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  2. Gomen nasai - Wikipedia

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    Gomen nasai (ごめんなさい, "I am sorry") is an informal Japanese-language apology, less polite than the standard "sumimasen". It can also be shortened to gomen ne ( ごめんね ) or gomen ( ごめん ) .

  3. Japanese honorifics - Wikipedia

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    Japanese names traditionally follow the Eastern name order. An honorific is generally used when referring to the person one is talking to (one's interlocutor), or when referring to an unrelated third party in speech. However, it is dropped by some superiors when referring to one's in-group or informal writing. It is never used to refer to ...

  4. Kansai dialect - Wikipedia

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    I'm sorry, excuse me, thanks suman (H-L-L) in casual speech; also kan'nin (堪 忍, L-L-H-L) for informal apology instead of standard kanben Erai sunmahen. = "I'm so sorry." taku: H-H niru: to boil, to simmer in standard Japanese, taku is used only for cooking rice; also used in other western Japan Daikon yō taketa. = "The daikon was boiled well."

  5. Honorific speech in Japanese - Wikipedia

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    The plain formal and informal styles of verbs are nearly identical, with a few grammatical differences, such as the verb de aru being used as a formal copula, and the preferential usage of verb stems to connect clauses instead of the "te form". Formal language in Japanese also uses different vocabulary and structures from informal language.

  6. Senpai and kōhai - Wikipedia

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    The senpai–kōhai relation has spread through Japanese martial arts, in which the members of different kyū and dan levels are sorted by belt colour.. The relationship is an interdependent one, as a senpai requires a kōhai and vice versa, [1] and establishes a bond determined by the date of entry into an organization. [2]

  7. 7 Phrases to Politely Interrupt Someone, According to a Therapist

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    If you’ve ever worked in the corporate world, chances are you’ve had to sit through a meeting that 100 percent could have been an email. In these situations, it’s frustrating and anxiety ...

  8. Honorifics (linguistics) - Wikipedia

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    In linguistics, an honorific (abbreviated HON) is a grammatical or morphosyntactic form that encodes the relative social status of the participants of the conversation. . Distinct from honorific titles, linguistic honorifics convey formality FORM, social distance, politeness POL, humility HBL, deference, or respect through the choice of an alternate form such as an affix, clitic, grammatical ...

  9. Japanese punctuation - Wikipedia

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    Although not a native Japanese punctuation mark, the colon is sometimes used, especially in academic writing. As in English, the colon is commonly used in Japanese to indicate time ( 4:05 , instead of 4時5分 or 4分5秒 ) or for lists ( 日時:3月3日 4時5分 Day/time: March 3, 4:05pm).