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Correct form of address for a bartender, or itamae

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What is the origin of っこない?

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

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

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

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Why does 見合せ mean a service interruption?

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「〜ますです」: is it correct, and what kind of speaker would talk this way?

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Has Japanese syntax changed between the 1950s and today?

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What pitch accent do Japanese native speakers apply to Classical Japanese verbs?

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

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Name of レ点 in 漢文

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When does pitch accent reset?

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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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In 君が代, what's the function of の?

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

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The origins and mechanics of pitch accent in SJ compounds

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Why does ゆっくり take the honorific prefix ご?

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

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What is the それ in それゆけ?

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The は in the phrase そこはかとなく

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What's going on in the word 同い年?

asked Jul 21, 2022 at 23:55

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Is the interjection おう really a Chinese loanword?

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Why does 甲斐 use these particular kanji?

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The surname 粂【くめ】

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Couple of classical Japanese questions

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626 views

What is the meaning of the suffix 之助?

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How did 賃 get its 慣用音 reading?

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

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Meaning of 〜しては

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Correct form of address for a bartender, or itamae

What is the origin of っこない?

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

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

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

Why does 見合せ mean a service interruption?

「〜ますです」: is it correct, and what kind of speaker would talk this way?

Has Japanese syntax changed between the 1950s and today?

What pitch accent do Japanese native speakers apply to Classical Japanese verbs?

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

Name of レ点 in 漢文

When does pitch accent reset?

The genesis of pitch accent in Japanese

Syllable final -t in early modern Japanese?

In 君が代, what's the function of の?

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

The origins and mechanics of pitch accent in SJ compounds

Why does ゆっくり take the honorific prefix ご?

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

What is the それ in それゆけ?

The は in the phrase そこはかとなく

What's going on in the word 同い年?

Is the interjection おう really a Chinese loanword?

Why does 甲斐 use these particular kanji?

The surname 粂【くめ】

Couple of classical Japanese questions

What is the meaning of the suffix 之助?

How did 賃 get its 慣用音 reading?

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

Meaning of 〜しては