Tools & tips for manga translators?

[Roots]

Two weeks ago I started translating manga for a certain group. I'm doing pretty well so far and have translated an entire volume's worth, but I'm wondering if there are tools/sites/references out there that more experienced translators use frequently? Here's what I use currently:

Words, phrases and Kanji lookup:
http://www.csse.monash.edu.au/~jwb/wwwjdic.html

Advanced word lookup (like names, etc):
http://linear.mv.com/cgi-bin/j-e

Kanji Dictionary:
Kanji & Kana Revied Edition: A Handbook of the Japanese Writing System

Grammatical references:
A Dictionary of {Basic, Intermediate} Japanese Grammar (2 texts)



Is there something else really useful out there that I don't know about? I'd really like to see a comprehensive listing for Japanese onomatopoeias. Oh and by the way, I've been studying Japanese for 3 years, so its not like I'm a complete newbie to the language. :relief: Thanks!

[Glenn]

If you're confident enough to use a 国語辞典, the Dictionary at Goo (http://dictionary.goo.ne.jp/) is a good reference. If you want a paper 国語辞典, I hear the 新明解国語辞典 (http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/438513099X/qid=1099863093/sr=1-4/ref=sr_1_10_4/249-3096235-6307530) is pretty good, and it got good reviews on Amazon Japan (http://amazon.co.jp). If you want a hard copy of a 漢字字典, the 新版漢語林 (http://www.amazon.co.jp/exec/obidos/ASIN/4469031607/ref=pd_bxgy_img_2/249-3096235-6307530) looks pretty good.

[PaulTB]

Is there something else really useful out there that I don't know about?
www.animelyrics.com
Despite the name you should be able to get lots of help for specific bits of translations where you have problems in the Japanese language forum.