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How correct is Duolingo with 俺は人間をやめるぞ!

やめる is a transitive verb that can mean "to discontinue (an ongoing plan, activity, etc)" or "to quit (smoking, habit, job, etc)", but it does not mean "to stop/block (someone/...
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How correct is Duolingo with 俺は人間をやめるぞ!

I don't remember the scene, but the context of the phrase is, according to here, that Dio mentions limitations of being a human and then says the phrase. The intended meaning is that he is going ...
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Usage/connotation of "いろ" meaning someone's "girl/lover"

It is listed in goo dictionary as follows: 8 ㋐情事。色事。「―を好む」「―に溺れる」 ㋑女性の美しい容貌。「―に迷う」 ㋒情人。恋人。いい人。「―をつくる」 It is simply dated and vulgar (impolite does not seem to fit - it's not really used now). My ...
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Word order in 銀河鉄道の夜

For clarity, in the context of the 銀河鉄道の夜 the clause the question is about is meant as an answer to [...]このぼんやりと白いものがほんとうは何かご承知ですか。 — something the teacher asks the class while pointing to an ...
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Why is 前 used instead of 後?

The basic meaning of 前 is not "ago" but "before". 3年前 can mean "3 years ago" if the reference time point is now (i.e., "3 years before now"), which is the ...
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What are the differences in usage? - ~あげる and ~あがる?

After checking Compound Verb Lexicon, I can say the following. 上げる almost always follows another transitive verb, and the resulting verb is also transitive. One notable exception is こみ上げる, which is ...
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