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Is ま (ma) related to ほ (ho) or は (ha) related to よ (yo)? What does adding a bar to the left mean?

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邂逅せし瘴炎 what does the せし part mean?

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how to say pretend in the context of a sentence

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What does [私ったら] mean?

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Difference between shimatte arimasu and shimete arimasu

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覗かせている meaning in this sentence

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Sign says or reads

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What is the etymological origin of the word キノピオ (Toad in Super Mario Bros)?

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What's a natural way to say “If I can do it so can you!”?

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What does 本番 mean here?

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Question regarding the 「⻏」radical

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Why does 滑り出し mean 'beginning'?

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Meaning of なき in a sentence

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Meaning of もクソも in 何かもクソも寝るだけだよ

meaning translation

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Why are some Japanese foreign words spelled with different sounds?

pronunciation katakana loanwords

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Why is Atom not given any honorifics in アストロボーイ・鉄腕アトム? Is it because he's a robot?

politeness honorifics anime

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Help Understanding a Sentence

meaning

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Meaning of っつーかなんつーか

meaning nuances use-and-frequency repetition-structure

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Diffeence between てばかり(は/も)いられない and てはいられない

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At a first meeting, saying お姉さんですか instead of お母さんですか comes off as clever or neutral? never impolite?

word-choice

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What does “nise tsundere “ mean?

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What does 連ツイ mean in this sentence?

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Word to Convey “Comfort”

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What exactly is 最多?

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Two perceptions of 以上で

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Meaning and use of ところも

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