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Not completely certain, but if I were to hazard, I’d say that 支社 is a company’s branch office, while 支局 is the branch office of, say, a post office or a TV broadcaster, sort of thing. The first gets more Google results, either way, so it seems to be the more common.
I seem to recall someone else here commenting that he was a programmer with OCD tendencies, but who subsequently proceeded to use unbalanced paretheses in his post. =P
But yeah, the #top is annoying, especially after the update when it was first introduced where it broke a whole bunch of links.
Welcome! Fairly fluent in five years is fairly feasible. =)
Welcome! I’m in Sydney, too. =)
Don’t worry, Japan has a whole heap more history than Australia does. =P
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Hmm. Good question. Think the narrator in the series I’ve been translating tends to use これ/それ. Not completely certain, though.
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Ah, puns. I’ve been working on a translation of a drama series, and I try my best to retain the puns, but sometimes it’s a stretch, even in the original Japanese. =P
Welcome! Good luck with that. =)
Can’t say it’s overly surprising that textbooks tend to be student-related. =P
Aye. I read somewhere that English is the only language in which thesauruses are published – though I have to admit I have no idea whether that’s actually true.
Gotta love English.
Honestly, it’s gotta be something you’d enjoy. Something you’ll look forward to accomplishing. I couldn’t really suggest anything for you. =)
Welcome! “A theme park”, hey? In Florida? =P
For studying tips, set yourself a goal. A book you want to read, or a game you want to play. =)
So envy. Send us photos.
Honestly, you should be fine. Maybe see if you can get a pocket phrasebook for handy reference – if nothing else, it’ll let you focus on learning the bits you’ll need most as a tourist. I went to Japan for two weeks in 2010 before I started learning, with just the phrasebook, a few half-remembered words, and charades, and I managed just fine. Mind you, I might have saved some money if I’d understood the station announcement on the first night, or else had the courage to go ask someone directions…
Welcome! Good luck with your second attempt. =)
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