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Does ません sometimes not negate?

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Is there any difference between 旅行者 and 旅人?

word-choice word-usage wago-and-kango

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etymology loanwords

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Grammar explanation for ~よし

grammar

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What is this Kanji? I can’t find it anywhere?

meaning kanji hiragana handwriting japanese-to-english

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What is the etymology of the phrase 隴を得て蜀を望む?

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Can a verb be modified too many times?

verbs

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“No, your taste is (not) good”

meaning manga negation

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Do native speakers learn consonant and vowel length easily, or is it difficult?

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Did the Japanese have a concept of “Asia” apart from the Eurocentric definition?

words loanwords culture

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で in 前回で in this sentence

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What does the word 「ちゃらくさい」mean?

words manga compounds

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Do native speakers ever create/improvise onomatopoeia?

onomatopoeia

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How to translate わからない in the following sentence

translation meaning nuances verbs

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「和む」is a common word?

words verbs

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昨夜は風が強かった〇〇、庭の木の葉が全部落ちている。What should be included in 〇〇?

grammar jlpt

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What's the difference between 繁盛 and 隆盛?

word-choice

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Could anyone explain this 置く置かない to me please

grammar translation verbs

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珍 vs 珍しい (na-adjective and i-adjective)

adjectives i-adjectives na-adjectives

answered Nov 19 at 23:17 l'électeur 149k

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Nominalizing verb with い-ending vs ーの

verbs particle-の nominalization renyōkei

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In kanji 外, why is タ used instead of ソ? [closed]

kanji kana spelling transcription

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What does 「選挙を追った」 mean here?

meaning verbs word-usage

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Sentence ending でな

grammar sentence-final-particles role-language

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Can you say“ 何が貴方のお名前はですか”？Or does 何 have to come before です？

grammar syntax particle-が copula word-order

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A little help with a sentence and also the meaning of だと

grammar translation

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Do the Japanese read Classical Chinese poems in Japanese or in on-readings?

readings chinese poetry kanbun

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強がる usage and meaning

grammar verbs suffixes

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Te form for consecutive verbs

grammar word-choice

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Is it appropriate to say おじゃまします when entering ones own room?

phrases

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風邪: reading and writing

kanji

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Does 々 have a kanji grade level?

kyouiku-kanji

modified Nov 30 at 19:23 naruto 194k

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Differences Between 興味深い & 面白い?

word-choice

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Double が particles

particles

answered Dec 12 at 9:16 l'électeur 149k

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Figuring out what 「言わないまでも」means in this sentence

grammar meaning

modified Dec 5 at 15:00 naruto 194k

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The origin of the kanji 買

kanji

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Why not use 波長が合う

particle-と particle-が

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Japanese idiom for “don’t get your meat where you get your bread”?

phrase-requests idioms

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夕立: why 立 if the word means “a sudden evening shower/rain”?

kanji

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Understanding めちゃくちゃ and 内容 in this sentence

translation meaning words

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Can I omit the second noun in どのかばんが森さんのかばんですか？

particle-の

answered Nov 30 at 14:28 l'électeur 149k

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Historical naming conventions of Japanese first names? Modern interpretation of first names?

names

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best phrase choice for a derogatory reference to the “young generation”?

word-choice

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Why was on'yomi (音読み) created?

kanji pronunciation

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