'て' at the beginning: 手/て (te -> hand) 敵/てき (teki -> enemy) 手紙/てがみ (tegami -> letter) 天気/てんき (tenki -> weather) 点/てん (ten -> dot; point; mark) 帝国/ていこく (teikoku -> empire) 照る/てる (teru -> to gleam; shine; sparkle) てんぷら (tenpura -> a Japanese dish made from seafood, chicken, or vegetables dipped in batter and deep fried) 天井/てんじょう (tenjou -> ceiling) 'て' in the middle: 最低/さいてい (saitei -> least; lowest; worst) お手洗い/おてあらい (otearai -> toilet; restroom) 迚も/とても (totemo -> very; exceedingly; awfully) 'て' at the end: だって (datte -> but; however; still; even though) Note: Stroke order: ______________ The character 'て' may also be combined with a dakuten, changing it into ‘で’ [de]. With the dakuten added the pronunciation is changed, to 'de'. て + " (dakuten) = で (look below) Pronunciation: ‘で’ is romanized (pronounced) ‘de’ as in ‘demo’. Words with 'で': 'で' at the beginning: です (desu -> expresses politeness toward the listener) でも (demo -> (particle で [de] + も [mo]) even; but; however) 電気/でんき (denki -> electricity) 電話/でんわ (denwa -> telephone) 出る/でる (deru -> to appear, to come forth, to leave) 'で' at the end: まで (made -> untill; as far as; up to) 腕/うで (ude -> arm; skill) Task: You shall write 'て' & 'で' 50 - 100 times in your textbook. If you want, like with the previous lessons, write 'て' 70 times and 'で' 30 times. Memorize the shape, the stroke order, the sound, the pronunciation (echo the sound of the character each time you write it down), etc. And after you are done write 'た', 'ち', ‘つ’ and 'て' one after each repetitively (た, ち, つ, て, etc.) 50 times (100 if you have time). Thank you very much for attending. See you guys again next time! And good luck with your homework!

You've got the point there. I don't think she will declare it either. If I suppose she will, then that would be her last words when she is about to die (in Shinichi's arms) . In your dreams. Haha, I've never seen a scene like that aside in FanFics . Oh, by the way, what's 'HeiWa' ? You got the point. Shinichi and Ran loves each other. While is Ai and Conan, it is only one sided love.

You do not need to quit because of that Xtion-kun . I am quite busy these days, that's the reason I could not be active anymore in here. But I am planning to do so in the near future... and hence, I didn't quit, I am only having a moment absence. But I will return ... and me too, I miss berry-chan .

Hiragana: Lesson 18 - 'つ' [tsu] & 'づ' [dzu] つ, in hiragana, or ツ in katakana, and the variant form ㋡, is one of the Japanese kana, each of which represents one mora. Both are phonemically /tu͍/ although for phonological reasons, the actual pronunciation is ‘tsu’. In the Ainu language, where the sound /tu͍/ does exist, it is often written as ツ゚ or ト゚. Pronunciation: 'つ' is romanized 'tsu'. Words with 'つ':- 'つ' at the beginning: 土/つち (tsuchi -> earth; soil; dirt) 月/つき (tsuki -> moon) 次/つぎ (tsugi -> next) 翼/つばさ (tsubasa -> wings) 'つ' in the middle: 殺人/さつじん (satsujin -> murder) 美しい/うつくしい (utsukushii -> beautiful) 'つ' at the end: 警察/けいさつ (keisatsu -> police) 待つ/まつ (matsu -> to wait) 勝つ/かつ (katsu -> to win; to gain victory) 術/じゅつ (jutsu -> method; technique) Stroke order: ______________ The character 'つ' may also be combined with a dakuten, changing it into ‘づ’ [dzu]. つ + " (dakuten) = づ (look below) Pronunciation: ‘づ’ is romanized ‘zu’. Note: 'づ' [dzu] isn't used as the first letter for words anymore. It's kinda like 'ぢ', used once then poof *gone*. ______________ The sokuon: it may also be called 小さな つ (chiisana tsu) or ちいさい つ (chiisai tsu), meaning 'small tsu'. You'll often see this in between words and wonder why 'つ' is unusually small. Well, The sokuon is used for various purposes. The main use is to mark a geminate consonant, which is represented in rōmaji (romanized Japanese) by the doubling of the consonant. In speech, the protocol is to motion the mouth into pronouncing the consonant that follows the sokuon and then stop, allowing a slight pause before voicing the consonant. It can also be seen at the end; A glottal stop or “choked sound”. あっ！ Ah! Again, the sokuon: a small form of つ (tsu). In romanization, this is represented by doubling the following consonant. The equivalent in katakana is ッ. いっぱい — ippai (lot of; much; full) もっと — motto (more; even more) すっぱい — suppai (sour) 学校 /がっこう — gakkou Task: You shall write 'つ' & 'づ' 50 - 100 times in your textbook. If you want, like with the previous lessons, write 'つ' 70 times and 'づ' 30 times. Memorize the shape, the stroke order, the sound, the pronunciation (echo the sound of the character each time you write it down), etc. You may also want to practice the small 'つ' (っ): how you should write it, it is just the same how you write the ordinary one (つ) except smaller. And after you've done that, write 'た', 'ち', and 'つ' one after each repetitively (た, ち, つ, た, ち, つ etc.) 50 times (100 if you have time).