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Vocab Bubble - A desktop vocabulary reminder program

What is it?

It sits next to your clock and pops up a bubble every minute to teach you a new Japanese word. Vocabulary for the JLPT 3 and 4 is included, but you can make your own files, or download vocabulary for other levels from this site. Email me if you need some help.

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Troubleshooting

To stop the popping noise when the balloon appears, turn off your Windows "Default beep" in sound settings. You can find this in the control panel under "Audio Devices and Sounds".

Install

There are two ways to install this. The installer is recommended as it automatically installs everything, but some people have problems running this.

1) Installer - Vocab Bubble is placed in the Start Menu and added to Add and Remove Programs.

or...

2) A zip file with the program and two vocabulary files. (36.4 KB)

(If you don't use the installer, you'll need Microsoft .NET 2.0 as well to run Vocab Bubble. Windows Vista computers have .NET 2.0 already.)

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