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Pronunciation of 閾値 : いきち or しきいち?
Last week I saw the word 閾値 and when looking it up in Gjiten I see two pronunciations, both marked as "popular":
閾値 (いきち) (n) threshold (amount, dose, etc.); (P);
閾値 (しきいち) (n) threshold (amount, dose, etc.); (P);
Which one should I use?
In the…
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Meaning and transitivity of ゴミ袋を手に立ち上がる
While doing some translating, I stumbled upon this usage of 立ち上がる。
わたしがゴミ袋を手に立ち上がると、イツカ君とお姉ちゃんは二人一緒にわたしの所へやって来ました。
It doesn't match up with the definitions I'm familiar with, nor any of the other ones I found in the…
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Usage of 「ごめんください」
In all the anime and j-drama I have watched all these years, as far as I can remember, the only scenario where the greeting 「ごめんください」 is used is when the characters are in front of an ajar or open door of a house calling the residents out, like…
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What is that thing yelled in Japanese when starting something?
When starting some activity, I've heard something like 'Se..inou... ' (I'm not sure what are the specific words for this). The context for this word I'd think is pretty much the same as when saying 1,2,3 start! in English.
Actually, is it just some…
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Proper answer to 「何名様ですか」
I have a question about how to properly answer a question.
At restaurants, the hostess will often ask 「何名様ですか」 ("How many in your party?")
For example, if you have four people in your party, is it proper to reply 「4名です」?
Or is 「4人です」 better?
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〜くはない vs 〜くない in adjective negations
As I spend more time in Japan, I pick up habits that I'm not sure are good or bad. My question here is about nuance / occasion of usage.
In formal contexts, how does the impression differ between these two locutions:
今の仕事は悪くはないです。
今の仕事は悪くないです。
I…
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What is the difference between 〜を〜とする and 〜を〜とした before nouns?
In everything I can find online, the constructions [N1]を[N2]とする[N3] and [N1]を[N2]とした[N3] are lumped together as basically having the same meaning. Is there any difference between them?
My textbook contains the following…
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Meaning of やな at the end of a sentence
In these examples:
久しぶりやな
いい感じやなぁ
I don't understand what "ya" and "na" mean at the end of a sentence
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「どこでもある」と「どこにもある」の使い分け
I have come across this sentence:
一九七０年頃までは、どこでも銭湯がありましたが、今は、少なくなりました。
Why does it say どこでも X がある instead of どこにも X がある
I understand that で and に are very similar as they have ties in the past, but I just don't understand the difference in meaning…
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What's the difference between 図る、測る、計る、量る、諮る、謀る?
These six words are all pronounced はかる, and many are listed under the same definitions in dictionaries.
What are the difference between these words?
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Are there any situations where かしら is considered appropriate/normal for males to use?
かしら is generally considered to be a question particle for use by females; are there any situations or dialects in which it is usable by males? I'm aware that historically, it was used by both male and female speakers; I'm mostly concerned about…
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Can I end sentences with ん?
One friend of mine told me when she was living in Japan, she liked to end her sentences with ん (maybe instead of の).
Examples:
明日学校にいくん？
明日学校に行かないと思う…風邪引いたん。
Actually I've never seen it! But my friend told me they used it!
I just want to know if…
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Nouns exhibiting vowel fronting
As touched upon in another thread, there are several nouns that exhibit a kind of vowel shift in older forms, where the ending vowel is fronted when the noun is used on its own to become /i/ or /e/, compared to unfronted vowel forms /u/ or /o/ or…
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How do we tell if ばかり means "about" or "only"?
If ばかり could mean approximately; about; and could also mean only; merely; nothing but;, then how should we know if this sentence ５０００円ばかりもっている。 means:
I have about 5000 yen.
or
I have only 5000 yen.
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what's the difference between 返事 and 答え？
both have the similar English of "answer," but when do you use one over the other?
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