Topics related to finding a single word that fits a meaning.
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Equivalent of someone's valentine
How would I describe the designated object of someone's affections on Valentine's Day?
The meaning I'm referring to is meaning 2 on Wiktionary:
A person to whom a valentine is given or received, ...
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What is an expression that means “of course!” as if suddenly realizing something?
I know that もちろん is often used to mean something like "of course (you may)" or even "naturally, ..." However, what would an equivalent expression be for "of course!", used as an interjection as a ...
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What's the proper verb for opening a web page?
What's the proper verb to use when you want to ask somebody to open (or load up) a certain link on their browser?
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Describing aptronyms (names that fit their owner)
I thought of this after seeing a news article about 星出{ほしで}彰彦{あきひこ}, who is an astronaut.
Aptronym is a term for a name (often the surname) that fits a person's occupation or personality. A classic ...
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How does one write P.S. (post scriptum) in Japanese?
How does one write P.S. (post scriptum) in Japanese?
Dictionary translates postscript as 追伸, but is that the compound one would use at the end of a Japanese letter or e-mail?
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Is “flyjin” a Japanese word, and if so, does it have an antonym?
Is "flyjin" a Japanese word?
If so, does it have an antonym?
And what is the correct way to write it in Japanese? Is it フライジン or フライ人{じん}?
For those who might be unfamiliar with the term, "flyjin" ...
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What do you say when giving something to somebody?
In English when you hold out something to someone, sometimes a vocal prompt like "here" or "there" is said to indicate that you are giving it to the person.
In Chinese (or at least in Singapore) we ...
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How to say “workaround/quick-and-dirty hack”
How to say "workaround/quick-and-dirty hack" in Japanese in the context of computer programming?
ALC says 次善策 for "workaround" but of course it does not convey the sense of dirtiness/fragility/speed ...
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A word like マシ without the negative connotation
When asking, "which is better," in Japanese, I could write どっちがマシ？
However マシ has a negative connotation, implying that even though something is better it's still undesirable.
What's a word like マシ ...
