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181 What's the difference between wa (は) and ga (が)? 2011-05-31T19:13:38.343

131 Differences among -たら、なら、-んだったら、-えば, etc 2011-06-02T05:12:11.927

129 What is the こと in sentences such as あなたのことが好きだ? 2011-07-21T13:02:35.843

121 What is the difference between the nominalizers こと and の? 2011-06-21T20:06:08.470

102 How should I choose between [知]{し}る and わかる? 2011-06-30T17:40:01.210

84 What is the difference between "に" and "には"? 2011-06-14T06:19:27.017

81 When to use ください (kudasai) or お願いします (onegaishimasu) in requests? 2011-06-01T08:47:27.273

79 What are the differences between じ and ぢ, and ず and づ? 2011-06-17T00:11:40.603

74 When is Vている the continuation of action and when is it the continuation of state? 2011-09-13T08:11:55.543

72 Difference between -ていく and -てくる 2011-06-06T14:16:35.030

72 でも (demo) versus けど (kedo) to mean "but" 2011-08-18T17:06:37.257

71 Is じゃないです equally correct as じゃありません? 2011-08-10T12:15:47.987

68 What is the difference between the negative forms -ず and -ぬ? 2011-06-01T04:11:21.647

67 What does the internet slang "草生えた" mean? 2013-01-09T00:04:46.240

66 Why were ゐ and ゑ eliminated? 2011-05-31T22:20:42.663

66 Why are the particles "は" (ha⇒wa), "へ" (he⇒e), and "を" (wo⇒o) not spelled phonetically? 2011-06-02T03:38:02.493

65 When going somewhere, is there any difference between e (へ) and ni (に)? 2011-05-31T21:46:23.797

65 Why does Japanese have two kinds of adjectives? (-i adjectives and -na adjectives) 2011-06-13T06:07:23.047

63 Particles: に vs. で 2011-05-31T20:36:57.090

60 How to choose between "よん" (yon) vs "し" (shi) for "四" (4) and "しち" (shichi) vs "なな" (nana) for "七" (7)? 2011-06-01T14:55:18.173

58 ことができる versus V~える form 2011-08-17T03:49:12.670

57 The difference between が and を with the potential form of a verb 2011-06-05T03:59:20.480

56 Why are katakana preferred over hiragana or kanji sometimes? 2011-07-14T13:56:22.927

55 What is the difference between 〜となる and 〜になる? 2011-05-31T23:21:40.987

53 Usage of すみません (sumimasen) versus ごめんなさい (gomen'nasai) 2011-06-01T13:36:38.707

52 When is the katakana form of wo (ヲ) used? 2011-06-08T00:11:10.837

52 What are the rules regarding "mute vowels" ("u" after "s" and "i" after "sh")? 2011-06-14T06:12:20.800

52 i-adjectives used as na-adjectives: is there a difference? (e.g. 大きい versus 大きな) 2011-07-11T09:21:22.497

52 What is the meaning of ～んです/～のだ/etc? 2012-05-01T09:31:51.200

50 What exactly is "なの" (nano)? 2011-06-03T18:06:43.047

49 What does っす at the end of a sentence mean? 2011-05-31T19:36:31.970

49 What's the difference between なぜ、どうして and なんで when meaning 'why'? 2011-08-16T15:01:35.247

48 Is there any reason a lot of body parts use the Month/Moon radical? 2017-03-22T10:03:43.997

47 How important is one's pitch when speaking Japanese? 2011-06-06T02:38:48.130

46 What is the difference between いえ and うち? 2011-11-13T22:11:53.470

46 What's the difference between 女性 and 女の人? 2013-12-18T11:55:57.080

45 What does -komu (～込む) at the end of a word mean? 2011-05-31T20:01:17.110

45 Is it proper to thank waitstaff, cashiers, etc. for their service? 2011-06-03T03:10:19.730

45 How does the の work in 「日本人の知らない日本語」? 2013-09-14T22:14:20.507

44 Usage of たくさん vs. 多い 2011-06-09T05:12:43.197

44 What is the difference between 大事 (daiji) and 大切 (taisetsu)? 2013-02-19T02:12:35.033

44 What is the meaning of 「読むには読んだ」? 2016-06-01T23:33:44.940

43 How did "little tsu" become a lengthener? 2011-06-07T22:34:44.623

43 How indistinguishable is blue from green really? 2011-06-13T12:36:26.320

43 ひらく / とじる vs. あける / しめる 2012-08-08T17:33:59.327

43 If Kanji are necessary to disambiguate homophones, how come it's still used, being that Japanese people seem to know the difference when speaking? 2017-07-26T03:35:31.327

42 How do parents obscure spoken messages in front of their children in Japanese? 2014-02-05T19:49:08.557

42 What do the shapes △ ◯ ╳ ◻ mean in Japanese? And are there variations in meaning, depending on whether or not the shape is filled? 2016-08-16T15:10:42.877

41 Pronouncing が as 'nga' 2011-06-01T01:33:55.800

41 Arabic numbers: half-width or full-width? 2011-06-07T08:41:07.613