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9 Aug 2006, 14:53 #1421
š wrote:
Have you tried the dictionary on this site? (Lots of people don't seem to use the search box on the top right of the pages here at jdorama, but if you pull down the menu that starts with "Drama", you'll find a "JDict", which is a nice Japanese <-> English dictionary.)

Yes, I believe the helper verb yuku (iku) can lose its initial syllable in informal speech.


wow, this is awesome!! they even have 'Madara' (one word beside 'Saraba' i was searching the meaning for and never found it). i searched for 'hankou' and it even straightly gave 'hankouseimeibun' which was exactly the word i was searching for :rofl: this JDict is so cool.. thanks for telling me! :mrgreen: actually i use that search box often to find artists but i didn't have any idea what JDict was (i thought it wasn't this kind of dictionary :bonk: )

thanks! i figured it out after listening to songs using this shorten -ku.. at first i didn't know but somehow just got suspicious they were actualy -yuku.. thanks :mrgreen:
11 Aug 2006, 15:57 #1422
Hi, I am actually looking for tickets to Imai Tsubasa's solo concert in Yahoo Japan auctions and I came across this:

ŸÀÈŽw’èFƒ^ƒbƒL[•—ƒ‰ïˆõƒ`ƒPƒbƒg—ñŸÚ‚µ‚¢‚¨È‚Í—ŽŽDŽÒ‚Ì•û‚݂̂¨’m‚点‚¢‚½‚µ‚Ü‚·B ‚¨È‚ÉŠÖ‚µ‚ẴNƒŒ[ƒ€‚Í‚²‰“—¶Šè‚¢‚Ü‚·B

Can someone kindly translate what this means?
Onegai! :bow:
11 Aug 2006, 23:04 #1423
I'm trying to translate something, but there's a part I don't understand.

"‚±‚ê‚ÍŽ–ŒÌ‚Ȃǂł͂Ȃ­A¢ŠE‚̐¬‚è—§‚¿‚ð—h‚邪‚·‚قǂ̊ë‹@‚Å‚ ‚邱‚ƂɋC‚­‚܂ŁA‚³‚قǂ̎žŠÔ‚Í‚©‚©‚ç‚È‚©‚Á‚½Bh

So this is what I've got:

It didn't take long for me to realise this wasn't an accident (or something like that), but a crisis which shook the ...... of the world."

I don't understand the grammatical term: h‚ª‚·‚قǂ́h@@And how to fit it into the sentence.

Thanks in advance for the answer. :woot:
12 Aug 2006, 09:39 #1424
X-U wrote:I'm trying to translate something, but there's a part I don't understand.

"‚±‚ê‚ÍŽ–ŒÌ‚Ȃǂł͂Ȃ­A¢ŠE‚̐¬‚è—§‚¿‚ð—h‚邪‚·‚قǂ̊ë‹@‚Å‚ ‚邱‚ƂɋC‚­‚܂ŁA‚³‚قǂ̎žŠÔ‚Í‚©‚©‚ç‚È‚©‚Á‚½Bh

So this is what I've got:

It didn't take long for me to realise this wasn't an accident (or something like that), but a crisis which shook the ...... of the world."

I don't understand the grammatical term: h‚ª‚·‚قǂ́h@@And how to fit it into the sentence.

Thanks in advance for the answer. :woot:


It's not —h‚é + ‚ª‚·‚Ù‚Ç, but it's actually —h‚邪‚· + ‚Ù‚Ç. (The verb being "yurugasu.")

Here's how I would translate it:

"It didn't take much time before I realised that this was no accident, but rather something so dangerous it threatened to shake the foundation of the entire world."

I've taken a few liberties with the translation, but it gets the same message across as is trying to be conveyed in Japanese.

HTH,

‘‰¤š
12 Aug 2006, 09:44 #1425
ribi wrote:Hi, I am actually looking for tickets to Imai Tsubasa's solo concert in Yahoo Japan auctions and I came across this:

ŸÀÈŽw’èFƒ^ƒbƒL[•—ƒ‰ïˆõƒ`ƒPƒbƒg—ñŸÚ‚µ‚¢‚¨È‚Í—ŽŽDŽÒ‚Ì•û‚݂̂¨’m‚点‚¢‚½‚µ‚Ü‚·B ‚¨È‚ÉŠÖ‚µ‚ẴNƒŒ[ƒ€‚Í‚²‰“—¶Šè‚¢‚Ü‚·B

Can someone kindly translate what this means?
Onegai! :bow:


It says:

"Seat Selection: Tacky & Tsubasa Member Ticket Line - Seating information will be sent to the winner of the auction. Complaints regarding seating will not be answered."

HTH,

‘‰¤š
12 Aug 2006, 22:22 #1426
kokuou wrote:It says:

"Seat Selection: Tacky & Tsubasa Member Ticket Line - Seating information will be sent to the winner of the auction. Complaints regarding seating will not be answered."


Thanks so much for your help as always, kokuou!! :mrgreen:
16 Aug 2006, 08:08 #1427
Hm, having some trouble with this line:

ŽžX‚±‚¤‚µ‚ÄŠw‰€‚ð–K‚ê‚Ä‚Í
lŠÔ‚ð•i’è‚߈ł̑gD“±‚­‚Æ‚¢‚¤c

The last part is really killing me. :bonk:
16 Aug 2006, 11:01 #1428
I know the Japanese word for tea is "ocha" but is that just for Japanese green tea, or is it for Western-style tea (Teabag type!) also?
16 Aug 2006, 11:35 #1429
Anime Dad wrote:I know the Japanese word for tea is "ocha" but is that just for Japanese green tea, or is it for Western-style tea (Teabag type!) also?


Yes, ‚¨’ƒ (ocha) is for green tea. I know that if you add the ’ƒ character, you can use it for other teas like ”ž’ƒ (mugicha) or g’ƒ (koucha).
16 Aug 2006, 17:47 · edited #1430
Anime Dad wrote:I know the Japanese word for tea is "ocha" but is that just for Japanese green tea, or is it for Western-style tea (Teabag type!) also?


Eightysix has it, it's g’ƒ (koucha). :woot:

HTH,

‘‰¤š

EDIT: Okay, I was obviously WAY too tired when I wrote that reply and wasn't understanding the question.

Yes, usually when Japanese say "ocha," they mean "green tea." However, that's not to say that you can't also mean "red tea" with the word; it's just more commonly meant as "green tea."
17 Aug 2006, 00:56 #1431
is this a real japanese sentence?: nani shiten da yo!
I have no idea whether I heard in in a drama or if I made it up :bonk:
17 Aug 2006, 01:38 #1432
suave_yamapi wrote:is this a real japanese sentence?: nani shiten da yo!


Yes. It is real Japanese.
17 Aug 2006, 12:02 #1433
kokuou wrote:

Eightysix has it, it's g’ƒ (koucha). :woot:

HTH,

‘‰¤š

EDIT: Okay, I was obviously WAY too tired when I wrote that reply and wasn't understanding the question.

Yes, usually when Japanese say "ocha," they mean "green tea." However, that's not to say that you can't also mean "red tea" with the word; it's just more commonly meant as "green tea."


arigatou, I was just curious :)
17 Aug 2006, 12:28 #1434
hmm..
what is the exact meaning of "yoroshiku"
n how do i use it?
onegai~
17 Aug 2006, 12:33 #1435
dEviLLisH_aNgeL wrote:hmm..
what is the exact meaning of "yoroshiku"
n how do i use it?
onegai~

‹X‚µ‚­ y‚æ‚낵‚­z (adv,exp) well; properly; suitably; best regards; please remember me;
18 Aug 2006, 08:52 #1436
You can use it when you present yourself for the 1st time. yoroshiku onegaishimasu is more polite.

I've heard yoroshiku a few times in a context like "nice to meet you".
19 Aug 2006, 03:34 #1437
can any1 tell me the difference between ‚·‚²‚­ &@‚ƂĂà ? they both means "very" right? in what context shld i use each?
20 Aug 2006, 20:52 #1438
IniQx wrote:can any1 tell me the difference between ‚·‚²‚­ &@‚ƂĂà ? they both means "very" right? in what context shld i use each?


Yes, they mean pretty much the same thing: "very".

I believe that totemo has a little bit more mature sound to it. "Sugoku" sounds a little more "gushy" to me.

But I could be wrong.
22 Aug 2006, 17:43 #1439
Hm, I just ran across this saying when I was reading: ‚±‚±‚ñ‚Ç‚±. I've checked my dictionary, but I'm not getting anything. I'm guessing it means something along the lines of "here and there" or "somewhere"?
22 Aug 2006, 18:21 #1440
eightysix wrote:Hm, I just ran across this saying when I was reading: ‚±‚±‚ñ‚Ç‚±. I've checked my dictionary, but I'm not getting anything. I'm guessing it means something along the lines of "here and there" or "somewhere"?


Not too sure, but you probably were hearing ‚±‚±‚ñ‚Æ‚± (kokontoko).
This is a colloquial way of saying ‚±‚±‚̂Ƃ±‚ë (kokono tokoro), and means "recently" or "lately."

HTH,

‘‰¤š

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