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Difference between「のびる／のばす」and「のべる」
With the use of a dictionary, along with reading some web pages, I understood the meaning as well as the proper usage of 「延びる／延ばす」and 「伸びる／伸ばす」. But I noticed an overlapping in meaning regarding「延べる」...
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What does こした mean?
In the sentence:
まあいいや、(列車は)空いているにこした事はないし
What does こした mean? Is this 越す or 鼓する or something other?
And does まあいいや mean "well" or "whatever"?
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How to translate a line with no apparent main verb
I was trying to translate a song (full lyrics here: https://www5.atwiki.jp/hmiku/sp/pages/39203.html) and this one line confused me, primarily because of its lack of main verb.
過行く時の中 握る手が解けた
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Meaning of 前を歩いてた人
Context: in the manga りくどう, a girl named Naeshiro is thinking over the friendship between her boyfriend Riku and a boy named Mihara. Both of them are boxers, but Mihara is older than Riku and is ...
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Meaning of the construction ～て〇〇年／〇〇か月になります
I saw the construction
～て〇〇年／〇〇か月になります
and it looks strange to me. Here is my question: does this construction mean that the action continues until now?
For example:
この 会社に 入って １０ 年に なります。
My ...
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Difference between 泊まる and 留まる [duplicate]
I'm just studying Japanese, and i know that 泊まる is like you Staying a night like hotel / some place that temporary , but i just found 留まる is also meaning stay/staying too in Basic Kanji book , but i ...
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Metaphorical meaning of 買う
Context: in the manga Rikudou, Riku follows his trainer risky instructions in order to win (the trainer had told him to take a lot of punches in order to understand his opponent's fighting style). ...
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follow up on: Can ような mean "To make"?
a follow up on: Can ような mean "To make"?
X は仰け反り、聞いてるこちらが悲しくなるような悲鳴を上げた。
X shrieked in a way that made me become sorrowful
Person talking to the speaker was singing before
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Trouble with the ambiguous verb 控える
I don't know how to differentiate between these 2 meanings of 控える:
〔止める，見合わせる〕
勝手な発言は控えてください
Please refrain from speaking without permission.
〔少なめにする〕塩分を控えなさい
Cut down on your intake of ...
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Meaning of 瞳だけはぶっ飛ばない
Context: in a gym, a boxer attacks another boxer saying that he was provoking him with his eyes. After punching him, he thinks:
瞳だけはぶっ飛ばねーでやんの
甘ちゃんのクセに
人殴って拳が潤わなかったなんて
ねーのに……
What is the ...
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Meaning of 掃き溜める
Context: a boxer is telling another one that he is too weak to participate in a tournament.
潰し合いさせられるトーナメントに浮かれてんの出場者ん中でお前だけだぞ？掃き溜められたコトにムカつくけどよ… お前みてェな甘ちゃんと肩並ばされ��のはもっとハラが立つ。
Looking in the ...
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What does this 数えてみたら mean?
The following sentence is from this article on NHK Web特集
数えてみたら、息子と一緒に過ごせる時間がとても限られていることに気がつきました。
My attempt at translation:
When one tries to count it, they took care that the time shared with ...
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Meaning of 世界観に入り込む in the following sentence
The following sentence is taken from the afterword of the final volume of a manga:
そんな風に名残惜しさを感じたり、世界観に入り込んで描くことができたのも、たくさんの人に読んでいただけて、キャラクターや作品が好きだと言ってもらえてものすごい励みになったことが一因だと思います。
I understand the ...
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Meaning of 欲ばっから and help with the following sentence
Context: Riku, the protagonist boxer of this manga, is fighting against an evasive opponent that is really good at dodging punches and who always tries to win on points rather than KOs. Riku tries to ...
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対する vs 関する？ For to 'relate' meaning
What is the difference between 対する and 関する？ For the 'relate' meaning.
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