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October 1st, 2008 at 5:32 pm
本日 and 日本 screw me up so damn often.
October 2nd, 2008 at 8:35 am
Yeah, I heard a guy on my exchange program five years ago ask for a “Nihon no bento,” so you’re not the only one!
Thanks for the comment below, that’s a cool henkan! Not sure if it works on macs or not. Need to give it a try.
October 10th, 2008 at 7:51 am
会社/社会
October 16th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I just came across the very confusing 乳牛/牛乳
September 5th, 2010 at 9:54 am
達人/人達