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Differences among -たら, なら, -と, -んだったら, -ば, etc

answered Jun 2, 2011 at 6:16

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What is the real difference between the proper use of the words さむい and つめたい?

answered Jun 1, 2011 at 2:37

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When is it appropriate to use お疲れ様 (otsukaresama)?

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 2:43

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When would you use 低い【ひくい】 vs 短い【みじかい】

answered Jun 5, 2011 at 1:14

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What's the difference between "gohan" and "meshi"?

answered Jun 9, 2011 at 6:43

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Pronunciation and meaning of 

answered Jun 24, 2011 at 6:45

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How important is one's pitch when speaking Japanese?

answered Jun 6, 2011 at 2:51

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When asking 'What is your name?' or 'What is your job?', why is it 'は' not 'か'?

answered Jun 6, 2011 at 8:30

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What is the difference between 完了 and 終了?

answered Jun 16, 2011 at 7:43

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What is the difference between 「はじめてのX」 {hajimete no X} and 「はじめのX」 {hajime no X}?

answered Jun 2, 2011 at 3:40

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Counter for chopsticks

answered Jun 5, 2011 at 3:04

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Meaning of 〜あれだ

answered Jun 5, 2011 at 3:20

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What is the difference between 「はずがない」 and 「わけがない」?

answered Jun 1, 2011 at 1:34

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What's the difference between "家" (ya), "屋" (ya), and "や" (ya) as used in the names of shops/stores/restaurants?

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 4:13

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Am I coming or going? 戻ってくる vs 戻っていく

answered Jun 15, 2011 at 13:41

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Using Japanese honorifics with non-kana names

answered Jun 28, 2011 at 4:30

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Meaning and level of 死ねばいいのに

answered Jun 1, 2011 at 4:00

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What is the difference between "meshi" and "don" for the food sometimes translated as "rice bowl" in English?

answered Jun 9, 2011 at 4:08

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ambiguity with すっと

answered Jul 3, 2011 at 8:27

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What's the meaning of 「これはというもの」?

answered May 1, 2016 at 22:00

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Use of 自分【じぶん】as a personal pronoun in direct speech

answered Jun 12, 2011 at 4:39

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sometimes だけ gets mildly confusing..

answered Jun 22, 2011 at 10:06

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When did you last...?

answered Jun 14, 2011 at 1:33

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How do you differentiate "nande" (why) and "nande" (how, by what means)?

answered May 5, 2016 at 8:56

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What is the difference between その and あの?

answered Jun 7, 2011 at 9:49

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Difference between 行ったから and 行ってから　and 行くから

answered Jun 2, 2011 at 4:29

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When is the katakana form of wo (ヲ) used?

answered Jun 8, 2011 at 0:18

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Since Japanese already had several words for rice why was "ライス" (raisu) borrowed from English?

answered Jun 10, 2011 at 1:42

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Looking for expressions similar to なるほど or やっぱり for situations that are opposite of speakers' previous suspicion

answered Jun 3, 2011 at 6:41

3 votes

what does 人の　mean?

answered Jul 15, 2019 at 23:12

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Differences among -たら, なら, -と, -んだったら, -ば, etc

What is the real difference between the proper use of the words さむい and つめたい?

When is it appropriate to use お疲れ様 (otsukaresama)?

When would you use 低い【ひくい】 vs 短い【みじかい】

What's the difference between "gohan" and "meshi"?

Pronunciation and meaning of 

How important is one's pitch when speaking Japanese?

When asking 'What is your name?' or 'What is your job?', why is it 'は' not 'か'?

What is the difference between 完了 and 終了?

What is the difference between 「はじめてのX」 {hajimete no X} and 「はじめのX」 {hajime no X}?

Counter for chopsticks

Meaning of 〜あれだ

What is the difference between 「はずがない」 and 「わけがない」?

What's the difference between "家" (ya), "屋" (ya), and "や" (ya) as used in the names of shops/stores/restaurants?

Am I coming or going? 戻ってくる vs 戻っていく

Using Japanese honorifics with non-kana names

Meaning and level of 死ねばいいのに

What is the difference between "meshi" and "don" for the food sometimes translated as "rice bowl" in English?

ambiguity with すっと

What's the meaning of 「これはというもの」?

Use of 自分【じぶん】as a personal pronoun in direct speech

sometimes だけ gets mildly confusing..

When did you last...?

How do you differentiate "nande" (why) and "nande" (how, by what means)?

What is the difference between その and あの?

Difference between 行ったから and 行ってから　and 行くから

When is the katakana form of wo (ヲ) used?

Since Japanese already had several words for rice why was "ライス" (raisu) borrowed from English?

Looking for expressions similar to なるほど or やっぱり for situations that are opposite of speakers' previous suspicion

what does 人の　mean?