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Daily Thread: simple questions, comments that don’t need their own posts, and first time posters go here (March 21, 2025)

  • March 21, 2025

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6 comments

  1. Does anyone know why NHK Easy News doesn’t always have articles published on some weekdays? For example, I didn’t see any new stories yesterday. The latest ones are from Wednesday

  2. Playing Fire Emblem 6, I came across this dialogue on chapter 1

    [山賊] (右)
    へへへ　ベルンが攻めてきたから
    この辺りは手うすになっているって▼
    ボスのよみはズバリっすね！▼

    [ダマス] (左)
    当たり前じゃねえか
    だが　いつ助けがくるともかぎらねぇ▼
    ヤロウども！　その前に
    さっさと城の連中を片づけちまえ！▼
    そうすりゃ　城にあるお宝は
    取りたい放題だぜ▼

    I need help specifically with this line “だが　いつ助けがくるともかぎらねぇ” , I do have an understanding of what かぎらない means but I don’t really get how it’s being used here

  3. Does this example sentence on WaniKani make any sense at all?

    このチームの仲間は一人も欠かすことができないくらい大切だ。

    The translation they give is “Each member of the team is indispensable and important.”

  4. Hi, I have a question about pronouncing “2~3日”

    I heard in a show they pronounced it as “にさんにち”. I would like to understand the rules and exceptions but I can’t find much online. Other examples I heard: 40〜50分 as “しごじゅっぷん” or 1〜２時間 as “いちにじかん”

  5. 開発は本当に大変なこと尽くめだったのですが、その中でも特にだったのがバトルシステムです。
    My attempted translation “development was really difficult throughout, among that the battle system was especially difficult”
    (Any corrections appreciated)

    My main question:
    The だったのですが feels redundant. Couldn’t it just be だった(の)が. Is there a reason for the です other than politeness/formality.

  6. i’m attempting the Business Japanese Test in a few months and came across this ‘Super Japanese’ elearning course which i’m thinking of signing up for.

    1. has anyone heard of this course? is it good?

    2. how best should one prep for the BJT? are there especially good textbooks?

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