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apr 2 '12 at 2:33
This use より baffles me — cypher 7,24921039
mar 27 '12 at 23:21
What is the difference in usage between [問]{と}い[合]{あ}わせ and [依]{い}[頼]{らい} — Oren Ronen 87629
mar 21 '12 at 5:23
Why is English “ka” and “ca” sometimes rendered as キャ (kya) instead of カ (ka)? — jogloran 87138
mar 19 '12 at 20:48
Can と and を be interchanged with 思う the way I think they can? — Axioplase 8,057926
mar 19 '12 at 15:28
What is the difference between 記憶【きおく】 and 思【おも】い出【で】? — sawa 29.5k12658
mar 7 '12 at 8:48
What is the difference between 「はじめてのX」 {hajimete no X} and 「はじめのX」 {hajime no X}? — deceze 3,172924
mar 7 '12 at 0:28
Why is “ゼロ” more popular than “れい”? — Matt 6,4151326
feb 27 '12 at 3:49
When would you use 新{あら}たな and 新{あたら}しい — sawa 29.5k12658
feb 26 '12 at 12:32
How is it possible that kisama is more refined than temee? — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams 3,371519
feb 25 '12 at 14:20
When to use ください (kudasai) or お願いします (onegaishimasu) in requests? — Alenanno 1,376521
feb 18 '12 at 5:32
Why does 語 contain 五? — sawa 29.5k12658
feb 16 '12 at 16:32
What role does よかった play in this exchange? — dainichi 7,478422
feb 8 '12 at 23:00
Difference between 重い and 重たい — YOU 5,68821333
jan 20 '12 at 22:14
What does さようなら (左様なら) have to do with “left”? — cypher 7,24921039
jan 20 '12 at 13:33
Why is the Hepburn system of romanization generally used over the Nihon-shiki system? — Hyperworm 3,1681516
jan 20 '12 at 6:12
Why is it 日本語がわかります instead of 日本語をわかります? — Amanda S 3,7661838
jan 17 '12 at 5:06
Meaning of “マスオさんする” — cypher 7,24921039
jan 5 '12 at 23:52
Will verbal irony and sarcasm be understood and/or appreciated? — Dave M G 8,82821270
dec 31 '11 at 16:03
Appropiate anime or media to learn japanese — jkerian♦ 2,0031027
dec 29 '11 at 4:05
Are all kanji compounds considered words? — Matt 6,4151326
dec 16 '11 at 23:24
Are kanji characters made up of radicals only or could they contain strokes that are not radicals? — heefske 53125
dec 8 '11 at 17:27
When a number is written in western numerals, how do you say them? — Tsuyoshi Ito 20.9k13676
dec 3 '11 at 2:05
Are wasei-eigo and wasei-kango looked down upon? — Enno Shioji 3,369618
nov 26 '11 at 3:11
Usage of commas in Japanese sentences — Tsuyoshi Ito 20.9k13676
nov 21 '11 at 4:29
Words/characters for fast food meal sizes: 並, 大, 特 — YOU 5,68821333
nov 15 '11 at 22:02
What is the difference between いえ and うち? — sawa 29.5k12658
nov 12 '11 at 12:54
How is 名 pronounced in computer terms? — Tsuyoshi Ito 20.9k13676
nov 2 '11 at 18:11
Why does そう in 「美味しいそう」 not mean “seem” the way I think it should? — Zach 601212
oct 28 '11 at 1:33
JLPT N1 question: Why isn't a large amount of money a good enough reason to kill someone? — istrasci 13.2k1551
oct 26 '11 at 3:32
Why is a place that sells さけ a さかや? — sawa 29.5k12658
oct 4 '11 at 5:26
If Vて+いる isn't a gerund, then what is it? — Derek Schaab 9,1571948
oct 1 '11 at 18:50
When should either 「」 and 『』 be used? — Tsuyoshi Ito 20.9k13676
sep 19 '11 at 15:26
Can だ ever be used in a question? — Matt 6,4151326
sep 18 '11 at 7:03
Where's the missing い in ありがた迷惑【ありがた　めいわく】? — Matt 6,4151326
sep 17 '11 at 19:02
Is 花見 “cherry blossom” viewing only? — Tsuyoshi Ito 20.9k13676
sep 17 '11 at 6:05
Where does the verbal form しとく come from? — Enno Shioji 3,369618
sep 16 '11 at 2:26
Does -ou / -you / -mashou conjugation have a negative form? — Boaz Yaniv 7,0761738
sep 16 '11 at 2:26
What does っつの mean? — Derek Schaab 9,1571948
sep 15 '11 at 17:08
About writing numbers using Japanese numerals vs using Arabic numerals — YOU 5,68821333
sep 6 '11 at 10:07
Is こら a lot more rude than ほら? — Tsuyoshi Ito 20.9k13676
sep 5 '11 at 12:16
When is it okay to use あります with a living subject? — istrasci 13.2k1551
sep 5 '11 at 4:59
Is it possible to tell whether a word is kanji or hiragana without reading it? — Ignacio Vazquez-Abrams 3,371519
sep 4 '11 at 9:22
Ways to end a phone conversation — Dave M G 8,82821270
sep 3 '11 at 4:41
What are the differences between 〜ので and 〜から? — Derek Schaab 9,1571948
sep 3 '11 at 4:41
What's the difference in usage between 氏名 (しめい) and 名前 (なまえ)? — Amanda S 3,7661838
sep 2 '11 at 22:00
相手の日本人 or 日本人の相手? — Tsuyoshi Ito 20.9k13676
sep 1 '11 at 5:28
とっても versus とても — Derek Schaab 9,1571948
aug 31 '11 at 9:45
When Japanese say KY on the Internet, what does it mean exactly? — YOU 5,68821333
aug 30 '11 at 10:54
What is the difference in nuance and usage of the two kanji forms for なおす (naosu), 直す and 治す? — jkerian♦ 2,0031027
aug 26 '11 at 4:28
Is 音沙汰 not used anymore because communication technology has changed? — Enno Shioji 3,369618
aug 24 '11 at 14:39
What exactly is 「だらし」? — Matt 6,4151326
aug 24 '11 at 13:09
Understanding all the words but not the meaning: What does this ad say? — Matt 6,4151326
aug 23 '11 at 2:21
Temperature abbreviations? — Tsuyoshi Ito 20.9k13676
aug 20 '11 at 13:24
Difference between 向け and 向き — Ken Li 1,3481523
aug 12 '11 at 12:48
What does the use of a dash (instead of a character) to extend a sound mean? — Axioplase 8,057926
aug 5 '11 at 15:19
Pronunciation and meaning of  — deceze 3,172924
aug 4 '11 at 19:59
“You don't have to be so polite.” Really? — Matt 6,4151326
aug 4 '11 at 5:04
Is there a polite saying like “May I?” — Dave♦ 5,3661037
jul 26 '11 at 20:15
do people actually respect the nuances of 探す vs 捜す? — sawa 29.5k12658
jul 22 '11 at 12:06
Difference between various “calculation” words (演算, 算出, and 計算) — Axioplase 8,057926
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