Kotoba 1.3.6 review

Kotoba is a simple aid for increasing your Japanese vocabulary (and can also be used to learn Korean, Chinese, and so forth).

License: Freeware OS: Mac OS X File size: 0K Developer: kung-foo.tv Price: $0.00 Updated: 22 Aug 2006

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Kotoba is a simple aid for increasing your Japanese vocabulary (and can also be used to learn Korean, Chinese, and so forth). It is based on the not so unconvential idea that increased exposure to words will help consolidate your memory of them. The implementation of this idea is by repeatedly showing words in a small window that you can keep visible in the background while you work on your stuff.

The program can be set to show the kanji first, then the kana reading, and the translation and any possible comments, or vice versa. Words can be displayed manually, using navigation buttons or the arrow keys, or automatically via an adjustable timer. Multiple dictionaries can be created and edited. Editing is very flexible as Kotoba supports drag-and-drop, searching, as well as import and export of text files.

What's New:
lexicon table font can be customized.
lexicon table display improved.
lexicon table contextual menu allows for (un)checking selected items.
added note display in desk view.
desk view does not move with expose.
improved preference handling with live display.
added shortcuts help menu item.
state of main window persists over launches.