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insanitydonewell replied to your post:I should work on my shorts for Taiyou but I’m...

You got this, I believe in you (also don’t be afraid to ask for help)

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klk is love klk is life and klk is rly inappropriate

insanitydonewell replied to your post: me and dave are watching kill la kill ...

It’s the best show ever.

the best thing dave's said so far is 'is she getting molested by a shirt'

and i'm pretty sure these two girls need to bone.

Thank you for your kind words.

Translation can be divided into two parts: understanding the source language and writing in the target language.

I took a few years of Japanese courses at college. I learned basic grammar, sentence structure, and commonly used words…I mention this here because these are a bit more difficult to google than stand-alone vocabulary words. I have had a few lessons in Chinese before that so that helped in learning kanji. In practice, though, now I basically use google and other tools to look up all kanji I am unfamiliar with. If I don’t know how a kanji character/compound is read I use the Windows built-in IME pad (if you don’t know about it, it’s quite useful!). I use the firefox extension rikaichan (chrome extension rikaikun) to look up definitions too. Sometimes it is helpful to disregard the j-e dictionary English definitions and search for the phrase in Japanese websites to see how they are actually used. Partially defining parts of idioms and misunderstanding them is a common trap.

I spend more time thinking about how to write the content as I understand it in English than you might expect. Left to my own devices I will write in a rather stilted fashion, as you can see here. [I usually have difficulty translating Ryuko since I don’t speak “tough girl” so good. Ironically(?), I find Mikisugi easy to write…probably because we’re both didactic, pretentious douches]. I often take the words that the j-e dictionary spits out and look up synonyms or idioms to get inspired. After I write down my translation (on a separate screen window, like notepad, otherwise tumblr will probably eat it) I look over it a few times to try to see if I can make it flow better.

Questions by Grace (http://lifeislikeapizza.tumblr.com/)

1.)Quick! Last movie you watched?

This is going to sound weird but... The Cat from Outer Space. It's a disney movie made in 1978 about a cat named Jake who has telekinetic powers....

2.) Currently reading…

Insurgent by Veronica Roth

3.) Favorite Harry Potter book?

Probably Chamber of Secrets of HBP

4.) A character you relate to?

Will, the main character in the book Smiles to Go by Jerry Spinelli

5.) Favorite villain?

I don't Knoooowwwwwwwww. UMMMM. The Condesce, Homestuck

6.) Favorite Disney princess?

Um now it would have to be Elsa. But I also love Rapunzel and Mulan.

7.) Favorite Disney song?

"I'll Make a Man Out of You"- Mulan

8.) Craziest fandom you belong to?

HOMESTUCK

9.) A book you believe needs more recognition?

The Entire Seven Realms series by Cinda Williams Chima PLEASE SOMEONE READ THEM.

10.) Book recommendation - go.

I Am The Messenger, Markus Zusak and also Howl's Moving Castle 

11.) How was your day?

My day was nothing special but I ate some good chinese food.

Rules:

~ Always post the rules

~ Answer the questions the person who tagged you asked and write 11 new ones.

~ Tag 11 new people and link them to the post.

~ Let them know you tagged them.

MY QUESTIONS

1.) What is you're favorite thing you remember learning in school?

2.) What stuffed animal have you had the longest?

3.) What is your first memory?

4.) What is your best memory?

5.) Favorite TV show character?

6.) What time of day do you like the most?

7.) Where do you see yourself in 10 years?

8.) Describe your favorite outfit and why?

9.) Favorite TV show as a kid?

10.) What book/books have/has changed your life?

That might put you in a sticky situation