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    Thread: 自分、自ら、己、自体、身 and 自分自身 why so many for the same meaning?
Post: 自分、自ら、己、自体、身 and 自分自身 why so many for the same mea...

Tori-kun Wrote:What's about 自ら(みずから) :s I found this explanation on Google: Quote:基本的に「自分で」と「自ら」は意味の違いはありません。 ただ、「自分で」と言った場合、ある一人の人が自分で何かをする、という「個人」に限られるのに対し、「自ら」は複数の人間や団体を主語にしても使用できる点が違います。 Source ...
WronglyPartitioned The Japanese language 21 4,747 2012-03-29, 4:07 pm
    Thread: 自分、自ら、己、自体、身 and 自分自身 why so many for the same meaning?
Post: 自分、自ら、己、自体、身 and 自分自身 why so many for the same mea...

howtwosavealif3 Wrote:they also each have nuances (some stronger than others like "onore") which makes me laugh out loud when someone says that they're equal. nuance is important. And it makes me lau...
WronglyPartitioned The Japanese language 21 4,747 2012-03-29, 4:00 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

I thought 止しとした at first, but after some Googling around for the phrase, I'm inclined to agree with Chris. Quote:"—「2ちゃんねる」に代表されるように匿名性をよしとしたことが、健全なネット議論の場の育成を阻害してしまったという意見もよく聞きます。 作為がなく、自然のままであること...
WronglyPartitioned The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,644 2012-02-19, 9:56 am
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

You will also hear 何せよ sometimes. I believe Japanese people call this use of the imperative ”放任用法”.
WronglyPartitioned The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,644 2012-02-16, 8:24 pm
    Thread: Joyo but uncommon Kanji?
Post: Joyo but uncommon Kanji?

諮 maybe? Only somewhat-common word that comes to mind is 諮問.
WronglyPartitioned The Japanese language 24 4,954 2012-02-13, 10:14 pm
    Thread: Anime Transcriptions? Do they exist?
Post: Anime Transcriptions? Do they exist?

You mean... subtitles? How about http://kitsunekko.net/subtitles/japanese/
WronglyPartitioned The Japanese language 13 5,051 2012-02-13, 9:58 pm
    Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread
Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread

sikieiki Wrote:Heard this phrase in an anime : たくもう、そんなものとっとかずに捨てろよ Talking about an old video tape, memories and such. I see the phrase being used on the net [とっとかず] but cant grasp its meaning. Th...
WronglyPartitioned The Japanese language 8,332 1,453,644 2012-02-13, 9:49 pm