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Thanks Roketzu :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 Yesterday, 2:29 am
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Can somebody tell me what まく means in this sentence? では今からこの倉の中を調べまくっちゃいますので
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-19, 1:10 pm
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Thank you both :) What happens is the guy makes a guess, it turns out to be wrong, he is given some additional information, says that sentence and then makes a second guess, which is also completely w...
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-14, 6:13 pm
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Another question, what does いくつか mean in terms of quantity? Because my dictionary gives few, some and several as definitions so I'm a bit confused Here's a sentence: ここまででわかっていることはいくつかある
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-14, 4:39 pm
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Thanks pm215 :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-13, 5:10 pm
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Can somebody explain to me how the different readings of 経緯 work? Here's a sentence in which I just found it: 正直、こんなわけのわからん経緯でお近づきになれるとは思わなかった。
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-13, 4:25 pm
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Thank you Sizen :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-10, 2:31 am
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Thanks Roketzu, I think your parallel was to the point, it's just that the existence of an ambiguous pronunciation seemed weird to me when there's another one available which is unmistakable. Anyway t...
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-09, 5:26 pm
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Quick question, how do I read 市立? Because my dictionary gives しりつ as the standard pronunciation but then adds "いちりつ spoken to avoid confusion with 私立", does it really depend on whether I'm reading or ...
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-09, 4:01 pm
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(2016-06-08, 6:06 pm)SomeCallMeChris Wrote: Surely you mean 繰り出される not 操り出される? Yes lol my bad :P Anyway thanks for your answers :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-09, 3:44 am
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I need some help with a sentence from this short paragraph, about a guy almost getting punched in the face: グーだ。ノーモーションで操り出されるグー。これでもかというくらいに見事な握り拳が俺の頬を掠めていった I don't understand what's going on in t...
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-06-08, 4:42 pm
    Thread: Looking for the official jlpt sample tests
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Thank you both, I downloaded everything :D
Kuroro General discussion 4 558 2016-05-09, 5:06 am
    Thread: Looking for the official jlpt sample tests
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Hi everyone, I was looking for the N2 and N1 sample tests on the official website of the jlpt and I remember that they used to have a page you could download all the files from (the pdf files for each...
Kuroro General discussion 4 558 2016-05-08, 5:30 pm
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Saginaim I'd say you're pretty much right. A: I didn't understand much but I'm glad they settled it. S will join them, don't you think? B: oh my, as usual you don't get it. According to Midori: まとまる...
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-05-05, 6:23 am
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Thank you Ash_S! :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-05-03, 1:59 am
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I'm at a loss again :P I can't understand why this guy was called "zero" 僕のアダ名も「ゼロ」だったので呼ばれたのかと… 何でゼロ?確かに名前透だったよな? 透けてるって事は何もないって事…だからゼロ…子供がつけるアダ名の法則なんて…そんなモンですよ…
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-05-02, 12:38 pm
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Thanks Eratik :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-05-01, 1:24 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
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I'm reading a detective conan case about a guy who fell into a river during a kite-flying competition and almost drowned. One of the suspects is being questioned and this is what he says 女房がいるのに奴が俺の妹...
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-05-01, 9:50 am
    Thread: The Japanese Lyrics Thread! 日本語歌詞スレ
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No worries risu :D besides I love this thread and these last three songs you guys posted (supernova, 爆裂パニエさん andじぶんROCK) all sound great :D
Kuroro General discussion 18 1,517 2016-04-27, 4:53 pm
    Thread: The Japanese Lyrics Thread! 日本語歌詞スレ
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I'm not really into Japanese music, but I love the intro of k-on it always puts me in a good mood for some reason: [Video: http://youtu.be/Ty3AlkKOrDk] Lyrics: http://www.kasi-time.com/item-41990.html
Kuroro General discussion 18 1,517 2016-04-23, 12:28 pm
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I've just double-checked and there is no て, but considering the links yukamina posted I'd say you were still right RandomQuotes. Anyway thank you both, I really appreciate it :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-04-22, 12:40 pm
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How do I read the word 世捨人? せしゃにん? Here's the sentence where I found it: 人類種に残されてる領土で田舎って…そりゃもう世捨人じゃねぇのか That aside, what does it mean when I find a line of dots next to a compound or a whole sentenc...
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-04-22, 8:48 am
    Thread: HunterXHunter 350
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Come to think of it, you're actually right, it started out sad and it just got sadder. Maybe it's also because of the author doing everything on its own and constantly getting injured. Anyway it's a g...
Kuroro Off topic 4 575 2016-04-20, 6:13 am
    Thread: HunterXHunter 350
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Thanks Eratik! I had no idea about there being a digital version at all, I noticed an ad at the bottom of the page about their app for ios so I'll see if I can purchase it in Japanese using a foreign ...
Kuroro Off topic 4 575 2016-04-19, 11:03 am
    Thread: HunterXHunter 350
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The new chapter of HunterxHunter recently came out, does anyone know where I can read it online in Japanese? I found nothing but English translations
Kuroro Off topic 4 575 2016-04-19, 9:42 am
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Thanks RandomQuotes :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-04-11, 3:28 am
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赤点が続いて、教師に、親に怒鳴られても笑顔を保つ兄。 Does this mean he kept smiling in spite of those yelling at him?
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-04-10, 1:22 pm
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My bad, there was a と after 光 in the last sentence but I forgot to transcribe it, sorry. Anyway thank you risu :D
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-04-04, 11:38 am
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Hi everyone! I've just started reading No Game No Life, in this passage the room of the two main characters is described: 部屋は十六畳ほどの部屋だろうか。中々に広い。 だが無数のゲーム機と、一人四台計八台のパソコンが接続された配線は、近代芸術を思わせる複雑さで床を這い、開封さ...
Kuroro The Japanese language 8,332 1,451,914 2016-04-04, 8:29 am
    Thread: Kanji in different fonts
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Thanks fkb9g :D I'll give it a try later :)
Kuroro The Japanese language 4 546 2016-04-02, 3:05 am