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    Thread: Bringing a family member to Japan
Post: Bringing a family member to Japan

Thank you for the replies. I will proceed as recommended.
McKern Off topic 4 1,184 2013-03-03, 5:05 pm
    Thread: Bringing a family member to Japan
Post: Bringing a family member to Japan

I live in Japan and very recently my father passed and now I am thinking about my mom who is alone so I am worried about her. I would like to bring her over to live with me indefinitely. Is that possi...
McKern Off topic 4 1,184 2013-03-01, 4:07 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

>>yudantaiteki That's fair enough. Thank you!
McKern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,926 2013-02-01, 7:23 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Ah, I see, but I thought I could express the same idea with just よい結果を得たい方 EDIT: What's wrong with just よい結果を得たい方?
McKern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,926 2013-01-31, 4:38 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Well, thanks everyone, it'll remain a puzzle I guess. Here is one more (from a promotional poster): 単語マラソンでよい結果を得たいと言う方に最適のCDです。 What's 言う方 in this sentence? I can't figure out the actual meaning ...
McKern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,926 2013-01-31, 9:29 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Yeah, but not possibly here lol, the way I interpret it is 宇宙 = universe and 人的 = humanlike = universal person = global individual = someone that has no particular attachments to a particular culture ...
McKern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,926 2013-01-30, 8:19 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

[Context: a book about English acquisition of Japanese children] I find this sentence contradictory or maybe I am reading it wrong, if someone could please help: しかし、まだまだ宇宙人的な部分もあり、英語のやりとりをしっかりするといっ...
McKern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,926 2013-01-30, 7:34 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Not really a question, like a true or false question, just asking someone to look at the sentence a bit and make some comments about it. That should help me tons.
McKern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,926 2013-01-25, 5:10 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Do you know the マルマルモリモリ song? 悲しくて泣いていた 一人歩く帰り道 こんなとき ほんわかな? みんなに会いたいな~ From the 'book' I get that 一人歩く帰り道 = 'way home which I walk', and the whole line should ideally be saying something like "I g...
McKern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,926 2013-01-25, 8:40 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

Hi y'all forum! I have a question, in the following sentence (see below), which I took from a school poster thanking all the people who participated in a school event (btw みんな here refers to children...
McKern The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,926 2013-01-17, 6:24 pm