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I had not studied hard after I graduated from high school, but now I really want to improve it. That's why I'm here:) I think I'm an intermediate on reading. But when it comes to other things, especially speaking, oh, it's terrible.lol I want to be able to read difficult sentences such as written on newspaper, speak and express my feelings or thoughts in English. I want to improve speaking and writing ability especially. I'm currently pausing studying German because I think I need to focus on English.
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    logged in to this site for the first time in a while I've got some message notifications and logged in to this site for the first time in a while, everything has changed lol. anyway idk why but I couldn't see the messages so sorry if anyone's waiting for my replies.
    June 23, 2019
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    hi luther, both are fine :) we have no strict rules where to put subject, object, modifier, etc other than verb, which should be in the last part of the sentence (unless you use anastrophe). I might want to put something both I and the other person listening know first and some new or important information later but really, whichever is fine. it's already formal so I have no alternative suggestion :)
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    June 23, 2019
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    I'm looking forward to the concert. コンサートを楽しみにしています。 (noun) o tanoshimi ni shite i masu I'm looking forward to going to the concert. コンサートに行くのを楽しみにしています。 verb koto [or no] wo tanoshimi ni shite i masu.
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    June 23, 2019
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    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:)
    January 26, 2018
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    I had parted with the key of my heart and I wandered. って感じだと思います:) てばなす=手放す=let go sb or sth / part with sth / give up having sth 手放す is often used in the situation that you let go sth or sb though you want or need it さまよう=彷徨う=wander
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    December 12, 2015
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    沈黙への批判

    この話題を出すのは、私のアメリカとヨーロッパに暮らしていた経験と関係があると思う。同じのコーヒーショップでも、欧米諸国(特にアメリカ)での客の取り扱い方と日本のそれは全く違う。
     例えばアメリカで、コーヒーショップに入ると、ウェイトレスがすぐメニューを持ってきて、「おはようございます。今日の調子はどうですか。」と声をかける。そして、客はそれに「ありがとうございます。今日はまだいいんです。じゃ~」と応じる。その習慣に基づいて必ず何かしゃべる。そこにいる人たちがウォーミング―アップのようにしゃべっているうちに、ウェイトレスは「お待たせいたしました。はい、どうぞ。」と言いながら、コーヒーを持ってくる。客もそのペースに従って、「ありがとうございます」と答える。もちろん、そんなことに実用的な意味があるのかと疑問を持っている人がいる。答えは、ノーだ。天気が良かろうが悪かろうが、あるいは相手の気持ちが良かろうが悪かろうが、どちらも重要なことではない。つまり、単なる言葉の意味だけで言えば、そういう会話は全く意味がない、としか言えない。しかし、その意味のない会話は、人と人の交際の仕方を大きく変化させる。ウェイトレスが、何も言わずに持ってくるコーヒーと、微笑んで「どうぞ」と言いながら持ってくるコーヒーは、客側のあなたにとって、どちらがうまいか、そんなことは言うまでもないだろう。
     日本文化は、なぜ「沈黙」に支配されているかという話題は、歴史的に、社会的に言えば、面白いのだ。柳田國男は自分の作品で、よくしゃべるのはよくない、黙々と仕事するのが美徳だ、という日本社会に養成された観念は日本人にものを言うすべが身につかない原因だろう、と指摘した。その上、日本人はあまり言葉で人へ命令しなかったので、以心伝心というやり方で社会の存在を保つことができる。したがって、それが人々の沈黙への自信を増していると言える。日本文化の中での処世術から見えば、よくしゃべている人たちはいつも無益で、人前に出世したければ、沈黙を保った方がいい、と思われている。
     だいそれた「日本文化を改造する」などという無意味でだいそれたことをしたいと思ったことはない。できるだけ日本社会にあるしやすくよい習慣を養成できる、と期待しているだけだ。例えば、満員の電車から降りようと思った時に「降りるから、すみません、降ります」と言い出せること、あるいは、他人からサービスを受ける時に「ありがとうございます」と伝えられること。旗を揚げて大声出してもよいが、そういう常で簡単な会話が重視されると期待している’。それさえできれば、私たちの周りは必ず明るくなると思う。

     

    青い部分はもとの言葉も間違いではないけれど、変えたほうが自然にきこえる部分

    赤い部分は間違っている部分

    黄色のマーカー部分は言いたい内容がよくわからなかった部分

    水色のマーカー部分はなくてもいいんですけど、付け足した方がわかりやすくなるかも

     

    *まだいいんです。…この場面だと「まだコーヒーは要らない」って言ってるように聞こえます

    →まあ普通です。まあそれなりです。まあまあです。

    *人前に…人前で(人々の目の前で)、人並みに(大抵のふつうの人と同じ程度は)

    〇人並みに出世したければ、←完璧

    ×人前で出世したければ→〇出世したければ、人前では沈黙を保った方がいい。

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    December 2, 2015
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    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.
    December 2, 2015
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    To my friend

    what you said is right in some point but 失礼します is a formal way to say sorry to bother 「邪魔して ごめん」.
    It's difficult to explain... but I'll try to!
    I think the difference between ごめん and 失礼します。/失礼いたします。 is in what situation you use the word.

    失礼します is used usually when you are to bother someone. And you can say it however you are not very sorry, but you wanna try to be polite. Such as you are to talk to someone who seems to be doing something, to enter someone's room (cuz it's a little like invading someone's territory), and to leave someone behind(You are going to do a rude thing that you leave)) 
    F.I.
    1〇しつれいします。お電話がありました。Excuse me, There's a phone call. (interrupting your boss seems to have a look on papers)
    2〇しつれいします。(being about to leave)
    3〇しつれいします。(entering someone's room)

    1×ごめんなさい。お電話がありました。(That sounds you are really sorry)
    2、3×ごめんなさい。(we don't say ごめんなさい in this situation)
    2,3△ごめんください。(OK but a little old fashioned)

    And you use 失礼しました when you are afraid you might have interrupted someone or bothered someone(you also use this you have made a slight mistake. If you think you made a big mistake, you should say 申し訳ない(もうしわけない)or 申し訳ございません。instead )

    ごめんorごめんなさい are most widely-used and used in a very similar way of the word, sorry.
    申し訳ない is the best thesaurus of ごめんなさい which means only sorry. 

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    December 2, 2015
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    December 1, 2015
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    Sorry I have just find that しつれいします is not a word for goodbye.

    It's just a word when you want to leave politely lol.

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    December 1, 2015
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