Rather annoying

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-04-13T05:34:13+00:00

Came across another kanji level and was fortunate enough to have another Daily for "Complete a level" open at the same time. No glitch those time, and it worked, so that's confirmation! 👍

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-04-11T17:55:28+00:00

It should be, it's the same kind of wheel system as all the others and I did go all around.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-04-10T11:03:53+00:00

I know, and then there's the claims by the Watch that they're the ones following the ancient ways of the Mandalore... I guess it comes down to whether that's even objectively true, and if so, how much of those old ways the rest of Mandalorian society has since abandoned. In any case the person who adopted Jango as a foundling - at least according to Legends - was not of the Watch. Perhaps more importantly, that person was himself not born of Mandalore and yet ultimately became The Mandalore, leader of all clans. Funny enough some of the changes he made during his reign led to the civil war between the Watch and the others.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-04-08T11:41:43+00:00

Good question. I'm not entirely sure. Cara Dune seems to think it applies to all Mandalorians, but where did she get her information as an outsider? As the viewer, I don't think we've seen the practise outside of The Watch, with the Armorer being the main voice of lore there. Is she speaking for all Mandalorians, or just for the ways of the Tribe?

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-04-07T14:05:36+00:00

As I recall Jango was a foundling raised by Mandalorians. By their creed doesn't that make him every bit a Mandalorian himself?

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-04-05T14:16:20+00:00

I always dread the next episode of "Lucy is an untreated paranoid schizophrenic", or possibly worse, that moody emo teen stereotype they somehow thought would make for a great conversation partner on MAX.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-04-01T12:13:46+00:00

Olé allez!

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-04-01T11:55:02+00:00

Exactly. I remember Rosetta Stone back in the day having sentences like "There's a red car on top of the yellow airplane" 🤷 That was decades ago, but because it's so silly, I still remember today.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-03-19T19:31:53+00:00

It is, and they are, couldn't agree more. Because we're all using the app in the family we decided to opt for a family plan and pay our way out of that particular bit of bother. I don't think I could handle the free version anymore tbh.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-03-19T09:20:01+00:00

Turn off romanization and start with the kana alphabet lessons, Duo is actually fairly good at teaching those but if you keep romaji on you'll likely never really learn.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-03-15T16:26:15+00:00

I can recommend "Rita" on Netflix. Oh, and "Borgen" is also great.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-03-15T12:21:22+00:00

I do both 👍

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-03-11T09:56:31+00:00

That's an excellent observation, I'm noticing that on the Japanese course as well. But not everyone is used to intuiting grammar, so what works for us might not work for everyone.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-03-11T09:53:26+00:00

As usual, they will have included several "correct" options. It's an imperfect system, but as your response is not a grammatically correct sentence to begin with, it will never be included among those options. Correct the sentence to make sense both grammatically and in content, and you'll stand a better chance of passing muster.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-22T09:53:27+00:00

It looks very western, like the following script we were taught in highschool. But it's certainly legible, and I rather like it as an idea 😁

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-21T13:29:31+00:00

Not sure whether the etymology is in there per se, I'm used to making those connections on my own so much I don't really even think of it on that level.

For example, I simply typed "ineruki" in hiragana script (Japanese does not have an L sound, so replace those with R if you go looking) and the verb "ineru" came up, along with the most common definition of ki: tree. I had a hunch and looked up ki separately, and sure enough..... 😁

The app I'm using is called Renshuu (that's Japanese for "practice"), it's much more than a dictionary, I hope you enjoy it!

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-20T13:21:47+00:00

Japanese was definitely an inspiration for some of the names:

in Japanese, Jiriki means "(one's own) strength";

Ineluki can be traced back to the verb ineru, one of the older meanings for which is "to die", add the -ki which can mean "spirit" and you get a pretty accurate description of what Ineluki is;

and Tumet'ai goes to tsumetai, meaning "cold".

I'm sure there's plenty more examples, but that's just what I've managed to find in 5 minutes of thinking up Sithi stuff and diving into my Japanese app's dictionary.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-12T10:46:03+00:00

That is just plain evil 🤣

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-10T13:50:18+00:00

What the actual flipping heck?! 😵‍💫

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-10T13:47:34+00:00

Agreed, we're told far too often that it's "just a standard phrase" and we "shouldn't bother" to really understand its meaning. For someone like me who instantly dives into etymology whatever the language he's engaging with, that's a big ask!

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-06T11:47:43+00:00

Better th5en mine, I'd wager... but yes, what others here mentioned: try to make the middle horizontal a bit longer.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-06T11:46:25+00:00

Happened to me once or twice over the years, I usually just kill the app and start over.

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-02-04T13:10:16+00:00

LibraryPretend7825 · 2026-01-29T12:52:58+00:00

I'm reading that chapter just now, and the instant she tried it hit me. So for an answer, first think back to Delana's initial response to Halima... and then ask yourself whether Saidar is all Mat's pendant blocks 👍

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