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Are all kanji compounds considered words?

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Why are there two versions of the kanji for 冷?

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"You don't have to be so polite." Really?

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Contrasting っぽい、らしい、みたい

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Reading of 入る - 「はいる」 vs 「いる」

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ねば in 食べねば; relation between ねば and なければ

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Why do 適当 and いい加減 refer to both considerate and inconsiderate things?

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What does this ad say? (Connotations of ガキ大将)

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Can だ ever be used in a question?

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Words made from strokes of a kanji like 女 toくノ一

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Usage of doubled non-past tense "た"

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Meaning of: イベントの前ふりをば。

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Does the Japanese language only have negative terms for flirting?

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Do any of the Japanese particles have different pronunciations in any dialects? Or extra or missing particles?

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The etymology of 関手【かんしゅ】

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うるさい written as 五月蝿い

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Why is "ゼロ" more popular than "れい"?

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How long of a time period does 最近 cover?

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What's the difference between 腹切り and 切腹?

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What do I do when I encounter "Written Japanese"?

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たたく versus ぶつ in a JLPT question

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What exactly is 「だらし」?

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Where's the missing い in ありがた迷惑【ありがた めいわく】?

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Why are some words written backwards on trucks

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Different transcriptions for words with related origin

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Why is an anachronistic modern conjugation thrown into the lyrics of 軍艦行進曲?

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What is the correct veritable meaning of 水無月 and 神無月?

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Mukashi-banashi. Do they borrow from other current dialects in addition to older Japanese?

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In what way is the negative form of a verb an adjective?

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What are the rules determining the use of the dash in katakana?