The meaning of words or phrases within certain contexts, especially when it does not seem to match the standard definition.
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How to translate standalone noun + a ます verb (in a heading)
I would like to know how to translate something like this:
ドロボー、つかまえます
where there is a noun followed by a verb in masu from without any other details.
Is it something like "Burglar, I('ll) ...
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キリンとゾウ：どっちが大きい？ [closed]
My Japanese colleagues are having a heated debate about which animal is the most 大きい : giraffe or elephant?
Both sides have their arguments (height/volume), so is it entirely a matter of personal ...
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Help with name for boy (British and Japanese) [closed]
My wife will give birth to our son soon and I am trying to come up with a name for him.
Does anyone have any suggestions for a name which can be written and pronounced in both English and Japanese? I ...
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What are some words with kanji/readings/meanings that don't match? [closed]
Maybe a hard to understand question, but for example, I love the word 百日紅 (さるすべり) because it's the name of a red flower and uses some very poetic kanji (one hundred days of red) but opts instead for a ...
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What is おやすみNASA胃？
I've seen this in several places. Is that a set phrase? What does that mean?
I know that it's a way of saying "Goodnight," but the NASA胃 doesn't make sense.
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What is はこう from はこうやって?
What is the translation of はこう ? (from はこうやって)
I know that it would mean something like : This is how (I do) ...
Yet, I cannot find the word in any dictionary. I just find the meaning of "wave ...
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What does it mean in Japanese? [closed]
What does the Japanese word 赤道 mean?
A Russian site claims that it means philosophical teaching.
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What is the らせ form of a verb?
I'm trying to understand this:
賞品？おそらく！リナちゃん.....私の後ろの笑い声輝くんがたくさんで黙らせ
The last word, 黙らせ, is confusing. Is this a combination of different forms?
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What is the meaning of ように here?
Can someone tell me what ように means in this phrase?
あの人にそんな秘密があるようには全く見えないがな。
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What do these two phrases mean?
I need some help with translating this:
君の後ろ姿さえ 明日への希望に思えた日を
幻にしないように 瞼へと刻んだサヨナラ
These two phrases are from certain Japanese song and I can't understand them.
The parts I have difficulty with are:
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Do all the meanings of 掛ける and 掛かる tally?
WWWJDIC does not tally their meanings of 掛ける and 掛かる so i find it hard for a beginner like me to properly learn these 2 words..
Do all these meanings of 掛ける and 掛かる tally: (is this list correct):
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What is Boruto Tekusuchaa? [closed]
What is Boruto Tekusuchaa? It is kind of a dress. That is all I know. can someone help with identifying it? I think it has some sort of tibetian influence.
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attending court clerk in Japanese [closed]
What does 'attending court clerk' mean in Japanese? I can't find it.
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What does さちゅえい mean?
I can't find this in any dictionary, but it seems to mean something like picture. Is that right?
I don't have an example sentence, because that word was the whole sentence.
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What does 染めちゃえ mean here?
Saw this on twitter:
A: マオにゃん、シドギャの彼女が出来ない僕に一言くれたら幸いです ...
B: 付き合った後に染めちゃえ
What is 染めちゃえ here?
