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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.


May
21
accepted 「可能な額を払う」= Pay what you can?
May
20
comment 「可能な額を払う」= Pay what you can?
Either of you care to make this an answer rather than a comment, so I can accept it?
May
20
comment 「可能な額を払う」= Pay what you can?
@oldergod: I think you found my answer. Somehow didn't occur to me that this alternate reading existed (I did check in my dictionary, but somehow missed it).
May
20
asked 「可能な額を払う」= Pay what you can?
May
5
comment Pronouncing が as 'nga'
@Chocolate: えっと... Don't quite remember what I had in head because it doesn't really make sense now. I think I meant 「んですが」...
Apr
5
comment “unfinished” sentences ending in particles like を, に and が
"Always previous context" or "completely obvious" sorta covers most text you could ever read... In my experience, unfinished sentences ending in particles appear quite often in official signs/slogans (in shops, on posters etc). Of course, the meaning can be inferred, but they are typically light on context.
Feb
25
comment What is the difference between the two kanji pairings for 'jellyfish'?
Don't start trying to make sense of multiple 義訓 writing and (often non-existing) nuances between them. There lies madness.
Feb
18
comment To uncomment in Japanese?
@ssb: meta.japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/593/…
Feb
18
answered To uncomment in Japanese?
Feb
16
comment Why do English sources for learning Japanese leave out pitch?
Cleaned up the comments and removed obsolete ones. Still way too much chattering, so feel free to delete yours.
Feb
7
awarded  Custodian
Feb
7
reviewed Satisfactory How can I say “the leader(s) of the club” in Japanese
Jan
31
revised Usage of ~まんねん (関西弁)
edited body
Jan
28
comment Where can i learn Kanji Free and Easy
The thing is, regardless of your position on this particular type of Resource question, anything you might ever need to know about tools/software etc. has already been covered on the meta post: meta.japanese.stackexchange.com/questions/756/…
Jan
27
comment What is the name of the wooden hook support on the walls of traditional Japanese rooms?
@Chocolate: didn't know 鴨居 either... Thanks for mentioning it!
Jan
26
comment What is the difference between こんにちは and もしもし?
Hi Jordan and welcome to JLU. There is clearly a difference between the two, and explaining it could make a valid (albeit extremely basic) question. However, the way your question is currently phrased, your question is asking about an external software tool, not Japanese and it therefore off-topic for JLU. Please edit your question accordingly. Moreover, I hope you do realise that Google Translate is nowhere near accurate enough to provide you useful help in learning even basic Japanese.
Jan
25
comment What is the name of the wooden hook support on the walls of traditional Japanese rooms?
Thanks to your answer, I was also able to find some illustration that might be better at explaining what I meant: bluestone.co.jp/meiboku/zousakuzai/nageshi.htm
Jan
25
accepted What is the name of the wooden hook support on the walls of traditional Japanese rooms?
Jan
25
asked What is the name of the wooden hook support on the walls of traditional Japanese rooms?
Jan
17
awarded  Good Answer