ELT-filter: I'm arguing that "What's your favorite lunch menu?" is Japanese-English phrasing that shouldn't be included in an English textbook.
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posted by planetkyoto
on May 9, 2011 -
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Calling all English word-nerds and/or Japanese translators: have you ever heard the term "fancywork" used to refer to male genitalia?
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posted by dubitable
on Jun 2, 2010 -
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Short and sweet: what's the best way to translate "girl of darkness" to Japanese as if it were someone's formal title? I need it romanized, not in katakana or hiragana. Thanks.
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posted by Caduceus
on May 3, 2010 -
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BabyNameFilter: Help me name my son. Difficulty level: a boy's name that works both in Japanese and English.
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posted by zardoz
on Jan 19, 2009 -
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What are some totally awesome free online ESL resources that focus specifically on how to produce the correct sounds in English words for people whose native languages don't contain them?
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posted by GoingToShopping
on Apr 5, 2008 -
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Can anyone tell me what works of Dazai Osamu's are translated in (1) Phyllis I. Lyons's "The Saga of Dazai Osamu: A Critical Study with Translations"; and (2) James O'Brien's "Dazai Osamu: Selected Stories and Sketches"?
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posted by No-sword
on Mar 8, 2008 -
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Any recommendations for a very good Japanese or Japanese-English dictionary?
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posted by McLir
on Sep 4, 2007 -
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RecentGradFilter: B.A. in each of English and Japanese. Where to look for a job in the Ann Arbor area? Career related to the latter is perhaps preferable but hardly a deal-breaker.
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posted by DoctorFedora
on Jun 8, 2007 -
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What does the Japanese writing on
these two packages mean (in English)?
posted by onshi
on Feb 7, 2006 -
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A friend of mine would like to buy an electronic Japanese-English dictionary. What model do you recommend?
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posted by teem
on Dec 3, 2005 -
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