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By _masaki_mori
"Nansai desuka" is a Japanese phrase for "how old are you?" Japanese people often use it when they meet someone new. Japanese learners do also, I believe. Sometimes, it's very important to find some common topics in conversation. They would help us to break the ice quickly. In my opinion, …
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Japanese people often use the phrase, "dare mo", in negative sentences. In this blog post, I will explain its meaning from its components. After that, I will also explain a few expression commonly used in daily conversation. After reading this post, Japanese learners will understand "dare mo" and …
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Japanese people often use a word, "jikan", in daily conversation, meaning 'time'. In this blog post, I will explain its meaning from its components and also how it's different from a similar word, 'tori'. In addition, useful related expressions will be introduced through some examples. Let's get …
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Japanese people often say "okagesama de" in daily conversation. This is a Japanese expression widely used to mean, say, 'thanks to your help', 'thanks to your support' or just 'thanks to you'. In this blog post, I will explain its meaning from its components and show how Japanese people use it …
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Japanese learners often say "anata wa" in conversation, meaning 'and you?' This expression is still understandable, but can sound weird to Japanese native speakers. In this blog post, I will explain "anata wa" meaning from its components and also why it can sound weird to the …
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