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The expressions 後へ引く and 後を引く
What is the logic behind the similar sounding expressions 後へ引く and 後を引く? Are they idioms? Apple dictionary lists these examples:
後へ引く
もう後へは引けない
'It's too late to turn back now.'
'We're in ...
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Using だということ to mean “that”
I was helping to translate this passage on the website Lang-8.com:
Lang-8をやって良かった点は、どんな間違いをしても恥をかかないようになったという点と、ネイティブの人でも英語を話すときに同じような間違いをするんだということに気付いた点です。
The great point about having used ...
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What is the literal meaning of ”いいかげんにしろ！”?
Some translations for the expression いいかげんにしろ！ are:
that's enough!; cut it out!; get a life!
If the correct kanji of this expression is 好い加減, what is the literal meaning of both 好い and 加減 in ...
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What would be a proper definition and adequate natural translation for the term 替え歌王?
My friend wrote this sentence about these videos:
"これは日本の替え歌王だよ。"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mtjxrf2Vg7g&feature=player_embedded
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aEeELyiLDKg
I'm not ...
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word search: voluntary pause between desire and action
Some years ago, I read that Japanese has a word (or idiomatic expression) that means roughly:
The action of voluntary interposing a pause between the
moment you desire something and the moment you ...
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Meaning and spelling of１対１で対応
In a recent email conversation, an acquaintance used the expression:
１対１で対応するそれは、大変だね。
Although I can vaguely infer the meaning of the expression １対１で対応する (いちたいでたいおう), I am having a hard time ...
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How to use ～に同意する to agree or disagree with a person?
A couple of times I've tried to say "I agree with..." or "he agrees with..." but I don't know whether I'm using 同意{どうい}する correctly.
In what ways should に同意{どうい}している be used? Also, which particles ...
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それは彼の身に応えだした。 Can anyone explain this?
それは彼の身に応えだした。 [ex #4531]
It is beginning to tell on him.
can anyone explain this sentence? is it useful or archaic?
is it related to this?
骨身にこたえる
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超 vs めっちゃ + explanation [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Significance of the kanji 「茶」 in the set phrase 「滅茶滅茶 / 目茶目茶」 {めちゃめちゃ}
So, in Kansai they use めっちゃ, and in Kanto 超. But what about the other parts of Japan? And from ...
