In my studies of Japanese, one of the least taught things outside of slang and different subgroups are the principles of Japanese society that regulate each and every one of their …

What is the meaning of the 'suffix' ishta and when is it used?

this is getting tough. i am having a hard time learning. i need to have this down by september when i start the Japanese class.

Hey all, This is the line to a song: ぼんやり光る液晶見てた the translation I saw said: As I was absently mindedly watching TV... absent-mindedly I understand...but where is the TV part com …

ともだちとあそんでいるかだ好きでした。

I've ran into あいつ a few times in sentences and it seems to mean he/she. Is this correct?

The sentence is: 眩しいばかりに美しい女 The meaning is easy enough to understand, but I'm not clear on how the ばかり can be used in other contexts. Does ばかり here mean "as if" -- i.e., "so bea …

How would you say the popular expression of "I'm so tired of.." for instance: I'm so tired of school I'm so tired of your lies I'm so tired of waiting etc? つかれた seems kind of i …

what is the difference between あす and あした ? they both mean tomorrow and they are both look exactly the same as kanji 明日

In my Business Japanese class I was told that そうさせていただきます means something like "you will let me do it, and I am grateful". Additionally I was told that it can be used to confirm th …

I am not a total beginner in japanese in away I am advanced for a 14 yr old. I want to say I am going surfing in hawaii=watashi wa naminori ni hawaii ikimasu. Is this right? …

Firstly, I would like to ask some specific grammar questions. With the の particle I know it enables stuff like, "This is my buddie, Tom", But what about stuff like "The new book by …

I asked this to Tomo a while back on Twitter, but since I have no home net presently and can't seem to find the tweets on the specific info I took away from the chat, I figured I c …