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Do the Japanese actually use the word “Hentai” to mean “Anime Porn”, like in English?
Mar 13 '17 at 4:42
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Why is Katakana not pronounced Katagana?
Jul 16 at 13:30
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What do the shapes △ ◯ ╳ ◻ mean in Japanese? And are there variations in meaning, depending on whether or not the shape is filled?
Aug 17 '16 at 1:59
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Native Japanese word for フリー
Apr 1 '16 at 18:03
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Why is the word オタク written in katakana?
Apr 26 '17 at 5:35
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Why do they say 'kawaii' for 'poor thing'?
Jul 15 '15 at 1:48
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the logic behind “te” in “chotto matte te”
Sep 20 '17 at 7:23
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How to read: the “~” (tilde) in “3~4 行”
Feb 7 '15 at 9:45
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Different meanings of こわい
Apr 2 at 12:09
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What is the meaning of 金〇
May 1 '18 at 17:26
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Why is this written in katakana instead of hiragana?
Jul 12 '17 at 10:19
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Standard mathematical operations, expressed in Japanese
Mar 1 '18 at 4:47
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Is there a reason why numbers in Japanese are delimited into blocks of four?
May 31 '14 at 19:06
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Should 私の be omitted?
Jun 27 at 0:26
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Why is 私 a sixth grade kanji?
Oct 12 '18 at 4:19
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Meaning of 人 in Japanese internet slang
Oct 22 '18 at 19:19
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Why are katakana preferred over hiragana or kanji sometimes?
Mar 28 '14 at 6:53
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What is the difference between そして (soshite) and それから (sorekara)?
Oct 24 '16 at 11:27
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Why does 悪く(は)ない give a condescending feeling?
Apr 16 '18 at 4:17
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How to translate ‘To be or not to be, that is the question’
May 29 '17 at 5:31
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What does や after someone's name mean exactly?
Sep 23 '18 at 3:11
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What is the exact meaning of “kaizen”?
Sep 2 '14 at 5:15
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“As in” in japanese
Jan 14 '17 at 19:14
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貧しい【まずしい】 poor 貧乏【びんぼう】な poor What's the difference?
Jun 6 at 2:07
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Are there any words that are longer in kanji than in hiragana?
Oct 6 '18 at 9:13
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Is it more common to write “wakarimasu” with or without kanji?
Jan 22 '18 at 10:16
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Can a two Kanji character word ever have the same meaning if written in reverse order?
Mar 9 '17 at 17:22
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Why is “Try Again” translated to やり直す?
Nov 12 '16 at 23:05
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Is the word 「やんな」positive or negative?
Mar 25 '16 at 7:05
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“雷{かみなり}” is thunder, or lightning, or both?
Jun 2 '15 at 19:14
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