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| japanese name translations | 8/4/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Alot of popular animes use Japanese names such as bleach. Zabimaru is the name of a weapon in bleach ...
A: Most names for anime characters, moves, weapons, etc, are formed from a combination of kanji. The ...
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| Surnames | 8/1/2009 | Dreams |
Q: What might the surnames Asada, Echi, Ochi, Taketou and Yanagita mean? Just wondering, thanks.
A: Using the specific spellings you requested, I came up with these name readings by finding the kanji ...
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| Translation | 7/28/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I was wondering how to say "Black Wind" in Japanese. I have been told it is "makase" and I have also ...
A: Normally, "black wind" would be "kuroi kaze" (黒い風). Some phrases involving ...
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| correct pronunciation. | 7/27/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Excuse me, could you please write phonetically in english the pronunciation of "bamboo blade" in ...
A: The translator has given you a phrase literally meaning "bamboo sword (blade)". Although I'm not ...
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| Japanese Flower Names | 7/26/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I've been reading about several wide-ranging plant species (namely their flowers) recently, and I've ...
A: Your question took a bit of research, but I actually came up with more information than you probably ...
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| Sentence order | 7/17/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I am trying to teach myself the Japanese language. I know some of the words but I am having a little ...
A: Many sources will tell you that Japanese sentence structure is typically subject-object-verb, which ...
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| Kanji Symbol | 7/14/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I have a tattoo on my arm of a kanji symbol of what i thought meant little sister. I found out after ...
A: What it appears to me is that it is in fact the word 少妹 (shoumai - "little sister"), ...
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| Meanings | 7/13/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I know you probably don't know the origins of these last names, but would you happen to know what ...
A: To find meanings of Japanese surnames, I use this Japanese-English dictionary ...
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| Correct pronunciation | 7/11/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I would like to know the translation & correct pronunciation of "The Japanese Room" in Japanese ...
A: To be specific, you can say: 日本の部屋 nihon no heya (nee-hon noh ...
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| Translation for a word... | 7/8/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Um Greetings... I was wanting to know the Japanese word(s?) for "curse" or "cursed one" or something ...
A: There are many options for a name here, actually. :) The Japanese word for curse is "noroi", ...
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| Where do I start...? | 7/4/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Well..I'm really looking forward to learning Japanese..I've been fascinated with it for years..but ...
A: Because Japanese is such a popular language now, it is definitely possible to learn the language ...
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| how do you say... | 7/3/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I was wondering how to say "Do you have...", "Do you have a..." and "Do you have a girlfriend?" in ...
A: When it comes to "having" something in Japanese, it depends on whether the object is animate or ...
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| Symbol dilemma. | 4/20/2009 | Preston B. |
Q: how is this symbol pronounced at http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/%E4%BC%9D ANSWER: Hello. I'm glad ...
A: The verb "Tsutawaru" 伝わる has many meanings. One of them is to be introduced. ...
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| I need it for a game hehe | 4/19/2009 | Preston B. |
Q: What is the written translation for "The battle begins now" ?
A: There can be many translations for this phrase, but I believe the best one is "tatakai wa ima ...
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| Japanese song meaning? | 4/2/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I have this Japanese song title that I need to know what it means... It starts with this symbol at ...
A: The symbol 伝 can mean "to transmit, convey, tell, pass on, reach down (through family), etc" ...
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| universe | 2/18/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I was wondering what the Japanese word for Universe is and what its origins in Japanese were. I have ...
A: The word for "universe" is "uchuu" (oo-choo-oo). It's written 宇宙, which is a word ...
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| translate | 2/16/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Can you translate this into Japanese"I want to be your pet."
A: You would say: ...
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| Phonetic translation of "chicken" "control" "spoiled" "leader" "naughty" | 2/14/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Can you please provide a phonetic translation into English for the words: Chicken Control Spoiled ...
A: I am not sure which definition you are looking for with some of these words, so I will give you ...
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| More about names for cats | 2/10/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Now that I know how to pronounce my kitties' names, I am delighted with the sound of Ayame, but not ...
A: I'll list off some common flowers for you: 'Rose' is 'bara' (bah-rah). 'Daffodil' is 'suisen' ...
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| Doujinshi question in general | 2/6/2009 | Dreams |
Q: The numbers in the parentheses represent the kanji I could not find. I drew them and am sending them ...
A: There are many places you can find via Google to do paid translations (like ...
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| Evangelion doujin question round 2 | 2/4/2009 | Dreams |
Q: The numbers in the parentheses represent the kanji I could not find. I drew them and am sending them ...
A: So these are totally different sentences from the first one? I appreciate you taking the time to ...
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| Phonetic pronunciation of Japanese word | 2/4/2009 | Dreams |
Q: My Japanese Bobtail cat's name is the Japanese word for tulip. I believe it is spelled "Chuurippo", ...
A: These sure are cute cat names. :) Yep, "ayame" means "iris". It's pronounced "ah-yah-may". Unlike ...
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| Phonetic pronunciation of Japanese word | 2/3/2009 | Dreams |
Q: My Japanese Bobtail cat's name is the Japanese word for tulip. I believe it is spelled "Chuurippo", ...
A: You would pronounce "chuurippu" just how "tulip" is pronounced. Of course, the T is transformed to a ...
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| "U" pronunciation | 2/1/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Me and my friend were just having this debate and he says that you don't pronounce the "u" in the ...
A: There are actually some rules to pronounciation in Japanese, but they don't have to do with formal ...
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| Translate MP3-file | 1/19/2009 | Dreams |
Q: Can you please tell me what the message in this sound file is? Thanks a lot in advance! I hope the ...
A: She says: "Tadaima chikaku ni orimasen. PII to iu hashin'on no ato ni, o-namae, denwa bango to ...
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| Kami | 1/15/2009 | Dreams |
Q: You will know that plurals in Japanese are Difficult. Re: Shinto's "Five Kamis" But "Kamis" is ...
A: Plural nouns in Japanese are usually written identical to a singular noun. Whether it is interpreted ...
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| Phonetic translation English to Japanese | 1/14/2009 | Dreams |
Q: How would you translate; Our war is over into phonetic Japanese?
A: If you wanted to say it in polite speech, you'd say: Watashi-tachi no sensou ga shuuketsu ...
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| Japanese Beginners | 1/9/2009 | Dreams |
Q: my name is Angela and I'm really interested in learning Japanese Language and Culture. Can you ...
A: I can give you many books and websites to learn from, but unfortunetly I don't know any that use a ...
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| ill god father | 1/8/2009 | Dreams |
Q: My Godfather has had a stroke. I want to call his house and ask wife "how is he feeling" "Is he able ...
A: Oh, I see! Then the answers would be a little different. If you asked: How is he feeling? [His ...
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| ill god father | 1/8/2009 | Dreams |
Q: My Godfather has had a stroke. I want to call his house and ask wife "how is he feeling" "Is he able ...
A: I'm sorry to hear that, and I hope he pulls through all right. In polite speech, you could say: ...
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| Quick Translation | 1/6/2009 | Yoshi |
Q: was wondering if you could please translate- "Oh I am always full of surprises!" Or as close as ...
A: "Oh I am always full of surprises" in Japanese would be "iya- odoroki no renzoku dayo! / ...
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| translate to japanese | 1/6/2009 | Dreams |
Q: I am trying to come up with a unique name for my friendster and i'm very much interested in learning ...
A: The names would be as follows: Rainbow Angel Niji no Tenshi 虹の天使 (the ...
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| japanese song translation | 12/27/2008 | Mark Christie |
Q: We had a japanese song as our first dance-we really like it even though we have never known what the ...
A: I have a rough idea (and it's pretty rough just now) at what this song's about. But,there are a few ...
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| translation english japanese | 11/26/2008 | Mark Christie |
Q: Can you translate this sentence please : Catherine I love you, you are in my heart.
A: There are a few ways that this could be translated as, deopending on how close the two of you are: ...
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| Japanese sentence structure. | 11/24/2008 | Mark Christie |
Q: I have some basic questions about how to structure some Japanese sentences. If I wanted to say: ...
A: If you were to ask me to translate "Fang of the shadows", I'd firstly be more inclined to use ...
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| I'm really confused | 9/18/2008 | Dreams |
Q: Um... Konnichi wa... uh.. I'm trying to learn japanese and I'm trying to find some good translator ...
A: To start learning Japanese, I would suggest getting a feel for the language through basic grammar. ...
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| jobs in japanese language | 9/17/2008 | Latif |
Q: . i'm Mamta Rawat.. i'm learning japanese language. i want to know how could japanese language help ...
A: Sea opportunities waiting for the Japanese translators/interpreters not for a temporary event like ...
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| career oputunities related to japanese language | 9/17/2008 | Dreams |
Q: im learning japanese language from past one and half year. i'm an english hons grad and doing M.A. ...
A: There are many good job opportunities in the language field, especially by knowing English and ...
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| how to? | 9/1/2008 | Dreams |
Q: i've been studying japanese language by myself for about two months now and still not much result, i ...
A: If you're having trouble catching on to Japanese, I would suggest trying a change in your study ...
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| learning japanese | 9/1/2008 | Dreams |
Q: i was wondering if you could point me in the direction of any literature that could explain basic ...
A: If you're looking to start getting into grammar, I would suggest picking up the "Teach Yourself ...
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