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What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)?

i-adjectives used as na-adjectives: is there a difference? (e.g. 大きい versus 大きな)

What exactly is "なの" (nano)?

How important is one's pitch when speaking Japanese?

What is the equivalent of "alphabetical order" in Japanese?

How do we construct sentences ending in わけ?

What to say after someone sneezes

Will verbal irony and sarcasm be understood and/or appreciated?

What are the main differences between 京都弁(Kyoto-ben) and 大阪弁(Osaka-ben)

Rules for slang of Japanese numbers

Does anyone have advice on how to get over/through/around the intermediate language plateau? (Self-learner) [closed]

Is the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT) a good measure of my Japanese language ability?

How many Kanji characters are there?

Why are there 3 ways of writing in Japanese?

What are good sources for streaming Japanese language television? [closed]

Are kanji characters made up of radicals only or could they contain strokes that are not radicals?

Verb volitional form (動詞の意志形) - usage

How commonly are "あたし" or "[僕]{ぼく}" used?

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アニメと漫画で日本語を勉強することについて (On learning Japanese from anime/manga) [closed]

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