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foreign language
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あなたはなぜ外国語を勉強するのですか。
What do you study a foreign language for?
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whispering; private talk; talking (during a class, lecture, etc.)
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to make a speech; to address
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大統領はテレビで国民に語りかけた。
The President spoke to the nation on TV.
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to talk together
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我々は夜更けまで語り合った。
We talked late into the night.
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to pass down (a story) from generation to generation; to hand down
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これらの伝説は私達の子孫に語り継がれるべきだ。
These legends should be handed down to our offspring.
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outrageous; preposterous; scandalous; inexcusable; absurd; execrable
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きみの言語道断な行いを恥ずかしいと思う。
I am ashamed of your despicable deed.
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study of foreign languages
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これは私の語学の能力を有利に使える好機である。
This will be a good opportunity for me to use my language skills to my advantage.
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linguistics
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way of reciting; way of telling a story
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スミスさんはソフトな語り口の人物です。
Mr Smith is a softly-spoken person.
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rakugo; traditional Japanese comic storytelling; comic story (told by a professional storyteller)
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origin of a word; derivation of a word; etymology
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これらの語は同じ語源から出ている。
These words are derived from the same root.
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Grammar
subject
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英語の文構造は大抵、主語、動詞、目的語／補語だ。
In English, the usual sentence structure is Subject - Verb - Object/Complement.
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(professional) storyteller
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hereditary role of narrator in early imperial court
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Linguistics
polite language (e.g. masu, desu)
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ある意味では、丁寧語は気さくな雰囲気を壊す。
Polite language, in a sense, spoils a casual atmosphere.