The use of the word
“alot”
instead of
“a lot”
by native speakers of English.

pilu said:

そうですねｗ
外語で喋ることを始まるは難しいと思うけど、始まると喋ることはびっくりするくらい簡単だと思う。

btw, if I make mistakes please tell!

偉いですね。

わかりました。何か文法的な質問がありましたら、「Japanese Language Help」というスレの方を利用するといいですよ。

皆さんの日本語を習うきっかけはなんでしたでしょうか？

私自身は高校時代に友達に無理やり誘われて日本語を授業を受ける羽目になりました。ｗ
毎日しつこく誘われて、
「ね、日本語面白そうだよ。」
「日本語格好いいじゃない？」
「一緒に行こうか？な？な？な？」
という洗脳作戦の末やっとぶつぶつ言いながら日本語を習い始めました。

振り替えてみればその友達に感謝すべきですね。

Often it’s not the lack of technology but the lack of proper laws and regulations that prevent the use of alternate sources of energy.

Nuclear power has held dominance in Japan’s energy production for the last 30 years and as such most laws have given priority to it over others.

This means that even if people want to buy energy from clean sources, their is a plethora of red tape that they must go through even if it is available.

ほう、結構皆さん喋っていますね。

The government didn't have a choice with shutting down the reactors. They were all required to undergo stress tests and improve their safety regulations due to massive public outcry.

Now of course, putting them back on line requires not only the consent of the local government, but also the surrounding prefectures within 30 to 100 kilometers.

For example, the Oi reactor in Fukui Prefecture has the consent of the local population but Kyoto and Osaka Prefecture (which use a lot of power from Fukui and will suffer in summer if it doesn't go back online) are strongly opposed to the restart.

The only logical short-term replacement is thermal power, which will cost trillons of yen more than nuclear power until alternate sources can be found.

jamesownsall said:

簡単の事さ。毎日２ｃｈに行って皆のコメントを読もう。いろいろの言い方を観察出来るんだぜ

それにあんたがエロゲーとニコ生とかいつもやってるだろう？　俺みたいな言い方なら出来るはずだ

ren様は私（わたくし）のそういう言い方は嫌気かもしれませんね。　「ヤクザ」と私にそう言われました。　ですから私が敬語使う時はren様と話す時だけでございますｗ

嫌いではないが、個人的に自分がくだけた言い方使うと違和感を覚えるので基本的には敬語を使っています。関西弁もそうです。聞いて理解はしますが、方便を使おうとおもいませんね。

でも、たしかに２ｃｈは口語的な日本語を勉強するのにいい案ですね。漫画もいい教材になると思います。エロゲーは作品によって小説並みの筆者がやっているので実は高い解読力が必要かもしれません。

あ、申し遅れました。jamesさん、ご無沙汰しております。

Hazandyne said:

仕方無いよ、半分以上のやつらは初心者だからさ。

まさにその通りですね。とはいえ、練習の場を設けている以上、先輩として助けてあげましょう。

どんどんコミュニケーションをとろうという姿勢が大事ですからね。

maid said:
You were indeed missed.

Are you still living in Japan?

Hello, maid. Yes, I am still here in Japan, but my Internet life has been neglected. Mainly due to technical issues, but I think I’ll be on a bit more now.

moemerodii said:

Oh wow 久しぶり！

そうですね。ご無沙汰しております。マトちゃんもお元気そうでよかったです。

moemerodii said:
I was a fat old man. Then I got gender reassignment surgery.
ニューハーフです。

ちなみにこのスレは日本語を練習するために作りましたから
だれでもコメントしちゃいいんです。ロマジでもひらがなでも
自由~

とても可愛らしいお嬢さんだとおもいましたが…　世の中はどうなっているのでしょうかね？

皆さんは最近どのようにお過ごしでしょうか？

Oh, hello Nin-san. A pleasure to see you again.

Perhaps, but I feel it’s warranted due to the normal attention span of those that watch animation.

Well, they start with polite form in most textbooks.

Super Robot Wars 2 – Rebirth Chapter

Love playing “Zero” from Code Geas. I love his evil laugh.

Found out the voice actor is the same a Toga from Gravion. The world is full of surprises.

Well, amazingly this thread still seems to be going.

皆さんはとてもお勉強熱心ですね。

私がいない間に大変なことが起きてしまいましたね。

ま、とにかく、皆さんお久しぶりです。

I deal with this phenomenon everyday. It’s very important when being part of a Japanese company.

While it gets jobs finished with efficiency and preserves decorum, it does have its downsides.

For example, if given an impossible amount of work, do you:

a) State that the task and workload is impossible and attempt to convince the boss to make a plan to deal with the problem so it will not lead to failure.

b) State that you will “do your best” and apologize profusely when the eventual impossible deadline comes up.

In a Japanese company, “a” would brand you as lazy, a maverick, and someone who is not a “team player.”

However, choice “b” would have the boss think you are a hard worker and very sincere. Despite the consequences, you did all you could and therefore deserve praise.

Consequently, choice “b” would bring up your evaluation score.

This is said to come from the old feudal days in Japan, when general were expected to face impossible odds and apologize for not being successful. This also lead to the “seppuku” culture, that can be seen even today with the various prime ministers resigning from office in less than a year’s time each. They are maintaining the honor of their clan by apologizing for it with their “political” life.

If you are familiar with anime, you may have noticed that “effort” is a big theme in many. Trying despite certain death is very laudable in Japanese culture, and one of the reasons why Japan was so successful in its wars in East Asia.