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Tsuyoshi Ito
  • Member for 12 years, 9 months
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  • Tokyo, Japan
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Did ありがとう come from Portuguese "obrigado"?

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So-called の-adjectives - how does の *really* work?

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How can I differentiate between feet and legs?

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~うございます - keigo い-adjectives

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How important is one's pitch when speaking Japanese?

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Rules or criteria for 連濁: Voiced or unvoiced syllables in compound words

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What's the difference between "さけ" (sake) and "しゃけ" (shake)?

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When should either 「」 and 『』 be used?

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Use of 厨 on the Internet

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Usage of commas in Japanese sentences

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When to use ~ので vs ~から

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Can I use more than one possessive の in a row in the same sentence?

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Where does "もしもし" (moshimoshi) for answering the telephone come from?

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What is the difference in nuance between 間違う and 間違える?

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How do I politely ask my boss for a moment of his time?

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Modern names of the obsolete kana ゑ and ゐ

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What's the difference between による, により and によって?

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「~たじゃない」 expression in spoken Japanese

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What is the differences in nuances between とうとう and やっと?

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Volitional + と + Verb

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What's the (real) difference between 飲む and 食べる?

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How is アェ pronounced?

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Is こら a lot more rude than ほら?

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Are foreign personal names usually written in katakana rather than Romaji?

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Temperature abbreviations?

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What is the nuance when は directly follows a verb in plain form?

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What's the difference between "マグロ" (maguro), "ツナ" (tsuna), and "シーチキン" (shiichikin)?

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What is the meaning/usage of いざ?

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Why is the Japanese government considering adding kanji such as "cancer" to the jinmeiyō kanji?

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Expressing "I like to <do something>"

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