アニメ: How the language is used in Japanese animation.
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How is の方 used in this sentence?
This is a conversation between two people:
A: [金]{かね}は？
B: いつもの[通]{とお}りだ。それより[公安]{こうあん}の[方]{ほう}は？
A: 心配するな。 私がついている。
A: The money?
B: Planned as always. Aside from that, public safety の方は？
A: ...
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What does なのね at the end of a sentence mean?
A certain character in an anime series I watch would literally end each sentence with なのね. What does this imply? He was a pretty flamboyant character who was supposed to be Italian, if that offers any ...
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Meaning of “マスオさんする”
What is the meaning of "マスオさんする" in the following self-introduction extract?
家は表参道と近所ですが、特段お金持ちなわけではありません、妻の実家でマスオさんしてます。
My translation attempt:
I live near Omotesando, but I am not rich: I ...
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Appropiate anime or media to learn japanese
This might be an off topic question. If it is just close my question.
I want to know what anime do you recommend to learn japanese? The problem with the anime I've watch so far is that they tend to ...
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What does “+ra shinai” conjugation mean?
In episode 76 of Fairy Tail, Gildarts said this to Natsu:
本気でそう思ったら、止めらしないよ。 (honki de sou omottara, tomera shinai yo)
Which was translated in the subtitle as:
If that's what you honestly ...
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や in Kansai-ben when it is not だ
The following sentence occurs in The Legend of Zelda:
ナンカ コウテ クレヤ
(This would be なんか買うてくれや！ and was famously translated as "Buy somethin', will ya!".) From the 買うて, it's obvious he's speaking ...
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In what situations can you use "ぞ” as a sentence ender
When can one use the sentence ender ぞ? I've only ever heard it anime, so I'm unsure of it's actual usage in the real world. Is it not used that often or limited to specific age/gender groups?
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アニメと漫画で日本語を勉強することについて (On learning Japanese from anime/manga)
最近、漫画好きな外国人が増えたので、日本のアニメや漫画で日本語を勉強する外国人も多くなっています。アニメの日本語が日常の会話であまり使わないので、アニメで日本語を勉強することで日本語をちゃんと学べると思いますか。
(Many foreigners have been learning Japanese through manga and anime due to its popularity ...
