Isoko D.

Looking at <a href="http://www.guidetojapanese.org/learn/grammar/verbparticles">this</a>, it seems that when the word 何 is used with the で particle, it roughly translates into "by means... more

> お姉ちゃんに何を**言われようが**、まる子はウキウキ気分なのであった。 > What was said by her sister ???? but, Maruko felt cheerful. I can't think of any way in which something which is passive can also be volitional. How... more

I came across this phrase while reading an interview. > そういう時はなんて答え**りゃ**いいんだ。 I think it means "At a time like that, such a reply/response is good." But I don't understand the usage of りゃ. I... more

In the book I'm reading (「キッチン」 by 吉本{よしもと}ばなな) I have found the following sentence: > うしろで雄一がぞうきんを手に床をふいてくれていた。 I guess it can be translated to something like (sorry for a quite literal... more

**Example 1** > ビール一杯を飲む >一杯のビールを飲む >ビールを一杯飲む **Example 2** > ネジ2本を取り付ける >2本のネジを取り付ける > ネジを2本取り付ける Is there any difference between the above examples with the positioning... more

If I wanted to describe the person I was speaking about as being Japanese, to me it seems natural to say: > 日本人{にほんじん}の相手{あいて} ... however, one time a Japanese teacher told me it's more... more

From my understanding 向ける　is transitive and means to face/turn something towards something. > 安藤は日本国内から世界に目を向けたのです。 > > -Andou turned his eyes from inside Japan to the world. 向く　on the... more