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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Ok I had thought it was nekokichi brand cat litter - https://www.google.com/search?um=1&hl=en...pn2N5Gjf8o but it turns out it is indeed the name of their pet cat. I had read that nekokichi means... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2012-10-12, 4:46 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread A girl who likes and keeps pets says, when asked of how she's been: 今朝、飼いネコのねこ吉に、ひっかかれそうになったんだ。信じてだからショックで...。 Does this mean she fell into a box of cat litter? And then was scared she was really tr... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2012-10-11, 10:10 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Thank you Ash_S. |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2012-05-09, 6:28 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread [Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=pla...f8#t=1087s] What is the line this man speaks in this video at that moment? Sounds like あんまり自殺で「ひさぎをくしるなって」ことはありえないと思いますけれどね |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2012-05-09, 5:10 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Thank you pm215 and HonyakuJoshua, it does indeed sound like yoko, although the poor resolution made it look as if the radical was 爿. The shot is from approx. 0:28 of this video: http://www.youtube.... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2012-04-10, 4:46 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread What is the highlighted kanji? [Image: http://www.4freeimagehost.com/uploads/6ace585e275a.jpg] mirror : http://www.4freeimagehost.com/show.php?i...b28a05.jpg |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2012-04-10, 3:55 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I'm still hoping if someone will help clarify or confirm this phrase: Context = an answer choice on a survey of embarassing things you don't want your family to see "真っ裸で開放感に浸っているところ" Is it somethin... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-12-18, 3:57 pm | ||
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Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan http://whatjapanthinks.com/2009/12/15/a-...rt-2-of-2/ Quote:5,000 adults over the age of twenty were selected at random from all over the country, and an attempt was made to conduct face-to-face inte... |
TheTrueBlue | General discussion | 208 | 34,024 | 2011-12-10, 9:56 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Thanks for the additional info yudantaiteki. Context = Embarassing things you don't want your family to see: 真っ裸で開放感に浸っているところ So is it something like "carefree and happily indulging in nudity"? or ... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-12-10, 9:47 pm | ||
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Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan In the U.S., under 18 = pedo, while this is not technically accurate, it's what near everyone thinks and how the word itself is used. Ephebo and Hebe are almost never used, and certainly never used on... |
TheTrueBlue | General discussion | 208 | 34,024 | 2011-12-10, 6:55 pm | ||
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Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan vix86 Wrote:Sex. I think its important to remind people that sex is viewed differnetly in Japan compared to the West, and specifically from the view of the United States. It was never demonized in Jap... |
TheTrueBlue | General discussion | 208 | 34,024 | 2011-12-10, 6:03 pm | ||
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Thread: The Special Things Going On In Japan Post: The Special Things Going On In Japan Based on your experiences in Japan, would you say it's the case that that there are majority populations of persons in both the U.S. and in Japan who would be more than enthusiastic at having every pe... |
TheTrueBlue | General discussion | 208 | 34,024 | 2011-12-10, 2:15 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Ok, I think I understand now. Thank you for your help nadiatims! |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-12-10, 12:36 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Thank you nadiatims. What would the translation of 音楽活動もこなす here be? And is this an example of the typical/conventional usage of こなす in everyday speech? Dictionary reads: 熟す (こなす） -> to break to... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-12-10, 12:20 am | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread [Image: http://loda.jp/lodattb/?id=793.jpg] Could someone please explain the meaning of the term 屋状態? (ya joutai?) Also, is the こなす above supposed to be 熟なす？ Should 生物 be read as seibutsu or namamono... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-12-09, 11:33 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Harpagornes Wrote:TheTrueBlue Wrote:Does anyone know what 七色のキノコ refers to?... Appears to be a character in the game Carry Story. Originally the name seems to derive from a folk tale. No idea of th... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-11-03, 12:59 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Tzadeck Wrote:TheTrueBlue Wrote:Does anyone know what 七色のキノコ refers to? Neither Google Images, Google, or dictionary-related resources appear to turn up any definitive answers. Additionally the expres... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-10-30, 4:10 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Does anyone know what 七色のキノコ refers to? Neither Google Images, Google, or dictionary-related resources appear to turn up any definitive answers. Additionally the expression to have an 頭の中に七色のキノコが這入ること... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-10-29, 5:35 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread iSoron Wrote:TheTrueBlue Wrote:I've heard a phrase numerous times recently. It means to "ignore" or "overlook" or "pretend it didn't happen" and it sounds like する or ずる or づる or すうる or something like ... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-10-01, 6:20 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread I've heard a phrase numerous times recently. It means to "ignore" or "overlook" or "pretend it didn't happen" and it sounds like する or ずる or づる or すうる or something like that, but looking up synonyms: ... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-10-01, 6:12 pm | ||
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Thread: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread Post: The "What's this word/phrase?" thread The last part of this pixiv tag description is kind of confusing: 我々の業界ではご褒美ですとは、一般的に見ればとてもご褒美とは思えない行為が相手やそれを受ける人物によってご褒美に昇華するという他殺志願者業界御用達のタグである。 相手やそれを受ける人物 = the recipient or other person who wo... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 8,332 | 1,453,142 | 2011-07-09, 11:40 pm | ||
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Thread: Speech,"Passing" of Chinese and Koreans in Japan Post: Speech,"Passing" of Chinese and Koreans in Japan Found a truly bizzare blog that attacks this issue head on... http://yukojapan.blog.com/ Here is one of their pics - [Image: http://loda.jp/lodattb/?id=791.jpg] Wow! Koreans secretly taking over t... |
TheTrueBlue | General discussion | 5 | 1,496 | 2011-05-31, 10:37 pm | ||
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Thread: Speech,"Passing" of Chinese and Koreans in Japan Post: Speech,"Passing" of Chinese and Koreans in Japan Do Koreans or Chinese in Japan usually speak fluent Japanese? If so, is it usually easily distinguishable as non-native? And if not, are there are any prevailing ideas as to why such long-term residen... |
TheTrueBlue | General discussion | 5 | 1,496 | 2011-05-31, 5:02 pm | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... Silith Wrote:My (japanese) boyfriend taught me exactly that (even though there are some more syllables of the ありがとうございます left when he says it). He says it to cashiers and the like when they hand him t... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,667 | 2011-05-26, 8:38 am | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... Acceptable Variance in Personality vs. Simply Going Overboard into the おかしい or いかがわしい =========================================== A key question has come to mind, which is "When thanking others, ... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,667 | 2011-05-25, 4:29 pm | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... SendaiDan Wrote:they were grumpy about serving a gaijin What?! What store was this? They were "grumpy"? Just because you were a gaijin? Has this happened a number of times? SendaiDan Wrote:always saw... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,667 | 2011-05-25, 3:36 am | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... gesserit Wrote:Seems like a very long list but I know by experience that the cases where one can doubt what to say or even whether or not to say anything at all are pretty much more. The upper answe... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,667 | 2011-05-25, 3:07 am | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... SendaiDan Wrote:I always made a point of saying thank you because, as a foreigner, you aren't bound by Japanese social norms so to speak, and I know that if I was the staff member, I would like to be ... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,667 | 2011-05-25, 2:33 am | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... Well there's no rush, and answering portions of it at a forumer's leisure would still be highly appreciated and helpful! And on the contrary, there is no overlap, given the characteristic that approp... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,667 | 2011-05-25, 2:30 am | ||
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Thread: How to thank others like a native in a variety of situations? Post: How to thank others like a native in a variety of ... SammyB Wrote:Wow, that's a (possibly unnecessarily) large list!!! But it is something I have often wondered about too... Indeed! These minor things can potentially alienate you to what I believe is th... |
TheTrueBlue | The Japanese language | 37 | 5,667 | 2011-05-25, 2:23 am | ||
