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Non conventional usage of the past tense
Why is the past tense used in this verbs (which doesn't make sense to me at least)
生きていた…？違うな…死ねなかったのだよ…！
再生機能を持ったこのアーマーに押し込みおった
and the translation uses present tense
Survive? That's easy... Because I can't die!
And switched my body for this…
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Difference between [休日]{きゅうじつ}, [休暇]{きゅうか} and 休{やす}み
What is the difference between 休日, 休暇 and 休み? When each should be used?
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How to use から and だから as conjunctions?
Recently I was studying the use of から and だから as conjunctions. Could anyone explain why one is used in these examples while the other is not?
Are there rules as to whether から and だから can follow a phrase or a clause?
I am pretty clear as to why から…
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Usage of the suffixes 流, 風, 式, 的 and 様
If I was to put the suffixes 流{りゅう}, 風{ふう}, 的{てき}, 式{しき} and 様{よう} on the end of a noun etc, what would be the difference between them?
I could be wrong, but the following all seem to me to mean something similar to "Japanese style" and I'm having…
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Are 桃色 and ピンク the same color or are they slightly different colors?
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I sometimes see both 桃色 and ピンク translated to "pink."
In Japanese, are 桃色 and ピンク the same colors, or do they refer to similar but different colors?
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たまに「桃色」と「ピンク」が英語の「pink」に訳されているのを見かけます。
日本語だと、桃色とピンクはまったく同じ色ですか、あるいは似ているけれど違う色ですか。
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Can't find the meaning of 「パー」
I have searched through a few dictionaries and through google but i can't seem to find an answer. from the fact that it's not found in any standard dictionary indicates it's an abbreviation but because of that i don't know the original word. so…
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What exacty does ゆえ mean, and how does it fit this JLPT question?
I have this question in my JLPT textbook:
男女{だんじょ}平等{びょうどう}といっても、女性{じょせい}＿＿＿の差別{さべつ}はまだ残{のこ}っている。
A ゆえ B たる C なり D こそ
The book says the answer is A, which is weird to me because I thought ゆえ was kind of like "ergo", or "as a result from". If you…
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Why does someone intend to die in this JLPT question?
This is a question in my JLPT practise book:
手遅{ておく}れかもしれないが、死{し}んだ＿＿になってやれば、間{ま}に合{あ}うかもしれない。
A もの B わけ C つもり D はず
None of the answers made sense to me, so I didn't even choose one.
The book says the answer is C. I didn't choose that one because…
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What does こまけー mean?
Does anybody have a clue what こまけー might mean? Below are some sentences for context and the phrase as it's used:
まじめでおカタい感じの女子大生は、やたらとわたしを目を敵にしてきた。わたしが何をやっても文句をつけてくる。「しょうゆの向きは、こうじゃなくてこう！」って こまけー んだよ!
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Earnest and serious: when should each be used?
I've noticed there's a lot of overlap between the following words meaning "earnest" or "serious" when talking about a person:
まじ
真面目{まじめ}
真剣{しんけん}
本気{ほんき}
正気{しょうき}: (This word really means "sane" I believe, but I'm including it as I think 「正気か？」…
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Use of に and を with 触れる
The verb 触れる challenges my concept of what を does; to mark a direct object.
Consider these uses of 触れる:
（人）の頬に指を触れる (Touch a finger to someone's cheek)
（人）の頬に手を触れる (Touch someone's cheek with your hand)
Now, if transitivity of the verb were not…
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What makes 「どこからきた？」 rude?
It was mentioned in a comment that 「どこからきた？」 is not only informal, but outright rude. The way the comment is written makes me think that this goes beyond grammatical politeness and would be improper even in -ます form. Is that true?
A naive…
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Relation between 大学, 学校 and 大学校
These are the specifications, that I do already know:
[学校]{がっこう} = school, including [小学校]{しょうがっこう}, [中学校]{ちゅうがっこう}, etc.
[大学]{だいがく} = university (used frequently)
[大学校]{だいがっこう} = university (not a very common word)
But what I don't know is:
Is a…
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What went wrong when I asked for a 衡器{こうき}?
I was in Bikku Camera earlier today, and I wanted to buy a small kitchen scale for measuring small amounts of food.
I looked up the word "scale" in the dictionary, and it said 衡器{こうき}. So I found a shop assistant and asked her for a…
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What are the advantages/disadvantages of writing in romaji instead of in kanji and kana?
Romaji is somewhat of a conversion from kanji and kana to the Roman alphabet.
What are the disadvantages of learning only or mostly romaji aside from being unable to read/write in kanji? I don't think there are many advantages.
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