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By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 17 Feb 2014 07:33:28 +0000

Hi Leaf,
This is use very frequent in Japanese. There is no direct explanation in English but it is used to emphasize something. Arun comes from Aru. Example: Iku (Go) – Ikun

By: Leaf

Leaf — Sun, 16 Feb 2014 17:06:34 +0000

Hello! This is so great that you take the time to do this so thank you very much! I have a question if you don’t mind:

What does arun mean? I heard this sentence on a commerical for a 3ds game: “Watashi ne, mahou wa arun datte zuttou shinjite tano.” Does this mean “Because I have always believed in magic?”

Thank you so much!

By: Wunsche

Wunsche — Sun, 09 May 2010 09:11:18 +0000

Hi Tony, could you kindly do me a favour and translate the question below into English? – Direct translate, if possible. Thanks mate.

1. Kuroi su-tsu o kite iru hito wa dare desu ka.

2. Ryokou ni ikanai hito wa dare desu ka.

3. Pa-ti- ni kuru hito wa nan nin desu ka.

4. Hajimete goshujin ni atta tokoro wa doko desu ka.

5. Kyouto de tomatta hoteru wa dou deshita ka.

By: Tony

Tony — Mon, 14 Sep 2009 04:03:48 +0000

kippu and chiketto meant the same.

For husband & wife, it will depend on situation

Wife calling Husband uses “Otōsan”

Wife telling people about her husband uses “tanda” or “uchi no otōsan”

People asking about someone husband will use “shujin”

By: Deisler

Deisler — Sun, 13 Sep 2009 10:10:36 +0000

Hey man, I would like to know what are the difference between Kippu and Chiketto? I understand that both have the same meaning which is “Ticket” but what exactly are the difference between the two?

And also, I would like to know does most Japanese use Otto(My Husband), Tsuma(My Wife) or Shujin(My Husband), Kanai(My Wife)?

By: Tony

Tony — Wed, 20 May 2009 10:38:55 +0000

Hi Aya, It means ‘However” or “Anyway”

Thanks

By: aya

aya — Tue, 19 May 2009 16:14:58 +0000

so “kedo” means “but”? what about when i see it at the end of a sentence: “such and such … da kedo…”