Need some language exchange friends who enjoy fanfics or fanart(18+ pls) I have been absent from here for a long time after I got distracted by drawing and painting some stuff and had some discouraging experiences via skyping with some people. But now I've been really into an American TV program and started reading its fanfics in English. And I need some friends to talk with about what this sentence means in this context. I'm really into it and want to send some positive feedback to the authors but I don't know if I understand the sentences correctly. and I've recently joined a fandom discord (some people kindly invited me to it!) and that experience has made me think that I need to improve my speaking skill; though I do only text chat. I have really little vocabulary for communication and I really don't want to bother people who are there for enjoying talking about things they like with asking some questions about my language-barrier related problems. If you also enjoy reading some Japanese doujinshi, fanfics, comics or novels and need someone to explain some part, I think I can help you with that. I'm an adult and enjoy some explicit M/M fics so I'd love to be friends with those who enjoy those kinds of things. ETA: I don't mind if you enjoy F/F or F/M fics or fanart if you are comfortable with reading some part of M/M explicit fics with me. I don't kink shame or judge you so if you are interested, please contact me via message:)

the original meaning of さようなら **You can make the sentence completely different in order to make it sound more natural the original meaning of さようなら In English, I think you say goodbye without thinking its original meaning. Goodbye used to be God by ye in old English as far as I remember. Ye is you, so it means "May God be with you". In Japan, さようなら is also used without its original meaning. さようなら is originally 然様なら/左様なら. Which means "そういうことならば", (if it should be so) in modern Japanese. So long long ago, people use さようなら in the case they have to take apart because of the things they can't change. So, さようなら is originally a sentence for "そういうことならば（しかたない）", If it should be so, (we are destined to take apart.)" I can't read this word without being interested. It exemplifies Japanese way of thinking. In Japan, there are many disasters such as earthquake, typhoon, tsunami and so on. Then Japanese in the old time also in the nowadays had to learn the way of thinking.

別れ際のあいさつJapanese phrases for saying goodbye to someone. Formal １失礼いたしました。（しつれいいたしました） 　　↑　　２失礼しました。（しつれいしました） 　　　　　３さようなら。（GOOD BYE) 　　　　　４さよなら。（BYE) 　　↓　　５またね。（See you AGAIN) Casual ６じゃあね。（THEN I've gotta go) Today, I'm gonna talk about 1 and 2 1 失礼いたしました　 2 失礼しました To the teacher, elder people, people who are in a high position, people who you don't know very well. I'm sorry to interrupt. You talked with the teacher and you got it, and you are about to leave. In teachers' room Student: （ノック） （knock knock） Teacher: どうぞ　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　By all means.　[*Does it sound natural?] Student: 失礼します。　　　　　　　　　　　 I'm coming in. 　　　　　　ここがわからないのですが。　　I don't get this point. (So can you teach me?)) Teacher: ああ、ここは…あーだこーだ。　Ah, this is ...blah blah blah. Student: ああ、ありがとうございます。　 Oh, Thank you. 　　　　　　わかりました。　　　　　　　　　　I got it. Teacher: ほかになにかききたいことはありますか？　　Are there anything else you wanna ask? Student: いえ、だいじょうぶです。　　　　　No, I'm fine. 　　　　　　ありがとうございました。　　　　 Thank you. 　　　　　　（室内から出る直前）失礼しました。(being about to leave the room) Sorry to interrupt. 失礼 means being rude. 失 is losing, 礼 is courtesy. So 1 and 2 means I'm sorry for being rude literally. The student interrupt the teacher and he is leaving just after what he wants. It's a little bit rude. And saying goodbye to the elder or people in higher position from the junior is a little rude in Japan. We should wait until the elder allow us to leave by all rights. And いたしました is a more formal way to say しました. We don't use いたしました very often when we are students, but we have to use it after we become adults、especially in business. めんどくせーーですlol　 I hate having to do that. By the way, how do you say めんどくさい in English? These are what I googled:) I hate having to do that. It's really a pain in the neck. can't be bothered. It's such a ass.

My plan today I'm going to go to see the autumn leaves:) At first, I promised to go with two of my friends. Unfortunately, one of them told me that she might not be able to come today. And the other said Just OK in her reply. After that, She added that she could come if we go in the afternoon. Then nobody but me answered to her suggestion:-|　So I am not sure if we can go together, but I have been looking forward to going there, so I think I will probably go and see there however they may not come:) It's time I started to prepare, so I've gotta go! Everyone, enjoy your Sunday!

Is this correct? I wish we could find the guy who did it. I wish we could find the guy who did it. I want to mean this below A pity we can't find the guy who did it.Thank you for correction! The sentence below is on the LDOCE. And an idea came up with me, "If I change it to subjunctive mood sentence, Do I have to change the verb in the relative pronoun "had p.p."? I had the question because in the subjunctive mood, you use past tense however you are saying about your wish NOW. Then I was wondering if the subjunctive mood has an affect on the relative pronoun.Let me clarify my understanding:) So I don't have to change the past tense in the relative pronoun, because it happened actually. Is this right?

What's wrong with this sentence? If Mary had not attended the meeting, she would never meet her old friends whom she had not seen in years.

A Good sight to build your vocabulary I've just found a good sight to build my vocabulary. It's ゴガクル, a sight for language TV programs broadcasted on NHK(it's the national broadcasting in Japan) http://gogakuru.com/index.html There're so many phrases and you can make your own flash card. They have English, Chinese, Korean phrases and Japanese translation, so I think it also fits some Japanese learner whose mother tongue is English, Chinese, Korean and who is an intermediate, or upper intermediate of Japanese. There are also Arabic, French, German, Italian, Russian, Spanish, but you can't search phrases with situation or purpose. So I don't think it is very useful to use for these language native speakers.

Do you say "I'd rather "I" stayed here."? Thank you for taking a look at my question! In a grammar book, S'd rather S' V'ed is explained that it means "S would like S' to V'. For example. I'd rather you stayed here means I would like you to stay here. And I'm wondering if I can put "I" at the place of S'. Or you use S'd rather S' V'ed only when you want someone to do something? I would like to know what pronoun can be put at S' except for "you".

To hear her speak, you WILL take her for a British. Can I say this way? I know that you can say To hear her speak, you WOULD take her for a British.