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dec 16 at 11:17
How to use へ (-e), に (-ni), まで (made) and の方 (no-hō) with destination and direction?
sep 24 at 7:26
Is Japanese really an agglutinative language?
jun 30 at 18:49
Is すごい slang or just informal?
jun 9 '12 at 11:22
What's the difference between “gohan” and “meshi”?
may 18 '12 at 1:35
What exactly is “なの” (nano)?
apr 27 '12 at 4:13
Can somebody explain the various words and combinations thereof used for thanking?
mar 13 '12 at 15:19
What exactly is a “taru adjective”
nov 17 '11 at 2:54
Do any of the Japanese particles have different pronunciations in any dialects? Or extra or missing particles?
oct 23 '11 at 18:12
When to use ください (kudasai) or お願いします (onegaishimasu) in requests?
sep 17 '11 at 16:32
What's the difference between ようこそ and いらしゃいませ?
sep 6 '11 at 2:27
What's the difference between “さけ” (sake) “しゃけ” (shake)?
sep 5 '11 at 2:03
Does “敬語” (keigo) just mean “politeness” or is it a technical term specifically relating to Japanese grammar?
sep 4 '11 at 11:32
Words/characters for fast food meal sizes: 並, 大, 特
sep 4 '11 at 11:32
Why “社会の窓” (shakai no mado)?
aug 31 '11 at 9:05
Are there any old loanwords from Korean, especially any not written in katakana?
aug 29 '11 at 10:55
What is the etymology of [山葵]{わさび}?
jul 20 '11 at 10:25
What's the difference between “家” (ya), “屋” (ya), and “や” (ya) as used in the names of shops/stores/restaurants?
jul 13 '11 at 7:05
What does the little っ (tsu) signify when at the end of a word?
jun 29 '11 at 18:01
Usage of すみません (sumimasen) versus ごめんなさい (gomen'nasai)
jun 28 '11 at 5:54
Are there cases when two or more particles will occur next to each other without intervening lexical words?
jun 27 '11 at 12:48
Where does “もしもし” (moshimoshi) for answering the telephone come from?
jun 21 '11 at 19:55
Since Japanese already had several words for rice why was “ライス” (raisu) borrowed from English?
jun 18 '11 at 0:40
The many ways to say “and” in Japanese
jun 17 '11 at 8:19
What are the differences between じ and ぢ, and ず and づ?
jun 16 '11 at 15:43
Does the particle “を” (wo) have a special use when at the end of a sentence?
jun 14 '11 at 22:35
Are bookshelves in alphabetical (kana) order in Japanese bookshops and libraries?
jun 14 '11 at 14:05
What are the rules regarding “mute vowels” (“u” after “s” and “i” after “sh”)?
jun 13 '11 at 15:18
Why does Japanese have two kinds of adjectives? (-i adjectives and -na adjectives)
jun 12 '11 at 4:11
What are the stereotypical characteristics of yakuza speech?
jun 3 '11 at 4:47
How to choose between “よん” (yon) vs “し” (shi) for “四” (4) and “しち” (shichi) vs “なな” (nana) for “七” (7)?
jun 3 '11 at 3:42
Why are the particles “は” (ha⇒wa), “へ” (he⇒e), and “を” (wo⇒o) not spelled phonetically?

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