「質問が一つある」
As English speakers do not have the difference between polite and non-polite form, they may wonder what differences they are. Here are a ...
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[tips] 近所の猫たちがコヨーテに食われちゃうことは当然です。
近所の猫たちがコヨーテに食われちゃうことは当然です。(a)
This sentence sounds like cats should [must? have to?] be eaten. (Obligations)
近所の猫たちがコヨーテに食われちゃうことはごく当...
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大意は取れる。 / 大意は取れると思う。
If you read a composition by a non-native speaker and think that the substance is clear enough, though it has many minor mistakes, you wi...
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可能性は少なくない vs. 可能性は高い
I came across an expression, 可能性は少なくない, in today’s Asahi newspaper. It means that the possibility of ... is not small. It is a kind of do...
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「彼は嬉しい」「猫は怒った。」
The following mistake in Japanese is not often seen on Lang-8, so you can read this as refresher training.
Personal pronouns below can...
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Over half of the CEOs in Japan are optimistic about the future.
According to Nikkei’s front page today, over half of the CEOs among the major enterprises of Japan are optimistic about their sales resul...
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The number of murders is decreasing year by year.
The number of murder cases (attempted included) is decreasing year by year in Japan. The reason is not clear.
The attached graph shows t...
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English speakers, help me, please. About a Word, “Really”
“実際は” is one of the phrases that I am always troubled with how to say in English. When (Even if?) I read dictionaries and corpuses, I can...
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Is 私はほんとに忙しいでした。 wrong?
Sorry for the lack of posts lately, I've been really busy.
私はほんとうに忙しかった。
How would you make it into です/ます style?
If you write
私...
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Japanese media signify a strong sense of vigilance against South Korea.
NHK and today’s Nikkei reported relatively extensively that South Korea would sell their military aircrafts to Indonesia. I guess that ma...
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Newspapers in Japan are full of the angry voices of foreign media.
Every day, the mass media and LDP (the Liberal Democratic Party of Japan, which occupied the government for almost 54 years) denounces th...
美しいだ is wrong. 美しいです is vulgar.
As you know, i-adjectives are not followed by だ. I said once that 美しいです also sounds to me a bit strange, though it is considered correct ...
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You may find fake bagels on store shelves soon.
According to the press, a milling company began selling new flour of bagels for business use which does not require one to boil the dough...
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For the first time, more than half people become against nuclear generation in Japan.
Even after the Fukushima incident this time, more than half people in Japan supported nuclear power generation. However, they gradually d...
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The Difference Between が and は (は can include が)
I know many learners of Japanese have trouble using が and は correctly and, what’s more, I guess, you have heard of many useless “solution...
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The Difference Between 自分の and 私の
This post is for advanced learners of Japanese. I will explain the difference between 自分の and 私の.
自分の語学力はかなり高いと思っていたのに，テストの結果は悪かった。 (a...
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Schoolchildren working while travelling.
Schoolchildren promoted their hometown, Aizu which is in Fukushima prefecture, on the streets in downtown Tokyo using their handmade book...
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The Difference Between 実際，来た。/ 実際は来た。
You did not think that a man would come out.
However, he came out.
In Japanese, except for “しかし”, “だが”, “でも”, and other contradictory c...
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What is the third biggest company damaged by the earthquake?
Many companies suffered huge losses due to the earthquake and tsunami. Here is a part (not all) of extraordinary losses that companies in...
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明報, a major newspaper in Hong Kong, is stupid.
According to the Asahi newspaper (online), Ming Pao Daily News, 明報, reported an interview with a captain whose fishing boat caused extrem...
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