I’m mischievous but not mean! what would be the word for that?

It seems like you get along with dogs well! I think you might like this little Japanese children’s story about a particular mischievous monkey:

http://www.his.atr.jp/~ray/stories/sarukani.html

Grab the dictionary and try reading it without looking at the English, first!

Steve-san,

I agree! The image of a fiery flower is a great one! And there are so many! We both share the same feelings for kanji By the way, if you’re a fan of Beat Takeshi (Takeshi Kitano), he has a great movie called 花火. It’s a mixture of bloody violence, hilarious comedy, and a love story to boot. I definitely recommend it!

Peter-san,

Can you believe I can’t float?! Seriously! It’s like a parlour trick that my friends always demand… they love to see me lay on the bottom of the pool And speaking of swimming lessons… one of the FUNNIEST scenes from any anime that I’ve ever seen is in Goldenboy, when he’s trying to become a swimming teacher. I don’t suppose you’ve seen it? If not, I’ll have to figure out a way to get that to you

Marcos-san, as always the pleasure is ours! Funny! B! My parents actually said the same thing! One of these days, I ll get to the bottom of this.

Gevorg-san, great to hear you’re doing better! We missed you! BTW, nice site! Just checked it out, very cool! Great job on the Kanji! We’re going to have a lot more for you. 頑張ってください！

Athara-san, thank you! We would like to thank you too! Thanks for the posts and participating! Remember, you great listeners make this site great! Keep up the great work!

Matt-san, thanks for the posts! Yes, I think we can do something pretty cool! Just need a bit more time.

Alexander-san, thanks! Don’t worry, the original members our the base! But we want to bring you a variety of voices, and have lots of 3 person conversations! One major flaw in teaching is the conversations are always just 2 people, so once you’re in a group discussion!! So we try to change that! Please keep the feedback coming!

Jay-san, you’ve almost got me convinced. Pii-gu it is!

アルフォンソさん、謎謎（なぞなぞ）を見てください！気に入ると思います！

Jay-san, glad you liked it! It was the least we could do! Thank you for listening!

JP-san, you got me! Today should be the last day.

Jonas-san, nice to hear you’re feeling better! And, actually the first few years I was immune, so watch out!

Athara-san, we were hoping one of our listeners saw him! He should show up one of these days.

Jay-san, yeah it is bad!

Nathan-san, always great to hear from you! Thanks for the Kanji lesson! The grass radical was awesome!!
Sorry about the moderation, but when you post of 3 links on one comment it gets flagged.

セツさん、毎度ありがとう！Thanks for listening.

Monkeyjay-san, very nice name!

Prem-san, thank you! We haven’t forgotten, still working on it. Please give our regards to your wife! Thanks for listening!

Steve-san, wouldn’t be a news show without you! Yes, the hay fever is bad!!!

Thanks for mentioning my name again It is really nice to hear my name said in a Japanese style.

I never did get round to burning the podcasts on to disc…Maybe next weekend.

Nathan-san. I have always liked the way the Japanese call Fireworks Hanabi. I’ve said it before and I will say it again…I just love Kanji…ok, I can only read a little Kanji….but it is so beautiful.

Peter-san….I also suffer with hayfever…it will soon be that season. I hope you recover soon.

O-genki de
Steve

Thanks for mentioning the my name.
I felt honoured. Yes I am patient
enough till you come up with some
snaps related thing. Till that time
I will make continue to click some
more useful daily life kanjis and
make sure that I describe them.

The Blood type episode was too informative.

Peter, your and mine blood group must be same,
I too don`t know about my blood group
But after thsi episode I will make sure
to get it checked. My wife also enjoyed
this episode.

Keep up the good work.
Prem

Haha, monkeyjay… I like it!

No problem! I’m glad I could help. You should be able to find the romanized names at the about.com site, and then you can check the kanji out at work later. I agree, monkeys (saru) rule, but I’m a dog (inu) myself

Most kanji tell a story, and it’s a great way to remember them! And not only does it help you remember the meaning, but how to write them as well! For instance, 持つ (もつ, “motsu”) and 待つ (まつ, “matsu”) look really similar. However, on the left we have 手 (hand) for “motsu” which means “to hold/to possess”, and 彳 (linger) for “matsu” which means “to wait”. Once we realize this, we can not only remember which is which, but how to write the character (after initially learning it, of course)!

Also, I have a comment awaiting moderation for some reason, but in case it isn’t approved, I mentioned the anime フルーツバスケット, or Fruits Basket. It revolves around the theme of the Chinese zodiac, and it’s one of my favorite! If you don’t mind a cute comedy anime, you should check it out

Oh and I know ABOUT the animal signs, I was just interested in the japanese words etc thank you so much for your help you are awesome!

Ps. monkeys rule

セツ - 摂

http://www.eto12.com/

I’d also like to mention that there’s an anime called フルーツバスケット, or Fruits Basket, whose central theme revolves around the Chinese zodiac. It’s incredibly cute, really funny, and it’s one of my favorite! You can find more information here:

(Japanese) http://www.tv-tokyo.co.jp/anime/fruits_basket/
(English) http://www.fruits-basket.com/