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Many years of living in Japan, none with formal Japanese-language classroom studying, mean I have:

  1. horrible grammar
  2. decent conversational level
  3. pretty good Sprachgefühl...

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How indistinguishable is blue from green really?
Jun 13, 2011
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Do Japanese writers use underline for emphasis?
Jul 4, 2011
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Use of 自分【じぶん】as a personal pronoun in direct speech
Jun 12, 2011
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Reading (and usage) of 他: when is it 【た】, when is it 【ほか】?
Aug 25, 2011
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what's the difference between ところで and ちなみに ?
Jun 23, 2011
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How do we decide if 中 is ちゅう or じゅう?
Aug 22, 2011
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Just how rude is 「俺{おれ}」?
Jun 13, 2011
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What is the more common pronunciation for the r­ōmaji letter Z in Japanese?
Jul 2, 2012
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When is it appropriate to use お疲れ様 (otsukaresama)?
Jun 15, 2011
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How to say: "I am returning your call"
Jun 27, 2011
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Can I trust the quality of Japanese to English translation sites?
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“L’on y danse”: why the article “l’ ”?
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Que veut dire l'expression « à l'heure qu'il est » ?
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Contraction de « de Les », « de La » ou « de Le » dans les noms propres
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Comment prononcer les terminaisons archaiques « -oit » ?
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