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The Japanese language, both spoken and written.
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Nekojita etymology
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Does anyone know how "cat tongue" - nekojita - comes to mean a dislike of hot food? Apart from in 'nekoita' (fireside board) the neko kanji doesn't otherwise seem to be used in words about heat.
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Nihonjinron
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On Mon, 30 Jan 2012 02:19:33 -0800 (PST)
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Apparently beyond the power of my browser, but the address line showed a
nostalgic name. I probably haven't thought of Harumi's brother, my friend Ben
Befu, in years. I'll try Google. (One can find neat things on Google. Last week
I found an old obituary for my brother; no one told me he had died.)... more »
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Express "being excited" in Japanese
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What is the best (or most common) way to say the following statement?:
"I am excited about going to the movies tonight!"
I searched the word "be excited" in several online dictionaries and I
received lots of different results. So, the problem is I'm not really sure
which verb to choose. How about "気が立つ"?? If so, how would... more »
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using kimi
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On Sat, 28 Jan 2012 23:12:12 +0000 (UTC), Wasabi
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AFAIK (I've been away from Japan almost 50 years now) it was standard
classroom language. Kimi is normally between peers or to a
subordinate. Used by a teacher In a classroom it has the feel of
"You!"..
-- Don Kirkman
dons...@charter.net... more »
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"Gulag for gaijin"
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- It is a mystery to Mr Johnson why he was called aside for
examination, but he suspects it is because of his critical coverage of
Japan.
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