Dave

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Many years of living in Japan, none with formal Japanese-language classroom studying, mean I have:

  1. horrible grammar
  2. decent conversational level
  3. pretty good Sprachgefühl...

Gauge my contributions accordingly.


23 Accepts

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Jan
25
 accepted What is the name of the wooden hook support on the walls of traditional Japanese rooms?
Oct
18
 accepted Expressing: “Send them over/up, please”
Aug
1
 accepted Use of 「元」in honorifics
Jul
3
 accepted What is the more common pronunciation for the romaji letter 'Z' in Japanese?
Apr
7
 accepted Is there a figurative use to 春風?
Mar
13
 accepted Meaning/origin of 三寒四温【さんかんしおん】
Mar
13
 accepted 入社 equivalent for a research internship
Feb
24
 accepted Terms for Japanese/Western name order
Jan
21
 accepted Meaning and spelling of１対１で対応
Sep
17
 accepted Where does the verbal form しとく come from?
Sep
11
 accepted 小悪魔【こあくま】: “Little devil”… or real devil?
Sep
7
 accepted Translating “barely”, “hardly” etc
Aug
30
 accepted Ways to end a phone conversation
Aug
27
 accepted Reading (and usage) of 他: when is it 【た】, when is it 【ほか】?
Aug
2
 accepted Combining に/で particles with 等【など】(or other “etc.” stand-ins)
Jul
5
 accepted How to say “What's it to you?” in Japanese?
Jul
2
 accepted Why is 空【くう】, and not 無【む】, used to define “void”, “emptiness” in a buddhist context? What are their nuances?
Jul
2
 accepted Phoenix: 不死鳥【ふしちょう】, 鳳凰【ほうおう】, 鳳/鵬【おおとり】, フェニックス… How many lives does this bird have!?
Jun
29
 accepted How to say: “I am returning your call”
Jun
23
 accepted Is 日語 a good two-kanji stand-in for 日本語 (“Japanese language”)?
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