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Old 11-25-2012, 10:58 PM   #29
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Yeah it appears that the dictionaries on the Japanese Kindle are selected for their usefulness to Japanese speakers rather than those of us coming at it from English.

It does come with the ability to translate via Bing Translator which is...better than nothing. Trying "紳士" (shinshi) comes out as simply "Men's" which could work if you're translating a sign in a department store directing you to the men's clothing section, but fails to include its primary nuance of "gentleman." So you can already sorta kinda look up Japanese words in English.

That said, a J->E dictionary would be great!
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