Subtle differences between two seemingly interchangeable expressions.
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The difference between 添削 and 訂正
I used to always use 訂正{ていせい} rather than 添削{てんさく} to mean "correction", but recently I haven't really seen 訂正 being used. When used in the context of correcting English translations etc, it seems to ...
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The nuance of 得る compared with ~ば
If we compare the following two sentences:
でき得るならば、独立して事業を始めたい。
できれば、独立して事業を始めたい。
意味が同じですか？どう違いますか？すみませんが、説明して頂けませんか？
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逃げる vs 逃す What's the nuance?
It's pretty straightforward, I'm wondering what the nuance between 逃げる and 逃す is?
I'm assuming it's something like the difference between "run away" and "escape", but which one is which?
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Does V~たりする include the verb in a “perfect” sense or “varying” sense?
Does V~たりする include the mentioned verb in a "perfect" (specific) sense or "varying" sense?
For example, in the sentence 「映画を見たりした。」, is (1) or (2) a more accurate depiction of the meaning of the ...
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What exactly does “るぅ” mean?
Good afternoon all,
Sometimes I see that people like to "curl" the last mora of a verb, for example:
瑞生: ああそれから、亜湖にも特別ボーナスだ。
亜湖: えっ。
瑞生: ジャーン！
亜湖: 何それ？
瑞生: かわいいだろう？
瑞生: ...
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ほんの時々私の中で顔を出し、しばらくすると消えてしまうもの。Are there any other options to replace the で here?
ほんの時々私の中で顔を出し、しばらくすると消えてしまうもの。
My attempt at translation: "Every once in a while my inner feelings show themselves, only to disappear again."
The above was taken from the following dialogue:
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How is the あげたい working here?
On a TV show, an idol was given this task to think of:
心が晴れやかになる一言
'A word (or phrase) to lift someone's mood' (My loose translation)
The idol responded:
アナタの心の雨を[止]{や}ませてあげたいな
'Let me ...
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Reversing the clause pattern “～ほう～より”
Consider the two sentences below:
(1) 私のほうが田中さんよりよく飲む。(I drink more than Mr. Tanaka.)
(2) 私はビールより酒のほうをよく飲む。(I drink more sake than beer.)
I think the pattern for the second one is a reverse ...
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What is the difference between ホワイトシャツ・ワイシャツ and 背広? [closed]
How do we decide whether to call a shirt a ワイシャツ or 背広 ? What's the difference in nuance between the two terms?
Side question: EDICT
claims that a ホワイトシャツ is a white business shirt but even if it's a ...
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What is the difference between the two kanji pairings for 'jellyfish'?
I am aware that animal names are generally written in katakana (although sometimes hiragana), but kanji is sometimes used. I stumbled upon the Japanese word クラゲ, meaning jellyfish. The dictionary said ...
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“一目ぼれから長持ちする関係は望めません。” この表現のニュアンスを説明して頂けませんか？
一目ぼれから長持ちする関係は望めません。
Falling in love at first sight won't bring you a lasting relationship.
I found this sentence and translation without any other context, and
have a few questions about ...
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[plain form]-んじゃない
When I was first learning Japanese, I learned that the explanatory form, -んです is always constructed by conjugating the verb in short form and adding -んです, and that the です part is never conjugated. But ...
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Is there any difference between 意志薄弱【いしはくじゃく】, 薄志弱行【はくしじゃっこう】, and 優柔不断【ゆうじゅうふだん】?
...Because they all seem very similar to me.
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Possible ways to express remembrance and recall
How is it possible in Japanese language to express concepts of recall and remembrance?
I mean, recall is generally referred to the way we take out something from our memory which is related to ...
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What's the difference between 平和 and 和平?
If you ask someone how to say "peace" the likely answer you'll get is 平和, which is the common option, but occasionally you'll see the word 和平, which has a very similar meaning, and is indeed just a ...
