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| bio | website | longweekendmobile.com/… |
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| location | Australia | |
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| visits | member for | 1 year, 11 months |
| seen | Feb 22 '12 at 2:52 | |
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Programmer in ObjC, Ruby and most web scripting languages. Fluent in Japanese with 16 years experience speaking the language. Lived in Japan 5.5 years. Attained JLPT1 (on my first go - woo!) in 1999. I love Japanese language trivia plus anything good for the Izakaya gets me going! Language study is for the speakers, not just the linguists. :D
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Jun 21 |
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What is the etymological connection between sake (alcohol) and sha-ke (salmon)? Nice answer. True and well explained! A sushi chef I worked with once seemed to know about a connection between the fish and the drink, and that's what got me interested in this point all those years ago. |
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Jun 21 |
accepted | What is the etymological connection between sake (alcohol) and sha-ke (salmon)? |
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Jun 21 |
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What is the etymological connection between sake (alcohol) and sha-ke (salmon)? +1 for an alternative answer and useful answer. |
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Jun 21 |
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What is the etymological connection between sake (alcohol) and sha-ke (salmon)? +1 for happy water for sure! @dave's answer from Gogenyuraijiten seems to gel with the story I heard about sake originally being eaten (sake/shake or taberu) not drunken, because it was still unrefined and mostly watery rice (that made you happy). |
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Jun 21 |
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What is the etymological connection between sake (alcohol) and sha-ke (salmon)? @Ito: grin @deceze: citation on the answer or question? |
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Jun 21 |
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“Statistically speaking … ” There are lots of ways. For example 統計的な観点で言うと (live example here: a.know-how.fc2.com/ja/1557) Remember, Google is your friend when determining how widely use a written phrase is. |
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Jun 21 |
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How should I use 始める (はじめる) and 始まる (はじまる) as a suffix to intransitive verbs? Thanks guys. In checking Google I found that 始まる really doesn't work as an auxiliary/suffix the way 始める does. So I can cross it completely off my mental list when deciding how to say "started ..." :D |
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Jun 21 |
accepted | How should I use 始める (はじめる) and 始まる (はじまる) as a suffix to intransitive verbs? |
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Jun 21 |
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can we use ねー as a question? Yeah, I agree with Dave. Sounds too rough. As a rule, if you haven't mastered the feel for a phrase, just like "fuck" in English with non-natives, you should avoid it. |
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Jun 21 |
answered | Appropriate ただいま-like greeting for a neighbor? |
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Jun 20 |
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How can I differentiate between 「もう」 that means “already” and 「もう」 that means “more/additional”? True, thus is the limitation of a single sentence example out of context. :D |
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Jun 20 |
asked | What is the etymological connection between sake (alcohol) and sha-ke (salmon)? |
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Jun 20 |
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What's the difference between に and で when speaking of time of an action? This was also great --- "～たあとに shows a tighter bond between the two actions, i.e. the second action takes place very close to the end of the first. " |
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Jun 20 |
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What's the difference between に and で when speaking of time of an action? +1 for this gem --- "In Japanese, things rotate backward and fall forward." |
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Jun 20 |
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How should I use 始める (はじめる) and 始まる (はじまる) as a suffix to intransitive verbs? So could we say A:お湯がもう沸き始めたの？ B:うん、もう始まったよ！ |
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Jun 20 |
accepted | Are there any Japanese words as versatile as “fuck” in English? |
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Jun 20 |
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Are there any Japanese words as versatile as “fuck” in English? Ok, the winner is マジ ... it doesn't mean "fuck" (and didn't need). I will now explore it's wide usage further. :D |
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Jun 20 |
accepted | Use of the question mark and か |
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Jun 20 |
accepted | What are the origins of 掘った芋いじるな (hotta imo ijiru na)? |
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Jun 20 |
accepted | Which kanji to use for saying ありがとうございます in emails? |
