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敬語
Keigo is hard yards. One fundamental aspect of Keigo is the difference between honorific and humbling language.
The key is knowing about 内 (うち) and 外 (そと): your “in” group and “out” group respectively. You need to figure out what the relative status of a person is to you. Are they 目上 (superior) or equal to […]
Since this is my first post, I have no idea what I am gonna talk about but I guess I can start with a Kanji that has recently blown my mind away, in terms of making life a lot easier when living in Japan and also in terms of learning another side to Kanji.
Your average-billy-bob […]
そこを何とかOtani speaks again. This time is to answer my question: what does “そこをなんとか” mean:
◎無理、大変、ダメ、とわかっているが、OKしてください！私の希望や願いを受け入れて～
◎「人がたりない時に、三日も休みたいなんて無理だ」『わかってますが、どうかお願いします』
さらにいい解説:
相手からの返事が、無理／ダメなどの時、そう言わずもう一度考えて、とお願いする時のフレーズ
◎10万じゃできないよ。20万はかかる…そこを何とか10万で（お願いします）！
どう？？
Pretty good, I reckon. Would make it something like “pretty pleeease”.
Particles are a prick. They are a very different way to organise a grammar for an English speaker. The classic is “what is the difference between は and が?”, and to a lesser extent “when should I use に or で?”
As far as は and が go there are various explanations on their differences. The […]
おのれAs if there weren’t enough words for “I” in Japanese already, I stumbled across 己 [おのれ] today.
賢者は己の失策から学ぶ / A wise man profits from his mistakes
己を知れ / Know thyself
Take it.
