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Awarded 54 times.
Is ending question sentences with の really feminine?
Awarded Nov 19 at 9:16
Why the "H" is pronounced as "Sh" in some cases?
Awarded Sep 6 at 23:32
What is the difference between そして (soshite) and それから (sorekara)?
Awarded Dec 27, 2022 at 22:31
What does っす at the end of a sentence mean?
Awarded Aug 8, 2022 at 21:32
What exactly is "なの" (nano)?
Awarded Jan 20, 2022 at 3:21
When is "na" used at the end of a sentence?
Awarded Jul 8, 2021 at 13:21
Kanji for native Japanese concepts: Kun'yomi spanning multiple morphemes
Awarded May 15, 2021 at 21:56
What does -komu (～込む) at the end of a word mean?
Awarded Dec 27, 2020 at 13:26
Are all kanji compounds considered words?
Awarded Dec 1, 2020 at 0:12
The difference between くらい and ほど in hyperbole
Awarded Nov 30, 2020 at 2:06
Does the on'yomi of 輪 (リン) have any relation to the English "ring", or is it a coincidence?
Awarded Nov 8, 2020 at 20:35
The difference between が and を with the potential form of a verb
Awarded Oct 25, 2020 at 7:05
Is [mathematical] 'analysis' in Japanese the same word as 'fine cuisine' in Japanese?
Awarded Sep 6, 2020 at 13:41
Did ありがとう come from Portuguese "obrigado"?
Awarded Jun 23, 2020 at 4:57
Why is Katakana not pronounced Katagana?
Awarded Jun 14, 2020 at 13:17
ひらく / とじる vs. あける / しめる
Awarded Jun 6, 2020 at 11:33
Is ま (ma) related to ほ (ho) or は (ha) related to よ (yo)? What does adding a bar to the left mean?
Awarded Apr 7, 2020 at 19:20
Why is the term オナニー (onanī) written in katakana?
Awarded Mar 17, 2020 at 19:15
When to use 欲しがる instead of 欲しい
Awarded Mar 6, 2020 at 17:55
ことができる versus V~える form
Awarded Mar 3, 2020 at 0:05
When is the katakana form of wo (ヲ) used?
Awarded Feb 24, 2020 at 1:25
What are the rules regarding "mute vowels" ("u" after "s" and "i" after "sh")?
Awarded Feb 2, 2020 at 9:10
Why were ゐ and ゑ eliminated?
Awarded Jan 16, 2020 at 9:55
How do you respond when someone knocks on the toilet door?
Awarded Nov 13, 2019 at 5:00
What does the highlighted portion of this handwritten Kanji say?
Awarded Oct 24, 2019 at 10:55
How can I tell if a Japanese person's given name is male or female?
Awarded Oct 4, 2019 at 15:10
Why are the particles "は" (ha⇒wa), "へ" (he⇒e), and "を" (wo⇒o) not spelled phonetically?
Awarded May 23, 2019 at 21:25
What does the use of a dash (instead of a character) to extend a sound mean?
Awarded Feb 28, 2019 at 2:20
What is the Japanese equivalent of "mhm"?
Awarded Dec 2, 2018 at 6:35
What is the meaning of ～んです/～のだ/etc?
Awarded Nov 17, 2018 at 13:20
Difference between katakana so and n
Awarded Nov 14, 2018 at 7:30
Is it ok for non-japanese to refer to themselves as 僕{ぼく} and if not why?
Awarded Nov 9, 2018 at 4:40
What is the difference between the negative forms -ず and -ぬ?
Awarded Jul 17, 2018 at 19:58
How do we construct sentences ending in わけ?
Awarded May 10, 2018 at 14:30
When is Vている the continuation of action and when is it the continuation of state?
Awarded Oct 28, 2017 at 3:35
Difference between -ていく and -てくる
Awarded Oct 5, 2017 at 3:46
What is the meaning of 「読むには読んだ」?
Awarded Sep 1, 2017 at 16:54
Why are katakana preferred over hiragana or kanji sometimes?
Awarded Aug 26, 2017 at 16:28
Do the Japanese actually use the word "Hentai" to mean "Anime Porn", like in English?
Awarded Aug 16, 2017 at 19:25
When to use ください (kudasai) or お願いします (onegaishimasu) in requests?
Awarded Aug 7, 2017 at 20:52
If Kanji are necessary to disambiguate homophones, how come it's still used, being that Japanese people seem to know the difference when speaking?
Awarded Jul 27, 2017 at 9:11
How indistinguishable is blue from green really?
Awarded May 8, 2017 at 5:18
でも (demo) versus けど (kedo) to mean "but"
Awarded Mar 24, 2017 at 13:24
When going somewhere, is there any difference between e (へ) and ni (に)?
Awarded Jan 16, 2017 at 20:51
Usage of すみません (sumimasen) versus ごめんなさい (gomen'nasai)
Awarded Nov 1, 2016 at 2:17
What is the difference between "に" and "には"?
Awarded Mar 2, 2016 at 12:34
What is the こと in sentences such as あなたのことが好きだ?
Awarded Jan 30, 2016 at 12:53
Why is は pronounced as わ when used as a topic particle?
Awarded Dec 2, 2015 at 15:09
Is じゃないです equally correct as じゃありません?
Awarded May 28, 2015 at 18:05
Differences among -たら, なら, -と, -んだったら, -ば, etc
Awarded May 15, 2015 at 14:58
What is the difference between the nominalizers こと and の?
Awarded Feb 15, 2015 at 11:16
How should I choose between [知]{し}る and わかる?
Awarded Apr 23, 2014 at 3:41
Why does Japanese have two kinds of adjectives? (-i adjectives and -na adjectives)
Awarded Jan 31, 2014 at 17:21
What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)?
Awarded Apr 10, 2013 at 6:54