厳しいそうなので / 厳しそうなので
I came across an interesting example.
a. 彼は厳しいそうなので
b. 彼は厳しそうなので
The only difference is “い”, but both have quite different meanings....
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At what time do you use electricity most at home?
Without an air conditioner, I cannot sleep. I woke up at 2 a.m. Now, I am using an air conditioner, though I did not use it during the da...
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Still Варя́г?
The Chinese and Japanese press reported that an aircraft carrier, Varyag, left port at Dalian. Some Japanese press call it ワリャーグ and othe...
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パンダが出てくる。/ 出てきた。
There was a panda that appeared in an anime, “らんま1/2”. The anime is an old work. When your friend and you have ever watched it, and are t...
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London Riots and Tokyo
There are riots continuing in London. I think many conservative people in Japan will use the affair to say that if Japan accepts immigran...
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It’s hot today. Solar cells are working.
According to the power company in the Tohoku region, today, an unexpected blackout may happen. It’s hot today.
See also:
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China is rather interesting.
There are independent candidates in China who stand for members of local assemblies without a recommendation or support from the Communis...
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China has Changed
Once, 周恩來, Zhou Enlai, the first premier of China, built a monument in northeast China to commemorate Japanese immigrants who lost their ...
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The Man who Demands Upon Others What He Himself Cannot Demand
Xinhua News Agency, the Chinese state medium, is strongly criticizing the US government because* Chinese property will decline in value. ...
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There is no limit to inferiority.
Officials of the US government are criticizing Standard & Poor’s. However, the US could be worse. Japan was once rated, though it was...
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Which are governments for the people?
Nosaka Akiyuki (野坂昭如), the writer of “火垂るの墓” (Grave of the Fireflies) and other works, said a dull-witted thing in today’s Nikkei. “The v...
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Taiwanese people will feel they have been abandoned.
US Vice-President Joe Biden will visit China and is expected to promise that the US will not sell new fighters to Taiwan. I think many Ta...
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Polarization of visitor origins after the Fukushima Accident.
It was report in today's Nikkei that the number of those who come to Japan for medical treatment has increasing greatly after the Fuk...
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Sendai may have been on the verge of a blackout today.
Many water-power generators in the Tohoku region have been stopping due to damage from a recent flood and, it seemed that the region toda...
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The Japanese government gifted you 56 billion dollars yesterday.
According to Nikkei, the amount of money the Japanese government spent yesterday to intervene in the exchange market was about 56 billion...
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“Officers”, “soldiers”, and “officers and men” all have the same meaning?
As far as I am aware, it seems that the Asahi newspaper often does not make any distinction between the words “officers” (将校), “soldiers”...
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NHK avoided saying the literal meaning of an abuse phrase.
Some Chinese media are ignoring a gag order from the government and are continuing to report on the train crash. One of them, 南方都市報, wrot...
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Who is a parasite on the world?
Putin said the US was a parasite on the world; they were living beyond their means*. I, however, think he could stop buying the US bonds....
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I sympathize with the UK.
According to the Japanese media, the Chinese government have started a campaign of criticizing the UK media, which seems to be intended t...
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How Differe: 高圧的 / 高圧的と指摘される / 高圧的とも指摘される
The Minister of Defense of Japan today sent “Defense of Japan (Annual White Paper)” to the Cabinet. It said, “周辺諸国と利害が対立する問題を巡って、高圧的とも指摘さ...
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