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Using Wikipedia as an accurate translation tool

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 If you're like me you might find yourself needing to translate something pretty specific between two languages. Today I wanted to tell my japanese friend that I was eating General Tao Chicken, obviously my first reflex was to head over to https://jisho.org , but you soon find out that it's simply not there. Then you might find looking up all sorts of things on google only to still end up empty handed. The solution however is quite simple : Use wikipedia. Wikipedia pages actually have every corresponding pages in other languages attached. Where you can find those may differ depending on the language you are using, usually it is either located in the top right : Or the bottom left in the margin : This is where you can find [日本語] sure enough, that's the japanese page ! Clicking on it immediately reveals what we were looking for : After looking at the writers of the page's origins and a bit of cross-referencing with google results, you can safely assume that 左宗棠鶏 is an acc...

Getting QWERTY Japanese input in Linux Mint

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 This is a tutorial to get started typing in japanese using a QWERTY keyboard on Linux Mint Cinnamon. In [System Settings > Preferences] you will find the Input Method app (You may also directly launch it from the applications menu) Launching the app will present you with a menu for various languages, select Japanese and click [Install] Then, set the Input method framework to Fcitx. Logout  from your sessions and log back in. You will now see a keyboard icon on your system tray, right click it and choose [configure] In the input method tab, click the [+] button. Unselect [Only Show Current Language] and search for Mozc, select it and press OK You can now use [CTRL + SPACE] to switch between your main language and Japanese input 読んでくれってありがとう