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Does kanji have meaning on their own, or they inherit their meaning(s) from the words they used in?

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Honorific suffix in exchanges between university staff

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How are Constructed Languages referred to?

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「~さえ~ば(なら)」は・・・が成り立つための必要最低限の条件を示す。

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Meaning of まじくは

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Is 僻む a transitive verb? If so, how frequently is it used along with を?

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What is the exact nuance of ガラ in ガラじゃない

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Is ばかり a noun or a な-adjective in ばかりなので?

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How to translate [How can it possibly take this long to....?!] sentences

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What does って時によ mean when used like this?

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How to count trains per day?

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What does ; ; mean?

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What is the etymology of おっこっている?

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So-called の-adjectives - how does の *really* work?

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