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Comprehension problem of 世に囁かれる星の数にも届くそれらは、一種の「願望」である。
世に囁かれる星の数にも届くそれらは、一種の「願望」である。
I have this sentence in Japanese that I'm not sure I completely understand. My own comprehension of the sentence is: "Those who reach the severals stars in the ...
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Can I use the word ちる when I want to say that ´the apples fell from the tree´?
It is usually used for leaves, blossoms
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How to understand 「数えりゃ」in a song lyric [duplicate]
For a project for school (compulsory song research), I have chosen 緑黄色社会の『sabotage』 (time 1:48); a requirement is that I understand what is being said, so I proceeded with the translation process. I ...
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meaning of "おくる" in this sentence [duplicate]
I just listened to 高気圧ガール by Tatsuro Yamashita and I came across 連れておくれ for the first time. So I was just wondering what role the おくれ part plays here.
First verse for context:
なめらかな��い 砂は 溜息の 照り返し
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Concept of Negative Form of Auxiliary Verbs
I was studying different auxiliaries and I am having a hard time understanding those auxiliaries which have their meanings attached with them.
Following the those auxiliaries and questions:
てみる - ...
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Difference between 聞こえる and 聞かれる / 見える and 見られる
I came across this problem when I was studying, and I couldn't really understand the difference between using the passive form of 聞く or 見る and using the verbs 聞こえる and 見える, considering that, in my ...
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Meaning of 融着 in metal plating
Context: production of a copper-plated stainless steel sheet (Ｃｕめっきステンレス鋼板)
What is the meaning of 融着 in the following sentence?
多重巻きパイプ造管時のロールとの摺動によるＣｕめっき層のはく離を抑制し、Ｃｕめっき層同士を加熱により融着させる際に起こる未融着部（...
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Difference between shimatte arimasu and shimete arimasu
In this link, it is explained that shimeru is a transitive verb and so it can take the -te aru ending but shimaru is an intransitive verb so it can take the -te imasu ending.
However, in some grammar ...
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Use of adverb with いる
I was reading an explanation online regarding the difference between いつも, いつでも and いつまでも. At the bottom of the article there was this sentence, which seems to be taken from a banner ad:
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What is the meaning of ついて in ついてしまう
I have this sentence
勝負はついてしまったらしい
I guess it comes from 付く which would be in my opinion a similar form to 付いて来る.
Is my guess OK, or is has the ついて here a different origin?
Thanks a lot!
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Meaning of “かぶらず” and usage of に
I came across a sentence which had かぶらず. As, per the picture, the meaning is nothing to wear on head. However, I was trying to figure out whether かぶらず is part of conjugation of the verb かぶる, however, ...
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What is the meaning of 過ぎる in this sentence?
The verb 過ぎる shows up in the following sentence:
二年間の景気後退期を過ぎれば、この国の経済は最悪の状態を脱するかもしれません。
I think I understand the sentence but the problem is that I'm not sure what 過ぎる exactly means. It is in ...
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Meaning of verb + つもりも + potential verb + 程
In a letter by a mangaka at the end of a manga, I encountered the following sentence:
〝正しいこと〟なんて描くつもりも描ける程、自分を上等とも思っていないけど〝つまらないこと〟だけはしないようにしていきたいなって思います
Is verb + つもりも + potential verb + 程 a ...
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Meaning of "仕掛ける機会"
I was reading something and I came across this sentence:
それだって仕掛ける機会が得られなかったというだけで、殺しそのものを失敗したわけでも証拠を残したわけでもない。
My problem is that I don’t understand what 仕掛ける機会 means in this context. I know that ...
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What does 「選挙を追った」 mean here?
選挙カーも走らない静かな選挙戦だったが、��票率は何と８９・４１％。
飛び地の村の不思議な選挙を追った。
Source: https://www.sankei.com/premium/news/191209/prm1912090002-n1.html
An enclave town with a quiet election campaign without any cars running ...
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