Dearest Amber, (and everyone): Greetings and permutations! Oh, everything is just fine and dandy here! Not that there's any dandies here. And some things are...
... Talking of perambulations. Did anyone (and still can) listen to the classic serial on bbc radio 4 ? (www.bbc.co.uk/radio4) as it was part 1 of 2 of...
hiya In an effort to integrate Japanese into everyday life I keep trying to us it when writing lists. But at the top of a shopping list I would write to buy or...
... Can't give an authoritative answer, but I noticed something about titles, such as the ones you put on buttons or signs, in Japanese. They usually include...
G20 should work towards reconstruction of credit regulations. I state 2 options to express this: 1.G20 ha kinyuu taisei o saikousaku e hatarakanakereba naru...
... Ahh but your answer seems much easier and quicker. Which would make it the best answer ;-) As the Japanese hack every last syllable out of every word they...
Hello, Amber. I'm impressed that you are learning Japanese in earnest. I can't give any authoritative information, but I don't think there is a good equivalent...
I find it difficult to translate the following expression into Japanese. 'We are closely monitoring the situation in North Korea' I am not aware of any words...
Hello Randir,In my dictionary I found an expression for "closely - pittari". Unfortunately there wasn't given an explanation of usage. "Monitoring" I couldn't...
... In cases like these I always turn to Space ALC (eijiro on the web): http://eow.alc.co.jp/monitor/UTF-8/ Although the interface is in Japanese, it's an...
... Is there nothing on the news web sites. Monitoring seems something that would used a lot. In people who are sick, disasters, politics etc etc amber...
... Hi Hirashin, All these sentences mean pretty much the same thing, although 'cleaning out' can mean that you are removing everything, like you would if you...
Thank you for your help, David. It seems that I omitted "ing" after "straighten" by mistake. I'm sorry. Corrected version: (a) I'm cleaning my room. (b) I'm...
... Konnichi wa Hirashin, Hisashiburi desu ne. To answer your question I would say - Yes d, e f, and g can also include wiping the table or shelves. In...
... Hello again Hirashin, To clarify, in casual conversation, all these sentences mean the same thing, which is to make a messy room look neater. Literally...
... Straighten is a weird one. It is not wrong to say straightening a room, but I would not call it normal usage. You straighten something that is crooked,...
Happy Easter to those who celebrate it. For some reason I woke up early this morning, so I find my self with a little extra time and thought I might jump into...
Hello, Jeremy. Thank you for your detailed explanations. I really appreciate it. ... Can't you say something like "I'm watching Naruto every Sunday these days"...
Hello, Amber. Thank you for sharing your view on "straighten". It's very interesting. There might be a difference in the usage of "straighten" between in ...
Hello, Sasha. How have you been? Are you still busy? Have you finished your income tax return? ... $B$=$&$8!JA]=|!K(B is a general word for cleaning. ...
Hello Hirashin, I am here. I am always reading the group messages, but I don't usually respond unless there is something particular I think I need to or want...
Thank you, Amber and Martin, for the help. When I googled the usage of "straighten", I saw a lot of sentences including "straighten a room". So I concluded...
I don't know so much about differences between US and UK use of "straighten". I would guess the literal meaning ("make straight") is the same in both...
I agree on the usages described by Jeremy. It seems almost exactly the same in these cases. Yes, 'straighten' is mainly used to mean 'make neat' when used as...
Dear Hirashin, I have not done anything yet but the other group members including Amber were helpful. I suspect the uses of 'straighten' are pretty similar on...
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