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Japanese language self-learner. Fluent in English and to a lesser extent Chinese.


May
21
reviewed Reject suggested edit on My friend said she says “やる時やる.” a lot. What's the translation to english?
May
17
answered What's the difference between 心, 念, and 意?
May
16
comment Encountered な with ten-ten
@summea I don't know about that. But I really doubt part of an image of a comic frame will affect their profits. I guess it's fair use for educational purposes. We can remove the image on request anyway.
May
16
comment Encountered な with ten-ten
perhaps you could attach a small picture?
May
13
revised Why use あんなに instead of こんなに when expressing one's memories?
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May
12
revised Why use あんなに instead of こんなに when expressing one's memories?
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May
12
answered Why use あんなに instead of こんなに when expressing one's memories?
May
12
revised への対へ/に-Difference between への and へ/に
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May
10
comment キリンとゾウ:どっちが大きい?
@snailboat I guess this question explores if 大きい has a directional preference,or if it is isotropic.
Apr
14
comment Difference between 学生・生徒・児童
@Chocolate さん、どういたしまして。(I think that "-san" makes the system search for the whole thing instead of just "Flaw".)
Apr
13
revised Difference between 学生・生徒・児童
Added translated version.
Apr
11
comment How to separate words in a Japanese sentence?
I think it's easier to delineate words with 3 scripts than 1.
Apr
6
awarded  Nice Question
Apr
6
comment When we should use kanji?
This question is probably answered by reverse-engineering these other answers: sawa's answer to When writing for general public, is there a general guideline for selecting kanji?, istrasci's answer to When should I replace kanji with hiragana?
Mar
27
revised Nominalization with のが、のを
edited tags
Mar
27
revised Nominalization with のが、のを
Added some examples.
Mar
27
answered Nominalization with のが、のを
Mar
21
comment Help translating よなも in a song
If 水面 is 水(みず)+な+面(おも)+[SoundModification]=みなも. Then 世界(よ)+な+面(おも)+[SoundModification]=よなも. Where 世界 is assigned よ by the writer.
Mar
18
comment Which time expressions take the に particle?
possible duplicate of Why is it that some temporal nouns cannot be marked with に? And why do they become more acceptable with には?
Mar
11
comment The topic is the restaurant, or the conversation is at the restaurant?
"(By the way), while we're on this topic/subject, (I want to say that) I went to try a new restaurant".