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Daily Thread: for simple questions, minor posts & newcomers [contains useful links!] (July 18, 2025)

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  1. I noticed the Kaishi pronunciations add an ん sound before the k-row morae (eg. うごく sounds more like うんごく), but I don’t seem to hear that anywhere else. Is it a pitch accent thing? Is there a reason Kaishi includes it when other sources don’t? Is it more natural to include or to omit the ん?

  2. >「綾瀬さんのほうは何がほしい？」
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    > 訊きいてみると、すぐに答えが返ってきた。
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    >「お風呂で使うちょっといい石鹸」
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    >「石鹸？」
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    > 答えを聞いて、すこし意外だった。
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    > プレゼントを意識したときに調べてみたけれど、好きな相手へのプレゼントは形に残るものがいい、とされていることが多かった。
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    >「それって毎年残るものをもらい続けたら、全身プレゼントだらけになっちゃうし、いざ壊れたりして捨てなきゃいけなくなったときに、何か大切なものを捨てたような気になるでしょ。なら最初から、なくなるのが当然のもののほうがいい」

    What does 全身 mean in 全身プレゼントだらけ? I don’t think it means whole body?

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