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Wrythe
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17 votes
2 answers
4k views

"雷{かみなり}" is thunder, or lightning, or both?

7 votes
3 answers
5k views

Doesn't Japan call North Korea "北朝鮮" ? why?

5 votes
1 answer
1k views

Please clarify how to choose 屋根{やね} vs. 屋上{おくじょう}

4 votes
2 answers
2k views

「万が一の場合」vs「念のために」?

4 votes
4 answers
1k views

Are ミツバチ and イルカ more frequently written in katakana?

4 votes
2 answers
155 views

Can "コンピュータ" be interpreted to include smartphones and tablets?

4 votes
3 answers
3k views

Word for "British"? (I don't mean "English / イギリス")

2 votes
1 answer
206 views

"この" vs "こちらの" with regard to implied plurality

2 votes
2 answers
636 views

What is the formal way to say "しょっちゅう"?

2 votes
2 answers
211 views

In daily conversation, frogs are called かえる not かわず, right?

0 votes
1 answer
964 views

Difference between "腹{はら}" and "お腹{なか}" is not 敬語{けいご}?

0 votes
1 answer
343 views

Can "が" ever mark the direct object?

0 votes
1 answer
229 views

Should the color of Japanese stoplights really translate to "red / yellow / blue"? [duplicate]