==Things to remember==
* [http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=8&t=9120 Mike Cash's post] regarding ように見える.
* [http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?forum_id=7&t=9299 Yudan's post] regarding い type adjectives with き ending.
* Do (verb1)　 instead of 　(verb 2) ing 　　(V2)　もせずに　(V1)　している。
* [http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=9305 が in negative sentences].
* 「… ということです(よ)ね。」 (… ってことです(よ)ね) is useful phrase. When you think you understand what the speaker said but still need to confirm his/her intention, ですよね/ですね is used. If you are still not sure what the speaker meant, ということですか? is suitable.
* Basically か is pretty rough when used in plain sentences. だい and かい are a bit less harsh. Note that かい is for yes/no questions while だい is for what/who/which type 'wh' questions.
* Oyaji's post about しらない with "don't come crying to me" translation.
* [http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=9962 jt's explanation] of も and でも here is interesting.
* richv says: The time when you have to use て form to chain adjectives is when they are the predicate. When they are modifying a following noun, all the adjectives (save the final one, immediately preceding the noun) can be in either い/な or くて/で form.
:○あのウサギは怖くて悪い 
:×あのウサギは怖い悪い 
:○あの怖くて悪いウサギ 
:○あの怖い悪いウサギ 
* [http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=10528&sid=0ab43835ee58e067ea5162af91e0b4bc Useful thread] on それにしても, それにしたは.

===ことにある vs ことである===
>>こうした著しい変化の鍵は、ちょうど生後2カ月を過ぎた頃、
>>動きが減ってしまったことにあると多賀さんは考えています。

To find a grammar construction easier, look at this sentence.

人口減少の理由は、結婚する年齢が上がってしまったことにある。
You can say this as
人口減少の理由は、結婚年齢の高齢化にある。

変化の鍵は、動きが減ったことにある。
As you know, this こと makes a verb into a noun.
Therefore you can interpret this as
変化の鍵は、動きの減少にある。
The key (factor) for changes is (found) in the decreasing of motions. (?)

On the other hand, ことである is used like " X means Y".
外国語を学ぶ（という）ことは、その国の文化を学ぶことである。
To learn a foreign language is to learn its culture.(?)
To learn a foreign language means to learn its culture.(?)

==Media of interest==
Some media that I want to check out at some point in the future.

===Anime===
* Mushishi
* Daa daa daa, with Japanese subtitles, might make good listening comprehension because of it's young target audience.
* あらしのよるに

===Manga===
* Ranma 1/2, currently reading.

===Live action===
Some of these films might be too difficult for me, so I'm not sure whether to go for English or Japanese subtitles yet.
* [http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=26&thread_id=9798 Always]
* Samurai trilogy

===Video games===
* Chrono Trigger, my favorite video game, might make a good choice as first Japanese video game to play.
* Star Ocean, played the first portion from an unofficial English version and it was really fun. Playing the game all the way through in the Japanese version is a possible goal.

Talk:Learning Japanese from media

Gundaetiapo — Sat, 22 Mar 2008 01:41:14 GMT

Gundaetiapo:

==Discuss section: Pitfalls==
I added descriptions of each crude word. I'm not sure if all the words for "you" are equal in aggressiveness or if they're graduated. [[User:Gundaetiapo|Gundaetiapo]] 16:54, 25 May 2007 (EDT)

I wonder if we should make this a "Wiki project". I think that's how Wikipedia manages logical groupings of articles. [[User:Gundaetiapo|Gundaetiapo]] 16:54, 25 May 2007 (EDT)

I've been on Wikis that allow an undo option. Do you have that coco san? Are there any moderators for the Wiki? [[User:Gundaetiapo|Gundaetiapo]] 21:41, 21 March 2008 (EDT)

Gundaetiapo — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:33:20 GMT

Gundaetiapo:

Infidel, I think you mentioned a roomaji based pitch accented dictionary at some point.

Pitch accents

Gundaetiapo — Wed, 16 Jan 2008 01:32:37 GMT

Gundaetiapo:

==Resources==
*Japanese Pronunciation Guide for English Speakers by Y. Fujito, et al published by Bojinsha
*NHK 日本語発音アクセント辞典
*[dictionary.goo.ne.jp] contains pitch accent markings.
:Type the word (in kana or kanji) into the box, make sure the 国語 option is selected, and then hit enter. There will be a small box to the right with results. The reading of each word will be given with a small number after it. That number is where the accent falls, with 0 meaning no accent, 1 meaning accent on the first mora, 2 on the second, and so on. For instance, 大学 has an accent of 0, and コンビューたー has an accent of 3.

:Do be aware of how pitch accent works, though. An accent of 0 and an accent on the last syllable are pronounced the same way, but if the word is followed by a particle, then the particle is pronounced high if the accent was 0, and low if it was not.

==Links==
[http://www.thejapanesepage.com/forum/viewthread.php?forum_id=6&thread_id=10238&rowstart=0 Forum thread].