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Correct form of address for a bartender, or itamae

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Name of レ点 in 漢文

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The genesis of pitch accent in Japanese

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Syllable final -t in early modern Japanese?

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What's the actual implication of 中止だ中止?

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What's the word regularly used to describe “working from home”?

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What is the origin of っこない?

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Is the interjection おう really a Chinese loanword?

etymology

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When does pitch accent reset?

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The origins and mechanics of pitch accent in SJ compounds

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不被下候: When was it common, and what were the rules?

kanji orthography negation classical-japanese

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Why does ゆっくり take the honorific prefix ご?

honorifics

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What is the meaning of the suffix 之助?

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Couple of classical Japanese questions

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What is the それ in それゆけ?

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The surname 粂【くめ】

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What kind of speech is sentence final 〜なも associated with?

words dialects

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Meaning of 〜しては

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Etymological origin of -n in 洗 (セン)

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「来たるべきバカのために」 in a book title

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Syntax of くびきを共にする

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32 Questions

Correct form of address for a bartender, or itamae

Are there more terms similar to 上京 or 来阪 for going to Japanese cities?

In Akutagawa's writing, would 誰 have been pronounced たれ or だれ?

What's up with the weird word order in 乞うご期待?

Why does 見合せ mean a service interruption?

Name of レ点 in 漢文

In 君が代, what's the function of の?

The genesis of pitch accent in Japanese

Syllable final -t in early modern Japanese?

What's the actual implication of 中止だ中止?

What's the word regularly used to describe “working from home”?

What is the origin of っこない?

Is the interjection おう really a Chinese loanword?

When does pitch accent reset?

The origins and mechanics of pitch accent in SJ compounds

不被下候: When was it common, and what were the rules?

Why does ゆっくり take the honorific prefix ご?

What is the meaning of the suffix 之助?

Couple of classical Japanese questions

Why does 甲斐 use these particular kanji?

What is the それ in それゆけ?

The surname 粂【くめ】

What kind of speech is sentence final 〜なも associated with?

Meaning of 〜しては

Etymological origin of -n in 洗 (セン)

Etymology of 武蔵

「来たるべきバカのために」 in a book title

Referring to a diner in your own party as お客様?

Syntax of くびきを共にする

When to use 選る/選ぶ?