Pr1me 101

Alright, I've just gotten a reply from Kaoko that her life is busy at the moment and she can't come on here as much as she used to. But she will continue with the project. Until then, hello to all of you new members...

I sent Kaoko an e-mail not too long ago to see if anything's up (no reply as of yet), she's probably gotten busier in her life. It's times like these that tempt me to try making lessons of my own...

Don't worry about your translation being lame (which it isn't), since you've basicly got all the major points down. My translation: "I'm sorry" said the snow "I want to melt into water and go far away and play" the snow said while looking up "Since I'm in the shadows of the bamboo, I can't melt" he/she said sadly And welcome to the club science12nerd and mabel.

Go ahead. (Oh yeah, you can drop the sensei part since I haven't done sh*t lol)

No romaji. There's 5 points off of your final grade.

It's a pop song, what do you expect? Anyway I stumbled onto an accoustic version of her singing (the national anthem not Friday), and she can sing. Auto-tune and horrible lyrics just ruined her infamous song.

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The worst way to learn a new language is by memorizing it. You have to learn and understand it like how you understand english (or whatever your first language may be). It takes time (and often an appropriate environment) but it isn't as hard as your brain makes you think it is.

Hmmm, I thought using romaji was forbidden... If it wasn't, I'll make it forbidden now.

That's one way of looking at it. In the world of marketing all of those negative comments can only mean more attention and advertising for RB and her record label. There is no nice or mean in the real world, just business.

If you can get the hang of hiragana, katakana will be a cinch. They're all the same letters pronounciation-wise, but they're just written differently and they're used only for nouns.

I don't mind her voice, but her songs lack substance. Plus the rapper in her video is a pedo...

New section created especially for this? Never thought this thread could have grown so big...

Lol.

Welcome JiJuDJ, Kaoko's lessons are perfect for those like you.

FYI, discussions regarding politics can only lead to bad comments...

Been hooked on Star Wars The Clone Wars recently. Both the 2003 Animated Series and the new CGI one.

Nice lesson. I was worried about you considering the long haitus since the last lesson. Would you like me to teach a lesson if you get too busy Kaoko (I've finally managed to find some time for the moment)?

That's basicly what I said...

I'm guessing Haibara still doesn't know that Shuuichi was a spy who only used her sister to get closer to the B.O. I'm not sure if Akemi or the B.O. ever told Haibara about Shuuichi being a spy (probably not since Haibara said she never got an explanation for her sister being executed). Therefore the look of terror on her face from seeing Shuuichi comes from her fear of being found and killed by the B.O. (as in she probably thinks Shuuichi is still a member of the B.O., one close to Gin). As for Shuuichi not meeting Haibara in 345 it's probably since he thought it best not to reveal himself and his story until the time comes (which I'm guessing is after the B.O.'s been brought down).

You meant こんにちは right? Otherwise there's 5 points off your final grade, lol. To those who asked, yes you can join. So welcome aboard Xenon Kid, Rye and Vermouth-Chan. If you need to catch up you can do so using the archives (you could also go through this thread but that'd require more time). http://japanese-ken.blogspot.com/p/japanese-characters.html

The more the merrier. Hey Kaoko, I think you should put a note in your sig saying anyone can join . Nice site BTW, there are a few things I'd like to talk to you about if that's okay...

I think they're either dead or in hiding. Given that Pisco said they met an unfortunate accident I'd assume they were executed by the BO and made it look like an accident to the public (as they usually do). In any case it seems like Haibara's dad was a vital aspect to the BO (probably for designing the APTX like someone else mentioned). He probably wanted to create or study something that proved usefull to the BO and they gave him funding for it. In the process he met Haibara's mom and brought Akemi and Haibara into this world. Somewhere along the line Haibara's parents probably didn't see eye to eye with the BO heads and met their fate as Haibara and Akemi lived their separate lives.

T.M. Revolution - Heart Of Sword http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETJ348fFYW4 If you used to watch Toonami on Cartoon Network back in 2003 this song should bring back memories. It was only used 7 times for Ruroni Kenshin's ending theme in Japan, but I'm glad the U.S. used this song alot .

Same thing happened to Gin. In the end I don't think it's something Gosho expected someone to actually think about. The "needle" strikes Kogoro (or whoever Conan uses) in order for him to paralyze them, that's all the audience needs to know.